Now I love me a height difference. But something I continually find happening is being shocked at the height of some actors when I google them. So, I embarked on a very scientific journey I like to call: Finding the Fake Short Kings™.
The average male height in Asia is about 175cm, or roughly 5'8", so anything over that is already considered tall. And yet, some actors come off as tiny on screen because their co-stars are just that huge.
So I collected all the data of their listed heights and threw them all into one spot for your viewing pleasure.
(Update there is a PART 2 Now) (And also now a PART 3!)
(Heights in their pairs)
(Heights in order)
Out of all these “short” actors, only ONE actually came in below the average I set: Ok Jin Uk from Cherry Blossoms After Winter at 173cm (that’s 5'8", so still basically average). Meanwhile, towering above them all is Park Seo Ham from Semantic Error, clocking in at a whopping 193cm, or almost 6'4".
Please enjoy the breakdown below! (Note: Actor heights vary depending on the source. I did my best with what was available.)
Semantic Error (Park Seo Ham - 193cm / 6’ 3 1/2”) (Park Jae Chan - 177cm / 5’ 10”)
The Next prince (Jimmy Karn Kritsanaphan - 192cm / 6’ 3”) ( Ohm Thanakrit Chiamchunya - 184cm / 6’ 0”)
See Your Love (Jin Sun - 190cm / 6’ 2”) (Raiden Lin - 178cm / 5’10”)
Secret Relationships (Cha Jung Woo - 188cm / 6’ 2”) (Cha Sun Hyung - 189cm / 6’ 2”) (Kim Jun Seo - 177cm / 5’ 10”) (Kim Ho Young - 187cm / 6’ 2”)
Only Friends, Heart Killers (First Kanaphan Puitrakul - 185cm / 6’ 1”) (Khaotung Thanawat Ratanakitpaisan - 175cm / 5’ 9”)
Revenged Love (Tian Xu Ning - 188cm / 6’ 2”) (Zi Yu - 180cm / 5’ 11”) (Zhan Xuan - 188cm / 6’ 2”) (Liu Xuan Cheng - 180cm / 5’ 11”)
Don’t Say No (Ja Phachara Suansri - 187cm / 6’ 2”) (First Chalongrat Novsamrong - 177cm / 5’ 10”)
Tale of 1000 Stars, Moonlight Chicken (Earth Pirapat Watthanasetsiri - 184cm / 6’ 0”) (Mix Sahaphap Wongratch - 177cm / 5’ 10”)
Cherry Blossoms After Winter (Kang Hui - 188cm / 6’ 2”) (Ok Jin Uk - 173cm / 5’ 8”)
