c dramas with strong female leads

Once destined for college, Violet Payne's life was stolen when her best friend took her admission letter, an act that ruined her future and led to her father's death. Ten years later, her friend became CEO, and she raised pigs in the countryside. Refusing defeat, she uncovers the truth and rises to become a successful entrepreneur, reclaiming her life and triumphing.

Joanna was known in the industry as the Fashion Queen, but few people knew her real name. She was hired as the chief designer at Cloud Workshop with a lucrative salary. However, she was abruptly fired by Howard, the president's son, leading to a series of upheavals. Meanwhile, Bryan, the president of Celestial Group, was eager to recruit talent and tried very hard to win Joanna over.

Avril Jepsen enters the book to cure a terminal illness and has a son, Josh Snow, with the male lead, Mitch Snow. But when Josh and Hannah Reed stop her from marrying Mitch, Avril leaves, causing Josh and Mitch to fall into darkness. Returning to the book at the system’s request, Avril unexpectedly brings her real-world son, Finn Grant, with her. She rejects Mitch and plans to leave after Josh's birthday. Mitch tries to stop her, but her husband, Noah Grant, arrives just in time to take her back. Avril returns to her life, and eventually, the fictional world also returns to peace.

To support her husband Josh's startup, Cherry secretly funded him for years while managing their home. With her help, Josh found success after six years. As an older mother-to-be, Cherry decided to reveal her role but was met with betrayal. Relatives shamed her under the guise of concern, and when a plot led to her risking preterm labor, Josh dismissed it and abandoned her. Cherry called her brothers for help, delivered her baby safely, and decided to divorce, cutting all business ties. At their child's party, Cherry publicly exposed the scheming women. Josh apologized, and Cherry returned to her family, ready to start a new chapter with her daughter.

Karina's stepson's birth mother returns, threatening to take the boy Karina raised and helped heal from a congenital leg disability. After a heated argument, Karina realizes her husband and stepson saw her only as a free nanny. Desperate, she then discovers John, her silent protector, ready to help her restart her career and shine again as a cybersecurity queen. When her ex-husband and stepson regret it, it's too late.

Paisley Jenkins, a war correspondent, gave up her career to become a housewife after getting married and having a child. Ten years later, her husband, Lucas, gifts Paisley’s late mother’s camera to his "little sister," Sophia. Paisley discovers Lucas and Sophia’s ambiguous relationship, and their daughter, Anna, idolizes Sophia. Heartbroken, Paisley applies to return to the warzone. Her news director warns her, "War correspondents must stay until the conflict ends"—implying she might not come back alive. Paisley files for divorce, but Lucas dismisses it.

After Julia Mason awakens from eight years in a coma during which Aaron Hall loyally cared for her, she decides to marry him with an extravagant dowry to show her gratitude. Aaron's family, unaware of Julia's true identity, skeptically but happily prepare for the wedding. However, Aaron's materialistic cousin Lily and her family cause trouble by showing up uninvited. At the wedding banquet, Lily and other relatives mockingly suggest Julia cannot afford the promised dowry, but Julia makes a dramatic entrance that silences all critics and reveals her true wealth and status.

While sweeping the streets, cleaner Carleigh Quinn encounters Roderick Sawyer stepping out of a luxury car. He hands her a bank card, explaining he's terminally ill and wants to help her. Surprisingly, Carleigh claims she can cure him, but three renowned doctors accuse her of being a fraud. When Roderick suddenly collapses, everyone rushes to his home where the doctors admit only the legendary "Sovereign of Scales" could save him. Carleigh reveals herself as this mystical healer with mastery across dozens of fields, cures Roderick, and leaves. Later, her fiance Kieran Harrell delivers divorce papers, and at their wedding, publicly abandons her to marry Aurora Quinn instead. Roderick arrives with a marriage proposal, announcing to everyone's shock that Carleigh is the revered Sovereign of Scales.

Yara Hart, once a humble employee concealing her true identity as the chairwoman of a successful listed company, discovers the heartbreaking betrayal of her husband, Mark Zahn. He has been scheming with his mistress, Wendy Stone, to steal their family's fortune. Devastated, she begins to plan her revenge. Armed with her hidden power and resources, she exposes Mark's true colors, protects her daughter from his treachery, and ensures he pays for his deceit.

Just when Angie Stone feels her life is perfect—enjoying the warmth of her family and the success of her career—a sudden twist of fate pulls her from the clouds and plunges her into an abyss. A hidden conspiracy quietly unfolds, and she is ruthlessly thrown into a dark, secret room, completely isolated from the outside world. The only link to the outside is a two-way mirror, offering a glimpse of the world beyond. Through it, Angie is horrified to realize she is trapped behind the walls of her own bedroom.

Famous dancer Tessa Jorrel time travels to the 1980s, becoming a pregnant woman despised by all. The original Tessa of the 80s had tricked Colonel Shaun Lorne into marriage. After Tessa's arrival in this new time and body, she gradually wins over her sisters-in-law with modern cooking and sincere kindness, entertains the military compound with storytelling skills, impresses her mother-in-law with dancing skills, and outsmarts Yelena Vance's schemes. Shaun, cold and disciplined in public but gentle at home, falls for Tessa. Before she realizes it, Tessa is completely in love with him.

Ji-Yeon, the wanna-be among the theater majors at school, dreams of a bright future after being cast in a famous director's work. However, her life shatters when her best friend Yu-Mi spreads a deepfake video of Ji-Yeon having an intercourse with Professor Park, and on top of that, has an affair with Geon-Woo, Ji-Yeon's boyfriend. Determined for revenge, Ji-Yeon teams up with the teaching assistant Su-Ho, who exposes Yu-Mi's true identity to her.

After returning to her biological family in her past life, Ava Devin was severely mistreated by the fake heiress and her three brothers. They even poisoned her and married her off to a dead person. Upon being reborn, Ava uses her past knowledge to send the fake heiress and her brothers behind bars. Eventually, she becomes the chairman of Nash Corp, with absolute authority in her hands.

Minnie Lane and her siblings had always relied on each other since they were kids. But an accident tore them apart, separating them for years. Fifteen years later, her younger siblings have each achieved success in their respective careers, while Minnie, tragically, was sold by human traffickers to Victor Zane in a remote village. Now, her younger siblings are determined to set out on a journey to find their eldest sister and bring her home.

Gianna Mason is Javion Herman's protected "golden canary." Just as Gianna is about to give birth, Javion is framed and disappears. Five years later, Gianna returns to the country with her daughter and encounters a down-on-his-luck Javion. Mother and daughter bring him home, and the three join forces to face their enemies and clear up past misunderstandings.

In her previous life, as Carol lay on her deathbed, she realized that her husband, Mathew, and her son, Sam, did not truly love her. This awakening granted her a second chance, and she was reborn seven years after marrying Mathew. In this new life, Carol chose to support Mathew and his beloved, Yuna, while also committing herself to the career she had forsaken in her past.

In their previous lives, the empress and the consort spent their whole lives locked in a bitter rivalry. It wasn't until their deaths that they uncovered the truth—they had both been pawns in the emperor's game. Their children were used to turn them against each other, and their families had all perished at the emperor's hands. Reborn, the empress returns to the very day the emperor falsely accused her of causing the consort's miscarriage. This time, she does everything she can to protect her former enemy. But before she can offer an explanation, she discovers that the consort has been reborn as well. Once they confirm their shared secret, the two women turn from rivals to allies, determined to take down the unfaithful emperor together. In their previous lives, the emperor's power was still shaky at this point, and he relied heavily on the political influence of both women's families. This time, the empress uses his greed against him and brings him to his own downfall. At the story's close, the consort embraces a life of peace while the empress ascends the throne with grace. For once, the women of the imperial harem live peacefully, free of rivalry. Who says a woman can't wear the crown?

Sue went missing in her childhood but was later brought back by her biological parents to the Spears family, where she was bullied to death by the family's adopted daughter, Ruby. After being reborn, Sue used her memories from her past life to accumulate wealth by buying property and gold, winning a competition with her original songs, and successfully creating a short video platform. Subsequently, she fought back against the Spears family's malicious targeting, exposing Ruby's schemes, and severed ties with the Spears family, leaving them filled with regret.