About Park Seo Joon: 
Born on December 16, 1988, South Korean actor Park Seo Joon made his acting debut in a 2011 music video for Bang Yong Guk’s single “I Remember.” However, he didn’t always want to be an actor, with the childhood aspiration of becoming a professional baseball player. But after taking drama classes during his early teenage years, Park Seo Joon discovered that he had an incredible passion for entertainment.

Nowadays, Park Seo Joon is a household name familiar to many South Koreans. Having established a massive following within his home country, Park Seo Joon has also captured the imagination of international audiences through a range of high-profile roles. 

Park Seo Joon’s global profile has helped him secure a range of lucrative endorsement deals, taking his net worth to even greater heights. Known for his love of fashion, one of Park Seo Joon’s best-known campaigns was for iconic American label Tommy Hilfiger when he appeared as the brand’s first-ever Asian model.

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At the beginning of his career, Park Seo Joon appeared as the main character in numerous popular Korean dramas, including “Dream High 2” (2012), “A Word From Warm Heart” (2013), and “A Witch’s Romance” (2014). However, his big break in the industry came with beloved roles in hit dramas such as “Kill Me, Heal Me” (2015) and “She Was Pretty” (2015). As an emerging star, Park Seo Joon has gone on to act in a variety of blockbuster shows, including “Hwarang” (2016-2017), “Fight For My Way” (2017), and “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim” (2018). In addition to his acting, Park Seo Joon served as host of the popular music variety show “Music Bank” (2013-15) and “Youn’s Kitchen 2” (2018).

Park Seo Joon

Junho is the stage name of Lee Jun Ho, a South Korean singer and actor who is best known for being a member of the K-pop boy group 2PM. Born on January 25, 1990, he broke into entertainment after he won the reality competition “Superstar Survival” in 2006. In 2008, Junho competed in the reality show “Hot Blood Men,” in which the 13 contestants trained to form the boy band One Day but instead formed the two groups 2AM and 2PM. Since his debut with 2PM in 2008, Junho has written many of the songs for the group, as solo releases in both Korea and Japan, and for the soundtracks of television dramas. Junho made his acting debut in a minor role in the 2011 film “White: The Melody of the Curse” and went on to appear in a few other films. In 2016, he made his small-screen debut in the television drama “Memories” and also starred in the dramas “Chief Kim” (2017) and “Just Between Lovers” (2017-2018).

Junho

Kim Ji Won is a South Korean actress and model. Born on October 19, 1992, she made her acting debut in 2008 in minor roles in television dramas, commercials and a music video. She was cast in her first leading role in the 2011 movie “Romantic Heaven” and then gained widespread fame for her role as the fiancée of Lee Min Ho’s character in the 2013 hit television drama “Heirs,” for which she won Best New Actress at the 2013 SBS Drama Awards. Kim Ji Won also has starred in the dramas “High Kick: Revenge of the Short-Legged” (2011), “To the Beautiful You” (2012), “One Sunny Day” (2014), “Gap Dong” (2014), “Descendants of the Sun” (2016) and “Fight My Way” (2017).

Kim Ji Won

Son Ho Jun is a South Korean singer and actor. Born on June 27, 1984, he made his music debut in 2007 as the leader of the K-pop boy band Tachyon, but the group disbanded shortly after launching its debut single. Son Ho Jun made his debut in the 2006 television drama “Jump 2.” He has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Coffee House” (2010), “Reply 1994” (2013), “Trot Lovers” (2014) and “Mrs. Cop” (2015). Son Ho Jun also has been a popular guest on reality shows and has been a cast member of the programs “Youth Over Flowers” (2014), “Three Meals a Day” (2015) and “Law of the Jungle in Indochina” (2015).

Son Ho Jun

Ahn Jae Hong is a South Korean actor. Born on March 31, 1986, he made his acting debut in the 2009 short film “A Perfect Sight.” He gained fame for his roles in the films “The Sunshine Boys” (2012) and “The King of Jokgu” (2013), which brought him several Best Actor awards. He also has appeared in the popular television dramas “Reply 1988” (2015-2016) and “Fight My Way” (2017).

Ahn Jae Hong

Im Soo Hyang is a South Korean actress. Born on April 19, 1990, she made her acting debut in a minor role in the 2009 film “4th Period Mystery.” But she rose to fame after appearing in the 2011 television drama “New Tales of Gisaeng,” which brought her the Best New Actress award at the 4th Korea Drama Awards and the New Star Award from the 2011 SBS Dram Awards. Im Soo Hyang has since appeared in “I Do, I Do” (2012), “IRIS II” (2013), “Inspiring Generation” (2014) and “Five Children” (2016).

Im Soo Hyang

Park Shi Hoo is the stage name of Park Pyeong Ho, an award-winning South Korean actor. Born on April 3, 1978, he began his career as an underwear model and stage actor. He made his television debut in the 2005 drama “Delightful Girl, Choon Hyang” and then gained fame with his roles in “Queen of Reversals” (2010), “Prosecutor Princess” (2010), “The Princess’ Man” (2011) and “Cheongdam-dong Alice” (2012), “Neighborhood Hero” (2016) and “My Golden Life” (2017-2018).

Park Shi Hoo

Cho Yeo Jeong is a South Korean actress who has proven that she is not afraid to take on roles that require explicit sex scenes and nudity, gaining many awards and accolades for her bold choices. Born on February 10, 1981, she began her career as a model in 1997 at the age of 16 and launched her acting career two years later. She is best known for her roles in the provocative period films “The Servant” (2010) and “The Concubine” (2012) and the television dramas “I Need Romance” (2011), “Haeundae Lovers” (2012), “Divorce Lawyer in Love” (2015) and “Perfect Wife” (2017).

Cho Yeo Jeong

Namgoong Min is a South Korean actor. His name is sometimes written as Nam Goong Min or Namkoong Min. Born on March 2, 1978, he made his acting debut in the 2001 film “Bungee Jumping of Their Own.” He went on to star in many more films and television dramas, including “Birth of a Rich Man” (2010), “Can You Hear My Heart?” (2011), “I Need Romance 3” (2014), “My Secret Hotel” (2014), “The Girl Who Sees Smells” (2015), “Remember” (2015) and “Chief Kim” (2017).

Namgoong Min

Lee Dong Gun is a South Korean actor and singer. Born on July 26, 1980, he also is known as Emmanuel Lee. He released his first music album in 1998 followed by his first acting role in the 1999 television drama “Ad Madness.” He is best known for his leading roles in the popular television dramas “Marry Him If You Dare” (2013), “Super Daddy 10” (2015) and “Laurel Tree Tailors” (2016-2017) and “Queen for Seven Days” (2017).

Lee Dong Gun

Song Chang Eui is a South Korean actor who started his career in musical theater in the 2002 production of “Blue Saigon.” Born on January 24, 1979, he is most well known for his role as a transgender rocker in the musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” and the first jukebox musical “Gwanghwamun Love Song.” After branching out into television dramas in 2005, he shot to fame in the 2007 drama “Golden Bride,” which led to many other popular drama series, including “Cinderella Man” (2009), “Life Is Beautiful” (2010), “Heartstrings” (2011), “The Great Seer” (2012), “Syndrome” (2012), “The Woman Who Married Three Times” (2013) and “Dr. Frost” (2014).

Song Chang Eui

Im Cheol, better know by his stage name, DinDin, is a South Korean rapper and television personality. He was born in Seoul, South Korea on November 20, 1991 and made his debut in the entertainment world in 2013 when he appeared as a contestant on “Show me the Money 2”. Since then, he has released numerous non-album singles, contributed to quite a few television drama soundtracks, and continued to make appearances on various reality programs, including “Dunia: Into a New World” (2018) and “Yo~! Welcome to Korea!” (2019).

DinDin

Lee Re

Kim Seung Soo is a veteran South Korean actor who has primarily appeared in television dramas. He made his acting debut in the 1999 drama “Huh Joon.” He has since appeared in many popular dramas, including the recent “Cheongdamdong Alice” (2012), “Who Are You” (2013), “A Little Love Never Hurts” (2013), “Family Secrets” (2014) and “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds” (2016).

Kim Seung Soo

Chun Ho Jin is a veteran South Korean actor. Born on September 9, 1960, he made his acting debut in the 1986 film “Street of Desire” but his career took off after he won Best New Actor at the 28th Baeksang Arts Awards for his role in the 1990 television drama “Love on a Jujube Tree.” Chun Ho Jin has appeared in many popular films and television dramas throughout his prolific career, including the recent “City Hunter” (2011), “Bridal Mask” (2012), “All About My Romance” (2013), “Two Weeks” (2013), “Doctor Stranger” (2014), “Six Flying Dragons” (2015) and “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds” (2016), “Chicago Typewriter” (2017) and “My Golden Life” (2017-2018). In 2009, Chun Ho Jin published a book titled Chun Ho Jin’s Woodworking DIY.

Chun Ho Jin

Ryu Hwayoung is a South Korean singer and actress who also is known as just Hwayoung. Born on April 22, 1993, she has a twin sister, Ryu Hyo Young, who is a rapper and a member of Coed School and its sub-unit F-ve Dolls. Both Hyoyoung and Hwayoung were scouted after they made a guest appearance on the variety show “Star King” in 2010. Hwayoung then joined the girl group T-ara as its seventh member and lead rapper. Amidst some controversy over mean tweets by the other T-ara members, Hwayoung left the girl group in 2012. After joining a talent agency in 2013, Hwayoung turned her focus more to acting and has appeared in the television dramas “Ex-Girlfriend Club” (2015), “Age of Youth” (2016) and the web drama “Traces of the Hand” (2017).

Ryu Hwayoung

Jung Joon Won is a South Korean actor born on July 26, 2004, in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He began acting while still a young boy, appearing in the 2012 movie “Pacemaker.” He made his drama debut 2013 sitcom “Potato Star,” following up with a role in “Bomi’s Room” (2014). He later went on to appear in the movie “A Melody to Remember” (2015) and the dramas “My Father is Strange” (2017) and “Jugglers” (2017). More recently, he has starred in “The Great Show” (2019).

Jung Joon Won

Lee Il Hwa is a South Korean actress who was born on February 24, 1971, in Seoul, South Korea. She studied at Hansung Digital University, where she majored in Social Welfare. She began acting in TV drama series titles in 1991, appearing in titles such as “Lady” (1997) and “Sunflower Family” (2002). She was part of the cast of “Reply” series titles such as “Reply 1997” (2012) and “Reply 1994” (2013). She has also featured in smash-hit titles like “My Love from the Star” (2013), “Doctor Stranger” (2014), and the more recent “Lie After Lie” (2020).

Lee Il Hwa

Kim Young Chul is an award-winning South Korean actor. He was born on February 25, 1953, in Daegu, South Korea, and made his acting debut in 1973. Since then, he has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “IRIS” (2009), “Beyond the Clouds” (2014), “My Father is Strange” (2017), and “Times” (2021).

Kim Young Chul

Ryu Soo Young is the stage name of Eo Nam Seon, a South Korean actor. Born on September 5, 1979, he made his television debut on a cooking show in 1998 while he was still in college and his film debut in the salacious 2001 film “Summertime.” Ryu Soo Young has starred in many popular films and television dramas since, including “Two Week” (2013), “Endless Love” (2014), “Blood” (2015), “The Eccentric Daughter-in-Law” (2015) and “My Lawyer, Mr. Jo” (2016), “Father Is Strange” (2017) and “The Good Witch” (2018).

Ryu Soo Young

Yeo Hoe Hyun is a South Korean actor. Born on November 30, 1993, he made his acting debut in the 2014 film “Still Love.” He has since appeared in the popular television dramas “Pinocchio” (2015), “Unkind Women” (2015), “Six Flying Dragons” (2015-2016), “Reply 1988,” “Memory” (2016), “Mirror of the Witch” (2016), “Short” (2018) and “Marry Me Now” (2018).

Yeo Hoe Hyun

Jung Ryeo Won is an award-winning South Korean actress. She was born on January 21, 1981, in Korea but holds Australian citizenship after immigrating to Brisbane with her family when she was 10. She was discovered by a talent agent while vacationing in Korea in 1999 and debuted as a singer that year in the girl group Chakra. After the group disbanded in 2006, Jung Ryeo Won focused on acting full time. She gained widespread fame in the 2005 television drama “My Name Is Kim Sam Soon” and went on to star in “History of a Salaryman” (2012), “King of Dramas” (2012), “Medical Top Team” (2013) and “Bubblegum” (2015). Jung Ryeo Won published the book titled Ryeowon’s Sketchbook in 2007 and began hosting the reality show “Art Star Korea” in 2014.

Jung Ryeo Won

Jang Nara is a South Korean singer and actress known for her work both in Korea and China. Born on March 18, 1981, she made her debut as a singer in 2001. She released many popular albums that produced many No. 1 songs, including her most popular song “Sweet Dream” from her second album. Jang Nara also became very popular in China, and she released several Chinese-language albums and also was the only star from a non-Chinese-speaking country to sing the 2008 Summer Olympics song “Beijing Welcomes You.” Jang Nara’s acting career has enjoyed just as much success as her singing career. After making her acting debut in the 2001 television sitcom “New Nonstop,” she has starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Baby-Faced Beauty” (2011), “School 2013” (2012), “Fated to Love You (aka You Are My Destiny)” (2014), “I Remember You” (2015) and “One More Happy Ending” (2016). Jang Nara’s father is actor Ju Heo Seong.

Jang Nara

Song Joong Ki is a popular South Korean actor and MC. Born on September 19, 1985, he was a competitive short track speed skater during high school, competing in the National Games three times before an injury forced him to quit the sport. 

Song Joong Ki made his acting debut in the 2008 film “A Frozen Flower” and went on to star in “A Werewolf Boy,” which became the biggest box office hit for a melodrama in Korean cinematic history. Song Joong Ki also has starred in many popular television dramas, including “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” (2010), “A Tree With Deep Roots” (2011), “The Innocent Man” (2012) and “Descendants of the Sun” (2016). He also hosted the music show “Music Bank” from 2009 to 2010 and was a cast member of the popular variety show “Running Man” from 2010 to 2011. 

The talented actor also published the book Beautiful Skin Project, a health and beauty guide for men.

Song Joong Ki

Shin Hye Sun is a South Korean actress. Born on August 31, 1989, she made her acting debut in the 2012 television drama “School 2013.” She has since appeared in popular films and television dramas, including “Angel Eyes” (2014), “King of High School” (2014), “Oh My Ghostess” (2015), “She Was Pretty” (2015), “Five Children” (2016), “The Legend of the Blue Sea” (2016-2017), “My Golden Life” (2017-2018) and “Thirty But Seventeen” (2018).

Shin Hye Sun

Myung Se Bin is an award-winning South Korean actress. She was born on April 10, 1975, in Seoul, South Korea, and made her acting debut in 1998. Since then, she has appeared in various films and variety shows, and a number of television dramas, including “Prince Hours” (2007) and “Bossam: Steal the Fate” (2021).

Myung Se Bin

Ra Mi Ran is a prolific South Korean actress in theater, film and television. Born on March 6, 1975, she made her acting debut in the 2005 film “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance.” She has since starred in many theater productions, films and television dramas, including the recent “The Suspicious Housekeeper” (2013), “A Witch’s Romance” (2014), “Reply 1988” (2015), “Please Come Back, Mister” (2016) and “Laurel Tree Tailors” (2016-2017). Ra Mi Ran also participated in the reality show “Real Men: Female Soldier Special Season 1” (2014).

Ra Mi Ran

Yoon Hyun Min is a South Korean actor. Born on April 15, 1985, he is a former baseball player who played for the Hanwha Eagles in 2005 and the Doosan Bears in 2006. But he fell in love with acting and quit sports to pursue an acting career in 2007. He is best known for his television drama roles in “Cruel City” (2013), “Discovery of Love” (2014), “Falling for Innocence” (2015), “My Daughter, Geum Sa Wol” (2015-2016) and “Tunnel” (2017).

Yoon Hyun Min

Kim Young Ae was an award-winning veteran South Korean actress. Born on April 21, 1951, she launched her career after participating in an open recruitment for one of the major television networks in 1971. After making her acting debut in the 1971 television drama “Chief Inspector,” she enjoyed a prolific career in films and television dramas. Some of her memorable recent roles included “The Moon Embracing the Sun” (2012), “Medical Top Team” (2013), “Liar Game” (2014), “Birth of a Beauty” (2014), “Kill Me, Heal Me” (2015), “Mirror of the Witch” (2016), “Doctors” (2016) and “Laurel Tree Tailors” (2016-2017), as well as the film “Proof of Innocence” (2016). Kim Young Ae passed away on April 9, 2017, at the age of 66 from recurrent pancreatic cancer.

Kim Young Ae

Kim Sejeong is a South Korean singer and actress. Born on August 28, 1996, she launched her career in music after coming in second place in the K-pop girl group survival reality show “Produce 101.” The top 11 finishers formed the girl group I.O.I, which disbanded in January 2017. Kim Sejeong became a member of the new girl group Gugudan in June 2016. She also served as host of the show “Talents for Sale” in 2016 and was named a permanent MC for the show “Get it Beauty” in January 2017. She made her acting debut in the 2017 television drama “School 2017,” which is the seventh installment in the popular “School” franchise.

Kim Se Jeong

Woo Do Hwan is a South Korean actor. Born on July 12, 1992, he made his acting debut in 2011 and has appeared in “Shut Up! Flower Boy Band” (2012), the Viki Original series “Dramaworld” (2016), and “The Man Living in Our House” (2016) and “The Good Witch” (2018).

Woo Do Hwan

Choi Won Young is a South Korean actor. Born on January 10, 1976, he began his acting career in the 2002 film “Sex Is Zero.” He has since starred in many popular films and television series, including “A Hundred Years’ Inheritance” (2013), “Heirs” (2013), “Three Days” (2014), “The Night Watchman” (2014), “Secret Door” (2014), “Kill Me, Heal Me” (2015), “I Remember You” (2015), “Twenty Again” (2015), “Please Come Back, Mister” (2016) and “Laurel Tree Tailors” (2016-2017). Choi Won Young married actress Shim Yi Young in 2014. They met on the set of “A Hundred Years’ Inheritance” in 2013.

Choi Won Young

Jung Hye Sung is the stage name of Jung Eun Joo, a South Korean actress. Born on April 29, 1991, she made her acting debut in the 2009 television drama “Friend, Our Legend.” She has since appeared in other popular dramas, including the recent “Pride and Prejudice” (2014), “Blood” (2015), “Oh My Venus” (2015), “Remember” (2015), “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds” (2016), “Chief Kim” (2017) and “Manhole” (2017).

Jung Hye Sung

Kim Sung Oh is a South Korean actor. Born on September 15, 1978, he began his career in small film roles in 2002 and then gained fame in in 2010 for his supporting roles in the television drama “Secret Garden” and the film “The Man From Nowhere.” He has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “When a Man Loves” (2013), “Inspiring Generation” (2014), “The Night Watchman’s Journal” (2014), “Warm and Cozy” (2015) and “Baek Hee Has Returned” (2016), for which he won the Excellence Award at the 2016 KBS Drama Awards.

Kim Sung Oh

Lee Yoo Ri is a South Korean actress who rose to stardom as the “Nation’s Villain” after her portrayal of Yeon Min Jung in the 2014 television drama “Jang Bo Ri Is Here,” for which she won the Grand Prize at the 2014 MBC Drama Awards. Born on January 28, 1980, Lee Yoo Ri made her acting debut in the 2001 television drama “School 4” and has received positive acclaim for her many supporting and leading roles in dramas since. In addition to “Jang Bo Ri Is Here,” she is best known for her roles in the dramas “I Love You, Don’t Cry” (2009), “Twinkle Twinkle” (2011) and “Super Daddy 10” (2015).

Lee Yoo Ri

KBS, KOCOWA

To celebrate the end of the year, the best actors, producers, and writers gather at the 2017 KBS Drama Awards. In 2017, there were many dramas that captured the heart of the viewers. What will be the show that has been loved the most by the viewers? Who will be the best actor of 2017? What are some of the best dramas that were loved the most by the viewers this year? And who are the actors and actresses who showed outstanding performances this year? Some of the awards include Drama of the Year Award, Excellent Actor or Actress Award, Excellence in Acting Award, and Top Excellence in Acting Award. The honor of receiving the awards will go to the most qualified nominees. Park Soo Hong, Lee Yu Ri, Namkoong Min will host the show and present the award winners.

2017 KBS Drama Awards

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