Poor Male Lead Korean Dramas & Movies

Parasite (2019)

Parasite

Rank #49

Parasite is a Korean movie that revolves around the Kim family, who are struggling to make ends meet by doing odd jobs. One day, their son Ki-woo lands a job...

Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds

Along with the Gods 1: The Two Worlds

Rank #270

After a heroic death, Kim Ja Hong navigates the afterlife with the help of three guardians Kang Rim, Hae Won Maek, and Deok Choon. All deceased must meet the gods...

Always

Always

Rank #356

Having closed himself away from the world, former boxer Chul Min starts a new job as a parking lot attendant. One night, a visually impaired young woman, Jung Hwa, walks...

Forgotten (2017)

Forgotten

Rank #399

After moving into a new house, the eldest son of the family, Yoo Seok, is abducted right in front of his younger brother, Jin Seok. After 19 days, Yoo Seok...

Fight For My Way (2017)

Fight for My Way

Rank #455

Can you still go after your dreams without the right background? Ko Dong Man has always dreamed of becoming famous as a taekwondo athlete but now works as a contract...

Squid Game (2021)

Squid Game

Rank #456

After a failed business venture, the debt-ridden chauffeur Seong Gi Hun lives his life gambling away the money he mooches off his elderly mother while failing to provide for her...

One Dollar Lawyer

Rank #457

Cheon Ji Hun is a lawyer with unusual flair. His hair has a stylish perm. His retainer is only 1,000 won despite being one of the most sterminated lawyers around....

Space Sweepers (2021)

Space Sweepers

Rank #638

It’s 2092, and space is littered with floating satellites and deserted spaceships. The crew of the junk collector ship, The Victory, travels throughout space looking for saleable garbage. With heavy...

The Crowned Clown (2019)

The Crowned Clown

Rank #657

Joseon is in a state of disorder due to uprisings and a power struggle surrounding King Lee Hun. To avoid targeted end, a clown named Ha Sun is brought to...

Ugly Alert (2013)

Ugly Alert

Rank #800

The story of a man named Gong Joon Soo who sacrificed himself by pretending to be a criminal to protect his younger stepbrother from being accused instead. While serving time...

The Box (2021)

The Box

Rank #1012

A jukebox musical film about an aspiring singer and a washed-up music producer who used to be a big shot in the industry. Together, they embark on a musical journey...

Pegasus Market (2019)

Pegasus Market

Rank #1158

“Cheap Cheonlima Mart” tells the story of employees at a falling-behind store where the staff is king, rather than the customer. While the manager tries to revive the mart, they’re...

My P.S. Partner (2012)

My P.S. Partner

Rank #1260

After learning that his ex-girlfriend has a fabulous new boyfriend, Hyun Seung spends his nights wracked with insomnia and jealousy. Then one night, a phone call from a intimatey stranger...

The Light in Your Eyes (2019)

The Light in Your Eyes

Rank #1304

In order to save her father from an accident, 26 year old Kim Hye Ja uses a mysterious watch to rewind time in an attempt to prevent the accident, but...

Suits (2018)

Suits

Rank #1496

Hotshot lawyer Choi Kang Seok is known as the most talented closer at the prestigious Kang & Ham Law Firm. Go Yeon Woo has a photographic memory and a high...

Luck-Key

Luck-Key

Rank #1604

Hyung Wook, an infamous criminal known for his perfection, slips on soap at a public sauna and passes out. Jae Sung, a not famous unknown actor who’s hit rock bottom,...

Bossam: Steal the Fate (2021)

Bossam: Steal the Fate

Rank #1965

A story of life and love that touches upon the oppression experienced by women and the impoverished. Ba Woo is a degenerate man who gambles, steals, fights, and hides his...

Smile

Smile, You

Rank #2189

Seo Jung In is the second daughter of a chaebol family, whose family suddenly meets with financial ruin. She is dumped by her husband, Lee Han Se, after their wedding...

Falsify (2017)

Falsify

Rank #2264

In modern society, journalism has lost its integrity, and journalists who focus on the facts have disappeared. However, we’ve seen that there are still journalists who seek the truth, and...

3-Iron

3-Iron

Rank #2344

A young drifter enters strangers’ houses – and lives – while owners are away. He spends a night or a day squatting at their home and repaying their unwitting hospitality...

Hur Jun

Hur Jun, the Original Story

Rank #2695

A TV series that traces the life of a man who beat the oppressive caste system to rise to the top in his field. The actual Hur Jun, the Original...

Jejoongwon (2010)

Jejoongwon

Rank #2874

Jejoongwon is the first modern hospital in Korea established in the Joseon era in 1885. Baek Do Yang is a nobleman who gives up his status to enter its ranks....

Yong Pal

Yong Pal

Rank #3088

Kim Tae Hyeon is a talented surgeon. Desperate for money to pay his sister’s medical bills, he adopts the code name Yong Pal and offers his medical sterminates to those...

Beautiful Gong Shim

Beautiful Gong Shim

Rank #3133

This drama is about the love story of two sisters and two men. The talented older sister has everything, including a beautiful appearance, and her younger sister, who is less...