South Korean actors and actresses are known for their versatility. Many are talented in acting, singing, dancing, cooking, and speaking at least two languages. Although hearing them talk in many languages is unusual, many multi-talented and well-known South Korean actors and actresses will impress us with their ability to communicate in a foreign language. Here is a list of the Top 10 Korean Actors who can talk in more than one language.
1. Moon Ga Young
Moon Ga Young was born on July 10, 1996, in Karlsruhe, Germany. When she was ten years old, her family went back to Korea. In 2006, Ga young soon started acting officially as a child actress. She does not live in Germany, but she still seems to speak German frequently. Additionally, she speaks English very fluently.
2. Park Bo Gum
Park Bo Gum is one of the well-known Korean actors that amazes us with his fluency in English. During fan events across several Asian nations, he can quickly answer questions in English. Additionally, he showed off his English proficiency in dramas like Encounter, Record of the Youth, and the television series Youth Over Flowers in Africa.
3. Kim Go Eun
Most were amazed when Kim Go Eun showed up at the 7th Asian Film Awards and spoke flawless native-accented Mandarin. She spent more than ten years living in Beijing, China, before deciding to pursue a career in acting. She also has excellent English speaking skills because of her enrollment at a language school in Los Angeles.
4. Seo Yeaji
The glamorous and famous Korean actress Seo Yea Ji is fluent in Spanish. She moved to Spain and studied journalism at Complutense University in Madrid. Her unique deep voice makes the Spanish sound more appealing and sexy.
5. Gong Yoo
In some interviews, you can see Goblin directing Gong Yoo to converse in English quite well with standard expression and pronunciation. The actor admitted that he is learning the language on his own.
6. Park Min Young
Another Korean actress who surprises us with her English is Park Min Young. She has never shown her fluency in English in her roles. However, the fact is that she was once an exchange student and is fluent in English. She even has a name in English, Rachel.
7. Kim Ji-Seok
Actor Kim Ji Suk is one of the top Korean actors who can speak perfect English spontaneously. He went to high school and college in England, then pursued his studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in German education. In 2006, he received his secondary education diplomas in German and English.
8. Shin Se-Kyung
If you've seen Run On from beginning to end, you could have noticed Shin Se Kyung's brilliance as the character of Im Si Wan's English interpreter. Even more impressive is the fact that she can write as well. Her English teacher once presented a poem she wrote in eighth grade.
9. Choi Woo Shik
Parasite star Choi Woo Shik was in elementary school when he and his family moved to Canada, which explains his fluency in English. He returned to Korea at 21 to try acting and is now more comfortable speaking Korean.
10. Bae Doona
It is no surprise that British actress Bae Doona speaks English fluently, given her fame as a Hollywood icon. She is not actively learning foreign languages, which is understandable. However, she has developed her talents through English parts, the most well-known of which are Cloud Atlas, Jupiter Ascending, and Sense8.
