
Park Seo-joon is a South Korean actor best known for his starring roles in the television series 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).
He has also appeared in films such as The Chronicles of Evil (2015), Midnight Runners (2017), and The Divine Fury (2019).
Park Seo Joon debuted in the entertainment industry in 2011 by appearing in the music video for Bang Yong-guk’s single “I Remember”. He played supporting roles in the dramas Dream High 2 (2012), Pots of Gold (2013), and One Warm Word (2013), and got his first lead role in A Witch’s Love (2014). From October 2013 to April 2015, he hosted Music Bank.
His breakout roles came in 2015 with the dramas Kill Me, Heal Me, and She Was Pretty, both of which he starred alongside Hwang Jung-eum. The same year, Park Seo Joon appeared in the thriller film The Chronicles of Evil.
In 2016, Park Seo Joon starred in the youth historical drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth with Go Ara and Park Hyung-sik, playing a young man from a lowly background who becomes a legendary Hwarang warrior during the Silla dynasty.
Park Seo Joon found success in the 2017 KBS2 romantic comedy-drama Fight for My Way, in which he played Ko Dong-man, a former taekwondo player with a traumatic past who struggles to find success. as a mixed martial artist, along with Kim Ji-won.
The drama has been a huge hit in Korea and topped the charts in its time slot. That same year, he played his first leading role on the big screen in the action comedy Midnight Runners alongside Kang Ha-neul. Park Seo Joon has won Best New Actor at major film awards ceremonies such as the Grand Bell Awards and the Korea Film Critics Association Awards.
In 2018, Park Seo Joon starred in the romantic comedy-drama What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim, playing a narcissistic vice president of a large corporation who falls in love with his secretary, played by Park Min-young. The film was a huge success, and Park Seo Joon received generally positive reviews from critics for his performance, being dubbed the “romantic comedy master” by the Korean press.
In 2019, Park Seo Joon starred in the action thriller The Divine Fury as a martial arts champion with divine powers. The same year, Park Seo Joon was a member of the special jury of the Asiana International Short Film Festival. He also appeared in the Academy Award-winning film Parasite (2019).
In 2020, Park Seo Joon starred in the JTBC drama Itaewon Class, based on the webtoon of the same name. He plays the owner of a bar-restaurant who successfully develops it into a franchise. The series was a success and was praised for its interesting story development and colorful performances, and Park Seo Joon was nominated for Best Actor in Television at the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards.
He will star in the sports drama Dream as a soccer player turned coach named Yoon Hong-Dae, directed by Lee Byeong-heon, and in the carpet horror film Concrete Utopia, directed by Um Tae-hwa. He will make his Hollywood debut, appearing in the MCU movie The Marvels in November 2023. On February 10, 2023, Park Seo Joon donated 100 million yen to the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association to help the victims of the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake.
Who are Park Seo Joon’s children?
Park Seo Joon does not have any kids yet.
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLTGqKqsoaBjsLC5jqmYq6NdqLKwecmopqerXZi1qrjDq5ynZZSksrR5z5qppGWjmrxuts6opWagkauybq%2FHoqOdqpWjfA%3D%3D