Female K-Drama Characters With Supernatural Powers
If you could have one of these superpowers, what would you pick?
The K-Drama scene is big on the fantasy genre. Over the years, there have been countless South Korean TV shows that featured characters with extraordinary abilities. The networks behind these shows are praise-worthy for their excellence in conceptualizing unique plots and executing awe-inspiring scenes.
Time traveling, mind reading, and superhuman strength are supernatural powers typically highlighted in a K-Drama. There are also many of these shows that center on narratives featuring ghosts, putting forth characters with fantastic ghost-busting skills; there are the likes of Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, Son Oh-gong (Lee Seung-gi) in A Korean Odyssey, and Han Moo-gang (Song Seung-heon) in Black, but for this article, we're focusing on the amazing female characters.
And speaking of ghosts, August is considered "the ghost month." What that basically means in Chinese culture is the period when the gates of hell are believed to open and ghosts are set free to wander around earth. This belief has led people to associate this month with bad luck and unfortunate events. This year, the ghost month began last August 19 and will last until September 16.
Check out the gallery below:
Women With Superpowers in K-Dramas
Women With Superpowers in K-Dramas
Jang Man-Wol in "Hotel del Luna" (2019)
Actress: IU (Lee Ji-eun) | Character: Jang Man-wol is the owner of Hotel del Luna, a hotel especially made for ghosts. For killing many people as a rebel, she is cursed to manage the hotel eternally until she becomes a good person. She's been living for 1300 years. | Powers: Immortality, ability to see and fight ghosts, psychokinesis, time traveling, amazing speed and superhuman strength
Photo Credit: tvN
Do Bong-Soon in "Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon" (2017)
Actress: Park Bo-young | Character: Do Bong-soon is an ordinary woman born with an extraordinary power she only uses for a good purpose. | Power: Superhuman strength
Photo Credit: JTBC
Wol-Joo in "Mystic Pop-Up Bar" (2020)
Actress: Hwang Jung-eum | Character: Wol-joo is a daughter of a shaman who falls in love with the Crown Prince but is accused of seducing him. This rumor leads to the death of her mother and her committing suicide by hanging herself on a sacred tree. Because of this sin, she's reborn with a mission to settle the grudges of 100,000 souls. | Powers: Ability to enter people's dreams with the help of a mysterious drink, time traveling, superhuman strength
Photo Credit: JTBC
Se-Hwa/Shim Cheong in "Legend of the Blue Sea" (2016)
Actress: Jun Ji-hyun | Characters: The series is set in the Joseon era and modern-day. Back in the Joseon era, Se-hwa is a mermaid whose tears turn into rare sea pearls. She travels across the ocean to find the man she loves. In the modern-day, she's Shim Cheong, a mermaid whose tail turns into legs, and meets the reincarnation of the man she's been searching for. | Powers: Ability to read people's minds and erase their memories, plus superhuman strength
Photo Credit: SBS
Nam Jong-Hoo in "While You Were Sleeping" (2017)
Actress: Bae Suzy | Character: Nam Jong-hoo is a field reporter who seeks to uncover wrongdoings. | Power: Ability to see the future events through her dreams
Photo Credit: SBS
Tae Gong-Shil in "Master's Sun" (2013)
Actress: Gong Hyo-jin | Character: An accident turns bright and bubbly Tae Gong-shil into a woman with a gloomy aura. Because of her extraordinary power, she becomes an outcast. But she later lands a job as the secretary of a company president, a position where her special ability comes handy. | Power: Ability to see ghosts
Photo Credit: SBS
Oh Cho-Rim in "The Girl Who Sees Smells" (2015)
Actress: Shin Se-kyung | Character: Oh Cho-rim has a traumatic past, as she saw her parents got killed. She lives on as the only witness of the so-called barcode serial murders. | Power: Ability to see smells as patterns in the air, aiding her in solving the serial murder mystery
Photo Credit: Namoo Actors
Jin Seon-Mi in "A Korean Odyssey" (2017)
Actress: Oh Yeon-seo | Character: Jin Seon-mi is a real estate CEO who meets and falls in love with a powerful immortal. | Power: Ability to see ghosts
Photo Credit: tvN
Kang Ha-Ram in "Black" (2017)
Actress: Go Ara | Character: Kang Ha-ram is an ordinary woman with a special ability. She meets a detective who is possessed by the Grim Reaper, and they fall in love with each other in the process of saving people's lives. | Power: Ability to see the shadows of death
Photo Credit: OCN
Na Bong-Sun in "Oh My Ghost" (2015)
Actress: Park Bo-young | Character: Na Bong-sun is the granddaughter of a shaman and a timid assistant chef. She is possessed by a lustful virgin ghost who seeks to seduce men to settle her grudge of not losing her virginity before she died. Na Bong-sun and her chef boss end up falling in love with each other. | Power: Ability to see ghosts
Photo Credit: tvN
Do you know other female K-Drama characters with supernatural powers? Let us know!
Lead photos from tvN and JTBC
