Hwang Ji Ah

Hwang Ji Ah (황지아) is part of a younger acting generation now moving from early-support visibility into more plot-driving roles. She is signed under SM Culture & Contents and has already been seen in titles that put her in front of mainstream Korean drama audiences, including Why Her and Queen of Tears.

That background gives My Idol, My Debut a useful center. In MBC Plus's 2026 time-slip youth drama, Hwang Ji Ah plays Choi Ae Ni, the idol trainee whose attempt to change fate drives the story forward. She is not just part of the ensemble. She carries the narrative hinge that connects the show's emotional premise to its idol-system mechanics.

What makes the role worth tracking is scale. Some co-stars arrive with stronger idol fandoms, but Hwang Ji Ah arrives with the clearest story burden. If the project lands, she will be one of the first names viewers attach to its emotional logic rather than only its stunt format.