At Kpopmap, we try our best to have articles about rookie actors that have little information accessible for international fans. For the past years, we have covered a lot of rookies, and here is a selection of some of them. K-Drama fans should have a close look at them as they have enough talent to earn more recognition and fame. The list has no particular order also. The article was published back in 2019, we keep on updating the list (bookmark us to not miss updates). For the detailed actor profile or their previous works, click on the links below each picture. Is there any rookie actor that you are curious about and is not on this list? Let us know in the comment! 20 Korean Rookie Actresses To Have A Close Look At KDRAMA STORIES|Dec 23, 2020
1. Lee JongWon
Age: Born in 1994 Instagram: @wonjong_ Key dramas: “Method To Hate You”, “XX”, “Twenty Twenty”, “Hospital Playlist 2” Find more about him below. Actor Lee JongWon Of 184cm Acting As HaNi’s Friend In “XX” You Need To Know About KDRAMA STORIES|Feb 5, 2020
2. Mun SangMin
Age: Born in 2000 Instagram: @sangmxn Key dramas: “4 Reasons Why I Hate Christmas”, “The Colors of Our Time”, “The Mermaid Prince: The Beginning” Find more about him below. Melting Hearts: Rookie Actor Mun SangMin (Moon SangMin)’s Boyfriend Material Vibe In “4 Reasons Why I Hate Christmas” KDRAMA STORIES|Dec 17, 2019
3. Joo WooJae
Age: Born in 1986 Instagram: @ophen28 Key dramas: “Best Chicken", “Please Don’t Meet Him”, “Peng” Find more about him below.
Model And Actor Joo WooJae From “Best Chicken” Is Looking Chic On His Instagram Picture KDRAMA STORIES|Jan 30, 2019 Joo WooJae Profile: Model And Actor Part Of YG Celebrity profile|Dec 21, 2018
4. Ko ChanBin
Age: Born in 2001 Instagram: @briller_01 Key dramas: “Love Revolution” Find more about him below. Find Out About Rookie Actor Ko ChanBin Debuting In “Love Revolution” KDRAMA STORIES|Aug 26, 2020
5. Song GeonHee
Age: Born in 1997 Instagram: @songgeonhee Key dramas: “SKY Castle”, “At Eighteen“, “Love Alarm”, “Tale of Nokdu”, “Mystic Pop-Up Bar”, “Snowdrop” Find more about him below. Song GeonHee Short But Shocking Apparition As The Black Tongue Of Shahiti In “Arthdal Chronicles” KDRAMA STORIES|Sep 10, 2019 Song GeonHee Appears As Ong SeongWu’s Close Friend JungHoo In “At Eighteen” KDRAMA STORIES|Aug 1, 2019
6. Park SangNam
Age: Born in 1994 Instagram: @sangnam0129 Key dramas: “Twenty Twenty”, “Scripting Your Destiny”, “You Are My Spring” Find more about him below. Find Out About Handsome Actor Park SangNam Acting In “Twenty Twenty” KDRAMA STORIES|Jul 28, 2020
7. Ryu EuiHyun
Age: Born in 2000 Instagram: @ui_hstagram Key dramas: “Shopping King Louie”, “A-Teen”, “Adult Trainee” Find more about him below. “A-Teen” Rising Actor Ryu EuiHyun Shares His Daily Life On Instagram KDRAMA STORIES|Aug 15, 2019
8. Yoo JungWoo
Age: Born in 1997 Instagram: @dggyang Key dramas: “Mama Fairy And The Woodcutter”, “Secret Boutique”, “The Temperature of Language: Our Nineteen” Find more about him below. Rookie Actor Yoo JungWoo As Eum KyungSul In “Mama Fairy And The Woodcutter” Is Giving Goosebumps With Creepy Actions KDRAMA STORIES|Nov 22, 2018
9. Park JungWoo
Age: Born in 1996 Instagram: @jjung_woo_ Key dramas: “Love Playlist”, “Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation”, “Hospital Playlist”, “D.P.” Find more about him below. This Actor Is Popular Among Korean Middle And High School Students KDRAMA STORIES|Nov 6, 2018
10. Lee JungJun
Age: Born in 1999 Instagram: @right_jun_ Key dramas: “Best Mistake 2”, “Kairos” Find more about him below. Introduction To Rookie Actor Lee JungJun From “Best Mistake 2” KDRAMA STORIES|May 15, 2020
11. Jang EuiSoo
Age: Born in 1990 Instagram: @jesoo122 Key dramas: “He Is Psychometric”, “Memorist”, “Where Your Eyes Linger”, “Kiss Goblin”, “Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding”, “My Sweet Dear” Find more about him below. Find Out About Actor & Model Jang EuiSoo From BL Drama “Where Your Eyes Linger” KDRAMA STORIES|May 14, 2020 Fans Excited About Jang EuiSoo’s 4th BL Drama “My Sweet Dear” KDRAMA STORIES|Sep 9, 2021
12. RyeoUn
Age: Born in 1998 Instagram: @_ryeoun Key dramas: “Temperature of Love”, “Doctor Prisoner”, “The World of My 17”, “In Seoul 2”, “18 Again”, “Adult Trainee” Find more about him below. Find Out About Rising Actor RyeoUn Acting In “The World Of My 17” KDRAMA STORIES|Apr 23, 2020 “Adult Trainee” Actor RyeoUn Who Looks Like Park BoGum Is Winning Hearts & Making Us Swoon Left And Right FANBUZZ|Nov 30, 2021
13. Park TaeIn
Age: Born in 2000 Instagram: @tanny0901 Key dramas: “The Mermaid Prince”, “Doom at Your Service” Find more about him below. Find Out About Park TaeIn, YGX Rookie Actor Acting With ASTRO’s MoonBin in “The Mermaid Prince” KDRAMA STORIES|Apr 9, 2020
14. Lee SeJin
Age: Born in 1996 Instagram: @ahoi_ing Key dramas: “A Piece of Your Mind", “Phantom the Secret Agent”, “Mr. Heart”, “Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding” Find more about him below. Lee SeJin Made His First Handsome Appearance In Drama “A Piece Of Your Mind” KDRAMA STORIES|Apr 2, 2020
15. Choe ChanYi
Age: Born in 1995 Instagram: @choechani Key dramas: “Best Mistake”, “Light on Me” Find more about him below. Find Out About THE MAN BLK’s Choe ChanYi Acting In “Best Mistake” & “Boys24” Trainee KDRAMA STORIES|Apr 1, 2020 “Light On Me” Actor Choe ChanYi Talks About His Hobbies & Has A Lovely Message To Overseas Fans (Part 3) | Exclusive Interview STAR INTERVIEW|Sep 8, 2021
16. Kang Yul
Age: Born in 1993 Instagram: @kangyul Key dramas: “Best Mistake” Find more about him below. Find Out About Actor Kang Yul Acting In “Best Mistake” Season 1 & 2 KDRAMA STORIES|Mar 25, 2020
17. Jung HaJoon
Age: Born in 1996 Instagram: @chjoooon Key dramas: “Memorist”, “Police University” Find more about him below. Melting Hearts: Model Jung HaJoon Acting As Handsome Hacker In “Memorist” KDRAMA STORIES|Mar 17, 2020
18. Choi HyunWook
Age: Born in 2002 Instagram: @choiiii_ Key dramas: “Real:Time:Love”, “Pop Out Boy!”, “Taxi Driver”, “Racket Boys” Find more about him below.
Rookie Actor Choi HyunWook Parts Of Kim SooHyun, Kim SaeRon & Seo YeJi Agency KDRAMA STORIES|Mar 16, 2020 Hottest Actor Among Korean 10-20s Choi HyunWook Posts Good Looking ID Picture KDRAMA STORIES|Mar 11, 2020
19. Kang Hui
Age: Born in 1991 Instagram: @kanghui_ Key dramas: “Ending Again”, “Cherry Blossoms After Winter” Find more about him below.
“Ending Again” Jo SooMin & Kang Hui Caught Attention With +25cm Height Difference KDRAMA STORIES|Mar 3, 2020 188cm YG Model & Korean Actor Kang Hui Of Web Drama “Ending Again” KDRAMA STORIES|Feb 12, 2020
20. Kim GunWon
Age: not released Instagram: @gxbbang Key dramas: “Ending Again” Find more about him below. Melting Hearts: Introduction To “Ending Again” Actor Kim GunWon’s Boyfriend Vibe Pictures KDRAMA STORIES|Feb 25, 2020
21. Chris Lyon
Age: Born in 1993 Instagram: @chrislyonsf Key dramas: “Itaewon Class” Find more about him below. Find Out About Actor Chris Lyon, Acting In Drama “Itaewon Class” KDRAMA STORIES|Jan 8, 2020
22. Lee KiTaek
Age: Born in 1994 Instagram: @leekiitaek Key dramas: “In Seoul 2”, “One Fine Week 2”, “The Devil Judge” Find more about him below. Introduction To YG Rookie Model & Actor Lee KiTaek, Acting In Web Drama “In Seoul 2” KDRAMA STORIES|May 28, 2020
23. Choi JaeHyun
Age: Born in 1995 Instagram: @choijaehyun7 Key dramas: “Love with Flaws”, “Sweet Munchies”, “Dalgona”, “Run On”, “Peach of Time” Find more about him below. Introduction To Rookie Actor Choi JaeHyun Acting In “Sweet Munchies”, Studied In The U.S. & “Boys24” Trainee KDRAMA STORIES|Jun 4, 2020
24. Choi KyungHoon
Age: Born in 1993 Instagram: @k__h_c Key dramas: “Romance, Talking”, “Trap”, “Legally Dad”, “Re-Feel: If Only” Find more about him below. Introduction To Actor Choi KyungHoon From “Romance, Talking” & “Trap” KDRAMA STORIES|Jul 10, 2020
25. Choi WooSung
Age: Born in 1997 Instagram: @c.woo_sung Key dramas: “At Eighteen”, “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay”, “Police University” Find more about him below. Find Out About Actor Choi WooSung, Acting As Nurse In “It’s Okay To Not Be Okay” KDRAMA STORIES|Jul 7, 2020
26. Son HyeonWu
Age: Born in 1996 Instagram: @sssonzino Key dramas: “Not Alright, But It’s Alright”, “Standby Curator”, “Trap” Find more about him below. Find Out About YG KPLUS Actor & Model Son HyeonWu, Supermodel Show Prize Winner & “Trap” Web Drama KDRAMA STORIES|Jul 3, 2020
27. THE MAN BLK’s Cheon SeungHo
Age: Born in 1996 Instagram: @xxurricane Key dramas: “Where Your Eyes Linger”, “Mr. Heart” Find more about him below. Find Out About Actor THE MAN BLK’s Cheon SeungHo From BL Drama “Mr. Heart” KDRAMA STORIES|Jul 2, 2020
28. Kim MinGi
Age: Born in 2002 Instagram: @mingi_1122. Key dramas: “True Beauty”, “Racket Boys”, “Adult Trainee” Find more about him below. Find Out About Kim MinGi Acting As The Younger Brother Of Moon GaYoung In “True Beauty” KDRAMA STORIES|Dec 18, 2020
29. Lee WonJeong
Age: Born in 2001 Instagram: @wonjeong214 Key dramas: “Real:Time:Love”, “Live On”, “Bio Homme”, “Can You Deliver Time? 2002”, “The World of My 17 2” Find more about him below. Find Out About The Rookie Actor Lee WonJung Acting In Teen Web Drama “Real:Time:Love” KDRAMA STORIES|Nov 24, 2020
30. Ahn SeMin
Age: Born in 2000 Instagram: @saemings Key dramas: “Let Me Off The Earth”, “User Not Found” Find more about him below. Find Out About The Rookie Actor Ahn SeMin Acting In Teen Sitcom “Let Me Off The Earth” KDRAMA STORIES|Nov 3, 2020
31. Cho JunYoung
Age: Born in 2002 Instagram: - Key dramas: “Live On”, “Dear.M” Find more about him below. Find Out About Rookie SM Actor Jo JoonYoung (Cho JunYoung) Acting In “Live On” & “Dear.M” KDRAMA STORIES|Nov 19, 2020
32. Kim SeungHo
Age: Born in 2001 Instagram: @ksh_0602 Key dramas: “My Fuxxxxx Romance”, “Going to the Blue House Like This” Find more about him below. Find Out About Actor Kim SeungHo Who Took A Picture With Kim SooHyun KDRAMA STORIES|Oct 16, 2020
33. Cho HanGyeol
Age: Born in 2002 Instagram: @cho.0910 Key dramas: “Let Me Off The Earth” Find more about him below. Find Out About The Rookie Actor Cho HanGyeol Acting In Teen Sitcom “Let Me Off The Earth” KDRAMA STORIES|Oct 15, 2020
34. Yoo Jun
Note: not a rookie actor but newly popular overseas Age: Born in 2000 Instagram: @yyjjun_xx Key dramas: “Color Rush” (1 and 2) Find more about him below. Find Out About Actor Yoo Jun Acting In BL Web Drama “Color Rush” KDRAMA STORIES|Jan 21, 2021
35. Won HyungHoon
Age: Born in 1993 Instagram: @hh_won Key dramas: “You Make Me Dance”, “Mute” Find more about him below. Find Out About Actor Won HyungHoon Acting In BL Web Drama “You Make Me Dance” KDRAMA STORIES|Feb 4, 2021
36. Chu YoungWoo
Age: Born in 1999 Instagram: @cu.young Key dramas: “You Make Me Dance”, “Police University”, “School 2021” Find more about him below. Find Out About Actor Chu YoungWoo Acting In BL Web Drama “You Make Me Dance” KDRAMA STORIES|Feb 4, 2021
37. Baek SungChul
Age: Born in 1999 Instagram: @sunggchul Key dramas: “Not Yet 30”, “Inspector Koo” Find more about him below. Find Out About ESteem Model & Rookie Actor Baek SungChul Acting As A Straightforward Younger Man In “Not Yet 30” KDRAMA STORIES|Feb 16, 2021
38. Lee ChanHyeong
Age: Born in 1997 Instagram: @nakktaa_ Key dramas: “Re-Feel”, “Hospital Playlist”, “My Sweet Dear” Find more about him below. Find Out About Actor Lee ChanHyeong Acting In BL “My Sweet Dear” & “Hospital Playlist” KDRAMA STORIES|Sep 15, 2021
39. Kim DoMin
Age: Born in 2000 Instagram: - Key dramas: “Arthdal Chronicles”, “Twenty Twenty” Find more about him below. Find Out About Rookie Actor Kim DoMin From “Arthdal Chronicles” & “Twenty Twenty” KDRAMA STORIES|Apr 21, 2021
40. Lee SaeOn
Age: Born in 1995 Instagram: @leesaeon Key dramas: “Light On Me” Find more about him below. Find Out About Actor Lee SaeOn (Yoon YongBin) From BL Web Drama “Light On Me” & “Produce 101” S2 Trainee KDRAMA STORIES|Jun 9, 2021
41. Terris Brown
Age: Born in 1990 Instagram: @brownterris Key dramas: “So Not Worth It” Find more about him below. Find Out About Actor Terris Brown Acting In The Netflix Sitcom “So Not Worth It” KDRAMA STORIES|Jun 1, 2021
42. Kim SuGyeom
Age: Born in 2001 Instagram: @su_gyeom_ Key dramas: “At A Distance, Spring Is Green”, “Love Revolution” Find more about him below. Find Out About Kim SuGyeom Acting In “At A Distance, Spring Is Green” & “Love Revolution” KDRAMA STORIES|Jun 15, 2021
43. Anupam Tripathi
Age: Born in 1988 Instagram: @sangipaiya Key dramas: “Arthdal Chronicles”, “Squid Game” Find more about him below. Find Out About Actor Anupam Tripathi Acting In Netflix’s “Squid Game” KDRAMA STORIES|Sep 10, 2021
44. Lee TaeVin
Age: Born in 1996 Instagram: @taevin.lee Key dramas: “Delivery”, “Penthouse: War In Life” Find more about him below. 4 Things You Didn’t Know About Rising Actor Lee TaeVin From “Delivery” and “Penthouse: War In Life” KDRAMA STORIES|Nov 16, 2021
45. Byun SeongTae
Age: Born in 1998 Instagram: @bsvvt_ Key dramas: “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” Find more about him below. Find Out About The Handsome Idol “June” That Shin MinA Is Fangirling Over In “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” KDRAMA STORIES|Sep 8, 2021
46. Kang YouSeok
Age: Born in 1994 Instagram: @youseok_ Key dramas: “Start-Up”, “Light On Me” Find more about him below. Find Out About Actor Kang YouSeok From BL Web Drama “Light On Me” KDRAMA STORIES|Aug 25, 2021
47. Min InGi
Instagram: @min2kki Key dramas: “Blue of Winter” Find more about him below. Find Out About Musical And Rookie Actor Min InGi Starring In The BL Drama “Blue Of Winter” KDRAMA STORIES|Mar 17, 2022
48. Jeon YuBin
Instagram: @u_b.97 Key dramas: “Blue of Winter” Find more about him below. Find Out About Rookie Actor Jeon YuBin Who Will Star In The BL Web Drama “Blue Of Winter” KDRAMA STORIES|Mar 16, 2022
49. Lee JungMin
Instagram: @jungmin_0618 Key dramas: “Blue of Winter” Find more about him below. Find Out About Model And Rookie Actor Lee JungMin Who Will Star In The BL Web Drama “Blue Of Winter” KDRAMA STORIES|Mar 10, 2022
50. Yoo YoungMo
Instagram: @___youngmo Key dramas: “Blue of Winter” Find more about him below. Find Out About Rookie Actor Yoo YoungMo Starring In The BL Drama “Blue Of Winter” KDRAMA STORIES|Mar 16, 2022
51. Yoon HyunSoo
Age: Born in 1999 Instagram: @hyvn_soo Key dramas: “Racket Boys”, “Juvenile Delinquency”, “Kill Heel” Find more about him below. Find Out About Rookie Actor Yoon HyunSoo From “Racket Boys” Who Will Act In “Kill Heel” And “Juvenile Deliquency” KDRAMA STORIES|Mar 8, 2022
52. Song WonSeok
Age: Born in 1988 Instagram: @songwonseok88 Key dramas: “One the Woman”, “Lovers of the Red Sky”, “Entourage”, “Business Proposal” Find more about him below. Find Out About Rising Actor Song WonSeok Who Plays Chef MinWoo In “Business Proposal” And Acted In “One The Woman” & “Lovers Of The Red Sky” KDRAMA STORIES|Mar 14, 2022
53. Park JiBin
Age: Born in 1995 Instagram: @impactorpjb Key dramas: “Boys Over Flowers”, “Inspector Koo”, “Bad Papa”, “Red Single Heart” Find more about him below. Find Out About Rising Actor Park JiBin And His Evolution From “Boys Over Flowers” To “Inspector Koo”, And More KDRAMA STORIES|Feb 17, 2022
54. Kang Hoon
Age: Born in 1991 Instagram: @khoonyy Key dramas: “The Red Sleeve”, “You Are My Spring”, “Meow, the Secret Boy” Find more about him below. Find Out About Rookie Actor Kang Hoon Who Won Best New Actor For His Role In “The Red Sleeve” And Will Star In “Someday Or One Day” KDRAMA STORIES|Feb 10, 2022
55. Kim WooSeok
Age: Born in 1994 Instagram: @matt_wooseok Key dramas: “Rookie Cops”, “Scripting Your Destiny” Find more about him below. Find Out About Rising Actor Kim WooSeok From “Rookie Cops” Who Is The Younger Brother Of MeloMance’s Kim MinSeok KDRAMA STORIES|Feb 2, 2022
56. Park SungJoon
Age: Born in 1992 Instagram: @nujabes7479 Key dramas: “Rookie Cops”, “Run On”, “Eulachacha Waikiki”, “Strongest Deliveryman” Find more about him below. Meet Rising Actor Park SungJoon From “Rookie Cops” And “Run On” Who Is Getting Praised For His Laughter-Inducing Acting KDRAMA STORIES|Feb 1, 2022
57. Baek SeoHoo
Age: Born in 1996 Instagram: @seohoo._.b Key dramas: “Color Rush 2”, “Minamdang: Case Note”, “IDOL: The Coup”, “Love Revolution” Find more about him below. Find Out About Rookie Actor Baek SeoHoo From BL Web Drama “Color Rush 2” Who Will Star In “Minamdang: Case Note” KDRAMA STORIES|Jan 27, 2022
58. Min HyoGi
Age: Born in 1997 Instagram: @_minhyogi Key dramas: “Color Rush 2” Find more about him below. Introduction To Rookie Actor Min HyoGi From The “Color Rush 2” BL Web Drama KDRAMA STORIES|Jan 26, 2022
59. Lomon (Park Solomon)
Age: Born in 1999 Instagram: @lomon991111 Key dramas: “All of Us Are Dead”, “Sweet Revenge”, “Doctors” Find more about him below. Meet Rising Actor Park Solomon Who Plays “All Of Us Are Dead” Character Lee SooHyuk KDRAMA STORIES|Jan 20, 2022
60. YOUNITE’s EunSang
Age: Born in 2002 Instagram: @2eunsang_official Key dramas: “IDOL: The Coup”, “Part-time Mello” Find more about him below. Find Out More About Lee EunSang, The Talented Soloist Playing MARS Member Dan In “IDOL: The Coup” KPOP STORIES|Nov 17, 2021 Actors previously on this list but who gained popularity and experience. They have left our list: Nam YoonSu, Tang JunSang, Byeon WooSeok, Lee JaeWook, Kim DoWan, Kim YoungDae, Song Kang, Hwang InYeop, Seo JiHoon, Kim DongHee, Jang DongYoon, Kim SungCheol, Bae HyunSung, Ki DoHun, Chae JongHyeop, etc. Is there any rookie actor you want to know more about? Let us know in the comments. 13 YG Models Who Are Rookie/Rising Actors That You Need To Know About KDRAMA STORIES|Jan 26, 2022 20 Korean Rookie Actresses To Have A Close Look At KDRAMA STORIES|Dec 23, 2020 The Interesting Fact About All The Rookie Male Actors Under GOLDMEDALIST KDRAMA STORIES|Oct 22, 2020 One of the female leads university friends after she woke up…look it up We have included him in this article and also searched about him. There is little information available but we hope you like our article about Kim DoMin. https://www.kpopmap.com/find-out-about-rookie-actor-kim-domin-from-arthdal-chronicles-twenty-twenty/
