Orphan Female Lead Korean Dramas & Movies

Once in a Summer (2006)

Once in a Summer

Rank #3948

An assistant to a TV producer, eager to stay off his bad side, promises to convince her former professor, a famous but reclusive academic, to appear on their show, which...

I (2021)

I

Rank #4013

Ah Yeong who graduated with child studies major becomes the babysitter for Yeong Chae who is raising a six-month-old child by herself. (Source: HanCinema)...

Queen of Ambition (2013)

Queen of Ambition

Rank #4105

When you grow up in extreme poverty, the experience can instill a steely resolve to succeed at all costs. Joo Da Hae is determined to leave her life of poverty...

Pain (2011)

Pain

Rank #4281

Debt collector Nam Soon lost his sense of pain after a traumatic accident during his youth, and now regularly takes beatings for his job. Street vendor Dong Hyun suffers from...

Breakup Probation

Breakup Probation, A Week

Rank #4621

Completely in love, Park Ga Ram and Kim Seon Jae were eagerly counting down the days to their wedding. But before either of them could say their vows, tragedy struck....

Woman of 9.9 Billion (2019)

Woman of 9.9 Billion

Rank #4831

Jung Seo Yeon grew up with an damaging actions father. Then she escaped to begin again with an affectionate and loving man; unfortunately that chapter in her life was brief....

Beautiful Days (2001)

Beautiful Days

Rank #4851

Lee Min Chul returns from studying in the US, to take an active role in his father’s prospering music business, Victory Records. It turns out that his father was involved...

Star in My Heart (1997)

Star in My Heart

Rank #4961

Lee Yun Hee is an orphan who is adopted into a hostile family environment. She harbors an undiscovered artistic talent, which helps to catapult her into the lives of two...

Hearts of Nineteen (2006)

Hearts of Nineteen

Rank #5477

Guk Hwa is a young country girl who leaves Yanbian (China) for Korea to get married. When she arrives in Seoul, she finds out that her fiancé had just died...

Spring Waltz (2006)

Spring Waltz

Rank #5683

Will the tragedy of spring be repeated years later? To escape debt, Lee Su Ho’s father escaped to a remote island where his friend had a young daughter Eun Young,...

Failan

Failan

Rank #5748

After losing both her parents, Failan emigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well...

Mr. Go (2013)

Mr. Go

Rank #5759

5-year-old Wei Wei is left all alone with her gorilla, Ling Ling, after her grandfather passes away in China. Her grandfather ran a circus troupe. Thanks to her grandfather’s love...

Birth Secret (2013)

Birth Secret

Rank #5998

Jung Yi Hyun is a genius, but she suffers from psychogenic amnesia and does not remember her husband and young daughter. Hong Gyung Doo is uneducated and poor, but he’s...

Dream Knight

Dream Knight

Rank #6332

A young girl named Joo In Hyung, suffering from her past experiences until a group of mysterious men suddenly enter her life. The fantasy romance drama touches on dreams, love,...

My Secret Hotel

My Secret Hotel

Rank #6389

This drama is about a woman who runs the wedding planning division of one of the country’s top 1% wedding destination hotels. And while planning perfect weddings for the elite,...

Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017)

Ayla: The Daughter of War

Rank #6401

Süleyman was dispatched to the Korean War in 1950 and he finds a 5 year-old girl all alone in the dark. She lost her parents and couldn’t speak due to...

Women of the Sun

Women of the Sun

Rank #6548

Shin Do Young is an announcer who instigates the jealously of all women around her because of her superior looks, great abilities, and great background. But Do Young has a...

Daddy Long Legs (2005)

Daddy Long Legs

Rank #6755

Young Mi is an orphan girl who up until high school had her education supported by a “secret admirer” which she calls Daddy Long Legs. Ten years later, still not...

Her Legend (2013)

Her Legend

Rank #7656

Jung Soo lost her mother at a young age and lived with her maternal uncle who treated her poorly. She had a chance to be adopted by a wealthy lady...

She is Nineteen (2004)

She Is Nineteen

Rank #7673

This series is about a 19-year-old girl, Yoo Min, who was being abandoned after the death of her mother. She lives alone with her adopted brother, Kang Pyo. She accidentally...

One Fine Day (2006)

One Fine Day

Rank #8317

After Seo Han Eul lost her mother in a fire, she was later adopted by a wealthy family and experienced a life of many twists and turns. Seo fire-arm’s father...

The Killer’s Shopping Mall

Rank #34788

It tells the story of a girl who loses her parents and is raised by her uncle who runs a shopping mall. (Source: Allkpop) ~~ Adapted from the novel “Sarinjaui...

Feelings (1994)

Feelings

Rank #47275

Three brothers Bin, Hyun and Joon become drawn to the very pretty and sweet Yuri, a family friend. Yuri arrives from France to live with them for the summer while...

Apgujeong Midnight Sun

Apgujeong Midnight Sun

Rank #47323

Whether a man and a woman become lovers or enemies depends on a fateful encounter. Revolving around work life at a TV network, this story is about young people who...