Yoo Yeon-seok

This is a Korean name; the family name is Ahn. In stage/pen name, the surname is Yoo.
Yoo Yeon-seok
Born Ahn Yeon-seok
(1984-04-11) April 11, 1984
Seoul, South Korea
Education Sejong University - Film Arts
Occupation Actor
Years active 2008-present
Agent King Kong Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul 유연석
Revised Romanization Yu Yeon-seok
McCune–Reischauer Yu Yŏn-sŏk
Birth name
Hangul 안연석
Revised Romanization An Yeon-seok
McCune–Reischauer An Yŏn-sŏk

Yoo Yeon-seok (born Ahn Yeon-seok on April 11, 1984) is a South Korean actor. After making his acting debut in 2003 with a small role in Oldboy, he resumed his acting career in 2008. His notable works include the films Re-encounter and Whistle Blower, as well as the television series Reply 1994.

Career

Ahn Yeon-seok lived in Seoul until he was six years old and his family moved to the South Gyeongsang Province because his father, a professor of selenodesy, was posted at a national university there. In his junior year in high school he decided to take up acting, so he followed his brother, who was studying another year to enter university, to Seoul and they lived together near the district of Samseong-dong.[1]

While taking acting classes, the high schooler met a friend who would later work on the costume staff of film director Park Chan-wook. Remembering that he resembled actor Yoo Ji-tae, she gave him a call about auditioning for a role. So without having to pass out his resume, he made his acting debut as Yoo's younger counterpart in the acclaimed 2003 film Oldboy.[1][2]

Upon graduation from Sejong University with a degree in Film Arts, he resumed his acting career in 2008. At his agency's recommendation, he began using the stage name Yoo Yeon-seok. He took on supporting roles on television, such as the haughty student body president in the horror series Soul and more appealing characters in medical drama Midnight Hospital and Tasty Life.[3] But Yoo received his best reviews yet for playing a sensitive ex-boyfriend searching for his child in indie Re-encounter.[4][5]

Soon after he became known to mainstream audiences as the rich and spoiled antagonist in the box office hit melodramas Architecture 101,[6] and A Werewolf Boy.[7][8] He further raised his profile with comedy film Born to Sing and the fantasy series Gu Family Book.[9]

Yoo rose to popularity in the nostalgic campus drama Reply 1994 in late 2013.[10] Following his breakout year, he was cast in two high-profile films in 2014: Whistle Blower about infamous biotech researcher Hwang Woo-suk, and Joseon-set period drama The Royal Tailor.[11][12][13][14] Yoo then appeared in the travel-reality show Youth Over Flowers.[15][16]

In 2015, Yoo was cast in his first leading role on network television as a chef and restaurateur in the romantic comedy series Warm and Cozy, written by the Hong Sisters and set on Jeju Island.[17] He also starred in the thriller Perfect Proposal (a remake of Woman of Straw), and The Beauty Inside (adapted from the social film of the same title).[18][19] Later in the year, Yoo played the protagonist in Le Passe-Muraille ("The Man Who Walked Through Wall"); this was his first stage musical since his professional acting debut (Yoo had previously appeared in theatrical productions while still in university).[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Oldboy young Lee Woo-jin
Miles to Go Before I Sleep short film
2008 A Mercy Killing
2009 Short! Short! Short! 2009: Show Me the Money short film "Saw"
2011 Re-encounter Han-soo
Moscow
2012 Ho-ya (Eighteen, Nineteen) Ho-ya
Architecture 101 Jae-wook
Two Weddings and a Funeral Joon
Horror Stories Man short film "Beginning"
A Werewolf Boy Ji-tae
2013 Born to Sing Dong-soo
Hwayi: A Monster Boy Park Ji-won
2014 Whistle Blower Shim Min-ho
The Royal Tailor the King
2015 Perfect Proposal Sung-yeol
The Beauty Inside Woo-jin
2016 Haeeohwa Kim Yoon-woo
Mood of the Day Jae-hyun

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2008 General Hospital 2 Heo Woo-jin MBC
2009 Dream Noh Chul-joong SBS
Soul Baek Joong-chan MBC
2010 Running, Gu Heo Ji-man MBC
Pure Pumpkin Flower Oh Hyo-joon SBS
2011 Midnight Hospital Yoon Sang-ho MBC
A Thousand Kisses Hyung-soo MBC
2012 Tasty Life Choi Jae-hyuk SBS
What About Mom? Kim Yeon-seok MBC
2013 Gu Family Book Park Tae-seo MBC
Reply 1994 Chilbong tvN
2015 Warm and Cozy Baek Gun-woo MBC

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes
2012 Cats and Dogs tvN MC
Strong Heart SBS Guest, episodes 137-138
2013 Strong Heart SBS Guest, episodes 163-164
Hwasin – Controller of the Heart SBS Guest, episodes 10-11
2014 Taxi tvN Guest, episode 319
Youth Over Flowers tvN Cast member
Healing Camp, Aren't You Happy SBS Guest, episode 152

Music video

Year Song title Artist
2009 "Things to Do Tomorrow" Yoon Jong-shin
"On the Days I Longed for Love" Lee Oh Gong Gam
2013 "You Fool" Honey-G[21]
"Things to Do Tomorrow" Sung Si-kyung
"The Day to Love" Lee Seung-chul
"One Way Love" Hyolyn
"Only Feeling You" Yoo Yeon-seok, Son Ho-jun and Jung Woo
2014 "Three People" Toy
2015 "Because You're Pretty" Standing Egg

Theater

Year Title Role
2008 The Good Person of Szechwan
2009 The Understudy
2015-2016 Le Passe-Muraille Dusoleil

Book

Year Title Publisher ISBN
2014 Yoo Yeon-seok's Dream Paperbook ISBN 9788997148387

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2011 48th Grand Bell Awards Best New Actor Re-encounter Nominated
2012 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor Horror Stories Nominated
2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actor (TV) Reply 1994 Nominated
7th Style Icon Awards Top 10 Style Icons N/A Won
2015 51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actor The Royal Tailor Nominated
52nd Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 Wee, Geun-woo (29 June 2010). "My Name Is: Yoo Yeon-seok". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  2. Hong, Grace Danbi (25 November 2013). "Director of Old Boy Regrets Not Treating Yoo Yeon Seok Better". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "Yoo Yeon-seok in SBS weekend drama Tasty Life". Hancinema. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  4. Lee, Hyo-won (10 February 2011). "Taboo topics turn Proustian in Re-encounter". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  5. Beck, Una (15 February 2011). "REVIEW: Film Re-encounter (2011)". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  6. Choi, Eun-hwa (23 March 2012). "Yoo Yeon Seok Stands Out as the Easy-to-Hate Villain in Architecture 101". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  7. Lim, Ju-hui (27 September 2012). "Wolf Boy Yoo Yeon Seok talks about his character". StarN News. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  8. Jeon, Su-mi (19 November 2012). "A Werewolf Boy Passes 5 Million Mark and Gets the Cast Celebrating". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  9. Ki, Myung-kyoon (8 July 2013). "INTERVIEW: Actor Yoo Yeon-seok". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  10. Park, Ji-ryun (11 January 2014). "Interview: Yoo Yeon Seok Talks About His Past Crushes". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  11. "Yoo Yeon-seok on The Informant and life after Chilbongie". Dramabeans. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
  12. Jo, Yeon-kyung (21 September 2014). "Interview: Yoo Yeon Seok Is Willing to Go Public with Relationship If Found Out". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
  13. Park, Yoon-jin (16 October 2014). "Yoo Yeon Seok, "I Felt My Limit As An Actor Because Of My Appearance"". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  14. Lee, Ji-hye (10 November 2014). "Actor YOO Yeon-seok of WHISTLE BLOWER: A Hard Worker on the Run". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  15. Jang, Seo-young (1 August 2014). "Flowers takes on a youthful twist". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
  16. Jo, Yeon-kyung (21 September 2014). "Interview: Yoo Yeon Seok Spills Stories Behind Filming Youth Over Flowers". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
  17. Jo, Yeon-kyung (25 March 2015). "Yoo Yeon Seok and Kang Sora Confirmed for Warm and Cozy". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  18. Tae, Sang-joon (23 June 2014). "LIM Soo-jung and YOO Yeon-seok Lead SECRET TEMPTATION Cranks-up". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  19. Doo, Rumy (4 August 2015). "External beauty in Beauty Inside?". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  20. Jin, Min-ji (17 September 2015). "Yoo Yeon-seok to star in a musical". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  21. "Honey-G Makes Official Debut with Baboya MV". Soompi. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-27.

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