1. Kwak Dong-yeon made his acting debut in the television series My Husband Got a Family in 2012 for which he received Best Young Actor Award at the Korea Drama Awards.
29 Facts About Kwak Dong-yeon
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Kwak Dong-yeon then starred in Puberty Medley, Modern Farmer and in 2016, gained recognition with historical drama Love in the Moonlight.
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Kwak Dong-yeon is well known for his roles in Gangnam Beauty, My Strange Hero, Never Twice, Vincenzo, Big Mouth and Queen of Tears.
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Kwak Dong-yeon has been studying music at FNC Academy since 2010, and took acting lessons.
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Kwak Dong-yeon made his acting debut in 2012, appearing in the KBS television series My Husband Got a Family.
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Kwak Dong-yeon then starred in the KBS Drama Special Puberty Medley, a coming-of-age drama based on the webtoon of the same name.
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Kwak Dong-yeon then starred in SBS weekend drama Modern Farmer, playing a drummer of a rock band who later moved to a village to be a farmer.
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In 2015, Kwak Dong-yeon starred alongside Sistar's Bora in the web series The Flatterer, based on a webtoon of the same name.
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Kwak Dong-yeon portrayed Park Gun, an underdog high school student struggling to survive among the strong in a realistic and comical way.
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Kwak Dong-yeon starred in a KBS2 Drama Special Avici, playing the role of a model student from an elite high school, but lacks the ability to empathize with others' pain, who tried his best to cover up his mom's murder.
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In 2017, Kwak Dong-yeon made a guest appearance in drama Fight for my way, as Kim Ji-won's ex-boyfriend, and played a supporting role in SBS fantasy romance drama Reunited Worlds.
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In July 2017, Kwak Dong-yeon was cast as Michael, the main protagonist in the Korean adaptation of The Elephant Song play, which ran from 6 September to 26 November at the former Suhyeonjae Theater in Seoul.
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In 2017, Kwak Dong-yeon starred as the main protagonist in a KBS2 drama special Slow.
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On 27 November 2017, Kwak Dong-yeon carried the Olympics flame for the 2018 Pyeongchang Games in Gokseong, South Jeolla province as part of the torch relay.
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Kwak Dong-yeon starred in JTBC's romantic comedy series Gangnam Beauty, which was a hit and gained renewed recognition for Kwak.
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Kwak Dong-yeon then starred in SBS's romantic comedy drama My Strange Hero, which is Kwak's first villain role following his debut.
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In 2019, Kwak Dong-yeon made a special appearance in SBS drama Doctor Detective, portraying Jung Ha-rang, a screen door service engineer from a vocational high school, who was destroyed by an industrial accident.
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Later in the same year, Kwak Dong-yeon starred in the family drama Never Twice.
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Kwak Dong-yeon acted as the lead male role there with actress Park Se-wan.
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Kwak Dong-yeon played the role of Na Hae-jun, the heir of a five-star hotel.
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In October 2019, Kwak Dong-yeon reprised his role in The Elephant Song, from 22 November 2019 to 16 February 2020.
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Kwak Dong-yeon made a special appearance in the tvN drama It's Okay to Not Be Okay.
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Kwak Dong-yeon takes on the role of a manic patient with exhibitionism in the drama.
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Kwak Dong-yeon played the role of Nigel Bottom, a genius playwright who is pure and passionate.
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In February 2021, Kwak Dong-yeon starred in tvN television series Vincenzo.
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Kwak Dong-yeon played the role of Jang Han-seo, the half-brother of Jang Jun-woo portrayed by Taecyeon, who publicly acts as chairman in his brother's place.
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In May 2021, Kwak Dong-yeon joined SBS variety show Delicious Rendezvous along with Choi Won-young and Choi Ye-bin.
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In 2024, Kwak Dong-yeon appeared in the Queen of Tears as a third-generation chaebol of Queens Group.
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On 26 February 2014, not long after Kwak Dong-yeon finished his Inspiring Generation drama promotion, his mother died of an illness.