2nd Lead Syndrome: Actors that made us choose between the main lead and the 2nd lead.

        Some Korean drama creators are so good at pairing characters. Some series make viewers fall not only with the main lead but also Its second lead. Even though we all knew that the lead girl always ends up being with the main male lead actor, but still we wished there is a romance between the 2nd lead actor and the main lead girl.

Here are some second lead actors that Im sure also made your heartache because of their rejected love.

Lee Do Hyun (Hotel Del Luna)

               Lee Do Hyun is the main lead of the K-drama 18 again, before the series 18 again he was part of K-Drama titled Hotel Del Luna where he plays Go Chung Myun. He is Jang Man Wols’s (IU) past love. With Lee DO Hyun's handsome appearance, acting skills, and chemistry with IU, he did capture his viewer's heart and made them fall for his role as 2nd lead.

Seo Kang Joon (Cheese in the Trap)

               Seo Kang Joon plays the role of Baek In Ho in the K-Drama titled cheese in the trap. He portrays a skilled pianist with a hot-headed attitude. Baek In Ho is a close friend of the main male character Yoo Jung (Park Hae Jin), that later on became an enemy because of his feelings for the main female lead Hong Seol (Kim Go Eun). He also thinks that Jung is responsible for why he did not achieve his dream to become a pianist.

Ji Soo (Strong Woman Do Bong Soon)

               Ji Soo plays In Guk Doo in Strong Woman Do Bong Soon. He is Do Bong Son’s (Park Bo Young) childhood best friend and crush. He is a rookie detective that helps Bong Son capture a stalker that sends threats to Ainsoft CEO Ahn Ming Hyuk (Park Hyung Sik).

(When I Was Most Beautiful)

               Another K-drama where Ji-Soo turned out to be the 2nd Lead is in his role as Seo Wan on When I Was Beautiful. Seo Wan falls in love with her teacher Oh Ye Gi (Im Soo Young). On the day when he plans to tell Seo Ji his feelings, things got complicated. Ye Gi meets Seo Wan's brother Seo Jin (Ha Seok Jin) who is also attracted to her. Even though Seo Jin knows his brother Seo Wan likes Ye Gi, he still did his best to get her and end up being engaged to her.

Jung Hae In (While You Were Sleeping)

               Han Woo Tak (Jung Hae In) is a top-notch police officer. He has the looks, the brain, and the body of a police officer. In the series, he should have died already because of a car accident, but thank you to Jung Jae Chan (Lee Jong Suk), he was saved and later on developed the ability to foresee future events.  Woo Tak with Jae Chan and Hong Joo ( Bae Suzy), the three of them worked together to stop their bad dreams from coming true. As they live together Woo Tak started to develop feelings for Hong Joo but keeps it because he knew that Hong Joo has feelings for Jae Chan.

Lee Jong Hyun (Orange Marmalade)

               Han Si Hoo (Lee Jong Hyun) is a vampire and childhood best friend of Baek-Mari (Kim Seol-Hyun). He has feelings for Baek Mari since they were a child. Sadly Baek Mari has feelings for Jung Jae Min (Yeo Jin Goo).

Kim Seon Ho (Startup)

               One of the newest K-Drama before 2020 ends is Startup. Some of the main characters in the series are Bae Suzy (Seo Dal Mi), Nam Joo Hyuk (Nam Do San), and Kim Seon Ho (Ha Ji Pyeong). Even though the series is still ongoing many viewers already felt pain for the role of Kim Seon Ho. Imagine the handsome looks, gentleman aura, plus the caring characteristics will end up being rejected.

Why do directors do this to us?