Top 10 Best K-Pop Idol Actors
People often have a stereotype that K-pop idols are usually not good at acting. However, the people on this list will make them change their minds about that ... read more...prejudice. Let's find out the best K-pop idol actors with Toplist in this article!
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Rain made his film debut in 2003 with the drama "Sang Doo! Let's Go To School". His starring role in the pan-Asian hit drama Full House (2004) cemented his status as a Hallyu star. Rain made his Hollywood debut in the 2008 film Speed Racer and later starred in Ninja Assassin (2009), for which he became the first Korean to win an MTV award.
Rain made his big-screen debut in Park Chan-wook's romantic comedy film I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK in 2006. The film was chosen as the opening film for the Hong Kong International Film Festival and won the Alfred Bauer Award at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival. At the 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards, Rain was nominated for and won the Best New Actor award.
After a long time working abroad, Rain recently returned to the TV audience when starring in the movie "Ghost Doctor". Hopefully, in the coming years, the audience will have the opportunity to enjoy the unique films he plays.
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Choi Si-won, in addition to being a member of Super Junior, has dabbled in solo activities, primarily acting. Si-won was cast as the Liang Prince in the Hong Kong epic film A Battle of Wits in 2006. This is also his feature film debut. Co-star Andy Lau praised Choi Si-won, saying that he sets a good example for Hong Kong actors.
Oh! My Lady (2010), Poseidon (2011), Revolutionary Love (2017), and My Fellow Citizens! (2019) were his lead roles in Korean dramas, and he had supporting roles in Athena: Goddess of War (2010), The King of Dramas (2012) and She Was Pretty (2015). Choi Si-won has also appeared in a number of Chinese language films, including Helios, To the Fore, and Dragon Blade.
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Seo In-guk began his singing career after winning the talent show Superstar K in 2009, and he made his acting debut in Reply 1997 (2012). He has since appeared in the television series Master's Sun (2013), High School King of Savvy (2014), Hello Monster (2015), Squad 38 (2016), Shopping King Louie (2016), The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (2018) and Doom At Your Service (2021). He won many awards after starting in Reply 1997, such as the Rising Star Award, Best Couple Award with Jung Eun-ji at the 1st K-Drama Star Awards.
After focusing on other fields for a long time, Seo In-Guk made his small-screen return in May 2021 with the fantasy romance drama Doom at Your Service, portraying a non-human character Myul-mang. In the same month, Yoo Ha's comedy-crime film Pipeline reintroduced Seo to the big screen after an eight-year absence as a drilling expert involved in an oil heist.
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Yook Sung-jae, also known as Sungjae, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, host, and entertainer. He is a member of the BtoB boy group and its sub-group, BtoB Blue. In addition to his group's activities, Yook has appeared in television dramas Plus Nine Boys (2014), Who Are You: School 2015 (2015), The Village: Achiara's Secret (2015), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016), and Mystic Pop-up Bar (2020), as well as hit shows such as Hitmaker, We Got Married, and Master in the House.
Yook returned to the small screen in early 2020 as part of the main cast of Mystic Pop-up Bar, a JTBC drama based on a popular webtoon of the same name, after a three-year acting hiatus due to other careers. Then, Yook Sung-Jae left the cast of Master in the House on February 18th, after two years on the show prior to his mandatory military service.
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Debuting to the audience for the first time in 2010 as a member of the boy group Ze:A, Park Hyung Sik has had an extremely hard time working in music. However, Park Hyung Sik is remembered more by the audience with the image of an actor thanks to his extremely high-quality film fortune.
In the drama "What Happens to My Family?", Park Hyung Sik plays Cha Dal Bong - the youngest son with a fluffy, playful personality who is having a hard time finding a stable job. With this role, Park Hyung Sik successfully took away a lot of tears from the audience when excellently portraying Cha Dal Bong's psychological developments. At the same time, this role also helped the excellent actor win the "Best New Actor" award at the 2014 KBS Drama Award.
After returning from the army, the actor quickly returned with new projects, in which, Happiness is the first film project. Hopefully, in the future, Park Hyung Sik will continue to bring the audience more films with more quality roles.
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In addition to singing, Jinyoung also entered the film industry and won a lot of love from the audience. Park Jin Young made his acting debut in the drama Dream High 2 (2012).
Park Jin-Young was cast as the male lead in Cho Jae-independent min's film A Stray Goat in 2016. In the film, he played a high school student who moves to the town of Goseong and meets a girl who is an outcast due to rumors and suspicions about her father. The film was released in theaters on March 1, 2017, after premiering at the 17th Jeonju International Film Festival. In 2019, the male artist was also highly appreciated by experts for his two roles, Lee Ahn in the movie "He is psychometric" and Jang Woo Shin in "Melting Me Softly".
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Besides his popularity as a singer, songwriter, and dancer in the hit group 2PM, Lee Junho has also been praised for his acting ability in previous dramas. From the nasty glutton in "Good Manager" to the good lawyer in "Confession", Lee Junho has erased the stereotype that idols can't act. Thanks to his great acting ability and the success of the drama Good Manager, he won the 2017 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award.
After 2 years of enlistment, Lee Junho officially returned to the screen with the male lead role in the historical drama "The Red Sleeve" in 2021. This is a historical melodrama with cruel plots and tricks in the harem, the content revolves around the troubled love story of King Yi San (Lee Junho) and the palace maid Seong Deok Im (Lee Se Young). Because of the difference in identity between Yi San and Deok Im, along with the plots to compete for favor in the harem, "The Red Sleeve" has brought viewers an extremely tense and charismatic atmosphere.
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Originally a member of the boy group ZE:A and also a member of the subgroup ZE:A FIVE, however, Im Siwan is more known to Asian audiences as an actor with a series of hit works. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in the films The Attorney (2013) and Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014), both of which were box office and rating successes.
He played a former baduk player who learns to adapt to Korean corporate culture in the webtoon adaptation and cable hit drama Misaeng: Incomplete Life, and he reprised his role as a former baduk player in Incomplete Life: Prequel. Misaeng: Incomplete Life was a commercial success with high viewership ratings, peaking at 8.4 percent, and was dubbed a "cultural phenomenon". For his performance, Im received the Excellence Award in Acting at the 4th APAN Star Awards, as well as Best New Actor awards at the 9th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards and the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards.
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Ok Taec-yeon made his acting debut in the Korean drama Cinderella's Sister in 2010, and she has since appeared in Dream High (2011), Who Are You? (2013), Wonderful Days (2014), Assembly (2015), Let's Fight, Ghost (2016), Save Me (2017), The Game: Towards Zero (2020), and Vincenzo (2021), as well as the movies Marriage Blue (2013) and House of the Disappeared (2017).
Especially, in 2021, he played the main antagonist in the tvN drama Vincenzo. It was his first major antagonistic role since making his acting debut. Ok Taec-yeon also appeared in the historical drama Secret Royal Inspector & Joy, which aired on both tvN and iQiyi in November 2021.
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Kim Myung Soo (also known as L) is a member in charge of the visual position of the famous boy group INFINITE. Right from his debut, this male singer and actor born in 1992 has attracted attention with his superior appearance, delicate lines and perfect angle.
L made his debut as an actor in 2011 with the Japanese drama "Jiu" which aired on TV Asahi. Some of his other outstanding films can be mentioned such as "Shut Up Flower Boy Band", "What's The Deal, Mom?", "My Lovely Girl",... Especially, in 2019, he was very successful as Angel Kim Dan in "Angle's Last Mission: Love" with her co-star Shin Hye-sun.