Your Ultimate Lee Dong Wook Drama Guide
To celebrate his 21 years in the industry, we round up all 22 drama appearances and starring roles of this K-drama hunk and Hallyu star!
Needing little to no introduction, Lee Dong Wook is a familiar face to many, even those who have are still new to K-dramas! His stunning visuals and charismatic personality aside, it is undeniable that it is an absolute treat to watch him play a wide range of roles from an arrogant chaebol and a mysterious dentist, to the Grim Reaper and, most recently, a nine-tailed fox in Tale of the Nine Tailed.
And since his acting debut, he has truly captivated the hearts of many in the span of his 21-year long career as an actor. To celebrate his birthday today, and his 21-year anniversary yesterday, we round up all 22 titles you can catch this K-drama hunk and Hallyu star in!

Your Ultimate Lee Dong Wook Drama Guide
Your Ultimate Lee Dong Wook Drama Guide
By Metro.StyleFebruary 23 2021, 4:41 PM
Pure Heart (2001)
Lee Chan Suk (Ryu Jin) is a cautious and intelligent law-inforcement agent who is in pursuit of crime suspect Kang Hyun Gee (Lee Jong Won). Hyun Gee's biological sister, Han Sae Jin (Lee Yo Won), was raised as an only child by her adopted family. At first, Chan Suk uses Sae Jin as bait to capture Hyun Gee, but over time he begins to fall for her pure heart.
Photo Credit: KBS
Loving You (2002)
Set in Jeju Island, this love story revolves around Da-rae— a strong girl who became the head of her family after her father’s death and after her mother collapsed from a heart ailment. Feeling guilty after the death of a friend, Hyuk works as a laborer in a farm concealing his identity as a chaebol (heir). The two meet at sea during a storm and save each other.
Photo Credit: KBS
Precious Family (2004)
Also known as 'Letters to the Parents', this drama shows how members of a good-natured family endure life’s hardships and how the love they have for each other helps them no matter how many difficulties they face. Aside from Lee Dong Wook, it also stars familiar faces Kim Hee Ae, Yoo Seung Ho, and Jung Joon, to name a few.
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Bride from Hanoi (2005)
The drama tells the tale of of Eun Woo (Lee Dong Wook), a promising young doctor, Seok Woo (Lee Won Jong), a 40-year-old bachelor who is self absorbed, and Tiv (Kim Ok-Vin), a 21-year-old girl who comes to Korea in pursuit of Eun Woo’s love as an unintentional Vietnamese bride for Seok Woo, Eun Woo’s brother.
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Bittersweet Life (2008)
In this 24-episode drama, Oh Yeon-Su plays Yoon Hye-jin, a housewife trapped in a bad marriage. Her husband, Ha Dong-won, played by Jung Bo-Suk, is a wealthy but extremely unfaithful fund manager—and his latest fling is turning out to be so much more.
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Bittersweet Life (2008)
Deeply involved with Lee Joon-soo's sweetheart Hong Da-ae, Ha is so busy that he doesn't notice that his wife has discovered his illicit affairs. Yoon decides to commit suicide and journeys out to Japan to do the fatal deed, only to fall for a young man—Lee Joon-soo played by Lee Dong Wook.
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The Partner (2009)
Centered around two law firms who struggle to defend the accused and those around them, this drama tells the story of Eun-ho Kang (Kim Hyun-Joo), a widowed single mother and attorney who encounters the charismatic and ruthless attorney Tae-jo Lee (Lee Dong-Wook).
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The Partner (2009)
The first two episodes see the attorneys work on cases involving a step-brother charged with murdering of his step-sister and a lawsuit between a wealthy mother-in-law and her divorced daughter-in-law. Each successive episode covers provocative cases like these, while also bringing to light the charms of the attorneys and their daily lives.
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Scent of a Woman (2011)
The romantic melodrama depicts the life of a woman named Lee Yeon-Jae (Kim Sun-A) who in her mid-thirties and works as a low-level clerk. Though she works hard, she lives her life without much joy. One day, she learns that she is dying and decides to travel aboard to find happiness.
Photo Credit: SBS
Scent of a Woman (2011)
Lee Dong-Wook plays Kang Ji-Wook, the only son of Line Tour's company president. He is good looking, physically fit, rich, and the successor to the company, but he is ultimately unhappy with life and does not get excited by much of anything. The 16-episode melodrama sees their stories intertwine.
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Wild Romance (2012)
Park Mu-yeol is the obnoxious, brash, and arrogant star player of the Red Dreamers and is popular for both his skill and his bad temper. Stubborn bodyguard-by-trade Yoo Eun-jae hates him since she is a lifelong fan of the Blue Seagulls, the Red Dreamers' rival team. The two mortal enemies are suddenly thrown together by fate.
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Hotel King (2014)
When he was a young boy, Cha Jae-Wan (Lee Dong-Wook) was a beggar. He was also physically abused by the leader of a group of beggars that he belonged to. One day, he killed the leader of the group by accident and he passed out. When he wakes, he finds himself in a luxurious hotel. A man, Lee Joong-Goo (Lee Deok-Hwa), informs him that his father, Ah Sung-Won, abandoned him and his mother. Jae-Wan vows to take revenge on his father for his deceased mother.
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Hotel King (2014)
Now, Cha Jae-Wan works as the general manager for the Hotel Ciel, run by none other than Ah Sung-Won. One day, Cha Jae-Wan tells Ah Sung-Won that he is his father and he should reveal that publicly. Ah Sung-Won though reacts unexpectedly and dies. After his death, his only child, Ah Mo-Ne, played by Lee Da-Hae, appears at the hotel. Though she seems arrogant, it turns out she is actually acting this way for fear of being alone.
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Blade Man (2014)
Lee Dong-Wook plays Hong-Bin, an arrogant man with an anger problem. He runs a game company where all the employees are all afraid of him. He also holds a grudge against his father for breaking up his relationship with Tae-Hee (Han Da-Gam), a woman he still can't get over.
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Blade Man (2014)
One day, he notices that he seems angry all the time and his sense of smell has become more sensitive. His secretary hasn't told him that when he gets angry, blades come out of his body. He is the only person that knows about that. One day, Hong-Bin goes to the hospital to see his employees who were beaten by him. There, he notices the scent of Tae-Hee. The woman who has her scent is Se-Dong, played by Shin Se-Kyung.
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Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)
Written by popular drama writer Kim Eun-sook, 'Guardian: The Lonely and Great God' tells the tale of Kim Shin (Gong Yoo), a decorated military general from the Goryeo Dynasty. One day, he is framed as a traitor and killed by the young king. He becomes an immortal goblin, helping people with his powers and being a kind man in spite of his grieving past. The only way to put an end to his immortality is the Goblin's bride, played by Kim Go Eun, whose aid in pulling out the sword will end his painful immortality.
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Life (2018)
Set in the ER department, this medical drama sees at its core storyline a power struggle. Ye Jin-Woo (Lee Dong-Wook) is an emergency medical specialist at Sangkook University Hospital. He has a warm heart and charisma. He admires hospital director Lee Bo-Hoon (Cheon Ho-Jin). One day, he finds out from his brother Ye Sun-Woo (Lee Kyu-Hyung) that the hospital director placed government subsidy money into his personal bank account.
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Touch Your Heart (2019)
Lee Dong Wook plays Kwon Jung-Rok, an attorney for a law firm who is arrogant and cold-hearted. One day, his boss asks Kwon Jung-Rok to allows Oh Yoon-Seo to work as his secretary for 3 months, in order for her to gain experience for a role she desperately needs. He is not happy about the situation, but he has to accept.
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Strangers From Hell (2019)
Im Si-Wan plays Yoon Jong-Woo, a man in his twenties who has lived in a small town for all of his life. One day, he gets a job at a small office in Seoul and moves out to Seoul, staying at a cheap apartment which shares its kitchen and bathroom with other residents. He doesn't like staying at the apartment and he doesn't like the other residents who seem weird and suspicious.
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Search: WWW (2019)
Starring Im Soo-jung, Lee Da-hee, Jeon Hye-jin, Jang Ki-yong, Lee Jae-wook and Ji Seung-hyun, 'Search: WWW' tells the story of three women in their late thirties—Bae Ta-mi, Cha Hyeon, and Song Ga-kyeong—who work in the top two competitive web portal companies: Unicon and Barro.
Photo Credit: tvN
Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020)
This fantasy action romance drama stars Lee Dong Wook, Jo Bo-ah, and Kim Bum, and tells the tale of a 1000-year old gumiho (nine-tailed fox) named Lee Yeon (Lee Dong-wook) abdicated his position as the mountain spirit of Baekdudaegan to search for the reincarnation of his one true love Ah-eum (Jo Bo-ah). He followed her soul up to the Samdo River and gave her the fox bead as her mark when she is reborn again.
Photo Credit: tvN
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