The romantic relationship between actor Ryu Jun-yeol and actress Han So-hee has been a hot topic during the past few days. Two days after dating rumors broke out, the two immediately confirmed their relationship.
Regarding Ryu Jun-yeol, many people know him with the role of Kim Jung-hwan in tvN’s hit drama “Reply 1988”. However, there are more interesting things about him that you may not know yet.
Baeksang’s Best Actor
Ryu Jun-yeol appeared on the small screen for the first time in 2007, but it was not until 2023 that he had his first role. Since then, the 37-year-old actor has been going back and forth between dramas and movies.
“Reply 1988” is obviously the most famous drama of Ryu Jun-yeol. On the big screen, he recently hit big with “The Night Owl”. It was considered one of the best movies in 2022 and Ryu Jun-yeol also showed an amazing performance as the lead actor. Thanks to the role, he won Best Actor at the 2023 Baeksang and was nominated for Blue Dragon and Buil Film Festival.
Trustworthy movie star
Ryu Jun-yeol has participated in various blockbusters. “The Night Owl” was created with a budget of 6.7 million USD and earned up to 26.6 million USD after its premiere. “The King”, starring Ryu Jun-yeol, Jo In-sung, Jung Woo-sung, and Bae Sung-woo, gained a profit of 38.5 million USD, becoming the 7th highest-grossing movie in 2017. He also won a Baeksang award with this movie.
Another movie “Taxi Driver” was also successful. It was invented 13.8 million USD but earned up to 88.7 million USD in profit. In 2018, Ryu Jun-yeol worked with Kim Tae-ri and Jin Ki-joo in “Little Forest”. It was a low-budget movie but the result was impressive, which was 11.1 million won. Apart from that, “Money”, “Believer” and “The Battle: Roar to Victory” also achieved great box office success.
Admirable Achievements
With his acting experience of 11 years, Ryu Jun-yeol has left many impressions on the viewers with 36 nominations at prestigious award ceremonies, including Baeksang, Blue Dragon, etc. Among them, he won 23 times.
With all those achievements, Ryu Jun-yeol was named in the list of 40 influential Korean celebrities selected by Forbes 3 times in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Notably, he ranked No.11 in the 2019 list. In 2021, Ryu Jun-yeol was also chosen among Cine21’s leading actors of 2022.
Upcoming collaboration with Blue Dragon’s Best Actress
In 2014, fans will be able to see Ryu Jun-yeol on the small screen through the drama “The 8 Show” on May 17th via Netflix. The drama depicts the story of 8 people who are invited to a variety show called “Money Game” for money. They need to escape from a room with challenges to win 44.8 billion won. In addition to Ryu Jun-yeol, the cast of “The 8 Show” also includes “Blue Dragon winner” Chun Woo-hee.
A Football Fan
Although it’s not related to acting, Ryu Jun-yeol is known as a big fan of football. In particular, he’s friends with football star Son Heung-min and even participated in promoting FIFA U20 World Cup 2017.
