Actor Byeon Woo Seok, who plays Ryu Sunjae in the popular tvN K-Drama Lovely Runner, has been a hot topic in the Korean entertainment world. Even with the drama ending yesterday, his popularity continues to soar among fans and the public.

With so many new fans, many have started to look back on his previous dramas and projects. In particular, his role as Ryu Shi Oh in JTBC’s Strong Girl Nam-Soon resurfaced as he plays a character very different from Ryu Sunjae.

Writer Baek Mi Kyung, when asked about Byeon Woo Seok, who worked with her on the drama, she jokingly stated, “No more talk about Woo Seok because I’m angry. Why did he blow up big in someone else’s drama.”

All jokes aside, she congratulated him on his success and wished him the best of luck.

Honestly, I congratulate him so much. Now that he has made it, he will go on to make a life of his own.

— Baek Mi Kyung

Netizens agreed that his role as Ryu Shi Oh was when many first noticed Byeon Woo Seok.

• “I also felt that the bad guy role was way too good looking and cool.”
• “Wow, I didn’t know that was him lol.”
• “I knew about him first through Ryu Shi Oh. I like Ryu Shi Oh, too.”
• “I loved Ryu Shi Oh, that’s where I first noticed Byeon Woo Seok.”

• “Wow, that was Byeon Woo Seok? His acting skills improved a lot. Honestly it was hard to watch him in that role. I thought he was someone that would come out a few times with the help of his agency and disappear. I guess right now is his time to shine. He grabbed the role at the right time.”
• “Ryu Shi Oh’s role was so sad and had a story and I wondered why the writer gave him such a history…can’t believe that was Byeon Woo Seok.”
• “The writer is so funny (positive).”
• “The writer is very witty lol.”
• “I could tell the writer was so immersed in Ryu Shi Oh. I guess she could tell a rising star from the beginning.”
• “A lot of Byeon Woo Seok fans are watching his past works and watching ‘Strong Girl Nam Soon’ now.”
• “I noticed Byeon Woo Seok from that drama. The writer must be happy.”

Most recently, the writer for Strong Girl Nam-soon attended a press conference for the upcoming TVing original series, Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale.

Source: theqoo