Park Bo-gum
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Park Bo-gum (Korean: 박보검; born June 16, 1993) is a South Korean actor and singer. He gained recognition for his work in film and television and is the youngest artist to be named Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year. He is also the first actor to top the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list. Park has received major industry honors, including two Baeksang Arts Awards and a Blue Dragon Series Award. He is regarded as a prominent figure of the Korean Wave and media outlets have referred to him with various sobriquets, including "Prince of Asia" and "Nation's Boyfriend". Park began his career in 2011 and became known for his roles in the television series Hello Monster (2015) and Reply 1988 (2015–2016). He later gained wider attention through leading roles in Love in the Moonlight (2016), Encounter (2018–2019), Record of Youth (2020), as well as more recent works such as When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025) and Good Boy (2025). In addition to acting, Park has released the studio album Blue Bird (2020) in Japan and made his stage debut in the musical Let Me Fly (2023).