Believe it or not, many of the popular actors that you know and love dearly weren't so popular or even known back in the day.
Your favorites like Song Joong Ki and Lee Min Ho
all started out from humble beginnings, starting out with minor,
smaller, supporting roles for the small screen. Not every role these
guys took on was successful; there was bound to be failure along the
way. Unless you're a big fan of the actor, you may not even recognize
some of these 'obscure' roles!
But you already know the
deal--their hard work and talent eventually paid off and these actors
moved onto bigger and better things, making their grand breakthrough
with memorable, impressive characters that we will all love for a long
time!
Take a look at some of these actors who climbed their way up from the very bottom to the very top!
Song Joong Ki
Before he was in
'Descendants of the Sun' and other breakthrough roles, Song Joong Ki
had tried to make a name of himself as an extra in dramas like 'Get
Karl! Oh Soo-jung.' In 'Get Karl!' Song Joong Ki only appeared briefly
as a reporter. Then he became more widely known through 'Sungkyunkwan
Scandal,' making all the ladies' hearts flutter as the handsome scholar
Goo Yong Ha!
Park Seo Joon
This flower boy (man?) started his acting career in Bang Yong Guk's MV for "I Remember". Since then, he turned popular as one of the main characters for 'Dream High 2' and his recent breakthrough as the slightly apathetic Chief Editor of 'The Most' on 'She Was Pretty.'
Kim Soo Hyun
Remember the
chic, cold alien Do Min Joon on 'You Who Came From the Stars'? Of course
you do! It was probably Kim Soo Hyun's biggest role in his over decade
long career. But before Do Min Joon, there was the Kim Soo Hyun of
'Kimchi Cheese Smile'...and a couple of roles in musical theater.
Lee Min Ho
Lee Min Ho had begun with a very insignificant role in
coming-of-age drama called 'Sharp.' He wasn't recognized until his
leading character in 'Boys Over Flowers' as the petulant, immature Goo
Jun Pyo. I guess girls really like those types?
Seo Kang Jun
Seo Kang Jun only cameoed in dramas such as 'To the Beautiful You'
before he started taking on lead roles. His popularity started gaining
traction with notable roles as the tormented Baek In Ho in 'Cheese In
the Trap,' and as Gook Seung Hyun in 'Cunning Single Lady.'
Lee Jong Suk
Before you knew Lee Jong Suk through his roles in 'Secret Garden' and 'I
Can Hear Your Voice,' you might have seen him in 'Prosecutor Princess.'
He doesn't have a big role in that one, just a worker at the
prosecution office, but he hit it big pretty soon after!