Top 5 K-Drama Oppas to Love

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K-Drama Oppas to Love

It’s Valentine’s Day! And what better way to celebrate the day of love and romance than picking 5 of the dreamiest actors in Korean Dramas! These men have been with us in our happy moments and our sad, comfort us, make us laugh and swoon, and of course they help us set unbelievably unattainable standards for actual men. Now how to choose just five? I set a couple of ground rules for this list: 1- Oppa must be generally well-liked by the public for both himself and his acting. 2- Oppa must be mostly active in dramas, not movies. 3- Oppa has to have a pretty high hit rate for good dramas. 4- This is my list, so my taste does get highest priority. So after much deliberation and consideration, here they are- five of the best Oppas K-Drama has to offer. 

5: Ji Chang Wook

Wookie is by far one of my own personal favourites, but he has a lot of fans out there. He’s shown a great range in the acting projects he chooses (melo, action, rom-com), and has solidified himself as one of the most well loved actors in K-Drama. I first came across him in ‘Bachelor’s Vegetable Store’ and then fell in love with him in ‘Healer’, where he turned his swoon-levels up to the max. Some of his older works include ‘Warrior Baek Dong Soo’ and ‘Empress Ki’ (admittedly, I’ve never watched either), and more recently ‘The K2’ and ‘Suspicious Partner’.

4: Seo In Guk

Seo In Guk is a superstar of the modern times. His acting credits start around 2012 and continue on strongly since then. He made a name for himself when he became our first ever Reply hero after starring in ‘Reply 1997’ and he has continued to gain momentum, fans, and love ever since. He’s managed to score a pretty good ratio of good and mediocre dramas, and (as far as I know) hasn’t been in any total and complete duds. Some of his bigger dramas are ‘Master’s Sun’, ‘High School King of Savvy’, ‘I Remember You’ and ‘Shopping King Louis’ to name a few.

3: Lee Joon Ki

Lee Joon ki is a special kind of actor where he brings a pretty large fanbase to whatever it is he films. Hundreds upon hundreds of fangirls (and I’m assuming fanguys as well) are willing to sit through hours of whatever the writers throw at us just to see Lee Joon Ki steal the show. He is perhaps an exception to my guideline 3 above, as he's recently been on a string of pretty bad dramas. I’m unfamiliar with practically all of his early dramas, but his more recent shows include ‘Arang and the Magistrate’, ‘Two Weeks’, ‘Scholar Who Walks the Night’, ‘Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo’, and ‘Criminal Minds’. Hopefully his next drama can have a good script as well as simply having him star in it- we always live in hope!

2: Park Seo Joon

Park Seo Joon started out pretty rocky with his drama debut coming in the form of ‘Dream High 2’ which I think is pretty widely despised and criticised by all except a small few. After scoring his first leading role as a noona lover in ‘Witch’s Romance’ he rapidly became an actor to watch for. He quickly followed this up as a delightful puppy second lead in ‘Kill Me, Heal Me’ which pretty much solidified him as a K-Drama star. His handsome features and amazing acting ability earned him a lot of love and ensured that whatever the drama, his massive fanbase is sure to sign on for at least the first few episodes. His latest leading roles have been in ‘She Was Pretty’, ‘Hwarang’ and the widely loved ‘Fight My Way’ last year. And as a side note, Park Seo Joon enlisted before he debuted, so we don’t even have to worry about him disappearing off to the army!

1: Lee Jong Suk

I hope no one feels offended if I call Lee Jong Suk the current King of K-Drama. Since starring as a scene-stealing side character in ‘Secret Garden’, Lee Jong Suk has been the leading role in every 16-20 episode drama he’s been in (excluding cameos of course). But what makes Lee Jong Suk more impressive is his uncanny ability to pick popular, successful dramas (with ‘Doctor Stranger’ being a small blemish on an otherwise winning record). Almost all his dramas become big hits both inside and outside Korea and include ‘School 2013’, ‘I Can Hear Your Voice’, 'Pinocchio’, ‘W- Two Worlds’, and most recently ‘While You Were Sleeping’. 

Happy Valentine's Day!