1. Park Yong-kyu, better known by the stage name Park Seo-joon, is a South Korean actor.
15 Facts About Park Seo-joon
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Park Seo-joon is best known for his starring roles in the television series Fight for My Way, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, Itaewon Class, and Gyeongseong Creature.
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Park Seo-joon has appeared in films such as The Chronicles of Evil, Midnight Runners, The Divine Fury, Concrete Utopia, and The Marvels.
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Park Seo-joon gained a lot of experience from being the center of attention, which led him to pursue his studies in the Acting Department at Seoul Institute of the Arts.
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Park Seo-joon was assigned to the Security Guard Battalion and completed his active military service at the Cheongju Correctional Facility.
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In 2016, Park Seo-joon starred in the youth historical drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth alongside Go Ara and Park Seo-joon Hyung-sik, playing a young man of low birth, who becomes a legendary Hwarang warrior in the Silla period.
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Park Seo-joon found success in the 2017 KBS2 romance comedy drama, Fight for My Way, where he played Ko Dong-man, a former taekwondo player with a painful past, who struggles to find his success as a mixed martial arts fighter, alongside Kim Ji-won.
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Park Seo-joon won the Best New Actor award at major film award ceremonies such as the Grand Bell Awards and the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards.
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In 2018, Park Seo-joon starred in the romantic comedy drama What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, playing a narcissistic vice-chairman of a major corporation who falls in love with his secretary, played by Park Seo-joon Min-young.
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The series was a hit and Park Seo-joon received positive reviews from critics for his performance, being dubbed the "master of romantic comedy" by the Korean press.
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In 2019, Park Seo-joon starred in the action horror film The Divine Fury in the role of a martial arts champion with divine powers.
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Park Seo-joon made a guest appearance in the Oscar-winning movie Parasite.
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In 2020, Park Seo-joon starred in JTBC drama Itaewon Class, based on the webtoon of the same name.
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Park Seo-joon played an owner of a bar-restaurant who successfully expands it into a franchise.
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Park Seo-joon made his Hollywood debut, appearing in the MCU film The Marvels as Prince Yan of Aladna.