At what age do Korean actors usually peak? - allkpop forums (2024)

My favourite actress is Kim So-hyun. She is currently 21. I think her peak is yet to come. Also my fave is Hye-in Jeong. She is 30 right now. She hasn't gotten any big role yet. She is very underrated. Idk why. She is amazing actress and very pretty. If people will recognize her she might peak late 30. Isn't she the most pretty actress ever?

Lee Minho peaked with The Heirs, it was arguably his biggest hit in both Korea and internationally. I think he was around 25-26 at that time so mid twenties for him.

On a side note, Korean dramas are getting more popular globally, so internationally I think actors repeak with every other drama, Take Suzy as an example, Vagabond was her biggest hit internationally before Start Up came along.

It depends on the type of actor category and kdrama type in my mind.

For leads in kdramas targeted to the youth market it's generally 20s. Less prominently 30s. (The primary youth market, think Hiers, Crash Landing On You Types)

For leads in kdramas marketed to the older market it can be 30s, 40s (Family dramas and older oriented fare)

For character actors and many villian types it often can be 30s, 40s, 50s, even 60s. (Think of many of the great old men villians in so many kdramas).

Many can be a bit short lived and peaked around 25, as one of my old favortite Yoon Eun Hye that "peaked" around 25. Mostly they are the ones that mostly do romantic dramas and youth dramas. They are also the kind actores/actresses that maybe had one or two hit dramas that made them popular, but after doing some more dramas the hype around them dies down.

Than you have high quality acresses like Ha Ji Won and Jun Ji Hyun that can go on beyond and still being strong. But for acresses the visuals maybe are a bit more important than for actors, so most peak before 35 anyway.

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Lee Minho peaked with The Heirs, it was arguably his biggest hit in both Korea and internationally. I think he was around 25-26 at that time so mid twenties for him.

On a side note, Korean dramas are getting more popular globally, so internationally I think actors repeak with every other drama, Take Suzy as an example, Vagabond was her biggest hit internationally before Start Up came along.

Lee Min Ho peaked with Boys Over Flowers when he was in his early 20s. He had 2 more hit dramas before Heirs.

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Looking at your favourite actors and actresses as well as the most recognized ones, at what age were they at their peak in terms of success? Late 20s? Mid 30s? Examples would be nice

It depends on the actor, their role and genre of the drama.

For example, Yoona peaked with her first drama in her late teens/early twenties and she's still doing well.

But mostly, a few child actors peak early and most actors and actresses peak in their twenties and thirties.