❤️ {Favourite} Actors/Actresses to watch
I'll take an interest in a show if it features any of these actors. And yes, there are more than a few ulzzangs in this list :)
If this actor was the lead in a drama that I wanted to watch. If I've put TBD under Best Role, it's probably because I feel I haven't seen enough of their work to make a fair judgement.
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Doh Kyung Soo
South Korean
First Seen: Hello Monster. His role was short but it made such an impact on me. It grew my love of EXO and puts D.O. at this top of this list.
Best Role (in my opinion): Apart from Hello Monster, which was a gem, you can't look past the movie My Annoying Brother.
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Kim Woo Bin
South Korean
First Seen: The Heirs
Best Role (in my opinion): Uncontrollably Fond. He played the unashamedly charming Idol so convincingly, and at the same time broke our hearts every time he fell sick.
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Jung Hae In
South Korean
First Seen: Reply 1988
Best Role (in my opinion): Something In The Rain. Who didn't fall in love with Jung Hae In in this role? He was confidently charming and yet adorably shy. And every time he was angry or jealous, his eyes said everything.
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Jo Jung Suk
South Korean
First Seen: King2Hearts stole my heart
Best Role (in my opinion): Jealousy Incarnate
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Seo Kang Joon
South Korean
First Seen: Cheese in the Trap as Baek In Ho. Even though I didn't have second lead syndrome, like a lot of other viewers, you know he still made an impression on me because I remember his character name.
Best Role (in my opinion): Are You Human, Too. He plays a robot (with truely subtle expressions) as well as the spoilt chaebol. I actually don't think he is human.
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Ji Chang Wook
South Korean
First Seen: Healer
Best Role (in my opinion): Healer... although Empress Ki is a very close second. Both roles demonstrate his acting range, from the bumbling idiot by day, competent spy by night in Healer , to the spoilt prince you can't help but empathise with in Empress Ki.
Claims my personal award for Has Chemistry with Every Female.
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Park Jin Young
South Korean
First Seen: as an idol from GOT7 in various reality shows like Stray Kids. The first acting role I saw him in was Legend of the Blue Sea.
Best Role (in my opinion): He is Psychometric is his first fleshed out character, although I haven't seen When My Love Blooms.
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Jang Ki Yong
South Korean
First Seen: Go Back Couple. I didn't finish watching this show (just wasn't my cup of tea), but I still remember his scenes.
Best Role (in my opinion): TBD. I enjoyed his role in WWW:Search but admittedly haven't seen him in his other main roles so will reserve my judgement.
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Seo In Guk
South Korean
First Seen: Reply 1997
Best Role (in my opinion): Reply 1997 felt like it was made for him.
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Lee Jae Wook
South Korean
First Seen: Extraordinary You
Best Role (in my opinion): When The Weather is Fine
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Jin Ki Joo
South Korean
First Seen: Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Best Role (in my opinion): The Secret Life of My Secretary (although I haven't seen enough of her works to say otherwise).
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Jung So Min
South Korean
First Seen: Twenty
Best Role (in my opinion): Hmmm, it's a tossup between The Smile Has Left Your Eyes and Because This Is My First Life.
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Lai Kuan Lin
Taiwanese
First Seen: A Little Thing Called First Love.
Best Role (in my opinion): TBD. He's only really done the one role, A Little Thing Called First Love.
Lai Guanlin got me into Wanna One (albeit too late) and from there you realise how much of a carefree innocent kid he is, always laughing and willing to give anything a try.
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Kim Go Eun
South Korean
First Seen: Cheese In The Trap. I was so impressed by her acting manerisms.
Best Role (in my opinion): Goblin. Her character as a naive highschooler was so well portrayed that it made me disapprove of the romantic storyline (the highschooler was too child-like, how can it not feel like the man with hundreds of years of experience was taking advantage?)
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Son Ye Jin
South Korean
First Seen: A Moment To Remember
Best Role (in my opinion): A Moment To Remember
Such a graceful beauty, and for most people, gets the award for Best Eye Smile (Female)
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Yoo Seung Ho
South Korean
First Seen: I'm Not A Robot
Best Role (in my opinion): I'm Not A Robot... but there are so many other shows of his that I haven't yet seen.
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Lee Won Keun
South Korean
First Seen: Wild Chives and Soybean Soup: 12 Years Promise
Best Role (in my opinion): Sassy Go Go. His only role with a bit of depth and to be honest, his smile did most of the work. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Gets my personal award for Best Eye Smile (Male).
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Kim Young Kwang
South Korean
First Seen: Go Ho's Starry Night
Best Role (in my opinion): Hot Young Bloods
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Park So Dam
South Korean
First Seen: Cinderella and the Four Knights
Best Role (in my opinion): Parasite
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Lee Jun Ho
South Korean
First Seen: as JunHo of 2PM. Also, Twenty.
Best Role (in my opinion): Just Between Lovers, although I hear his role in Chief Kim is worth noting.
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Yook Sung Jae
South Korean
First Seen: Goblin
Best Role (in my opinion): Currently Goblin, but it will probably be Mystic Pop-Up Bar which gives him more to work with.
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Woo Do Hwan
South Korean
First Seen: Dramaworld - Literally the only good thing about this show.
Best Role (in my opinion): So far, The King Eternal Monarch showcased he can be an action hero as well as comedic relief in his duel role.
Want To See Next: Our Country, Tempted.
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Won Jin Ah
South Korean
First Seen: Just Between Lovers
Best Role (in my opinion): Just Between Lovers
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Kim Min Jae
South Korean
First Seen: on variety show Happy Together where he showed his dancing skills from being an idol trainee.
Best Role (in my opinion): TBD
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Choi Woo Shik
Canadian
First Seen: Ho Goo's Love
Best Role (in my opinion): Parasite of course. But also Ho Goo's Love
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Park Min Young
South Korean
First Seen: City Hunter
Best Role (in my opinion): TBD, but probably When The Weather is Fine
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Hyun Bin
South Korean
First Seen: Secret Garden
Best Role (in my opinion): Late Autumn (Movie) or Crash Landing On You
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Han Ji Min
South Korean
First Seen: Rooftop Prince
Best Role (in my opinion): TBD because I haven't seen a lot of her work, but One Sprint Night stands out.
She is so pretty and lovely...
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Park Seo Joon
South Korean
First Seen: She Was Pretty
Best Role (in my opinion): What's Wrong With Secretary Kim
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Janice Wu
Chinese
First Seen: Skate Into Love (2020)
Best Role (in my opinion): TBD. So far, Le Coup de Foudre (2019)
Want To See Next: The Brightest Star in the Sky (2019), My Amazing Boyfriend (2016)
She seems to have great chemistry with all of her co-stars, and the sweetest girl next door smile!
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Song Wei Long
Chinese
First Seen: Love The Way You Are (2019)
Best Role (in my opinion): Go Ahead (2020)
Also Seen in: Find Yourself (2020), Go Ahead (2020)
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Sugino Yosuke
Japanese
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First Seen: Good Morning Call Season 2: Our Campus Days
Best Role (in my opinion): Hitsuji to Okami no Koi to Satsujin (2019)
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Akaso Eiji
Japanese
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First Seen: Nee Sensei, Shiranai no? (2019)
Best Role (in my opinion): 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii (2020) was a hugely successful series and showcased Eiji's comedic and endearing performance.
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Vivian Sung
Taiwanese
First Seen: Our Times
Best Role (in my opinion): Our Times
Want To See Next: Take Me To The Moon where she teams up with Jasper Liu.
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Darren Wang
Taiwanese
First Seen: Fall in Love at First Kiss (2019)
Best Role (in my opinion): Our Times. He balances the brooding and goofy comedic timing perfectly to show off his range.
Also Seen in: Our Times (2015)
Up Next: The Wolf (2020), The Last Wish (2019)
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Jing Bo Ran
Chinese
First Seen: One Smile is Very Alluring (Movie 2016)
Best Role (in my opinion): TBD. Us and Them was really heartbreaking, but he has plenty of historical dramas I haven’t seen. -
Gong Jun
Chinese
First Seen: The Love Equations (2020)
Best Role (in my opinion): TBD. He's still has a lot to grow into in terms of acting abilities so I'm sure his best is yet to come.
Want To See Next: Begin Again (2020)
I recommend you avoid his earlier works. He gets by with his puppy eyes but definitely still growing as an actor :)
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Zhang Yu Jian
Chinese
First Seen: Le Coup de Foudre (2019)
Best Role (in my opinion): TBD. So far, Le Coup de Foudre (2019)
Want To See Next: Please Love Me (2019)
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Marcus Chang
Taiwanese
First Seen: Lost Romance (2020)
Best Role (in my opinion): TBD. Lost Romance (2020)
Also Seen in: Back to 1989 (2016), Café. Waiting. Love. (2014)
And he's a music producer and artist to boot.
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Wang Yi Bo
Chinese
First Seen: Gank Your Heart (2019)
Best Role (in my opinion): TBD. I've only seen him in Gank Your Heart (2019)
Want To See Next: Yes yes I know... The Untamed
Yi Bo is also a member of Korean-Chinese Boy Group UNIQ (currently on unofficial hiatus)
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Satoh Takeru
Japanese
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First Seen: Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo (2020)
Best Role (in my opinion): as Rurouni Kenshin
Also Seen in: The Liar and His Lover, Q10
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Sakaguchi Kentaro
Japanese
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First Seen: Heroine Disqualified (the only good character in that movie).
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Yoshizawa Ryo
Japanese
[635] Added 29/01/2021
First Seen: Ano ko no, Toriko (although I saw his other appearances in Wolf Girl and Black Prince)
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Machida Keita
Japanese
[619] 2021/02/19
It wasn't until Live Like a Girl that I was sold on him as an actor.
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Maeda Gordon
American
[63] Added 11/10/2021
First Seen: Mangaka Renai but it wasn't until Promise Cinderella that he stood out.
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First Kanaphan Puitrakul
Thai
2023.03.23 - 1,519
First Seen: Moonlight Chicken, but sold it in The Eclipse.
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Khaotung Thanawat Ratanakitpaisan
Thai
2023.03.23 - 1,509
First Seen: Moonlight Chicken. He nailed the nuanced feelings.
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