Underrated Brilliance - who deserves more recognition
These are low-profile actors who are consistently great but not widely hyped yet. They deserve so much more recognition.
watchwithme Jun 23, 2025
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![Woo Do Hwan]()
Woo Do Hwan is a South Korean actor managed by H& Entertainment (H&엔터테인먼트). He majored in theatre at Dankook University's Faculty of Performing Arts. He completed his mandatory military service from July ...more -
![Bai Jing Ting]()
Bai Jing Ting is a Chinese actor born in Beijing, China. He studied at Capital Normal University's Music College, majoring in recording. He can play the piano and achieved a grade of ...more -
![Kim Seon Ho]()
Kim Seon Ho is a South Korean actor managed by Fantagio. After having been active in theater since 2009, he made his television debut in 2017 on two KBS2 series: "Good Manager" ...more -
![Jung So Min]()
Jung So Min, born Kim Yoon Ji, is a South Korean actress under IEUM# (이음#). She took a short break in 2011 to concentrate on her studies at the Korea National University ...more -
![Park Eun Bin]()
Park Eun Bin is a South Korean actress born in Seoul. She is managed by Namoo Actors. She debuted at the age of five and has acted in numerous television series as ...more -
![Shin Seung Ho]()
Shin Seung Ho is a South Korean actor and model managed by King Kong by Starship. He graduated from the Department of Physical Education at Dong-Eui University. He has participated in the ...more -
![Nam Yoon Su]()
Nam Yoon Su is a South Korean model and actor represented by Agency Garten. He has taken part in many photoshoots since debuting as a model in 2014, including shoots for Cosmopolitan ...more -
![Zhang Jing Yi]()
Zhang Jing Yi is a Chinese model and actress born in Shaoyang, Hunan, China. She graduated from the Performance Department at Beijing Film Academy as a member of the 2017 undergraduate class. ...more -
![Ok Taec Yeon]()
Ok Taec Yeon is a South Korean singer, dancer, actor, entrepreneur and member of 2PM (투피엠). He graduated from Yeongdong High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from ...more -
![Go Youn Jung]()
Go Youn Jung is a South Korean actress and model, born in Mullae, Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, South Korea. She is represented by MAA (엠에이엠). Go debuted in acting in 2019 with a role ...more -
![Park So Dam]()
Park So Dam is a South Korean actress under Artist Company . She graduated from the Korea National University of Arts with a degree in acting. So Dam began her acting career ...more -
![Jang Dong Yoon]()
Jang Dong Yoon is a South Korean actor under Dongyi Company (동이컴퍼니). In 2015, while being a student at Hanyang University, Jang was first caught in the media for his bravery. It ...more -
![Lee Se Young]()
Lee Se Young is a South Korean actress managed by Prain TPC. She began her career as a child actress, starring in various movies and dramas such as Jewel in the Palace ...more -
![Lee Jun Young]()
Lee Jun Young, formerly known as Jun, is a South Korean singer, actor and former member of U-KISS (유키스) and UNB (유앤비). He dropped out of Seongsu High School but later passed ...more -
![Song Geon Hee]()
Seon Geon Hee is an actor born in Gunpo, Gyeonggi, South Korea. In 2017, he made his acting debut in the series "Flat" (플랫). He attended Sejong University where he obtained a ...more -
![Han Ji Min]()
Han Ji Min is a South Korean actor and model under BH Entertainment (BH엔터테인먼트). In 1999, while she was still in high school, she was a model who appeared in commercials and ...more -
![Bae Hyeon Seong]()
Bae Hyeon Seong is a South Korean actor and model under Awesome Ent. He sparked interests in netizens after starring in the web drama, Love Playlist Season 3-4. -
![Ahn Eun Jin]()
Ahn Eun Jin is a South Korean actress. She debuted with a musical in 2012 and continued to star in various other shows, such as the 'oksusu' drama "Number Woman Gye Sook ...more -
![Park Bo Young]()
Park Bo Young is a South Korean actress under BH Entertainment. She was born in Jeungpyeong, North Chungcheong, South Korea. She graduated from Dankook University's Department of Performing Arts with a major ...more -
![Alen Fang]()
Fang Yilun (Alen) was born in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, He is a singer and actor from Mainland China. In 2013, he made his official debut with the M4M group and released ...more -
![Zhang Xin Cheng]()
Zhang Xin Cheng is a Chinese actor-singer born in Jingzhou, Hubei, China. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. He officially entered showbiz in 2013 with his debut appearance in his ...more -
![Lee Do Hyun]()
Lee Do Hyun is a South Korean actor under Yuehua Entertainment who made his acting debut in 2017. He won the "Best Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama Award" at the 33rd KBS ...more -
![Park Gyu Young]()
Park Gyu Young is an actor and model born in Busan, South Korea. In 2015, Park began training to become an actor after JYP Entertainment (JYP 엔터테인먼트) noticed her on the cover ...more -
![Chae Soo Bin]()
Chae Soo Bin is a South Korean actress. She was born in Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Chae was spotted by a casting director on the streets and proceeded to make her debut ...more -
![Lee Da Hee]()
Lee Da-Hee is a South Korean model, singer, television, and film actress under Huayi Brothers. At the age of 17, Lee Da-Hee became a finalist in the 2002 Super Elite Model Contest. ...more -
![Wang Duo]()
Wang Duo is a Chinese actor and singer who graduated from Shenyang Conservatory of Music. In 2015, he participated in Guangdong satellite TV's "China's Good Boys" and won second place in the ...more -
![Park Ju Hyun]()
Park Ju Hyun is a South Korean actress managed by 935 Entertainment. She gained an interest in acting after seeing the musical Cats in her first year of high school. She majored ...more -
![Kang Hoon]()
Kang Hoon is a South Korean actor under npio Entertainment. He studied Theater and Film at Suwon University and made his acting debut in a short film “Picnic” in 2014. He is ...more -
![Chang Hua Sen]()
Chang Hua Sen is a Chinese actor and singer. He was born in Zibo, Shandong, China. He graduated from Hangzhou University of Electronic Science and Technology but debuted as an actor in ...more -
![Roh Yoon Seo]()
Roh Yoon Seo is a South Korean actress and model managed by MAA Korea. She is best known for her roles in the television series Our Blues (2022), Crash Course in Romance ...more -
![Zhao Lu Si]()
Zhao Lu Si is an actor and singer born in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Zhao Lu Si started her acting career in 2017 when she debuted in the romance drama, "Untouchable Lovers" ...more -
![Nam Joo Hyuk]()
Nam Joo Hyuk is a South Korean model and actor under the agency Management SOOP. He was born in Busan, South Korea. During his studies at Gyeongnam Middle School, Nam dreamed of ...more -
![Zhang Ling He]()
Zhang Ling He is a Chinese actor born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. He was admitted to Nanjing Normal University in 2016, majoring in Electrical Engineering in the Faculty of Electrical and Automation ...more -
![Sabrina Zhuang]()
Sabrina Zhuang is a Chinese actress and singer born in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China. She studied at the Beijing Film Academy and majored in acting. When she was in kindergarten, Sabrina ...more -
![Kim Sung Cheol]()
Kim Sung Cheol is a South Korean actor managed by Story J Company, previously better known as a musical actor. He made his debut in a musical in 2014 and in the ...more -
![Tan Jian Ci]()
Tan Jian Ci, born in Beihai, Guangxi, is a Chinese singer, dancer, actor. Jian Ci started his dancing career at the age of thirteen and joined the affiliated secondary school of Beijing ...more -
![Lee Joon]()
Lee Chang Sun, known professionally as Lee Joon, is a South Korean singer, dancer, actor, model, DJ and former member of MBLAQ (엠블랙). He graduated from Seoul Arts High School and later ...more -
![Ahn Jae Hong]()
Ahn Jae Hong is a South Korean actor. He was managed by J Wide-Company, but on December 1, 2021, signed a contract with Management MMM. Ahn graduated from Konkuk University with a ...more -
![Seo Hye Won]()
Seo Hye Won is a South Korean actress managed by D.P. Story. She majored in theater at Yongin University. -
![Jung Moon Sung]()
Jung Moon Sung is a South Korean actor and musical actor. Initially, he pursued music due to his passion for singing. However, he later enrolled in Soonchunhyang University, where he studied theatre ...more -
![Jung Gun Joo]()
Jung Gun Joo is a South Korean actor. He has starred in the MV for DAY6's song "I like you". In August 2019, he left JYP Entertainment and joined Blossom Entertainment. (Source: ...more -
![Park Hae Soo]()
Park Hae Soo is a South Korean actor managed by BH Entertainment. On July 29, 2022, it was announced that he had additionally signed with the U.S. agency, United Talent Agency (UTA). ...more -
![Victor Ma]()
Victor Ma is a Chinese-American singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor under WAJIJIWA Entertainment. He was born in New York, United States and attended University of Southern California. He debuted his career by ...more -
![Yoon Chan Young]()
Yoon Chan Young is a South Korean actor under Snowball Entertainment. He made his acting debut in the 2013 drama "When a Man Falls in Love". A more notable appearance is his ...more -
![Jung Eun Chae]()
Jung Eun Chae is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a model and then made her acting breakthrough in "Nobody's Daughter Haewon" (2013). In 2013, she released an EP ...more -
![Liu Duan Duan]()
Liu Duan Duan is a Chinese actor, singer, record producer, host, and model. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. -
![Kim Do Hoon]()
Kim Do Hoon is a South Korean actor currently under PEAK J Entertainment. After graduating from Kaywon High School of Arts, he enrolled in Chung-Ang University's Department of Theater and Film. He ...more -
![Choi Gyu Ri]()
Choi Gyu Ri is a South Korean actress managed by Hook Entertainment. -
![Yoo In Na]()
Yoo In Na is a South Korean actress and DJ. At the age of 16, Yoo joined an entertainment agency as an apprentice singer in 1998 and nearly became part of a ...more -
![Bai Lu]()
Bai Lu, born Bai Meng Yan in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China, is a Chinese actress and model. She studied foreign languages at the Changzhou Campus Tourism and Business branch of Jiangsu Vocational Institute ...more -
![Yang Yang]()
Yang Yang is an actor born in Shanghai. He graduated from the Department of Dance in People's Liberation Army Arts College. In December 2007, Yang was personally handpicked by director Li Shao ...more -
![Liu Yu Ning]()
Liu Yu Ning is a Chinese pop singer and actor born in Dandong, Liaoning, China. He's the lead singer of Modern Brothers. He started out his career with street performances, mainly live ...more -
![Gao Han]()
Gao Han is an actor born in Changsha, Hunan, China. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy. (Source: kisskh) -
![Kim Dong Hwi]()
Kim Dong Hwi is a South Korean actor under ACE Factory (에이스팩토리). His enlistment in the army was set for September 24, 2024. (Source: kisskh) -
![Lee Yi Kyung]()
Lee Yi Kyung is a South Korean actor under HB Entertainment. He graduated from the Seoul Institute of the Arts. He made his acting debut in 2011 and first gained recognition by ...more -
![Park You Na]()
Park You Na, born in Seoul, South Korea, is an actor represented by YG Entertainment (YG엔터테인먼트) since 2023. After graduating from Jeonghwa Girls' Middle School, she went on to study in Hanlim ...more -
![Jinna Fu]()
Fu Jing (English name: Jinna) is a Chinese singer-actress born in Shaoyang, Hunan Province and graduated from Xiangnan University. She is a former member of Rocket Girls 101 which debuted in 2018 ...more -
![Jo Hye Joo]()
Jo Hye Joo is a South Korean model and actress. She used to be signed under YG KPlus but now is under MAA Korea. -
![Kang Seung Yoon]()
Kang Seung Yoon, known mononymously as Seungyoon or simply as Yoon, is a South Korean singer, dancer, actor, photographer, and member of WINNER (위너). He graduated from Busan Arts High School and ...more -
![Wu Jia Kai]()
Wu Jiakai is a Chinese actor who earned a bachelor's degree in acting from the Chinese Academy of Opera. He got admitted to the academy's Performance Department in 2018, where he finished ...more -
![Xu Kai]()
Xu Kai is a Chinese actor and model born in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. He studied finance at South China Agricultural University. Later, he voluntarily quit his education during freshman year to work ...more -
![Lee Jung Ha]()
Lee Jung Ha, born Lee Kwan Min in South Korea, is an actor under Namoo Actors (나무엑터스). Before making his onscreen debut, he first got into to stage acting. Early in his ...more -
![Wang Chu Ran]()
Wang Chu Ran is a Chinese actress who was born in Shanghai, China, on January 21st in year 1999. She studied at Shanghai Theatre Academy and made her tv-drama acting series debut ...more -
![Tang Xiao Tian]()
Tang Xiao Tian, also known as Daddi Tang, is a Chinese actor and model. He was born in Tianjin, China and made his debut as an actor in 2017. He studied at ...more -
![Kim Yoon Woo]()
Kim Yoon Woo is a South Korean actor under Wells Entertainment. -
![Yang Se Jong]()
Yang Se Jong is a South Korean actor and model. He was previously under Good People Entertainment until his contract expired in 2020 during his military service, but on December 9, 2021, ...more -
![Kim Woo Seok]()
Kim Woo Seok is a South Korean actor managed by Alien Company. He made his acting debut in 2017. He is the brother of singer Kim Min Seok (MeloMance). -
![Park Soo Oh]()
Park Soo Oh is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 2014. (Source: Wikipedia) -
![Yoo Sun Ho]()
Yoon Seon Ho is a South Korean singer and actor. He was born in Incheon, South Korea and made his debut in the entertainment world in 2017 when he participated in the ...more -
![Lee Jung Shin]()
Lee Jung Shin is a South Korean singer-songwriter, musician, actor and member of CNBLUE (씨엔블루). He graduated from Jeongbal High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Information and Communication Studies ...more -
![Li Meng]()
Li Meng is a Chinese actress under Yuehua Entertainment. She was born in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. In 2010, she made her debut in the ...more -
![Joo Min Kyung]()
Joo Min Kyung is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2014. Since then, she has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “Yoo Na's Secret” (2014), “My ...more -
![Na In Woo]()
Na Jong Chan, known professionally as Na In Woo, is a South Korean actor. He graduated from Kyungil Tourism Management High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Theater from Dankook ...more -
![Benjamin Tsang]()
Benjamin Tsang is a Hong Kong actor born in Guangdong, China. He moved to Hong Kong when he was in elementary school and eventually attended Taipei National University of the Art, graduating ...more -
![Jeon Yeo Been]()
Jeon Yeo Been is a South Korean actress managed by Management mmm. She was born in Gangneung, South Korea. She debuted in the 2015 period movie “The Treacherous”. For her performance in ...more -
![Kim Hwan Hee]()
Kim Hwan Hee is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress in 2008 and has been active ever since. She has starred in television dramas such as ...more -
![Hu Yi Chen]()
Hu Yi Chen is a Chinese actor born in Zhejiang, China. In 2025, he graduated from Media Arts and Communication at Nanjing University in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. (Source: 胡亦琛 Xiaohongshu) -
![Liu Ling Zi]()
Liu Lingzi (formerly known as Liu Yanhong) is a Chinese actress and singer, signed under OACA. She graduated from the Musical Theatre Department of the Central Academy of Drama. In 2020, she ...more -
![Fuaiz Thanawat Shinawatra]()
"Aiz" or Fuaiz" Thanawat Shinawatra is an actor best known for his role in Project S: Side by Side. (Source: kisskh) -
![Lee Sun]()
Lee Sun is a South Korean actor. He's enrolled in the acting program at Korea National University of Arts. In 2023, he appeared in Chu Hwa Jeong's "No Love" music video, and ...more -
![Kim Kyung Nam]()
Kim Kyung Nam is an actor born in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from the Theatre Department of Seoil University. He made his acting debut in a theatre play titled "Love" in ...more -
![Im Se Mi]()
Im Se Mi is a South Korean actor. She made her acting debut in the 2005 television series “Sharp 2” (반올림 2). On February 3, 2022, Im signed an exclusive contract with ...more -
![Shi Peng Yuan]()
Shi Peng Yuan is a Chinese actor born in Liaoning, on August 16, 2005. He won the 2020 9th iQiyi All-Star Carnival: Most Promising Actor of the Year -
![Jang Eui Soo]()
Jang Eui Soo is a South Korean actor, born on January 22, 1990. He made his acting debut in the 2012 drama series “Gentleman’s Dignity.” Eui Soo made his movie debut in ...more -
![Tian Jia Rui]()
Tian Jia Rui, born in Liaocheng, Shandong province, China, is an actor, singer and graduate of Donghua University's Department of Performance. Though he has been under the management of ZUI agency, on ...more -
![Kim Yoon Hye]()
Kim Yoon Hye is a South Korean actress and model affiliated with J Wide Company (제이와이드컴퍼니). Born in Seocho-dong, Seocho, Seoul, South Korea, she began her career as a cover model for ...more -
![Kang Han Na]()
Kang Han Na is a South Korean actress and radio DJ managed by KeyEast Entertainment. She received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from Chung-Ang University's Department of Theater. During her studies, ...more -
![Won Jin A]()
Won Jin A is a South Korean actress managed by Yooborn Company. She dreamed of being an actor but didn’t pass the entry exam and chose instead to study cultural planning. She ...more -
![Jung Woo]()
Jung Woo is an actor born in Beomil-dong, Dong-gu, Busan, South Korea. He made his acting debut in 2006. In 2009, Jung Woo starred in the film "Wish" (바람), a film he ...more -
![Baek Seo Hoo]()
Baek Seo Hoo is a South Korean actor and singer from nCH Entertainment. He came in 3rd on "World Klass" (2019) and was selected to debut in the show's group called "TOO" ...more
