After his successful comeback starring in ‘Perfect Crown,’ Byeon Woo Seok‘s popularity is growing bigger than ever, causing more curiosity about his life and career. For that reason, here we bring you this list of 8 surprising facts about this promising actor.
1. He started his career as a model: He was recruited by a modeling agency on the street while studying theater and film at Cheongju University with the intention of pursuing acting.
2. His MBTI is ESTP/ESFJ: Despite the jokes among the fandom, the only official results he has shared have been to ESTP, but he has also revealed that his personality usually leans towards ESFJ.
3. His greatest wish is to travel the world: The actor spoke about how difficult it was for him to travel for pleasure before becoming famous, since the instability of his acting career meant he didn’t feel entitled to rest. He recently fulfilled his dream of traveling with his parents.
4. He completed his military service before becoming an actor: He enlisted at 22 and was assigned as an administrative officer, a strategy that later allowed him to dedicate himself fully to his transition from modeling to acting and focus on his career without interruption.
5. He has a random social media algorithm: The artist revealed that his networks are filled with AI-generated videos of dancing animals and sword fights.
6. He has really poor eyesight: Despite having revealed that he has blurred vision, he rarely wears glasses or contacts, admitting that he is incredibly used to living with slightly blurred vision and doesn’t feel the need to correct it.
7. He hates watching his own acting scenes: He has admitted that he has a hard time looking at his own work because he is extremely perfectionist and self-critical. This comes from difficult experiences in the industry that generated insecurity.
8. He learned to swim for ‘Lovely Runner’: To perfect his performance as this character, he trained in a pool practically every day to master the technique in a training regimen that lasted approximately three months before filming began.
