‘Lovely Runner’ Byeon Woo-seok won the ‘Favourite Global Trending Music Award’ for his hit solo track ‘Sudden Shower’ from the successful rom-com K-drama at the 2024 MAMA awards in Osaka last Nov. 23.
Byeon is a South Korean actor-model who gained traction for his portrayal of Ryu Sun-jae in the TV series ‘Lovely Runner.’
“I’m truly thankful to the Lovely Runner team for helping me deliver a great song despite being an actor,” he said in his speech, showing gratitude to those who supported him on his unanticipated music journey.
He also thanked fellow ‘Eclipse’ bandmates from the fictional K-pop group from the hit TV series.
“In Hyuk, Hyun Soo, Jae — our team won an award! This has been Eclipse,” he added, using the fictional band’s fan greeting.
Fans expressed their joy for the ‘Lovely Runner’ star on X (formerly known as Twitter.)
“His performance will forever hold a special place in my hearT SAME AS LOVELY RUNNER 😭😭😭,” one social media user said.
Another social media user said, “Byeon Wooseok should release a solo album at this point.”
Tons of social media users also said that they are proud of Byeon Woo-seok on the social media platform.
“All of his hard work paid off I’m happy for him and hope all his future projects are just as fulfilling 💜,” one X user said.
Another X user said, “Lovely runner just predicted wooseok’s future. who would’ve thought that an actor like him can sing gracefully like a kpop idol, win song awards, and the only actor performing in front of 55k people.”
The 2024 MAMA awards started on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Los Angeles, California, before ending in Japan last Nov. 23.
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