If there’s one country that excels at making zombie content, it definitely has to be South Korea. After the success of Train to Busan, Kingdom, and #Alive, South Korea gave us yet another commercial zombie hit: All of Us Are Dead. Almost the entirety of the Netflix series takes place at a high school, where, after a failed science experiment, the people start turning into zombies. If you’re interested in the original story, you can read Now At Our School, the Naver webtoon on which the series is based.
It’s safe to say that the cast of All of Us Are Dead has gained worldwide recognition for their performances, given how the show was, per What’s On Netflix, watched for over 474.26 million hours in its first 30 days on the service. What’s more, the success of the show’s first season led to the announcement earlier this summer of a season two renewal. Until then, let’s take a look at the cast of All of Us Are Dead and other roles you might have seen the actors play.
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Lee Eun-saem
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Playing the role of Park Mi-Jin, Lee Eun-saem is a beloved South Korean actress. Although the actress isn’t really big in Korea just yet, she has starred in some popular projects. She has starred in the k-drama The Red Sleeve as Son Young-hee, a friend of the independent lead lady. Based on a novel of the same, The Red Sleeve tells the story of a Joseon dynasty court romance between a man who prioritizes his country over love and a lady who doesn’t want to follow the rules prescribed to her. The Miracle We Met (2018) is another k-drama we can recognize her from. She plays the character of Young-ju, a person close to the main character who dies in a car crash and awakens in another man’s body.
Lee Yoo-Mi
Beginning her acting career in 2010, Lee Yoo-Mi’s fame has become worldwide only recently. In All Of Us Are Dead, she plays the character of Lee Na-yeon, a wealthy and arrogant student. In the same year as the Netflix Series, Lee starred in another major South Korean spectacle, which has swept over the world: Squid Game. Yes, Lee plays the character of Ji-yeong, a young woman who was freshly released from prison after killing her abusive step-father. Before gaining recognition for Squid Game and All of Us Are Dead, Lee was known for her role of Kim Se-rin, a university student who suffers from Munchausen syndrome, in 365: Repeat the Year, which teels a story about ten people who get the chance to go back in time. We can’t wait for what the future holds for her.
Yoo In-soo
Yoo In-Soo has a stronger resume than his other All of Us Are Dead cast members when it comes to the popularity of shows he has starred in. The South Korean actor plays the show’s main antagonist Yoon Gwi-nam, who is the school’s delinquent. Other than All Of Us Are Dead, he has played the role of Kang Goo in the very popular Korean drama Strong Girl Bong-soon, about a woman who was born with superhuman strength (Kang Goo is one of her many lackeys). Gangnam Beauty is yet another k-drama about a girl who undergoes plastic surgery to avoid bullying, but only gets more ridiculed for her artificial look. Yoo plays the character of Park Rae-sun in the show. His character in the coming-of-age drama At A Distance, Spring is Green, Oh Chun-gook, is a business major who loves to spread rumors. And most recently, he stars as Park Dang-gu in an ongoing k-drama Alchemy of Souls.
Park Ji-hoo
At only 18 years old, Park Ji-hoo has already managed her rise to stardom. The zombie drama sees her playing Nam On-jo, the male’s lead neighbor and his childhood friend. Aside from her excellent performance in All of Us Are Dead, Park is mainly known for her lead role in the drama film House of Hummingbird (2018). She received critical praise for her portrayal of a 14-year-old Eunhee, who has her needs ignored by her abusive family and instead finds solace in her Chinese teacher, who later dies in a bridge collapse. She has also starred in a crime thriller called The Witness (2018), about a man who witnesses a murder but takes no action on what he has seen. We can’t for her upcoming projects such as the Korean adaptation of Little Women and the disaster movie Concrete Utopia.
Yoon Chan-young
Yoon Chan-young has been in the industry for a long time, given how he started his career as a child. However, he only gained wider recognition after playing Namjo’s childhood best friend Lee Cheong-san in All of Us Are Dead. Nevertheless, he definitely has some other roles worth mentioning. In the 2017 drama movie Mothers, we can see him playing 16-year-old Jong-wook, a son whose father dies in a car accident and is left to be raised by his step-mother. The Fault is Not Yours (2019) is a drama movie that sees him star as one of the drop-out students Joon-young, who gets protected by his teacher who feels responsibility for them. Last, but not least, Yoon plays the character of Han Geu-roo in a 2014 Korean drama called Mama, about a mother who falls terminally ill and is determined to find a new happy family for her son.
Choi Yi-hyun
Making her acting debut only in 2017, Choi Yi-hyun is a South Korean actress signed with JYP entertainment. In All of Us Are Dead, she plays Class President Choi Nam-ra. The actress has also starred in one of the highest-rated-Korean-dramas in cable history, Hospital Playlist, as third-year medical student Jang Yun-bok. School 2021 (2021) is the eighth installment of the School franchise, in which we can see her play the character of Jin Ji-won, who has dreams of becoming a carpenter. It depicts the students’ friendships, dreams, and excitements. In the near future, we can expect her to star in the upcoming movie Similar.
Lomon
Having debuted in 2014, Lomon is an Uzbek-born South Korean actor whose full name is Park Solomon. Lomon plays the character of Lee Su-hyeok in All of Us Are Dead, who is a reformed delinquent. You may have seen Lomon play teen Choi Kang-joo in the fantasy k-drama Bride of the Century, about a family curse that causes the first wife of the firstborn to die. The k-drama Sweet Revenge, which had 11 million combined views, saw him star as Shin Ji-hoon, one of the high school students who has revenge taken on him. Lastly, he learned how to speak Chinese for his role in the drama Lookism (2019), about a boy who gets the courage to transfer schools after continuously getting bullied.
