Lesser-Known Talents who deserve MORE recognition. ASAP !

-WORK IN PROGRESS-

Here's a personal list of lesser-known (in my books) Asian actors/actresses who moved and impressed me with their incredible -seemingly natural- acting skills and "where I discovered/saw" them for the first time.
They deserve a LEAD role. Or definitely MORE recognition. ASAP !

Note: this list has NO particular order.

Ariane aka RiriLaRoro Oct 23, 2024

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Jang Eui Soo

South Korean

Discovered in the BL Kdrama "Where Your Eyes Linger" (South Korea, 2020).
Kim Yoon Woo

South Korean

Discovered in the Kdrama "My Dearest" (South Korea, 2023).
Kim Hyeong Won

South Korean

Discovered in the short BL Kdrama "A First Love Story" (South Korea, 2020).
Kim Woo Seok

South Korean

Discovered in the drama "The Forbidden Marriage" (South Korea, 2022).
Victor Ma

Chinese

Discovered in the Cdrama "Hidden Love" (China, 2023).
Lee Jung Ha

South Korean

Discovered in the Kdrama "Moving" (South Korea, 2023).
Shi Peng Yuan

Chinese

Discovered in "Meet Yourself" (China 2023).
Joo Min Kyung

South Korean

Discovered in the Kdrama "One Spring Night" (South Korea, 2019)
Tian Jia Rui

Chinese

Discovered in the drama "My Journey to You" (China, 2023).
Benjamin Tsang

Hong Konger

Discovered in the Tdrama "The On1y One" (Taïwan, 2024).
Lee Sun

South Korean

Discovered in the Kdrama "Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo" (South Korea, 2024).
Kobayashi Toranosuke

Japanese

Discovered in the Jdrama "Hidamari ga Kikoeru" (Japan, 2024).
Bae Hyeon Seong

South Korean

First discovered in the marvelous "Our Blues" (South Korea, 2022) and "Family By Choice" Kdramas (South Korea, 2024).
Han Hyun Jun

South Korean

First discovered in a small student role in "Tell Me That You Love Me" Kdrama (2023) & then in the simple but cute BL "Please Tell Me So" short film (South Korea, 2021).
Jin Yun

Taiwanese

Discovered in the BL Tdrama "See Your Love" (Taïwan, 2024).
Fuaiz Thanawat Shinawatra

Thai

Discovered in the bizarre BL THdrama "4Minutes" (Thailand, 2024).
Kim Hwan Hee

South Korean

Discovered in the "When The Weather is Nice" drama (South Korea, 2020)
Hu Yi Chen

Chinese

Discovered in the Chinese BL "Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island' drama (China/Hong Kong, 2025).
Liu Duan Duan

Chinese

First discovered in "Joy of Life" (China, 2019) in a support role but watched him shine in "The Prisoner of Beauty" (China, 2025).
Hsiao Hung

Taiwanese

Discovered in the BL Tdrama "You Are Mine" (Taiwan 2023).