Most Favourite Cunning, Sassy & Unbothered Drama Male Lead

Otherwise known as a Machiavellian protagonist most likely found in a revenge/thriller drama. Please share your favourites.

Tae Ho Dec 16, 2019
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  • Crash Landing on You

    1. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    9.0
    482 points by 5 voters
    After getting into a paragliding accident, South Korean heiress Yun Se Ri crash lands in North Korea. There, she meets North Korean army officer Ri Jeong Hyeok, who agrees to help her ...more
  • Money Flower

    2. Money Flower

    Korean Drama - 2017, 24 episodes
    8.0
    293 points by 3 voters
    Managing director Kang Pil Ju secretly plans to bring down the Chungah Group, using his position to manipulate the founding family. Initially plotting to make Mo Hyeon fall in love with Jang ...more
  • The Light in Your Eyes

    3. The Light in Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    8.1
    279 points by 3 voters
    In order to save her father from an accident, 25-year-old Kim Hye Ja uses a mysterious watch to rewind time in an attempt to prevent the accident, but fails. Desperate, she ends ...more
  • Stranger

    4. Stranger

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.7
    197 points by 2 voters
    Hwang Si Mok underwent brain surgery as a child to curb his violent temper, which left him devoid of emotions. He becomes a prosecutor known for his piercing intelligence and logic, but ...more
  • Good Manager

    5. Good Manager

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.5
    197 points by 2 voters
    Can corporate politics turn a bad person into a good person? Kim Sung Ryong is a skilled accountant who works for gangsters. He makes his way into a company called TQ Group ...more
  • The Legend of the Blue Sea

    6. The Legend of the Blue Sea

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.3
    189 points by 2 voters
    Shim Chung, a mermaid from the Joseon era, follows her true love, nobleman’s son Kim Ryung, to modern-day Seoul. Ryung’s doppelgänger, Heo Joon Jae, is a skilled scam artist who becomes intrigued ...more
  • The Innocent Man

    7. The Innocent Man

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.0
    189 points by 2 voters
    The drama is a melodrama which depicts the story of a man, Kang Ma Roo who has been betrayed by the love of his life, Han Jae Hee. Years after the incident, ...more
  • The Fiery Priest

    8. The Fiery Priest

    Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    8.6
    100 points by 1 voters
    Kim Hae Il is a Catholic priest. He makes spiteful remarks, and he can be rude to others. Koo Dae Young is a detective. He talks a lot, and he is also ...more
  • Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus

    9. Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
    7.7
    100 points by 1 voters
    After being left for dead and witnessing the death of his father, Han I Su, also known as Yoshimura Junichiro, returns to Korea from Japan after changing his looks and identity to ...more
  • Doctor Prisoner

    10. Doctor Prisoner

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    100 points by 1 voters
    An ace emergency care doctor loses his license after being scapegoated in a malpractice case caused by the hospital director. Determined to get revenge, he becomes a prison internist, aiming to befriend ...more
  • Falling for Innocence

    11. Falling for Innocence

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.1
    99 points by 1 voters
    Min Ho, a ruthless investment banker, is a cynical, sociopathic individual shaped by a traumatic past where his father's death led to a hostile takeover of his family business. After surviving a ...more
  • Bad Boy

    12. Bad Boy

    Korean Drama - 2010, 17 episodes
    7.6
    99 points by 1 voters
    Sim Geon Uk is a stuntman who’s secretly plotting revenge against Haeshinm Group, a large corporation to which Hong Tae Seong is the heir. As he works to destroy the family by ...more
  • Doctor John

    13. Doctor John

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.5
    99 points by 1 voters
    "Doctor John" is a medical drama centered on pain management specialists. It offers a unique perspective, treating the doctors' quest for the source of their patients' enigmatic pain as an exhilarating pursuit, ...more
  • My Secret Terrius

    14. My Secret Terrius

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    8.3
    98 points by 1 voters
    Ko Ae Rin is a single mother who, after unexpectedly losing her husband, gets involved in a spy war. She lives in the apartment in front of Kim Bon. Kim Bon, whose ...more
  • What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

    15. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.5
    97 points by 1 voters
    The series revolves around the narcissistic Lee Young Joon, the vice president of a company run by his family. He is very self-absorbed and thinks highly of himself, so much that he ...more
  • The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    16. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    96 points by 1 voters
    A TV series centered around the unfolding relationship between free and unpredictable yet dangerous Kim Moo Young, who is called a "monster". He is the first assistant in a Korean beer brewery ...more
  • Graceful Family

    17. Graceful Family

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.2
    96 points by 1 voters
    Mo Seok Hee, the heiress to the MC Group empire, is haunted by her mother's mysterious death. After years abroad, she returns to South Korea, where her life and the fate of ...more
  • Voice

    18. Voice

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    94 points by 1 voters
    Popular detective Moo Jin Hyuk who is filled with guilt for his wife’s death, works with professional voice profiler Kang Kwon Joo, whose father is killed, to solve a different crime, chasing ...more
  • Cross

    19. Cross

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    7.8
    93 points by 1 voters
    Kang In Kyu’s father was brutally murdered 13 years ago. To take revenge on those who are responsible for his father’s death, he becomes a doctor. Kang In Kyu volunteers at a ...more
  • Hello Monster

    20. Hello Monster

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.4
    91 points by 1 voters
    Genius profiler Lee Hyun, returns home to Korea after something from a case he’s been sent triggers a memory he thought he’d lost forever. Unbeknownst to him, one of his team members, ...more
  • The Player

    21. The Player

    Korean Drama - 2018, 14 episodes
    8.4
    89 points by 1 voters
    A police redemption team consisting of a swindler, a fighter, an elite hacker, and a talented driver is asked to take back property hidden away by criminals. The driver, Cha Ah Ryung, ...more
  • Squad 38

    22. Squad 38

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.1
    88 points by 1 voters
    A unique task force forms by blending law enforcement and criminals, targeting tax evaders. Con artists, skilled in fraud and deception, will aid in capturing these wealthy tax-dodgers who employ elaborate schemes ...more
  • Bad Guys

    23. Bad Guys

    Korean Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
    8.5
    87 points by 1 voters
    To tackle rising violent crime, Police Chief assigns Detective O Gu Tak to form a team of criminals. Suspended for excessive force, Oh recruits gangster Park Ung Cheol, young serial killer Lee ...more
  • Leverage

    24. Leverage

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.2
    86 points by 1 voters
    Meet Lee Tae Joon a former insurance claims investigator turned scam strategist. Backed by a group of former criminals, they aim to bring to justice fellow thieves, grifters and con-men world-wide, who, ...more
  • Two Cops

    25. Two Cops

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
    7.8
    85 points by 1 voters
    His strong sense of justice is all that he has. Detective Cha Dong Tak is feared among criminals for showing no mercy. One day, his body is taken over by Gong Soo ...more
  • My Fellow Citizens!

    26. My Fellow Citizens!

    Korean Drama - 2019, 36 episodes
    7.5
    84 points by 1 voters
    Yang Jung Kook, a seasoned conman, faces a personal crisis when his girlfriend disappears with their marriage funds. Distraught, he crosses paths with Kim Mi Young, who's also dealing with her boyfriend's ...more
  • Gangnam Scandal

    27. Gangnam Scandal

    Korean Drama - 2018, 123 episodes
    7.2
    83 points by 1 voters
    Eun So Yoo works as a stylist. She struggles to make enough money to pay for her mother's operation fee. Due to a case, So Yoo gets involved with Choi Seo Joon. ...more
  • Remember: War of the Son

    28. Remember: War of the Son

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.2
    80 points by 1 voters
    Seo Jin Woo has hyperthymesia, a condition that makes him remember life experiences in vivid detail. His father, wrongfully accused of murder, was tried and put on death row. Determined to prove ...more

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