ARIN

ARIN's career runs on two tracks simultaneously, and she's been managing both since her debut as a member of Oh My Girl, the South Korean girl group that established her public profile before she ever appeared on a drama set (TMDB). That group foundation matters — it's the kind of built-in audience that makes a transition into acting considerably less of a gamble than it would be for someone starting from scratch. The acting track got serious with Alchemy of Souls (2022–2023), the fantasy drama that became one of the more talked-about Korean productions of that period (TMDB). It's a dense, mythology-heavy show — the kind where keeping track of character allegiances across episodes requires actual attention — and ARIN appeared in it during a stretch when the series was pulling strong viewership. That credit gave her something concrete to point to beyond her idol career. Then 2025 arrived with two projects back to back: S-Line and My Girlfriend Is the Man! (TMDB). Two productions in a single year isn't an accident. That's a deliberate push to establish screen presence while the momentum from Alchemy of Souls is still relatively fresh. Whether both land with audiences the same way her earlier drama work did remains to be seen, but the volume of work signals that her team — and she — don't see acting as a casual experiment. The combination of group music activities and an accelerating drama slate puts ARIN in a position that's genuinely interesting to watch right now.