4 Powerful K-Drama Actresses In 2023: Lee Bo Young, Song Hye Kyo, More
The year is about to bid goodbye to its first half which had been filled with high scale works and well-written dramas.
In addition, a number of works have left an immense impact on the viewers, thanks to their unstoppable lead stars and flawless performances.
Before we enter the second half of 2023, let's look back and celebrate all the badass women who dominated the Hallyu scene with their charisma.
Lee Bo Young
Legendary actress Lee Bo Young is in the list as she returned to the limelight with a feminist workplace drama earlier this year.
She headlined "Agency" where she played the role of Go Ah In, a workaholic creative director who built her empire from the bottom to the top of an advertising company.
Although she was often belittled in her company for being a woman, she didn't let the patriarch run over her. Go Ah In strived for more, earned her colleagues' trust and fought her corrupt boss.
Lee Bo Young embodied the traits of a strong and independent woman as Go Ah In in "Agency."
Chun Woo Hee
Chun Woo Hee returns as Lee Ro Um in "Delightfully Deceitful." She's a con artist who possesses a cold heart due to her personality disorder.
She's a strong woman who was raised to choose rationality over emotions. However, her courageous and unapologetic personality allows her to pull through life's unexpected hardships.
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Although her character cannot empathize, Chun Woo Hee successfully immersed herself in her character, leaving fans in awe.
Kim Hee Ae
Veteran actress Kim Hee Ae played Hwang Do Hee in "Queenmaker," a female-centered drama that centers on two women's unconventional friendship.
In the series, she is a woman with wits who has a great influence in managing crises on social media.
With her unexpected power, she helps a fellow woman to gain the public's trust in order to win the election and smash the patriarchy.
Song Hye Kyo
Last but not the least is Song Hye Kyo who enjoyed a syndrome-level success as Moon Dong Eun in the revenge drama "The Glory."
She is a scarred woman who avenges herself from her school violence perpetrators by becoming their child's homeroom school teacher.
Despite her hardships and urges to end her life, she remained strong in order to make her perpetrators pay the price of their wrongdoings.
Song Hye Kyo proved her skill set through the Netflix drama, which earned her the Best Actress Award at the 2023 Baeksang Arts Awards.
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Written by Elijah Mully.
