Once dubbed the original "beast idols" of K-pop, 2PM has done it all—smashed the charts, stolen hearts, and now? They’re taking over our screens one K-drama at a time. Whether you're a proud OG Hottest or a newbie who got wrecked by "Make It," you're about to fall even harder for these six multi-talented kings: Junho, Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Nichkhun, Chansung, and Junho (yes, he deserves to be mentioned twice—The Red Sleeve changed lives).

From swoony romances to pulse-pounding thrillers, here are 18 dramas and films featuring 2PM members that are SO GOOD, you’ll want to rewatch them again (and again 👀).

🎤 1. Dream High (2011)

Starring: Taecyeon & Wooyoung (+ special cameos from Nichkhun & Chansung!)
Dramazen's Opinion: K-pop kids chasing their idol dreams while living in chaos dorm life? Count us in. The blueprint for every idol-turned-actor debut, basically.

Synopsis: A group of talented but struggling students at Kirin Art High School chase their dreams of becoming K-pop idols. Along the way, they face love, heartbreak, rivalries, and the brutal reality of the entertainment industry.

👻 2. Bring It On, Ghost (2016)

Starring: Taecyeon
Dramazen's Opinion: He sees dead people. She’s a ghost. They become exorcist partners (and fall in love)? Honestly iconic. Ghost-hunting has never been this romantic or action-packed.

Synopsis: Park Bong Pal can see ghosts and uses his ability to exorcise them—for cash. But when he teams up with a sassy high school ghost, Kim Hyun Ji, they not only fight spirits but uncover dark secrets... and catch feelings.

🙏 3. Save Me (2017)

Starring: Taecyeon
Dramazen's Opinion: Trigger warning: cults, brainwashing, and all-out creepiness. But Taecyeon’s intensity and emotional range? Unmatched. One of his most gripping performances.

Synopsis: A dark, intense thriller about a religious cult that traps a young woman, Im Sang Mi, and the group of friends trying to save her. Prepare for suspense, horror, and shocking twists.

🧾 4. Good Manager (2017)

Starring: Junho
Dramazen's Opinion: Office drama meets satire and sass. Junho plays a sharp ex-prosecutor turned finance boss, and the memes? Top-tier. (Also: bromance unlocked.)

Synopsis: A crooked accountant ends up fighting corporate corruption when he accidentally becomes the unlikely hero of a failing company. Comedy, office chaos, and surprising heart ensue.

👑 5. Queen For Seven Days (2017)

Starring: Chansung
Dramazen's Opinion: Historical angst alert! Chansung plays a loyal royal bodyguard and yes, the armor looks really good on him.

Synopsis: A tragic romance based on real history: Shin Chae Kyung becomes queen—only to be dethroned after just seven days. Politics, power plays, and star-crossed love follow.

🍜 6. Wok of Love (2018)

Starring: Junho
Dramazen's Opinion: Ex-gangster, ex-heiress, ex-chef walk into a restaurant... and somehow deliver one of the most comforting dramas you’ll ever binge. Warning: Do not watch hungry.

Synopsis: A star chef, a fallen heiress, and a former gangster team up to save a failing Chinese restaurant. Expect sizzling food, unexpected friendships, and a spicy love triangle.

📝 7. What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim? (2018)

Starring: Chansung
Dramazen's Opinion: Park Min Young AND Chansung back together again? Bless. He’s charming, cheeky, and totally stealing every scene he’s in as the good-looking employee Go Gwi Nam.

Synopsis: When his ultra-efficient secretary suddenly quits, a narcissistic chaebol tries everything to win her back—and ends up falling in love.

✨ 8. Secret Queen Makers (2018)

Starring: Chansung
Dramazen's Opinion: Yes, it’s a Lotte Duty Free ad. Yes, it’s also full of visuals and pure fantasy fluff. Yes, we’re watching it anyway.

Synopsis: A shy travel agent gains confidence through the help of six dazzling men (played by top Hallyu stars). It's a feel-good makeover fantasy with full fanservice.

🔮 9. The Game: Towards Zero (2020)

Starring: Taecyeon
Dramazen's Opinion: He sees death in people’s eyes. She’s the only exception. Cue murder mystery romance with a side of fate.

Synopsis: Tae Pyeong can foresee the exact moment of people’s deaths—until he meets a detective whose fate he can’t see. Together, they chase a serial killer and face chilling truths.

🤖 10. My Holo Love (2020)

Starring: Chansung
Dramazen's Opinion: A love triangle between a girl, a guy, and his AI hologram twin? Add in Chansung as a charmer and it’s a whole technological mood.

Synopsis: A lonely woman falls for an AI hologram—who looks exactly like his emotionally distant creator. Cue confusion, connection, and a double-dose of romantic tension.

💼 11. Vincenzo (2021)

Starring: Taecyeon (with cameos from Nichkhun & Chansung!)
Dramazen's Opinion: THIS. ROLE. He starts off as a goofy intern and morphs into a full-blown villain. Taecyeon’s transformation is chillingly perfect. Bonus points for that now-iconic twist.

Synopsis: A Korean-Italian mafia consigliere returns to Seoul to recover hidden gold—but gets tangled in legal chaos, quirky tenants, and a powerful enemy.

💕 12. So I Married the Anti-Fan (2021)

Starring: Chansung
Dramazen's Opinion: Enemies-to-lovers AND an idol romance? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. Also: he’ll make you hum “Heartbeat” without even realizing it.

Synopsis: A K-pop star and his number-one anti-fan are forced to live together for a reality show. What starts as hatred slowly turns into... something sweeter.

🔍 13. The Secret Royal Inspector & Joy (2021)

Starring: Taecyeon
Dramazen's Opinion: Historical mystery + comedy + Taecyeon loving dumplings = must-watch. He’s lazy, witty, and somehow heroic. You’ll root for him the whole way.

Synopsis: A foodie nobleman-turned-secret inspector teams up with a bold, free-spirited woman to uncover corruption during the Joseon era. Expect mystery, laughter, and a lot of dumplings.

🩸 14. The Red Sleeve (2021)

Starring: Junho
Dramazen's Opinion: THE drama that made everyone fall (back) in love with Junho. His performance as Yi San won awards and hearts. Royalty never looked so soft and tortured.

Synopsis: A poignant historical love story between a court lady who values freedom and the future king who can’t forget her. Emotional, elegant, and award-winning.

🕵️‍♀️ 15. Show Window: The Queen’s House (2021)

Starring: Chansung
Dramazen's Opinion: A makjang melodrama dripping with secrets and betrayal. Chansung plays the loving younger brother—but this household has no chill.

Synopsis: Behind her perfect life, Han Sun Joo hides a painful truth—her husband is cheating. Family loyalty, betrayal, and mind games take center stage.

🧠 16. Blind (2022)

Starring: Taecyeon
Dramazen's Opinion: Dark, gripping, and totally bingeable. Taec’s role as a detective with a haunted past will have you second-guessing everything.

Synopsis: A chilling mystery unfolds when a series of murders shake a town. Two brothers—one a detective, the other a judge—get pulled into a web of secrets and deception.

💫 17. King the Land (2023)

Starring: Junho
Dramazen's Opinion: Junho + YoonA + hotel hijinks + enemies to lovers = ROM-COM GOLD. These two served visuals, giggles, and slow-burn perfection. We’re still not over it.

Synopsis: A hotel chaebol heir with zero people skills falls for a sparkling hotelier with a smile for every situation. Classic rom-com chemistry with high visuals and big heart.

🧛‍♂️ 18. Heartbeat (2023)

Starring: Taecyeon
Dramazen's Opinion: A vampire who almost became human? A high school nurse who doesn’t care for feelings? Their dynamic is chaotic, adorable, and wildly fun. Only Taec could pull this off.

Synopsis: A vampire wakes up one day too early from a 100-year sleep meant to make him human—only to find himself living with a cynical high school nurse. Hilarity, hijinks, and half-vampire problems follow.

Bonus Cameos:

• Chansung in Now, We Are Breaking Up (2022) 

Synopsis: In the glamorous yet cutthroat world of fashion, Ha Young Eun (Song Hye Kyo) is a cold and professional designer who doesn’t believe in love—until she meets Yoon Jae Guk (Jang Ki Yong), a charming fashion photographer with a complicated past. As they navigate love, heartbreak, and career pressures, the drama explores what it really means to break up… and whether love can survive in a world that never stops moving forward.

• Taecyeon in XO, Kitty (2023) as Ocean Park (yes, that’s his name and yes, we screamed)

Synopsis: In this To All The Boys spin-off, teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey (Anna Cathcart) heads to South Korea to reconnect with her long-distance boyfriend and uncover more about her late mother’s past. But love and life abroad aren't as picture-perfect as she imagined. New crushes, school drama, secrets, and culture shocks await as Kitty finds out that romance is way more complicated when it's her own heart on the line.

Final Thoughts:

2PM isn’t just your fave idol group—they’re drama royalty. Whether you want mystery, romance, comedy, or pure heartbreak, these men have a K-drama for every mood. So cancel your weekend plans and get cozy. It’s time for a 2PM screen takeover.

✨ Beast idols by stage. Drama kings by screen. 2PM = Legends Only.
Let the binge-fest begin.

~By your favorite drama fangirl who’s been “putting her hands up” since 2008 🕺💖~