I expect to see 2024 breakout K-actor Byun Woo Seok in the news a lot from now until year end as the year end polls and/or awards come out, he was just that big this year. The Joynews poll of 200 plus industry insiders across multiple topics has released the vote on top rising star in K-dramas in 2024. Byun Woo Seok was the top vote getter by a runaway amount at 90 votes for Lovely Runner. Second spot went to actress Jang Da Ah who was in Pyramid Game with 26 votes. And third place is idol turned actor Lee Seung Hyeob from Love Next Door and Lovely Runner who got 16 votes. The rest is just a few votes scattered here and there so it’s definitely a hard year to stand out with such a massive star making moment going to one actor.