22 K-pop Idols Who Have Starred In Bl K-dramas

K-pop idols person progressively expanded their careers into Korean BL dramas (or moreover started retired arsenic actors first!), captivating viewers pinch caller chemistry and heartfelt storytelling. From rookie to seasoned idols, these performers person stepped beyond nan shape and into compelling on-screen romances.

Here’s a look astatine 22 idols who person entered nan world of BL and near a memorable impression.

ZEROBASEONE’s Kim Ji Woong

Kim Ji Woong, champion known arsenic a personnel of ZEROBASEONE, has been moving successful nan K-drama manufacture since 2017. The idol-actor has appeared successful respective K-dramas including 2 BLs: “Kissable Lips,” a vampire field romance, and “Roommates of Poongduck 304,” a roommate + agency romance.

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ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s Junseo

Having antecedently debuted successful 1THE9 and WEi, Junseo precocious re-debuted successful ALPHA DRIVE ONE aft competing connected “BOYS II PLANET.” In 2025, he starred successful nan BL “Secret Relationships” arsenic Da On, an agency worker entangled successful a toxic move pinch 3 men: his coworker, a erstwhile senior, and that senior’s boyfriend.

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B.A.P’s Yoo Young Jae

B.A.P’s Yoo Young Jae starred successful nan 2022 BL play “Spring of Crush.” In nan drama, Sal Byeol (Kim Song) disguises his personality arsenic Choi Hye Sung, nan 3rd girl of nan Choi family, and gets successful an arranged matrimony pinch Geum Sung (Yoo Young Jae). Geum Sung slow finds himself falling for Hye Sung.

DKZ’s Jaechan and erstwhile KNK personnel Park Seo Ham

DKZ’s Jaechan and erstwhile KNK personnel Park Seo Ham starred successful 1 of nan astir celebrated Korean BLs, “Semantic Error,” successful 2022. Based connected a webtoon, “Semantic Error” follows Chu Sang Woo (Jaechan), an antisocial machine subject student who becomes task partners pinch Jang Jae Young (Park Seo Ham), a celebrated creation student. Despite their other personalities, emotion gradually blooms arsenic they walk much clip together.

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OMEGA X’s Yechan and Jaehan

How does chemistry wrong idol group members construe connected surface successful a BL? The reply is OMEGA X’s Yechan and Jaehan successful “A Shoulder to Cry On.” Based connected a webtoon of nan aforesaid name, nan play follows Da Yeol, an archery student who is falsely accused of harassment by nan celebrated student Tae Hyun. As nan 2 statesman to understand each other’s individual struggles, their prejudices slow disappear.

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OMEGA X’s Kevin

Another OMEGA X member, Kevin precocious starred successful nan BL play “My Bias is Showing.” The play follows nan communicative of Ye Jun (Kevin), who hides that he is simply a K-pop fan. One day, his bias Si Yeol (Kim Kang Min) appears astatine his school.

B1A4’s Gongchan

In “Unintentional Love Story,” B1A4’s Gongchan took connected nan domiciled of Ji Won Young, an worker of a ample institution who needs to triumph nan bosom of ceramic creator Yoon Tae Joon (Cha Seo Won), nan institution chairman’s favourite artist, successful bid to return to activity aft being successful threat of being dismissed from his job.

Newkidd’s Jin Kwon

Jinkwon of Newkidd starred successful nan 2024 BL “Jazz for Two.” The communicative follows Han Tae Yi (Ji Ho Geun) and Yoon Se Heon (Jinkwon), 2 pianists placed successful nan aforesaid group for a skills evaluation, who turn person while practicing together.

Newkidd’s Lee Minwook and VERIVERY’s Yongseung

Newkidd’s Lee Minwook and VERIVERY’s Yongseung worked together successful nan 2024 vertical K-BL “You Want Some?” The 50-episode series, pinch each section moving astir 2 minutes, tells nan communicative of 2 friends, Jae Heon (Lee Minwook) and Sun Woo (Yongseung). Every woman Jae Heon likes ends up falling for Sun Woo, and retired of frustration, he decides to find retired what makes his champion friend truthful irresistible.

Former THE BOYZ personnel Hur Hyun Jun (Hwall)

After leaving THE BOYZ successful 2019 owed to injury, Hur Hyun Jun made his BL debut successful “Color Rush.” Adapted from nan web caller of nan aforesaid name, this imagination play is group successful a world of “monos,” group who cannot spot color, and “probes,” their soulmates who let them to spot it. When Ko Yoo Han, played by Hur Hyun Jun (Hwall) meets his probe Yeon Woo (Yoo Jun) and becomes overwhelmed, he originates to debar him, only to find himself continually drawn back.

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VIXX’s Hyuk

VIXX’s Hyuk is nary alien to nan K-drama industry, having made a cameo debut successful “Heirs” successful 2013. However, his first BL domiciled came successful 2022 pinch “Color Rush 2.” Set successful nan aforesaid beingness arsenic “Color Rush,” nan 2nd play follows a different mates and centers connected Choi Yeon Woo (Yoo Jun), a mono searching for his missing probe, Kim Se Hyun (Hyuk).

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Former MYTEEN personnel Lee Tae Vin and AHOF’s Woongki

Lee Tae Vin, formerly of MYTEEN, and AHOF’s Woongki some starred successful nan 2024 play “Love for Love’s Sake.” The imagination romance play is astir 29-year-old Tae Myung Ha (Lee Tae Vin) who falls into nan crippled he creates arsenic his 19-year-old aforesaid and is fixed nan ngo to bring happiness to his favourite characteristic Cha Yeo Woon (Cha Joo Wan).

VIXX’s Leo

Like Hyuk, VIXX’s Leo besides made a cameo quality successful “Heirs.” In 2022, he starred successful his first Korean BL “Happy Ending Romance.” The play follows Cha Jung Woo (Park Hyun Chul), a once-promising writer whose profession beautiful overmuch collapses aft he speaks retired against corruption. When nan world seems to move against him, he finds refuge pinch Han Tae Young (Ha Jong Woo), a young publisher, whom Jung Hyun (Leo), a chap writer, doesn’t rather trust.

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A.C.E’s Junhee

Although A.C.E’s Junhee had appeared successful K-dramas done cameo roles, he took connected his first lead domiciled successful nan 2021 BL “Tinted pinch You.” The play weaves together 2 timelines: 1 follows nan deposed king Lee Heon (Yoo Hyun Woo) and his loyal defender Geum (Kim Tae Jung), while nan different centers connected present-day creation student Jung Eun Ho (Junhee), who forms a romanticist relationship pinch a modern-day Lee Heon while moving connected a coating of nan erstwhile king.

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CLOSE YOUR EYES’ Jeon Minwook

Jeon Minwook, who debuted successful CLOSE YOUR EYES aft ranking 3rd connected JTBC’s endurance show “PROJECT 7,” appeared successful “Love Class 2,” wherever he plays Lee Hyeon, a student who falls successful emotion astatine first show pinch his young tutor Kim An (Kim Yong Seok).

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SF9’s Zuho

Zuho, who debuted arsenic nan main rapper of SF9 successful 2016, has balanced his idol profession pinch acting. In 2023, he starred successful nan childhood-friends-to-lovers BL “Starstruck.” The communicative revolves astir Seo Han Joon (Kim In Seong), who has agelong harbored feelings for his champion friend Jo Yoo Jae (Zuho) and believes they are unrequited, until he discovers otherwise.

VICTON’s Subin

Subin of VICTON has appeared successful respective K-dramas complete nan years, and astir recently, he starred successful nan BL rom-com “Peach Trap.” The play is astir Do Ha (Subin), who has ne'er been successful a relationship, arsenic he gets entangled pinch nan 3 men Taek Gyeon (Cha Se Jin), Yeon Sang (Lee Do Han), and Ha Ram (Cha Yu Hyun).

Wanna One’s Yoon Ji Sung

Making his BL play debut astir recently, Yoon Ji Sung of nan task group Wanna One starred successful nan 2025 play “Thundercloud Rainstorm,” which tells nan communicative of Lee Il Jo (Yoon Ji Sung) and Seo Jeong Han (Jeong Riu) whose relationship—initially formed retired of sympathy—slowly evolves into jealousy and possessiveness.

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Javeria is a binge-watching master who loves devouring full K-dramas successful 1 sitting. Good screenwriting, beautiful cinematography, and a deficiency of clichés are nan measurement to her heart. As a euphony fanatic, she listens to aggregate artists crossed different genres and stans nan self-producing idol group SEVENTEEN. You tin talk to her connected Instagram @javeriayousufs.

Currently watching: “Our Universe,” “The Art of Sarah,” and “Sniper Butterfly.“
Looking guardant to: “Shining,” “Four Hands,” “Boyfriend connected Demand,” and “The Practical Guide to Love.”