Byeon Woo-seok

Who is Byeon Woo-seok?

Byeon Woo-seok (변우석) is an actor represented by Varo Entertainment. He started as a fashion model before moving into acting, and the drama list his agency keeps begins with Jong-sik in tvN’s Dear My Friends in 2016.

From there it runs through 직립보행의 역사 (Jingnipbohaengui Yeoksa) in 2017, 모두의 연애 (Moduui Yeonae) in 2018, Seo-jun in JTBC’s Welcome to Waikiki 2, Min-gyu in tvN’s Search: WWW and Do-jun in JTBC’s Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency in 2019, Hae-hyo in tvN’s Record of Youth in 2020, Lee Pyo in KBS2’s Moonshine in 2021, and Si-o in JTBC’s Strong Girl Nam-soon in 2023. Two films sit beside them: Un-ho in Netflix’s 20th Century Girl (2022) and Jin-woo in Soulmate (2023). The same list carries Jin-woo in Netflix’s Solo Leveling.

Lovely Runner

His breakout came in 2024 as Ryu Sun-jae in tvN’s Lovely Runner. 스타뉴스 reported that the fourteenth episode, broadcast on 21 May, drew an average of 5.3 per cent in Seoul metropolitan households with a peak of 6.1, and 4.8 per cent nationwide with a peak of 5.5 (Nielsen Korea), and that on tvN’s target 20–49 measure the drama had been first in its slot across all channels, terrestrial broadcasters included, for seven consecutive weeks.

Awards

The awards list on his agency’s page carries best new actor at the 2022 KBS Drama Awards and the PRIZM popularity award at the 2025 Baeksang Arts Awards. Its 2024 line gathers several ceremonies together, among them the Seoul International Drama Awards, the Asia Contents Awards, the Korea Drama Awards and the Asia Artist Awards.

2026

In 2026 he played Grand Prince I-an in MBC’s Perfect Crown, a romance set in an alternative 21st-century Korea that kept its monarchy. It ran to twelve episodes from 10 April to 16 May 2026 and Disney+ streamed it at home and abroad.