Acting
May 28, 1999
Masan, South Korea
Park Ji-hoon
Acting
Biography
Park Ji-hoon (born May 29, 1999) is a South Korean singer and actor. He started his career in the entertainment industry as a commercial model and child actor in 2006. In 2017, he rose to fame by placing second in the second season of the reality competition series Produce 101 and becoming a member of the show's resulting boy group Wanna One (2017–2019, 2021–2022). As a solo recording artist, Park has released the EP O'Clock with the lead single "L.O.V.E" in 2019, followed by his debut studio album Message in 2020. He gained recognition for his roles in Love Revolution (2020) and At a Distance, Spring is Green (2021), earning accolades such as Best Idol Actor at the 2021 Korea First Brand Awards and Acting Idol at the 2022 Korea First Brand Awards. His performance in Weak Hero Class 1 marked a major milestone in his career, earning him widespread acclaim as well as Best New Actor at both the 2023 Blue Dragon Series Awards and the Korea Drama Awards. In 2024, he made his big-screen debut in Beautiful Audrey, earning him Best New Actor at the Seoul International Film Awards. In 2026, Park starred as King Danjong in the historical film The King's Warden. It received positive reviews and is the highest-grossing film in South Korea box office history. In 2026, he also played the lead role in the tvN drama The Legend of the Kitchen Soldier, which won Best Drama at the 5th Blue Dragon Series Awards. At the same award show, he was nominated for Best Actor, making him the youngest Best Actor nominee in Blue Dragon Series Awards history.
Feature Films (3)
Unlike Gi-hoon, who is happy running a noodle shop with his mother in their hometown, Ji-eun distances herself from her family due to her ambition to succeed as an idol singer. The siblings, who have been hurting each other more than showing love, find their conflict deepening with the news of their mother's Alzheimer's, whom they thought would stay young forever.
Beautiful Audrey
In a remote mountain village of 15th-century Joseon, humble headman Heung-do hears a rumor that any village hosting an exiled nobleman will be blessed with abundance and fortune. Hoping to bring prosperity to his impoverished community, he eagerly submits a petition to host one—unaware that his guest is none other than the fallen monarch, deposed boy-king Danjong.
The King's Warden
Television & Series (36)
A coming of age story about young people in their twenties and the problems they face in university. Nam Soo-hyun and Yeon Joo, two boys with contrasting personalities, unexpectedly become friends when they work on a project together.
At a Distance, Spring is Green
Produce 101 (프로듀스 101) is a reality music group survival show on Mnet. It is a large-scale project in which the public "produces" a unit group by choosing members from a pool of 101 trainees from 46 entertainment companies as well as the group's concept, debut song, and group name.
Produce 101
The Crown Prince discovers that his new concubine is actually a vengeful assassin intent on killing the King. But will love intercede – and bring them together?
Love Song for Illusion
Through an exclusive matchmaking agency, women strive to marry a desirable bachelor and into the highest echelon of society.
