Byeon Woo-seok

Byeon Woo-seok (born October 31, 1991) is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his roles in Live Up to Your Name (2017), Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency (2019), Search: WWW (2019), Record of Youth (2020), and Moonshine (2021–22), also gained widespread recognition for his leading role in the film 20th Century Girl (2022).[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Byeon.
Byeon Woo-seok
Byeon in 2023
Born
Byeon Woo-seok

(1991-10-31) October 31, 1991
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
Years active2014 – present
AgentVaro Entertainment[1]
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationByeon Woo-seok
McCune–ReischauerPyŏn Woosŏk

Career

2014–2019: Career beginnings

He rose to prominence in the entertainment industry with his debut as a model in 2014.[3]

In 2016, Byeon made his acting debut portraying the character of Ha-jin's boyfriend in the SBS historical drama Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo.

Continuing his acting career, Byeon took on a supporting role in the 2019 drama series Search: WWW, which further solidified his presence in the industry.[4] The same year, he garnered praise from both critics and viewers for his portrayal of Do-joon in the JTBC's television series Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency.[5]

2020–present: Transition to lead role and rising popularity

In 2020, Byeon was cast in a lead role in the tvN television series Record of Youth as Won Hae-hyo, starring opposite of Park So-dam and Park Bo-gum.[6][7]

In 2021, Byeon was cast in KBS2's historical drama Moonshine. After landing the role of Lee Pyo as the rebellious crown prince, he was awarded Best New Actor at the 2022 KBS Drama Awards.[8] In the same year, Byeon received his first leading role in a film with 20th Century Girl, portraying the role of Poong Woon-ho. The film premiered in 2022 and received immense popularity both domestically and internationally.[9]

In 2022, Byeon received another offer to lead in the film Soulmate where he starred as the character of Hum Jin-woo, starring opposite of Kim Da-mi and Jeon So-nee. The film was released in theaters in 2023.[10]

On July 19, 2023, Byeon was cast in tvN's time slip fantasy drama, Loverly Runner in his first main leading role in television alongside Kim Hye-yoon. It is scheduled to premiere in the second half of 2023.[11][12]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Midnight RunnersClub entertainer Cameo[13]
2019 AshfallBodyguard Cameo[14]
2022 20th Century Girl Poong Woon-ho Lead role [15]
2023 SoulmateJin-woo Main role [16]

Television
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016 Dear My Friends Son Jong-shik Cameo [17]
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Joon-Hyung's senior Cameo (Ep 16) [18]
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart RyeoGo Ha-jin's ex-boyfriendCameo (Ep 1,3)[19]
2017Secret Crushes: Season 3Byun Woo-sukMain role[20]
Drama Stage: The B Manager and the Love LetterJung Do-jinSupporting role[21]
Live Up to Your NameAssistant Heo-jun[22]
Drama Stage: History of Walking UprightJong-minLead role[23]
2019Office Watch 3Ha Min-gyuMain role[24]
Welcome to Waikiki 2Yoon Seo-wonCameo (Ep 4)[25]
Search: WWWHan Min-gyuCameo (Episode 3–5, 7, 16)[26]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage AgencyDo JoonMain role[27]
2020 Record of Youth Won Hae-hyo [28]
2021–2022 Moonshine Lee Pyo [29]
2023 Strong Woman Gang Nam-soon Ryu Shi-ho [30]
Loverly Runner Ryu Sun-jae [12]

Television show
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017–2018 Modulove Himself [31]

Hosting
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015Mr.CHU: Season 1HimselfMain host[32]
2016Mr.CHU: Season 2[33]
2017Mr.CHU: Season 3[34]

Music video appearances
Year Title Artist Length Ref.
2014 Sweet (Brand New Mix) (달아요) (featuring Verbal Jint) Lena Park 3:55 [35]

Awards and nominations
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 [36]
KBS Drama Awards 2022 Popularity Award, Actor Moonshine Nominated [37]
Best New Actor Won [38]

Listicles
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 [lower-alpha 1] [39]

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

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