Hwang In-youp

About

Hwang In-youp (Korean: 황인엽; born January 19, 1991) is a South Korean actor and model. He began his career in modeling industry before making his screen debut with a main role in the web series Why (2018). He is known for his roles in 18 Again (2020), True Beauty (2020–2021), the Netflix original series The Sound of Magic (2022), Why Her (2022), Family by Choice (2024), and Dream to You (2026).

Hwang In-youp was born in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on January 19, 1991. He is the oldest son; his brother, who is three years younger, is a producer and singer-songwriter who goes by the name Inof. Hwang lived in Davao City, Philippines, during his high school and college years, going by the English name Ryan Leon. He graduated from high school at the Philippine Nikkei Jin Kai International School, and later graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in fashion design at the Philippine Women’s University (formerly Philippine Women’s College).

Hwang entered the entertainment industry in 2017 as a runway model. Reports state that he was once under YG KPlus, a model management company owned…