From mic to camera: Male K-Pop Idols' stellar beginnings as actors
Karen Noronha
July 29, 2023
Im Siwan (ZE:A)
His 1st drama was
The Moon That Embraces The Sun
- he played the scholarly brother to the queen
Park Hyung-sik (ZE:A)
The Idol made his acting debut and starred in SBS' special drama
I Remember You
Jinyoung (GOT7)
He made his debut through
Dream High 2
, before debuting in JJ Project and GOT7
L (Infinite)
He had a supporting role in
Shut Up Flower Boy Band
Yoon Doojoon (HIGHLIGHT)
His first K-Drama was
IRIS 2
although he acted in sitcoms before that
Lee Junyoung (U-KISS)
His first K-drama was
Avengers Social Club
which was released in 2017
Ok Taecyeon (2PM)
He played the lovable 2nd male lead in
Cinderella's Stepsister
Lee Junho (2PM)
The other 2PM member Junho acted in the 2016 K-drama
Memory
Rowoon (SF9)
His first role was a supporting one in
School 2017
Yook Sungjae (BTOB)
His 1st main role was in
Plus Nine Boys
, although he had played a small cameo in
Reply 1997
Lee Joon (MBLAQ)
He starred in
Junglefish 2
and received rave reviews for his role
Cha Eunwoo (ASTRO)
His first role was as idol star MJ in
The Best Hit
D.O. (EXO)
His first role was in
It's Okay, It's Love
which released in 2014
V (BTS)
The singer made his first K-drama appearance in the show
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth
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