Tag: Kdrama with female lead

My Royal Nemesis

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https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/

Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Starring: Lim Ji-yeon, Heo Nam-jun, Jang Seung-jo, Kim Min-seok, Kim Hae-sook, Baek Ji-won, Oh Min-ae
Where to watch: Netflix (14 episodes, 1 hour each)
To watch or not to watch: Well, it is self-aware, and it acknowledges the many other series which have preceeded it. Most of them are better too.

Kang Dan-shim (Lim Ji-yeon) has been quite smart and ambitious and has climbed to be the royal concubine in the Joseon dynasty, an honour reserved for people with noble birth. Needless to say, Kang Dan-shim is not from an illustrous family and after rising to the rank, has attracted jealousy and enmity from her fellow royal members.… Read the rest

The Price of Confession

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https://www.pinkvilla.com/

Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Starring: Jeon Do-yeon (and her hair), Kim Go-eun, Park Hae-soo, Jin Seon-kyu, Choi Young-joon, Lee Sang-hee
Where to watch: Netflix
To watch or not to watch: A definite step-up for regular Korean dramas as it makes women take the centre stage, but the thrills are chill

Artist couple Ahn Yoon-soo and Ki-dae live happily with their daughter in South Korea. One day, when Yoon-soo goes to visit her husband in his studio, she finds him brutally murdered. All the evidence the police finds point to Yoon-so being the murderer and she is sent to jail, where she meets Mo-eun, who is labelled as a psychopath because of the brutal way she murdered a dentist couple in their home by poisoning them and watch them die for half an hour.… Read the rest