Kstyle's 'The One Pick' awards recognize top artists of 2023's first half, with Ro Woon winning Best Actor for his impressive performances.

This year's first half's most shining actor and artist is chosen by fans in the voting project 'Kstyle The One Pick' first half ranking. This is a collaborative project by 'IDOL CHAMP', a global K-POP idol support app, and 'Kstyle', where TOMORROW X TOGETHER, NiziU, SUPER JUNIOR Eunhyuk, NEXZ, Ro Woon, and Kim Hae Yoon, who have also been active in Japan, were selected as winners. Kstyle analyzes the charm of Ro Woon, who won the BEST ACTOR category! Looking back at his activities in the first half of the year, we introduce the memorable scenes that excited fans. Not just unbeatable visuals! His acting skills shone in 'Click Your Heart'. Ro Woon debuted as a member of the idol group SF9 in 2016 and is currently showing remarkable activities as an actor. His 190cm tall stature, handsome face, and deepening acting skills with each work charm fans not only in Korea but around the world. His first acting performance was in the 2016 Korean web drama 'Click Your Heart', which was produced as part of SF9's debut strategy. The school love comedy featured four members of SF9 as the heroine's love interests and received a great response from many fans. Ro Woon played the ace of the baseball team, a popular character in school. He displayed straightforward expressions of love and refreshing charm, showing signs of becoming a popular actor early on. 'Click Your Heart' still has a strong fan base due to the cast's youthful visuals and well-crafted story, with voices saying they miss Ro Woon from the baseball team regularly and have watched it many times. After that, Ro Woon started his full-fledged acting career with the 2017 web drama 'Lemonade in Love'. Through works like 'About Time' and 'The Terminal of a Shining Star', he gradually emerged as a noteworthy actor. When his first leading drama 'Find Me in Your Memory' aired in 2019, his popularity skyrocketed. In this drama set in the world of comics, he played a male student 'Hal' who was supposed to end his life as a nameless mob character, receiving overwhelming responses from viewers. His visuals, which seemed to jump out of the two-dimensional world, were praised as 'perfect for the drama's worldview'. Moreover, despite having almost no lines in the early part of the story, his ability to express the character's emotions through expressions and gestures also attracted attention. Ro Woon won the Male Rookie Award at the 'MBC Acting Awards' that year, and he gained a reputation in Korea as 'an idol who can act, growing into a leading actor'. At the 'MBC Acting Awards', Lee Jae Wook, who played the rival role in the drama, won the Male Rookie Award alongside Ro Woon, and Kim Hae Yoon, who played the heroine, won the Female Rookie Award, with their close friendship also receiving a great response. In 2022, the three appeared together on the variety show 'House on Wheels', teasing each other and working together, delighting viewers with their unchanged friendship. Recognized as an acting talent, Ro Woon continued to captivate viewers with dramas like 'The Memorandum of That Man' and 'Did We Love?'. In 2021, he charmed viewers again in the drama 'Senior, Don't Put on That Lipstick', transitioning from the mysterious beautiful boy in 'Find Me in Your Memory' to the younger boy Choi Hyun Seung, who pursues the heroine devotedly. His puppy-like cuteness when he wants to be hugged by his senior, played by Won Jin Ah, and his occasionally manly leadership captivated viewers. The highlight of this drama is undoubtedly the kiss scene in episode 11, where Hyun Seung, who wants to be hugged by the heroine, gradually becomes a kiss monster. Viewers praised this scene, saying, 'All the charm of a younger boy is packed into this scene.' Through 'Find Me in Your Memory' and 'Senior, Don't Put on That Lipstick', his acting skills were highly evaluated, leading to his first challenge in a historical drama 'Lovers of the Red Sky', a serious fantasy where he played a contract employee in the afterlife who saves the dead, and a comedic role as a cursed elite lawyer in 'This Love is Uncontrollable', broadening the range of his works. He showcases different charms in each work, and now Ro Woon is an indispensable actor in the Korean drama world, captivating fans. Notably, in the Netflix series 'Someday, You', his brief cameo, where he holds hands with Ahn Hyo Seop in a car, became a hot topic. Ro Woon later emphasized their close relationship on a talk show, saying he accepted the role because Ahn Hyo Seop invited him, and he humorously commented on the scene of holding hands while looking at each other, saying, 'It was really annoying.' His friendly side, revealed when talking about filming stories and behind-the-scenes anecdotes, also captivates many fans. Actively engaging with fans before his military enlistment! A highly anticipated new work is about to be released. Currently, Ro Woon is preparing for enlistment. In May, he announced through his agency that he would enlist on July 21, but due to a re-examination after a judgment test, his enlistment has been postponed until the test results are out. His future movements regarding military service are not yet clear, but in September, he is set to release the new historical drama 'Turbulence' on Disney+, and attention is focused on the new territory he will show through this work. In May, wanting to interact with fans before enlistment, he held fan meetings in Japan and Korea. He sang the OST of his dramas and reflected on memories with fans during the talk corner, moving the audience with a heartfelt performance. Notably, the Japanese performance was realized at the Nippon Budokan, which was his long-held dream. He also covered J-POP songs like Hata Motohiro's 'Uroko', Yuuri's 'Betelgeuse', and Remioromen's 'March 9', touching Japanese fans. In all performances, Ro Woon expressed his passionate feelings for fans, saying, 'I want you to be with me for the next 10, 20 years.' With his charm increasing over the years, we can't take our eyes off him.