In every K-drama, we tend to glorify the heroes and the heroines. But a drama becomes engaging when there’s a devilish villain. From action-packed series to mysterious thrillers – a villain makes the show more entertaining and protagonists worth rooting for. Also, a storyline feels incomplete without an evil character.
So, without any further ado, let’s look at the best K-drama villains who garnered the most attention from the viewers. There is Ryu Shi-Oh from Strong Girl Nam-Soon, Park Yeon-Jin from The Glory, Jung Han-Seok from Vincenzo, and more on the list.
Ryu Shi-Oh (Strong Girl Nam-Soon)
In Strong Girl Nam-Soon, Byeon Woo-Seok plays Ryu Shi-Oh, who, on the surface, is the CEO of the DOOGO sales and distribution company but is actually a drug lord. He has the largest supply of synthetic drugs. Ryu Shi-Oh is a person who desires to devour power, and his greed knows no bounds. Byeon Woo-Seok was appreciated for portraying such a dark character in the drama. It was he who engraved the audience with the plot till the end.
Park Yeon-Jin (The Glory)
The Glory is a drama about school bullying and revenge. One of the villains in the show that caught attention is Park Yeon-Jin (played by Lim Ji-Yeon). She is the main antagonist who creates chaos and bullies Moon Dong-Eum (Song Hye-Kyo) during their high school days. When the series premiered, the viewers hated Yeon-Jin but appreciated Ji-Yeon’s performance as the K-drama villain.
Jung Hae-Seok (Vincenzo)
Kwak Dong-Yeon plays Jung Hae-Seok, who is first introduced in the drama as Jang Jun-Woo. He becomes the head behind the antagonistic Babel Group. Hae-Seok’s character slowly reveals its dark characteristics in the series, which makes the audience hate him even more. His transformation from Jun-Woo to Hae-Seok is quite terrifying and chilling. Dong-Yeon was applauded for his outstanding performance in the show.
Kim Myeong-Gil (Bloodhounds)
Park Sung-Woong portrays Kim Myeong-Gil in Bloodhounds. In this drama, he plays a villainous character who kills anyone who comes in his way. The series caught viewer’s attention because of Sung-Woong’s performance as the deadly and brutal Myeong-Gil. The protagonists of this drama are Woo Do-Hwan and Lee Sang-Yi.
Baek Hee-Sung (Flower of Evil)
Flower of Evil is a thrilling K-drama where Do Hyun-Soo (Lee Joon-Gi) lives under the identity of Baek Hee-Sung to hide his past. However, the real Hee-Sung (Kim Ji-Hoon) is in a coma, and his heinous criminal mind locks a lot of secrets about a series of murders. But in the meantime, Joon-Gi’s detective wife, Cha Ji-Won (Moon Chae-Won), suspects her husband to be the serial killer. Kim Ji-Hoon’s villain caught the attention of viewers. He is one of those K-drama villains we love to hate.
Mo Tae-Goo (Voice)
Kim Jae-Wook beautifully portrays the psychopathic character Mo Tae-Goo in the K-drama Voice. He is intelligent and handsome, but his mind is in a gutter. He can unravel his cruel mindset and go off killing innocent people and animals without any remorse. Tae-Goo stays anxious as he hallucinates some past events that get on his nerves. Jae-Wook showed his outstanding versatility while playing this dark character.
While watching these K-dramas, if you hated each character, it’s a point to the actors and their talent. They managed to portray dark characters according to the story’s needs. Their actions, expressions, dialogue delivery, and every facial movement made these characters how they turned out in the drama.
