Park Bo-gum
South Korean actor and singer celebrated for compelling performances across acclaimed Korean film and television productions.
Park Bo-gum - Personal Information
- Name: Park Bo-gum
- Date of Birth: June 16, 1993
- Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Theme Song Performance
Biography
Park 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.
Selected Filmography
A look at Park Bo-gum's most recent and notable screen appearances.
- The Village Barber (TV - 2026)
- Reply 1988 10th Anniversary (TV - 2025) as Self
- Music Bank in Lisbon 2025 (2025)
- Good Boy (TV - 2025) as Yun Dong-ju
- The Seasons: Park Bo-gum's Cantabile (TV - 2025)
- When Life Gives You Tangerines (TV - 2025) as Yang Gwan-sik
- My Name Is Gabriel (TV - 2024) as Self - Gabriel
- Wonderland (2024) as Park Tae-ju
- Hyeri's Club (TV - 2024) as Self
- 2023 Mnet Asian Music Awards Chapter 2 (2023) as MC
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