K-Dramas about Woman Revenge: A woman’s desire for revenge is generally viewed as being out of the ordinary, while revenge has historically been more frequently associated with male characters. Women are fighting their own battles and bravely ascending the stairway to redemption, going from being relaxed bystanders to the diligent voice of reason in tales of retribution.
K-dramas have given us some suspenseful thrillers with strong female leads, whether they are about a wronged wife, a young teen who has been brutally bullied, or a daughter seeking retribution for wrongs done to her family. Let’s explore them.
The Glory
Where to Watch: Netflix
Cast: Song Hye-Kyo, Lee Do-Hyun, Lim Ji-Yeon, Jung Sung Il & Yeom Hye-ran
After accepting a job teaching the bully’s child’s homeroom in an elementary school, a former victim of horrifying school bullying swears revenge on her tormentors in the drama “The Glory.” In contrast to Lee Do Hyun, who plays the complicated male lead, Joo Yeo Jung, Song Hye Kyo plays the vengeful Moon Dong Eun. Kim Eun Sook, the writer of “The Glory,” and Song Hye Kyo worked previously together on the hit drama “Descendants of the Sun.” Fans Can’t wait for Season 2, which will be scheduled to release on March 10.
My Name
Where to Watch: Netflix
Cast: Han So-hee, Ahn Bo-hyun, & Park Heesoon
In the South Korean television series MY NAME, a young woman uses organized crime to exact revenge on those who killed her father. Yoon Ji-woo, a 17-year-old played by Han So-hee, is determined to find her gangster father’s killer after witnessing his murder. She turns to her father’s closest friend, Choi Mu-jin (Hee-soon Park), the head of Dongcheng, Korea’s largest drug ring because the police have no leads. She enlists in the police force on his orders and becomes the gang’s covert agent to assist her in her search. Five years later, she is partnered with Detective Jeon Pil-do of the Inchang Metropolitan Police Agency’s narcotics unit under the name Oh Hye-jin (Ahn Bo-Hyun). Yoon must exercise caution because her boss (Kim Sang-ho) is committed to removing Dongcheon before he retires. Season 2 of My Name is also expected as the rumors are going.
Eve
Where to Watch: VIKI
Cast: Seo Yea Ji, Park Byung Eun, Yoo Sun, & Lee Sang Yeob
Lee Ra El (Seo Ye Ji) has been simmering in resentment since she was a young adolescent, and revenge is a dish that is best-served cold. Ra El saw her father’s brutal murder. Ra El escapes with the aid of Seo Eun Pyung, a human rights attorney after her mother vanishes and LY Group acquires her father’s business (Lee Sang Yeob). Years later, she reappears as Kim Sun Bin, a ballet instructor, with her daughter by her side. But Ra El has been carefully plotting her vengeance against Yoon Kyum and Pan Ro, and she begins by becoming friends with Han So Ra, Yoon Kyum’s wife (Yoo Sun). Yoon Kyum is well aware that Ra El is playing with fire and that she will get burned as she seduces her.
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Remarriage & Desires
Where to Watch: Netflix
Cast: Kim Hee Sun, Lee Hyun Wook, Jung Eugene, Park Hoon, & Cha Ji Yeon
Seo Hye Seung (Kim Hee Sun) lived a perfect life for 15 years. She had a daughter who was ready to go to college, a luxurious home and a fancy car. But everything falls apart when she learns that her husband Kang Nam Sik had an extramarital affair with lawyer Jin Yoo Hui (Jung Yoo Jin). Nam Sik appears to have killed himself after being exposed for having not only cheated on his wife. But also for having secretly deposited money in the name of his mistress. Hye Seung’s mother signed her up for the exclusive matchmaking service Rex while she was still a teacher and raising her daughter. lightning-fast revenge tale of a divorcee against the cunning mistress of her ex-husband.
The Penthouse
Where to Watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video & VIKI
Cast: Lee Ji Ah, Kim So Yeon, & Eugene
In these 3 seasons of K-drama, the people who live in Hera Palace, a lavish penthouse with 100 floors, are very secretive and have many hidden goals. Sim Su Ryeon, a wealthy native, is the ruler of the penthouse residence. The matriarch of the house, Cheon Seo Jin, does everything in her power to provide for her daughter. Oh, Yoon Hee was raised in a low-income family, but she aspires to join the high society by becoming the queen of the penthouse, which she sees as the height of achievement. At Seoul’s most coveted penthouse, a struggle for wealth, power, and status starts.
The World of the Married
Where to Watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video & Disney+ Hotstar
Cast: Kim Hee Ae, Park Hae Joon, & Han So Hee
Ji Sun Woo, a successful family physician, and associate director appears to have the ideal life. Her charming husband Lee Tae Oh, who she assisted financially in starting an entertainment company, and their adolescent son Joon Young reside happily in Gosan. When she learns that her husband is having an affair and that even their common friends are aiding him in hiding it, the idealized picture of a loving, happy family life is shattered. She embarks on a path of seeking revenge and putting her broken self back together after being devastated by the betrayal.
Mine
Where to Watch: Netflix
Cast: Lee Bo Young, Kim Seo Hyung, & Ok Ja Yeon
The elegant and intelligent daughters-in-law of the Hyowon Group, a significant conglomerate, serve a potent concoction of intrigue, desires, secrets, and retribution. While Jung Seo Hyun (Kim Seo Hyung), the daughter of a chaebol family, is married to the older son. Former actress Seo Hi Soo (Lee Bo Young) has given up her successful career to wed the family’s second son. Up until the arrival of housekeeper Yoo Yeon and tutor Kang Ja Kyung, everything appears to be going according to plan at the Hyowon mansion.
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Avengers Social Club
Cast: Lee Yo Won, Ra Mi Ran, Myung Se Bin, & Lee Jun Young
Focuses on three women who come from different backgrounds and band together for vengeance. A housewife, an heiress who was brought up like a sensitive greenhouse flower, and a middle-aged fish shopkeeper who dreamed of a better life for herself. They are an unlikely trio who would never have crossed paths, but they band together to exact their respective retribution. Even though they initially plan to work together, they’ll develop a close friendship.
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