With this editor’s pick, we will put the light on the new actors or rising actors you need to know about.This is not an article about popular actors and acting-dols but on the newly popular, rising, and rookies actors with potentials! So actors such as Lee MinHo or GOT7’s JinYoung are not mentioned. Dramas starting this December 2020 are not included.Don’t forget to share your opinions in the comments. Rookies and rising actors in 2020. Actors (relatively) new to lead rolesThis year we saw new actors taking lead roles (not exactly their first lead but almost). The rising actors Lee DoHyun, Byeon WooSeok, Kim DongHee, and Lee JaeWook managed their lead roles perfectly in respectively “18 Again”, “Record of Youth”, “Extracurricular”, and “Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol”. Kim DongHee was also noticed for his acting in “Itaewon Class”.Bae InHyuk with “XX” and Ahn BoHyun with “Itaewon Class” gained a lot of popularity early this year. So in the second half, Bae InHyuk was cast in the web drama “Kiss Goblin” and Ahn BoHyun got one of the lead roles in “Kairos”. . Rising actorsThis year, the three newly rising actors that promise to have a bright future are Kim DoWan, Ki DoHoon, and RyeoUn. The three of them have high potential.Kim DoWan has already caught our attention with “At Eighteen” and with “Start-Up” he continued to show that he is a good actor who can manage any characters and emotions.As for Ki DoHoon known by many for his role of YangCha in “Arthdal Chronicles”, he proved that he has a lead potential with his role in the weekend drama “Once Again” where he had a noona romance.Finally, RyeoUn is building up a solid filmography and is gaining more and more spotlight with supporting roles in dramas and lead in web dramas. This year was busy for him, he acted in the web dramas “The World of My 17” and “In-Seoul 2” along with supporting roles in “365: Repeat the Year”, “Homemade Love Story”, and “18 Again”. The actor could do great in any genre.Finally, here is a special mention to Kim JiHoon acting in “Flower of Evil” for his amazing acting. . New actors of 2020 that you need to know aboutIn 2020, there are also new actors that are standing out. Mun SangMin (also written Moon SangMin) acted in two web dramas in 2020: “The Colors of Our Time” and “The Mermaid Prince: The Beginning”. His good looks and tall height made him stand out.Park SangNam in “Twenty Twenty” might have brought up the blood pressure of the viewers (because of his character) but he was noticed by many. Jang EuiSoo also gained fans with his acting in the BL drama “Where Your Eyes Linger” and “Kiss Goblin” (among other projects).Lee JongWon with “XX”, “Amanza”, and his guest role in “Twenty Twenty” caught the attention of the viewers (he appeared in other projects too). Nam YoonSoo gained much spotlight with his role in “Extracurricular” and the lead role in the short movie “Live Your Strength” with Suzy.Hwang InYeop is also a new discovery this year with his supporting role in “18 Again” and the lead role in “True Beauty”. What will they do next? Male acting-dols that showed their potential in 2020. Idols debuting in acting with potentialThis year new K-Pop male idols entered the acting world. SF9’s HwiYoung with “DokGoBin Is Updating” and “The Mermaid Prince: The Beginning”, UP10TION’s Kim WooSeok with “Twenty Twenty”, Lee JinHyuk with “Find Me in Your Memory” and “Hanging On”, THE BOYZ’s YoungHoon with “Love Revolution”, and WEi’s Kim DongHan with “TRAP” made a good impression with their first acting. . Acting-dols with potentialASTRO’s MoonBin in “The Mermaid Prince” series, Kwon HyunBin (VIINI) in “The World of My 17”, and A.C.E’s Chan in “Twenty Twenty” proved their potential in acting (among other projects). I hope to see them soon in a new drama. . Perfect actingPark JiHoon in “Love Revolution” and Golden Child’s BoMin in “18 Again” impressed with their good acting. With such talents and not so much experience, their acting is underrated. Rookies and rising actress in 2020. Actress new to lead rolesKim DaMi was known by movie-lovers but was a new face for K-Dramas fans. With her first drama “Itaewon Class”, she showed great intensity in acting. . Rising actressesKim YongJi is our pick of the year. Her two characters in “The King: Eternal Monarch” and “Tale Of The Nine Tailed” were interesting and she managed them perfectly. She is a hidden gem.Lee JooYoung also made such an impact with her character in “Itaewon Class” that she is for sure included in the newly rising actresses of the year.Jung DaBin (“Extracurricular”, “Live On”), Jeon SoNee (“When My Love Blooms”), Roh JeongEui (“18 Again”) and Bae DaBin (“Do You Like Brahms?”, “More Than Friends”) also showed great acting this year . New actresses of 2020 that you need to know aboutLee RuBy is a new actress and did a good job in “Love Revolution”.Park JuHyun in “A Piece of Your Mind”, “Extracurricular”, and “Zombie Detective” , Park KyuYoung in “It’s Okay to not Be Okay”, and Han SungMin in “Twenty Twenty” also showed great potential. Female acting-dols that showed their potential in 2020Krystal (“Search”), Kwon Nara (“Itaewon Class”), and Nana (“Memorials”) showed great acting this year but they are already too popular to be part of this list.Newly rising actresses OH MY GIRL’s Arin and FANATICS’s DoAh in “The World Of My 17” made us look forward to their next projects.WJSN’s DaYoung in “Love Revolution” showed she has potential in acting. What about you? Who caught your attention this year? Let us know in the comments.
