General Information About 2PM’s Taecyeon
Taec-yeon is a Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur. He is a member of the famous Korean boy-group 2PM under JYP Entertainment. Taecyeon first debuted as a member of 2PM through Mnet’s show Hot Blood Men, which was an extreme training for 13 trainees in order for them to become a member of the boy-band One Day. One Day was divided into two groups, 2AM and 2PM.
Taecyeon is a multi-talented singer who has always gained people’s attention for everything he does. On July 25, 2018, he left JYP Entertainment and signed on with 51K. He made his official solo debut in January, 2017. He’s also well known as an actor and has played in several hit dramas and films.
In this article, Byeol Korea will tell you about Taecyeon’s top five dramas, so you can check them out for yourself. Stay tuned!
Dream High
Dream High was a popular South Korean television series from 2011, starring Miss A’s Bae Suzy, Kim Soo-hyun, T-Ara’s Ham Eun-jung, IU, and 2PM’s Ok Taec-yeon and Jang Woo-young. The drama was popular among teenagers and gained high domestic ratings as well as international popularity. The drama first aired from January 3 – February 28, 2011, on KBS2 every Monday and Tuesday.
Dream High took place at Kirin High School of Art and follows the lives of the students as they chase their dreams of becoming superstars. The drama focused on six students who share dreams of becoming K-pop idols, among others. During their school years, they learn how to develop their singing, songwriting, and dancing skills. They also start to develop feelings for each other. Each of them has their own strengths and weaknesses, but they strive to debut with each other’s support and guidance.
This was Ok Taec-yeon’s second drama after he debuted as an actor, and he played the role of Jin-guk/Hyun Shi-hyuk who can dance, but is a troubled student at school. The director of Kirin High School of Art recommends that Jin-Gook enroll at his school.
At Kirin High School, Jin-Gook developed his talents and he dreams to be come a global star. He has a contentious relationship with his father, the Mayor, who did not acknowledge him as his son.
Cinderella’s Stepsister
Cinderella’s Stepsister is a 2010 drama starring Moon Geun-young, Chun Jung-myung, Seo Woo, and Ok Taec-yeon. The drama tells the story of the the classic fairy tale with a modern twist, and the contradictory relationship between two stepsisters because of their interrelated lives and loves. Cinderella’s Stepsister aired on KBS2 from March 31 to June 3, 2010, every Wednesday and Thursday.
Eun-jo, played by Moon Geun-young, lost her father many years ago and has learned not to trust anyone and be strong on her own. She finally moves to a new family home when her mother remarries. Her manipulative and money-grabbing mother married Dae-sung, the solemn head of a traditional rice-wine brewery. Both Dae-sung and his daughter, Hyo-sun (played by Seo Woo), warmly welcome Eun-jo into their home, and treat her with kindness. Dae-sung’s sincere kindness finally melts Eun-jo’s defenses, and she learns to trust and love her stepfather.
There, she forms a bond with a member of the brewery’s staff, Ki-hoon (played by Chun Jung-myung). Hyo-sun, her naive stetsister, stubbornly seeks affection on every occasion, only to slowly realize that she lost Ki-hoon and everything else in her life to her cold stepsister.
Cinderella’s Stepsister was Taec-yeon’s debut as an actor. He played Han Jung-woo, who is the adopted son of one of Eun-jo’s mother’s ex-lovers. When he was a child, Eun-jo was the first person to care for him, giving him a deep affection for her. Jung-woo is selfless, reliable, and always cares for Eun-jo.
