Byeon Woo-seok
Byeon in February 2023
Born
Byeon Woo-seok

(1991-10-31) October 31, 1991 (age 32)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
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 Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency (2019), Record of Youth (2020), and Moonshine (2021–22), also gained widespread recognition for his leading roles in the film 20th Century Girl (2022) and television series Strong Girl Nam-soon (2023).[2]

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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6][7]

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.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11]

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 2024.[12][13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Midnight Runners Club entertainer Cameo [14]
2019 Ashfall Bodyguard Cameo [14]
2022 20th Century Girl Poong Woon-ho Lead role [15]
2023 Soulmate Jin-woo Main role [16]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Dear My Friends Son Jong-shik Cameo [17]
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Joon-Hyung's senior Cameo (Ep 16) [4]
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo Go Ha-jin's ex-boyfriend Cameo (Ep 1,3) [4]
2017 Secret Crushes: Season 3 Byun Woo-suk Main role [18]
Drama Stage – "The B Manager and the Love Letter" Jung Do-jin Supporting role
Live Up to Your Name Assistant Heo-jun [19]
Drama Stage – "History of Walking Upright" Jong-min Lead role [20]
2019 Office Watch 3 Ha Min-gyu Main role [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 Main role [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 Loverly Runner Ryu Sun-jae [13]

Television show

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

Hosting

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

Music video appearances

Year Title Artist Length Ref.
2014 Sweet (Brand New Mix) (달아요) (featuring Verbal Jint) Lena Park 3:55 [31]

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 [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

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

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

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