There are a lot of rookies or yet-to-be-known actors acting in K-Dramas that caught attention with good acting or/and with a special aura on screen. However, most of the time, it is hard for global fans to find detailed information about these actors.
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 or yet-to-be-known actors, and here is a selection of some of them. K-Drama fans should closely look at them as they have enough talent to earn more recognition and fame! We can tell you that the future top Hallyu stars are probably on this list.
The list has no particular order also. The article was first published back in 2019, we keep on updating the list (bookmark us not to miss updates).
For the detailed actor profile or their previous works, click on the links below each picture.
Are there any rookie actors you are curious about and are not on this list? Let us know in the comments, we will inform you about them!
Age: Born in 2001
Instagram: @briller_01
Key dramas: “Love Revolution”, “Oh! My Assistant”
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bnt
Age: Born in 1999
Instagram: @ui_hstagram
Key dramas: “Shopping King Louie”, “A-Teen”, “Adult Trainee”
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JS Pictures
Age: Born in 1997
Instagram: @dggyang
Key dramas: “Mama Fairy And The Woodcutter”, “Secret Boutique”, “The Temperature of Language: Our Nineteen”
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Lee JungJun’s Official
Age: Born in 1999
Instagram: @right_jun_
Key dramas: “Best Mistake 2”, “Kairos”, “Cheer Up”, “Celebrity”
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Park TaeIn’s Instagram
Age: Born in 2000
Instagram: @ehoili_
Key dramas: “The Mermaid Prince”, “Doom at Your Service”, “Doctor Cha”
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Han SeJin’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1996
Instagram: @ahoi_ing
Key dramas: “A Piece of Your Mind”, “Phantom the Secret Agent”, “Mr. Heart”, “Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding”, “Hope or Dope”
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Choe ChanYi’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1995
Instagram: @choechani
Key dramas: “Best Mistake”, “Light on Me”
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Kang Yul’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1993
Instagram: @_kangyul_
Key dramas: “Best Mistake”
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Age: Born in 1996
Instagram: @chjoooon
Key dramas: “Memorist”, “Police University”, “Café Minamdang”
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Kang Hui Official
Age: Born in 1991
Instagram: @kanghui_
Key dramas: “Ending Again”, “Cherry Blossoms After Winter”
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Kim GunWon’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1993
Instagram: @gxbbang
Key dramas: “Ending Again”
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Lee KiTaek’s Official
Age: Born in 1994
Instagram: @leekiitaek
Key dramas: “In Seoul 2”, “One Fine Week 2”, “The Devil Judge”, “Moonshine”
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Glorious Entertainment
Age: Born in 1995
Instagram: @choijaehyun7
Key dramas: “Love with Flaws”, “Sweet Munchies”, “Dalgona”, “Run On”, “Peach of Time”, “The Heavenly Idol”
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Choi KyungHoon’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1993
Instagram: @k__h_c
Key dramas: “Romance, Talking”, “Trap”, “Legally Dad”, “Re-Feel: If Only”, “Snowdrop”
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Choi WooSung’s Official
Age: Born in 1997
Instagram: @c.woo_sung
Key dramas: “At Eighteen”, “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay”, “Police University”, “Melancholia”
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Son HyeonWoo’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1996
Instagram: @sssonzino
Key dramas: “Not Alright, But It’s Alright”, “Standby Curator”, “Trap”
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Cheon SeungHo’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1996
Instagram: @xxurricane
Key dramas: “Where Your Eyes Linger”, “Mr. Heart”, “Jun & Jun”
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Lee WonJung’s Instagram
Age: Born in 2001
Instagram: @jung_or__
Key dramas: “Real:Time:Love”, “Live On”, “Bio Homme”, “Can You Deliver Time? 2002”, “The World of My 17 2”, “Hierarchy”
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Ahn SeMin’s Official
Age: Born in 2000
Instagram: @saemings
Key dramas: “Let Me Off The Earth”, “User Not Found”, “School 2021”
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GoldMedalist
Age: Born in 2001
Instagram: @_s_ngho_
Key dramas: “My Fuxxxxx Romance”, “Going to the Blue House Like This”, “Rookie Cops”
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Cho HanGyeol’s Instagram
Age: Born in 2002
Instagram: @cho.0910
Key dramas: “Let Me Off The Earth”, “Love Mate”, “Blue Temperature”
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Yoo Jun’s Official
Age: Born in 2000
Instagram: @yyjjun_xx
Key dramas: “Color Rush” (1 and 2), “Crash Course in Romance”, “Duty After School: Part 1”
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Kpopmap
Age: Born in 1993
Instagram: @one__tm_
Key dramas: “You Make Me Dance”, “Unintentional Love Story”
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Fantagio
Age: Born in 1998
Instagram: @leemjs
Key dramas: “The Eight Sense”
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Lee ChanHyeong’s Official
Age: Born in 1997
Instagram: @nakktaa_
Key dramas: “Re-Feel”, “Hospital Playlist”, “My Sweet Dear”, “Adult Trainee”, “Gaus Electronics”
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Kim DoMin Official
Age: Born in 2000
Instagram: –
Key dramas: “Arthdal Chronicles”, “Twenty Twenty”, “Hearts and Hani”
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Lee SaeOn’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1995
Instagram: @leesaeon
Key dramas: “Light On Me”, “Boss-dol Mart”
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Oh JunTaek’s Instagram
Age: Born in 2001
Instagram: @ohjunt
Key dramas: “The Eight Sense”
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Urban Works Ent.
Age: Born in 1998
Instagram: @bsvvt_
Key dramas: “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha”, “Happy Merry Ending”
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Min InGi’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1995
Instagram: @min2kki
Key dramas: “Blue of Winter”
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Jeon YuBin’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1997
Instagram: @u_b.97
Key dramas: “Blue of Winter”
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Lee JungMin’s Instagram
Age: Born in 2000
Instagram: @jungmin_0618
Key dramas: “Blue of Winter”, “Why R U?”
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Yoo YoungMo’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1998
Instagram: @___youngmo
Key dramas: “Blue of Winter”
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Yoon HyunSoo’s Official
Age: Born in 1999
Instagram: @hyvn_soo
Key dramas: “Racket Boys”, “Juvenile Delinquency”, “Kill Heel”, “Hope or Dope”, “Running Mate”
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Song WonSeok’s Official
Age: Born in 1988
Instagram: @songwonseok88
Key dramas: “One the Woman”, “Lovers of the Red Sky”, “Entourage”, “Business Proposal”
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Park SungJoon’s Official
Age: Born in 1992
Instagram: @nujabes7479
Key dramas: “Rookie Cops”, “Run On”, “Eulachacha Waikiki”, “Strongest Deliveryman”
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n.CH Entertainment
Age: Born in 1996
Instagram: @seohoo._.b
Key dramas: “Color Rush 2”, “Minamdang: Case Note”, “IDOL: The Coup”, “Love Revolution”, “Heartbeat”
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Min HyoGi’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1997
Instagram: @_minhyogi (private now)
Key dramas: “Color Rush 2”
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KEYEAST
Age: Born in 2001
Instagram: @1hwesd
Key dramas: “Our Blooming Youth”
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Ki HyunWoo’s Instagram
Age: Born in 2000
Instagram: @hywo.o
Key dramas: “Jinx”, “Semantic Error: The Movie”, “Jun and Jun”
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41. Lee JungHa
Cine21.com
Age: Born in 1998
Instagram: @jungha.km
Key dramas: “Moving”
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MYSTIC STORY
Age: Born in 2001
Instagram: @rlawodnjs_
Key dramas: “Stealer: The Treasure Keeper”, “King The Land”.
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43. Park KangHyun
Park KangHyun’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1989
Instagram: @p_k_h_
Key dramas: “Heartbeat”
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44. Yang JunMo
J Model Management
Age: Born in 2001
Instagram: @emdow_
Key dramas: “Jun &Jun”
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Yoon DoJin’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1998
Instagram: @dzyunb
Key dramas: “Love Tractor”
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46. Han GenU
Han GenU’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1992
Instagram: @kyunnnh
Key dramas: “Tale Of The Nine Tailed 1938”,
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Oh JinSeok’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1995
Instagram: @o.b.o.n
Key dramas: “The Heavenly Idol”, “Sh**ting Stars”
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48. Do Won
SM C&C
Age: Born in 1994
Instagram: @yokwans
Key dramas: “Love Tractor”
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Cho HyunMin’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1994
Instagram: @c_hm11
Key dramas: “Love Mate”
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50. Song JiHo
Song JiHo’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1992
Instagram: @ziffffo
Key dramas: “Doctor Cha”
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Jeong SooHyun’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1997
Instagram: @from.jsoohyun
Key dramas: “The Heavenly Idol”, “Mokkoji Kitchen”
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Lee SeungGyu’s Official
Age: Born in 1999
Instagram: @gyue_ing
Key dramas: “Our Dating Sim”, “User Not Found”
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CAMPUS PLUS
Age: Born in 1997
Instagram: @zonyuk_
Key dramas: “Our Dating Sim”
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WELLS Entertainment
Age: Born in 2000
Instagram: –
Key dramas: “Mimicus”, “Deceitfully Delightful”, “My Dearest”
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55. Lee MinJae
IKKLE Entertainment
Age: Born in 2000
Instagram: @__minnjaee_
Key dramas: “Oh! Youngsimi”, “Cheer Up”, “The Golden Spoon”, “Crash Course In Romance”
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56. Kim HyunWook
K Star Global Entertainment
Age: Born in 1997
Instagram: @hyunvvk
Key dramas: “Cherry Blossoms After Winter”, “Kill Heel”, “The Uncanny Counter 2: Counter Punch”
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57. Woo HyoWon
Woo HyoWon’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1994
Instagram: @whyocircle
Key dramas: “You Raise Me Up”, “Bad Girlfriend”, “Love Class 2”
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58. Lee KwangHee
Artsro Entertainment
Age: Born in 1997
Instagram: @gwang._.hh
Key dramas: “Love Class 2”
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59. Choi YoonJe
Choi YoonJe’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1999
Instagram: @cdbswp
Key dramas: “May I Help You?”, “Snowdrop”, “Search”, “The Forbidden Marriage”, “Under the Queen’s Umbrella”
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60. Yoo JungHoo
Yoo JungHoo’s Instagram
Age: Born in 1997
Instagram: @u_junghoo
Key dramas: “Durian’s Affair”, “Bitch X Rich”
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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, Lee JongWon, Moon SangMin, Joo WooJae, Jang EuiSoo, Choi HyunWook, Song GeonHee, Park SangNam, Kim MinGi, Cho JunYoung, Baek SungChul, Park JiBin, Kang Hoon, Park JungWoo, Kim WooSeok, Choo YoungWoo, Kim SuGyeom, etc.
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