In the last few years, several talented 20-something actresses have made a name for themselves in the world of kdrama but a few soon-to-be-stars still wait in the wings. Some of the actresses that you will surely hear more about are Kyung Soo Jin, 26, Park Se Young, 25, and Kang So Ra, 23.
The most popular 20-something actresses that everyone already knows and admires are Park Min Young, Shin Se Kyung, Park Shin Hye and Moon Geun Young. They are all hard at work with new dramas or schoolwork.
Park Shin Hye, 23, who starred in the dramas "You're Beautiful," "Heartstrings" and "Flower Boy Next Door" has signed on to play in "The Heirs" with Lee Min Ho. Shin Se Kyung, who made her debut as a child actor on the show "Kiss, Kiss, Kiss" is all grown up now. The 22-year-old actress is playing the woman everyone loves to hate on "When A Man Loves."
Moon Geun Young, 26, who recently played the social climbing fashion designer in "Cheomdamdung Alice" will be playing a potter in the saeguk "Goddess of Fire." Park Min Young starred as Lee Min Ho's love interest in "City Hunter," as Park Yoo Chun's love interest in "Sungkyunkwan Scandal" and Song Seung Hoon's girl in "Dr. Jin." The 27-year-old actress took time out for her studies this year and graduated from Dongguk University's Department of Theater and Film.
Obviously, there are many more drama roles to go around for 20-year-olds and Kyung Soo Jin, Park Se Young and Kang So Ra recently snagged some of those prime roles.
Kyung Soo Jin, who played the role of Moon Hee Jo in "That Winter The Wind Blows," will play Sangeo in the KBS drama "Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus." She will also play the lead role of Eun Hee in the KBS2 drama, "Eun Hee," a series based on the Korean War. It has only been a year since she made her debut in "Equator Man."
Park Se Young has already played the young queen in "Faith" and student Song Ha Kyung in "School 2013." In "Love Rain," she was Sun Ho's younger sister and Yoona's competition for Jang Geun Suk's attentions. For her next role, she will play the orphaned Choi Se Young in the daily drama "Sweet Springs."
Kang So Ra is also sure to shine in her new role, playing Na Do Hee, the confident fashionista in the new drama, "Ugly Alert." She is best known for playing Ha Chun Hwa in the film "Sunny," student Shin Hae Sung in "Dream High 2" and dubbing the voice of Merida in the Korean version of "Brave."
