Hottest Young Actors doing Boys Love series. This hitlist is limited to rookies or actors who just dived into the Boys Love universe and have shown tremendous talent and excitement.
Kim Kang Min – 김강민
Kim Kang Min (김강민 | South Korea | 23) As Han Ji Woo, he plays a no-nonsense, serious-looking chef who wants nothing from seasoned actor Kang Seo Joon (Son Woo Hyun). Proud but lonely, he succumbed to SeoJoon’s charm and started to relax a bit. There is depth in Kang Min’s acting – giving it an intriguing vibe. To My Star (S1 & S2) will be remembered as one of the top Korean BL because of the unusual, comedic, and in-your-face chemistry of the leads. He’s one of the Hottest Young Actors – BL or a standard show.
Social Power: 292 K Instagram followers
Actor Rating: 8 out of 10
Kura Yuki – 倉悠貴
Kura Yuki (倉悠貴 | Japan | 22): A few years back, he was scouted by Sony Music Artists to become an actor. Yuki was then a fashion model for Men’s NON-NO. He has made a dozen drama series including 2 BL: HIS – Koisuru Tsumori Nante Nakatta (2019) and Kimi no Koto Dake Mite Itai – I Just Want To See You (2022). His first BL role can be characterized as timid yet daring in the end, while portraying Sakura (in Kimi with fellow male model Mizusawa Rintaro) borders on being naughty and flamboyant. He’s one of the hottest BL actors in Japan right now.
Social Power: 39.5 K Instagram followers
Actor Rating: 8 out of 10
Boss Chaikamon – บอส ชัยกมล เสริมส่งวิทยะ
Boss Chaikamon Sermsongwittaya (บอส ชัยกมล เสริมส่งวิทยะ | Thailand | 23 ) In BL series Love in the Air, rookie Thai actor Boss acts quite aggressively, with a devil-may-care attitude reserved for the likes of certain Hollywood actors. While it may be too soon for that, Chaikamon’s Phayu dares his captive BL audience with his sexual instinct to tease and yes, seduce! If you have not seen this drama yet, then…
Social Power: 254 K Instagram followers
Actor Rating: 7 out of 10
Kang Eun Bin – 강은빈
Kang Eun Bin (강은빈 | South Korea | 26) Eun Bin plays the vain and ambitious Si Won in the Korean BL hit series Blueming. As a rookie actor, he brought a painful, sentimentally-controlled, and angsty performance of a young man insecure about his past and still uncertain of his future. The gradual transformation of his relationship with Da Un (Jo Hyuk Joon) from antagonistic to intimate makes Blueming a series to watch. Season 2 is in the works, so we’ll have plenty more airtime to see the Si Won-Da Un dynamics.
Social Power: 29.8 K Instagram followers
Actor Rating: 7 out of 10
Hank Wang – 王碩瀚
Hank Wang (王碩瀚 | Taiwan | 25) Armed with a sexy smile and proven acting chops, Hank Wang pushes Be Loved In House to be a pleasure to watch. He was quoted as saying: “I decided to play BL in my own style. I think that love for others that comes from my heart has nothing to do with sex. I think it’s important to play the role according to my own interpretation of Shi Lei.”
Without sounding cliche, I think Wang is hot because he’s smart!
Social Power: 188 K Instagram followers
Actor Rating: 7 out of 10
Hyun Jun – 허현준
Hyun Jun (허현준 | South Korea | 22) When reviewers say Yoo Jun ‘knows how to cry’, it gives no relevance except to praise the actor. Yet, actors are required to cry, are they not? In both seasons of Color Rush, it is not Jun’s crying that made him an ‘awesome’ actor, but rather how he interprets being a mono – it’s the interplay of emotions that is often the problem with other young actors.
Social Power: 242 K Instagram followers
Actor Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Pond Ponlawit – 张锦琦
Pond Ponlawit (张锦琦 | Thailand | 23) Plays the role of a rebellious son who lusts after a close friend of his Mom. It may be the biggest acting challenge for 23-year-old Pond Ponlawit. Not that he has been exposed to less-challenging roles. But this ambitious drama, 180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us, has been getting plenty of buzz for its matured theme. Can the viewers handle the heat?
Social Power: 446 K Instagram followers
Actor Rating: 7 out of 10
Sato Arata – 佐藤 新
Sato Arata ( 佐藤 新 | Japan | 21) Arata is a member of Johnny’s Jr. group IMPACTors. Takara kun to Amagi kun is his first foray into Boys Love. He’s obviously the prime mover of the drama. As the elitist Takara, he has to portray an aloof and unexpressive youngster. Deep inside, he has the hots for his classmate, the energetic but pessimistic Amagi (fellow Johnny’s Oriyama Nao). He is one of Japan’s Hottest Young Actors, right this minute!
Social Power: N/A
Actor Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Li Zhen Hao – 李振浩
Li Zhen Hao (李振浩 | Taiwan | 21): The newest entry in this hitlist. He’s one of the main cast in the Taiwanese BL About Youth. He plays Ye Guang, a popular student and campus idol with a huge following. Underneath his cool exterior is a lonely boy hungry for parental love. He encounters the half-orphaned but ambitious Xu Qi Zhang (Jyun Shen). He’s one of the Hottest Young Actors in Taiwan right this minute.
Social Power: 10 K Instagram followers
Actor Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Park Jae Chan – 박재찬
Park Jae-Chan (박재찬 | South Korea | 20) or simply ‘Jaechan’. He’s known in the BL world as Chu Sang-woo. Yes, that annoying kid who blacklisted freeloaders from his class. We’re talking about the hit Korean Boys Love series Semantic Error. By now, we all know what happened! He’s a big candidate as one of Korea’s Hottest Young Actors, BL or not.
Social Power: 642 K Instagram followers
Actor Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Oh, and yes, you won’t find Bright or Ohm, or Han Gi Chan. Or the cast of KinnPorsche or some other top guys, we have a separate list for them!
An old-timer BL fan way back in 2007. I started out loving BL after watching the Takumi-kun series from Japan, went on collecting BL manga, and watched old BL anime such as Junjou Romantica and the likes. Love of Siam allow me to transition into Thai, while Amphetamine gave me glimpses of Taiwanese BL magic. I love to write reviews and I’m one of the administrators of Psycho Weird.
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