Favourite Manic Pixie Dream Girl Lead

A Manic Pixie Dream Girl or MPDG, is a type of female character often depicted as a whimsical, quirky, sometimes eccentric, fantasy woman who saves the male protagonist from himself. She usually aides in his transformation without ever showing any real agency of her own.

MPDG was first coined in 2007 by film critic Nathan Rabin,“exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful young men to embrace life and its infinite mysteries and adventures.” was first coined in 2007 by film critic Nathan Rabin,

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Loveless Jul 22, 2021
22 People Loves 8 Voters Report
  • Jun Ji Hyun

    1. Jun Ji Hyun

    South Korean
    497 points by 5 voters
    Jun Ji Hyun is a South Korean actress under Culture Depot. She made her film debut in "White Valentine" (화이트 발렌타인) in 1999. Her childhood dream was to become a flight attendant, ...more
  • Mizuhara Kiko

    2. Mizuhara Kiko

    American
    394 points by 4 voters
    Mizuhara Kiko is an American/Japanese model, actress and singer based in Tokyo. Her father is American and her mother is Japanese (Korean descent). She is a former exclusive model for the Japanese ...more
  • Gong Hyo Jin

    3. Gong Hyo Jin

    South Korean
    295 points by 3 voters
    Gong Hyo Jin is a South Korean actress managed by Management SOOP Corporation. She is considered to be the queen of romantic comedies due to her successful portrayals in her rom-com dramas. ...more
  • Oh Yeon Seo

    4. Oh Yeon Seo

    South Korean
    292 points by 3 voters
    Oh Yeon Seo is a South Korean actress who is best known for her leading role in the No. 1-rated 2014 drama “Jang Bo Ri Is Here,” for which she won the ...more
  • Aoi Yu

    5. Aoi Yu

    Japanese
    199 points by 2 voters
    Aoi Yu is a Japanese actress and model. She made her film debut as Shiori Tsuda in Shunji Iwai's 2001 film All About Lily Chou-Chou. She subsequently portrayed Tetsuko Arisugawa in Hana ...more
  • Park You Na

    6. Park You Na

    South Korean
    196 points by 2 voters
    Park You Na, born in Seoul, South Korea, is an actor represented by YG Entertainment (YG엔터테인먼트) since 2023. After graduating from Jeonghwa Girls' Middle School, she went on to study in Hanlim ...more
  • Kwai Lun Mei

    7. Kwai Lun Mei

    Taiwanese
    190 points by 2 voters
    Kwai Lun Mei is a Taiwanese actress. She started her acting career in the movie "Blue Gate Crossing". Lun Mei then appeared in a few more movies before she went on to ...more
  • Jeon Jong Seo

    8. Jeon Jong Seo

    South Korean
    187 points by 2 voters
    Jeon Jong Seo is a South Korean actress born in Seoul. She is best known for playing the role of Shin Hae Mi in the 2018 acclaimed South Korean thriller "Burning." When ...more
  • Lee Elijah

    9. Lee Elijah

    South Korean
    100 points by 1 voters
    Lee Elijah is a South Korean actress and model managed by UngBinENS. She began her career in modeling and music videos before she made her acting debut in the 2013 television drama ...more
  • Yoon Ah Jung

    10. Yoon Ah Jung

    South Korean
    99 points by 1 voters
    Profession: Actress Height: 166cm Weight: 48kg
  • Son Ye Jin

    11. Son Ye Jin

    South Korean
    98 points by 1 voters
    Son Ye Jin is a South Korean actress under MSTeam Entertainment. She made her big-screen debut in the film Secret Tears in 2000. Her first leading role came a year later when ...more
  • Moon Chae Won

    12. Moon Chae Won

    South Korean
    98 points by 1 voters
    Moon Chae Won is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the teen drama "Mackerel Run" in 2007 but became famous for her supporting role in "The Painter of the Wind". She ...more
  • Lee Ji Ah

    13. Lee Ji Ah

    South Korean
    96 points by 1 voters
    Kim Sang Eun, known by the stage name Lee Ji Ah, is a South Korean actress under BH Entertainment whose breakout role was in the 2007 "The Legend". Her grandfather is educator ...more
  • Miyazaki Aoi

    14. Miyazaki Aoi

    Japanese
    95 points by 1 voters
    Miyazaki Aoi is a Japanese actress. She is considered one of Japan's most beautiful women. She is best known for roles such as in "Nana" and "Virgin Snow". Her brother Miyazaki Masaru ...more
  • Jang Hee Jin

    15. Jang Hee Jin

    South Korean
    95 points by 1 voters
    Jang Hee Jin is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a model for the fashion magazines CeCi, Marie Claire and Cindy the Perky. Hee Jin has appeared in several ...more
  • Mitsushima Hikari

    16. Mitsushima Hikari

    Japanese
    94 points by 1 voters
    Mitsushima Hikari is a Japanese actress, singer and model, born in Okinawa, Japan. She debuted as a singer and as an actress in 1997 in the movie "Mothra 2: The Undersea Battle". ...more
  • Lee Yoo Young

    17. Lee Yoo Young

    South Korean
    91 points by 1 voters
    Lee Yoo Young is a South Korean actress under ACE FACTORY. She debuted in the film Late Spring (2014) where she won Best Actress at the 14th Milan International Film Festival, making ...more
  • Ishibashi Shizuka

    18. Ishibashi Shizuka

    Japanese
    90 points by 1 voters
    Shizuka Ishibashi, born in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress. She is represented by the talent agency Plage. Ishibashi was born as the second of three daughters of actors Ryo Ishibashi and ...more
  • Kikuchi Rinko

    19. Kikuchi Rinko

    Japanese
    89 points by 1 voters
    Kikuchi Rinko is a Japanese actress. Kikuchi is the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years. She is currently Japan's only living female Academy Award nominee ...more
  • Karata Erika

    20. Karata Erika

    Japanese
    87 points by 1 voters
    Erika Karata is a Japanese model and actress associated with Flamme and BH Entertainment. In 2014, she debuted as a model, and in 2017, she began a concurrent modeling and acting career ...more
  • Maggie Cheung

    21. Maggie Cheung

    Hong Konger
    86 points by 1 voters
    Born in Hong Kong, Maggie Cheung traces her family roots to Shanghai. In 1971, she entered Primary one of St. Paul's Convent School. Her middle-class family emigrated from Hong Kong to the ...more
  • Kim Hye Joon

    22. Kim Hye Joon

    South Korean
    85 points by 1 voters
    While studying at Hanyang University (Dept. of Theater and Film), Kim passed an audition for Saturday Night Live Korea, becoming a regular cast member for season 7. There, she gained some exposure ...more

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