5 Up-And-Coming Korean Actors You Need To Know & Their Shows To Watch

By Wei Yin on 19 Mar 2020

Digital Editor

We previously ranked the top 10 hottest Korean actors you need to know but there are also many rising actors who are slowly making their mark in the industry.

Here are five up-and-coming Korean actors you need to know and their shows to watch. ?

Read on to find out more!

#1 Park Jin-young

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You might have seen Park Jin-young dancing and singing on stage as he is a part of popular K-pop boy group, GOT7. Known for his boyish good looks and stable acting despite first debuting as an idol, he had been taking on minor roles in K-dramas to hone his acting skills.

In 2019, he took on his first lead acting role in He Is Psychometric, a fantasy romantic comedy about a guy with the ability to read a person or an object's past through physical contact.

When mentioning best idol-actors, Park Jin-young is often never left out of the list. Look out for him in upcoming drama, Blossom (working title), where he will be portraying the lead character's younger years as a righteous and upright law school student who falls in love with a music school student.

#2 Lee Jae-wook

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What most people notice at a first glance is Lee Jae-wook's height at 187cm and good looks that resemble a chic city boy. However, he is actually a warmhearted person as seen in behind-the-scenes footage from his previous dramas, unlike his cold-looking exterior.

The 22-year-old made his acting debut in 2018 with the drama Memories of the Alhambra and went on to gain recognition for his role in Search: WWW. He made even more ladies' hearts flutter with his role in Extraordinary You where he acted as a nonchalant but caring guy.

Catch Lee Jae-wook in I'll Find You on a Beautiful Day, a current ongoing drama about forgiveness, healing and love.

#3 Lee Do-hyun

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Do you find Lee Do-hyun familiar? If so, it's probably because you have seen him in minor roles in dramas such as Prison Playbook, Thirty But Seventeen and Clean with Passion for Now.

But, it was his portrayal of Go Chung Myung in Hotel Del Luna that stole everybody's hearts! His delicate emotional acting to fierce action scenes and undeniable chemistry with IU gave viewers second lead syndrome and honestly, we can see why.

Watch Lee Do-hyun in upcoming dramas Sweet Home and 18 Again.

#4 Jung Hae-in

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Jung Hae-in first made his debut in K-pop girl group AOA Black's music video back in 2013 and had been acting in supporting roles since then. His breakthrough year was in 2017 when he acted alongside Suzy and Lee Jong-suk in While You Were Sleeping.

He then went on to prove his acting skills in Something in the Rain, his first lead role alongside veteran actress Son Ye-jin! The baby-faced 32-year-old actor portrayed the role of a younger guy who falls in love with an older woman, effectively making all the ladies fall for him even more.

Catch Jung Hae-in in his upcoming drama, A Piece of Your Mind.

#5 Rowoon

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We have another idol-actor on this list! Rowoon is a part of K-pop boy group, SF9.

Having acted in numerous supporting roles in dramas such as School 2017, About Time and Where Stars Land, he recently made a name for himself in his first lead role in Extraordinary You.

Other than his obvious good looks and crazy tall stature at 191cm, Rowoon managed to gain fans with his portrayal of the innocent and caring Haru in Extraordinary You.

Look out for Rowoon in upcoming drama Find Me in Your Memory as he will be making a special appearance.