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Byeon Woo-seok

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Byeon Woo-seok
Byeon in September 2024
Born (1991-10-31) October 31, 1991 (age 33)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
  • host
Years active2014–present
AgentVaro Entertainment[1]
Korean name
Hangul
변우석
Hanja
邊佑錫
Revised RomanizationByeon Useok
McCune–ReischauerPyŏn Usŏk
Signature

Byeon Woo-seok (Korean: 변우석; born October 31, 1991) is a South Korean actor and model. He gained widespread popularity for his portrayal as Ryu Sun-jae in television series Lovely Runner (2024). He also starred in the film 20th Century Girl (2022), and the series Record of Youth (2020) and Strong Girl Nam-soon (2023).[2]

Career

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2014–2023: Career beginnings

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Byeon, who first debuted as a model in 2010,[3] kicked off his acting career in 2016 with tvN's television series Dear My Friends.[4]

In 2019, he joined as one of the lead cast in JTBC's television series Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency.[5][6]

In 2020, Byeon was cast in a lead role in tvN's television series Record of Youth.[7][8]

In 2021, Byeon was cast in KBS2's historical television series Moonshine, in which he was awarded Best New Actor at the 2022 KBS Drama Awards.[9] In the same year, Byeon received his first leading role in film with 20th Century Girl. The film premiered in 2022[10]

Byeon at Soulmate's press conference in February 2023.

In 2022, Byeon received another leading role in film Soulmate.[11] The film was released in theaters in 2023.[12] Also in 2022, Byeon was cast as Ryu Si-o in Strong Girl Nam-soon.[13]

2024–present: Rising popularity

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On July 19, 2023, he was cast in his first leading role as Ryu Sun-jae with tvN's time slip romance television series Lovely Runner, opposite Kim Hye-Yoon.[14] It premiered in April 2024.[citation needed] For his role as Ryu Sun-jae, Byeon took singing lessons in order to hone his vocal skills.[15]

Endorsements

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On March 5, 2024, Byeon was selected by F&F to endorsed their apparel and outdoor product brand, Discover Expedition Korea.[16][17] In June 2024, LG Household & Health Care's dermatological beauty brand, Physiogel announced they have selected Byeon as its global public relations ambassador.[18] On August 1, Clinique announced Byeon as their global ambassador.[19] On August 20, Byeon was selected by Baskin-Robbins to endorsed its brand.[20] On October 13, Byeon was selected by Ediya Coffee to endorsed its brand.[21]

In November, Prada appointed Byeon as a brand ambassador. He had previously attended the Prada men’s Spring 2025 show held in Milan in June of the same year.[22]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Midnight Runners Club entertainer Cameo [23]
2019 Ashfall Bodyguard [23]
2022 20th Century Girl Poong Woon-ho [24]
2023 Soulmate Ham Jin-woo [25]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Dear My Friends Son Jong-shik Cameo [4]
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Joon-Hyung's senior Cameo (Episode 16) [26]
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo Go Ha-jin's ex-boyfriend Cameo (Episode 1 and 3) [26]
2017 Secret Crushes: Season 3 Byun Woo-suk [27]
Drama Stage – "The B Manager and the Love Letter" Jung Do-jin [citation needed]
Live Up to Your Name Assistant Heo-jun [28]
Drama Stage – "History of Walking Upright" Jong-min [29]
2019 Office Watch 3 Ha Min-gyu [30]
Welcome to Waikiki 2 Yoon Seo-won Cameo (Ep 4) [31]
Search: WWW Han Min-gyu Cameo (Episode 3–5, 7, 16) [32]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Do Joon [33]
2020 Record of Youth Won Hae-hyo [34]
2021–2022 Moonshine Lee Pyo [35]
2023 Strong Girl Nam-soon Ryu Shi-oh [36]
2024 Lovely Runner Ryu Sun-jae [14]
No Gain No Love Cameo (Ep.4) [37]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Ref.
2017–2018 Modulove Himself [38]

Hosting

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Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Mr.Chu: Season 1 Main host [39]
2016 Mr.Chu: Season 2 [40]
2017 Mr.Chu: Season 3 [citation needed]

Music video appearances

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Year Title Artist Ref.
2014 "Sweet (Brand New Mix)" (달아요)
(featuring Verbal Jint) 		Lena Park [41]
2019 "Song Request"
(featuring Suga) 		Lee Sora [citation needed]

Awards and nominations

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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.
Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards 2024 Best Newcomer Actor Lovely Runner Nominated [42]
People's Choice Award Byeon Woo-seok Won [43]
Asia Model Festival K-Model Awards 2016 Fashion Model Award Byeon Woo-seok Won [44]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2023 Best New Actor – Film 20th Century Girl Nominated [45]
Brand of the Year Awards 2024 Actor – Hot Trend Byeon Woo-seok Won [46]
Buil Film Awards 2023 Best New Actor 20th Century Girl Nominated [47]
Grand Bell Awards 2023 Soulmate Nominated [48]
KBS Drama Awards 2022 Popularity Award, Actor Byeon Woo-seok Nominated [49]
Best New Actor Moonshine Won [50]
Korea Drama Awards 2024 Grand Prize (Daesang) Lovely Runner Nominated [51][52][53]
Global Star Award Nominated
Hot Star Award (Male) Won
Best Couple Award (with Kim Hye-yoon) Nominated
Best OST Award ("Sudden Shower" Eclipse) Nominated
Seoul International Drama Awards 2024 Outstanding Asian Star

Korea Popularity Award – Male

Byeon Woo-seok Won [54]

Listicles

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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] [55]

Notes

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

References

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