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International Business Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- International Business Times
K-World Dream Awards 2025: Presenters, Performers, and Everything to Know
July 29, 2025 15:43 +08 K-World Dream Awards 2025 Instagram/K-World Dream Awards 2025 K-World Dream Awards 2025 is almost here with a new set of presenters, performers, nominees, and winners. K-pop fans and K-drama lovers are eagerly waiting for the glamorous event, which will take place at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul on Thursday (August 21). Ahead of the event, the organizers shared some exciting details about the show, including the lineup of presenters and performers. Byeon Woo Seok will present an award at the star-studded ceremony. K-pop bands, including Stray Kids, LE SSERAFIM, NCT WISH, and IVE, are gearing up to set the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul on fire in August. Here is everything to know about the K-World Dream Awards 2025, including the date, venue, host, presenters, performers, nominees, and streaming details. Where and When is the K-World Dream Awards 2025? The annual award ceremony will take place at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul on Thursday (August 21). Who is Performing? The star-studded lineup of performers consists of FIFTY FIFTY, tripleS, Hearts2Hearts, KiiiKiii, NCT WISH, KickFlip, ILLIT, AHOF, Park Ji Hyun, Park Seo Jin, LUCY, Xdinary Heroes, QWER, Dragon Pony, BTOB, TXT, CRAVITY, NEWBEAT, Kang Daniel, Paul Kim, Stray Kids, LE SSERAFIM, IVE, and YOUNG POSSE. Who is Presenting? Byeon Woo Seok will present an award at the glamorous event. The organizing committee shared the news through an official statement. But the organizers have not revealed the names of their presenters. The presenters' lineup will be announced in the coming days. Who are Nominated? The award show, which was launched in 2017 as the Soribada Best K-Music Awards, is celebrating its ninth anniversary this year. The nomination list is not released. The list includes Grand Prize (Daesang), Main Prize (Bonsang), Rookie Award, Popularity Award, Genre Awards, Best OST Award, Music Video Award, Music Producer Awards, and Special Hallyu Awards. The winners of the popularity awards, such as male group, female group, male solo, and female solo, are selected through fan votes.
Malay Mail
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
‘Lovely Runner' star Byeon Woo-seok to star in Netflix's live-action ‘Solo Leveling' adaptation
SEOUL, July 10 — South Korean actor Byeon Woo-seok will star in a Netflix series adaptation of the popular webtoon and web novel series Solo Leveling. The streaming platform announced the casting today. Solo Leveling, the global phenomenon, is coming to Netflix as a live-action series starring Byeon Woo-seok as lead character Sung Jin-woo. — Netflix (@netflix) July 9, 2025 Byeon will play Sung Jin-woo, a struggling hunter who fights monsters to protect humanity. According to Korea JoongAng Daily, Solo Leveling was first published on KakaoPage and has been read over 14.3 billion times worldwide. The franchise expanded into an anime series, which won nine accolades including Anime of the Year at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards this year. It was also adapted into a Netmarble role-playing game titled Solo Leveling: Arise, which has attracted tens of millions of players globally and won the grand prize at the 2024 Korea Game Awards. Netflix has not announced a release date for the adaptation. Byeon began his career as a model in 2010 and made his acting debut in 2016 with the tvN drama Dear My Friends. He took on his first lead role last year as Seon-jae in the tvN romantic comedy Lovely Runner (2024), which catapulted him into global stardom.
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
‘Solo Leveling' confirmed for live adaptation; Byeon Woo Seok cast as lead in drama—Deets inside!
Actor Byeon Woo Seok has been officially cast as one of the main leads for the live-action adaptation drama of ' Solo Leveling .' Originally a web novel, fans had been anticipating the confirmation for quite some time, as rumors of the live adaptation had been floating around for some time. Byeon Woo Seok joins the cast for the K-drama adaptation of 'Solo Leveling.' On July 10, Byeon Woo Seok, who is also known for his roles in ' Lovely Runner ,' '20th Century Girl,' 'No Gain No Love,' and 'Strong Girl Nam-soon,' has officially been confirmed for the lead role of the upcoming drama 'Solo Leveling.' On July 10, the streaming platform confirmed the news on their official channels and shared the news that the production process for the project has also begun. About 'Solo Leveling' 'Solo Leveling' will be based on a popular web novel of the same name. While the official plot for the series has not been confirmed, the web novel itself focuses on Sung Jin Woo , an E-rank hunter. The fantasy web novel is based around a world where hunters protect the real world from monsters from the other realm. Jin Woo is among the lowest tier of hunters as well. Slowly, after a major incident that leaves him on the brink of life and death, Jin Woo starts harnessing extraordinary abilities. The story goes on about how, after this, he manages to become humanity's only hope. The web novel has already been adapted into an animated series as well and even won the title for 'Anime of the Year,' 'Best Action,' and 'Best Character' at the Crunchyroll Awards in 2025. There has been a lot of buzz surrounding how Woo Seok will represent the fantasy character on the small screen. He rose to fame after featuring in the Korean drama 'Lovely Runner.' He has also starred in other major projects as well, such as 'No Gain, No Love,' 'Strong Girl Namsoon,' 'Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency,' and 'Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo.'
Pink Villa
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Solo Leveling live adaptation brings Byeon Woo Seok to lead in Sung Jin Wook role, here's everything we know so far
Exciting news for Byeon Woo Seok fans! The talented actor is set to take on a new role in an upcoming fantasy drama. He will lead the live adaptation of Solo Leveling as reported by Netflix on June 11. Through the OTT series, he will bring to life a character vastly different from his previous roles, generating immense excitement among fans. Byeon Woo Seok is to star as Sung Jin Wook in Solo Leveling live adaptation The Lovely Runner fame will be seen taking on the role of the protagonist Sung Jin Wook in the live adaptation of Solo Leveling. The character is an E-ranked hunter– the lowest tier among the defenders of the real world, who work to safeguard against monsters that appear through the mysterious Gates. However, Sung Jin Wook becomes humanity's last hope when he gains extraordinary powers after escaping a near-death situation. Thus, his transformation from a vulnerable hunter to a powerful force, forms the focal point of the upcoming dark fantasy K-drama. More about Solo Leveling's drama and anime version The series will be produced by Netflix in collaboration with Kakao Entertainment and Sanai Pictures. It promises to bring the popular manhwa to life in a whole new way. Before Solo Leveling's live-action adaptation, the series was made into an anime that achieved great success, sweeping nine major awards at the 2025 Crunchyroll Awards– the largest animation awards in the world. They included– Anime of the Year, Best Action, and Best Character titles. Now the anticipation is building up to see how Byeon Woo Seok will portray the iconic lead character of the manhwa on screen. Byeon Woo Seok's latest projects The actor is currently filming for the upcoming drama Wife of a 21st Century Prince, alongside IU. It is set to air as a Friday-Saturday drama via broadcasting network MBC in 2026. Byeon Woo Seok will play the role of Lee Wan, the king's second son, who is destined to live in the shadows. He was last seen in the drama Lovely Runner. With the role of Ryu Sun Jae, his fame skyrocketed and he became a household name in South Korea. He will next be seen in Solo Leveling's live-action.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Netflix Orders Live-Action Adaptation of Korean Fantasy Sensation ‘Solo Leveling' With Byeon Woo-seok Set to Star
Netflix is leveling up its Korean content slate once again, commissioning a live-action adaptation of Solo Leveling, the wildly popular web novel, webtoon and anime franchise that has become one of Korea's biggest crossover hits in recent years. The fantasy-action series will star fast-rising actor Byeon Woo-seok (Lovely Runner, 20th Century Girl), with production led by Kakao Entertainment and SANAI Pictures. Byeon, who has emerged as one of Korea's most in-demand young stars, has long been fan-cast in the role of Sung Jin-woo, Solo Leveling's brooding antihero. The actor's striking visual presence — described by fans as 'straight out of a manhwa' (the Korean word for comics) — makes him a natural fit to embody Jin-woo's transformation from the weakest hunter in the land to humanity's last hope against supernatural annihilation, Netflix says. More from The Hollywood Reporter Thanks to Netflix, Kirk Cousins Will Never Pay for a Haircut Again 'Queer Eye' Set to End With Season 10 at Netflix RPG 'Kingdom Come: Deliverance II' and Its Cinematic Cut Take the Karlovy Vary Spotlight Based on the smash hit web novel published on KakaoPage, Solo Leveling has racked up a staggering 14.3 billion cumulative views globally across its various formats. Earlier this year, its anime adaptation made history as the first Korean IP-based series to sweep the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, taking home nine trophies, including anime of the year and best action. Set in a world where portals known as 'Gates' connect reality to deadly alternate dimensions, the story follows Sung Jin-woo, an E-rank hunter barely strong enough to survive low-level missions. But after a brutal dungeon raid nearly kills him, Jin-woo awakens with a mysterious new ability: he can 'level up' in power through combat, gaining strength faster than anyone before him. As he grows, so too does the scale of the threat he faces — monstrous invaders pouring from the Gates who threaten to obliterate humanity itself. The series will be co-directed by Lee Hae-jun and Kim Byung-seo, the filmmaking team behind Ashfall, Castaway on the Moon, and Like a Virgin. Netflix says the production will feature a world-class global VFX team to bring the story's high-stakes fantasy and action set-pieces to life. Solo Leveling joins Netflix's growing arsenal of premium Korean genre titles as it seeks to build upon the worldwide expectations it has established with Squid Game, following recent greenlights for Notes from the Last Row, The Rat (WT) and Lovestruck, among others. The project can be seen as representing not only a major swing at the live-action fantasy-action genre, but also a test of Korea's ongoing efforts to translate its webtoon boom into prestige series success for global audiences. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
