Outstanding Female Leads
There are no downtrodden, weak, poor female leads on this list. They’re either smart, outstanding achievers, powered up, or badass with strong personalities that you can’t help but admire them. Plus they’re like unicorns, rarely seen on dramaland.
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1. Story of Yanxi Palace
Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
She’s cunning, tough, and others are no match for her….
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2. Eternal Love
Chinese Drama - 2017, 58 episodes
She’s badass in her goddess form….
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3. Don't Think of Interrupting My Studies
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
Smart, beautiful, and skilled with a strong personality describes her…
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4. Si Teng
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
She has the swagger and she’s the opposite of a damsel in distress.. in fact, it’s usually the ML who ends up being saved by her…
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5. The Empress of China
Chinese Drama - 2014, 96 episodes
If you know some Chinese history, then you would know why she is a legend…
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6. The Wonder Woman
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 18 episodes
She’s chic, savvy, stylish, and is even described as a shark in her workplace…. ML is admirable and not fainthearted if he could accept her ornery personality and still persist in pursuing her relentlessly.
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7. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
She’s too powered up that even the ML is treading lightly around her….
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8. The Legends
Chinese Drama - 2019, 56 episodes
She’s a powerful fighter and can usually take on a whole bunch of villains at the same without breaking her stride.
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9. Chef Fang
Chinese Drama - 2017, 36 episodes
She’s a culinary goddess who proved that she could get her man’s heart through his stomach. Considering how he enjoys all the food she made, I was surprised the ML has not gained weight by the end of the show.
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10. Love Scenery
Chinese Drama - 2021, 31 episodes
She was a true celebrity who can win awards, a talented superstar from beginning up to the end…. her performances were great, whether she switches to rock or sings pop…
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11. The Rational Life
Chinese Drama - 2021, 35 episodes
She has both beauty and brains it’s no wonder she gets pursued by men. Everytime men or women meet her for the first time, they would usually mention how beautiful she is throughout the drama…
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12. King2Hearts
Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
She’s considered a top member of an elite military force in North Korea. ML made her his empress in the end.
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13. Queen Cheorin
Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
Her bold-as-brass, larger-than-life character keeps you engaged as you watch this show. She doesn’t hold back at all, whether she’s passionately making out with the king, scheming, having fun, or fighting with the villains. Even her enemies find her a real handful…
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14. I Am This Type of Woman
Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
She came from a royal lineage and is described as beautiful and outstanding. Her family is loving and supportive, hence she grew up confident and lively. She’s a very good fighter due to her strong athletic abilities, so she’s the brawn to the ML’s brain... which makes them a strong pair. No ordinary man can take her on, her too strong personality scares them off, hence her history of broken engagements. Which is why only someone like the ML can match up to her, especially as he truly loves her and is devoted to her.
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15. Yu Zhao Ling
Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
She’s a high immortal goddess who can kick ass… need I say more?
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16. Try the World
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
She’s a very skilled fighter hiding her other identity…. that of a princess. In short, a badass royal….
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17. You Are My Glory
Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
She’s a beautiful, successful, wildly popular, admired superstar. She is not lacking in confidence and knows what she wants and how to get it, including the ML. They’re a power couple and the way their love blossomed and became stronger with time is simply wonderful to see.
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18. Zao Zuo Shi Guang
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
Her parents are both legendary generals, and she is every bit as outstanding. Beautiful, intelligent, cunning, an outstanding fighter, she hides her strength by pretending to be a fragile, sicklygirl, but the equally cunning and smart ML is not deceived as easily as the rest.
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19. Mei Gui Qi Shi
Chinese Drama - 2022, 23 episodes
She was a brave, heroic soldier who who can kick everyone’s ass, and was always the one saving the the ML.
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20. Hu Xin
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes