One of the South Korean actors who is also known for several roles in K-dramas including Voice, While You Were Sleeping, Running, Gu, and many more has succeeded in the entertainment industry. If you don’t know Baek Sung-hyun yet, let’s see more complete information about the actor who also recently got married in the article below!
Full Profile of Baek Sung-hyun
Real Name: Baek Sung-hyun (Hangul: 백성현) Birth: Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, January 30, 1989 Star Sign: Aquarius Height: 181 cm Blood Type: A Religion: Protestantism Education:
Gwangil Elementary School Gwangmyeongbuk Middle School Gwangmyeongbuk High School Department of Theater, Chung-Ang University
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Fun Facts About Actor Baek Sung-hyun
Baek Sung-hyun’s Appearance in K-Dramas and Movies
As one of the well-known actors in South Korea, Baek Sung-hyun has a pretty good career path in the entertainment industry including several recent dramas and playing several different characters. If you are curious about Baek Sung-hyun’s appearances in K-dramas and movies, see the detailed explanation about his roles in the session below!
Baek Sung-hyun in While You Were Sleeping
While You Were Sleeping tells the life of Nam Hong-joo (played by Suzy) who can see future events through dreams. This ability haunts her because she only knows the process of death without knowing when it happens. She always tries to not dream or to save the people who appear in her dreams from death. However, one day, she dreams of her mother’s death. Nam Hong-joo’s life changes a lot when Jung Jae-chan (played by Lee Jong-suk) and his younger brother, Jung Seung-won (played by Shin Jae-ha), become her neighbors. Jae-chan is an honest prosecutor. Jae-chan is a student of Lee Yoo-beom (played by Lee Sang-yeob). However, their closeness changed due to an incident in the past. Yoo-beom is no longer a prosecutor and chooses to work as a lawyer. He chooses the cases that give him a lot of money. At one point, Jae-chan dreams that Yoo-beom is driving Hong-joo’s car and causes Hong-joo’s mother to die. He immediately gives the news to Hong-joo. Hong-joo also saw Jae-chan in her dream. These dreams make Hong-joo and Jae-chan work together to stop the death of their loved ones, including the case Jae-chan is working on. One of the reasons While You Were Sleeping is loved by the audience is because of its fun cases. In one episode, Lee Jong-suk and Suzy are ready to present a new case. The trailer for one of the episodes features an archery athlete named Yoon Soo-kyung (played by Cha Jung-won) who is found dead covered in blood at his home. The public suspects Do Hak-young, played by Baek Sung-hyun, to be the killer. It is certain that he will play an important role in this case and not just be a cameo. According to the production team, Baek Sung-hyun agreed to appear on While You Were Sleeping because of his close relationship with director Oh Choong-wan. In 2016, they collaborated through a K-drama titled Doctors that starred Park Shin-hye as the lead actress.
Baek Sung-hyun in Voice
Voice is a crime-thriller series. The drama tells the story of a Sungwun District Police Detective, Moo Jin-hyuk (Jang Hyuk), who struggles to find his wife’s killer. At the same time, the head of 112 Emergency Call Center Kang Gwon-joo (played by Lee Ha-na) is looking for her father’s killer. They work together to complete their missions to pursue the murder of their loved ones in secret. The tense storyline and the actors’ acting made Voice gain a rating of more than five percent. This figure is high for the size of the drama broadcasted on cable television. In Voice, Baek Sung-hyun plays Shim Dae-sik who is in charge of being one of the 112 team and is also the junior of Moo Jin-hyuk. Shim Dae-sik becomes a junior who works wholeheartedly as a co-worker of Moo Jin-hyuk. he even considers Moo Jin-hyuk as his own brother because Moo Jin-hyuk helped his father when he was in trouble. In the end, Shim Dae-sik also falls victim to the sadistic Mo Tae-Goo and nearly kills him. Successfully making Korean drama lovers look forward to the action of chasing serial killers, Voice added two special episodes for its fans. The cable television channel broadcasting Voice, OCN, confirmed the news on its social media accounts. OCN revealed that the Voice story was not over even though in episode 16 the serial killer character Mo Tae-goo was arrested and killed by his colleague at the prison hospital. “The story is still not over. On Saturday and Sunday at 10 pm, Baek Sung-hyun and Son Eun-seo will provide comments for a special Voice episode,” OCN said via social media. The two episodes were complemented by interviews with the cast including Jang Hyuk, Kim Jae-wook, Lee Ha-na, and Yesung (played as Oh Hyun-ho). Behind-the-scenes action was also shown in the episode. The public response was positive in responding to these two additional episodes. They also requested that OCN make a sequel to this hit drama in the future.
