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Acting rookie Lee Chae-min recalls anxiety over Bon Appetit, Your Majesty
October 11, 2025
|The Straits Times
Byeon Woo-seok, the breakout star of Lovely Runner (2024), has become a rising star in an era when the K-drama scene is increasingly dominated by a saturated A-list.
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Once a B-list actor navigating the margins, the 33-year-old now represents the lightning-in-a-bottle phenomenon, a talent whose momentum can carry a series from domestic acclaim to global recognition almost overnight.
Into this narrative steps Lee Chae-min, the lead of Bon Appetit, Your Majesty, whose explosive popularity after his performance as a handsome yet exacting tyrant king has fuelled comparisons calling him the next Byeon.
The drama spins a layered premise. Ji-young (Yoona), a top chef transported back in time, must navigate the refined palate of Lee Heon (Lee), a Joseon-era king with a taste for perfection.
The series struck gold, peaking at a 20 per cent viewership rating to become tvN’s most-watched show in 2025 and claiming the title of the first non-Netflix original Korean drama to hit No. 1 globally on Netflix, according to FlixPatrol.
The role came to Lee under unusual circumstances.
هذه القصة من طبعة October 11, 2025 من The Straits Times.
اشترك في Magzter GOLD للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة، وأكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة.
هل أنت مشترك بالفعل؟ تسجيل الدخول
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