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My Take
Park Bo-gum strikes me as the rare star whose reputation for decency is actually the engine of his career, not a publicist's garnish. The records are impressive, youngest two-time winner of Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year and the first actor to top the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list, but what interests me more is how consistently audiences trust him. He can sing, he can carry a melodrama, and he lets his image mature gracefully instead of chasing trends. In a Korean Wave full of manufactured personas, his sincerity reads as a long-term strategy, and I suspect it will outlast flashier rivals.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Park Bo-gum
- Name (Japanese)
- パク・ボゴム
- Reading
- ぱく・ぼごむ
- Born
- June 16, 1990 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- Seoul, South Korea
- Occupation
- actor / singer / musician
2. Background
- University
- Myongji University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Park Bo-gum born?
Born June 16, 1990 (age 36).
Where is Park Bo-gum from?
Park Bo-gum is from Seoul, South Korea.
What does Park Bo-gum do?
Park Bo-gum works as actor, singer, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.