Byun Woo-seok Reacts To His Popularity After “Lovely Runner”, “20 Times More Casting Offers Came To Me”
Actor Byun Woo-seok confessed his bewilderment over his suddenly rising popularity after starring in “Lovely Runner”
The May 22nd broadcast of tvN’s “You Quiz on the Block” (“You Quiz”) featured the guest appearance of actor Byun Woo-seok, who is gaining syndrome-like popularity with his role in tvN’s Mon-Tue drama “Lovely Runner”.
On the show, MC Yoo Jae-suk said he met Byun Woo-seok on “Running Man” a week before the recording of “You Quiz” and exclaimed, “Why do you look even more handsome?”, expressing his admiration for Byun Woo-seok’s visual.
Regarding his feelings about appearing on “You Quiz”, Byun Woo-seok said, “Rather than looking forward to it, I kept wondering, ‘Wow, they invited me?’. I always saw senior actors on the show and thought it was a program for great people only”, adding “I felt so happy that I couldn’t believe I would be appearing on ‘You Quiz’”.
The actor also talked about the popularity of the ongoing drama “Lovely Runner”. He said, “On the broadcasting day, I will wake up at exactly 7:30 p.m. even when I sleep at 3-4 a.m. The drama’s ratings are normally announced around that time, so I wake up for it and see how many articles about ‘Lovely Runner’ come out. I search ‘Byun Woo-seok’ and look through the news”, adding, “I did it once and I felt so excited. I cannot even sleep right away. My heart keeps beating fast”.
Byun Woo-seok confessed, “I’ve been working hard for 8-9 years. Therefore, I’m so overwhelmed and grateful for the love everyone gives me”. Revealing that he received many casting offers after acting in “Lovely Runner”, the actor said, “I heard 10-20 times more offers came to me”.
Also, Byun Woo-seok revealed a behind-the-scenes story about “Lovely Runner”. Emphasizing that it took 3 years to produce the drama, he said, “This is my first leading role but I wasn’t too popular. The script went to other actors first and that’s why it took 3 years to finish”. He added, “I’m so grateful that the script came to me”, adding “As soon as I read it, I thought I should do it no matter what. There were many things I could do and I was determined to give it a try”
Source: daum
