[Drama chat] Who are your favorite ajusshi actors?
by missvictrix
Age is definitely just a number. But sometimes, ajusshi actors are special. And lately, we’ve seen so many great projects with seasoned male actors that this post is actually begging to exist.
Ajusshi can be a relative term, but for the sake of this argument (and the general Beanie crowd) we’ll call our ajusshi actors any lovely individuals who are not in their 20s or 30s anymore. Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Park Hee-soon, Gong Yoo, Kim Nam-gil, Ji Sung… and about a hundred others sitting on the throne of ajusshi greatness.
Who are your favorite ajusshi actors? This is your place to gush, squee, and claim your favorite.
Let the chatting begin!
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26 flatwhite
October 16, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Lee Sung Min..
I cannot forget his performance in Misaeng.
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Midnight
October 16, 2022 at 11:07 AM
Lee Sung Min in King 2 Hearts.
Lee Sung Min in Miss Korea.
He is SO GOOD in everything.
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flatwhite
October 16, 2022 at 2:19 PM
Oh King 2 Hearts... I completely forgot the drama. Yes, he was so good in that drama too.
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ajummabunny
October 20, 2022 at 3:17 AM
I loved his King2 role! But, I can't really tell if that is a paper role love or his portrayal of the character. . . I think of it as having the same energy as his Real character.
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27 kiara
October 16, 2022 at 12:06 PM
Let's start with when I was a newbie K-drama addict. Obviously, film veterans like Song Kang-ho, Choi Min-shik, Sol, and more are Amazing, but I have my bias. 😂 SOme of them are pretty old, but they were younger 20 years ago.
Ha Jung-woo (44)
Han Suk-kyu (55)
Choi Min-soo (60)
Park Hae-il (45)
Ahn Nae-sang (57)
Kim Kap-soo (65)
Hwang Jung-min (52)
Um Ki-joon (46)
Ryu Seung-ryong (51)
Kim Myung-min (50)
Kim Yeong-cheol (69)
Jang Hyuk (45)
Shin Ha-kyun (48)
Jung Jin-young (57)
Chun Ho-jin (62)
Lee Sung-min (53)
Ahn Jae-mo (43)
Son Suk-ku (I don't care how old you are.) You too, Park Jeong-min.
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wonhwa
October 16, 2022 at 1:43 PM
So many great folks on this list!
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Midnight
October 16, 2022 at 1:44 PM
I have to agree with Ahn Nae Sang and Chun Ho Jin.
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knewbie
October 17, 2022 at 2:43 AM
On some variety show a few years ago, someone who knew Ahn Nae-sang when he was at university said that there were girls who were literally sick with love for him. And I am using "literally" literally.
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kiara
October 22, 2022 at 8:28 AM
Ahn Nae-sang is a treasure! I think he is trying to cut back this year by doing mostly cameo appearances.
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kiara
October 17, 2022 at 11:42 AM
I'd watch 40 episodes of a family weekend drama for Chun Ho-jin. (Hi KBS)
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knewbie
October 17, 2022 at 2:48 AM
Glad you mentioned Kim Kap-soo! A brilliant actor with a very distinctive face and absolutely mesmerising eyes.
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kiara
October 17, 2022 at 12:00 PM
He is irreplaceable! There won't be anyone like Kim Kap-soo.
Watching sageuks in early 2000 introduced me to these Amazing talents.
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wonhwa
October 17, 2022 at 5:03 PM
Yeah, he's great in pretty much any role he plays.
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28 tabong says what the fat
October 16, 2022 at 12:37 PM
My ahjussi? Of course is Lee Sun Gyun. 🤣
Okay, my top 10:
1. Kim Won Hae
2. Bek Hyun Jin
3. Oh Jung Se
4. Sung Dong Il
5. Choi Won Young
6. Lee Sun Gyun
7. Kim Byung Chul
8. Cho Seung Woo
9. Yoo Joon Sang
10. Song Seung Heon
My other top 10:
1. Yoo Ji Tae
2. Lee Jung Jae
3. Kim Sung Kyun
4. Jung Jae Young
5. Yoo Jae Myung
6. Jung Suk Yong
7. Kim Myung Min
8. Park Sung Keun
9. Choi Byung Mo
10. Bae Sung Woo
I think all these ahjussis are great actors, with awesome charisma (and they're cute as hell too). Everytime they're on screen I feel good, safe, since I know I'm going to see great acting and complex characters.
PS. Didn't mention Gong Yoo because it's too obvious. I mean, who doesn't love that ahjussi?
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kiara
October 16, 2022 at 1:26 PM
I forgot to add Yoo Jun-sang.❤️
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Diana Hansen
October 16, 2022 at 2:55 PM
how did I miss Kim Won Hae? He's good in anything! Also got a soft spot for Song Seung Heon.
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tabong says what the fat
October 16, 2022 at 7:35 PM
Kim Won Hae rocks.
I love how Song Seung Heon's characters are always on my "the few tsunders I like" list.
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panshel
October 16, 2022 at 8:48 PM
@missvictrix I also thought this chat should've been titled "My Ajusshi." 😉
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29 miss h
October 16, 2022 at 1:29 PM
Ji Sung will always be my number one.
Other favorite ahjusshi's:
Jang Hyuk
Lee Sun-kyun
Cha Seung-won
Gong Yoo
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30 wonhwa
October 16, 2022 at 1:37 PM
Jo Sung Woo. Hands down.
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31 Diana Hansen
October 16, 2022 at 2:48 PM
Sung Dong-Il, Lee Deok Hwa, Gong Yoo, Kwon Sang woo, Kim Nam-gil, Min Namgoong, Lee Sun-kyun (Mr. Voice), Cho Seung-woo, Ji-Sung, Go Soo, and more. So many good seasoned actors! Oh! Jang Hyuk! Ji Jin-Hee!
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32 GiveMeAngst
October 16, 2022 at 3:55 PM
In no particular order, my top 3:
Won Bin (come back!!!!!)
Gong Yoo (Elle 30th anni photos are gorgeous and his body 🫣)
Jang Hyuk (so versatile and his long hair look is 🔥🔥)
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33 Doppelganger
October 16, 2022 at 5:38 PM
Maybe it's my age, but I find all these "ajusshi actors" way more magnetic and attractive than the young It Boys.
I can't accept Gong Yoo as an ajusshi.
My vote for favorite ajusshi would be Park Heesoon. The guy was SO HOT in My Name I couldn't focus on the show.
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abalyn
October 17, 2022 at 6:03 PM
Totally agree! Do you think they had more attraction/magnetism when they were younger than the younger stars now? Does time just make them better actors and/or weed out the ones without staying power?
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Doppelganger
October 17, 2022 at 8:12 PM
I think it's maturity. As I've gotten older, I've also found older people more attractive. Young people lack the gravitas and charisma that can only come from life experience.
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ajummabunny
October 20, 2022 at 3:23 AM
Yep! I fell Hee Soon ssi when I saw him exit the car in Evasive Inquiry Agency he spoke and I fell into a dream forever and ever. Have you seen him in Pabo?
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34 sakuradaydream
October 16, 2022 at 6:37 PM
Park Hee Soon from My Name
He was the biggest plot twist for me as I did not expect to find him SO hot
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I ♥️ bad dramas
October 16, 2022 at 11:21 PM
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Though I find it hard to reconcile his on-screen charisma with his real life persona. Adorably clumsy and so timid. Ditto for Heo Seong-tae and Uhm Tae-goo.
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sakuradaydream
October 17, 2022 at 12:06 AM
RIGHT??
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Zora
October 17, 2022 at 5:14 PM
Oh yes! He started the ahjuicy term for me 😍
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35 panshel
October 16, 2022 at 9:06 PM
Choi Young-joon, especially with glasses (Vincenzo, Why Her, Hospital Playlist).
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PYC
October 17, 2022 at 5:06 AM
He is heartbreaking as the gruffly dad in Our Blues.
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36 Qingdao
October 16, 2022 at 10:46 PM
Song Dong Il (Reply's Prison Playbook, If You Wish Upon Me, Chuno)
Choi Moo Seong (Reply 1988, Prison Playbook)
Yoon Song-Hyun (I Can Hear Your Voice)
Lee Seung Joo (Descendants of the Sun)
You Jae Myeung (Itawewon Class, Strong Woman)
Kim Young Min (Crash Landing on You)
Jo Han Chuel (Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Vincenzo, Healer)
Lee Sung Min (Miseang)
Han Syuk Kyu (Dr Romantic)
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I ♥️ bad dramas
October 16, 2022 at 11:17 PM
I like your list 👍
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Isa is always time travelling
October 16, 2022 at 11:19 PM
Kim Young Min is 50 but he looks younger. I have only seen him in Crash Landing on You so far.
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missjb
October 17, 2022 at 4:21 AM
Yeah i love kim Young Min. He is so handsome and always deliver acting wise..
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37 I ♥️ bad dramas
October 16, 2022 at 11:16 PM
Joo Sang-wook (his laugh always kills me 😂)
Chun Jung-myung (why isn't he in more dramas?!)
Ryu Seung-ryong
Lee Jong-hyuk (such a cutie)
Lee Jung-jin
Eric Mun
Jung Joon-ho
Kim Sang-joong
Ahn Gil-gang
Ha Seok-jin
Park Sung-woong
Heo Seong-tae
Lee Ki-woo
Kim Sang-kyung
Kwon Hae-hyo
Yoo Hae-jin
Jin Goo
Park Ho-san
Thank goodness there are still some oppas left, for now 😄
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38 Miky
October 17, 2022 at 2:06 AM
Gong Yoo,Joo Ji Hoon,Namgoong Min,Park Hee-soon,Kim Nam Gil,Hyun Bin,Ji Sung,Uhm Ki Joon,Choi Won Young,Kim Byung Chul,Jo Woo Jin,Choi Moo Sung mght be the very few that come right ot to my mind!
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39 missjb
October 17, 2022 at 3:25 AM
My fav is Ahn Nae Sang, Kim Yeon Chul, Lee Sung Min, Ham Suk Kyu..yeah I'm old aff lol....
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40 PYC
October 17, 2022 at 5:08 AM
This post gets me thinking who in the current young crop will rise to the ajusshi rank handsomely (literally and figuratively).
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Reply1988 - 🍊Mother Bean🍊
October 17, 2022 at 5:58 AM
This is an interesting point as I think the competition is pretty strong. There are those who are typecast so like the women and the actor character in three brave siblings they will cease to be offered lead material. The increase in platforms making and showing dramas and the growing number of web dramas and youth orientated dramas makes me wonder if there will be that many roles for the high numbers currently doing singing and acting or just acting.
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Blue (@mayhemf)
October 24, 2022 at 5:57 PM
Interesting qn! my predictions would be
1) Woo Do Hwan
2) Lee Jae Wook
3) Lee Do hyun
4) Hong Jong-hyun
and of couse
Ryu Jun-yeol ( he is 36!! what!! )
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41 Riya:)
October 17, 2022 at 5:54 AM
Literally nobody mentioned Yoon Sang Hyun!?!
He's awesome guys😍☺️
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Midnight
October 17, 2022 at 1:30 PM
I bow my head in shame! How could I forget him!
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Riya:)
October 18, 2022 at 12:21 AM
That's exactly what I felt when I realised I forgot to mention his name
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42 Jingbee
October 17, 2022 at 7:18 AM
No brainer for me : Gong Yoo, Son Suk-ku and Ju Ji-hoon in that particular order. Special mention : because I am watching 2D1N : Youn Jung-hoon - or "passion" Jung-hoon.
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merry
October 17, 2022 at 7:59 AM
I like your list. Closer to mine.
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43 merry
October 17, 2022 at 8:16 AM
Wow, i thought i lost this db account of mine. Went through all hoops of registering then writing wrong email; and re-registering and saw that i will lose 'status'. yay. Good thing could get back to it with google biometric. I have to chime in on this very interesting and fun thread. Hay, when 'oppas' turn 'ah juicy', that is a milestone. Not only for them but for me, too. I am fully embracing my whites. No more color. My definition is rather narrower - those that made my knees weak when they played lead or second lead roles. Off the top of my head, those who fit the 'ah juicy' tag would include So Ji Sub, Gong Yoo, Lee Sun Kyun, Jo In Sung, Kim Rae Won, Jang Hyuk, in no particular order. Those that i knew of fairly recently would be Son Suk ku and Yoo Teo. I'm sure i've forgotten a number of them.
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44 dramaqueen2021
October 17, 2022 at 11:27 AM
Jisung !! My man is getting hotter day by day!
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45 JillofAllTrades
October 17, 2022 at 11:40 AM
Being an ahjumma myself I am not sure if I can call any of these Ahjussi actors but majority of my favourites are in the is age group.
Gong Yoo, Lee Dong Wook, Lee Sun Kyun, So ji Sub.
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JillofAllTrades
October 18, 2022 at 1:53 PM
Wait, I forgot Cha Sueng Won! How can I!
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46 Babylilo
October 17, 2022 at 12:37 PM
As a woman “of a certain age,” this is a discussion topic near and dear to my heart. These are some of my main ajusshi crushes (there are soooo many!):
- So Ji-Sub
- Ji Sung
- Han Suk-Kyu
- Cha In-Pyo
- Jung Woo-Sung
- Lee Sun-Kyun
- Kim Min-Jun
- Choi Won-Young
- Zo In-Sung
- Cha Seung-Won
- Oh Min-Suk
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47 Ga
October 17, 2022 at 1:32 PM
I see Gong Yoo, I click. That's it.
I even prayed to have a husband looking like him. Not granted, tho. LOL 😆🤣
Next: Seon Seok Gu, Jo In Sung, Jo Seung Woo
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48 larelle79
October 17, 2022 at 1:42 PM
Kim Byung chul from Pegasus Market for all the wrong reasons. :)
Ahn Suk hwan in Falling for Innocence because he could have gone a completely different way and it would have been justified but he just continued to love and show it to all of his son's friends, whether the deserved it or not. He really is one of my favorite written parental characters.
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49 cherkell
October 17, 2022 at 2:55 PM
NO ONE could ever top the Fab Four from "A Gentleman's Dignity": Jang Dong Gun, Kim Su Ro, Kim Min Jong and Lee Jong Hyuk. 🥰 RAWR.
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ajummabunny
October 20, 2022 at 3:28 AM
Kim Soo Ro is a gift!
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50 Goyangi and the Camel Crickets
October 17, 2022 at 4:24 PM
Gong Yoo. Always my bias!
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Goyangi and the Camel Crickets
October 17, 2022 at 4:28 PM
Gotta mention Lee Dong Wook as one I like, love him in his humorous roles! And I liked Sun Suk Ku in MLN. But Gong Yoo is my #1.
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Riya:)
October 18, 2022 at 12:19 AM
Lee Dong Wook .... Ahjussi!?! I wonder if he's already above 40.
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minnie
October 20, 2022 at 2:10 PM
He is 41!
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