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.
