# Bae Yoon-gyu (배윤규)
**Bae Yoon-gyu** (배윤규; hanja 裵潤圭, also romanized Bae Youn-kyu or Bae Woon-gyu) is a South Korean actor born in 1999, known for supporting and leading roles in Korean television dramas and for the 2025 film *Revelations*.[1](https://www.namu.moe/w/%EB%B0%B0%EC%9C%A4%EA%B7%9C) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14324444) He should not be confused with the actress Bae Yoon-kyoung (배윤경, born 1993), whose romanized name is nearly identical.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9872235/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1999, South Korea[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14324444) |
| Full date of birth | 1999[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14324444) |
| Height / agency | 180 cm; L' July Entertainment[1](https://www.namu.moe/w/%EB%B0%B0%EC%9C%A4%EA%B7%9C) • [4](https://ljulyent.com/20) |
| Training | Hanlim Multi Art School (entertainment department, 7th class); Soongsil University, film arts[1](https://www.namu.moe/w/%EB%B0%B0%EC%9C%A4%EA%B7%9C) |
| Debut | KBS2 Drama Special 2022: *Prism*, as Yoon Woo-sang[1](https://www.namu.moe/w/%EB%B0%B0%EC%9C%A4%EA%B7%9C) |
| Breakout year | 2025, with five screen credits including *Revelations*, *The Witch*, *Karma*, and *The Scandal of Chunhwa*[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14324444) |
| First leading role | Han Gyu-oh in the KBS2 weekend drama *Love on the Menu* (2026)[5](https://www.tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=17395176001742432002) |
## Early life and training
Bae Yoon-gyu was born in 1999 in South Korea.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14324444) He graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School's entertainment department (7th class) and studied film arts at Soongsil University.[1](https://www.namu.moe/w/%EB%B0%B0%EC%9C%A4%EA%B7%9C) His listed special skills are boxing, horse riding, and pilates.[1](https://www.namu.moe/w/%EB%B0%B0%EC%9C%A4%EA%B7%9C) He is signed to L' July Entertainment.[4](https://ljulyent.com/20)
## Television debut and early roles
His screen debut came in 2022 with the KBS2 single-episode *Drama Special 2022: Prism*, in which he played Yoon Woo-sang, a cheerful, energetic second-year dance student at Dongmyeong High School who is the best friend and dormitory roommate of the protagonist Choi Nak-hyun (played by Kim Min-chul).[1](https://www.namu.moe/w/%EB%B0%B0%EC%9C%A4%EA%B7%9C) The same year he appeared in the ENA series *Unlock My Boss* as an intern, a role spanning 11 episodes from 2022 to 2023.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14324444)
## 2025: a dense run of roles
Bae's filmography clusters heavily in 2025. On television he played Kim Jeong-hwan in the Channel A series *[The Witch](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-witch-tv-series)*, the young Park Jae-yeong in one episode of the Netflix series *[Karma](https://www.edgepedia.org/karma-south-korean-tv-series)*, the painter Min Hong in TVING's *The Scandal of Chunhwa*, and Manager Bae in tvN's *Shin's Project*.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14324444) • [6](https://www.betaseries.com/en/person/900785-bae-yoon-gyu) In *The Scandal of Chunhwa*, Min Hong is a gifted painter from an impoverished family who supports his mother and younger siblings, serves as the princess Hwa-ri's painting teacher, and shares her secret; Korean entertainment press highlighted the character's quiet tension with the princess, played by [Go Ara](https://www.edgepedia.org/go-ara).[1](https://www.namu.moe/w/%EB%B0%B0%EC%9C%A4%EA%B7%9C) • [5](https://www.tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=17395176001742432002)
His film work that year was *Revelations* (계시록), in which he played So Eun-gyu in a supporting role.[1](https://www.namu.moe/w/%EB%B0%B0%EC%9C%A4%EA%B7%9C) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14324444)
## First lead: Love on the Menu
In 2026 Bae took his first leading role as Han Gyu-oh in the KBS2 weekend drama *[Love on the Menu](https://www.edgepedia.org/love-on-the-menu)* (사랑이 온다), a family drama whose cast also includes [Ha Seok-jin](https://www.edgepedia.org/ha-seok-jin), Ahn Hee-yeon, and Park Yoo-na.[5](https://www.tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=17395176001742432002) • [7](https://global.nbntv.co.kr/news/bae-youn-kyu-park-yoo-na-hangover-conversation-love-on-the-menu) Korean trade coverage of the series described him as bringing a fresh presence to his first lead part.[5](https://www.tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=17395176001742432002) A namu wiki profile also lists a 2026 ENA drama, *Climax*, in which he plays Nam Woo-sik.[1](https://www.namu.moe/w/%EB%B0%B0%EC%9C%A4%EA%B7%9C)
## Commercials
His advertising work includes campaigns for Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance, IBK ([Industrial Bank of Korea](https://www.edgepedia.org/industrial-bank-of-korea)), Cass, Com2uS, Jin Mailang ramyeon (China), Yogiyo, and KT Yedarm.[1](https://www.namu.moe/w/%EB%B0%B0%EC%9C%A4%EA%B7%9C) • [4](https://ljulyent.com/20)
## References
1. [배윤규, namu wiki](https://www.namu.moe/w/%EB%B0%B0%EC%9C%A4%EA%B7%9C)
2. [Bae Youn-kyu, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14324444)
3. [Bae Yoon-kyoung, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9872235/)
4. [L' July Entertainment, actor profiles](https://ljulyent.com/20)
5. ['춘화연애담' 배윤규, 독보적 존재감 발산, TV Daily (February 14, 2025)](https://www.tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=17395176001742432002)
6. [All Bae Yoon-gyu series and films, BetaSeries](https://www.betaseries.com/en/person/900785-bae-yoon-gyu)
7. [Bae Youn-kyu and Park Yoo-na share a hangover talk, NBNTV Global](https://global.nbntv.co.kr/news/bae-youn-kyu-park-yoo-na-hangover-conversation-love-on-the-menu)
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