The Most Dashing Korean Actors As Big Bosses in K-Dramas
Presenting: the handsome company executives and businessmen in K-Dramaland
We're about to say goodbye to one K-Drama we enjoyed: To All the Guys Who Loved Me (or Men are Men). The series, which premiered last July, stars Hwang Jung-eum, Yoon Hyun-min, and Seo Ji-hoon. It tells the story of three characters tangled in a love triangle from their past lives to the modern-day.
In the series, Korean actor Yoon Hyun-min is Hwang Ji-woo, the CEO of a well-known pharmaceutical company that ventures in the production of webcomics. This rich, upright, and sometimes arrogant and snobbish guy character mold is typical in K-Dramas—chaebol heirs and company executives who look dashing in their suits. This is a stereotypical character related to the rich guy-poor girl K-Drama tropes we often see and love.
In the gallery below, we list down our picks for the most dashing Korean actors, who portrayed the roles of company executives and businessmen in K-Dramas:
Korean Actors As Big Bosses
Korean Actors As Big Bosses
Hyun Bin in "Secret Garden"
In the series, he's Kim Joo-won, the CEO of a high-end department store.
Photo Credit: SBS
Photo Credit: SBS
Hyun Bin in "Hyde Jekyll, Me"
Hyun Bin stars as Gu Seo-jin, a third generation chaebol heir who's in charge of the theme park Wonder Land and is next in line to become its CEO.
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Photo Credit: SBS
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Hyun Bin in "Memories of the Alhambra"
As Yoo Jin-woo, Hyun Bin's role is the CEO of an investment company that specializes in optical devices.
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Photo Credit: tvN
Park Seo-joon in "What's Wrong With Secretary Kim"
Park Seo-joon is Lee Young-joon, the vice chairman of a big company.
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Photo Credit: tvN
Park Seo-joon in "Itaewon Class"
Park Seo-joon is Park Sae-royi, the owner of Itaewon-based bar-restaurant DanBam.
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So Ji-sub in "Master's Sun"
As Joo Joong-won, So Ji-sub's role is the president of a conglomerate called Kingdom that operates a major department store and a hotel.
Photo Credit: SBS
Photo Credit: SBS
Jung Hae-in in "A Piece of Your Mind"
His character here is Moon Ha-won, an AI programmer who also founded the portal site M&H.
Photo Credit: tvN
Photo Credit: tvN
Lee Dong-wook in "Hotel King"
Lee Dong-wook is Cha Jae-wan, the youngest general manager of Hotel Ciel.
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Song Seung-heon in "When a Man Falls in Love"
Song Seung-heon's character is Han Tae-sang, a gangster-turned-successful businessman.
Photo Credit: MBC
Photo Credit: MBC
Park Hyung-sik in "Strong Woman Do Bong Soon"
Ahn Min-yuk, Park Hyung-sik's character, is a chaebol heir and the CEo of a gaming company.
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Photo Credit: JTBC
Lee Je-hoon in 'Tomorrow With You"
In this series, Lee Je-hoon is Yoo So-joon, the CEO of a real estate company.
Photo Credit: tvN
Photo Credit: tvN
Yoon Kyun-sang in "Clean With Passion for Now"
As Jang Seon-kyu, Yoon Kyun-sang's role is the CEo of a cleaning company called "Cleaning Fairies."
Photo Credit: JTBC
Photo Credit: JTBC
Ji Sung in "Kill Me, Heal Me"
Ji Sung's character here suffers from dissociative identity disorder. As Lee Do-hyun, he's a rich businessman who's a third-generation chaebol heir. He has six other identities.
Photo Credit: MBC
Photo Credit: MBC
Lee Jong-suk in "W"
Lee Jong-suk is Kang Chul, the lead character in a popular comic series titled "W." He's a multimillionaire who owns a broadcasting channel and is an Olympic gold medalist in shooting.
Photo Credit: MBC
Photo Credit: MBC
Kim Jae-wook in "Temperature of Love"
In "Temperature of Love," Kim Jae-wook's character is an entertainment agency CEO named Park Jung-woo.
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Yoo Seung-ho in "I'm Not a Robot"
Yoo Seung-ho's character is Kim Min-kyu, the largest shareholder of a huge financial company that produces an android robot.
Photo Credit: MBC
Photo Credit: MBC
Who's your favorite Korean actor, who portrayed the role of a chaebol heir, a company executive, or a big boss?
Lead photos from tvN and SBS
