In this typical Korean drama plot of fake marriage, his stoic heir character with emotional scar tissue, anchors chaos with quiet sincerity, rebranding awkward vulnerability as a love language.
It’s proof that Woo Shik makes quiet moments feel cinematic, where he falls in love with an aspiring director. The chemistry feels lived-in — like two people who’ve shared playlists and heartbreaks before.
This Netflix thriller turned Woo Shik into a morally confused college student who starts murdering people who “deserve” it, one of his grittiest performances.
This slow-burn romance turned Woo Shik into a full-blown K-drama heartthrob, where he plays an illustrator forced to reconnect with his ex after their documentary goes viral.
Woo Shik plays the quiet heart of the film, a boy chasing a life he was never meant to enter, and carrying the guilt of that realisation on his face that lingers in our minds.
Woo Shik plays a baseball player on a train gone to hell, and even in a cast led by Gong Yoo, he manages to make you care. His death scene remains one of the film’s most gutting moments.
At 24, Woo Shik carried this raw indie drama with veteran calm, playing a teen faking faith to survive, torn between morality and survival, all quiet chaos inside.