Genius Male Lead Korean Dramas & Movies

Miracle: Letters to the President (2021)

Miracle: Letters to the President

Rank #457

Set in the 1980s, the film tells the story of Bo Kyung, the older sister of a math prodigy and high school student Jun Kyung. They both live in the...

God's Quiz: Reboot (2018)

God’s Quiz: Reboot

Rank #823

This is a drama about elite doctors and forensic scientists investigating mysterious deaths and solving mysteries related to rare diseases. Han Jin Woo is the severe paind medical genius with...

Liar Game

Liar Game

Rank #1033

Various contestants take part in a game show with a prize of 10 billion won. The contestants who can cheat the others wins the prize. Contestants include genius swindler Ha...

God's Quiz Season 3 (2012)

God’s Quiz Season 3

Rank #1062

The old-timer Bae Tae Shik butt heads with Han Jin Woo acting as the genius medical examiner. The two always differ in opinion, but whenever a case needs to be...

God's Quiz Season 4 (2014)

God’s Quiz Season 4

Rank #1643

Elite doctors chase a mysterious death and attempt to solve the mystery related to rare diseases. (Source: DramaWiki)...

In Our Prime (2022)

In Our Prime

Rank #1973

Ji Woo, an outcast in a prestigious private high school, does not fit in due to different social backgrounds than his well-to-do classmates. One day, he meets Hak Sung, the...

Never Give Up

Rank #2199

Depicts the bromance of Goo Pil Soo, a breadwinner in his 40s who dreams for his second heyday, and Jung Seok, a genius in his 20s who dreams of his...

Doctor Lawyer

Rank #2228

Han Yi Han was an elite surgeon. He graduated at the top of the best medical school in South Korea and he specialized in two departments: general surgery and cardiothoracic...

Dr. Brain (2021)

Dr. Brain

Rank #2274

An emotional journey that follows a brain scientist who is obsessive about figuring out new technologies to access the consciousness and memories of the brain. His life goes sideways when...

Hwang Jin Yi (2006)

Hwang Jin Yi

Rank #2435

This story is about the life of Joseon dancer, musician and poet, Hwang Jin Yi, who seeks perfection in her art relentlessly and the hardship facing women due to their...

The Snow Queen (2006)

The Snow Queen

Rank #3742

At 17, Tae Woong, a mathematical genius, meets two people who will later become the people he loves. One becomes his best friend and the other his love. Tae Woong’s...

Perfect Number (2012)

Perfect Number

Rank #4099

Seok Ho was a child genius but now lives an average life as a high school math teacher. When his new neighbor, Hwa Sun, moves into the apartment next door,...

Big Match (2014)

Big Match

Rank #4463

Choi Ik Ho is a martial arts star with talent for action and humor. But one day, he is framed for tragic end. Ace is a game planner who makes...

Heaven's Order (2013)

Heaven’s Order

Rank #5355

The Joseon version of a Chaser about a medical practitioner who struggles to save his daughter from a terminal illness while being caught up in a plot to poison King...

Twenty Hacker (2021)

Twenty Hacker

Rank #6589

A movie about a white hacker club ‘Better World’ and a genius hacker ‘HEX’ having an inevitable showdown with the black hackers as the Songdo International Exchange was hacked in...

Haesi’s Shinru

Rank #34332

The drama follows the love story of Crown Prince Yihyang, a genius scientist during the Joseon era, who loved watch the stars at night, and a mysterious girl, Haeru, who...

Pandora: Beneath the Paradise (2023)

Pandora: Beneath the Paradise

Rank #34669

In order to protect her beloved family, Hong Tae Ra must become the First Lady of Korea. Hong Tae Ra has a perfect life with her beloved husband Pyo Jae...

Late Spring

Late Spring

Rank #43372

Set in the 1960’s. In post war Korea, the government decides to dispatch troops to Vietnam in an attempt to rebuild the country’s devastated economy. Joo Goo, a genius sculptor...

Drama Stage Season 3: Big Data Romance (2019)

Drama Stage Season 3: Big Data Romance

Rank #46430

A genius applications developer who blindly believes in Big Data meets a woman who is not even 1% compatible with his beliefs and falls in love with her in this...

Monopoly (2006)

Monopoly

Rank #51527

Kyung Ho is a genius computer programmer who manages the on-line networks of all banks in Korea. One day, he accidentally runs into an attractive businessman named John. John invites...

Kingdom School: Absolute Evil (2021)

Kingdom School: Absolute Evil

Rank #99999

A school filled with coercive harsh. Kang Tae Oh, a genius transfer student with an IQ of 160, works with his intimidation friends to confront intimidation in their own way....