Who Is The Handsome Idol Chosen To Act As The Young Version Of Cha EunWoo In "My ID Is Gangnam Beauty"?
MYTEEN's Shin JunSeop was selected to act as the middle school version of Cha EunWoo.
Laure, Kpopmap Editor 2 min to read ·
Published : Jun 29, 2018
· Updated : Apr 7, 2023
MBC / “My Id is Gangnam Beauty” Webtoon / Peach Jam
“My ID is Gangnam Beauty” is a upcoming drama and it grabs the attention of netizens not only for its cast but also because it is the remake of a popular webtoon. None other than ASTRO‘s Cha EunWoo is part of the cast as the main male lead, a handsome tsundere university student.
The production also selected another acting-dol to act as the young Cha EunWoo's character Do KyungSuk. In the webtoon, the boy is supposed to be super handsome, it is one of the reasons why they chose Cha EunWoo for the drama. As expected, they also chose a handsome actor for the middle school version.
MYTEEN Official
MYTEEN's ShinJunSeop was selected. Both boys have less than 1-year difference in age. He was a participant of the survival show "MixNine" where he showed his great rapping skills. At that time, people said that JunSeop looked like Seo KangJoon. But that is not all, he also participated in Show Me The Money 6" and there too he was spotted for his great visuals.
Top 16 Best Romance Korean Web Dramas To Have On Your Watchlist (2022 Update)
These romance Korean web dramas are the best!
Laure, Kpopmap Editor 9 min to read ·
Published : Jan 10, 2023
· Updated : Mar 27, 2023
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Korean romance web dramas are of good quality and offer different types of content. While there are a few school and college dramas airing on TV every year, it is not the case with web dramas. Middle school, high school, college, and early 20s are often a subject for Korean web dramas.
Cast: APRIL's Lee NaEun, Kim DongHee, Golden Child's BoMin, Kim SooHyun, Ryu EuiHyun, Kang MinAh, Shin YeEun, Shin SeungHo
Summary: The web drama is about the worries and love stories of teens. The changes that the main characters are going through by changing from 18 to 19 years old. They are going through a lot with the preparation of the SAT (college entrance exam) and this comes with a lot of choices to be made.
Why watch?: The whole "A-Teen" series is worth watching, you can start with season 1 or 2 directly. This is definitely one of the best web dramas and a must-watch if you are looking for a high school story with love and friendship. The lead couple is amazing with a lot of heart-fluttering scenes and the surrounding characters are also entertaining.
Cast: Lee YooJin, Park JungWoo, Kim SaeRon, Bae HyunSung, Park ShiAhn, Kim HyungSuk, Jung ShinHye
Summary: The love stories of university students in a relatable melodrama.
Why watch?: "Love Playlist" has four seasons, they are all good but the fourth is especially entertaining (you can start from the fourth without understanding issues). This college web drama is focusing on various characters with their own particular issues and it has different love stories. "Love Playlist" story looks authentic and relatable. If you are curious about real Korean university students' life, this is for you.
Cast: EXID's Hani, Hwang SeungEon, Bae InHyuk, Lee JongWon
Summary: It tells the story of the best bartender of the industry who is working in a speakeasy bar. She solves the problems of the couples and is overcoming her past love wounds.
Why watch?: Have you ever been betrayed by your friend or ex? Then, you would completely relate to this interesting web drama. The addictive plot focuses on revenge but also healing and moving onto a new relationship. The male lead is eye-candy and the drama is set in a bar which is quite unique.
Cast: UP10TION's Kim WooSeok, Han SungMin, Park SangNam, Jin HoEun, Chae WonBin, A.C.E's Chan
Summary: It tells the dream and love of twenty-year-olds who share the realistic problems that they face as they just became adults. Lee HyunJin and Chae DaHee meet and start to mature together by creating their own boundaries.
Why watch?: This web drama is perfect for those of you who are looking for a college romance web drama. The drama is not only about romance but also about growth and familial issues. Each character is finding their true self in this drama. The directing is also particularly good and the secondary characters are funny.
Cast: Lovelyz's JiSoo, Former MYTEEN's Shin JunSeop, Supernova's Park GeonIl
Summary: DaEun works part-time and Kim Byul is an idol in her 5th year since debut. These two girls who look alike decide to change each other's lives just for 7 days. It tells the romantic encounters of these 2 girls.
Why watch?: This drama might be a simple and cute love story but it is addictive and romantic. Moreover, it is about K-Pop idols' lives, a subject that interests many. It is worth watching if you are looking for a captivating love story. The male lead is also charming.
Summary: It tells the fraud marriage romance of two persons who do not want to marry but decided to get married to get be able to receive the "Newlyweds jeonse loan" [e.g. governmental financial support for newly married couples to help them rent houses].
Why watch?: The story is intriguing and there is good chemistry between the leads. It is not a comedy as it is more on the emotional side. If you are looking for something quite new with a college love story, you might want to watch this one.
Cast: Lee EunJae, KangYul, Lee JungJun, Park EHyun, THE MAN BLK's Yoon JunWon, THE MAN BLK's Choe ChanYi, Ju HyunYoung, Yang YuJin, Keum DongHyun
Summary: It tells the love and friendship stories of teens. It is a new semester with new faces. YeonDoo is now in the last year of high school. Her life is complicated with misunderstandings and conflicts. What should she choose love or friendship?
Why watch?: "Best Mistake" (season 1 and 2) is a drama for those who are looking for a simple and cute teen love story. Don't watch if you are looking for something serious and if you don't like cheesy content. The drama touches on teens' friendship, trust, fight, love, and more in an engaging story and lovable characters. "Best Mistake 3" is as good.
Cast: OH MY GIRL's Arin, Hwang BoReumByeol, FANATICS's DoAh, Han ChaeKyung, RyeoUn, Kwon HyunBin (VIINI)
Summary: Through the stories of friendship and growth of high school friends, it tells the lovely story of school days when friends are one's whole world.
Why watch?: As someone who did not read the webtoon, the story about these four cute girls with their friendship and love stories is cute. The characters were fun and the overall story is interesting. If you are looking for a high school web drama, this is a good one.
Summary: It tells the romance of a girl who thinks she is unattractive. She receives a secret ring from her family that changed her appearance and starts to get the attention of a handsome and cold guy.
Why watch?: This fantasy drama has a good plot that questions a society judging people's appearance but don't expect the plot to be too deep. It is an easy-to-watch and catchy love story.
It is available on NaverTV.
10. "beautiology101"
Get it Beauty
When: 2016
Cast: Han JiEun, Kim JaeYoung, JinHyuk, Lee ChulWoo, Choi JiHun
Summary: It is a beauty drama that tells the story of young people in the "K-Beauty School".
Why watch?: This drama was made to promote the makeup brand Innisfree but the whole story and characters are so interesting that it worth watching. If you are interested in makeup, this is pretty much a must-watch.
Cast: NCT's JaeMin, Kim JeeIn, Lee JongWon, Kim YooJin
Summary: It is a college campus romance with freshmen's love and friendships. It tells the story of MiRi who is worrying between love and friendship as she started to like her best friend's boyfriend.
Why watch?: It is a cute and short love story of college students that will make you smile with their heart fluttering scenes.
Summary: It is the fantasy growth drama of the high school student DanBi who arrived in the Joseon dynasty through the rain and met the king.
Why watch?: If you are looking for good laughter and a sweet love story, this is for you. The web drama is adorable and the leads have great chemistry.
Summary: "Love Revolution" tells the love story of the couple Gong JuYoung and Wang JaRim while depicting realistically the teen's lives with their love, friendship, study, and dream.
Why watch?: Are you looking for a cute and cheesy web drama to make you giggles and smile? Search no more, "Love Revolution" is for you! The web drama is based on a popular webtoon, and this may be why all its characters are fun. Gong JuYoung (Park JiHoon), the cuteeest boy ever, is the story's highlight. He is never short of confessing his love for Wang JaRim (Lee RuBy) and makes us all laugh.
Summary: A campus romance about the inflexible SangWoo and his encounter with the campus’ most popular student, JaeYoung.
Why watch?: BL fan or not, this is a must-see! This web drama received a lot of love and was even released in the movie theater in Korea following its popularity. Two handsome university students that everything opposes fall in love with each other and show one of the best chemistry on screen. The story might be a deja-vu, but this drama will teach you not to stop at its summary.
Summary: Lee SeungMin is a common boy with no presence and he has a crush on the most popular girl in school Oh JiNa. One day she suddenly suggests starting a contract relationship with him. Can SeungMin and JiNa safely end their contract relationship and start a real relationship?
Why watch?: "Be My Boyfriend?" is a KOKTV high school love story of quality. This is not for you if you expect to find something completely new. But if you are looking for a really cute love story and male lead (yes, no tsundere here), you must watch. It is entertaining and relatable.
Summary: MinJae, who made all kinds of efforts dreaming of becoming an insider full of presence at school, feels that everything has changed since she first transferred. Isn't the prettiest girl in school asking to be friends with her? That is until she gets entangled in a provocative skinship rumor with the most popular guy at Woojeong High School. It turned out that all of these incidents happened because people misunderstood MinJae for another girl with the same name "Yoo Minjae.” Can MinJae finish her school life as an insider safely without being caught by anyone?
Why watch?: "User Not Found" is one more KOKTV romance high school web drama on this list. This drama has more depth than you would expect with topics such as acceptance of oneself, past trauma, social media, etc. The primary purpose of watching is the growth of the lead character and her love story. The mysterious two leads also help in making you curious about the characters.
You can also recommend the dramas you liked to readers through the poll and the comments. (Note that "Love Revolution", "Semantic Error", "Be My Boyfriend" and "User Not Found" were added later than the other dramas in the poll.)
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A-Teen 2
Love Playlist 4
XX
Twenty Twenty
One Fine Week
Ending Again
Best Mistake 2
The World Of My 17
Queen of the Ring
beautiology101
The Way I Hate You
Splash Splash Love
Love Revolution
Semantic Error
Be My Boyfriend
User Not Found
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