32 Facts About Park Yoo-chun

Park Yoo-chun is a former member of the South Korean boy bands JYJ and TVXQ.

Park Yoo-chun has starred in dramas Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Miss Ripley, Rooftop Prince, Missing You, Three Days and A Girl Who Sees Smells.

Park Yoo-chun's family moved to the United States in 1998.

Park Yoo-chun lived in Fairfax, Virginia, where he attended Holmes Middle School, Rocky Run Middle School, and Chantilly High School.

Park Yoo-chun graduated Hanam High School in 2007 along with fellow members Kim Junsu and Kim Jaejoong.

Park Yoo-chun has a younger brother, Park Yu-hwan, who is an actor.

In 2003, Park Yoo-chun returned to South Korea after he was scouted by Brothers Entertainment.

From 2003 to 2009, Park Yoo-chun performed as a member of the best-selling K-pop boy band TVXQ.

Park Yoo-chun is featured in "Tokyo Lovelight" from DJ Makai's mini-album, Stars.

Park Yoo-chun was one of the featured rappers on the song "Heartquake", a track from Super Junior's third album, Sorry, Sorry.

Park Yoo-chun has written and composed several songs that have appeared on TVXQ's Korean and Japanese albums.

For In Heaven, Park Yoo-chun co-wrote "Get Out" with bandmate Kim Jaejoong.

Park Yoo-chun confirmed to hold a fan meeting and mini concert titled "Reunion: Remember the Memories" on March 10 and 11,2018 as his first public appearance after being discharged as a public service worker.

Park Yoo-chun released his first studio album, Slow Dance, on February 27,2019.

Park Yoo-chun had his first solo concert in Seoul on March 2,2019, called 'Slow Dance in Seoul'.

Park Yoo-chun announced his retirement from the entertainment industry in April 2019, following his arrest on suspicion of illegal drug use and the termination of his contract with his agency.

Park Yoo-chun held a charity fanmeeting for the LOVE ASIA foundation in Bangkok, Thailand on January 25,2020.

On July 31,2020, it was announced that Park Yoo-chun was working on a new album, which would be followed by a fan signing and mini concert in Thailand.

On November 10,2021, Park Yoo-chun was temporarily banned from appearing on TV and continuing any activities in the entertainment industry by the Seoul Central District Court.

Two months later, Park Yoo-chun made his Korean debut as an actor in the hit 2010 KBS drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal.

Park Yoo-chun won "Best Newcomer Award" and "Most Popular Actor in a TV Drama" at The 47th Baeksang Arts Awards, the most prestigious entertainment awards in South Korea.

Park Yoo-chun won "Best Actor" and "Most Popular Asian Actor" at the 6th Seoul International Drama Awards.

On November 7,2012, Park Yoo-chun returned to television by participating in his fourth drama, MBC's Missing You, in which he portrays homicide detective Han Jung-woo who, in the past when he was fourteen years old, was separated from his first love.

Park Yoo-chun has since achieved a so-called "Grand Slam" by having won trophies from each of South Korea's three major television channels, SBS, MBC, and KBS.

One of Park Yoo-chun's accusers was ruled to have falsified the charges, and was sentenced to two years in prison.

In 2017, another one of Park Yoo-chun's accusers was found to be not guilty of false accusations and defamation.

The court has ordered to settle their suit through mandatory mediation with the Seoul Court Mediation Center ruling in July 2019 that Park Yoo-chun should pay "A" 50 million won instead.

Park Yoo-chun initially failed to pay the compensation, and was brought to a detention judgement trial in 2020.

In February 2021, it was announced that Park Yoo-chun had paid the compensation in full.

Park Yoo-chun was suspected of attempting to destroy evidence by dyeing and shaving the hair from his body before undergoing the drug test.

On July 2,2019, Park Yoo-chun was sentenced to ten months imprisonment, suspended for two years and a fine of 1.4 million won.

On December 14,2023, Park Yoo-chun was included in a list of tax defaulters released by the National Tax Service.