Park Bo Gum

Park Bo Gum






Born June 16, 1993
Seoul, South Korea
Education BA Musical Theater
Alma mater Myongji University

Park Bo-gum (Hangul: 박보검; Hanja: 朴寶劍; born June 16, 1993) is a South Korean actor. 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), and a Joseon Crown Prince in Love in the Moonlight (2016).

Park is the youngest artist to be named Actor of the Year by Gallup Korea. He is also the first ever actor to top the Korea Power Celebrity list by Forbes.

Born in Seoul on June 16, 1993, Park 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. Despite his acting career, he maintained an active collegiate life and represented his university's cultural overseas exchange program in Europe.[10] Park has also directed a one-act play based on Anton Chekov's works,and served as music director in his graduating class's production of Hairspray. He received his baccalaureate in February 2018.