Nam Joo Hyuk made his acting debut in 2014 from Surplus Princess drama as a supporting role. He got recognition from the drama Who Are You: School 2015 alongside Kim So Hyun. After that, he appeared in many popular dramas in a supporting role Glamorous Temptation (2015), Cheese in the Trap (2016), and Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016). Joo Hyunk’s popularity rise from the youth sports drama Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016). Here we’ll share the Korean dramas of Nam Joo Hyuk.

Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022)

Genre: Friendship, Romance, Youth

Cast: Nam Joo Hyuk, Kim Tae Ri

Synopsis: It is a love story of Na Hee Do (Kim Tae Ri) and Baek Yi Jin (Nam Joo Hyuk). Hee Do is a member of the high school fencing team. After the financial crisis, their lives totally changed. Her team gets disbanded but somehow she becomes a member of the fencing national team. Meanwhile, Yi Jin’s father’s business went bankrupt. So he does all the part-time jobs. However, he becomes a sports reporter for a broadcasting network.

Start-Up (2020)

Genre: Business, Comedy, Romance, Youth

Cast: Nam Joo Hyuk, Bae Suzy, Kim Seon Ho, Kang Han Na

Synopsis: This drama is about a group of people who have started their business and the hardships they face while doing it, with the flavor of romance and Comedy. Nam Do San (Nam Joo Hyuk) is the founder of a start company Samsan Tech which is not doing well. Seo Dal Mi (Bae Suzy) is a university dropout and does a part-time job. Han Ji Pyeong (Kim Seon Ho) is the TL at SH Venture Capital with excellent investment skills. 

The School Nurse Files (2020)

Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Mystery, Horror, Supernatural

Cast: Jung Yu Mi, Nam Joo-Hyuk

Synopsis: Ahn Eun Young (Jung Yu Mi) is a nurse in a school. She has a superpower to see the jelly monsters which are created due to human desire. Eun Young uses a BB gun and toy knife for killing the jelly monster. Meanwhile, Hong In Pyo (Nam Joo Hyuk) is the Chinese language teacher at the same school. This drama is also available in the English language on Netflix.

The Light in Your Eyes (2019)

Genre: Romance, Life, Melodrama

Cast: Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Ja, Nam Joo Hyuk

Synopsis: Kim Hye Ja (Han Ji Min) has a positive personality and she wants to become an announcer but suddenly she found herself in a 70-year old woman’s body. 70-year-old Kim Hye Ja (Kim Hye Ja) has the power to manipulate time. Meanwhile, Lee Joon Ha (Nam Joo Hyuk) has a dream to become a reporter.

The Bride of Habaek (2017)

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy

Cast: Shin Se Kyung, Nam Joo Hyuk, Im Joo Hwan, Krystal Jung, Gong Myung

Synopsis: This Kdrama is the romance between water god and human. Ha Baek (Nam Joo Hyuk) is the god of the Land of Water. He comes to earth to get the sacred stones. So Ah (Shin Se Kyung) is neuropsychiatric, Ha Baek seeks out So Ah’s help but during his travel, he falls in love with her. Divine Realm was criticizing his love for So Ah because in the past also he was betrayed a human girl.

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016)

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Youth, Sports

Cast: Lee Sung Kyung, Nam Joo Hyuk, Lee Jae Yoon, Kyung Soo Jin

Synopsis: This drama shows the challenges sports players face with the flavor of romance and comedy. Kim Bok Joo (Lee Sung Kyung) is a weightlifter. She lives with her father and uncle. Jung Joon Hyung (Nam Sung Kyung) is a swimmer who is dealing with starting anxiety. Kim Bok Joo and Jung Joon Hyun went to the same elementary school and met again at sports university.

Who Are You: School 2015 (2015)

Genre: Mystery, Romance, Youth

Cast: Kim So Hyun, Nam Joo Hyuk, Yook Sung Jae

Synopsis: Go Eun Byeol (Kim So Hyun) is a famous high school student who went missing. After a few days, she returns to school but she has no memory. Han Yi An (Nam Joo Hyuk) is the childhood friend of Go Eun Byeol. Gong Tae Gwang (Yook Sung Jae) is the class-mate of Eun-Byeol and the son of the school’s director. You can watch School 2015 K-Drama on YouTube.

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