Outstanding performances from actors can make the emotional and dramatic scenes especially unforgettable.

K-dramas with perfect casting ensure that audiences can best enjoy tremendous portrayals of beloved characters.

SuchK-drama couples' onscreen chemistryis only possible because of stars like Min-young and Seo-joon’s acting prowess.

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Min-young managed to bring life to the serious character and turned her into a lovable lead.

Lee Seung-gi portrays a selfish and mischievous immortal who is desperate to reinstate his status as a powerful being.

Lee seamlessly highlights Oh-gong’s growth as he adapts to the human worldand opens his heart up to Seon-mi.

Strong Woman Do Bong soon in front of a string of letters and numbers of computer code

Lee manages to balance the lighthearted romantic comedic scenes with the heavy emotional scenes.

Lee can perfectly portray the sweet and strong Bok-joo’s journey as she grows as a person and athlete.

However,Gong plays Shin with charm and a deep tiredness that slowly fades as he falls in love.

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No actor other than Gong could have encapsulated the exhaustion and isolation Shin experiences as an immortal goblin.

The actor’s skills make audiences root for the seemingly naive character before horrifying them with his abhorrent violence.

Ok makes Jang Han-seok a charming villain, despite his vicious behavior.

Lee Seung-gi as Son Oh-gong in A Korean Odyssey and Oh Jung-Se as Sang Tae-in It’s Okay To Not Be Okay

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Beneath Bong-soon’s sweet smile and kind demeanor is a heroic and unfathomably strong woman.

Park’s acting prowess helps highlight how Bong-soon’s insecurities are slowly turned into strengths.

Park’s portrayal of Bong-soon’s sense of helplessness and panic here is heartbreaking to witness.

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Lee plays the mysterious and powerful hotel owner condemned to that fate due to her forgotten past sins magnificently.

Jang Man-wol is a sophisticated, otherworldly, and powerful morally gray person who is perfectly depicted by Lee.

Jang Man-wol is a sophisticated, otherworldly, and powerful morally gray person who is perfectly depicted by Lee.

Park Hae-soo sits on the ground and leans up agains the walls of a prison cell.

Despite being an enigmatic multidimensional character filled with contradictions, Lee can play her realistically.

Sang-tae is also an aspiring illustrator who is a big fan of author Ko Moon-young (Seo Yea-ji).

This very author follows Gang-tae to the fictional city Seongjin and forms a lovely bond with the brothers.

It’s heartwarming to witness Sang-tae heal from his childhood trauma and grow as a person, becoming independent.

Oh’s portrayal of Sang-tae makes it impossible to not be endeared by the character andK-dramashow.