Byeon Woo-seok

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Byeon Woo-seok
Byeon in February 2023
Born (1991-10-31) October 31, 1991 (age 32)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
  • host
Years active2014–present
AgentVaro Entertainment[1]
Korean name
Hangul
변우석
Hanja
Revised RomanizationByeon Woo-seok
McCune–ReischauerPyŏn Woosŏk

Byeon Woo-seok (Korean: 변우석; born October 31, 1991) is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his roles in the film 20th Century Girl (2022) and television series Strong Girl Nam-soon (2023), and gained widespread popularity for his portrayal as Ryu Sun-jae in television series Lovely Runner (2024).[2]

Career[edit]

2014–2018: Career beginnings[edit]

He made his debut as a model in 2014.[3]

In 2016, Byeon made his acting debut in a cameo portraying the character of Son Jongshik in television series Dear My Friends.

2019–present: Transition to lead role and rising popularity[edit]

In 2019, he joined as one of the lead cast in the JTBC's television series Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency.[4][5]

In 2020, Byeon was cast in a lead role in the tvN television series Record of Youth.[6]

In 2021, Byeon was cast in KBS2's historical drama Moonshine, in which he was awarded Best New Actor at the 2022 KBS Drama Awards.[7] In the same year, Byeon received his first leading role in film with 20th Century Girl. The film premiered in 2022 and received popularity both domestically and internationally.[8]

In 2022, Byeon received another leading role in film with Soulmate. The film was released in theaters in 2023.[9]

On July 19, 2023, Byeon was cast in his first main leading role with tvN's time slip fantasy drama, Lovely Runner. It premiered in April 2024.[10][11] The success of the television series catapulted Byeon's career. [12]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Midnight Runners Club entertainer Cameo [13]
2019 Ashfall Bodyguard [13]
2022 20th Century Girl Poong Woon-ho [14]
2023 Soulmate Jin-woo [15]

Television series[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Dear My Friends Son Jong-shik Cameo [16]
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Joon-Hyung's senior Cameo (Ep 16 at 49:21) [17]
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo Go Ha-jin's ex-boyfriend Cameo (Ep 1,3) [17]
2017 Secret Crushes: Season 3 Byun Woo-suk [18]
Drama Stage – "The B Manager and the Love Letter" Jung Do-jin
Live Up to Your Name Assistant Heo-jun [19]
Drama Stage – "History of Walking Upright" Jong-min [20]
2019 Office Watch 3 Ha Min-gyu [21]
Welcome to Waikiki 2 Yoon Seo-won Cameo (Ep 4) [22]
Search: WWW Han Min-gyu Cameo (Episode 3–5, 7, 16) [23]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Do Joon [24]
2020 Record of Youth Won Hae-hyo [25]
2021–2022 Moonshine Lee Pyo [26]
2023 Strong Girl Nam-soon Ryu Shi-oh [27]
2024 Lovely Runner Ryu Sun-jae [11]

Television shows[edit]

Year Title Role Ref.
2017–2018 Modulove Himself [28]

Hosting[edit]

Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Mr.CHU: Season 1 Main host [29]
2016 Mr.CHU: Season 2 [30]
2017 Mr.CHU: Season 3

Music video appearances[edit]

Year Title Artist Length Ref.
2014 Sweet (Brand New Mix) (달아요) (featuring Verbal Jint) Lena Park 3:55 [31]
2019 "Song Request" (ft. SUGA of BTS) Lee Sora 5:25

Awards and nominations[edit]

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2023 Best New Actor – Film 20th Century Girl Nominated [32]
Buil Film Awards 2023 Best New Actor Nominated [33]
Grand Bell Awards 2023 Best New Actor Soulmate Nominated [34]
KBS Drama Awards 2022 Popularity Award, Actor Moonshine Nominated [35]
Best New Actor Won [36]

Listicles[edit]

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Cine21 2021 New Actors that will lead Korean Video Content Industry in 2022 5th[a] [37]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ mentioned together with Kim Seon-ho, Wi Ha-joon, Song Kang, Rowoon, Lee Jun-young

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