It turns out that “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” Kang Tae-oh debuted as an idol group member
The drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” is gaining huge popularity by recording its highest ratings day after day.
It took first place among contents in OTT (online video service) services and movies currently being screened at theaters. It also beat the movie “Top Gun: Maverick”, which became a long-term box office success with more than 5 million viewers.
As the drama received a lot of love, interest in the actors naturally increased. Fans are surprised by the past of actor Kang Tae-oh, who plays Lee Joon-ho. Actor Kang Tae-oh appears as Lee Joon-ho, an employee at the legal team of Hanbada, in the drama. With his friendly and meticulous personality, he takes care of Woo Young-woo carefully, making women’s hearts flutter.
Actor Kang Tae-oh, who is passionately acting as a pure-hearted man who only looks at Woo Young-woo, actually debuted under an idol group. On July 18th (local time), the fact that actor Kang Tae-oh made his debut under boy group “5urprise” is drawing attention on the online media outlet Yan.
Born in 1994, Kang Tae-oh (29 years old)’s real name is Kim Yoon-hwan. He made his debut in the entertainment industry under the group “5urprise” in 2013. The five-member group 5urprise was selected through Fantagio’s “Actor′s League”, a program for discovering aspiring actors. All 5 members were selected after a fierce competition of 2,000 to 1.
Kang Tae-oh was a vocalist in “5urprise” (alongside actors Yoo Il, Seo Kang-joon, Gong Myung, Lee Tae-hwan). However, due to the contract’s expiration in 2020, the team naturally disbanded unofficially.
After appearing in the 2013 web drama “After School: Lucky or Not” with the member, Kang Tae-oh made his face known through “The Tale of Nokdu”, “Doom at Your Service” and “Run On”. He is passionately acting in “Extraordinary Attorney Woo“.
Fans are showing reactions such as “He approaches us with an unexpected charm” and “A visual that would have been popular even as an idol.”
Source: Insight
