Doona!: 8 Cameo Appearances in the K-Drama

Lee Jin-wook as Park In-wook in Doona!
Credit: Studio Dragon | Show Runners | Studio N


Lee Jin-wook as Park In-wook in Doona!
Credit: Studio Dragon | Show Runners | Studio N

The live-action adaptation of the webtoon, The Girl Downstairs, has a cast of some of the best talents in South Korea. But apart from the main characters, let's take a look at the cameo appearances in Doona! Kdrama. Were you able to recognize some of these actors?

Check out all of the actors who made a special appearance on Doona! Here's our list of cameos in the show that you may have recognized.

Lee Jin-Wook as Park In-Wook

Lee Jin-wook as Park In-wook in Doona!
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One of the most significant cameos in Doona! was made by Lee Jin-Wook, who stars in the show as Park In-Wook.

In-wook is the manager of Lee Doo-Na (played by Bae Suzy) and appears on episodes 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Doo-Na is in love with her manager. However, he uses this to manipulate Doo-Na to overwork herself.

Apart from Doona!, Jin-Wook has appeared in Sweet Home, Bulgasal: Immortal Souls, and Voice 2. He is also set to star in the second and third seasons of Sweet Home as well as Squid Game Season 2.

Go Ah-Sung as Im Ha-Yeon

Go Ah-sung as Im Ha-yeon in Doona!
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Another cameo in Doona! was made by Go Ah-Sung, who starred as one of Doo-na's colleagues in her K-Pop group, Dream Sweet.

Although Ah-Sung has starred in Life On Mars, The Host, and Crime Puzzle, it was a delight to see her perform really well on the show.

Lachica's Simeez and Choi Ri-An

Lachica's Simeez and Choi Ri-an in Doona!
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Two out of the three members of the South Korean dance group, Lachica, also made a guest appearance on the show. Simeez and Ri-An starred as Doo-na's other colleagues in Dream Sweet.

Janet Suhh as Ye Ji

Janet Suhh as Ye Ji in Doona!
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Lastly, Janet Suhh was cast as one of the members of the fictional K-Pop group, Dream Sweet.

In real life, Janet is a singer who performs on her own.

RELATED: Doona!: Is Dream Sweet Bae Suzy's New Group?

Kim Hyun-Mok as a Stalker

The South Korean actor/model, Kim Hyun-Mok, starred in Doona! as the lead character's stalker. His scene is available in the third season.

Aside from Doona!, Hyun-Mok starred in other dramas like Once Again, Extraordinary You, and Into the Ring. He also made a guest appearance on Doctor Cha.

Kim Yoo-Mi as President Ma

Kim Yoo-mi as President Ma in Doona!
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Another cameo was spotted in Doona! was by Kim Yoo-Mi who starred in the show as President Ma, the representative of Doo-na's agency. You can find her in episodes 2 and 8.

Yoo-Mi is most famous for her role in SWAT Police, See You in My 19th Life, and The Killing Vote.

RELATED: Doona!: Why Did Doo-na Give Up Her Career?

Kim Sun-Young as Doo-Na's Mother

Bae Suzy as Lee Doo-na in Doona!
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As we learned in the show, Doo-Na decided to train to be an idol so she could escape from her mother's clutches.

It turns out that her mother is portrayed by Kim Sun-Young, who is most famous for her roles in Crash Landing on You, Reply 1988, Concrete Utopia, and Queenmaker.

You can see her in episodes 6 to 8.

Did you recognize these cameo appearances at first glance?

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