ㅡ my favorite people & their recommended works.

drama:

• han ji-pyeong in start-up (2020)
• hong du-shik in hometown cha-cha-cha (2021)
• oh jin-kyu in strongest deliveryman (2017)
• cha woo-shik in laughter waikiki 2 (2019)
• kim rae-wan in you drive me crazy! (2018)
• go ji-seok in catch the ghost (2019)
• seon sang-tae in chief kim (2017)
• jung jae-yoon in 100 days my prince (2018)

films:

• 귀공자 in the childe (2023)

a recent favorite. an absolute blast to watch for his comedic chops, and his microexpession is meticulously detailed & fun to watch which is just impressive yet normal as he is a theatre actor. would love to see him excelling far complex roles though, i think he already prove that he's able to pull those off.

dramas:

• ibuki ai in miu 404 (2020)
• sorai daisuke in soratobu kouhoushitsu (2013)
• konotori sakura in kounodori 1 & 2 (2015 & 2017)
• saikawa kouhei in subete ga f ni naru (2014)

films:

• satou in ajin: demi human (2017)
• yatabe kengo in mukoku (2017)
• ryo urushibara in crows zero 2 (2009)

my favorite japanese actor, ever. the diversity of his projects, the way he pulled off every single character without a fail, just everything. it's quite hard for me personally to detect the level of acting performance among japanese actors/actresses mostly because i'm not used watching them as i do with k-dramas, but ayano go is perhaps one of the rare kind that i find easy to be attracted to acting-wise. he's just good. period.

dramas:

• kang min-ho in falling for innocence (2015)
• kim jun-wan in hospital playlist (2020)
• han tae-joo in life on mars (2018)
• lee joon-ho in prison playbook (2017)
• doctor's son/jung shi-hyun in cruel city (2013)
• song soo-hyeok in one more happy ending (2016)
• kang hyun-soo in smile, you (2009)

watch all of his works is basically what i'm saying.

dramas:

• lee yool/won-deuk in 100 days my prince (2018)
• lee jun-yeong in hello monster (2015)
• han kang-woo in it's okay, that's love (2014)

movies:

• roh ki-soo in swing kids (2018)
• go doo-young in my annoying brother (2016)
• won dong-yeon in along with the gods 1 & 2 (2017 & 2018)

web drama:

• kim hwan-dong in be positive (2016)

his filmography is probably one of the most impressive ones i've ever seen coming from an idol actor. and his spectrum...damn. this kid got talent and it SHOWS.

dramas:

• kim joo-won in secret garden (2010)
• ri jung-hyuk in crash landing on you (2019)

movies:

• im chul-ryung in confidential assignment (2017)
• min tae-goo in the negotiation (2018)
• hwang ji-sung in the swindlers (2017)
• 'he' (hwang ji-seok) in come rain, come shine (2011)

the first actor that i've ever stanned and never regretted ever since. his choice of works could be questionable some times, but the way he potrays roles given to him are incredibly good and he was one of those actors that could utilize his visual to exude further charms on his characters.

dramas:

• jang jae-yeol in it's okay, that's love (2014)
• oh soo in that winter, the wind blows (2013)

movies:

• park tae-soo in the king (2017)
• sang min in classic (2003)

noh hee-kyung create some of the best roles for him so fingercrossed they'd work toegther again in the near future.

dramas:

• tendo kairi in koi wa tsuzuku yo doko made mo (2020)
• sahara natsuki in bitter blood (2014)
• ichikawa akira in tonbi (2013)
• akiyama tokuzo in tenno no ryoriban (2015)

movies:

• himura kenshin in rurouni kenshin (2012)
• ogasawara aki in the liar & his lover (2013)
• postman/devil in if the cats disappeared from the world (2016)

truly one of the finest actor among his peers. and he's smart on picking good projects!

dramas:

• go ae-shin in mr. sunshine (2018)

movies:

• hye-won in little forest (2018)
• sook-hee in the handmaiden (2016)
• yeon-hee in 1987: when the day comes (2017)

the very bright future of chungmuro. there i said it.

movies:

• chow mo-wan in in the mood for love (2000)
• cop 663 in chungking express (1994)

((i need to watch more of his works. wong kar-wai & him working together is an absolute bless, all in all.))

dramas:

• kim shin in goblin (2016)
• choi han-gyul in coffee prince (2007)

movies:

• ji dong-cheol in the suspect (2013)
• seok-woo in train to busan (2016)
• han gi-joon in finding mr. destiny (2010)

should i say more?he's already at a phase where no one could say shit about his acting. he got the visual & acting capability at the same time, a rare actor who could simultaneously and easily command wide & small screen at the same time with clear line delivery & good voice tone. 

dramas:

• satonaka halu in pride (2004)
• tsukumo ryusuke in mr. brain (2009)
• asakura keita in change (2008)
• sena hidetoshi in long vacation (1996)

dramas:

• orihara yukito in jimi ni sugoi! (2016)
• mashiba yutaro in dele (2018)
• kazunori harumi in todome no kiss (2018)
• tsuchiya masamitsu in 35 no koukousei (2013)

movie:

• haru yoshida in my little monster (2018)

dramas:

• kim jung-hwan in reply 1988 (2015)
• je su-ho in lucky romance (2016)

movies:

• koo jae-shin in a taxi driver (2017)
• choi doo-il in the king (2017)
• seo min-jae in hit-and-run squad (2019)
• jae-ha in little forest (2018)

dramas:

• jo jang-poong in special labor inspector jo (2019)

movies:

• kim soo-hong in along with the gods 1 & 2 (2017 & 2018)

SEVERELY UNDERRATED AND IT'S PRETTY SAD I HAVEN'T WATCH MUCH OF HIS WORKS T.T

dramas:

• kang ma-roo in the innocent man (2013)
• goo yong-ha in sunkyunkwan scandal (2010)
• yoo shi-jin in descendants of the sun (2016)

movie:

• chul-soo in a werewolf boy (2012)

dramas:

• oh hae-young in another miss oh (2016)
• han se-gye in beauty inside (2018)
• yoon seo-jung in romantic doctor, teacher kim (2016)

drama:

• hwang shi-mok in secret forest (2017)

movie:

• joon-ha in classic (2003)

dramas:

• cha seon-ho/cha min-ho in defendant (2017)
• kang oh-hyuk in dream high (2011)
• chae eun-suk in scent of a woman (2011)

dramas:

• han jin-woo in god's quiz (2010)
• jung bo-wang in miss hammurabi (2018)
• king gong-min in faith (2012)

dramas:

• lee soon-dol in prison playbook (2017)
• yoon hyun-moo in come and hug me (2018)
• cheon deok-goo in special labor inspector jo (2019)

dramas:

• chae do-jin/yoon na-moo in come and hug me (2018)
• jung nam-gil in go back couple (2017)

web drama:

• sung ji-jae in the boy next door (2017)

dramas:

• han yeo-jin in secret forest (2017)
• kang hwi-roo in matrimonial chaos (2018)
• han soo-jung in master of study (2010)

movie:

• lee bon-hee in as one (2012)

dramas:

• hyuga toru in rich man, poor woman (2012)
• danno tatsuya in ouroboros (2015)

movies:

• genji takiya in crows zero 1 & 2 (2007 & 2009)

dramas:

• park heung-soo in school 2013 (2013)
• kim dong-hyub in a gentleman's dignity (2012)
• choi young-do in the heirs (2013)

movie:

• cha chi ho in twenty (2015)

drama:

• lee ik-jun in hospital playlist (2020)
• eun shi-kyung in king 2 hearts (2012)

movie:

• ko doo-shik in my annoying brother (2016)
• lee yong-nam in exit (2019)
• jung jae-chul in hit-and-run squad (2019)

the master of 'realistically pathetic' acting performance, if you know what i mean lol. a satisfying feast to watch on his comedy roles, yet it still suprises me at how stoic he is on one of his earlier works such as king 2 hearts (2012).

drama:

• kim sung-ryong in chief kim (2015)
• baek seung-soo in hot stove league (2019)
• na yi-jae in doctor prisoner (2019)
• nam gyu-man in remember: war of son (2015)
• ahn dan-tae/seok joon-pyo in beautiful gongshim (2016)

an actor you could trust to live up to your endless expectation almost every single time he choose a project. i still think he's severely underrated though which is sad because his recent works has been nothing but pure masterpieces, especially hot stove league. he sucks on picking romance-oriented dramas though, even when he has the skill to pull literally everything off. i'm rooting for his career to only walk on flowery path from now on!