Park Seo-joon
Park Seo-joon | |
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Born | Park Yong-kyu December 16, 1988 Seoul, South Korea |
Alma mater | Seoul Institute of the Arts[1] |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2011–present |
Agent | Awesome ENT[2] |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Bak Seo-jun |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Sŏchun |
Park Seo-joon (Korean: 박서준; born December 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas Kill Me, Heal Me (2015), She Was Pretty (2015), Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016–2017), Fight for My Way (2017), What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018), and Itaewon Class (2020); and the films Chronicles of Evil (2015), Midnight Runners (2017), and The Divine Fury (2019).[3]
Early life
Park was born in Seoul. He began his mandatory military service in 2008, when he was 19 years old, and was discharged in 2010.[4]
Career
Park made his entertainment debut in 2011 by appearing in the music video of Bang Yong-guk's single "I Remember."[5] He then appeared in television dramas Dream High 2 (2012),[6][7] Pots of Gold (2013),[1] One Warm Word (2013),[8] and A Witch's Love (2014).[1] From October 2013 to April 2015, he was the host of Music Bank.[9][10]
His breakout roles came in 2015 with the dramas Kill Me, Heal Me and She Was Pretty.[11][12][13][14] The same year, Park featured in thriller film The Chronicles of Evil.[15]
In 2016, Park starred in youth historical drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth alongside Go Ara and Park Hyung-sik .[16][17]
Park found success in the 2017 youth romance drama, Fight for My Way alongside Kim Ji-won.[18] The television series was a major hit in South Korea and topped ratings in its time slot.[19] The same year, he played his first big-screen leading role in action comedy Midnight Runners with Kang Ha-neul.[20][21] Park won the Best New Actor award at major film award ceremonies such as the Grand Bell Awards and Korean Association of Film Critics Awards.[22][23]
In tvN's 2018 romantic comedy drama What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, Park starred alongside Park Min-young.[24][25] The series was a hit and Park received positive reviews by critics for his performance, being dubbed the "master of romantic comedy" by Korean press.[26][27][28]
More recently, Park starred in the occult film The Divine Fury (2019).[29][30] The same year Park served as the special juror for the Asiana International Short Film Festival.[31] He also made a guest appearance in the Oscar-winning movie Parasite (2019).[32]
In 2020, Park starred in JTBC's drama Itaewon Class as a restaurant owner, based on the webtoon of the same name.[33][34] The drama was a success, and was praised for its interesting story development and colorful performances.[35] He is also set to star in the sports film Dream as a soccer player turned coach named Yoon Hong-Dae, directed by Lee Byeong-heon.[36]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notlar | Ref. |
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2011 | Perfect Game | Chil-goo | [37] | |
2015 | The Chronicles of Evil | Cha Dong-jae | [15] | |
The Beauty Inside | Woo-jin | Cameo | [38] | |
2017 | Midnight Runners | Park Ki-joon | [20] | |
2018 | Be with You | Ji-ho | Cameo | [39] |
2019 | The Divine Fury | Yong-hoo | [29] | |
Parasite | Min-hyuk | Cameo | [40] | |
2021 | Dream | Yoon Hong-dae | [36] | |
2022 | Concrete Utopia | Min Sung | [41] |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network | Ref. |
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2012 | Dream High 2 | Si-woo | KBS2 | [7] |
Shut Up Family | Cha Seo-joon | [42] | ||
2013 | Pots of Gold | Park Hyun-tae | MBC | [43] |
Drama Festival "Sleeping Witch" | Kim Him-chan | [44] | ||
One Warm Word | Song Min-soo | SBS | [8] | |
2014 | A Witch's Love | Yoon Dong-ha | tvN | [45] |
Mama | older Han Geu-roo (Cameo) | MBC | [46] | |
2015 | Kill Me, Heal Me | Oh Ri-on | [47] | |
She Was Pretty | Ji Sung-joon | [13] | ||
2016–2017 | Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth | Moo Myung / Kim Sun-woo | KBS2 | [16] |
2017 | Fight for My Way | Ko Dong-man | [18] | |
2018 | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim | Lee Young-joon | tvN | [25] |
2020 | Itaewon Class | Park Sae-royi | JTBC | [33] |
Record of Youth | Song Min-soo (Cameo) | tvN | [48] |
Variety show
Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2013–2015 | Music Bank | KBS2 | Host (October 25, 2013 – April 24, 2015) with Yoon Bo-ra |
[9] |
2014 | SBS Drama Awards | SBS | Host with Lee Hwi-jae and Park Shin-hye | [49] |
2018 | Youn's Kitchen Season 2 | tvN | Cast member | [50] |
2021 | Youn's Stay | tvN | Cast member | [51] |
Music video appearances
Year | Song title | Artist | Ref. |
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2011 | "I Remember" | Bang Yong-guk feat. Yang Yo-seob | [37] |
2014 | "One Two Three Four" | The One | [52] |
2017 | "Dream All Day" | Kim Ji-soo | [53] |
Discography
Year | Title | Notes |
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2012 | "New Dreaming" | from Dream High 2 OST; duet with JB |
2014 | "Come into My Heart" | from A Witch's Love OST |
2015 | "Letting You Go" | from Kill Me, Heal Me OST |
2015 | "Long Way" | from She Was Pretty OST[54] |
2017 | "Our Tears" | from Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth OST |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | 6th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Pots of Gold | Won | [55] |
2nd APAN Star Awards | Nominated | ||||
32nd MBC Drama Awards | Nominated | ||||
2014 | 7th Herald Donga Lifestyle Awards | Best Style of the Year | — | Won | [56] |
50th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (TV) | One Warm Word | Nominated | ||
SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | Won | [57] | ||
2015 | 1st Fashionista Awards | Best Fashion in TV | She Was Pretty | Won | [58] |
4th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Kill Me, Heal Me, She Was Pretty | Nominated | ||
MBC Drama Awards | Won | [59] | |||
Popularity Award, Actor | Won | ||||
Top 10 Stars Award | Won | [60] | |||
Best Couple Award with Ji Sung | Kill Me, Heal Me | Won | [59] | ||
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actor | The Chronicles of Evil | Nominated | ||
Popular Star Award | Won | [61] | |||
52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best New Actor | Nominated | |||
2016 | 11th Max Movie Awards | Nominated | |||
21st Chunsa Film Art Awards | Nominated | ||||
52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (Film) | Nominated | |||
1st tvN10 Awards | Romantic-Comedy King | A Witch's Love | Nominated | ||
2017 | 26th Buil Film Awards | Best New Actor | Midnight Runners | Nominated | |
54th Grand Bell Awards | Won | [22] | |||
37th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Won | [23] | |||
1st The Seoul Awards | Best New Actor (Film) | Nominated | [62] | ||
6th Korea Film Actors Association Awards | Popular Star Award | Won | [63] | ||
KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Fight for My Way, Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth | Nominated | [64] | |
Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth | Nominated | |||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Fight for My Way | Won | |||
Netizen Award, Actor | Won | ||||
Best Couple Award with Kim Ji-won | Won | ||||
2nd Asia Artist Awards | Fabulous Award | Won | [65] | ||
Best Star Award | Won | ||||
2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (TV) | Nominated | [66] | |
KBS WORLD Global Fan Awards | Best Couple Award with Kim Ji-won | Won | [67] | ||
13th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Actor | Won | [68] | ||
9th KOFRA Film Awards | Best New Actor | Midnight Runners | Won | [69] | |
23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards | Nominated | [70] | |||
11th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim | Nominated | [71] | |
6th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Won | [72] | ||
2018 Cosmo Beauty Awards | Annual Shining Beauty Idol | — | Won | [73] | |
8th Korea Tourism Awards | Special Merit Award | Won | [74] | ||
2019 | 13th Asian Film Awards | AFA Rising Star Award | Won | [75] | |
2020 | 56th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (TV) | Itaewon Class | Nominated | [76] |
Tiktok Popularity Award (Male) | Nominated | [77] | |||
7th APAN Star Awards | Popular Star Award, Actor | Nominated | [78] | ||
Grand Prize (Daesang) | Nominated | [79] |
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