Himmel_The_Hero

.....I don't mean to pull this but not only have I watched more shows than you (just based on the list) but also can't really remember stuff like that happening. Or maybe they were but It was never really the point of focus.

As I said though, I try to be more selected and avoid watching fluff romance series.

I think you are a bit confused about what I said.

Female characters in Westen media as of late have been pretty one-note characters whose entire character are essentially 80's action male hero with boobs stack on them. There is absolutely nothing wrong with badass female characters when they have actual character and complexity and aren't just a walking-talking representation of Western feminist ideology.

Go watch Hayao Miyazaki's movies if you want to see what complex and realistic female characters can be like with his manga, Nausicaa of the valley, featuring quite possibly the most complex and the greatest female character I have ever seen in any medium. That dude is a perfect embodiment of someone that believes in feministic values but doesn't boil them down and instead creates his female characters to be believable people before them being female.

Or if you want examples from K-dramas then look at:

-Lee Ji An from My Mister

-Ae Shin from Mr Sunshine

-Practically any main female character from Sky Castle

- Kang Soo Jin from Mother

-Jo Kang Ja from Angry Mom

-Im Sang Mi from Save Me

-Oh Dong Baek from When the Camelia Bloom

Just to name some female characters that I consider to be well-written female character that aren't just one-note or exist to check off modern "feminist" list.

And hell I love the Nikita western show starring Maggie Q. Both main female characters are utterly badass but also complex characters that aren't afraid of showing weakness or emotions. Modern western media shy away from showing female characters as actual people and instead invokes some mystical belief that a strong female character is one that doesn't show any emotions, flaws or weakness and can beat up a 200 pound dude.

>Unfortunately, this is one of the downsides of kdrama

Is it though? I'm asking this as someone who just started watching K-dramas early this year.

And so far, female characters have been a breath of fresh air coming from Western shows where most of the female characters are just there to act tough and be badasses while in K-dramas, they are allowed to be.....like people and have different types of personalities, strengths and weaknesses.

Of course, I have been selected in terms of what I watch so maybe that could be the reason but most female characters i have so seen are really likeable and full of little things.

Fair enough.

I personally define "strong female" character as independant and complex characters capable of being strong and weak depending on the situation.

She "can't" really turn it off though.

Her entire upbringing, as seen in her flashbacks, was to be "alone". That was literally what her mother kept on saying.

Her journey in the show is about her slowly breaking the chains her mother had "put" on her throughout her childhood. I think what the show does is pretty awesome; it doesn't show that she is automatically "healed" or "resolved" her issues but that she is getting better especially after rejecting her mother's ideals.

>strong males dont get spoiled as soon as a woman turns up

Some of the greatest "male" characters are also that aren't afraid of showing emotions/affections/love so what are you talking about?

"Strong" characters are ironically at their best when they aren't one-note robots.

But I would be interested to see what you define as "strong".

My bad. Didn't pay attention to the "part 2" aspect lol.

I'm no expert on this topic by any means so I'm using google here and those traits fall in the antisocial personality disorder.

It's also amazing that the show doesn't particularly make the point of saying that by the end she has perfectly changed and got "over" her disorder.

I agree with the independent part.

But why can't a female character be weak, passive, naive, innocent or forgiving? A character showing all of these is what would make them multifaceted rather than one-note.

How can you talk about strong female characters and leave out Lee Ji An from My Mister?

That character is the literal definition of a strong female character. And alongside Ae Shin from Mr Sunshine, they are the best female characters I have seen in KDrama so far.

She has antisocial personality disorder.

Literally the entire point of her character lol.

Preach on!!!!!

This show is just.......Uhhh no words can really describe it.

Yeppppppppppppppppp.

It's absolutely amazing how the show basically shows the themes/message in the first episode and then spends the rest of the story exploring them so the scenarios of ending-section hit so much more.

I actually think My Mister may be a bit superior than Mr Sunshine.

Not a knock on Mr Sunshine since I think so far My Mister, Mr Sunshine and Sky Castle are the absolute top tier shows in general for me and so far the best K-Dramas I have seen.

I was eating while I was trying to watch the last episodes and holyshit I actually had to stop, finish eating, take a break and then come back for my heart to be broken in million pieces.

The slow-pacing of the beginning might not seem worth it right now but when the show's actual plot gets going, you will appreciate it.

And Lee Ji An from My Mister.

Can't talk about female characters with those two lol.

I love When the Weather is fine but yea definitely agree it wasn't as good as this movie.

Would love to see more stuff like this coming outta the Korean tv/movie industry.

Haven't read the manga or watched the Japanese movies yet but the Korean adaptation of it was freaking brilliant. Your article is spot on!

I LOVE slice of life stuff and the slow-paced nature of the movie, as well as the fact that it doesn't really have a typical bad guy or some conflict for the sake of conflict but rather focus on the main character simply reconnecting with her roots through some seriously awesome and visually amazing food.

If anyone has a recommendation of a show or a movie similar to that then feel free to post the names below.

Don't go based off the sypnosis.

I personally read the sypnosis multiple times before watching it and always passed it off until I just watched the first episode (without knowing it was the show I was reading about) and ended up loving the absolute shit outta it to the point of it becoming my favorite show of all time.

It's something that YOU have to watch and give it few episodes to see if you truly like it or not.