There was a time when critics were not so generous in appraising idol stars who took to acting on the big or small screen. While that prejudice is still alive, many of them have successfully overcome criticism to grow into full-fledged actors.
1. Park Yu-chun
Not many people had high expectations for Park Yu-chun in 2010 when the singer said he would start acting. Park made his first appearance on the small screen with “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” and excelled at portraying Lee Sun-joon in the fusion historical drama. The selection of genre for his acting debut was perhaps an ideal one, as fusion historical dramas have historically had mass appeal. Park could have chosen the safe path of acting by choosing a romantic comedy as his follow-up project. Against his fans’ expectations, he decided to go for melodrama. With “Miss Ripley” costarring Lee Da-hae, he built his reputation as an actor. The last two dramas he starred in — “Rooftop Prince” and “Missing You” — also confirmed his talent for acting. Just three years into his acting career, the JYJ member garnered four major acting awards, in the KBS Drama Acting Awards in 2010, Paeksang Arts Awards and MBC Drama Awards in 2011, and SBS Drama Awards in 2012.
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By Suk Gee-hyun (monicasuk@heraldcorp.com)
Source: Korea Herald
Shared by: JYJ3
Tagged: Acting Idol, Miss Ripley, Missing You, Rooftop Prince, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Yoochun
JYJ3 
Why isn’t JJ in the list? His acting is superb too!
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First met Yuchun in Missing You! Wondered who he was…thought he was fabulous in the part. And those tears…those tears…those tears broke my heart! Had not put our three talented guys together at that point. Was only a watcher of Kdramas, but not a listener to Kpop. UNTIL… At some point I connected the dots. JYJ, JYJ, JYJ…..My universe has not been the same since! THANK YOU FOR SUCH WONDERFUL MUSIC! To say nothing about your great eye candy…shy smile from GP?