Was totally invested in age of youth and I discovered Yoon Park! Still waiting for his leading role 🥲

SOoooooo many, frankly! My late-discovery is mainly due to being MIA from drama-land for a decade. Hence, no age-bias. Oppas range from 25 to 60, from 'Oppa-in-the-making' to 'Already-Established-Oppas'. I actually did come for the story... & discovered an Oppa! 😍

1. China/ Taiwan: Greg Hsu (SD1D), Mark Chao (Ten Miles...), Gong Jun (Word of Honor), Chen Xiao (Dream of Splendor)
2. Korea: Park Hae Soo (Squid Games), Seon Sok Koo (My Liberation Notes), Kim Ji Hoon (Flower of Evil)
3. Japan: Okada Kenshi (Kareshi ga Dekinai...), Toyokawa Etsushi (Say You love Me)

And.... the never-ending recruitment for the Oppa-Harem continues! 🙈The list is long, but won't mention those 'cause they weren't exactly accidental discoveries! 😁

Came for : Discovered
My Liberation Notes : Son Seok-ku.
Queen Seondeok : Kim Nam Gil.
SKY Castle : Yoon Se-ah.
Iron Empress : Lee Chae Young.
Times : Lee Seo-jin.

Answer me 1988

I came for the franchise & the writer + director duo and the damn did I fall in love with most of the cast!

Highlights (in no particular order)

Ryoo Joon-Yeol
Ko Gyung-Pyo
Park Bo-Gum
Ryoo Hye-Young
Ahn Jae-Hong
Ra Mi-Ran
Kim Sung-Kyun
Choi Moo-Sung

I will tell the 2021 &2022 list.

For Korea
Sageuks are always one of my most favorite genres.
After being disappointed by Big Projects of last year; RWTMR, Red Sky & TKA, I checked out 'The Red Sleeve' ( which at least had Lee Seyoung as FL ) without much expectation , and I discovered 'Lee Junho'.

For Japan,
After Mr Queen aired at the start of last year, I fell into Asian Drama Slump.
Mrs Koala mentioned 'Heaven & Hell ,Soul Switch' on her blog, I watched it out of boredom and found 'Takahashi Issei'.

For China,
After 'The Red Sleeve' , I fell into drama slump for 3-4 months, I tried 'Love & Redemption' randomly and collected 'Chen Yi' to my actor list.

I discover new oppas by being shallow.
Lee Do-hyun in Hotel del Luna
Kim Min-kyu in Because This Is My First Life

Here are four (4) Kdramas with my five (5) favorite new oppas to discover:
1.) When I saw One Ordinary Day, I discovered Yang Hee-woo (https://asianwiki.com/Yang_Hee-Woo_(1984)). Before his first Kdrama, he was appeared multiple minor roles on films. I hope one day soon, he'll might be getting a leading Kdrama role in the future and he was now on my radar of rising star.
2.) Honey Lee/Lee Ha-nee in The Partner (KBS, 2009)
3.) Lee Min-ki and Daniel Henney in My Name Is Kim Sam-soon
4.) Christian Lagahit in Squid Game

My liberation notes: Son Seok Goo
Stranger: Cho Seung Woo
Chief Kim: Lee Junho
30 but 17: Yang Se Jong

Witch’s Romance and Park Seo Joon 😍

Come and Hug Me : Kim Kyung-Nam
Adolescent Medley : Kwak Dong-Yeon
Mad Dog : Woo Do-Hwan
IRIS : Kim So-Yeon

I'm pretty sure there are others and they will come to my mind tonight in my bed...

I don’t have oppas - or unnies. I do have favorite actors.

Crash Landing On You: Seo Ji-hye

Because This Life Is Our First: Lee Min-ki

Just Between Lovers: Lee Jun-ho. That’s still the only drama I’ve seen him in so far, but it led me to his music, 2PM, and back to 2nd-gen K-pop, which I like so much more now than the first time around.

I'm not supposed to be here now but here i am. Not calling anyone oppa and i think it's only fair to included actresses too:

Remember War of the Son: Namgoong Min
Pinocchio: Lee Jongsuk and Park Shinhye
Prison Playbook: Park Haesoo
Signal: Kim Hyesoo and Lee Jehoon
Forest of Secrets: Cho Seungwoo and Bae Doona
Suits: Park Hyungsik
Start Up: Kim Seonho
Life on Mars: Jung Kyungho
Class of Lies: Lee Joonyoung
Solomon's Perjury: Jang Dongyoon
The Call (Movie): Jeon Jongseo
Link: Yeo Jingoo (not really a discovery but i find him especially charming in Link)

Answer me 1997, discovered Seo In Guk.
Watched Hello Monster because Seo In Guk discovered Park Bo Gum and so i watched Answer me 1988 😂

They are definitely not Oppa for me 😂😂😂...but I discovered some actors that are impressed in Kdramaland:

Come for- Discovered:
Jang Nara (Hello monster)- Park Bo Gum & Choi Won Young
Sejeong (Business Proposal) - Ahn Hyo Seop
Yoo Jun Sang (Alchemy of Soul) - Lee Jae Wook & Shin Seung Ho
Bae Doona (Stranger) - Cho Seung Woo
Gong Yoo (Silent of the Sea) - Lee Mu Seang
Lee Junggi (Scholar who Walks at Night) - Lee Soo Hyuk

Six Flying Dragons: Byun Yo Han
Designated Survivor: 60 Days - Son Seok Ku
Duel: Yang Se Jong
Sungkyunkwan Scandal: Yoo Ah In
Rebel: Thief Who Stole The People - Kim Jung Hyun
Memories of The Alhambra: Hyun Bin and Lee Jae Wook

The Red Sleeve: Junho
Happiness: Park Hyung Shik
The Light In Your Eyes: Nam Joo Hyuk

KMJ in "Do You Like Brahms." I had seen Doctor Romantic, in which he has a small part, but didn't really remember him. And his character was so introverted in Brahms, it took a minute for him to capture my attention. But then he did. Quite fully, lol.

Just Between Lovers - Lee Jun-ho
30 But 17 - Yang Se-Jong
20th Century Boy and Girl - Kim Ji-suk
Designated Survivor - Sohn Seok-gu
The Beauty Inside - Lee Min-ki
Gogh, the Starry Night - Kim Young-kwang
While You Were Sleeping - Lee Jong-suk
Crash Landing on You - Kim Jung-Hyun
Moonlight Drawn by Clouds - Jin Young and Kwak Dong-yeon
The King's Affection - Nam Yoon-soo
When the Camellia Blooms - Kang Ha-neul
Start-Up - Nam Joo-hyuk
100 Days My Prince - D.O.
Live up to Your Name - Kim Nam-gil
Goblin - Lee Dong-wook

Oooooh I love this! I have SO MANY!

Came for , discovered:

Namgoong Min in Chief Kim, Junho

18 Again, Lee Do Hyun

Pinocchio, Yoon Kyun Sang and Kim Young Kwang

Cha Seung Won in City Hall, Lee Joon Hyuk

Forest of Secrets, Yoo Jae Myung

Kim Ji Hoon in Flower Boy Next Door, Go Kyung Pyo

Ji Sung in Kill Me Heal Me, Park Seo Jun

Faith, Ryu Duk Hwan

Yoo Seung Ho in My Strange Hero, Kwak Dong Yeon

Jang Nara and time travel in Go Back Couple, Son Ho Joon

Kim Ah Joong and time travel in Deserving of the Name, Kim Nam Gil

Kim So Yun in Falling For Innocence, Jung Kyung Ho

Kim Young Kwang in Room No.9, Oh Dae Hwan

This list will go on for EVER AND EVER 🤣🤣 I can name hundreds more. I haven't even reached the ahjussis yet!

In my early days of drama watching I was not aware of who was who and chose which dramas to watch based on story synopsis. I watched Warrior Baek Dong Soo and discovered Ji Chang Work. I started Chuno for the story and discovered Jang Hyuk.

I remember you. Came for the suspense... got hooked because of Seo In Guk ok... but then BAMMM! Park Bo Gum. From unknown to I would take a bullet for him #protectbogummyatallcost
from not liking to heck, this guy is so hilarious: Choi Jin Hyuk. Obviously, redfox goes for zombies like zombies go for brains. I really disliked him before and then came Zombie Detective. He set a standard for deadpan and awkward.

Variety: I see your voice Korea first 3 seasons. I was recommended this as a music show to watch, then I saw Kim Bum-Soo. Wow, hot nerd alert. TBH I was annoyed at first by the show itself cause they repeated everything from 100 angles.

and the one where Hwang Jung Eum was a prisoner, with Ji Sung- sounded interesting, turned so infuriating and toxic but I couldnt help it cause he was absolutely irresistable.
and speaking of HJE, Siwon in She Was Pretty. Before that I was like "actor my ass!" but I LIVED for his character. Perhaps one of the best second leads ever.

Well, duh…Ultimate soft-corner actors factory (Not Oppa, never oppa) – The coffee prince – Gong Yoo, Kim jae wook, Yoon eun hey , Kim dong wook , and Lee sun kyun.
Reply 1997 – Sea in guk. I was looking for classic k-drama in my early drama watching days – This one popped out, I had no idea who SIG was.
I can hear your voice -Lee bo young and Lee jong sook

Ji Sung in Kill Me, Heal Me
Lee Jung Jin in 9 End 2 Outs
Jang Hyuk in Fated to Love You

Well, that's just what happens to every actor I end up liking!! It starts from a good story, and then I blink and suddenly I'm watching their entire filmography! Ahaha!

There are so many, but the cover pic is perfect since the most recent one for me is definitely Chae Jonghyeop, thanks to Love All Play!! ^^
I even watched (well, skimmed through) Sisyphus for him! XD
The interesting thing is that I did see him before, in Stove League, and I even remember (and like) his role, but I did not realize he was the same actor at first!