Actresses Who Have Had the Best Leading Men
These leading ladies have some terrific on-screen chemistry with their male leads. I have only added dramas/movies that I have seen or plan to watch (at some point). I especially love the "noona" romances. They make me swoon!
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Fukada Kyoko
Japanese
- Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi (2019) - Yokohama Ryusei - Swoon!
- Dame no Watahisi ni Koishite Kudasai (2016) - Dean Fujioka
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Han So Hee
South Korean
- Park Seo Joon - Gyeongseong Creature (2023)
- Park Hyung Sik - Soundtrack #1 (2022)
- Ahn Bo Hyun - My Name (2021)
- Song Kang - Nevertheless, (2021)
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Ishihara Satomi
Japanese
- Kamenashi Kazuya - Destiny (2024)
- Yamashita Tomohisa - 5-ji Kara 9-ji Made (2015)
- Oguri Shun - Rich Man, Poor Woman (2012)
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Jung So Min
South Korean
- Choi Woo Shik - Would You Marry Me? (2025)
- Jung Hae In - Love Next Door (2024)
- Lee Jae Wook - Alchemy of Souls (2022)
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Kim Go Eun
South Korean
- Park Jun Young - Yumi's Cells Season 2 (2022)
- Ahn Bo Hyun - Yumi's Cells (2021) - If I can get past their hairstyles (I know, it is adapted from a Webtoon)
- Lee Min Ho - The King: Eternal Monarch (2020)
- Gong Yoo - Goblin (2016) My absolute favorite drama of all time.
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Kim Ji Won
South Korean
- Kim Soo Hyun - Queen of Tears (2024)
- Ji Chang Wook - Lovestruck in the City (2020)
- Park Seo Jun - Fight for My Way (2017)
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Kim You Jung
South Korean
- Song Kang - My Demon (2023)
- Ahn Hyo Seop - Lovers of the Red Sky (2021)
- Ji Chang Wook - Backstreet Rookie (2020)
- Yoon Kyun Sang - Clean with Passion for Now (2018)
- Park Bo Gum - Love in the Moonlight (2016)
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Kumada Rinka
Japanese
- Kikuchi Fuma - The Reason We Fall in Love (2024)
- Honda Kyoya - Cinderella Again (2022)
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Lim Yoon A
South Korean
- Lee Chae Min - Bon Appetit, Your Majesty (2025)
- Lee Jun Ho King the Land (2023)
- Lee Jong Suk - Big Mouth (2022)
- Yim Si Wan - The King in Love (2017)
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Nakamura Yurika
Japanese
She is not amongst my favorites, but she manages to get cast with some good actors.
- Takezai Terunosuke - Buchou to Shachiku no Koi Modokashii (2022)
- Hashimoto Ryosuke - Chijo no Kiss (2021)
- Sugino Yosuke - Hana ni Keda Mono (2017) / Hana ni Keda Mono Season 2 (2019)
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Nam Ji Hyun
South Korean
- Chae Jong Hyeop - The Witch's Diner (2021)
- Doh Kyung Soo - 100 Days My Prince (2018)
- Ji Chang Wook - Suspicious Partner 2017
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Park Min Young
South Korean
- Go Kyung Pyo - Love in Contract (222)
- Song Kang - Forecasting Love and Weather (2022) Swoon
- Seo Kang Joon - When the Weather is Fine (2020) Real Life Age Gap
- Kim Jae Wook - Her Private Life (2019)
- Park Seo Joon - What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018)
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Shin Hae Sun
South Korean
- Ji Chong Wook - Welcome to Samdal-ri (2023)
- Ahn Bo Hyun - See You in My 19th Life (2023)
- Kim Jung Hyun - Mr. Queen (2020)
- Kim Myung Soo - Angel's Last Mission (2019)
- Yang Se Jong - Thirty but Seventeen (2018)
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Shin Sae Kyeong
South Korean
- Yim Si Wan - Run On (2020)
- Cha Eun Woo - Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung (2019)
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Son Ye Jin
South Korean
This exceptional actress married her man in real life!
- Hyun Bin - Crash Landing on You (2019)
- Jung Hae In - Something in the Rain (2018) Swoon!
- Lee Min Ho - Personal Taste (2010)
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Song Hye Kyo
South Korean
- Jang Ki Yong - Now, We Are Breaking Up (2021)
- Park Bo Gum - Encounter (2018) Swoon!!
- Song Joong Ki - Descendants of the Sun (2016) **Married in real life but divorced in 2019.
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Won Jin A
South Korean
This versatile actress has co-starred with some K-Pop royalty!
- Rowoon - She Would Never Know (2021)
- Ji Chang Wook - Melting Me Softly (2019)
- Lee Jun Ho - Just Between Lovers (2017)
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Yang Zi
Chinese
- Xu Kai - Best Choice Ever (2024)
- Xiao Zhan - The Oath of Love (2022)
- Li Xian - Go Go Squid (2019)
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Zhao Lu Si
Chinese
- Wang An Yu - The Last Immortal (2023)
- Chen Zhe Yuan - Hidden Love (2023)
- Leo Wu - Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1 and Part 2 (2022)
- Yang Yang - Who Rules the World (2022)






















