Janelle Roa Cabrera-Paraiso

<p>To eagle-eyed spotters who never miss a single strand of hair or a pair of cute dimples, we know for sure that you are already familiar with these pretty faces. In case you’re one to miss, though, here are the <strong><em><a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/look-back-breakthrough-korean-kdrama-stars-of-2022/34677" target="_blank">Hallyu</a></em></strong> heartthrobs who are on our radar now!</p><div><br/></div><p>From idols-turned-actors to up-and-coming boy-next-door charmers, we narrowed down the names and picked our favorite <strong>Korean cuties</strong> (and hotties!) in recent or ongoing <strong><a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/ultimate-list-hottest-k-drama-couples-of-2023/34701" target="_blank">K-dramas</a></strong>. Get to know these handsome men who topped our current crush list:</p><div><br/></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/9c3ff80a-c8dc-4545-b130-53409a8aaec2_korean cuties we love in recent k-dramas landscape.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/9d768238-30f1-48bf-9f40-1af0d2c4eace_chani 1 @sf9official.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/abfec0e7-c357-4f57-888c-f871622395e0_chani 2 @c_chani_i.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/3f1f4751-f4e0-4470-b193-e89f04f72c82_chani 3 @c_chani_i.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/b51361a5-a2c7-4b04-8b9a-3dd2a713be13_hong seung bum 1 salt entertainment.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/74e7ee0b-1831-4828-ab90-e75cad13dade_hong seung bum 2 salt entertainment.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/14b559ce-3d20-4f2b-b499-b584555a337e_hong seung bum 3 salt entertainment.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/eba2ed2f-387a-4896-95d7-d41ee39598af_hwiyoung 1 @sf9official.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/118c8c4e-59d9-4a24-b022-e5d2ebc801b3_hwiyoung 2 @sf9official.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/44a83e19-66a5-4790-8aed-da8560578e45_hwiyoung 3 @sf9official.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/df649ad9-ea72-4d00-b3f4-88cc8e6367c6_shin myung sung 1 @s_myoung_s.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/61cd7f89-79ad-440d-b389-6ed3dc5b2bc8_shin myung sung 2 @s_myoung_s.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/a3982fa7-aa8e-410b-9f3b-abce3d33a720_shin myung sung 3 @s_myoung_s.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f830feed-0eb2-4003-bc3b-cf02b721288d_choi jae hyun 1 @glorious_enter.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d7f9f9eb-f14b-4e14-a522-50ec992f5671_choi jae hyun 2 @choijaehyun7.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e186da43-8edd-43e9-9140-3b4ff034963b_choi jae hyun 3 @glorious_enter.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/524763b2-a638-4bb2-9637-e441b960c5cd_kim ki hae 1 blue whale entertainment.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/644e4409-645a-4133-a77c-9ca931f12e6b_kim ki hae 2 blue whale entertainment.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/58bb7387-d6f7-4a95-ad8e-b4b3c18664b8_kim ki hae 3 blue whale entertainment.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/71637dde-4415-427c-bae5-741c92e2d134_moon sang min 1.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/601bd83d-f0f9-4517-aff6-1fc593e38498_moon sang min 2.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d9167603-2c56-4b02-be18-fb45b62e4476_moon sang min 3.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/b91f697c-d4cb-4edc-a4cf-8541676a84a5_lee chae min 1.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/35d4ab81-a997-4164-8c58-49d35967f8f7_lee chae min 2.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/95d3e460-bb59-494a-8746-0cbe7410d87f_lee chae min 3.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e22c312d-0e58-469a-939c-9c243f4b01bc_park tae in 1.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/1f45a9c4-e6bb-4120-99bf-896056196cf6_park tae in 2.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/5f5621fe-f0d5-4b18-9a30-b551d82849c0_park tae in 3.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/9a1602f8-e747-43ea-91d7-0e795102c54f_kang yoo seok 1.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f3f4c5b0-b425-486c-9e3d-a1e0c35b9461_kang yoo seok 2.5.png" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/240a93f7-53c9-4803-86af-0e2adb5bf865_kang yoo seok 3.jpg" alt="New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Kang Chan Hee/Chani - South Korean actor and singer Kang Chan Hee, also known as Chani, started his career early as he debuted as a child actor. He is known for Korean television series like “Signal,” “Sky Castle,” and the fictional period drama, “Under the Queen’s Umbrella.” In this Joseon-set TV show, he plays the character of the handsome Prince Ui Seong. He also stars in a Viu original, “Miracle,” where he acted alongside his fellow SF9 member, Hwiyoung.<cite>@sf9official</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@c_chani_i</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@c_chani_i</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hong Seung Bum - Up-and-coming South Korean actor Hong Seung Bum first made an impression through the 2017 Korean television drama “Revolutionary Love” and the 2019 action-horror film “The Divine Fury.” In the past, you may have spotted him in a few Korean series, too, such as “Judge vs. Judge,” “My Strange Hero,” and “Kkondae Intern.” He is also part of the webtoon-based rom-com show a.k.a. his comeback series “The Heavenly Idol.”<cite>Salt Entertainment</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Salt Entertainment</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Salt Entertainment</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Kim Young Kyun/Hwiyoung - Kim Young Kyun, who is better known for his stage name Hwiyoung, is all-male K-pop group SF9’s lead rapper. The idol-actor appeared in Korean TV shows such as the coming-of-age drama “Click Your Heart” and web series “Replay: The Moment.” Hwiyoung is also part of Viu’s “Miracle,” where he stars alongside his SF9 co-member Chani and South Korean actress Kang Min Ah.<cite>@sf9official</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@sf9official</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@sf9official</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Shin Myung Sung - Apart from “Extracurricular” and “The Heavenly Idol,” Hallyu cutie Shin Myung Sung is also known for the 2023 BL drama “Happy Merry Ending” and mini series “Duty After School.” The latter, which is a sci-fi thriller, revolves around a battalion of graduating high-schoolers who are being trained to fight against extraterrestrial creatures. Here, Myung Sung portrays one of the students in Sungjin High School. <cite>@s_myoung_s</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@s_myoung_s</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@s_myoung_s</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Choi Jae Hyun - “The Heavenly Idol,” which stars Kim Min Kyu, has really set the mood for the viewers as its haul of Korean heartthrobs is nothing short of generous. In case you haven&#x27;t seen the series yet, we can assure you it&#x27;s worth adding to your watchlist-worthy options because of this pretty boy. With Choi Jae Hyun as part of the stellar cast, the TV show has surely set screens ablaze. Choi Jae Hyun was also part of K-dramas &#x27;he Is Psychometric,&#x27; &#x27;Love With Flaws,&#x27; &#x27;Sweet Munchies,&#x27; &#x27;Run On,&#x27; and &#x27;Rookie Cops.&#x27;<cite>@glorious_enter</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choijaehyun7</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@glorious_enter</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Kim Ki Hae - Recognized for his string of K-dramas like “Dalgona,” “Romantic Guest House,” and now “Duty After School,” this boy gem is a must-not-miss if you’re looking for someone to bring you that kilig-to-the-bones. Kim Ki Hae’s deep-set eyes and gorgeous face will surely make every viewing experience a bliss.<cite>Blue Whale Entertainment</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Blue Whale Entertainment</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Blue Whale Entertainment</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Moon Sang Min - True enough, Baeksang awardee Moon Sang Min may be a rookie actor, but his looks and talent are definitely going to take him somewhere. As he started his entertainment career as a runway model, we can see that he knows how to handle himself well. Just take a look at his acting as Prince Seong Nam in “Under the Queen’s Umbrella” and you can tell! He is also a cast member of the thriller, coming-of-age series &#x27;Duty After School.&#x27;<cite>@awesome_ent_official via @_sangmxn_</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@awesome_ent_official via @_sangmxn_</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@awesome_ent_official via @_sangmxn_</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Lee Chae Min - It hasn’t been long since Lee Chae Min first made his acting debut through the 2021 drama series “High Class,” but this young man’s face isn’t difficult to spot. He also appeared in “Alchemy of Souls,” “Crash Course in Romance,” and is confirmed to star in an upcoming school drama series titled “Hierarchy.”<cite>@l.c.m____</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@l.c.m____</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@l.c.m____</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Park Tae In - If you’re one to regularly go on a K-drama binge-watching, chances are you have already come across and noticed this Korean pretty boy in television shows like “Doom at Your Service” and “Doctor Cha.” Park Tae In may not be as recognized as the other rookies yet, but with his acting abilities and beautiful features, we’re certain that he will soon fly!<cite>HanCinema</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>HanCinema</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>HanCinema</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Kang Yoo Seok - A graduate of the prestigious Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts), Kang Yoo Seok is not only honed talent but also good looks. His body build is also ideal for his latest role in the dystopian series “Black Knight,” where he stars as Sawol—a refugee whose combat skills are above average. In this Netflix offering, he acted alongside top Korean actor Kim Woo Bin. <cite>Netflix</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Netflix</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@youseok_</cite></div></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><p>Lead photos courtesy of <strong>Salt Entertainment</strong>, <strong>@sf9official</strong>, and <strong>Netflix</strong></p><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/celebrities/filipino-celebrities-with-korean-stars/35339" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Photos: Filipino Celebrities With Top Korean Stars</a></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/celebrities/facts-about-korean-actor-kim-woo-bin/35566" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">10 Things You Might Not Have Known About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin</a></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/celebrities/new-things-about-wi-ha-joon-bench-press-con/35577" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">8 New Things We Discovered About Korean Actor Wi Ha Jun</a></div>

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New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas

New Crush Alert: Korean Cuties We Love in Recent K-Dramas

Janelle Roa Cabrera-Paraiso

Published May 25, 2023 08:33 AM PHT

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Updated May 25, 2023 05:57 PM PHT

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