Casting lead female actresses who are older than their onscreen partners is not an issue in the K-drama industry. Their ageless beauty even helps in showcasing their younger look and better chemistry onscreen.
This is not relatively new as Korean TV dramas often cast heroines who are older in real life than their leading men. In many circumstances, the subject of their age difference is never raised in the drama scene.
Let's check out the female lead actressed with 10+ year age gap in the first half of the 2020 K-drama series.
Once Again
Starring:
Oh Yoon Ah (born in 1980)
Ki Do Hun (born in 1995)
Age gap: 15 years
"Once Again" is a story of the Song family with four adult children who keep them busy. Each member of the family gives his and her share of happiness and tears.
Ki Do Hun's getting a close connection with Oh Yoon Ah and her family.
Oh, My Baby
Starring:
Jang Na Ra (born in 1981)
Jung Gun Joo (born in 1995)
Age gap: 14 years
"Oh, My Baby" tells the story of a woman in her prime age. She wishes to have a child and family of her own, except a husband.
In the middle of her search, three men came to her life and professed their feelings. Jang Na Ra gets torn between the three, and one only takes her heart. Will it be Jung Gun Joo, Go Jun, or Park Byung Eun?
Meanwhile, Jung Gu Joo is a colleague who's a decade younger than her.
Good Casting
Starring:
Yoo In Young (born in 1984)
U-KISS's Jun/Lee JunYoung (born in 1997)
Age gap: 13 years
NIS formed a new team to find and defeat a notorious killer that allied with a group of mafia across other countries. The team's main members are three skillful women who can work and carry any mission given. Yoo In Young is one of the agents, while Jun Young is her subject to cover.
Hyena
Starring:
Kim Hye Soo (born in 1970)
Ju Ji Hoon (born in 1982)
Age gap: 12 years
In "Hyena," two elite lawyers, Jam Geum Ja (Kim Hye Soo) and Yoon Hee Jae (Ju Ji Hoon), will do anything to win their high profile clients. They fight and bicker with each other but end up united against one case to find justice.
They're a pair of attorneys locked in a love-hate relationship, and their age does not matter. What's more important is determining which lawyer is more aggressive in court and in love!
Now, We Are Breaking Up
Starring:
Song Hye Kyo (born in 1981)
Jang Ki Yong (born in 1991)
Age gap: 11 years
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Despite their 11-year age gap, Song Hye Kyo and Jang Ki Yong played their roles well in the romance drama "Now, We Are Breaking Up." And with the actress' youthful beauty, the gap is unnoticeable!
The World of The Married
Starring:
Kim Hee Ae (born in 1966)
Park Hae Joon (born in 1976)
Age gap: 10 years
A smart and diligent family doctor, Ji Sun Woo (Kim Hee Ae), is married to an aspiring film director Lee Tae Oh (Park Hae Joon). She thought that her life is perfect until a twist of fate changes everything.
Kim Hee Ae won the Best Actress Award at the 56th Baeksang Arts Award, and "The World of The Married" landed as the highest-ranking in cable TV viewership in Korean history at that time.
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