This Is What 20 Of Today’s Biggest K-Drama Stars Look Like In Their First Roles Vs. Their Latest Roles

1.  Lee Min Ho

Debut role: 2003, on Secret Campus as Park Du Hyeon

 

Latest role: 2016, on Legend Of The Blue Sea as Heo Joon Jae

 

2. Park Shin Hye

Debut role: 2003, on Stairway To Heaven as Han Jung Suh

 

Latest role: 2017, on “Heart Blackened” as Choi Hee Jeong

 

3. Gong Yoo

Debut Role: 2001, on School 4 as Hwang Tae Young

 

Latest role: 2016, on Goblin as Kim Shin

 

4. Song Joong Ki

Debut role: 2008, on “A Frozen Flower” as No Tak

 

Latest Role: 2017, “Battleship Island” as Park Moo Young

 

5. Song Hye Kyo

Debut role: 1996, on First Love as an unnamed student

 

Latest role: 2016, on Descendants Of The Sun as Doctor Kang Mo Yeon

 

6. Park Bo Young

Debut Role: 2003, on Secret Campus as Cha Ah Rang.

 

Latest role: 2018, on On Your Wedding Day as Hwan Seung Hee.

 

7. Lee Jong Suk

Debut role: 2010, on Prosecutor Princess as Lee Woo Hyun.

 

Latest role: 2018, on Hymn of Death as Kim Woo Jin.

 

8. Kim Tae Hee

Debut role: 2001, on “Last Present” as teenage Jung Yeon

 

Latest role: 2015, on Young-pal as Han Yeo Jin

 

9. Rain

Debut role: 2003, on Sang Doo! Let’s Go To School as Cha Sang Doo

 

Latest role: 2018, on Sketch as Kang Dong Soo

 

10. Lee Young Ae

Debut role: 1993, on How’s Your Husband? 

 

Latest TV series role: 2017, on Saimdang, Memoir Of Colors as Shin Saimdang

 

11. Gong Hyo Jin

Debut role: 1999, on “Momento Mori” as Ji Won

 

Latest role: 2017, on “Single Rider” as Lee Soo Jin

 

12. Kim Young Ok

Information on Kim Young Ok’s first roles is spotty at best, but the actress herself stated in an interview that her debut drama was in 1969. The first available media of her appearance on the big or little screen, however, is her appearance in the 1976 drama, 여고동창생 “Girls’ High School Alumni”.

 

Latest role: 2018, on Witch’s Love as Maeng Ye Soon

 

13.  Jang Hyuk

Debut role: 2001, on Volcano High as Kim Kyung Soo.

 

Latest role: 2018, on Bad Papa as Yoo Ji Cheol.

 

14. Kim Soo Hyun

Debut role: 2007, on Kimchi Cheese Smile as Kim Soo Hyun

 

Latest role: 2017, on “Real” as Jang Tae Yeong

 

15. Park Bo Gum

Debut role: 2011, on “Blind” as Dong Hyun

 

Latest role: 2016, on Moonlight Drawn By Clouds as Yi Yeong

 

16. Shin Min Ah

Debut role: 2001, on Beautiful Days as Lee Min Ji

 

Latest role: 2017, on Tomorrow, With You as Song Ma Rin

 

17. Jun Ji Hyun

Debut role: 1999, on “White Valentine” as Kim Jeong Min

 

Latest Role: 2016, on Legend Of The Blue Sea as Se Hwa/Shim Cheong

 

18. Park Seo Joon

Debut role: 2012, on School 3

 

Latest role: 2018, on What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim as Lee Young Joon

 

19. Kim Woo Bin

Debut role: 2011, on White Christmas

 

Latest role: 2016, on “Master” as Park Jang Goon

 

20. Yoon Eun Hye

Debut role: 2006, on Princess Hours as Shin Chae Kyeong.

 

Latest role: 2018, on Fluttering Warning as Yoon Yoo Jung.