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Park Hae-joon

パク・ヘジュン　/　ぱく・へじゅん

Actor from South Korea

June 14, 1976 (age 49)　・　Busan, South Korea

actor
television actor
film actor

My Take

Park Hae-joon is my favorite kind of actor: the late bloomer forged in theater. He spent years grinding through Daehangno stages before the world caught on, and you can feel that foundation in everything he does. His husband in The World of the Married was quietly terrifying precisely because he played it like an ordinary man, and his turns in The 8 Show and When Life Gives You Tangerines confirmed his range. I admire actors who carry lived-in texture rather than star polish, and Park is exactly that. Busan grit plus conservatory discipline is a rare combination, and I expect his fifties to be his richest decade yet.

Overview

Park Sang-woo (Korean: 박상우; born on June 14, 1976), better known by his stage name, Park Hae-joon (Korean: 박해준), is a South Korean actor. He is internationally recognized for his starring roles in the dramas The World of the Married (2020), The 8 Show (2024), and When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025). Park started his career in 2005 as a stage actor in Daehangno, later joining the Chaimu theater company in 2010.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Park Hae-joon
Name (Japanese): パク・ヘジュン
Reading: ぱく・へじゅん
Born: June 14, 1976 (age 49)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Dragon
Origin: Busan, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / television actor / film actor / stage actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Korea National University of Arts

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park%20Hae-joon

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