“Burning Sun Chatroom” Actor Lee Cheol Woo Found In “Lovely Runner” — Close Friendship With Byeon Woo Seok

The scandal was revisited recently.

A recently-released BBC documentary revisited the Burning Sun Scandal, reopening various floodgates. With new exclusive information and footage, the whole world has been tuning in to the YouTube release.

Fans of K-Drama Lovely Runner have also been hit with a wave of shock after realizing that one of the members in the incriminatory Burning Sun chatroom had starred in the show.

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List of people involved in the chatroom. | MBC

Model-turned-actor Lee Cheol Woo played a supporting role as Hyung Gu, a senior on the swim team.

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Lee Cheol Woo on the show. | tvN

What alarmed fans was how close he seemed to other actors, including Byeon Woo Seok. He has been seen photographed with other actors and models such as Byeon Woo Seok and Joo Woo Jae, even before Lovely Runner began airing.

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Lee Cheol Woo in beanie, Byeon Woo Seok in grey hoodie. | @kibaekll/X

Even in 2024, they were spotted hanging out together.

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Story by Joo Woo Jae including Byeon Woo Seok and Lee Cheol Woo.

Needless to say, many are shocked. They urge Byeon Woo Seok and Joo Woo Jae to step away.

“Joo Woo Jae, Byeon Woo Seok, snap out of it.”

— ezezry

Some believe that birds of a feather flock together.

”Birds of a feather LOL. As I get older, I start to feel that this is undeniable.”

— Jahwa03

As Lee Cheol Woo was not as famous as the other participants in the chatroom, his role in the scandal was sidelined quickly and he made a quick recovery to the industry. He scored a job in 2020 with Hush, followed by Love Is For Suckers in 2022, and Bloodhounds in 2023.

Lee Cheol Woo’s name was revealed in the scandal when forensics found him to have been a part of the chatroom. Lee’s agency claimed that he had been a part of the chatroom before the crimes took place, but did not participate in any crime.

The Burning Sun scandal was one that rocked the industry in 2018, detailing how a group of celebrities, actively led by former BIGBANG’s Seungri, sexually assaulted and used various women. Illegal videos were filmed of these various women and uploaded onto a group chat with multiple male celebrities, including Lee Cheol Woo.

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