Baddest of the Bad: Some of the Meanest Villains in Kdrama

What's a Korean drama without a nasty villain or two? While it’s easy to fall for the charming and beautiful leads, an effective villain role will oftentimes dictate the success of the story. Although you can’t help but hate them, often, a fantastic villain makes for a great story. Some of the greatest drama gave birth and introduced us to the most ruthless, loathsome and despicable antagonists that keep us hooked and make us root for the heroes and heroines even more. It’s one of the crucial elements in a Korean drama, sometimes we cry and sympathise with the antagonist and some are just downright evil and hauntingly memorable. So what Korean drama has the most despicable baddie you’ve seen?

JaceMD Jun 24, 2020

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1. The World of the Married

Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

8.3

2,797 points by 28 voters

Everything seems perfect in the life of the successful family doctor and associate director, Ji Sun Woo. She lives happily in Gosan with her handsome husband Lee Tae Oh, whom she financially ...more
2. Crash Landing on You

Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

9.0

1,884 points by 19 voters

After getting into a paragliding accident, South Korean heiress Yoon Se Ri crash lands in North Korea. There, she meets North Korean army officer Ri Jung Hyuk, who agrees to help her ...more
3. Suspicious Partner

Korean Drama - 2017, 40 episodes

8.3

1,271 points by 13 voters

Noh Ji Wook is a brainiac prosecutor and Eun Bong Hee is a rookie justice department intern, who always seems to find herself in the most unfortunate and embarrassing situations. Bong Hee ...more
4. Hello Monster

Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes

8.4

1,269 points by 13 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
5. Itaewon Class

Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

8.4

1,188 points by 12 voters

Park Saeroyi's life has been turned upside down after he gets expelled from school for punching a bully and his father is killed in an accident. Following his father's steps, he opens ...more
6. Voice

Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

8.5

1,093 points by 11 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
7. Stairway to Heaven

Korean Drama - 2003, 20 episodes

7.9

990 points by 10 voters

The relationship of childhood sweethearts Cha Song Joo and Hang Jung Suh becomes complicated when Jung Suh's father remarries. Along with a new stepmother, Jung Suh also has a new introverted stepbrother, ...more
8. Boys over Flowers

Korean Drama - 2009, 25 episodes

7.5

892 points by 9 voters

Geum Jan Di comes from a poor family who owns a dry-cleaning shop. One day, she visits Shinhwa High School, a prestigious school for the wealthy, and saves a student trying to ...more
9. Chicago Typewriter

Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

8.6

693 points by 7 voters

This drama follows the lives of two men and a woman through two eras: one during the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea and the other in the 21st century. The three main ...more
10. My Love from the Star

Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes

8.5

692 points by 7 voters

Do Min Joon is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty period. He possesses a near perfect appearance and enhanced physical abilities involving his vision, hearing ...more
11. The K2

Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

8.2

690 points by 7 voters

Kim Je Ha is a former mercenary soldier known as “K2” who suddenly turns into a fugitive when he is wrongfully accused of killing his girlfriend while he is serving in Iraq. ...more
12. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

8.7

680 points by 7 voters

Do Bong Soon is a petite, unemployed woman who is honest and kind. She appears little and sweet on the outside, but she is in fact very, very strong. For generations in ...more
13. Gap Dong

Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes

7.9

593 points by 6 voters

Moo Yeom is a detective. 20 years ago, he was a Buddhist monk, but he got into trouble with a man named Gap Dong. To cut ties with him and cut off ...more
14. The Bridal Mask

Korean Drama - 2012, 28 episodes

8.5

492 points by 5 voters

Lee Kang To is an ambitious and callous Korean officer employed by the Japanese colonists. Despite his mother's disapproval of his work and his own brother's antagonistic history with the Japanese, Kang ...more
15. Temptation of Wife

Korean Drama - 2008, 129 episodes

7.6

491 points by 5 voters

Dreaming of studying in France, Goo Eun, who majored in make-up at university, is taken advantage of one night while drunk. Discovering that she was pregnant, she marries her assailant Jung Gyo ...more
16. SKY Castle

Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes

8.7

476 points by 5 voters

Han Seo Jin, Noh Seung Hye, Jin Jin Hee, and Lee Myung Joo all live with their families in SKY Castle, a luxury private neighborhood hosting wealthy doctors and professors. All of ...more
17. I Hear Your Voice

Korean Drama - 2013, 18 episodes

8.5

389 points by 4 voters

Jang Hye Sung, a bold, sassy, thick-faced, comical, and materialistic public defender who becomes a lawyer after overcoming poverty and painful memories from her childhood, comes to a realization about society and ...more
18. My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

7.8

379 points by 4 voters

This series tells the story of Kang Mi Rae, a girl once bullied for her looks. As a result, she became insecure, cautious around people and withdrawn. However, Mi Rae decides she ...more
19. The Girl Who Sees Scents

Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes

7.9

296 points by 3 voters

Officer Choi Moo Gak lost his younger sister to a barcode-murder case and lost his ability to taste, smell, and feel pain. He then meets a girl named Oh Cho Rim, who ...more
20. Defendant

Korean Drama - 2017, 18 episodes

8.7

292 points by 3 voters

Park Jung Woo is a prosecutor at Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. One day, he wakes up and finds himself a convict on death row. Suffering from temporary amnesia, Jung Woo has ...more
21. Who Are You: School 2015

Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes

8.2

287 points by 3 voters

Sekang High School is the most prestigious private high school in Seoul's Gangnam District, and Go Eun Byul is the most popular girl there. Meanwhile, her identical twin Lee Eun Bi is ...more
22. Missing 9

Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

7.3

285 points by 3 voters

Ra Bong Hee, the only known survivor of a plane crash that was carrying famous entertainment industry figures from the agency she works at, was found on a beach in China 4 ...more
23. Remember: War of the Son

Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes

8.2

276 points by 3 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
24. Birth of a Beauty

Korean Drama - 2014, 21 episodes

7.4

198 points by 2 voters

Han Tae Hee is the heir of a large company. He is suffering from broken heart syndrome due to psychological shock. To get the woman he loves back, he completely changes an ...more
25. Queen Seon Deok

Korean Drama - 2009, 62 episodes

8.5

198 points by 2 voters

The story of a beautiful queen, who has to give up her love to save the people. A biopic of Queen Seon Deok, who was born a princess and later became the ...more
26. Hotel King

Korean Drama - 2014, 32 episodes

7.7

197 points by 2 voters

An heiress struggles to keep her 7-star hotel afloat with the help of the general manager who attempts to take revenge on his father. While the relationship of the two deepens into ...more
27. Faith

Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes

8.0

191 points by 2 voters

A 21st-century plastic surgeon Eun Soo gets kidnapped and brought 700 years into the past for her healing powers. Goryeo era bodyguard to the king, General Choi Yeong is smart but a ...more
28. Duel

Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

8.4

177 points by 2 voters

Jang Deuk Cheon, a hardened detective cop whose daughter is kidnapped, begins a chase against great odds to solve the mystery of his situation and find his child before it is too ...more
29. Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

Korean Drama - 2017, 30 episodes

8.5

97 points by 1 voters

“The culprit who is posing as a royal official is not stealing wealth. He is stealing the hearts and minds of your people, Your Majesty.” There was a divisive figure in the ...more
30. Blood

Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes

7.3

95 points by 1 voters

Park Ji Sang is a doctor specializing in hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery in the best cancer research hospital in the country. He is also a vampire. Despite seeming cold and unfeeling, Ji Sang masks ...more
31. Goong

Korean Drama - 2006, 24 episodes

7.8

92 points by 1 voters

Feisty, bubbly, and no-nonsense, Chae Gyeong is an ordinary high school student. Until one day when she receives some unexpected news. Because of her grandfather's will, she must marry the unendurable Crown ...more
32. Come! Jang Bo Ri

Korean Drama - 2014, 52 episodes

7.8

90 points by 1 voters

“Can a long-lost daughter find happiness when she is reunited with her parents after 20 years?” In a complicated twist, a young woman from a wealthy family goes missing and is raised ...more
33. Fluttering Warning

Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

6.7

88 points by 1 voters

A dermatologist, Cha U Hyeon is extremely popular with women, but he doesn’t have much interest in dating. Yun Yu Jeong is a famous actress who hasn’t been able to date another ...more
34. Ghost

Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes

8.2

87 points by 1 voters

Kim Woo Hyun is the only son of a high ranking police officer. Woo Hyun entered the police academy ranked first and graduated from the academy ranked first. As a detective, he ...more
35. Good Manager

Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes

8.5

86 points by 1 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