Dramas in which the Lead Female Character cross-dresses as a guy. Includes a guy-scale - how much the character resembles a guy with her look and behavior. Other suggestions are welcome!

Crossdressing Girls

KBS2

During the Joseon Dynasty when women were not expected to be smart or allowed to be educated, Kim Yoon Hee (Park Min Young) was both. 

After her father passes away and her brother becomes ill, Yoon Hee disguises herself as a boy and takes on her brother’s identity to get odd jobs and help support her struggling family. When she realizes that there is good money to be made, Yoon Hee begins to take the entrance exams in the place of other students who want to get into the prestigious Sungkyunkwan University. 

During one such test, Yoon Hee is discovered to be perpetrating the illegal activity by the morally upright Lee Sun Joon (Park Yoochun), who threatens to turn her in. 

But believing that Yoon Hee is a boy, Sun Joon encourages her to take the test herself (with her brother’s identity). Both pass the exam and get into the university and become roommates. As Yoon Hee is now enjoying the glories of getting a higher education, she befriends the playboy Goo Yong Ha (Song Joong Ki) and the rebellious Moon Jae Shin (Yoo Ah In) and starts to develop feelings for Sun Joon – all the while trying to keep her true gender a secret from her new friends and the other male students. 

Can she keep up the charade long enough to get the education she desires and keep her emotions at bay? 

“Sungkyunkwan Scandal” is a 2010 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Won Suk and Hwang In Hyuk. It is based on the bestselling novel The Lives of SungKyunKwan Confucian Scholars by Jung Eon Gweol. The series won numerous drama awards, and Park Min Young and Park Yoochun received numerous Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Couple awards.

Sungkyunkwan Scandal

KBS02

Ra On will do anything for money. Disguised as a man, she earns money by consulting and giving pieces of advice on love and dating. One day, one of her customers comes up to her with a pale face. It turns out that a lady who Ra On has been ghostwriting for the customer wants to meet a sender of love letters. She feels reluctant at first, but she'd do anything for money, so she decides to pretend to be her customer. However, instead of a pretty lady, Yeong, the handsome-looking man, comes to meet her. Yeong is the last hope of falling Joseon and the crown prince. The unpredictable romance between Ra On and Yeong unfolds at the royal palace.

Love in the Moonlight

The Moonlight Lovers

Eun Chan is a licensed taekwondo instructor who parts time as a delivery woman. One day, she comes across a delivery order that leads her to Han Gyeol, an heir to a conglomerate. Her boyish appearance deceives everyone into thinking that she's a strong man with a petite figure. Han Gyeol, on the other hand, being relatively close to men leads his grandmother to think he's gay. Eun Chan and Han Gyeol's entanglement lead to them working in a cafe, which soon brews a different kind of love story. They face multiple problems along the way that bring themselves closer and their love stronger than ever. Alongside them would be Han Gyeol's cousin Han Sung and his ex Yoo Joo who happen to be dating as well. Their love triangles bring excitement as they test another level of friendship and family.

Coffee Prince

All the youth in the world is beautiful because they do not fear facing the scorching sun, starting something new, calling others' names, or falling in love with someone. Jae Hee transfers to a boys' high school from the States to help Tae Joon regain his own feet as Tae Joon was there for her when she was at her lowest. Although Tae Joon announces his retirement as a high jumper, he slowly opens his heart thanks to Jae Hee. Eun Gyeol feels confused about his gender identity because of Jae Hee, who is disguised as a boy. But the boys here enjoy training and exercising regardless of their records and beyond competition and form beautiful bonds and show what real youth is like. Check out how the boys grow as humans and as athletes.

To the Beautiful You

The Beautiful Team

Mi Nyeo has a twin brother, Mi Nam. They grew together at an orphanage. Mi Nam has been chosen to be a member of a boy band, but he can't work as a singer due to an accident. So Mi Nyeo pretends to be her brother and starts to live as Mi Nam, the idol singer. The boy band has three other members: Shin Woo, Tae Kyung, and Jeremy. Shin Woo is a musical genius and the most popular member. Unlike the artistic and sensitive Shin Woo, Tae Kyung is more like a businessman and is hardly moved by anything. And Jeremy is an optimistic person who gets along with everyone. Mi Nyeo, living as Mi Nam, has to work with them. However, she is not sociable as she has lived all her life cut off from the world. So living as an idol singer is hard for her.

You're Beautiful

The A.N.JELL Team

Ra Im dreamed of becoming a firefighter like her father, but she gave up on that dream after losing her father in a fire. Instead, she got to see Jong Soo, the action director, at a filming site while working part-time there. Since then, she has worked as a stuntwoman, aspiring to be the first female action director. Ju Won is a cranky and hysterical man who owns a department store. He is not keen on dating and thinks a marriage of convenience is the best romance. One day, their souls are switched, causing many unexpected incidents to happen. It's only when their souls are switched that they begin a journey to look for their true selves. While they struggle to take their bodies back, they mature, and their romance blooms.

Secret Garden

SG Team

SBS, KOCOWA

Kim Hong Do, the best painter of the Joseon era and favored by the king, meets Yoon Bok, who possesses exceptional talent, at Dohwaseo. Kim Ho Do is jealous of his student Yoon Bok because he doesn\u2019t have his talent. Yet, he feels attracted to him, which is strictly forbidden. Kim Hong Do doesn\u2019t know that Yoon Bok, because of his exceptional talent, hides that he is a woman from the moment he enters Dohwaseo. However, upon being discovered, Yoon Bok, for the crime of ignoring strict rules and painting as she pleases, is almost chased out of Dohwaseo. With the help of Hong Do, who recognizes Yoon Bok\u2019s talent, the crisis is averted. The most famous painters of the Joseon era, Kim Hong Do and Shin Yoon Bok, have a true story not left in history, but in paint.

Painter of the Wind

MBC, KOCOWA

There has been a prophecy throughout the Silla era that the royal blood won't have male descendants once twins are born in the royal family. When the twin daughters, Cheonmyeong and Deokman, are born, King Jinpyeong hides Deokman away from Silla and makes her live in the Taklamakan Desert in China, making it impossible for Mishil to trace her. Deokman starts to wonder about her origin and birth, so she disguises herself as a man and enters Silla. Princess Cheonmyeong believes Deokman is a man, so she has Deokman be a member of Hwarang. At Hwarang, Deokman meets Yusin, who contributes to the unification of the three countries afterward, and cooperates with him to drag Mishil down. Amidst the conflict with Mishil, Deokman's identity as a princess of Silla is revealed. When Deokman escapes to live, she meets Bidam, the son Mishil has abandoned. Deokman joins hands with Yusin and Bidam to topple Mishil. Check out if Deokman succeeds in becoming a clever leader to rebuild Silla.

The Great Queen Seondeok

Dan Bi, a senior in high school who gave up on mathematics, runs away to the Joseon era on the day of SAT. And the very day that determines her whole life, when her life is at stake, someone enters her life with love. In Joseon, she witnesses and experiences that the agony she feels has been continued throughout history, and it isn\u2019t just hers but that of everyone. In that process, she feels comforted and consoled. This story is here to cheer up and comfort those who are striving hard to survive in the hectic and competitive modern day.

Splash Splash Love

The Splashers

iQiyi

The daughter of an impoverished family, Xue Wen Xi (Ju Jing Yi) knows all about hardship. Willing to do whatever it takes to help take care of her beloved family, Wen Xi has gone to extreme lengths to make ends meet. Which is why, when an opportunity to take work as a writer presented itself, she willingly took the job; even though doing so meant she had to disguise herself as a boy. The ruse seemed innocent enough, until the day the Prime Minister’s son, Feng Cheng Jun (Song Wei Long) walked into her life.

Impressed by Wen Xi’s work, Feng Cheng Jun sets a plan in motion that leaves Wen Xi no choice but to enroll in the esteemed Yun Shang Academy. As a school that only accepts male students, Wen Xi has no choice but to continue disguising herself as a boy. Taking her brother’s name, Wen Xi, now Wen Bin, spends every moment of her life terrified of having her secret revealed.&nbsp;

Despite her fears, Wen Xi thrives in her scholastic environment. Using her wit, kindness, and charms, Wen Xi earns the respect and friendship of a trio of fellow scholars who, together, become known as the “Yun Shang Quartet”. With faithful friends by her side, and a newfound love growing in her heart, Wen Xi finds the strength to face the hardships that inevitably come her way. But will this newfound strength crumble, once her darkest secrets are revealed?

A heartwarming story of love, family, and friendship, “In A Class of Her Own” is a 2020 historical romance drama directed by Zhi Lei.

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