ctor ▁awards ▁at ▁the ▁S BS ▁D rama ▁Awards , ▁Ba eks ang ▁Arts ▁Awards , ▁and ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁AP AN ▁Star ▁Awards . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁star red ▁in ▁a ▁rom ance ▁comedy ▁drama ▁Still ▁ 1 7 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Yang ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁in ▁Any ang , ▁G ye ong gi . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁high ▁school , ▁Yang ▁worked ▁at ▁a ▁book ▁and ▁DVD ▁r ental ▁store ▁as ▁a ▁part - time ▁job . ▁While ▁in ▁his ▁second ▁year ▁of ▁high ▁school , ▁Yang ▁began ▁to ▁dream ▁of ▁becoming ▁an ▁actor ▁after ▁watching ▁school ▁plays ▁with ▁his ▁friends . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁fashion ▁model ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Yang ▁en rolled ▁in ▁Korea ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Arts , ▁major ing ▁in ▁Theater ▁and ▁Film . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁month ▁of ▁finishing ▁film ing ▁for ▁Sa im d ang , ▁Mem oir ▁of ▁Colors , ▁Yang ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁Dr . ▁Rom antic ▁and ▁got ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁hit ▁medical ▁drama , ▁which ▁marked ▁his ▁acting ▁debut . ▁He ▁attract ed ▁attention ▁after ▁playing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Y oo ▁Ye on - se ok ' s ▁rival . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Yang ▁played ▁the ▁roles ▁of ▁young ▁Song ▁Se ung - he