If you watch the Korean drama My Roommate is A Gumiho, you must be familiar with the character Gye Sun Woo. This character is played by an actor named Bae In Hyuk.
Here he plays the second lead, which often makes the audience baper. The sweet and secretive Sun Woo falls in love with Lee Dam and competes for Lee Dam's heart against Shin Woo Yeo.
For those of you who are starting to have a crush on Bae In Hyuk, let's take a look at a series of facts about him!
1. Early career in web drama
The beginning of his new acting career began in 2019 through a web drama titled Who Kissed Me. There Bae In Hyuk played as a supporting actor. Since then, Bae In Hyuk has been flooded with offers to play in other web dramas. To date, he has counted 6 drama titles, including XX, Kiss Scene In Yeonnamdong and Teacher, Would You Like to Date Me?
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2. One alma mater with Park Seo Joon
His extraordinary acting talent was not obtained instantly. Bae In Hyuk is listed as a graduate of Seoul Arts University which is known as a prestigious university for famous artists in South Korea. Call it Yoo Jae Suk, Son Ye Jin, Cha Tae Hyun, Jo Jung Suk to Park Seo Joon.
3. Debut in television drama
Not only playing in web dramas, last year Bae In Hyuk made his debut in a television drama playing the teenage Hwang Ji Woo character in Men Are Men, which also starred Hwang Jung Eum. Besides Men Are Men, he also played in the drama Was It Love? and The Spies Who Loved Me.
4. More and more popular thanks to Kiss Goblin
In addition to being busy with television dramas, last year he was invited to play the main role as a goblin figure named Ban Sook in the web drama Kiss Goblin with Jeon Hye Won. Even when it was broadcast, Kiss Goblin had gained popularity on YouTube, making Bae In Hyuk's name increasingly known to Korean drama fans.
5. Nominated for the 2020 MBC Drama Awards
His iconic role as a secret agent in The Spies Who Love Me, managed to get him nominated as Best New Actor at the MBC Drama Awards 2020. But unfortunately, he has not managed to bring home the winning trophy at the prestigious event.
6. Similar to Doojoon HIGHLIGHT
Not a few say that Bae In Hyuk's face at a glance looks like Doojoon HIGHLIGHT. Besides Doojoon, there are also those who say that he looks like actor Lee Jae Wook. Who do you think In Hyuk looks more like? Doojoon or Jae Wook?
7. Will be playing opposite Kang Min Ah
This year, Bae In Hyuk doesn't only play in My Roommate Is A Gumiho. In mid-June, you can also see his face in the drama adaptation of the webtoon Blue Spring From A Distance. Here he plays Nam Soo Hyun as well as opposite Park Ji Hoon and Kang Min Ah.