Korea is a country that is not only strong in music but also very strong in the field of dramas. Many K-pop idols to show more than they are capable have also encroached on the acting arts industry and it is really a good choice. Thanks to that, many K-pop idols have been hugely successful and even helped their careers advance, especially female idols. Let's take a look at 10 golden faces in the female idol village of the land of Kim Chi possessing top acting talent in stormy movies in recent years.
1 IU
IU as Jang Mal Won - Hotel Del Luna Photo credit: Channel14
Hotel Del Luna Trailer
Known as the Nation's Sister. IU is clearly the top female K-pop idol in Korean dramas. Previously in the 2010s, she only appeared on variety shows such as Star Golden Bell, Heros and with a rich voice, she also regularly participated in performing her hits on big stages for fans. Her first acting debut was in 2013, in the drama You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin (Shoon-shin is the best), she was favored by the director to play the lead role of Lee Shoon-shin due to her demeanor being very suitable for this role. She was highly praised by her co-stars and crew for her performance that year. Although she has only just started acting, she has already received positive reviews from film critics and was even nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards
IU's acting career became increasingly successful as she appeared in Korean dramas such as The Producers (behind the scenes entertainment) and Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (Moonlight Lovers). This was also when IU's popularity in China reached an all-time high in her entertainment career. This helped her achieve her best performance and began to be chosen by film producers to send gold. IU went on to star in My Mister, which officially became one of the highest-rated Korean dramas of all time. Success after success led IU to the next big Korean drama, Hotel del Luna (Bizarre Hotel). IU's acting career is so good that it might make us forget what her main talent really is.
2 BAE SUZY (MISS A)
Suzy's role as Go Hye Mi in Dream High. Image source:Pinterest
The scene where she sings in episode 13 of Dream High
Bae Suzy actually started out as a model rather than a Korean idol (active in JYP Entertainment's Miss A group). She made her acting debut in the teen drama Dream High and won the Best New Actress award at the KBS Drama Awards. She moved into acting and reality shows before playing a supporting role in the KBS drama Big Drama. Her next role was in the historical drama Gu Family Book, where she won the top actress award at the MBC Drama Awards as well as the Best Actress Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards.
One of her most successful Korean dramas was the fantasy thriller While You Were Sleeping, at which time just hearing the name Bae Suzy was enough to make Korean movie lovers immediately mark the film as a must-see. A few years later, she was able to continue that with the action-spy film Vagabond. However, 2020 really catapulted Suzy to the top thanks to the Korean drama Start-Up, where she played an aspiring businesswoman who wants to be Steve Jobs. Currently, she is still trying to participate and embody more roles to bring fans more works.
3 HYERI (GIRL’S DAY)
Hyeri as Sung Deuk Sun - Reply 1988. Image source:Google
A hilarious scene in Reply 1988
Hyeri studied at Seoul School of Theater and Arts majoring in film at Konkuk University, so it should come as no surprise that she went from being an idol to acting. Her debut role was as Jang Mi-hyun in SBS's Tasty Life. She quickly rose to fame and went on to star in the teen dramas Schoolgirl Detectives and the romantic comedies Hyde, Jekyll and Me.
Her best acting role was undoubtedly as Sung Duk-sun in Reply 1988, which was a huge commercial success and the drama also became one of the highest-rated Korean dramas of all time. She won the New Star Award at the 2016 SBS Drama Awards for her role as Jung Geu-rin in Entertainer. She then went on to work with 2 TV series, a police drama called Two Cops and the office romantic comedy Miss Lee.
4 YOONA (GIRL’S GENERNATION)
Yoona as Nam Da-jung. Image source: Google
Prime Minister & I Trailer
Yoona comes from the popular boy band SNSD under SM Entertainment. Ever since she was a lovely little girl who understood her pure appearance and shapely face, she began acting in commercials, music videos and TV series. Currently, she is still actively acting in films not only in Korea but also acting for dramas in China. She launched her acting career with supporting roles in MBC dramas Two Outs in the Ninth Inning and Woman of Matchless Beauty. She first starred in KBS's You Are My Destiny, which she said was a turning point in her career. Yoona won two Best New Actress awards at the 2008 KBS Drama Awards and the 45th Baeksang Arts. Thanks to this tremendous recognition, she was able to take on the lead role in MBC's Cinderella Man.
After a one-year absence, Yoona returned as an actor with the lead role in the KBS fantasy drama Love Rain and continued with the romantic comedy Prime Minister &I. The role went on to receive the Excellence Award at the 2013 KBS Film Awards. In the following years, Yoona broke into the Chinese acting market before starring in an action thriller The K2 (codenamed K2) in her home country. Currently, her latest role is as intern reporter Lee Ji-so in Hush.
5 EUNJI (APINK)
Eunji as Sung Shi-won - Reply 1997. Image source: Google.
She wrote the soundtrack to Kwill for Reply 1997
Eun-ji made her debut in the drama Reply 1997, which was one of the highest-rated Korean dramas on cable television. She impressed with her superb Busan accent to fully embody the character. This role earned her numerous awards such as the 49th Beaksang Arts Award for Best New TV Actress. Her next role was as a supporting female in the 2013 horror film That Winter the Wind Blows. She won Best Actor at the 2nd APAN Star Awards and New Star Award at SBS Drama Awards for this role.
After a period of acting and success, Eunji went on to star in Trot Lovers and a year later in the high school drama Cheer Up!. Her last role was in the action film Untouchable. She has been absent from the screen for a long time, hoping she will return soon and continue to bring fans new images and new incarnations of herself.
6 UEE (AFTER SCHOOL)
UEE's performance in Queen SeonDeuk
From a young age UEE had always wanted to be an actress, but she started her career in the entertainment industry as a singer. She began her acting career in 2009 in MBC's Korean historical drama Queen Seon-deok. She was quickly cast in the SBS musical drama You're Beautiful. A few years later, she starred in the films Birdie Buddy and Okjagyo Family. UEE received the Best New Actress award at the Baeksang Arts Awards and the KBS Drama Awards. However, she played Princess Hong Moo Yeon in the historical drama Jeon Woo-chi. She's got big breakouts.
Since this time, Uee has been able to continuously receive leading roles, such as the role of Kim Beak Won in the drama Golden Rainbow, where she received the Excellence Award at the MBC Drama Awards in 2013. She followed this form with SBS's romantic comedies Hogu's Love and High Society, MBC's drama Contract Marriage and Night Light. After leaving After School, she was able to fully focus on her acting career. Eventually, she signed a contract with a new agency and was given the right to work as an actress.
She hasn't been acting for a few years now, but that lasted too long as she is expected to star in the Korean drama Ghost Doctor in 2022.
7 NARA (HELLO VENUS)
Her supporting role as Oh so-ah in Itaewon Class. Image source: Google
Her and Park Seo-joon's scene in Itaewon Class
Nara originally joined Fantagio Entertainment as an acting trainee. A year later, she starred in the horror film My Mister, followed by the SBS legal drama Your Honor. Nara's lead role came in five KBS dramas Doctor Prisoner. Her first appearance in a television role was a Cameo as a hostess on the SBS drama Take Care of Us, Captian in 2022. Most recently, she starred in Netflix's hit Korean drama Itaewon Class, based on the South Korean webtoon of the same name.
8 JOY (RED VELVET)
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Although she participated in acting, she did not forget to show her singing talent
Joy was first featured on TV by participating in the variety shows We Got Married. She played the female lead in the South Korean musical drama The Liar and His Lover. Joy received the Newcomer Award at the OSEN Cable Television Awards. Her next film was the MBC drama Tempted, where she earned several award nominations for her role-playing performance. She won the Best Actress Award at the 2018 MBC Drama Awards and the Celebrity Award at the Seoul Awards. Since then, she has performed many roles such as host and variety shows. It is hoped that she will return as a Korean drama actor in 2021.
9 KRYSTAL (F(X))
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Krystal's first role was in a Korean sitcom called More Charming by the Day. She received the New Comedian Award at the 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards for this role. She was then cast in the sitcom High Kick 3. However, her breakthrough in acting was most evident when she starred in the SBS teen drama The Heirs. For her outstanding performance, she along with CNBLUE's Kang Min-hyuk were voted Best Screen Couple at the 2013 Drama Fever Awards. Her first leading role was in the movie My Lovely Girl. of SBS. She won the Most Popular Actress Award in the Drama category at the Baeksang Arts Awards.
In 2017, she starred in tvN's drama based on a Korean webtoon called Bridge of the Water God. That same year, she also starred in the Korean drama Prison Playbook. A year later, she was cast as the female lead in the crime action film Player, where she performed her own stunts without the need for a stuntman's intervention. . After two other Korean dramas, she was cast in the OCN military drama Search. Her next leading role in Korean drama in Crazy Love in 2022, stay tuned and find out.
10 JISOO (BLACKPINK)
The role of Eun Yong-ro stormed the Korean screen in 2022. Photo source: Google
Snow drop trailer
Rounding out the list of top female K-pop idols acting in Korean dramas is Jisoo from the group Blackpink. Many people may not like to hear this but Jisoo will eventually become a full-time KDrama actress. Apparently that's her passion. She has appeared in television series such as The Producers and the Korean fantasy drama Arthdal Chronicles. Her first main role was in the Korean drama Snowdrop, currently this masterpiece is still attracting a lot of attention from Blackpink fans in particular and Kdrama lovers in general. Jisoo is just getting started but she is slowly progressing and will amaze her fans with her acting career too.
