Celebrity 
Gender Benders
Males pretend to be females or females pretend to be males & Crossdressing
Not Including: Swaps & possessions
Almost all historical dramas / movies have a female dressing up as a male at least briefly (go to market, visit a friend etc.) so this list will only include blatant and impactful gender benders.
Links:
... TOP KOREAN ACTORS WHO CROSS DRESSED FOR DRAMA ROLE | LEE MIN HO | JI CHANG WOOK #kdrama
...TOP 20 MALE KOREAN ACTOR WHO ARE BEAUTIFUL WHEN CROSS-DRESSED AS FEMALE
...TOP 20 MALE KOREAN ACTOR WHO ARE BEAUTIFUL WHEN CROSS-DRESSED AS FEMALE - YouTube
MasterLists Sep 21, 2023
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![Coffee Prince]()
1. Coffee Prince
Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes
FL as a male for a job
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![Nail Shop Paris]()
2. Nail Shop Paris
Korean Drama - 2013, 10 episodes
FL as male for a job
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![You're Beautiful]()
3. You're Beautiful
Korean Drama - 2009, 16 episodes
FL as male to help her brother
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![Fabulous Boys]()
4. Fabulous Boys
Taiwanese Drama - 2013, 13 episodes
FL as male to help her brother
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![Ikemen Desu Ne]()
5. Ikemen Desu Ne
Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
FL as male to help her brother
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![K-POP - The Ultimate Audition]()
6. K-POP - The Ultimate Audition
Korean Drama - 2012, 14 episodes
FL as male to join music competition
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![4 Kinds of House]()
7. 4 Kinds of House
Korean Drama - 2018, 4 episodes
FL as her male cousin for cohabitation
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![Bromance]()
8. Bromance
Taiwanese Drama - 2015, 18 episodes
FL as male
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![To the Beautiful You]()
9. To the Beautiful You
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
FL as male to attend school
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![Hana Kimi]()
10. Hana Kimi
Taiwanese Drama - 2006, 15 episodes
FL as male to attend school
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![Hana Kimi Remake]()
11. Hana Kimi Remake
Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
FL as male to attend school
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![Hana-Kimi]()
12. Hana-Kimi
Japanese Drama - 2007, 12 episodes
FL as male to attend school
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![My Unicorn Girl]()
13. My Unicorn Girl
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
FL as male to play sports
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![Ho Gu's Love]()
14. Ho Gu's Love
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
Sister cross-dresses as male
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![In a Class of Her Own]()
15. In a Class of Her Own
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
FL as male
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![Sungkyunkwan Scandal]()
16. Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
FL as a male
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![Eternal Love]()
17. Eternal Love
Chinese Drama - 2017, 58 episodes
FL as male to attend school
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![Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung]()
18. Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
FL as male
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![Splash Splash Love]()
19. Splash Splash Love
Korean Drama - 2015, 2 episodes
FL as male
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![Kangchi, the Beginning]()
20. Kangchi, the Beginning
Korean Drama - 2013, 24 episodes
FL as male
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![The Butterfly Lovers]()
21. The Butterfly Lovers
Hong Kong Movie - 2008
FL as male to train
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![The King's Affection]()
22. The King's Affection
Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
FL as male to replace her prince brother
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![The Rise of Phoenixes]()
23. The Rise of Phoenixes
Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
FL dresses as male to attend school
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![Love in the Moonlight]()
24. Love in the Moonlight
Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
FL dresses as male to give dating advise
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![Our Blooming Youth]()
25. Our Blooming Youth
Korean Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
FL as male to stay protected by royal prince
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![Ouran High School Host Club]()
26. Ouran High School Host Club
Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
FL as male to join all boys host club
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![Ouran High School Host Club The Movie]()
27. Ouran High School Host Club The Movie
Japanese Movie - 2012
FL as male to join all boys host club
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![Great Men Academy]()
28. Great Men Academy
Thai Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
FL changes to male - Wish gone wrong
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![First Romance]()
29. First Romance
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
ML thinks FL is a boy
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![The Tale of Nokdu]()
30. The Tale of Nokdu
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
ML (Jang Dong Yoon) dresses as female
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![Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River]()
31. Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River
Korean Movie - 2016
ML (Yoo Seung Ho) dresses as female
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![A Korean Odyssey]()
32. A Korean Odyssey
Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
Male Support (Sung Hyuk) Dresses as female
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![Accidentally in Love]()
33. Accidentally in Love
Chinese Drama - 2018, 30 episodes
ML as female to get into girl's dorm
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![Lady Daddy]()
34. Lady Daddy
Korean Movie - 2010
Male turns into female via reassignment surgery, but fakes being male for kid
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![Princess Jellyfish]()
35. Princess Jellyfish
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
ML dresses as female to visit his only girls allowed renters
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![Under the Queen's Umbrella]()
36. Under the Queen's Umbrella
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
Male Prince cross-dresses as female
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![From Five to Nine]()
37. From Five to Nine
Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
ML dresses as female
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![Saving My Stupid Youth]()
38. Saving My Stupid Youth
Japanese Drama - 2014, 10 episodes
Male student dresses as female after the boys school goes co-ed
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![Kill Me, Heal Me]()
39. Kill Me, Heal Me
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
ML (Ji Sung) has a female personality
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![Melting Me Softly]()
40. Melting Me Softly
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
ML (Ji Chang Wook) dresses as female (snow white?)
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![Welcome to Waikiki Season 2]()
41. Welcome to Waikiki Season 2
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
ML(Lee Yi Kyung) - dresses up like Kill Bill female & Suicide Squad Harley Quinn
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![Strong Girl Bong Soon]()
42. Strong Girl Bong Soon
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
ML2 (Ji Soo) dresses as female for his police duty
ML (Park Hyung Sik) dresses as female -
![Strong Girl Nam Soon]()
43. Strong Girl Nam Soon
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
ML (Ong Seong Wu) dresses 2 times as female - part of sting operations
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![Abyss]()
44. Abyss
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
ML (Ahn Hyo Seop) dresses as a female
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![D.P. Season 2]()
45. D.P. Season 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
Male Guest Role - Nina the Drag Queen
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![Pumpkin Time]()
46. Pumpkin Time
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
FL plays male BF first & female high schooler
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![Drama Special Season 14: TV Cinema - Behind the Shadows]()
47. Drama Special Season 14: TV Cinema - Behind the Shadows
Korean Special - 2023, 1 episode
ML gay & cross dresser
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![Paradise Kiss]()
48. Paradise Kiss
Japanese Movie - 2011
A transgender character. Male who feels female & dresses so.
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![Black Butler]()
49. Black Butler
Japanese Movie - 2014
FL disguises as male to take over family company/protect it.
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![The Three Musketeers]()
50. The Three Musketeers
Korean Drama - 2014, 12 episodes
ML4 dresses up as girl to infiltrate slave trade
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![Rental Lovers]()
51. Rental Lovers
Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
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![Duang Jai Akkanee]()
52. Duang Jai Akkanee
Thai Drama - 2010, 10 episodes
Each lead pictures each other in their outfit
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![The Breakup Guru]()
53. The Breakup Guru
Chinese Movie - 2014
ML - dresses up & does an entertainment montage....he look fabulous!
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![Make Up with Mud]()
54. Make Up with Mud
Japanese Drama - 2024, 9 episodes
ML straight, but enjoys dressing as a female & male randomly
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![Blue Period]()
55. Blue Period
Japanese Movie - 2024
Male dresses as a female
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![Head over Heels]()
56. Head over Heels
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
Briefly - Bong Su becomes FL
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![Break Up Service]()
57. Break Up Service
Thai Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
ML - Different disguises for each case. Some female
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![Moonlit Reunion]()
58. Moonlit Reunion
Chinese Drama - 2025, 38 episodes
Small story arc - Support characters encounter switching dolls
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![My Girlfriend Is the Man!]()
59. My Girlfriend Is the Man!
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
FL periodically changes gender due to heredity.
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![Just for Meeting You]()
60. Just for Meeting You
Chinese Movie - 2023
ML - dresses in white shirt, pink skirt & pink hair bow (Ohmage to "Kill Me Heal Me"?)
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![Ma Boy]()
61. Ma Boy
Korean Drama - 2012, 3 episodes
ML dresses as girl
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![Pilot]()
62. Pilot
Korean Movie - 2024
ML dresses as female for employment
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![Love's Stealthy Pulse]()
63. Love's Stealthy Pulse
Chinese Drama - 2025, 79 episodes
FL pretends to be guy to protect herself/mom from evil family
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![Yes, Her Majesty]()
64. Yes, Her Majesty
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
FL pretends to be ML(Emperor)
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![Ojisan Is Cheering for My Love]()
65. Ojisan Is Cheering for My Love
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
ML works for his sister as a female model
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![Confidence Queen]()
66. Confidence Queen
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
ML2 dresses as female influencer in a scam operation
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![Phantom Lawyer]()
67. Phantom Lawyer
Korean Drama - 2026, 16 episodes
ML - briefly is FL's sister - dressed in handbok w/hair beret
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![The Fiery Priest]()
68. The Fiery Priest
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
Haven't seen
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![The Killer's Shopping List]()
69. The Killer's Shopping List
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
Haven't seen
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![Whenever the Heart Beats]()
70. Whenever the Heart Beats
Korean Drama - 2002, 29 episodes
Haven't seen
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![Bachelor's Vegetable Store]()
71. Bachelor's Vegetable Store
Korean Drama - 2011, 24 episodes
Haven't seen
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![Mackerel Run]()
72. Mackerel Run
Korean Drama - 2007, 8 episodes
Haven't seen
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![The King and the Clown]()
73. The King and the Clown
Korean Movie - 2005
Haven't seen (Lee Joon Gi)
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![Drama Stage Season 2: Withdrawal Person]()
74. Drama Stage Season 2: Withdrawal Person
Korean Special - 2018, 1 episode
Haven't seen (Kim Min Seok)
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![After School: Lucky or Not]()
75. After School: Lucky or Not
Korean Drama - 2013, 12 episodes
Haven't seen (Seo Kang Jun)
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![The Blue Whisper: Part 2]()
76. The Blue Whisper: Part 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
FL casts a spell to make her into a boy.
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