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Park Bo-gum (Korean: \ubc15\ubcf4\uac80; Hanja: \u6734\u5bf6\u528d; born June 16, 1993) is a South Korean actor and singer. He gained popularity for his role in Hello Monster (2015), Reply 1988 (2015\u20132016), the Moonlight (2016), and in Encounter (2018).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Park was the youngest artist to be named Gallup Korea’s Television Actor of the Year. He was also the first ever actor to top the Korea Power Celebrity list by Forbes Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Name:<\/strong><\/td>Park Bo-gum<\/td><\/tr>
Hangul:<\/strong><\/td>\ubc15\ubcf4\uac80<\/td><\/tr>
Date Of Birth:<\/strong><\/td>16 June 1993<\/td><\/tr>
Age:<\/strong><\/td>29 Years Old<\/td><\/tr>
Place Of Birth:<\/strong><\/td>Seoul, South Korea<\/td><\/tr>
Nationality:<\/strong><\/td>South Korean<\/td><\/tr>
Zodiac Sign:<\/strong><\/td>Gemini<\/td><\/tr>
Occupation:<\/strong><\/td>Actor, Singer<\/td><\/tr>
Year Active:<\/strong><\/td>2011 – Present<\/td><\/tr>
Agent:<\/strong><\/td>Blossom<\/td><\/tr>
Blood Type:<\/strong><\/td>O<\/td><\/tr>
Height:<\/strong><\/td>6 ft 0 in ( 182 cm)<\/td><\/tr>
Weight:<\/strong><\/td>65 kg (143 lbs)<\/td><\/tr>
Spouse:<\/strong><\/td>Single<\/td><\/tr>
Education:<\/strong><\/td>Myongji University<\/td><\/tr>
Net Worth:<\/strong><\/td>$2.5 Million<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Early Life and Education<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Born in Seoul on June 16, 1993, Park is the youngest of three siblings. “Bo-gum” (\u5bf6\u528d) means ‘precious sword’. His mother died when he was in fourth grade. He started learning to play the piano when he was in kindergarten and was a pianist and choir member at church. He was also on the varsity swimming team of Seoul Mokdong Middle School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Park, who initially wanted to be a singer-songwriter, then he changed his mind and chose acting. He graduated from Shinmok High School in 2012, and enrolled at Myongji University as a Musical Theater undergraduate in March 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Park also represented his university’s cultural overseas exchange program in Europe in 2015. Park directed a one-act play based on Anton Chekov’s works, and served as music director in his graduating class’s production of Hairspray. He received his Baccalaureate in February 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Park debuted as an actor playing a supporting role in the thriller film Blind (2011) under Sidus HQ. He joined Blossom Entertainment and featured in the action-comedy film Runway Cop (2012), one-off KBS drama special Still Picture (2012) and the Bridal Mask (2012). In 2013, he landed his first major role in the weekend drama Wonderful Mama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2014, Park played the teenage version of Lee Seo-jin’s character in the melodrama Wonderful Days, and in Naeil’s Cantabile. He featured in box-office hits A Hard Day (2014) and The Admiral: Roaring Currents In May 2015. Park joined Music Bank as a co-host alongside Red Velvet’s Irene. Park gained rave reviews from audience and critics with his scene-stealing role n crime drama Hello Monster (2015).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mainstream Success<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Park featured in Coin Locker Girl, he played the genius Go-player Choi Taek in Reply 1988 (2015) and he earned a nickname “Nation’s Little Brother”. In August 2016, Park starred Love in the Moonlight alongside Kim Yoo-jung<\/a>. He also released his first soundtrack for Moonlight’s OST entitled “My Person” which topped Melon, Mnet, Bugs, olleh, Soribada, Genie, Naver and Monkey3 charts upon its release and debuted at #3 on Gaon Music Chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Park embarked on his first Asia-wide fan meeting tour in the tail-end of 2016, after two years, he returned in the Encounter alongside Song Hye-kyo<\/a> in 2018. In 2019, Park released his first Japanese single “Bloomin”. Park released his first Japanese album Blue Bird on March 18, 2020 . He was cast in the youth drama Record of Youth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 10, 2020, Park released his new single All My Love to celebrate the 9th anniversary of his debut. On March 26, 2021, Park participated in a ceremony for the national heroes on the Yellow Sea Protection Day. In 2021, Park starred in the science fiction thriller film Seo Bok in the title role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Military Service<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Park enlisted in the navy military band as a cultural promotion soldier as part of his obligatory military service on August 31, 2020. He was promoted to a sergeant in November 2021. Park was discharged early on February 21, 2022, without returning to the unit after his last vacation in accordance with the Ministry of Defense guidelines for prevention of the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his military service, Park obtained a license to be a hairdresser. He also hosted 2020 Republic of Korea Navy Patriotic Concert in October 2020, 6th West Sea Protection Day Commemoration Ceremony in March 2021, Republic of Korea Navy Patriotic Concert in June 2021, and 2021 Republic of Korea Navy Patriotic Concert in October 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Endorsements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Park Bo-gum is an endorser of a wide range of brands in and outside South Korea. The “Park Bo-gum Effect”, coined by the Korean Business Research Institute, refers to his consistent high brand reputation ranking indicating his effectiveness as an endorser across different demographics. He was voted by marketing executives as Top Celebrity Endorser of 2017. Park was torchbearer of the 2018 Winter Olympics as “Korea’s Representative Actor”, and endorser of Coca-Cola.<\/p>

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