Byun Woo-seok "I was so thin that I was embarrassed when I was a model."

Actor Byun Woo-seok looked back on his modeling days and revealed the reason why he was thin.

On the 19th, a video was posted on the YouTube channel 'Harper's BAZAAR Korea' with the title, "Ask me all the things I told you to ask...? Yes, I really asked everything. Byeon Woo-seok's Dictionary of Trivia. But with TMI."

He wrote down his name in the author information and read that he debuted in the 2016 tvN drama ‘Dear My Friends’. He embarrassedly read the article about an 8-year-old actor who shook Korea in 2024 with the 'Ryu Seon-jae Syndrome' and said he was grateful.

When asked how much vocal training he received for the role of Ryu Seon-jae in 'Eclipse', Byun Woo-seok replied, "I received about 2 months. You can say that 'Shower' came about through the music director." He continued, "When recording, the director gave me detailed comments one by one. Thanks to that, a good song came out."

Regarding his most precious item, he smiled and said, "It's the rosary ring my grandmother gave me. I lost it. I don't have it, but it's in my heart." Byun Woo-seok added, “That’s why my great-aunt gave me a rosary ring.”

As Byun Woo-seok's popularity soars, his past videos are circulating on social media. When asked if there was any dark history or surprising past that he would like to erase, Byun Woo-seok aroused curiosity by saying, "There is nothing I want to erase. There are things that are a bit embarrassing."

He honestly revealed, "When I was a model, I was skinny. I was really skinny. I was a little embarrassed when that skinny look came out." Byeon Woo-seok said, "The reason I was skinny at that time was probably because I went to Milan Fashion Week and walked around for about two weeks to attend casting auditions. I wanted to go to at least one more casting audition without eating. I bought kebabs and pizza to eat while walking." talked.

When he was a model, Byeon Woo-seok drew attention by saying, "I walked a lot. It was hard to get a taxi and I didn't have much money. I walked for more than 8 hours a day, so I automatically went on a diet." He added, “I was really thin.”

Ten Asia Reporter Lee So-jeong forusojung@tenasia.co.kr