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K-drama queens who almost became K-pop idols: from The Heirs star Park Shin-hye to Descendants of the Sun’s Kim Ji-won, who was once a background singer for Younha

STORYChoi Ha Rin
Not only can these K-drama queens wow us with their acting skills, but did you know that these actresses were also once K-pop trainees? Photos: @jiwon_hq, @ssinz7, @yoo_inna0605, @sunbin_eyesmag/Instagram
Not only can these K-drama queens wow us with their acting skills, but did you know that these actresses were also once K-pop trainees? Photos: @jiwon_hq, @ssinz7, @yoo_inna0605, @sunbin_eyesmag/Instagram
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  • Yoo In-na from Netflix’s Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, and MBC’s High Kick Through The Roof was signed as a K-pop trainee for YG Entertainment at the age of 17
  • Former member of girl group JQT, Lee Sun-bin, has starred in a South Korean remake of Criminal Minds and action spy film Mission:Possible

Many K-drama actors and K-pop singers stumbled into their professions unexpectedly. Stars’ childhood dreams were often sometimes very different to their current profession – such as BTS’ V wanting to become a farmer and Cha Eun-woo aspiring to go into law.

Meanwhile, some popular K-drama actresses were actually training to become K-pop singers from a very young age, but ended up suddenly pivoting to a career in acting instead.

Here is a list of multitalented K-drama queens who almost debuted as K-pop idols.

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