The Rising 'Younger Men' Lee Tae-hwan, Koo Ja-sung and Hwang In-hyeop

The 'older woman and younger male' couple is considered one of the indispensable elements in recent romance dramas. This is because the setting itself is easy to attract viewers' curiosity, and the combination of female top stars and rookie male actors can maximize fresh charm. Naturally, young rookies often work with veterans. Lee Tae-hwan (27), Koo Ja-sung (30) are Hwang In-youp (31) are drawing attention from viewers by working with Kim Ji-hyun-II, Han Chae-young, and Seo Hyun-jin, respectively.

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Lee Tae-hwan stepped into the small screen through JTBC's "Thirty Nine" which first aired on the 16th. In the drama, he appears as the owner of a Chinese restaurant and forms a love line with his guest Kim Ji-hyun-II. Although he has not appeared in a large amount yet, he has become a hot topic online with his cute charm that makes Kim Ji-hyun-II swoon. He is also determined to highlight the character of the 'younger man' by building friendships with Son Ye-jin and Jeon Mi-do, who are keeping an eye on Lee Tae-hwan for their friend Kim Ji-hyun-II.

Koo Ja-sung appears as Han Chae-young's man in IHQ drama's "Sponsor", which begins broadcasting on the 23rd. As a model dreaming of a comeback in the drama, he will have a love affair with beauty company CEO Han Chae-young. The story is about Han Chae-young seducing Koo Ja-sung, who has a family, saying she will make him successful as a celebrity. He has been called 'Han Chae-young's man' early on, playing this unconventional character. In fact, Koo Ja-sung, 12 years younger than Han Chae-young, who is 42 years old this year, shows his ambition to strengthen his leading position through "Sponsor".

Hwang In-youp will meet Seo Hyun-jin, who is known as a 'romance powerhouse', on SBS's "Why Her?" in March. As a law school student in the drama, he continues his romantic mood with lawyer Seo Hyun-jin. As a former model, he appeared on tvN's "True Beauty" last year with a tall appearance of over 185cm, gaining popularity among viewers in their teens and 20s. Afterwards, he targeted the home theater one after another by starring in the Netflix original series "The Sound of Magic" which is scheduled to be released in the second half of this year.