The year he turned 18, he debuted in the film Blind as Kim Ha-neul’s stepbrother, a character who dies in an accident five minutes into the film. In 2012, he played Ham Min-gyu, who joins an independence group, in KBS Bridal Mask.
In 2013, he played the youngest son, Go Young-jun, in SBS Wonderful Mama, his first drama lead. In 2014, he played Su-bong in The Admiral: Roaring Currents and got the nickname “taro boy,” and he began to draw attention as the gifted cellist Lee Yoon-hoo in Naeil’s Cantabile.
The breakthrough yearThe year he turned 22, he played a lawyer in Hello Monster, and late that year became known as the Go prodigy Choi Taek in tvN Reply 1988.
In 2016, he played Crown Prince Lee Yeong in Love in the Moonlight, and at the KBS Drama Awards he won the Netizen Award and hosted the ceremony. In 2017, he appeared in the Infinite Challenge PyeongChang Olympics special and won the Outstanding Korean Actor award at the Seoul International Drama Awards for Love in the Moonlight. In 2018, he starred with Song Hye-kyo in tvN Encounter and hosted the Japan edition of the MAMA.
In 2019, he began his singing career in Japan and hosted the MAMA for a third year. In August 2020, he enlisted in the Navy as a cultural publicity soldier. That year tvN Record of Youth aired.
In 2021, the film Seo Bok was released and went to No. 1 at the box office on its opening day. He was discharged in April 2022 and returned as host of the Baeksang Arts Awards six days later. In 2023, he hosted the MAMA Awards at Tokyo Dome.
In 2024, he appeared in the film Wonderland and the variety show My Name Is Gabriel. In 2025, he played Gwan-sik in Netflix When Life Gives You Tangerines, and at the year-end AAA 2025 he won five awards, including Best Actor of the Year. In 2026, he began the variety show The Village Barber and reunited for a Love in the Moonlight 10th-anniversary special.
Park Bo-gum (born Jun 16, 1993) debuted in the film Blind in Aug 2011, the year he turned 18, and became known as Choi Taek in tvN Reply 1988 on Nov 6, 2015, the year he turned 22. In 2025, the year he turned 32, he won Best Actor of the Year at AAA 2025.
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Played Kim Ha-neul’s stepbrother, a character who dies in an accident five minutes into the film.
Source 01 · OBS (Korean) · Debut film Blind · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Lady Kyunghyang (Korean) · Film Blind · opens in a new tab The release date could not be confirmed in news reports. Lady Kyunghyang said it was due out Aug. 11.Played Ham Min-gyu, who escapes just before being taken as a student soldier and joins an independence group.
Source 03 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Bridal Mask (TV series) · opens in a new tab The series aired May 30 to Sept. 6. The exact air date of his appearance could not be confirmed. Based on Wikipedia.Played Go Young-jun, the youngest of three siblings. The drama, which ran until Sept. 22, was his first drama lead.
Source 04 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Wonderful Mama · opens in a new tabSource 05 · Topstarnews (Korean) · Kim Ji-suk on their connection · opens in a new tab The air dates and role description are from Wikipedia. The September finale and the “first drama lead” description were confirmed in a news report.Played Su-bong, who loses his father and follows Admiral Yi Sun-sin into the Battle of Myeongnyang, and got the nickname “taro boy.”
Source 07 · SBS Entertainment News (Korean) · The Admiral: Roaring Currents, the “taro boy” · opens in a new tabSource 08 · Wikipedia (Korean) · The Admiral: Roaring Currents · opens in a new tab The release date is from Wikipedia.Played the gifted cellist Lee Yoon-hoo. Dailian names the series as the one that introduced him to the public.
Source 06 · Sisaweek (Korean) · Park Bo-gum in Naeil’s Cantabile · opens in a new tabSource 12 · Dailian (Korean) · The class of ’93 · opens in a new tab The date is the air date of the episode Sisaweek covered, which has an orchestra conducting scene.Played the lawyer Lee Min. At the KBS Drama Awards that year he won Best Supporting Actor and the Popularity Award for it.
Source 09 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Hello Monster · opens in a new tabSource 34 · Newdaily (Korean) · Park Bo-gum interview · opens in a new tab The air dates are from Wikipedia. The awards were confirmed in a news report.Played Choi Taek, a Go prodigy later revealed to be the husband of Deok-sun, played by Hyeri. His name became widely known through the series.
Played the Joseon crown prince Lee Yeong. The following year he won the Outstanding Korean Actor award at the Seoul International Drama Awards for it.
Source 13 · Busan Ilbo (Korean) · First broadcast of Love in the Moonlight · opens in a new tabHosted the ceremony with Jun Hyun-moo and Kim Ji-won, and won the Netizen Award.
Source 14 · News1 (Korean) · 2016 KBS Drama Awards Netizen Award · opens in a new tabSource 15 · Star News (Korean) · Hosts of the 2016 KBS Drama Awards · opens in a new tabAppeared as a guest with Yuna Kim and tried bobsled and ice hockey with the cast. The special aired on the 15th and 22nd.
Source 16 · Maeil Business (Korean) · Infinite Challenge PyeongChang special · opens in a new tabWon it for Love in the Moonlight.
Source 17 · Hankook Ilbo (Korean) · Seoul International Drama Awards 2017 · opens in a new tabStarred with Song Hye-kyo.
Source 18 · Maeil Shinmun (Korean) · Encounter press conference · opens in a new tabHosted the Japan edition of the 2018 MAMA at Saitama Super Arena in Japan.
Source 19 · SPOTV News (Korean) · 2018 MAMA in Japan · opens in a new tabBegan his singing career in Japan that March. Hosted the 2019 MAMA in Nagoya for a third straight year.
Source 20 · Seoul Economic Daily (Korean) · 2019 MAMA in Nagoya · opens in a new tabEntered the Navy boot camp in Changwon, South Gyeongsang. His discharge was due in April 2022.
Source 21 · Sports Donga (Korean) · Enlists as a navy cultural publicity soldier · opens in a new tabPlayed Sa Hye-jun, a model who dreams of being an actor.
Source 22 · MBC Entertainment (Korean) · First broadcast of Record of Youth · opens in a new tabStarred with Gong Yoo, and the film went to No. 1 at the box office on its opening day.
Source 23 · YTN (Korean) · Seo Bok tops the box office · opens in a new tabWas discharged 20 months after enlisting.
Source 24 · Newsis (Korean) · Discharge report · opens in a new tabHosted the ceremony with Shin Dong-yup and Suzy, six days after his discharge.
Source 25 · Korea Economic Daily (Korean) · Back as host of the Baeksang Arts Awards · opens in a new tabHosted the second day of the ceremony at Tokyo Dome in Japan.
Source 26 · TV Daily (Korean) · 2023 MAMA Awards · opens in a new tabStarred with Suzy, playing both the real Tae-joo and the AI Tae-joo.
Source 27 · Star News (Korean) · Wonderland released · opens in a new tabAppeared with Park Myung-soo in a variety show in which they live other people’s lives.
Source 28 · The Fact (Korean) · First broadcast of My Name Is Gabriel · opens in a new tabPlayed Gwan-sik, starring with IU as Ae-sun.
Source 29 · Sports Kyunghyang (Korean) · When Life Gives You Tangerines, Act 1 · opens in a new tabAt the ceremony at Kaohsiung National Stadium, he won in five categories, including Best Actor of the Year, a grand prize.
Source 30 · Star Daily News (Korean) · Five awards at AAA 2025 · opens in a new tabA variety show in which he runs a hair salon in a small country village in Muju with Lee Sang-yi and Kwak Dong-yeon. Season 1 was No. 1 in its time slot for seven straight weeks in tvN’s target ratings for men and women aged 20 to 49.
Source 31 · OSEN (Korean) · The Village Barber premiere announced · opens in a new tabSource 32 · TenAsia (Korean) · The Village Barber season 1 results · opens in a new tabReunited with Kim You-jung, Kwak Dong-yeon, Jung Jin-young and Chae Soo-bin for a variety special marking the 10th anniversary of Love in the Moonlight. It aired on the 16th and 23rd.
Source 33 · MyDaily (Korean) · Love in the Moonlight reunion special · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2011–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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