Despite all being extremely talented and gorgeous, not every Korean actresses born in the late 80s lead successful careers.
Seo Hyun Jin (1985)
Starting out as an idol, Seo Hyun Jin slowly but surely built up her acting resume and popularity to the public. Throughout her career, the actress has shown vast improvements in her acting, and brilliant choices of script, leading to her scoring various successful works. Notable projects of Seo Hyun Jin include: “Let’s Eat 2”, “Another Oh Hae Young”, “Dr. Romantic”, anđ most recently, “Why Her?”
As of the moment, Seo Hyun Jin is such a big acting name, who is well-recognized for her talents and capabilities, that most people don’t even know she debuted as a singer.
Moon Chae Won (1986)
Moon Chae Won is often praised for her gorgeous beauty that can cater to all sorts of roles and genres, from historical to modern. Unfortunately, Moon Chae Won sees a lot of struggles throughout her career. The actress started out playing minor roles and delivering complex characters in psychological dramas. Her acting is undoubted, but it seems that she still needs big and definitive work to become a household name.
For Moon Chae Won, her most iconic roles are in “Painter Of The Wind”. “Brilliant Legacy”, and “Good Doctor”, and most recently, “Flower of Evil”. Hopefully, Moon Chae Won will soon land a massive hit that’s worthy of her vast talents.
Park Min Young (1986)
When it comes to popularity, Park Min Young is probably the top K-drama actress born in the late 80s. The actress first drew attention via the 2010 historical drama “Sungkyunkwan Scandal”, before landing constant hits like “Dr. Jin”, “City Hunter”, “Healer”, “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim”, and most recently, “Forecasting: Love and Weather”.
However, compared to the rest of her generation, Park Min Young received little critical acclaim. In addition, starting from 2018, the actress constantly stars in office dramas like “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim”, “Her Private Life”, and “Forecasting: Love and Weather”, leading to many people calling her a one trick pony.
It seems that despite Park Min Young having pulled off excellent performances in different series like “Queen For Seven Days”, “Remember”, or “When The Weather Is Fine”, she still has to further prove her acting prowess to the public.
Han Hyo Joo (1987)
Among actresses born in the 80s, Han Hyo Joo is perhaps the most well-rounded one, with remarkable successes on both the big and small screens. The actress also never hesitates to attempt new things, and has starred in historical and modern series, in a huge variety of genres, from fantasy, action, thriller, to simple romance-comedy.
Han Hyo Joo’s filmography also boasts extremely familiar names, with various hits like “Dong Yi”, “W: Two Worlds”, “Happiness”, “Cold Eyes”, “Masquerade”, and so on. She also faced a serious scandal after her brother was accused of bullying teammates in the military and had to go on hiatus for a while, but managed to resurrect her popularity through pure talents.
Moon Geun Young (1987)
Moon Geun Young is probably the most regrettable case in the list, as the actress earned successes in both dramas and movies super early on, only to fall off the acting map due to an unfortunate reason.
In particular, the actress shined spectacularly and was even nicknamed “the nation’s little sister” after her impressive performances in “Autumn in My Heart”, “A Tale of Two Sister”, even winning a grand prize Daesang with “Painter of The Wind”.
However, Moon Geun Young found herself diagnosed with compartment syndrome, and even now hasn’t fully recovered. She thus had to take long hiatuses from the acting world, leading to her later series like “Catch the Ghost” performing poorly.
Kim So Eun (1989)
After starring in the 2009 massive hit “Boys Over Flowers”, Kim So Eun, with her goddess-like visuals, was expected to become a top star in the Korean acting industry. However, despite scoring major roles in various dramas like “Happiness in the Wind”, “Liar Game”, and “The Scholar Who Walks The Night”, the actress never managed to gain attention. Now, against successful actresses from the same generations and rising young stars, Kim So Eun is having an extremely hard time.
Jeon Yeo Bin (1989)
Compared to the rest of the list, Jeon Yeo Bin started her career rather late, only officially entering the acting world with a minor role in the 2017 thriller “Save Me”. However, the actress’s talent quickly gained Jeon Yeo Bin her well-deserved prominence, with impressive portrayals in the independent film “After My Death”, “Night in Paradise”, and series like “Be Melodramatic” and “Vincenzo”.
As of the moment, Jeon Yeo Bin is a highly-anticipated face on both the large and small screens, and her upcoming works like “Glitch”, “A Time Called You”, and “Harbin” are already drawing huge attention.
Korean actresses born in the late 80s have all established their own standing within Korean showbiz. However, there are still many regrettable cases, like Kim So Eun and Moon Geun Young.
Source: Dienanh
