Staring Idols
Mostly Focused on Shows/Movies I've watched that an idol group stars in or where a member is an important role.
In the reasons, you'll be able to see what group and what their role was (without major spoilers >.<).
Alphabetical order. I'll be listing ones where a whole group stars in first, and then the ones where a single member/soloist is an important role/where they may not be that main a character, but are visited by their members in the show.
(These are also the ones I noticed... I may not have known others while watching...) (Including those from disbanded groups as well)
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1. EXO Next Door
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
EXO
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2. To Be Continued
Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
ASTRO
Just before their long anticipated debut, the boys of Astro find themselves, and one other, transported to the past, before they all even met. Only a couple of them realize it though and after just enjoying it as they know everything already, they soon realize that they have to get the gang back together and work towards making the group and their songs, as well as find their way back.
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3. Cinderella and the Four Knights
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Lee Jong Shin of CNBLUE
Jong Shin plays one of the grandchildren. He is also an idol, and works hard composing and practicing his songs, and honestly that's all he wants to do.
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4. Circle
Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
Lee Gi Kwang of Highlight
Gi Kwang plays a officer for New Earth in the future part of this show. At first he is very content in New Earth and does not like Joon Hyuk, a cop from outside of New Earth, allowed in only to help solve an extremely rare case of a murder. However, with as Gi Kwang's character is exposed to Joon Hyuk more and more, and is challenged by him, his character begins to change and grow, leading to him getting new world views, and sooner than later a beautiful bromance between the two appear.
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5. The Guardians
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
Key of SHINee
Key plays one of the people in the group of people trying to get justice. He is an expert hacker, and occasionally also goes into the field when it's needed. Hurting from something in his own past, he understands and talks to Bo Mi often and the two become close (and are honestly so adorable together <3)
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6. Goblin
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Yook Sung Jae of BTOB
Sung Jae plays a rich chaebol heir, who is also a descendant of a child who gave his servitude to the goblin after his father died. While not an obviously important character to the whole of the story, there are really cute moments between him and the goblin and grim reaper.
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7. Hello Monster
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
Seo In Guk
D.O. of EXOIn Guk plays our main male character in this show. He is an analytical man who cares deeply for his brother.
D.O. is rather scarily great in this role as the younger version of one of our psychopaths. Like, dang, the boy kinda scared me. >.<
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8. Kaito Royale
Japanese Drama - 2011, 9 episodes
Hwang Chan Sung of 2PM
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9. K-POP - The Ultimate Audition
Korean Drama - 2012, 14 episodes
Lee Shi Kang of Kino
Shi Kang plays the best friend of our main female lead. He is shy and super self conscious, but is working on it in order to work towards his goal of becoming an idol.
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10. Love in the Moonlight
Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
Jung Jinyoung of B1A4
Jinyoung plays a loveable character, who is our second, or maybe 3rd, male lead. He loves to paint women and gets in trouble for it from his father. Honestly I really liked this character, and before I say too much I'm leaving to the next reason...
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11. Mine
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
N of VIXX
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12. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
IU
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Byun Baek Hyun of EXOIU plays our main female lead who has somewhat time-traveled/taken over another's body who looks exactly like her from the past, and finds herself in Goryeo, surrounded by the princes.
Baek Hyun is one such prince. In fact, he is the first to see her. His character is a really innocent one, who is rather childish, surrounded by plots of becoming the next king.
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13. Start-Up
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Bae Suzy
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14. Uncontrollably Fond
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
Bae Suzy
Once again Suzy plays our main character in this love story. She has been give the assignment to be the pd for a documentary on out main male character.
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15. Angel's Last Mission: Love
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
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16. Awaken
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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17. Hotel del Luna
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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18. My Country: The New Age
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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19. Twenty-Twenty
Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
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20. Must You Go?
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
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21. Extraordinary You
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
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22. True Beauty
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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23. She Would Never Know
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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24. Save Me
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Ok Taec Yeon of 2PM
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25. The Game: Towards Zero
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
Ok Taec Yeon of 2PM
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26. Vincenzo
Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
Ok Taec Yeon of 2PM