Often in dramas, actors will roughly match the age of the characters that they are playing. A conniving step-mom will be played by someone like Hwang Shin Hye, and the adorable side kick will be someone like Nam Da Reum. But there are a few actors and actresses with the skills and the youthful faces to play any age with no questions asked. Here’s a list of actors and actresses who have played high school students in their 30s (by Korean reckoning).
Hwang In Yeop stars as the young student Han Seo Jun in “True Beauty.” His youthful looks are out of this world! He portrays a former friend of Lee Su Ho (Cha Eun Woo), with whom he shares a painful secret that has put a strain on their friendship. Although he may be older than the average high school age, he doesn’t look out of place in a uniform. His brooding gaze and troubled aura makes Hwang In Yeop fit the role of a subdued teen perfectly. It’s hard to believe that he is 30 years old when he so easily blends in a
We’ve made a list before (which you can find here), but in recent years, there have definitely been a fair share of male leads who have set some high standards when it comes to K-drama boyfriend material. When you think of your favorite K-drama male lead, there are a few obvious ones that come to mind and a few that you know definitely wouldn’t make that list, ie. Joo Dan Tae from “The Penthouse.”
And although it took everything in me to not put the perfect Ri Jung Hyuk from “Crash Landing On You” on the list, thinking about the fact that we would only be able to see him in Switzerland really didn’t make him the most ideal K-drama boyfriend – although a fair share of us