Debut through stage play in 2009, after 13 years of experience, Kim Seon-ho finally entered the actor’s major league with his role in “Hometown Cha Cha Cha”.
The name “Kim Seon-ho” is a sensation lately. This is because he had succeeded in gaining popularity through tvN’s Saturday-Sunday drama “Hometown Cha Cha Cha“ and established himself as a more popular male actor than anyone else. However, Kim Seon-ho is actually an experienced actor in the 13th year of his career. This is the public focuses on Kim Seon-ho, who has gone from the theatre stages to being reborn as a “popular actor” with his solid acting skills.
Kim Seon-ho debuted in 2009 with the play “New Boeing Boeing”, and debuted as a drama actor through KBS2’s “Good Manager” in 2017, in which he made his face known by playing the role of the youngest employee of the accounting department Sun Sang-tae. Since then, he has played Oh Jin-kyu, the third generation of a rich family in KBS2’s “Strongest Delivery Man,” showing such an incredibly stable performance that it was hard to believe that it was only his second drama work. The role has caused a sensation of choosing the second male lead over the male lead. Oh Jin-kyu grew up under his father who ignores him and is an immature and hurtful character, and Kim Seon-ho has maximized his charm of a cute and lovely character that induces fans’ protective instinct. His love line with Ji-yoon (played by Ko Won-hee) plays a role in balancing the comedy of the play.
In MBC’s “Two Cops,” he played the role of the magical swindler Gong Soo-chang and won the “Rookie of the Year” award and the “Excellence Award” at the 2017 MBC Acting Awards. In particular, the “Excellence Award” was selected by the producers’ votes, making it even more meaningful.
The first time Kim Seon-ho took on the lead role was in MBC’s 2018 one-act play “You Drive Me Crazy”, and his first mini-series main character role was in “Welcome to Waikiki 2” (2019). Unlike his long career as a theater actor, he was able to show his potential for a lead role in only a short time after his drama debut.
Above all, it was tvN’s “Start-Up” that brought Kim Seon-ho’s name to the limelight. Although he only played the second male lead, his role in this drama was recognized much more than the two main characters Nam Do-san (Nam Joo-hyuk) and Seo Dal-mi (Suzy). He even won the title of “The best second lead” and received huge love from K-drama fans.
Through this series, from 620,000, Kim Seon-ho’s SNS followers surpassed 3 million in only two months. In addition, after joining KBS2’s entertainment show “2 Days & 1 Night” Season 4, he revealed his daily appearance and has been praised as an “Entertainment Rookie”.
Later, Kim Seon-ho rose to fame with the 2021 drama “Hometown Cha Cha Cha”. He perfectly portrayed Hong Doo-sik with his own color and made the character stand out as an indifferent, friendly, and delicately considerate man. Together with Shin Min-ah, they created sweet romance chemistry that fluttered the hearts of female fans, making the drama remain on top of hot topic chart every day. The rating of the last episode aired on October 17th broke its own highest record by reaching an average of 13.3% and a maximum of 14.5% in the Seoul area.
After 12 years of debut, Kim Seon-ho finally earned valuable achievements. However, the title “Rising Actor” should be accompanied by responsibility. In order to continue the rising trend, he must be more careful with his behaviors. Now that Kim Seon-ho has become a famous actor, people are focusing on whether he would be able to maintain his career in the long run.
