Park Bo-gum
Birthday: 1993-06-16 | Place of Birth: Seoul, South KoreaPark Bo-gum (Hangul: 박보검; born 16 June 1993) is a South Korean actor and singer. He gained recognition for his diverse range of roles in film and television, notably, a psychopathic lawyer in Hello Monster (2015), a genius Go player in Reply 1988 (2015–2016), a Joseon Crown Prince in Love in the Moonlight (2016), a free-spirited man who falls for an older woman in Encounter (2018), and a model who overcomes various hardships to become a successful actor in Record of Youth (2020). He is the youngest of three siblings. "Bo-gum" (寶劍) 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 in the swimming varsity team of Seoul Mokdong Middle School. During Park's sophomore year of high school, he sent a video of himself singing and playing the piano to prominent talent management agencies which led to several offers. Park, who initially wanted to be a singer-songwriter, later changed his career path after a suggestion that he would do well acting. He graduated from Shinmok High School in 2012, and enrolled at Myongji University as a Musical Theater undergraduate in March 2014. The following year, he represented his university's cultural overseas exchange program where he traveled to cities in England, France, Italy, and Switzerland.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Yang Gwan-sik
as Yang Gwan-sik
as Yun Dong-ju
as Park Tae-ju
as Tae-joo
as Self - Host
as Seo Bok
as Sa Hye-jun
as Kim Jin-hyeok
as MC
as Lee Yeong / Crown Prince Hyo Myeong
as Officer Lee Jin-ho
as Choi Taek
as Jung Sun-ho/Lee Min
as Park Suk-hyun
as Jun Woo
as Lee Yoonhoo
as Go Young-joon
as Cha Cheol-soo (young)
as Kim Hyun Soo (Young)
as Min Dong-hyun
as Man in his 20s
