Ladies written like actual complex human beings
I wanted a list with all the dramas i've watched that had flawed beautifully complex female characters, which is something still rare in media in general but much more so in kdramas which is quite baffling considering most of them are written by women, I'm honestly tired of the sexist demeaning ways a lot of female characters are treated , most of them in stories supposed to be about them, which is not to say that misogyny shouldn't be depicted, it should, but it also should be addressed and condemned 99 percent of dramas that have these problems aren't there to discuss the issue or portray it realistically the sexism is just there as something normal or even in a lot of cases romantic and despite this being fiction, it's important to keep in mind that fiction influences us so much more than we realize, these are a few dramas that i thought had multifaceted ladies. There were a few others that had great heroines , but i wanted to showcase the ones that had more than one well written character.
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1. Avengers Social Club
Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
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2. Six Flying Dragons
Korean Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
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3. The Princess' Man
Korean Drama - 2011, 24 episodes
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4. Age of Youth
Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
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5. Because This is My First Life
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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6. Chief Kim
Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
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7. Live
Korean Drama - 2018, 18 episodes
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8. Healer
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
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9. Que Sera, Sera
Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes
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10. I Hear Your Voice
Korean Drama - 2013, 18 episodes
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11. Capital Scandal
Korean Drama - 2007, 16 episodes
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12. Suspicious Partner
Korean Drama - 2017, 40 episodes
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13. My Father is Strange
Korean Drama - 2017, 52 episodes
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14. Miss Korea
Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
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15. Just Between Lovers
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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16. Go Back Couple
Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
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17. Thirty But Seventeen
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
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18. Fight For My Way
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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19. Reply 1988
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
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20. Reply 1997
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
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21. King2Hearts
Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
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22. Be Melodramatic
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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23. Live Up to Your Name
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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24. The Beauty Inside
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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25. The Fiery Priest
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
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26. The King of Dramas
Korean Drama - 2012, 18 episodes
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27. Tunnel
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
We only had one main female character, but she was fantastic, especially considering the genre that Tunnel belongs to, and the fact that crime/mystery/thriller shows tend to be even worse when it comes to female characters.
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28. Ugly Alert
Korean Drama - 2013, 133 episodes
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29. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
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30. Dong Yi
Korean Drama - 2010, 60 episodes
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31. Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
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32. History of the Salaryman
Korean Drama - 2012, 22 episodes
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33. Jealousy Incarnate
Korean Drama - 2016, 24 episodes
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34. Special Labor Inspector Jo
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
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35. One Spring Night
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
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36. Stranger
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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37. The Story of Ming Lan
Chinese Drama - 2018, 78 episodes
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38. Romance is a Bonus Book
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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39. Dal Ja's Spring
Korean Drama - 2007, 22 episodes
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40. Mr. Sunshine
Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
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41. Search: WWW
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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42. I'll Find You on a Beautiful Day
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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43. Nobody Knows
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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44. Into The Ring
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
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45. I’m Not a Robot
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
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46. Mystic Pop-Up Bar
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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47. Eighteen Again
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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48. Run On
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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49. Story of Yanxi Palace
Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
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50. Love Between Fairy and Devil
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
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51. Chiamalo Amore
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
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52. Fake It Till You Make It
Chinese Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
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53. Imawa no Kuni no Alice 2
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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54. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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55. Hospital Playlist
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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56. My Roommate is a Gumiho
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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57. The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry
Korean Drama - 2010, 16 episodes
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58. Crash
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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59. Pyramid Game
Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes