Who's the boss now?

These 10 K-dramas flipped the script on power struggles and male-female dynamics. We heart this role reversal

- Christalle Fernandes

Twenty Five Twenty One (2022): It's the late-1990s. Korea is emerging from a financial crisis. The family of schoolgirl Na Hee-do, an aspiring fencer, has been largely spared. But Baek Yi-jin went from riches to rags overnight. Now, he's a college dropout struggling to make ends meet. Can the cheerful, bubbly Hee-do inspire him to chase new dreams?

Love Scout (2025): The CEO of a talent scout company falls for her secretary, a single dad. He doesn't understand her aloof personality and workaholic nature. She's intrigued by how his professional demeanour melts when he's around his two kids. Move over, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim. We've got a new fav.

The K2 (2016): A former mercenary, now an international fugitive, is hired to protect the illegitimate daughter of a Presidential candidate. He wants to use this opportunity to seek revenge on numerous enemies; the last thing on his mind is the rich and sheltered girl. But how can it not be love, when a snarky, lone-wolf bad guy and a beautiful, unloved young woman are thrown together?