What It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’s Kim Soo-hyun, Itaewon Class’ Park Seo-joon and other Korean celebrities looked like at school – revealed
Along with Yoo Ah-in, Kang Ha-neul and Cha Eun-woo, we go back to their school yearbook pictures to expose the gawky portraits and innocent smiles of some of today’s biggest South Korean stars
Even the hottest Korean celebrities were once gawky school students just like the rest of us. Here STYLE delves back into old yearbook photos to expose the nerdy looks and innocent smiles on the ordinary kids who grew up to become some of today’s biggest stars.
Cha Eun-woo
Cha Eun-woo, a member of the K-pop group Astro and now actor, looks like he was born to be an idol, but did you know he grew up thinking that he wasn’t handsome?
On the talk show Happy Together Cha Eun-woo revealed that he was raised by a strict mother who rarely complimented him. But when he started to work in the entertainment industry she later sent him heartwarming messages apologising and explaining her motives: she knew he was exceptionally handsome and but didn’t want him to become arrogant. Now he says they share a “mother-daughter-like relationship”, going on “dates” together.
Kang Ha-neul