Korean Stars Who Wowed Everyone With Their New Looks For Their Dramas
From Han So-hee to Lee Jung-jae
By Claudia Tan -
Sophisticated actress Han So-hee is fast becoming a familiar face among those of us who love K-dramas. She first rose to popularity in The World of the Married (2020), and she once again appeared on our screens in Netflix romance drama Nevertheless.
If you want to see more of her, here is something you will be glad to hear - her new drama, My Name, is now up on Netflix. However, if you are expecting the same elegant lady you saw in her previous two shows, then think again.
In the new action noir series, So-hee is no longer the feminine and fashionable girl we got have gotten used to seeing her act as. Instead, she’s a total badass.
Ahn Bo-hyun, 33, plays Jeon Pil-do, the ace of the police drug investigation unit, in My Name. He’s swapped out his dorky look in the drama Yumi’s Cells (currently showing on iQiyi) for a sharp and suave image.
My Name premieres on Netflix on Oct 15. The drama also stars Park Hee-soon, Kim Sang-ho, Lee Hak-ju and Jang Yull.
Lee Si-young, 39, played the doll-like Oh Min-ji in Boys Over Flowers (2009), Geum Jan-di’s best friend who eventually betrays her.
In the years after the hit drama, Si-young went on to become an amateur boxer, clinching several titles in the 48kg-weight class.
Despite her stint in the combat sport, her role as a former firefighter in Sweet Home (2020) was still a surprise to fans as she showed off her very muscular physique. She learnt her action stunts six months before filming started, and her fitness regime included push-ups, pull-ups, tyre workouts, and rope activities.
With all the Squid Game mania going on right now, who can forget Lee Jung-jae, 48, also known as Player 456?
In the viral Netflix series, Jung-jae plays Gi-hun, a deadbeat father who is heavily in debt. When he’s not dressed in the famous green-and-white tracksuit for the games, Gi-hun has a rather dirty and unkempt appearance, sporting a shaggy mop with a khaki jacket.
Don’t be fooled by his appearance in the show, though, Jun-jae is actually quite the hunk. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was the heartthrob in several Korean films such as An Affair (1998), and City of the Rising Sun (1999). He also had a rather iconic shirtless scene in the movie Typhoon (2005).