Without any doubt, K-Pop Idols are multi-talented not only they are good dancers and vocalists but their acting skills are also amazing. Many K-Pop Idols have proved that not only they are great singers but also successful actors. In this blog, I’ll share with you male K-pop Idols who are also successful lead actors. Click here for female K-pop Idols who are also successful lead actresses.
Park Hyung Sik (ZE:A)
Park Hyung Sik is a member of the boy group ZE:A. Hyung Sik is the vocalist and visual of ZE:A. He gains recognition in The Heirs (2013) for his supporting role. He acts as the main lead in the drama What Happen To My Family? (2014). His major projects are High Society (2015)Hwarang: The Poet Youth Warrior (2016), Suits (2018).
He began his military enlistment on June 10, 2019 and he will officially discharge from the military on January 4, 2021.
Rowoon (SF9)
Rowoon is a member of the boy group SF9. He made his acting debut in the drama Click Your Heart (2016) with his other SF9 members. After that, he appears in several popular dramas in a supporting role like School 2017, About Time (2018), Where Stars Land (2018). He gains more recognition from the drama Extraordinary You (2019). He also appears in a guest role in the drama Find Me in Your Memory (2020) and Was it Love? (2020). Read the review of his ongoing drama She Would Never Know (2021).
His Upcoming Korean drama is Affection.
Cha Eun Woo (Astro)
Cha Eun Woo is a member of the boy group Astro. He first debuts as an actor. He made his debut in the Korean drama To Be Continued (2015) with his other Astro members. His other major projects are My ID is Gangnam Beauty (2018), Top Management (2018), Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung (2019), and True Beauty (2020).
His Upcoming Korean drama is Island: Season 1
Kim Myung Soo (INFINITE)
Kim Myung Soo is a member of the boy band INFINITE and his stage name is L. He made his acting debut in the Japanese drama Jiu (2011). He is best known for his role in hit K-drama series like My Lovely Girl (2014), Miss Hammurabi (2018), and Angel’s Last Mission: Love Love (2019), Meow the Secret Boy, and Secret Royal Inspector (2020).
Choi Siwon (Super Junior)
Choi Siwon is a member of the popular boy band Super Junior. Being a K-pop idol and he made his acting debut in 18 vs. 29 Korean dramas a supporting role. Not only in Korean drama but in Chinese drama also he made his debut. In Legend of Hyang Dan (2007) K-drama he plays the main lead role. Choi Siwon other popular K-dramas are Oh! My Lady (2010), Revolutionary Love (2017), My Fellow Citizens (2019), and She Was Pretty (2015).
His upcoming Chinese drama is Billion Dollar Heir.
Ok Taecyeon (2PM)
Ok Taecyeon is a member of 2PM and he is the main rapper. He starts his acting from the 2010 drama Cinderella’s Sister. Gained more recognition in the drama Dream High (2011). His other major projects are Who Are You (2011), Wonderful Days (2014), Bring It On, Ghost (2016), and Save Me (2017). Read the review of his current drama Vincenzo.
Rain (Fan Club)
Jung Ji Hoon was a member of the boy group Fan Club. The group disbanded just in 2 years and only 2 albums were released. He is known by his stage name Rain. Rain is a singer, actor, songwriter, dancer, model, and producer. He has his own company “R.A.I.N. Company”. His major projects are Sangdoo, Let’s Go to School! (2003), Full House” (2004), A Love to Kill (2005), The Fugitive: Plan B (2010), My Lovely Girl (2014), Please Come Back Mister (2016). He also made his Hollywood debut in the movie Speed Racer (2008).
His upcoming projects are Korean drama The Ghost Doctor and Chinese drama Endless August.
D.O. (Exo)
Do Kyung Soo is a member of the popular boy group Exo. He is the main vocalist of EXO. He made is his guest appearance in the K-drama To The Beautiful You and debut in a supporting role on It’s Okay, That’s Love (2014). D.O.’s first lead role in the tvN historical K-drama 100 Days My Prince. Do Kyung Soo conclude his mandatory military service on January 25. 2021. D.O is one of the male K-pop Idols who are also successful lead actors.
Ong Seong Wu (Wanna One)
Ong Seong was a formal member of the boy band Wanna One. He made his acting debut in the Korean drama Idol Fever (2017) as a guest appearance. His major projects are Moment at Eighteen (2019) and More Than Friends (2020). Seong also made the guest appearance the in hit Korean drama 18 Again (2020).
Seo In Guk
Seo In Guk started his career as a singer after winning the first season of Mnet’s talent show Superstar K in 2009. In 2012 he made his onscreen acting debut as a supporting role in Love Rain. But his acting breakdown is in the drama Reply 1997 (2012). His other popular K-dramas are Master’s Sun (2013), Hello Monster (2015), Shopaholic Louis (2016), 38 Task Force (2016), and The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (2018).
His Upcoming Korean dramas are Doom at Your Service (2021) and Smoking Gun.
Park Jinyoung (GOT7)
Park Jinyoung is the songwriter and a lead vocalist of the boy group GOT7. He made his debut in the supporting role on the second season of Dream High in (2012). His major projects are He is Psychometric (2019) and When My Love Blooms (2020).
His Upcoming Korean drama is The Devil’s Justice (2021).
Jung Yong Hwa (CNBLUE)
Yong Hwa is the member and leader of the K-pop group CNBLUE. In 2009 Yong Hwa made his first acting debut in the K-drama You’re Beautiful. He also made his guest appearance in the popular drama A Gentleman’s Dignity (2012) as Yi Soo’s former student. His major projects are Heartstrings (2011), Marry Him If You Dare (2013), The Three Musketeers (2014), The Package (2017).
His upcoming Korea drama is Great Real Estate (2021).
Kang Min Hyuk (CNBLUE)
Min Hyuk is a member of CNBLUE. He made his acting debut in 2010 as a supporting role in the drama It’s Okay, Daddy’s Girl. He acted in several dramas Heartstrings (2011), My Husband Got a Family (2012), The Heirs (2013), Entertainer (2016), Hospital Ship (2017). Min Hyuk made the guest appearance in School 2017 K-drama. His ongoing drama is How to be Thirty (2021)
His upcoming Korean drama is Oh My Ladylord (2021)
Lee Jung Shin (CNBLUE)
Jung Shin is a bassist and rapper member of K-pop CNBLUE. He starts his acting career from the 2012 drama My Husband Got a Family as a guest role and supporting role from the drama Seo Yeong My Daughter. His major projects are Cinderella and Four Knights (2016), My Sassy Girl (2017), My first love (2018).
His upcoming Korean drama is Summer Guys (2021).
Min Ho (Shinee)
Choi Min Ho is a member of the K-pop group SHINee. Min Ho debuted as an actor in the 2010 K-drama Pianist. His major Korean dramas are Salamander Guru and The Shadow Operation Team (2012), To The Beautiful You (2012), Because It’s The First Time (2015), Hwarang (2016-2017), Somehow 18 (2017), The Most Beautiful Goodbye (2017). He played the supporting role in the latest K-drama Lovestruck in the City (2021) as a Police officer.
Yook Sung Jae (BTOB)
Yook Sung Jae is a member of the boy group BTOB. He made his acting debut in the year 2013 and got recognition in the drama Who Are You: School 2015. The major projects are The Village: Achiara’s Secret (2015), Goblin (2016), and Mystic Pop-Up Bar (2020).
Jun Ho (2PM)
Jun Ho is the main vocalist and lead dancer of the boy group 2PM. In Memory (2016) Korean drama he starts his acting career. He made the guest appearance in Uncontrollably Fond (2016). Jun Ho’s major projects are Chief Kim (2016), Just Between Lovers (2017-18), Wok of Love (2018), Confession (2019).
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