K-POP Idols & Artists That Have Acted In BL Movies & Dramas
The production of Boys’ Love series has become increasingly popular in South Korea. There has been quite an interest in casting idols and singers in shows with LGBTQ+ storylines. Here you will find a list of those that have acted in BL movies and dramas! This list includes artists that have ventured into the music industry before or after, and includes those that have starred in main, support and background roles.
Terada Takuya
Birthday: March 18, 1992
Group: Cross Gene (2012 – 2018)
Drama: The Lover
Role: Takuya (Main Role)
Year: 2015
Khan (Yoo Dong Kyun)
Birthday: May 2, 1992
Group: ZPZG (2014 – 2016)
Drama: Tropical Night
Role: Kim Min Ki (Main Role)
Year: 2017
Cheon Seung Ho
Birthday: October 14, 1996
Group: THE MAN BLK
Drama: Mr. Heart, Where Your Eyes Linger, Jun and Jun
Role: Jin Won (Main Role), Pil Hyun’s Friend (Support Role), Minjun (Guest Role)
Year: 2020, 2020, 2023
Kang In Soo
Birthday: March 10, 1988
Group: MYNAME
Competition Show: Superstar K 2
Drama: Wish You: Your Melody From My Heart, Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding
Role: Kang In Soo (Main Role), Ryu Ho Sun (Main Role)
Year: 2020, 2021
Lee Sang
Birthday: October 17, 1995
Group: IMFACT (2016 – 2022)
Drama: Wish You: Your Melody From My Heart, Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding
Role: Yoon Sang Yi (Main Role), Servant (EP.6) (Guest Role)
Year: 2020, 2021
Hur Hyun Jun
Birthday: March 9, 2000
Group: THE BOYZ (2017 – 2020)
Active as: Soloist
Drama: Color Rush
Role: Go Yoo Han (Main Role)
Year: 2020
Son Woo Hyun
Birthday: 30 November 1989
Group: X-5 (2011 – 2012)
Drama: To My Star, To My Star 2
Role: Kang Seo Joon (Main Role)
Year: 2021, 2o22
Kim Jin Kwon
Birthday: January 31, 2001
Group: NewKidd
Competition Show: Extreme Debut: Wild Idol
Drama: To My Star, To My Star 2: Our Untold Stories, Jazz For Two
Role: Baek Ho Min (Support Role), Yoon Seheon (Main Role)
Year: 2021, 2022, 2024
Lex (Jeon Hyung Min)
Birthday: January 12, 1993
Group: Bigflo (2017 – 2019, indefinite hiatus)
Active as: Actor
Drama: You Make Me Dance
Role: Lee Jung Hoon (Dancer – Support Role)
Year: 2021
Choe Chan Yi
Birthday: June 14, 1995
Group: THE MAN BLK (2018 – 2021)
Competition Show: BOYS24
Drama: Light on Me
Role: Shin Da On (Main Role)
Year: 2021
Go Woo Jin
Birthday: September 17, 1996
Group: THE MAN BLK (2018 – 2021)
Drama: Light on Me
Role: Nam Goong Shi Woon (Main Role)
Year: 2021
Zeze (Choi Jaehoon)
Birthday: November 22, 1989
Group: LedApple (2010 – 2011), BEAT4 (2012 – 2013), SEOULITE (Content creator)
Drama: The Tasty Florida
Role: Ha Jin (Support Role)
Year: 2021
Jun (Yoo Seung Jun)
Birthday: May 1, 1992
Group: MR.MR (2013 – 2014), SEOULITE (Content creator)
Drama: The Tasty Florida
Role: Joo Seo Hyeok (Support Role)
Year: 2021
Kim Yoo Hwan
Birthday: July 29, 1992
Group: Co-Ed School (2010 – 2013), SPEED (2013 – 2015)
Drama: The Tasty Florida
Role: Baek Eun Kyu (Main Role)
Year: 2021
Park Jun Hee
Birthday: June 2, 1994
Group: A.C.E
Drama: Tinted With You
Role: Jung Eun Ho (Main Role)
Year: 2021
Yoo Hyun Woo
Birthday: July 11, 1996
Group: ATO6
Drama: Tinted With You
Role: Lee Heon (Main Role)
Year: 2021
Eom Se Ung
Birthday: September 28, 1994
Group: THE MAN BLK (2018 – 2020)
Drama: Behind Cut
Role: Yeong Woo (Main Role)
Year: 2021
Park Bum Jun
Birthday: February 3, 1999
Group: 2Z
Drama: Behind Cut, Ocean Likes Me
Role: Kim Ki Jin (Main Role), Audience Member (Guest Role)
Year: 2021, 2022
Kim Ho Jin
Birthday: July 3, 2001
Group: 2Z
Drama: Behind Cut, Oh! Boarding House, Ocean Likes Me
Role: Hwang Yi Bin’s Manager (Support Role), Park Jae Woo (Support Role), Singer (EP.6) (Guest Role)
Year: 2021, 2022
Hyuk (Han Sang Hyuk)
Birthday: July 5, 1995
Group: VIXX
Drama: Color Rush 2
Role: Kim Se Hyun (Main Role)
Year: 2022
Kim Ji Woong
Birthday: December 14, 1998
Group: INX (2016 – 2017), ATEEN (2018 – 2019), B.I.T (2019 – 2020), ZEROBASONE (2023 – present)
Competition Show: Burn Up 30, Boys Planet
Drama: Kissable Lips, Roommates Of Poongduck 304
Role: Kim Jun Ho (Main Role), Ji Ho Joon (Main Role)
Year: 2022
Yoon Seo Bin
Birthday: December 14, 1999
Active as: Soloist
Competition Show: Produce X 101
Drama: Kissable Lips, Roommates Of Poongduck 304
Role: Choi Min Hyun (Main Role), Seo Jae Yoon (Main Role)
Year: 2022
Park Seo Ham
Birthday: October 28, 1993
Group: KNK (2018 – 2021)
Active as: Actor
Drama: Semantic Error
Role: Jang Jae Young (Main Role)
Year: 2022
Park Jae Chan
Birthday: December 6, 2001
Group: DKZ
Drama: Semantic Error
Role: Chu Sang Woo (Main Role)
Year: 2022
Ok Jin Uk
Birthday: January 6, 1997
Group: SUPER FIVE (2020)
Competition Show: Mr. Trot
Active As: Actor
Drama: Cherry Blossoms After Water
Role: Seo Hae Bom (Main Role)
Year: 2022
Holland (Go Tae Seob)
Birthday: March 4, 1996
Active as: Soloist
Drama: Ocean Likes Me, Roommates Of Poongduck 304
Role: Tommy (Main Role), Ho Cheol (Support Role)
Year: 2022
Yoo Young Jae
Birthday: January 24, 1994
Group: B.A.P (2012 – 2019)
Drama: Love in Spring
Role: Jin Geum Seong (Main Role)
Year: 2022
Ko Ho Jung
Birthday: October 20, 1994
Group: HOTSHOT (2014 – 2021)
Drama: Choco Milk Shake, Choco Milkshake 2
Role: Jung Woo (Main Role)
Year: 2022, (unconfirmed)
Leo (Jung Taek Woon)
Birthday: November 10, 1990
Group: VIXX
Drama: Happy Ending Romance
Role: Kim Jung Hyun (Main Role)
Year: 2022
Karam (Park Hyunchul)
Birthday: June 28, 1991
Group: XING (2008 – 2009), DGNA/The Boss (2010 – 2023, inactive for a long period), ASC2NT
Survival Show: Peak Time
Drama: Happy Ending Romance
Role: Cha Jung Woo (Main Role)
Year: 2022
Song Seung Hyun
Birthday: August 21, 1992
Group: FT ISLAND (2007 – 2019)
Drama: Oh! My Assistant
Role: Seon Ho (Main Role)
Year: 2022
Jang You Sung
Birthday: March 17, 1995
Group: Rion Five (2014 – 2018), T.E.N (2018), W.O.W
Drama: The Director Who Buys Me Dinner
Role: Dennis Lee (Main Role)
Year: 2022
Choi Si Hun
Birthday: October 27, 1992
Group: TRIPLEME (pre-debut, 2020)
Drama: The New Employee
Role: Na Yoo Seong (Support Role)
Year: 2022
Jun.Q (Kang Jun Kyu)
Birthday: August 9, 1993
Group: MYNAME
Drama: Individual Circumstances
Role: Seong Woo Jae (Main Role)
Year: 2023
Roshin (Bae Si Jun)
Birthday: April 13, 2001
Group: JWiiver (2022 – 2024)
Drama: All The Liquors
Role: Wan (Support Role)
Year: 2023
Kim Jae Han
Birthday: July 1, 1995
Group: OMEGA X
Drama: A Shoulder to Cry On, Jazz For Two
Survival Show: Produce 101 Season 2
Role: Lee Da Yeol (Main Role – ASTCO, Cameo – JFT)
Year: 2023, 2024
Shin Ye Chan
Birthday: May 14, 2001
Group: 1the9 (2019 – 2020), OMEGA X
Survival Show: Under Nineteen
Drama: A Shoulder to Cry On
Role: Jo Tae Hyun (Main Role – ASTCO, Cameo – JFT)
Year: 2023, 2024
Gongchan (Gong Chan Shik)
Birthday: August 14, 1993
Group: B1A4
Drama: Unintentional Love Story
Role: Ji Won Young (Main Role)
Year: 2023
Kim Kyu Jong
Birthday: February 24, 1987
Group: SS501 (2005 – 2010), Double S 301 (2016 – present)
Active as: Soloist
Drama: Happy Merry Ending
Role: Kim Joo Woon (Main Role)
Year: 2023
Lee Dong Won
Birthday: January 1, 1994
Group: KNK
Drama: Happy Merry Ending
Role: Lee Seung Jun (Main Role)
Year: 2023
Song Yuvin
Birthday: April 28, 1998
Group: MYTEEN (2017 – 2019), B.O.Y (2020 – 2021)
Active As: Actor
Survival Show: Superstar K 6, Produce X 101
Drama: Happy Merry Ending
Role: Kim Chan Woo (Support Role)
Year: 2023
J-Min (Jeon Min Wook)
Birthday: October 16, 1999
Group: BAE173
Survival Show: Peak Time
Drama: Love Class 2
Role: Lee Hyun (Main Role)
Year: 2023
Zuho (Baek Ju Ho)
Birthday: July 4, 1996
Group: SF9
Drama: Star Struck
Role: Jo Yoo Jae (Main Role)
Year: 2023
OnlyOneOf
Drama: Bump Up Business
Roles: Nine (Jihoon), Mill (Eden), Yoojung (Jay), KB (Hyunbin), Junji (Woosung), Rie (Donggun) (Main Roles)
Year: 2023
Lee Jaejun
Birthday: September 25, 1997
Group: C-CLOWN (2012 – 2015), TREI (2019 – 2020), JT&MARCUS, TAN
Competition Show: Exteme Debut: Wild Idol
Drama: City Boy Log (Vol. 1 – 3)
Role: Lee Jae Jun (Main Role)
Year: 2023, 2024
Geonu (Lee Geon Woo)
Birthday: February 2, 2001
Group: JUST B
Competition Show: Dancing High, I-LAND, Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survivor
Drama: Love Is Like A Cat, Eccentric Romance
Role: Ki Min (Main Role), Seung Ju (Main Role)
Year: 2024, (unconfirmed)
JM (Chu Ji Min)
Birthday: October 11, 2001
Group: JUST B
Competition Show: I-LAND
Drama: Love Is Like A Cat
Role: Dae Byeol (Main Role)
Year: 2024
Lee Taevin
Birthday: January 22, 1996
Group: MYTEEN (2017 – 2019)
Drama: Love For Love’s Sake
Role: Tae Myungha (Main Role)
Year: 2024
Cha Woongki
Birthday: April 23, 2002
Group: TO1 (2020 – 2022)
Survival Show: World Klass, Boys Planet
Drama: Love For Love’s Sake
Role: Ahn Kyung Hoon (Main Role)
Year: 2024
Song Hangyeom
Birthday: July 17, 1996
Group: Seven O’Clock (2017 – 2021), OMEGA X
Drama: Jazz For Two
Role: Seo Doyoon (Main Role)
Year: 2024
Lim Jeonggyu
Birthday: November 5, 1997
Group: Seven O’Clock (2017 – 2021)
Drama: City Boy Log Vol.3
Role: Lim Jeong Gyu (Main Role)
Year: 2024
Yoon Jun Won
Birthday: October 26, 1994
Group: The Man BLK (2018 – 2021)
Drama: Eccentric Romance
Role: Seong Hoon (Main Role)
Year: (unconfirmed)
Competition/Survival Show Contestants:
Han Gichan
Birthday: September 6, 1998
Competition Show: Produce X 101
Active As: Actor
Drama: Where Your Eyes Linger, Ocean Likes Me
Role: Han Tae Joo (Main Role), Han Ba Da (Main Role)
Year: 2020, 2022
Han Se Jin
Birthday: April 3, 1996
Competition Show: Produce X 101
Active As: Actor
Drama: Mr. Heart, Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding, Jun and Jun
Role: Go Sang Ha (Main Role), Choi Ki Wan (Main Role), Ha Jin (Guest Role)
Year: 2020, 2021, 2023
Lee Sae On
Birthday: November 27, 1995
Active as: Actor
Competition Show: MIXNINE, Produce 101 Season 2
Drama: Light On Me
Role: Woo Tae Kyung (Main Role)
Year: 2021
Choi Jae Hyun
Birthday: July 25, 1995
Competition Show: BOYS24
Active as: Actor
Drama: Peach Of Time
Role: Yoon Oh (Main Role)
Year: 2021
Baek Seo Hoo
Birthday: August 25, 1996
Competition Show: World Klass
Drama: Color Rush 2
Role: Jung Joo Haeng (Support Role)
Year: 2022
Byun Seong Tae
Birthday: March 9, 1998
Competition Show: MIXNINE, Produce X 101
Active as: Actor
Drama: Happy Merry Ending
Role: Unconfirmed (Main Role)
Year: 2023
Former Trainees:
Jang Do Yoon
Birthday: August 6, 1995
Known for: Former PLEDIS trainee / Possible member of SEVENTEEN
Active as: Actor
Drama: Sing My Crush
Role: Ba Ram (Main Role)
Year: 2023
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Which idol or artist were you most surprised to see act in a BL drama? Do you know of any more that have appeared in LGBTQ+ series? Feel free to comment down below.
