18 Little-Known Facts About Byeon Woo Seok from Lovely Runner

beon Wok is a rising star in the world of kramas and the male protagonist of the popular series lovely Runner but how much do you know about him while in lovely Runner he plays the part of an ill-fated K-pop Idol in real life the actor began his career as a model before moving to acting Wok was born in Soul on October 31st 1991 and started modeling in 2010 after completing his military service he was discharged in 2013 and briefly worked as an administrative officer he then returned to his career as a model and soon became a celebrity on the runway under the agency ygk+ he appeared on several fashion shows and made numerous pictorials even after becoming an actor he sometimes still participated in photo shoots for fashion magazines his modeling career was surely boosted thanks to his height as Wok is around 187 cm tall although sometimes he even said that his height is up to 190 cm nevertheless he was nicknamed Mr long legs for his body as he revealed after appearing in a photo shoot for fashion giant bench Wok also shared in the same interview that he likes weightlifting and snowboarding however he also confessed that he cries a lot while looking at sad videos in the same interview Wok also shared that what makes him smile the most is his dog in fact it looks like Wok really loves the little puppy and he sometimes posts on Instagram pictures with his dog who is called Mochi but he affectionately nicknamed my baby Wok also has a favorite fashion style he said that it depends on the occasion but he normally wears training outfits he added that he prefers clothes with blue and bright colors but his favorite colors are actually purple and black however looking at his pictorials it seems like Wok is comfortable with any style as he always rocks whatever he's wearing despite his popularity as a model moving to acting was a difficult process for Wok he made his acting debut in 2016 with a small cameo in the series dear my friends but then he struggled to find other roles he revealed that his early career was filled with setbacks to the point that he started questioning his abilities speaking about this he confessed I faced rejection in auditions over a hundred times it felt like I failed almost every attempt to the point where I questioned if I could endure such repeated failure so why did he decide to become an actor woo revealed in an interview that he wasn't inspired by any movie or Series in particular but he wondered for a long time about what his true passion was until he tried acting he shared that his life motto is enjoy life to the fullest and that he just wants to pursue happiness and it was just while looking for happiness that he came across the possibility of starting an acting career so he took it and was immediately hooked while struggling in his early career he became more ambitious and hoped to show his abilities in various roles thanks to his determination Wok endured the hard times of his early career and after a series of small roles he appeared in the dramas welcome to we Kiki to and searched ww in 2019 he had his breakthrough soon afterwards with flower crew Jose marriage agency and then he got his first leading role in the series record of Youth interestingly in this drama he played the part of a model- turned actor just like himself however Lok revealed that he struggled to see himself in the character who was part of a rich family instead he shared that his family wasn't happy about his decision to become a model but they supported him when he turned to acting in record of Youth Lok starred alongside some wellestablished names in the Korean entertainment industry such as Park Sodom Park bogum and Quan suan Lok revealed that he was initially worried about acting as the best friend of bogum and su's characters as he wasn't close with them in real life so the three actors decided to frequently hang out and read the scripts together before filming this worked well as their on-screen chemistry was praised and the three actors became real friends the success of record of Youth LED Wok to land a leading role in the historical drama moonshine in 2021 he shared that his character in the drama was hard to portray as he goes through many changes during the series Wok said that he put a lot of importance on the changing emotions of the character with an emphasis on his way of speaking and acting the hard work paid off as the drama was a success and Wok won the award for best new actor at the 2022 KBS drama awards soon afterwards ROK had another leading role in the movie 20th Century Girl which quickly became a huge success however he wasn't even sure if he wanted to act in this movie at First Wok confessed that he was worried about having to play the part of a high school student in his 30s and was also a bit intimidated by the idea of working together with his co-star Kim Yu Jong who had far more acting experience than him Lok revealed that his worries disappeared when Yu Jong approached him first and the two quickly developed a great on-screen chemistry after playing an important role in the movie soulmate in 2022 wo starred in the drama strong girl namson the following year and now he has another leading role with lovely Runner solidifying his position as a major name in the Korean entertainment industry woak was invited to present the Awards for Best New Artist At the 2023 Mama Awards and he revealed that he's a big fan of the k- poop group rise he added that rise was the artist he wanted to meet the most and then posted some photos with the group and in particular with rise member Anton many fans commented that wok and Anton look similar adding that the actor could even blend in as a member of the group so Wok fulfilled His Wish of meeting rise and became a successful fan and now he even plays the part of a K-pop Idol himself in lovely Runner while his passion as a K-pop fan might have played a part in helping him get cast Wok knows very well how important his current role is and he revealed that he was actually aiming to obtain the role Wok added that he likes to act in romantic comedies to the point that he wants to be called romcom genius however it looks like Wok's character in lovely Runner Ryu sonj became more popular than him him during his recent appearance on the red carpet of the 25th janju International Film Festival many fans could be heard yelling sunj instead of Wok even the actor seemed a bit flustered by this as he couldn't help but laugh still he made sure to interact with all his fans even stopping to hold hands with them nison praised his fan service but many still called him sunj fans are indeed excited about seeing Wok as sunj and his chemistry with his co-star in lovely Runner Kim hi Yun who plays the part of of sun J's passionate fan imou the two actors appeared in a YouTube video for Ella Korea where Wok confessed that he's so tall that his height difference with hi Yun caused some problems on the set he Yun revealed that she had to always wear shoes with high heels and Wok added that the camera had to be set in a particular way to hide their height difference with the popularity of lovely Runner launching his career to new heights what does the future hold for Wok he revealed that he wants to try acting in many different roles not just romcoms he even named a few possible roles that he wanted to try and these surprisingly include a fantasy Drama character and even a psychopath we're sure that whatever is given to him in the future Wok will do a great job as Wok became more and more popular you might think that he was involved in some kind of dating rumors but he actually kept his love life very private the only dating rumors about Wok came after the release of 20th Century Girl when people started to speculate about the actor possibly being in a relationship with his co-star Yu Jong however it seems like these rumors only emerged because of their onscreen chemistry and weren't based on any concrete evidence in fact there have never been any serious dating rumors about Wok so it's likely that he's not seeing anyone at the moment however Wok has revealed some interesting details about his first love just after the release of 20th century girl he was asked in an interview if filming the movie reminded him of his first love Wok shared his experience confessing that he had his first love in middle school but was requited he added that he fell in love with the girl he was very close with but was never able to share his feelings towards her he continued by saying that he regrets that he wasn't able to confess his love back then but now he has learned from this experience and knows how to express his feelings more openly he added that he's not in contact with his middle school crush anymore and that she doesn't know that he had feelings for her however it seems like Wok might still be fond of her as he also said I think the first person that you truly like is your first love recently wuk appeared on a variety and added a few more details on his love life one of the hosts asked him about his ideal type and Wok initially just laughed loudly after hesitating for a bit he said that his ideal type actually never changed since he was young and that since he thinks he's a little goofy he would like to date someone who is wise

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Length: 8min 48sec (528 seconds)

Published: Sat May 11 2024