‘Lookout’ and ‘Fight for My Way’ is Replacing Female Representation in Korean Dramas with Their Main Female Leads
The female leads in two terrestrial Monday-Tuesday dramas have begun to show the power of women, changing the classic female representation in Korean dramas.
The female main character of ‘Lookout’, Lee Si Young, has a daughter who was murdered by Choi Moo Sung, the son of the head of Seoul Prosecutor’s Office However, Choi Moo Sung does not receive any punishment.
Since then, Lee Si Young has been a member of the watchdog and has sentenced the corrupt male prosecutor. The scene where Choi Moo Sung and Kim Sang Ho grabbed Choi Soo Hyung’s life by fighting Choi Soo Hyung in the super-mass murder case in 2004, stole the audience’s attention.
Lee Si Young then sent a copy of a recording containing Choi Soo Hyung’s voice confessing that Choi Moo Sung and Kim Sang Ho had dismissed Choi Soo Hyung in a mobile message to the reporters, who made sure the recording is broadcasted on an electronic billboard.
Meanwhile, in KBS’s ‘Fight for My Way’, news reporter Lee Elijah is Park Seo Joon’s ex-girlfriend who dumped him to marry a rich man. Now that she’s divorced, she’s back looking for Park Seo Joon.
Usually, in classic dramas, it were the women who were abandoned because the male wants to have a better life by marrying another woman of a higher class.
In ‘Fight for My Way’, Park Seo Joon is the abandoned one. Lee Elijah left him for a rich guy but then comes back now that she’s divorced.
In classic dramas, it was the woman who was usually had to be protected after being harassed by high-ranking men such as chaebols or top stars. This time, however, Kim Ji Won is there to protect Park Seo Joon from the toxic news reporter of ex-girlfriend. Kim Ji Won told her, “If you want to date Go Dong Man again, you have to fight me first!”
‘Lookout’ and ‘Fight for My Way’ air every Monday – Tuesday at 10PM KST.
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