Strong Female Lead
Movies/Series where I consider the female lead to be of the strong character type. In no particular order.
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1. The Story of Ming Lan
Chinese Drama - 2018, 78 episodes
This is one of my favorite dramas. The ending felt a bit rushed, but all in all, great.
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2. Empress Ki
Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes
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3. Story of Yanxi Palace
Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
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4. My Name
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
Since it's few episodes, it doesn't feel draggy. The plot isn't complicated so easy to follow.
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5. The Glory
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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6. The Glory Part 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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7. A Journey to Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
The action scenes are usually great. The first half was best. It starts to fall off after that. Near the end, the The ending felt forced and some of the plot points was weird.
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8. Blossoms in Adversity
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
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9. The One and Only
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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10. Who Rules the World
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
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11. Jun Jiu Ling
Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
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12. The Song of Glory
Chinese Drama - 2020, 53 episodes
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13. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
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14. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 29 episodes
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15. Legend of the Female General
Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes
Wildly different from the novel.
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16. The Glory
Chinese Drama - 2025, 30 episodes
1st episode started off great. Acting is at times quite bad. They try to keep the suspense up with small breadcrumbs, but instead of being excited to see what happens next, I'm just left annoyed.
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17. Mulan
Chinese Movie - 2009
The best adaption I've seen of the legend. Disney's live action version was crap.
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18. Unparalleled Mulan
Chinese Movie - 2020
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19. Legend of Hua Mulan
Chinese Drama - 2013, 48 episodes
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20. Legend of Lu Zhen
Chinese Drama - 2013, 59 episodes
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21. The Rise of Phoenixes
Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
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22. Yae no Sakura
Japanese Drama - 2013, 50 episodes
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23. Novoland: Pearl Eclipse
Chinese Drama - 2021, 48 episodes
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24. Princess Agents
Chinese Drama - 2017, 67 episodes
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25. The Autumn Ballad
Chinese Drama - 2022, 34 episodes
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26. Destined
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
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27. The Long Ballad
Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes
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28. Bloody Romance
Chinese Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
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29. Legend of Fu Yao
Chinese Drama - 2018, 66 episodes
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30. Scarlet Heart
Chinese Drama - 2011, 35 episodes
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31. My Mister
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes