Actor Byeon Woo-seok poses at a production presentation for MBC’s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘21st Century Grand Princess’ at Josun Palace Seoul Gangnam in Seoul on April 6, 2026. 2026.04.06 [Photo by Yoo Dae-gil, dbeorlf123@ajunews.com]
Actor Byeon Woo-seok shared his thoughts on returning to viewers about two years after “Lovely Runner.”
A production presentation for MBC’s drama “21st Century Grand Princess” (written by Yoo Ji-won; directed by Park Jun-hwa and Bae Hee-young) was held on the afternoon of April 6 at Josun Palace Seoul Gangnam in Seoul. Director Park and cast members IU, Byeon, Noh Sang-hyun, Gong Seung-yeon, Yoo Su-bin and Lee Yeon attended.
Byeon said he was grateful for the attention and love he received for “Lovely Runner.” “Rather than feeling pressured, I hope people will love me even more,” he said. “As much as I’m given interest and support, I’ll keep improving and do my best.”
He added, “I really like the attention. As someone who works as an actor, I think it’s the mindset you should have when you act.”
On playing Prince Ian, a role that requires delicate emotional acting, Byeon said he built the character through extensive talks with the director. “I also did my best in this project to play Prince Ian,” he said. “I paid attention so viewers could empathize emotionally, and I tried to focus on his story.”
“21st Century Grand Princess” is set in a 21st century constitutional monarchy. It follows a romance between a wealthy conglomerate heiress frustrated that she is only a commoner by status and a king’s son saddened that he cannot have anything, as they try to shape their own fate and break through class barriers. It will be released at 9:40 p.m. on April 10 on MBC and Disney+.
A production presentation for MBC’s drama “21st Century Grand Princess” (written by Yoo Ji-won; directed by Park Jun-hwa and Bae Hee-young) was held on the afternoon of April 6 at Josun Palace Seoul Gangnam in Seoul. Director Park and cast members IU, Byeon, Noh Sang-hyun, Gong Seung-yeon, Yoo Su-bin and Lee Yeon attended.
Byeon said he was grateful for the attention and love he received for “Lovely Runner.” “Rather than feeling pressured, I hope people will love me even more,” he said. “As much as I’m given interest and support, I’ll keep improving and do my best.”
He added, “I really like the attention. As someone who works as an actor, I think it’s the mindset you should have when you act.”
On playing Prince Ian, a role that requires delicate emotional acting, Byeon said he built the character through extensive talks with the director. “I also did my best in this project to play Prince Ian,” he said. “I paid attention so viewers could empathize emotionally, and I tried to focus on his story.”
“21st Century Grand Princess” is set in a 21st century constitutional monarchy. It follows a romance between a wealthy conglomerate heiress frustrated that she is only a commoner by status and a king’s son saddened that he cannot have anything, as they try to shape their own fate and break through class barriers. It will be released at 9:40 p.m. on April 10 on MBC and Disney+.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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