When I first came up with the idea of this post, matching up actors with pictures from their first drama and their latest, I thought it would be fun to see just how they’ve changed during the years. However, I forgot one thing. Korean Stars Never Age. It’s like some sort of magical elixer or something. There are a few who forgot to take their share of the fountain of youth. Can you pick them out?
Lee Joon Ki
What Should I Do 2004
Scholar Who Walks At Night 2015
Gong Hyo Jin
Splendid Days 2001
Producers 2015
Hyun Bin
Ireland 2004
Hyde, Jekyll, Me 2015
Jang Gyun Suk
Ladies of the Palace 2001
Daebak 2016
This coming up set is fun as apparently a bunch of our favorite stars have gotten their start with the School series through the years…
Ha Ji Won
School 2 1999
The Time We Were Not In Love 2015
Lee Dong Wook, Jo In Sung
School 3 2000
Jo In Sung, It’s Okay That’s Love 2014
Lee Dong Wook, Bubble Gum 2015
Gong Yoo
School 4 2001
Big 2012
Just kidding. Let’s try again.
Kim Ha Neul
Happy Together 1999
A Gentleman’s Dignity 2012
Kim Bum
Rude Women 2006
Mrs Cop 2 2016
Kim Soo Hyun
Kimchi Cheese Smile 2007
Producers 2015
That didn’t seem super fair as he played a bit of a derp in Producers, so here’s how we all remember him:
You from Another Star 2014
Ji Sung
Kaist 1999
Entertainer 2016
Yeah, hold that heart Ji Sung, you surprised us too.
Like the School series, there was another show which jump started a lot of careers, High Kick.
Yoon Shi Yoon
High Kick Through The Roof 2006
Mirror of the Witch 2016
Jung Il Woo
Unstoppable High Kick 2006
High End Crush 2015
Park Min Young
Unstoppable High Kick 2006
Remember: War of the Son 2016
Jang Dong Gun
Our Paradise 2 1992
A Gentleman’s Dignity 2012
Ji Chang Wook
Sons of Sol Pharmacy 2009
Healer 2014
And finally…
Park Shin Hye
Stairway to Heaven 2003
Pinnochio 2014
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