Even though we all want a green flag in our lives, sometimes we are also guilty of liking the red flag character. These red-flag characters have their own charisma, and although we fall for their handsome faces, we can’t deny they are super rude, arrogant, and big-time liars. Check out the red-flag male characters here. In this blog, we’ll share some red flag male characters in Korean dramas.
Park Jae Eon in Nevertheless
Episodes: 10
Cast: Song Kang, Han So Hee, Chae Jong Hyeop, Lee Yul Eum, Yang Hye Ji
Genre: Friendship, Psychological, Romance, Youth, Mature
Park Jae Eon (Song Kang) is majoring in art, and Yoo Na Bi (Han So Hee) is a senior at the same university. Park Jae Eon is very different from others; he hides his true self from others, and he is not in a serious relationship. So Hee has a terrible past in a relationship and has decided not to love anyone. Jae Eon is a playboy who always hides his relationships with others and tries to ignore Na Bi in public. Park Jae Eon is one of the most annoying red flag male characters in Korean dramas.
Gu Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers
Episodes: 25
Cast: Gu Hye Seon, Lee Min Ho, Kim Hyun Joong, Kim Bum, Kim Joon
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Youth
Geum Jan Di (Gu Hye Seon) is a poor girl who ends up getting admission to one of the most prestigious schools in South Korea. Gu Jun Pyo (Lee Min Ho), Yun Ji Hu (Kim Hyun Joong), Song Woo Bin (Kim Jun), and Lee Jeong (Kim Bum) are four friends with rich backgrounds; their group is known as “F4”. Jun Pyo is the most famous student at the school. He is the richest kid, but arrogant.
Baek Hee Sung in Flower of Evil
Episode: 16
Cast: Lee Joon Gi, Moon Chae Won, Jang Hee Jin, Seo Hyun Woo
Genres: Romance, Thriller, Mystery, Psychological, Melodrama, Crime
Ha Ji Won (Moon Chae Won) is a detective, and she is married to Baek Hee Sung (Lee Joon Gi). She adores her family more than anything. Baek Hee Sung is an ideal husband. He works as a craftsman and is successful with his metalworking, but he hides his cruel past and lives under another person’s identity. He was using her wife, Ji Won, and showing fake emotions.
Kang Ma Roo in The Innocent Man
Episodes: 20
Cast: Song Joong Ki, Moon Chae Won, Park Si Yeon
Genre: Melodrama and Romance
Kang Ma Ru (Song Joong Ki) was from a poor family. He was a medical student and loved Han Jae Hee (Park Si Yeon), who left him for money and got married to Seo Eun Gi’s (Moon Chae Won) father. Seo Eun Gi was rude and arrogant. After Jae Hee’s betrayal, he became a playboy. To take revenge on Jae Hee, he started pretending to be in love with Eun Gi.
Jang Joon Woo in Vincenzo
Episodes: 20
Cast: Song Joong Ki, Jeon Yeon Bin, Ok Taecyeon
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Crime
Jun Woo (Ok Taecyeon) is an intern who works under lawyer Cha Young (Jeon Yeo Bin) at Woosang Law Firm. He plays a duality personality where, in front of Cha Young, he is a sweet, careless, innocent intern working under her, but behind everyone’s back, he is doing all the illegal and wrong work. He was doing wrong, but he made his stepbrother a puppet, so whenever things go wrong, he can blame him for everything.
Choi Do Il in Little Women
Episodes: 12
Cast: Kim Go Eun, Nam Ji Hyun, Park Ji Hu
It is the story of three sisters who get involved in a case. These sisters are fighting against the most influential family in South Korea. Oh In Joo (Kim Go Eun) is the eldest sister who grew up in a very poor environment. Oh In Kyung (Nam Ji Hyun) is the middle sister who works as a reporter. In Hye (Park Ji Hu) is the youngest sibling and studies at a prestigious high school. Choi Do Il loves money, and he becomes involved with Oh In Ju.
Shin Se Gi in Kill Me, Heal Me
Episodes: 20
Cast: Ji Sung, Hwang Jung Eum
Genres: Psychological, Comedy, Romance
Cha Do Hyun (Ji Sung) is a chaebol who has dissociative identity disorder due to a traumatic childhood experience. He lives with seven different personalities. Over a period of time, he undergoes many therapies, but his symptoms are not improving. Shin Se Gi is one of his violent and strong personalities, the opposite of Cha Do Hyun. One day, Se Gi meets Oh Ri Jin (Hwang Jung Eum), who is a resident psychiatrist, and he starts liking her. Ri Jin also finds out about his condition; later, Do Hyun hires her as his personal psychiatrist and helps him recover from his childhood trauma.
Kim Do Jin in A Gentleman’s Dignity
Episodes: 20
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Melodrama
The story revolves around four men and their women, who are in their forties, as they go through a breakup, love, and failure. These boys have been friends since they were teenagers. Kim Do Jin (Jang Dong Gun) is an architect who is brutally honest with a cold personality. He is still single. Seo Yi Soo (Kim Ha Neul) is a high school teacher who loves playing baseball games in her free time. Tae San (Kim Soo Ro) is the head of the construction division. Choi Yoon (Kim Min Jong) is a lawyer, and he is still recovering after his wife’s sudden death. Lee Jung Rok (Lee Jong Hyuk), married, is married to Park Min Sook, a rich woman. Even after marriage, he loves to flirt with other women.
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