5 Yook Sung-jae K-dramas to watch if you loved him in 'The Haunted Palace'

Yook Sung-jae is currently playing the character of a government officer, Yoon-gap, in the ongoing historical and comedy drama The Haunted Palace. It is helmed by directors Yoon Sung-sik and Kim Ji-yeon. It is penned by screenwriter Yoon Soo-jung. Sung-jae acts alongside South Korean actress Kim Ji-yeon in this drama.

The Haunted Palace follows the story of a shaman, Yeo-ri, who rejects her destiny to become a medium for spirits. However, an ancient spirit, Gang-cheol, gets trapped inside the body of a government officer, Yoon-gap. Subsequently, the battle for physical control of one's body begins when Yoon-gap and Yeo-ri fight Gang-cheol with all their strength.

Plus Nine Boys, Who Are You: School 2015, The Golden Spoon, and other shows to watch if you liked Yook Sung-jae in The Haunted Palace

1) Plus Nine Boys

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Where to watch: Apple TV and Tubi

Cast: Kim Young-kwang, Oh Jung-se, Yook Sung-jae, Choi Ro-woon, Gyeong Su-jin, and Yoo Da-in

The comedy and romance drama Plus Nine Boys revolves around four individuals, Gu Kwang-soo, Kang Jin-gu, Kang Min-gu, and Kang Dong-gu, who overcome different challenges life throws at them. As they turn 39, 29, 19, and 9, respectively, they are faced with numerous obstacles that they have to cross.

Yook Sung-jae plays the role of a 19-year-old hot-headed judo athlete, Kang Min-gu. He aims for a college scholarship.

2) Who Are You: School 2015

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Where to watch: Apple TV, Netflix, Viki, iQIYI, KBS World, and Kocowa

Cast: Kim So-hyun, Nam Joo-hyuk, and Yook Sung-jae

The drama Who Are You: School 2015 revolves around two twin sisters, Go Eun-byul and Lee Eun-bi, who live completely different lives. While the former is the most popular girl at Seoul's Gangnam District School, the latter lives a difficult life where she is bullied.

Sung-jae plays the role of a troublemaker, Gong Tae-kwang, in high school. However, behind his jolly and cheerful personality, he hides a painful past. After meeting Lee Eun-bi, he decides to take her side when she faces trouble. The actor entertains viewers by showcasing his comical side.

3) The Golden Spoon

Yook Sung-jae plays the role of Seung-cheon in The Golden Spoon (Image via Instagram/@yook_can_do_it)

Where to watch: Disney+ Hotstar, Disney+, and Hulu

Cast: Yook Sung-jae, Lee Jong-won, Jung Chae-won, and Yeon-woo

The drama follows the story of Seung-cheon, who belongs to a poor family. He gets his hands on a magical spoon, which allows him to exchange his life with his wealthy best friend. However, with opportunity comes consequences, and he has only three wishes to decide his fate.

Sung-jae plays the character of Lee Seung-cheon, who is exhausted from his poor and tiring life. After getting his hands on a magical spoon, he decides to exchange his life with his rich best friend.

4) Goblin

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Where to watch: Apple TV, Netflix, Rakuten Viki, and Prime Video

Cast: Gong Yoo, Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, Yoo In-na, and Yook Sung-jae

The Korean drama follows the story of an unbeatable general, Kim Shin, from Goryeo's military. He dies tragically on a battlefield and subsequently possesses immortality. Exhausted from living for 900 years, he searches for his bride, who can put an end to his never-ending life.

In Goblin, the actor plays the character of a rebellious and kind-hearted chaebol heir, who is the only grandson of the Yoo family.

5) Mystic Pop-Up Bar

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Where to watch: Netflix

Cast: Hwang Jung-eun, Yook Sung-jae, and Choi Won-young

The mystery and fantasy drama Mystic Pop-Up Bar revolves around the story of an outdoor drinking establishment, a pojangamcha. It is headed by a strict woman and an innocent part-time employee. They visit customers through their dreams and resolve their daily life issues.

Mystic Pop-Up Bar is adapted from the webtoon of the same name, authored by Bae Hye-soo.

Sung-jae plays the character of a cheerful young man, Han Kang-bae, who possesses the ability to make people confess the truth by touching them.

The Haunted Palace is available to stream on Rakuten Viki, Netflix, and Wavve.

About the author

Kirti holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism & Mass Communication and has been a Kpop writer at SK POP since 2022. She has been following Kpop and Kdramas since the last 6 years and but has worked in the genre only in the last 3-4 years donning several several caps - social media intern, copywriter, article writer and academic writer.

Kirti likes to pen down insightful features based on Korean dramas, especially the 'Ending Explained' categories. It gives her the satisfaction of creating the most authentic content rather than simply replicating what media outlets generally do.

Her process of creating content is time-consuming, yet methodical; she prefers to use original sources of information, which in her case are Korean outlets. She watches entire episodes, writes them down, cross-checks/fact-checks the details/event timelines off the web and eventually creates her copy.

Kirti likes Lee Je-hoon, IU, and Kim Seon-ho since she feels that their dramas are inspiring and have good plotlines. When she is not writing about K-dramas, she can be found watching them.

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