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Smartest Female Leads

Know a female lead who’s smarter than most of these girls? 🧠✨
Add the drama she starred in into this list of smartest female leads on who can genuinely outsmart the others.

A Cat Sep 12, 2026
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  • Signal

    101. Signal

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    180 points by 2 voters
    Fifteen years ago, a young girl was kidnapped on the way from school, and Park Hae Yeong, who was an elementary school student at that time, witnessed the crime. A few days ...more
  • Shadow Love

    102. Shadow Love

    Chinese Drama - 2025, 38 episodes
    8.4
    178 points by 2 voters
    Li Shuang, a female general of Taijin, takes in an amnesiac man she finds by chance, and names him Jin An. Jin An accompanies Li Shuang wholeheartedly, and the two secretly fall ...more
  • Si Jin

    103. Si Jin

    Chinese Drama - 2025, 40 episodes
    8.3
    175 points by 2 voters
    Jiang Si, reborn after being killed by her lover Yu Jin, is determined to change her fate. She breaks off her engagement, outsmarts her cruel aunt, opens a perfumery, and investigates mysterious ...more
  • The Glory

    104. The Glory

    Chinese Drama - 2025, 30 episodes
    8.3
    171 points by 2 voters
    Abandoned as a child, Zhuang Han Yan grows up in the southern countryside before returning to her family in the capital. She catches the eye of Fu Yun Xi, a deputy minister ...more
  • The Nokdu Flower

    105. The Nokdu Flower

    Korean Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
    8.3
    162 points by 2 voters
    Set during the Donghak Peasant Revolution (1894-1895), two half-brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. Baek Yi Kang, the son of a wealthy but notorious local official and a woman ...more
  • Royal Betrothal

    106. Royal Betrothal

    Chinese Drama - 2026, 32 episodes
    7.6
    162 points by 2 voters
    The Great Daning Dynasty is in turmoil, plagued by internal strife, external threats, and collusion between officials and criminal forces. A powerful alliance rises to tear apart this web of corruption. Meng ...more
  • Dr. Romantic

    107. Dr. Romantic

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    157 points by 2 voters
    Kim Sa Bu was once a famous surgeon at the peak of his career at a major hospital. But he suddenly gives it all up one day to live in seclusion and ...more
  • Insider

    108. Insider

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.0
    153 points by 2 voters
    Tells the story of a judicial trainee named Kim Yo Han. After going undercover for an investigation, Kim Yo Han experiences a crisis and ends up struggling to try to obtain a ...more
  • Blood Free

    109. Blood Free

    Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
    8.0
    148 points by 2 voters
    Ending millions of years of humans eating animal meat, BF now dominates the genetically engineered cultured meat market. There are people inside BF and outsiders who begin to have doubts about the ...more
  • Love and Crown

    110. Love and Crown

    Chinese Drama - 2025, 35 episodes
    6.6
    100 points by 1 voters
    In the Great Qi dynasty, young Emperor Xiao Huan assumes the alias Bai Chi Fan and draws close to Ling Cang Cang, daughter of the Grand Tutor, to reclaim power from him ...more
  • Empresses in the Palace

    111. Empresses in the Palace

    Chinese Drama - 2012, 76 episodes
    8.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    A young woman born of the Eight Banners' family marries the Emperor. After surviving many murderous scandals and betrayals, she prevails as the most powerful woman in the Emperor's harem, the Empress ...more
  • The Fire

    112. The Fire

    Thai Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
    8.3
    100 points by 1 voters
    Fire Atjima and Kaphrao, childhood rivals, cross paths again when Fire mistakenly believes Kaphrao is her father's new young mistress, scheming to steal the family's fortune. Convinced she's a gold digger, Fire ...more
  • As Beautiful as You

    113. As Beautiful as You

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
    8.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    Ji Xing has worked diligently for a top IT firm for the past three years but struggles to stand out in a fiercely competitive corporate world. Frustrated, she decides to quit and ...more
  • Kill My Sins

    114. Kill My Sins

    Chinese Drama - 2025, 30 episodes
    8.0
    100 points by 1 voters
    The wandering physician Ye Ping An, entangled in an old and secretive case, arrives in Chang'an. Accused of mystical medical interventions, she manipulates minds and evokes fear, while the low-born magistrate Yuan ...more
  • Bump Off Lover

    115. Bump Off Lover

    Taiwanese Drama - 2006, 14 episodes
    7.3
    100 points by 1 voters
    Xu Yi Jing and Xu Yi Zhen were identical twins who grew up always relying on one another. When Xu Yi Jing is murdered, the suspected killer commits suicide just prior to ...more
  • Nothing but Thirty

    116. Nothing but Thirty

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 43 episodes
    8.2
    99 points by 1 voters
    The drama follows the perspectives of three 30-year-old women and tells the story of urban women who encounter multiple pressures at the age of 30. Gu Jia, a full-time wife with strong ...more
  • Meet Yourself

    117. Meet Yourself

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
    8.8
    98 points by 1 voters
    Xu Hong Dou, a city woman working in the hotel industry, finds her life in turmoil after her best friend’s death. Struggling at work, she escapes to the rural village of Yun ...more
  • Serenade of Peaceful Joy

    118. Serenade of Peaceful Joy

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 69 episodes
    7.7
    98 points by 1 voters
    When Zhao Zhen discovers his biological mother is not the Empress Dowager Liu E, but her maid Li Lanhui, he arranges a marriage between his beloved daughter Princess Fukang and the Li ...more
  • Stand by Me

    119. Stand by Me

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
    8.0
    97 points by 1 voters
    Growing up in the 1990s, Luo Qi Qi had a rather unique school career. Having survived her lonely elementary years, she moved into a rather chaotic phase during middle school. Now, as ...more
  • Mr. Queen

    120. Mr. Queen

    Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
    8.9
    97 points by 1 voters
    Jang Bong Hwan, a South Korean chef, ends up in the body of Queen Kim So Yong after a serious accident, transporting him to Korea’s past. Queen So Yong’s husband, King Cheol ...more
  • The Sword and the Brocade

    121. The Sword and the Brocade

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 45 episodes
    8.2
    97 points by 1 voters
    Set during the Ming Dynasty, the story follows the romance between General Xu Ling Yi and Shi Yi Niang, the concubine's daughter, who is chosen to marry him to save her declining ...more
  • Three-Body

    122. Three-Body

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
    8.3
    96 points by 1 voters
    A nanomaterials expert sees a mysterious countdown superimposed in his field of vision and finds himself under military investigation. To unravel the mystery, he enters the VR game "Three-Body" developed by a ...more
  • Flower of Evil

    123. Flower of Evil

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    9.0
    96 points by 1 voters
    Although Baek Hui Seong is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life and a successful career. He is a loving husband and a doting ...more
  • Reset

    124. Reset

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 15 episodes
    9.0
    95 points by 1 voters
    An unexplainable phenomena finds college-going student, Li Shi Qing, trapped in a never-ending time loop where she is always stuck on a public service bus which is due to explode, bringing death ...more
  • Scent of Time

    125. Scent of Time

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
    8.2
    95 points by 1 voters
    Hua Qian, once devastated by her unrequited love for Zhong Ye Lan, caused her family’s downfall. After a life-changing experience, she wakes up on her wedding night with Zhong Ye Lan and ...more
  • Revenant

    126. Revenant

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
    8.5
    94 points by 1 voters
    When a portal to another world opens, demons are unleashed. Ku San Young becomes possessed by one of them, and Yeom Hae Sang, who can see the demons, joins her in uncovering ...more
  • Go Go Squid!

    127. Go Go Squid!

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 41 episodes
    8.4
    94 points by 1 voters
    Han Shang Yan, a former legend in the CTF cyber-security esports world, had long retired to set up his own esports club, K&K, to train a group of young teenage boys as ...more
  • Colony

    128. Colony

    Korean Movie - 2026
    8.0
    93 points by 1 voters
    Se Jeong, a biotechnology professor, attends a biotech conference—only to witness it spiral into catastrophe when a rapidly mutating virus is unleashed. As the outbreak spreads and the infected begin to transform, ...more
  • Monster

    129. Monster

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 11 episodes
    7.4
    93 points by 1 voters
    Kannami Ryoko has lived with her father since her mother died when she was young. With her excellent natural talent and obtaining vast knowledge by attending court trials, Ryoka passed the bar ...more
  • Spring over Phoenix Pond

    130. Spring over Phoenix Pond

    Chinese Drama - 2026, 21 episodes
    7.3
    93 points by 1 voters
    Qi Yuan, the butcher's daughter, was the true heiress of the Marquis Residence who was switched at birth. The fake heiress framed and humiliated Qi Yuan to protect herself. Forced into becoming ...more
  • Happiness

    131. Happiness

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.8
    92 points by 1 voters
    Yun Sae Bom is a special agent with quick wits and reflexes and another special quality. She earns the opportunity to move into a new apartment set aside for civil servants in ...more
  • Confessions

    132. Confessions

    Japanese Movie - 2010
    8.4
    92 points by 1 voters
    Middle school teacher Moriguchi Yoko's life comes crashing down after the murder of her 4-year-old daughter. Eventually, Yoko suspects some of her own students to have been responsible for her daughter's death. ...more
  • The Reluctant Preacher

    133. The Reluctant Preacher

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    7.4
    92 points by 1 voters
    Urumi Shizuka became a high school teacher for no particular reason in an attempt to escape a life of unemployment. The motto of the teachers at the private Meishin Academy, where Shizuka ...more
  • Love Story in the 1970s

    134. Love Story in the 1970s

    Chinese Drama - 2026, 29 episodes
    8.7
    91 points by 1 voters
    In the 1970s, Fei Ni, a motivated female worker in a hat factory, wanted to go to college to change her fate with knowledge. Fei Ni's junior high school classmate, Fang Mu ...more
  • She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat

    135. She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
    8.4
    90 points by 1 voters
    Cooking is how Nomoto de-stresses, but one day, she finds herself making way more than she can eat by herself. And so she invites her neighbor Kasuga, who also lives alone. What ...more
  • Legend of Yun Xi

    136. Legend of Yun Xi

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 48 episodes
    8.1
    86 points by 1 voters
    Han Yun Xi, a skilled doctor and poison expert, is forced to marry into the royal family during a time of political turmoil among three kingdoms: Tian Ning, Western Zhou, and Northern ...more
  • Chihayafuru Part 1

    137. Chihayafuru Part 1

    Japanese Movie - 2016
    8.1
    85 points by 1 voters
    Ayase Chihaya is obsessed with a Japanese poem card game called Karuta. After entering high school, she decided to form a Karuta club to meet her previous Karuta childhood friends. However, people ...more
  • Queenmaker

    138. Queenmaker

    Korean Drama - 2023, 11 episodes
    8.2
    83 points by 1 voters
    After a tragic accident, a skilled fixer, Hwang Do Hee, uses her expertise to turn civil rights lawyer Oh Kyung Sook into the next mayor of Seoul and take down her former ...more
  • Love in the Desert

    139. Love in the Desert

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 26 episodes
    7.5
    82 points by 1 voters
    In a desert where three cities vie for power, Princess Huang Beishuang of a fallen clan is chosen as an envoy for a peace marriage to Yunpei City. Along her journey, she ...more
  • Hwang Jin Yi

    140. Hwang Jin Yi

    Korean Drama - 2006, 24 episodes
    7.9
    78 points by 1 voters
    This story is about the life of Joseon dancer, musician and poet, Hwang Jin Yi, who seeks perfection in her art relentlessly and the hardship facing women due to their lowly social ...more

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