A good sageuk drama will always produce characters that you either love or hate with a passion.In some cases, characters that you will never ever forget. Sometimes sageuk viewers focus on the male leads because they are so good looking and forget the compelling female characters who make these shows worth watching. My favourite female characters are not necessarily the protagonists and some may have played the antagonists but they were compelling enough to earn a place on this list.
17. Drama: Six Flying Dragons
Character : Sa Kwang/Yoon rang
Actress: Han Ye Ri
16. Drama : Damo/The legendary policewoman
Character :Chae Ok
Actress: Ha Ji Won
15.Drama: Emperor of the sea
Character : Madam Jami
Actress : Chae Shi Ra
14.Drama: Hwang Jin Yi
Character: Hwang Ji ni
Actress: Ha Ji Won
13.Drama: Yi San
Character Princess Ha Won
Actress: Sung Hyun Ah
12.Drama :Arang and the Magistrate
Character: Arang
Actress:Shin Min Ah
11.Drama: Dae Jang Geum
Character: Dae Jang Geum
Actress: Lee Young Ae
10.Drama:The Great Queen Seon Deok
Character: Mishil
Actress :Ko Hyun Jung
9.Drama : Shine or Go Crazy
Character: Shin Yool
Actress: Oh Yeon Seoh
8.Drama : Sungkyungkwan Scandal
Character : Kim Yun Hee
Actress: Park Min Young
7.Drama: King’s Daughter Su Baek Hyang
Character: Su Baek hyang
Actress : Seo Hyun Jin
6.Drama:Six Flying Dragons
Character : Boon Yi
Actress : Shin se Kyung
5.Drama : Tree with Deep Roots
Character So Yi/Dam Yi
Actress : Shin Se Kyung
4.Drama : Dong Yi
Character : Dong Yi
Actress: Han Hyoo Joo
3.Drama : Empress Ki
Character : Ki Seung Nyang/ Empress ki
Actress : Ha Ji Won
2.Drama : Queen Seon Deok
Character : Queen Seon Deok
Actress : Lee Yo Won
1.Drama : Maids
Character : Kook In Yeob
Actress: Jung Yoo Mi
Who are your favourite female characters in a sageuk? Please share your picks in the comments section. I would love to hear from you.
Honourable mentions
Jang Ae Ri as Lady Hyegyeong in Eight days
Yoon Ji Hye as Hong Mae in Jackpot
Jun Hye Bin as Seol Young in King and I
Though Su Baek Kyung would have been higher on my list, I couldn’t agree more with number 1!!!! Great list!
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Thanks for the compliment. I remember you have mentioned that King’s Daughter is your favourite sageuk, so I do get your sentiments. She ended up at number seven on this list because I have a long memory and I haven’t forgotten about all the pointless sacrifices she made for that annoying sister of hers. Pretty much the same reason Dong Yi also never makes it to number One for me yet that is my favourite sageuk. 🙂
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I love that some of my fave characters AND actors made the list. Namely Ha Ji Won (as Chae Ok, Hwang Jinyi & Seung Nyang), Park Min Young in SK Scandal and Seo Hyun Jin in Subaek Hyang. Love love love these girls in those roles and the rest of the list is awesome too. Some of them I’m yet to meet though. Have to do something about that soon! Really great article.
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Thanks for taking the time to read and comment. Ha Ji Won is also one of my favourite actresses and I feel like she has not been on screen enough lately. Here is hoping to seeing more of her in 2017
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