SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Park Bo-gum began his final military vacation Monday, effectively ending his active-duty service as he is not required to return to his base under an antivirus guideline, Navy officials said. Earlier in the day, Petty Officer Second Class Park left his Navy unit in the Gyeryongdae military headquarters, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Park Bo-gum, currently serving in South Korea’s Navy, has passed a state exam to become a licensed barber, military officials said Wednesday. Park, who has been fulfilling his mandatory military service since 2020, took the exam in December, the officials said. He is currently stationed in the Gyeryongdae [...]
CHANGWON, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Park Bo-gum started his mandatory military duty Monday. Dressed in black, Park entered the Navy Education and Training Command in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, at 2 p.m. As his agency Blossom Entertainment has promised no farewell event at the training camp due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 26-year-old [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Park Bo-gum is expected to join the Navy’s military band in August to fulfill his mandatory military service, officials said Wednesday. Last month, the 26 year-old celebrity applied for a naval military band and honor guard unit. After going through a performance test and interview, he was deemed [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Actor Park Bo-gum held a fan meet-and-greet event in Seoul over the weekend, his agency said Monday. Blossom Entertainment said the meeting was held in Grand Peace Palace at Kyung Hee University in Seoul over two days and was attended by 8,000 fans. During the event, he shared his daily life through video clips, had a Q&A session and took to the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Baduk, the Korean term for the Chinese board game “go”, is experiencing heightened popularity in Turkey, especially among female players. This was evidenced by the 77-strong female turnout for a baduk tournament hosted at the Middle East Technical University from December 23 to 24. The competition was hosted with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Actor Park Bo-gum was named the winner of the achievement award for promoting South Korea abroad during this year’s tourism awards ceremony, the organizers said Tuesday. The 24-year-old actor was announced this year’s winner of the prize at the 2017 Korea Tourism Awards co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Actors and actresses from the TV series Love in the Moonlight hosted a fan-meeting event on Wednesday afternoon at Gyeongbokgung, an ancient Joseon Dynasty palace. The event, which attracted some 5,000 fans, was highlighted by Park Bo-gum, who portrays the lead protagonist in the series. The actor quickly rose to stardom after [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean hit television show “Reply 1988″ drew 200 million views in the month since its China launch in June, government data showed Thursday. The latest version of the drama-comedy “Reply” series on cable network tvN has raked in a total of 235 million views from June 20 [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean rising star Park Bo-gum will have his first-ever overseas fan meeting in Taiwan, his agency said Friday. The meet-and-greet event is slated to take place at Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) on April 23, according to Blossom Entertainment. Park, who made his debut in 2011 through South Korean [...]