ㅡ my favorite people & their recommended works.

Kim Seon Ho

South Korean

drama:

• han ji-pyeong in start-up (2020)
• hong du-shik in hometown cha-cha-cha (2021)
• oh jin-kyu in strongest deliveryman (2017)
• cha woo-shik in laughter waikiki 2 (2019)
• kim rae-wan in you drive me crazy! (2018)
• go ji-seok in catch the ghost (2019)
• seon sang-tae in chief kim (2017)
• jung jae-yoon in 100 days my prince (2018)

films:

• 귀공자 in the childe (2023)

a recent favorite. an absolute blast to watch for his comedic chops, and his microexpession is meticulously detailed & fun to watch which is just impressive yet normal as he is a theatre actor. would love to see him excelling far complex roles though, i think he already prove that he's able to pull those off.

Ayano Go

Japanese

dramas:

• ibuki ai in miu 404 (2020)
• sorai daisuke in soratobu kouhoushitsu (2013)
• konotori sakura in kounodori 1 & 2 (2015 & 2017)
• saikawa kouhei in subete ga f ni naru (2014)

films:

• satou in ajin: demi human (2017)
• yatabe kengo in mukoku (2017)
• ryo urushibara in crows zero 2 (2009)

my favorite japanese actor, ever. the diversity of his projects, the way he pulled off every single character without a fail, just everything. it's quite hard for me personally to detect the level of acting performance among japanese actors/actresses mostly because i'm not used watching them as i do with k-dramas, but ayano go is perhaps one of the rare kind that i find easy to be attracted to acting-wise. he's just good. period.

Jung Kyung Ho

South Korean

dramas:

• kang min-ho in falling for innocence (2015)
• kim jun-wan in hospital playlist (2020)
• han tae-joo in life on mars (2018)
• lee joon-ho in prison playbook (2017)
• doctor's son/jung shi-hyun in cruel city (2013)
• song soo-hyeok in one more happy ending (2016)
• kang hyun-soo in smile, you (2009)

watch all of his works is basically what i'm saying.

Doh Kyung Soo

South Korean

dramas:

• lee yool/won-deuk in 100 days my prince (2018)
• lee jun-yeong in hello monster (2015)
• han kang-woo in it's okay, that's love (2014)

movies:

• roh ki-soo in swing kids (2018)
• go doo-young in my annoying brother (2016)
• won dong-yeon in along with the gods 1 & 2 (2017 & 2018)

web drama:

• kim hwan-dong in be positive (2016)

his filmography is probably one of the most impressive ones i've ever seen coming from an idol actor. and his spectrum...damn. this kid got talent and it SHOWS.

Hyun Bin

South Korean

dramas:

• kim joo-won in secret garden (2010)
• ri jung-hyuk in crash landing on you (2019)

movies:

• im chul-ryung in confidential assignment (2017)
• min tae-goo in the negotiation (2018)
• hwang ji-sung in the swindlers (2017)
• 'he' (hwang ji-seok) in come rain, come shine (2011)

the first actor that i've ever stanned and never regretted ever since. his choice of works could be questionable some times, but the way he potrays roles given to him are incredibly good and he was one of those actors that could utilize his visual to exude further charms on his characters.

Zo In Sung

South Korean

dramas:

• jang jae-yeol in it's okay, that's love (2014)
• oh soo in that winter, the wind blows (2013)

movies:

• park tae-soo in the king (2017)
• sang min in classic (2003)

noh hee-kyung create some of the best roles for him so fingercrossed they'd work toegther again in the near future.

Satoh Takeru

Japanese

dramas:

• tendo kairi in koi wa tsuzuku yo doko made mo (2020)
• sahara natsuki in bitter blood (2014)
• ichikawa akira in tonbi (2013)
• akiyama tokuzo in tenno no ryoriban (2015)

movies:

• himura kenshin in rurouni kenshin (2012)
• ogasawara aki in the liar & his lover (2013)
• postman/devil in if the cats disappeared from the world (2016)

truly one of the finest actor among his peers. and he's smart on picking good projects!

Kim Tae Ri

South Korean

dramas:

• go ae-shin in mr. sunshine (2018)

movies:

• hye-won in little forest (2018)
• sook-hee in the handmaiden (2016)
• yeon-hee in 1987: when the day comes (2017)

the very bright future of chungmuro. there i said it.

Tony Leung

Hong Konger

movies:

• chow mo-wan in in the mood for love (2000)
• cop 663 in chungking express (1994)

((i need to watch more of his works. wong kar-wai & him working together is an absolute bless, all in all.))

Gong Yoo

South Korean

dramas:

• kim shin in goblin (2016)
• choi han-gyul in coffee prince (2007)

movies:

• ji dong-cheol in the suspect (2013)
• seok-woo in train to busan (2016)
• han gi-joon in finding mr. destiny (2010)

should i say more?he's already at a phase where no one could say shit about his acting. he got the visual & acting capability at the same time, a rare actor who could simultaneously and easily command wide & small screen at the same time with clear line delivery & good voice tone. 

Kimura Takuya

Japanese

dramas:

• satonaka halu in pride (2004)
• tsukumo ryusuke in mr. brain (2009)
• asakura keita in change (2008)
• sena hidetoshi in long vacation (1996)

Suda Masaki

Japanese

dramas:

• orihara yukito in jimi ni sugoi! (2016)
• mashiba yutaro in dele (2018)
• kazunori harumi in todome no kiss (2018)
• tsuchiya masamitsu in 35 no koukousei (2013)

movie:

• haru yoshida in my little monster (2018)

Ryu Jun Yeol

South Korean

dramas:

• kim jung-hwan in reply 1988 (2015)
• je su-ho in lucky romance (2016)

movies:

• koo jae-shin in a taxi driver (2017)
• choi doo-il in the king (2017)
• seo min-jae in hit-and-run squad (2019)
• jae-ha in little forest (2018)

Kim Dong Wook

South Korean

dramas:

• jo jang-poong in special labor inspector jo (2019)

movies:

• kim soo-hong in along with the gods 1 & 2 (2017 & 2018)

SEVERELY UNDERRATED AND IT'S PRETTY SAD I HAVEN'T WATCH MUCH OF HIS WORKS T.T

Song Joong Ki

South Korean

dramas:

• kang ma-roo in the innocent man (2013)
• goo yong-ha in sunkyunkwan scandal (2010)
• yoo shi-jin in descendants of the sun (2016)

movie:

• chul-soo in a werewolf boy (2012)

Seo Hyun Jin

South Korean

dramas:

• oh hae-young in another miss oh (2016)
• han se-gye in beauty inside (2018)
• yoon seo-jung in romantic doctor, teacher kim (2016)

Cho Seung Woo

South Korean

drama:

• hwang shi-mok in secret forest (2017)

movie:

• joon-ha in classic (2003)

Uhm Ki Joon

South Korean

dramas:

• cha seon-ho/cha min-ho in defendant (2017)
• kang oh-hyuk in dream high (2011)
• chae eun-suk in scent of a woman (2011)

Ryu Deok Hwan

South Korean

dramas:

• han jin-woo in god's quiz (2010)
• jung bo-wang in miss hammurabi (2018)
• king gong-min in faith (2012)

Kim Kyung Nam

South Korean

dramas:

• lee soon-dol in prison playbook (2017)
• yoon hyun-moo in come and hug me (2018)
• cheon deok-goo in special labor inspector jo (2019)

Jang Ki Yong

South Korean

dramas:

• chae do-jin/yoon na-moo in come and hug me (2018)
• jung nam-gil in go back couple (2017)

web drama:

• sung ji-jae in the boy next door (2017)

Bae Doo Na

South Korean

dramas:

• han yeo-jin in secret forest (2017)
• kang hwi-roo in matrimonial chaos (2018)
• han soo-jung in master of study (2010)

movie:

• lee bon-hee in as one (2012)

Oguri Shun

Japanese

dramas:

• hyuga toru in rich man, poor woman (2012)
• danno tatsuya in ouroboros (2015)

movies:

• genji takiya in crows zero 1 & 2 (2007 & 2009)

Kim Woo Bin

South Korean

dramas:

• park heung-soo in school 2013 (2013)
• kim dong-hyub in a gentleman's dignity (2012)
• choi young-do in the heirs (2013)

movie:

• cha chi ho in twenty (2015)

Jo Jung Suk

South Korean

drama:

• lee ik-jun in hospital playlist (2020)
• eun shi-kyung in king 2 hearts (2012)

movie:

• ko doo-shik in my annoying brother (2016)
• lee yong-nam in exit (2019)
• jung jae-chul in hit-and-run squad (2019)

the master of 'realistically pathetic' acting performance, if you know what i mean lol. a satisfying feast to watch on his comedy roles, yet it still suprises me at how stoic he is on one of his earlier works such as king 2 hearts (2012).

Namkoong Min

South Korean

drama:

• kim sung-ryong in chief kim (2015)
• baek seung-soo in hot stove league (2019)
• na yi-jae in doctor prisoner (2019)
• nam gyu-man in remember: war of son (2015)
• ahn dan-tae/seok joon-pyo in beautiful gongshim (2016)

an actor you could trust to live up to your endless expectation almost every single time he choose a project. i still think he's severely underrated though which is sad because his recent works has been nothing but pure masterpieces, especially hot stove league. he sucks on picking romance-oriented dramas though, even when he has the skill to pull literally everything off. i'm rooting for his career to only walk on flowery path from now on!