Lately, Kim Jae Joong has been hotly discussed along with his comeback project in the drama Bad Memory Eraser. After a seven-year hiatus from acting, Kim Jae Joong is back to show off his acting skills that fans have been waiting for.
The actor, who began his career as a member of the legendary group TVXQ, has been in the acting world for nearly 20 years. He has played various dramas with various roles, here are the best Korean dramas that Kim Jae Joong has starred in.
Dr. JIN (2012)
Dr. JIN is the first sageuk drama starring Kim Jae Joong. The drama follows the story of Jin Hyuk (Song Seung Heon), a neurosurgeon known as a genius and apathetic suddenly thrown into the past precisely in the era of the Joseon Dynasty.
But when he arrived in Joseon, Jin Hyuk was arrested by a high-ranking officer named Kim Kyung Tak (Kim Jae Joong). He is a royal bodyguard as well as the son of a highly skilled Prime Minister.
On the other hand, although Jin Hyuk’s journey as a doctor is widely opposed in Joseon, gradually his attitude changes to care more about patients regardless of status.
Through this sageuk drama, Kim Jae Joong won the Best New Actor award at the 2012 MBC Drama Awards.
Triangle (2014)
This time, Kim Jae Joong showed his masculine side through the action and crime drama, Triangle. The drama, which brought the actor the Top Excellence Award at the 2014 Korea Drama Awards, highlights the relationship of three brothers who have been separated since the death of their parents.
They are Jang Dong Soo (Lee Beom Soo), the eldest son who works as a detective, the second brother named Jang Dong Cheol (Kim Jae Joong) who became a gangster, and Jang Dong Woo (Im Si Wan), the youngest son who was adopted by a conglomerate family as a baby.
After 20 years later, the three meet again with different situations and without knowing each other’s identities.
Manhole (2017)
Before taking a long hiatus from acting, Kim Jae Joong acted with Uee in the KBS drama Manhole in 2017.
In the drama, he plays an unemployed man named Bong Pil who is struggling for the civil service exam. However, Bong Pil is increasingly demoralized when he learns that his best friend will soon get married.
One day, he finds a hole that takes him traveling back in time. Bong Pil uses this to prevent his best friend’s marriage in the future.
Bad Memory Eraser (2024)
Airing on Friday, (2/8), Bad Memory Eraser became Kim Jae Joong’s first comeback after a seven-year hiatus. The first romantic comedy series starring the actor, the drama follows the story of a former tennis athlete named Lee Goon (Kim Jae Joong) whose career is ruined after an injury.
This made him lose his confidence and often wanted to end his life. However, Lee Goon’s life changes when a memory erasure device erases all the bad memories of his past.
When he wakes up from his major surgery, he accidentally considers neuropsychiatrist Kyung Joo Yeon (Jin Se Yeon) as his first love. So, can the two of them resolve the misunderstanding? Watch the rest of the story on Vidio!
Well, that’s a series of Kim Jae Joong’s best Korean dramas. Which drama is your favorite?
