Every day hundreds of actresses appear on our very TV screens. Surprisingly, quite a number of those stars are former girl group members who also shined on stage.

Here are eight celebrities who garnered attention as K-pop idols in their early years:


Hwang Jung-eum

(BRTC)

(SBS)

Group: Sugar

Position: Lead vocalist


Park Soo-jin

(ELLE Korea)

(SBS)

Group: Sugar

Position: Backup vocalist


Sung Yu-ri

(ONE Korea)

(Online Communities)

Group: Fin.K.L

Position: Backup vocalist


Eugene

(Allure)

(Online communities)

Group: S.E.S

Position: Lead vocalist


Oh Yeon-seo

(Koreana)

(KBS2)

Group: LUV

Position: Backup vocalist


Yoon Eun-hye

(High Cut)

Stil from Baby V.O.X - Get Up Music Video (Youtube)

Group: Baby V.O.X

Position: Backup vocalist


Seo Hyun-jin

(Marie Claire)

(Online communities)

Group: M.I.L.K

Position: Lead vocalist


Jung Ryeo-won

(Sure)

(Herald POP)

Group: Chakra

Position: Backup vocalist

By Kim Ji-young (christinekim@heraldcorp.com)