True Strong Female Leads

Female leads I would consider strong according to my personal taste (in dramas I enjoyed).

WARNING: Comments include spoilers about what kind of ending it is (eg. happy end or bittersweet ending)!


-physically strong or intelligent and witty female leads

-puts her goals before romance (goals can include revenge, family or sth else)

-male chases female first

Strawb3rr3y Jan 31, 2020
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  • Empress Ki

    1. Empress Ki

    Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes

    My absolute favorite historical drama. Not only can she beat your ass but she's witty and smart, being able to juggle the palace life almost with ease during her journey to take revenge against people that truly deserve it. She truly follows her goals, even putting them before her true love. SPOILER: no happy ending, so be warned (still the best thing ever tho)

  • The Princess Wei Young

    2. The Princess Wei Young

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 54 episodes

    Although the female lead is incredibly smart and strong-willed, she focuses on true love too much for my own taste (if you like that though, it's a definite watch) instead of her goals.  SPOILER: Semi-Happy Ending, i guess (bittersweet)

  • Doctors

    3. Doctors

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

    Physically strong female lead, that is smart too with an absolute goal she follows through with till the end. Male lead is supportive of her. SPOILER: Happy End.

  • Cruel Romance

    4. Cruel Romance

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 40 episodes

    Might not be considered "strong" in the normal sense, since the male lead throws her around quite a bit, but she's strong-willed. Learns to use a gun later on (although not really that important to the plot) but it's really just a trope-ridden, badly made C Drama with a possessive lead. SPOILER: Happy Ending.

  • Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

    5. Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

    Korean Movie - 2005

    Bloody and no-romance(!) movie with incredibly strong-willed female lead that takes hardcore revenge. WARNING: Not for the soft-minded. SPOILER: Happy End, i guess?

  • The Villainess

    6. The Villainess

    Korean Movie - 2017

    Very physically strong female lead (trained killer), but maybe not incredibly smart (she gets used a lot by people). WARNING: bloody action movie. SPOILER: Bitter End.

  • No Mercy

    7. No Mercy

    Korean Movie - 2019

    Physically strong and smart female lead that stops at nothing to rescue her sister. Only sismance and nothing beyond an average action movie with blood. WARNING: bloody action movie. SPOILER: Sad Ending.

  • Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty

    8. Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 40 episodes

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