Gong Yoo is one of the top Korean actors. Gong Yoo made his acting debut in 2001 from the drama School 4 as a supporting role. He is best known for his drama Coffee Prince (2007), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017). He made his guest appearance in the hit Kdrama Squid Game (2021). In this blog, we’ll share the top Korean dramas of Gong Yoo.
Goblin (2016)
Network: tvN
Episodes: 16
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Melodrama
Cast: Gong Yoo, Kim Go Eun, Lee Dong Wook, Yoo In Na
Synopsis: Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) is a 939-year-old immortal goblin who is in search of his bride because she is the only one who can remove the sword through his chest. He can only move to the afterlife once the sword is removed. Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun) is a 19 years high school student and Goblin’s bride. She has the ability to see ghosts.
Big (2012)
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 16
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Youth, Fantasy
Cast: Gong Yoo, Lee Min Jung, Shin Won Ho, Bae Suzy
Synopsis: Seo Yoon Jae (Gong Yoo) is a successful doctor and he is engaged to Gil Da Ran (Lee Min Jung). Da Ran is a substitute teacher in the high school. Kang Gyung Joon (Shin Won Ho) is an 18 years old high school student. After an accident, Kyung Joon finds himself in Yoon Jae’s body.
Coffee Prince (2007)
Network: MBC
Episodes: 17
Genre: Food, Comedy, Romance
Cast: Gong Yoo, Yoon Eun Hye, Lee Sun Kyun, Chae Jung An
Synopsis: Go Eun Chan (Yoon Eun Hye) is a cheerful tomboy with a large appetite who is often mistaken as a guy. She does multiple jobs to support her family. In her neighborhood, a coffee shop opes but the condition was that girls are not eligible for the job. Han Kyul (Gong Yoo) is an intelligent man but he always tied with one career in his life. When Han Kyul and Eun Chan meet he hire her because he was not aware that she is a girl. Later he falls in love with Eun Chan and starts to question his sexuality.
One Fine Day (2006)
Network: MBC
Episodes: 16
Genre: Romance, Melodrama
Cast: Gong Yoo, Sung Yoo Ri, Namkoong Min, Lee Yun Hee
Synopsis: Seo Gun (Gong Yoo) and Seo Ha Neul (Sung Yoo Ri) are legally siblings after the marriage of Gun’s father and Ha Neul’s mother. After the death of their parents, they were sent to an orphanage. Ha Neul grows up in a wealthy and loving family whereas Seo Gun grows up in poverty. When he heard that his sister Ha Neul is living like a princess, so he decides to return to Korea in order to con Ha Neul.
Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy (2005)
Network: SBS
Episodes: 16
Genre: Romance, School
Cast: Gong Yoo, Gong Hyo Jin, Kim Da Hyun, Choi Yeo Jin
Synopsis: Na Bo Ri (Gong Hyo Jin) is a troublemaker and always gets into fights. One day she gets expelled from school because of her involvement in a fight. After facing all the hardships she gets a substitute teacher job at her old high school. Bo Ri has a crush on Ji Hyeon Woo (Kim Da Hyun), an art teacher at the same school. Park Tae In (Gong Yoo) is a troublemaker student who dislikes Bo Ri because she thinks she isn’t smart. But later get attracted to her teacher Bo Ri and fall in love with her.
Screen (2003)
Network: SBS
Episodes: 18
Genre: Romance, Drama, Family
Cast: Gong Yoo, Kim Tae Hee
Synopsis: Kim So Hyun (Kim Tae Hee) lost her father in a fire accident but she never give up on her dream and wants to become a writer. Yoo Ra (Oh Seung Hyun) is So Hyun’s friend, but she feels inferior to So Hyun. So Hyun and Yoo Ra both works in the same company. Yoo Ra has a secret crush on Kim Joon Pyo (Gong Yoo). Joon Pyo likes So Hyun’s father Director Kim.
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The Silent Sea (2021)
Network: Netflix
Episodes: 8
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Sci-fi, and Mystery
Cast: Gong Yoo, Bae Doo Na, and Lee Joon
Synopsis: The Silent Sea korean drama is a futuristic story where the earth is running out of water and a desertification situation has arisen. So to resolve this issue a group of scientists was sent on a mission.
Support Role:
School 4 (2001), Whenever the Heart Beats (2002), Hard Love (2002)
Guest Role:
Dating Agency: Cyrano (2013) in Ep. 9 as a magic man. Squid Game (2021) in Ep. 1, 9 as a salesman at the station.
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