Byeon Woo-Seok is currently leading the popular tvN K-drama Lovely Runner. With his amazing performance, the actor has garnered a lot of attention from the audience. However, he has previously appeared in many dramas in cameos, which the viewers are unaware of. One of which is Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo, starring Nam Joo-Hyuk and Lee Sung-Kyung in the lead roles.
The charming South Korean actor is playing Ryu Sun-Jae in Lovely Runner. The storyline of the drama revolves around a K-pop idol, Sun-Jae, and his passionate fan, Im Sol (Kim Hye-Yoon). When he faces a tragic death, his ardent fan slips back in time to save him. In the process, their love story blooms. The drama recorded one of the highest viewership ratings so far.
Lovely Runner star Byeon Woo-Seok plays a cameo role in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Byeon Woo-Seok plays a small cameo role in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo. He portrays Joon Hyung’s (Nam Joon-Hyuk) senior in the drama. He is seen in the last episode of the drama. In the scene, he shares screen space with Joon-Hyuk. Woo-Seok talks about his frozen shoulder and how it’s painful to swim (resembling much like his character in Lovely Runner?). His screen presence with the male lead actor of the drama added a charm to it.
Byeon Woo-Seok is now one of the most talked-about actors in South Korea. However, a huge number of viewers don’t know about the cameo roles he played earlier. As an actor, he gained massive popularity after featuring in Strong Girl Nam Soon as Ryu Shi-Oh. His villainous portrayal of the character still gets discussed among the audience.
Byeon Woo-Seok has played cameo roles in many other K-dramas. His other notable cameo roles have been in Welcome to Waikiki 2, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, Search: WWW, Dear My Friends, and others. For now, enjoy Woo-Seok’s performance as Ryu Sun-Jae in Lovely Runner, which has only two episodes left to air.
Lovely Runner airs on tvN and streams on Viki every Monday and Tuesday at 8:50 p.m. KST.
