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I Was Just Living My Life Without Knowing About Jang Hyuk

As much as I am 100% fine with my noona to ajumma fangirling—sometimes it’s nice to encounter an actor who is a little more… well-seasoned.

A listener recommended that I try Fated to Love You and it stars my girl, Jang Na-Ra (Go Back Couple) AND promised some of that earlier 2010’s drama flavor so I jumped in and so far it’s a lot of fun.

But now I have this burning question…who else in Kdrama land do I need to meet? Tell us one of your favorites in the comments and make the case!

I Was Just Living My Life Without Knowing About Jang Hyuk

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Wok of Love, oh yes, for Jang Hyuk but also Lee Jun-ho. Before I loved him in Hospital Playlist, I fell for Yoo Yoon-seok in Mr. Sunshine and in a sweet movie called Mood of the Day.

Claudia Copeland

Oh no, unless I missed him in a message above, we left out Kim Joo Hun (alt. Ju Heon), who played the girls' dad in Start-Up, the doctor SML in Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol, and more... Age 41.

Antonina (Tonya)

Oh YESSS to Yang Se Jong - I don't know why people don't talk more about him... I LOVED him in 30 but 17. Even as a hairy Yeti hahahaha! I have "i'll go... "on my watchlist too!

Sarah @afternoonaasks

i haven't seen these either and keep meaning too. Can I just take a pill to not need sleep ever again????

Megan Erickson

Right, so many good ones! We are doing an upcoming pod appreciating the mature hero and I have some research to do STAT

Megan Erickson

Gah anither MUST SEE drama that I need to get to soon

Megan Erickson

Lee Sun Kyun's voice could be bottled and sold. And Yeon Jung Hoon forever!

Megan Erickson

I will add another vote for So Ji Sub. Definitely an actor I would watch in just about anything. As far as younger actors go that I've yet to hear you mention, I love Seo Kang Joon in I'll Go to You When The Weather is Fine, and Yang Se Jong in 30 but 17.

Lauren Cohen

Can't wait to check out these dramas! Thank you all for the recs. Most or all of you probably know him already but I can't get enough of Lee Sun Kyun (My Mister, Coffee Prince, Parasite). That velvety voice! Other male actors in 40s or 50s: Namgoong Min (Undateables, Good Manager, Hot Stove League--have not seen latter yet); Oh Man Seok (our main baddie from CLOY and a major musical theater star & director--would love to see someday); Kim Young Min (sweet older soldier Man-bok from CLOY and main villain from My Mister); Yeon Jung Hoon from variety show 2 Days & 1 Night who is also a veteran drama actor. I have seen him in melodrama My Healing Love and would like to see 2020's Lie After Lie.

Antonina (Tonya)

I know this is a thread about older actors( Jo In Sung😍 So Ji Sub😍) but Choi Woo Shik is a young actor I am starting to see in all sorts of things...remarkable in Parasite, now in Our Beloved Summer which I am loving. But now I am off to find Terrius Behind Me. Love these suggestions!

LauraPat H

He isn’t new to k dramas but he was new to me. So Ji Sub, the ML In Oh My Venus is so charming and gorgeous! I really enjoyed the drama.

Lorna

he is in it but i've only seen one episode so not sure what capacity.

Megan Erickson

I actually haven’t watched FTLY, but last week I just finished the Chinese version from last year (You are My Destiny). Before FTLY I attempted the original Taiwanese one when I was looking for Ethan Juan stuff, but I was not able to finish it. Choi Wooshik is in it too right? As the cousin?

Jules

Wait…Conan O’Brian lol what

Megan Erickson

Thanks for sharing all these older goodies!!!

Megan Erickson

Such a classic! It isn't perfect, but I still love it. This drama is actually mentioned in one of your romance book recs, the Kiss Quotient 😊 I discovered Go Back Couple bc I loved Jang Nara in this one. I think I've watched all of her rom-coms 😅 One More Happy Ending (another second chance romance - my trope of choice 😉) is also pretty good (at least I think I remember it was good, watched it pre pandemic, so a million years ago, haha) and ML is Jung Kyung Ho (aka Joon Wan from HP). And Conan O'Brien has a cameo in it, so random, lol. But I think Kim Tae-hun, who plays FL's ex husband in this one (he also makes a brief appearance in Reply 1988), and is a 40-something actor, is rather attractive 😉 The one other lesser known 40-something actor that comes to mind is Joo Sang-wook. He's in the original Korean version of the Good Doctor, and in one of my old favorites, Cunning Single Lady (another second chance romance, big surprise 😅). He is super adorkable in this role, but I mostly love it for the FL, Lee Min-jung

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