South Korean Leading Actors

This list includes both actors and K-pop idols who played at least 2 consecutive 1st male lead roles in K-dramas. Only active actors who has new dramas / films since 2024 are included. Sorted by age.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

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Cho Byeong Kyu

South Korean

Age: 30
Upcoming drama: Kopino (2026) - Amazon Prime
Ro Woon

South Korean

Age: 29 (currently enlisting)
Newest drama: Murky Stream (2025) - Disney+
Kim Min Jae

South Korean

Age: 29
Newest drama: Bloodhounds (2023) - Netflix
Lee Jun Young

South Korean

Age: 29 (currently enlisting)
Upcoming drama: Four Hands, Two Sonatas (2026) - tvN
Cha Eun Woo

South Korean

Age: 29 (currently enlisting)
Newest drama: The WONDERfools (2026) - Netflix
Yeo Jin Goo

South Korean

Age: 28 (currently enlisting)
Upcoming drama: Serenade (2027) - tvN
Bae In Hyuk

South Korean

Age: 28
Upcoming drama: Modern Sharehouse (2027) - ENA
Lee Jae Wook

South Korean

Age: 28 (currently enlisting)
Newest drama: Doctor on the Edge (2026) - ENA
Ryeo Un

South Korean

Age: 27
Upcoming drama: The Borrowed Body (2026) - Daum Kakao TV
Park Ji Hoon

South Korean

Age: 27
Newest drama: The Legend of Kitchen Soldier (2026) - tvN
Choo Young Woo

South Korean

Age: 27
Upcoming drama: Love Doctor (2026) - ENA
Kim Yo Han

South Korean

Age: 26
Upcoming drama: The First Seventeenth (2027) - ENA
Moon Sang Min

South Korean

Age: 26
Upcoming drama: Beauty in the Beast (2027) - Netflix
Lee Chae Min

South Korean

Age: 25
Upcoming drama: My Reason to Die (2027) - tvN
Yoon Chan Young

South Korean

Age: 25
Upcoming drama: All of Us Are Dead Season 2 (2027) - Netflix
Choi Hyun Wook

South Korean

Age: 24
Upcoming drama: Portraits of Delusion (2026) - Disney+