These K-Drama Stars Were Born In The Month Of September
Happy birthday to these Korean actors and actresses!
With September now in full swing, we are training the spotlight on these Korean actors and actresses who are celebrating their birthdays this month. Below, we're also updating you on what they've been up to recently and what their upcoming projects are.
Check out the gallery below:
Korean Actors & Actresses - September Birthdays
Korean Actors & Actresses - September Birthdays
Choi Ye-bin - September 2, 1998
“The Penthouse: War in Life” is Choi Ye-bin’s first-ever K-drama, and it boosted her popularity big time. The buzzworthy makjang series featured her as Ha Eun-byeol, a wealthy student at the prestigious Cheong-ah Arts School who’s pressured by her mother (Kim So-yeon’s Cheon Seo-jin), a famous soprano singer, to excel as a singer too. All throughout the K-drama’s three seasons, her character went through a great deal of pressure and numerous emotional breakdowns, showcasing Choi Ye-bin’s talent in acting. This year, she also joined the cast of the cuisine reality show “Delicious Rendezvous.”
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Park Eun-Bin - September 4, 1992
She has an upcoming historical/romance series titled “Yeonmo” (or “The King’s Affection”) this October, wherein she’s paired with actor Rowoon. In the series, the Crown Prince’s wife gave birth to twins, a son and a daughter. But since having twins is considered ominous in the Joseon period, the daughter (Park Eun-bin) is thrown out of the palace instead of getting killed. When her twin brother passes away due to a disease, their mother keeps this death a secret, slips her daughter back into the palace, and raises her to stand in her brother’s place as a Crown Prince. It’s a role that’s indeed far from the last character Park Eun-bin played: a university student training to become a violinist in 2020’s “Do You Like Brahms?” alongside actor Kim Min-jae.
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Kim Hye-soo - September 5, 1970
This veteran actress last impressed K-drama fans with her role as a feisty, lawless lawyer in 2020’s “Hyena,” opposite actor Ju Ji-hoon. Last year, she also topbilled the film “The Day I Died: Unclosed Case,” wherein her character is a detective. And just last July, Kim Hye-soo was reported to have been tapped for her first historical drama in 20 years titled “Shuroop;” the role she was offered is that of the mother of troublemaker princes and a wife of a great king. She has another series in the works, “Juvenile Judgment,” where her character is an elite judge.
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Park So-dam - September 8, 1991
Park So-dam’s last K-drama was “Record of Youth” with actor Park Bo-gum. Last year, she also worked on the films “Fukuoka” and “Special Cargo.” The “Parasite” actress has way more films than TV series and, in fact, her next project is also a movie. Early this year, she was confirmed for the role of a Korean secretary of a high-ranking official within the Japanese colonial government in the movie “Ghost.”
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Jung Il-woo - September 9, 1987
Jung Il-woo’s latest K-drama, “Bossam: Steal the Fate,” just ended last July. In the historical romance series, which paired him with actress Kwon Yu-ri, he starred as a man who does bosam, the act of kidnapping a widow for remarriage. Last year, he also starred in “Sweet Munchies” as a chef who works at a late-night snack restaurant. He’s reportedly working on two Chinese dramas.
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Lee Jong-suk - September 14, 1989
Many K-drama fans are excited for Lee Jong-suk’s small screen comeback. His last K-drama was 2019’s “Romance Is a Bonus Book” with actress Lee Na-young. He enlisted in the military in March 2019, and was discharged in January of this year. It’s been recently confirmed that his comeback project is the 2022 tvN drama “Big Mouth,” wherein his role is a third-rate lawyer whose fate will change due to a murder case; his leading lady here was also confirmed to be Girls’ Generation’s YoonA.
Photo Credit: @jongsuk0206
Stephanie Lee - September 14, 1993
Stephanie Lee, who’s under Hyun Bin’s talent management VAST Entertainment, was so memorable for her role as a former lawyer who joins a start-up tech company in the famous 2020 series “Start-Up.” Last year, she also had a supporting role in the series “When I Was the Most Beautiful.”
Photo Credit: @vast.ent
Lee Jin-wook - September 16, 1981
In 2020, he starred in the drama/horror/apocalyptic series “Sweet Home” as a mysterious man mistaken as a gangster due to the scar on his face. His next series is the fantasy series “The Immortal” wherein his role is an immortal who’s been existing for 600 years.
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Nam Ji-hyun - September 17, 1995
Her last project, which had its finale just last month, was web series “The Witch’s Diner.” In this 8-episode series, her role is an employee at a mysterious restaurant operated by a witch (Song Ji-hyo) that grants people’s wishes after digging into their scrumptious meals, but at the expense of sacrificing something precious to them. Nam Ji-hyun’s K-drama before this was 2020’s “365: Repeat the Year,” which features her as a webtoon artist who gets into an accident, becomes dependent on a wheelchair, but gets a chance to reset this part of her life.
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Song Joong-ki - September 19, 1985
Song Joong-ki had a great start this 2021 with well-loved K-drama “Vincenzo” that paired him with actress Jeon Yeo-been. This year, he also starred in the South Korean space Western film “Space Sweepers.” His next projects are the movie “Bogota” (for which he has already started filming) and the K-drama “The Youngest Son of a Conglomerate” with actress Shin Hyun-bin. A crime thriller, “Bogota” centers on youths who leave Korea for Colombia in the 1990s. The series, on the other hand, will have revenge at its core; Song Joong-ki’s character dies after being framed by a wealthy family he’d been loyal to and is reborn as that family’s youngest son.
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Kim Yoo-jung - September 22, 1999
The child star-turned-leading lady is back with a newly-released historical series titled “Lovers of the Red Sky.” Here, her character is a painter who was born blind but can now miraculously see. She meets an astrologer (Ahn Hyo-seop) who became blind due to an accident. Prior to this, she starred in the series “Backstreet Rookie,” alongside actor Ji Chang-wook, as a convenience store part-timer.
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Do Ji-han - September 24, 1991
Do Ji-han, who became famous for the K-drama “Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth,” last starred in the 2017 series “Lovers in Bloom.” After which, he had a special appearance in the historical drama “100 Days My Prince.” He enlisted in the military in December 2018 and was discharged in August of last year. Following his discharge, he signed with a new agency, Milky Way Entertainment, and hopefully, we’ll hear news about his small screen comeback soon.
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Hyun Bin - September 25, 1982
Kim Tae-pyung, popularly known as Hyun Bin, last starred in the phenomenal K-drama “Crash Landing on You” as the captain of a North Korean military unit; he was paired with Son Ye-jin, his onscreen partner-turned-real-life girlfriend. What’s next for him is the sequel of the action film “Confidential Assignment,” wherein he reprises his role as a detective from North Korea’s special investigation team.
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Yoon Shi-yoon - September 26, 1986
Last year, Yoon Shi-yoon starred in fantasy/mystery/thriller series “Train” with actress Kyung Soo-jin. There, he played dual roles in two universes: one’s a police officer and the other is a senior police inspector. His latest project is a web series titled “You Raise Me Up,” wherein his role is a 31-year-old guy preparing for civil service examination.
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Joo Won - September 30, 1987
Last year, Joo Won starred alongside actress Kim Hee-sun in sci-fi drama “Alice” as a detective who cannot express his emotions. In 2020, he also made headlines for a possible movie, his first film in five years, titled “Firefighter.” He snagged the titular role, too, in the upcoming Netflix original action film “Carter,” where his character is a highly-skilled secret agent who loses all of his memories.
Photo Credit: Dazed Korea
Happy birthday to these Korean actors and actresses!
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