Happy International Women's Day!

Check out our women's appreciation binge-list featuring all our favorite female leads -- strong, sweet, lovable, BOSS, funny -- from Viki's top dramas, curated just for you!

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Baek Ah Jin (Kim You Jung) is a beautiful, talented young actress. However, her outer appearance masks her inner cruelty, as Ah Jin mercilessly strikes down anyone who harms her and has no qualms about using people to achieve what she wants. Her stepbrother Yoon Joon Seo (Kim Young Dae) has stood by her since their childhood, vowing to protect her from his mother and her father, both of whom abused her. But as Ah Jin grows more extreme in their adulthood, he starts to change his mind about supporting her unconditionally, despite his deep love for her. Can Joon Seo save Ah Jin from herself, or is he too late to stop her revenge-laden path? This drama was based on the web comic of the same name by Vanziun.

Dear X

🖤 X-Treme Queens 👑

Sheng Yang (Xiao Zhan), a dedicated rookie designer, finds his world turned upside down when he crosses paths with Jian Bing (Bai Bai He), a seasoned advertising director. Despite their age difference, a deep connection forms between them, breathing new life into Jian Bing after her recent divorce. However, their budding romance faces fierce opposition from colleagues who suspect Sheng Yang’s intentions and families who disapprove of their union. Forced to part ways, they are later reunited by fate, reigniting their love. Will they manage to be together, or will external forces tear them apart again? This 2023 Chinese drama was directed by Song Xiao Fei.

Sunshine by My Side

Love in the Sunshine 

Tencent

When the He Family's noble standing is at risk, He Yan (Zhou Ye), the oldest daughter, is forced to adopt the identity of her brother He Ru Fei, the family's firstborn son. While attending school, He Yan meets Xiao Jue (Ryan Cheng), an aspiring scholar, and the two develop a friendship. However, He Yan decides to join the military to fight on the battlefield. She becomes a celebrated general, and returns home to her family – only to find that the real He Ru Fei has returned, and he wants "his identity" back. He Yan manages to escape, joining the military in a new city and vowing her revenge. There, she reunites with Xiao Jue, but he suspects her of being a spy. Can she and Xiao Jue rebuild their trust – and help He Yan achieve her goals? This drama was adapted from the web novel "Rebirth of a Star General" by Qian Shan Cha Ke.

Legend of the Female General

How to bath the Husky General

While Seo Jun Kyung (Seo Hyun Jin) has a successful career as a obstetrician-gynecologist, her composed exterior hides deep sadness, all stemming from an accident seven years prior that tore her family apart. To prevent others from learning about her past, she keeps to herself and projects confidence that she doesn't truly believe in. Everything changes when she meets her next-door neighbor Ju Do Hyun (Chang Ryul), a talented and free-spirited music director who immediately sees through her attempts at concealing her loneliness. As Jun Kyung and Do Hyun begin to grow closer, their relationship changes both of them in ways they never could have expected. This drama is a remake of the 2019 Swedish series of the same name.

Love Me

7️⃣ Ways to Heal

Initially coming from a poor family background, Kim Yeong Ran (Jeon Yeo Been) overcame tremendous struggles to become the bodyguard for the wealthy owner of Gasung Group, Ga Sung Ho (Moon Sung Keun). Sung Ho, who's terminally ill, presents her with an unconventional offer: he'll enter into a contract marriage with her, making her the heir to his fortune. However, Yeong Ran is soon forced into hiding for three months to avoid others who want to steal her boss' money, adopting the name "Bu Se Mi" and settling in as a warm-hearted kindergarten teacher in a village. Most of the other residents view her fondly, but strawberry farmer Jeon Dong Min (Jin Young), a single father with a child in "Se Mi's" class, finds her suspicious. Can Yeong Ran successfully outrun her enemies – and convince Dong Min that he has nothing to fear from her?

Ms. Incognito

👠 SeMi Secrets 🕶️

Cha Su Yeon (Eugene) has stood by her husband, Hyun Min Cheol (Ji Hyun Woo) throughout his presidential campaign, successfully seeing him elected to office despite previous setbacks. Su Yeon herself was a member of the National Assembly, but her political aspirations were constantly blocked by her father, the party leader at the time, so she shifted her goals to helping Min Cheol. In the midst of preparing for her role as the first lady, Min Cheol blindsides her by demanding a divorce just 67 days before the presidential inauguration. The relationship between Su Yeon and Min Cheol grows cold and adversarial, made worse by Sin Hae Rin (Lee Min Young), Min Cheol's secretive secretary and closest confidant. As Su Yeon endures the final two months before inauguration day, she must navigate political conspiracies, family secrets, and power struggles that threaten to upend her life.

First Lady

The First Lady Team

When a boy named Hee Joon (Moon Woo Jin) appears possessed by an evil spirit, Sister Giunia (Song Hye Kyo) wants to do whatever she can to help. However, when she learns that the priest capable of performing exorcisms may not arrive in time to save him, she decides to take matters into her own hands – even though nuns are forbidden from performing exorcisms. As Sister Giunia and Sister Michela (Jeon Yeo Been) prepare for the ritual, they uncover long-hidden secrets in their convent and come into conflict with Father Paolo (Lee Jin Uk), a priest and psychiatrist who believes that Hee Joon's symptoms are caused by an ordinary illness rather than anything supernatural. Can the nuns successfully banish the malevolent spirit, or are they taking on more than they can handle? This film is a spinoff of 2015's "The Priests."

Dark Nuns

Twenty years ago, Jung I Sin (Go Hyun Jung) lived life as a serial killer after she murdered five men, nicknamed "Mantis" due to female mantises' reputation for eating and killing their mates. She was eventually convicted and imprisoned, leaving behind her son Cha Su Yeol (Jang Dong Yoon), who later became a police officer. Su Yeol has long loathed his mother for her crimes, but when a murder that seems to mimic his mother's tactics takes place, he's forced to enlist I Sin's help to try and catch the culprit. Will I Sin be able to help – or is something even darker afoot? This drama was adapted from the 2017 French series "La Mante."

Queen Mantis

Mantis Crimes Team

Won Gyeong (Cha Joo Young), a daughter of the prestigious Min family, is intelligent and ambitious. She marries Yi Bang Won (Lee Hyun Wook), the fifth son of King Tae Jo, who aspires to ascend the throne. However, his father designates his second son as the next king instead, spurring Won Gyeong and Bang Won to make alternate plans. Won Gyeong successfully becomes a "King Maker" by helping Bang Won become the third King of Joseon, establishing a new regime together. After Bang Won becomes the king, however, he continuously betrays their family and her love by taking in more concubines. Nevertheless, Won Gyeong will not be swayed from her desire to change the world. This drama was based on the true historical regime of Queen Won Gyeong and King Tae Jong of Joseon.

The Queen Who Crowns

The Queen's Path 🌹

Cho Gak, aka Hornclaw (Lee Hye Young), has spent most of her life working as an assassin for a vigilante agency, killing lowlife underworld gangsters and other criminals on demand. Now aged 65, she no longer looks the part, and her health is failing – but she has lost none of her deadly skills. Hornclaw has become numb to killing and the loneliness of her existence. But her world is turned on its head when she meets Bullfight (Kim Sung Chul), a young up-and-coming hitman who claims he wants to work at her side. She also discovers that someone is trying to kill her. Unsure if she can trust Bullfight, she finds herself locked in a deadly struggle for survival. As tensions begin to rise, the stage is soon set for a tumultuous showdown. Will Hornclaw and Bullfight discover that those who live by the sword must also die by the sword? This movie is based on the novel Pagwa by Gu Byeong Mo.

The Old Woman with the Knife

Former police officer Su Young (Jeon Do Yeon) has just completed her two-year prison sentence after taking the fall for a corruption scandal in exchange for a hefty payout from Andy (Ji Chang Wook), who masterminded the entire operation. However, upon her release, she's met by Jung Yoon Sun (Lim Ji Yeon), a mysterious woman she's never met before, and no sign of Andy or her promised compensation. Infuriated and determined to claim what's rightfully hers, Su Young decides to confront Andy by any means necessary and uncover the truth behind her betrayal... even if it means she's risking death.

Revolver

Tencent Video

Xiao Qiao (Song Zu Er), a clever woman from the Qiao family, is arranged to be married to Wei Shao (Liu Yu Ning), the head of the Wei family, in order to create a strategic alliance between the two feuding clans. Initially, they struggle to lower their guards around each other due to years of bad blood between their families, but gradually begin to trust each other as they face issues that require working together. Over time, their opinions of each other start to shift – and before they know it, Xiao Qiao and Wei Shao begin to develop genuine feelings for each other. Will they form a lasting connection despite their early relationship qualms? This drama was adapted from the web novel "Zhe Yao" by Peng Lai Ke.

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