Biography

Park Ji-hoon 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.