4 Male Leads Who Shook Viewers With Their Superpower

Check out these male K-Drama leads who wowed audiences everywhere with their superpowers!

Dyllan Mykel, Kpopmap Editor
2 min to read · Published : Mar 7, 2023 · Updated : Jan 29, 2024

4 Male Leads Who Shook Viewers With Their Superpower

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K-Dramas sometimes serve as a parallel to real life, presenting main characters we can relate to on a personal level. Even if they are life-saving doctors or charismatic lawyers, their traits seem perfectly human and natural. There's no doubt that if they were to shake off that main character prestige, they would be just like the rest of us.

Then there are those male leads who have something 'special' about them — and by special, we mean they have some type of superpower. Now, superpowers are practically non-existent in real life, so these K-Drama leads already have an edge on us normal folk. They wow audiences with their out of this world abilities and show a charm that cannot be produced in real life. These powers are the definition of cool and have fans talking for hours.

So let's meet some of these male leads who have amazed viewers with their super human abilities!

1. "You Who Came From the Stars" - Do MinJoon

Do MinJoon was an iconic role for Kim SooHyun in the legendary drama "You Who Came From the Stars". He was quite literally out of this world, being an alien who came down from outer space.

His skillset includes the ability to stop time, teleportation, levitation, and so much more! Do MinJoon was a force to be reckoned with. If his superpowers were not enough, he also possessed impressive intellect and jaw-dropping visuals. There were actual no holes in Do MinJoon.

2. "Gu Family Book" - Choi KangChi

Considering Choi KangChi, played by the iconic Lee SeungGi, was both part human and part gumiho, it comes as no surprise that he has supernatural abilities.

When he turns into a Gumiho, KangChi gains superhuman strength, an increase in speed, and increased regenerative abilities. With Lee SeungGi at the helm of this character, it seems Choi KangChi gained one additional ability: the power to steal the hearts of fans everywhere. Now that's what you call overpowered.

3. "Are You Human Too?" - Nam Shin III

With Seo KangJoon playing the part of Nam Shin III, many were smitten by his jaw-dropping good looks. But that wasn't his only impressive trait in "Are You Human Too?".

The technologically advanced android possessed superhuman strength, a built in lie detector, and access to all the knowledge in the world. But quite honestly, the list simply goes on. Despite having circuits and wires in place of an actual heart and brains, Nam San III had the heart of a normal person, developing traits of an ordinary human being.

4- "Where Stars Land" - Lee SooYeon

On the outside Lee SooYeon, played by Lee JeHoon, seems like an ordinary airport employee. But underneath that air of normalcy is a robotic limb that screams anything but normal.

With it, Lee SooYeon possesses superhuman strength and the ability to withstand numerous blows to his arm. While the origin story behind his robotic limb is filled with pain and trauma, SooYeon overcomes those hardships and uses his newfound power to help those around him. With it, he's already saved multiple, becoming a hero in broad daylight. Not all heroes wear capes — if they're anything like Lee SooYeon, they wear tailored suits instead.