[GUIDEBOOK ON BECOMING A FAN] Want to Join the 'Corporation of Choi Taek'

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It's okay even if everyone is 'Oh.Nam.Ryu' [T/N: 어남류 is the short form of 'the husband is Ryu Junyeol anyway)]. It's alright even if Choi Taek(Park Bogum)'s face doesn't have the likeliness (of the face of the husband).

People who want to take care of the natural monument Choi Taek in tvN 'Reply 1988', this guy who knows nothing but only baduk, are not only present in the alley of the Ssangmoon-dong neighbourhood. For the motive of people who would even want to be enter (the company) if there was a 'Corporation of Choi Taek', we have prepared thoroughly. A guidebook on becoming a fan with official information that have been confirmed from himself and his company!

Name, Park Bogum. Born in 1993, only 22 years old this year. He's a person that even though is acting in 'Reply 1988' but had no presence(?) during 1988 in reality. He's from Seoul and still living in Seoul. The 'Bo' in his name refers to treasure and 'Gum' means sword. Because his name is Bogum, his fanclub name is 'Bogum Welfare Department'.

He dreamed of being a singer before becoming a actor. Although he became a singer trainee after sending his audition video, after considering the advice from the people around him, he went off to the path of acting. Though he's living as an actor, his hobbies are still composing, song arranging and playing piano. Especially piano, along with swimming, is what Park Bogum is good at.

The first company he entered was SidusHQ. The people he worked with established Blossom Entertainment, eventually it becomes Park Bogum's new nest. There are Song Joongki, Cha Taehyun, Im Juhwan, Go Changseok, Song Jongho and more in his company. Most of them are his hyungs.

His first appearance was in 'Blind' in 2011. He acted as Donghyun, the younger brother of Kim Haneul. Because his role died in an accident in the 1st half of the movie, his on screen proportion was small. First drama was OCN's 'Hero'. He was not a fixed appearance but just the role of Kang Dongwoo who was covered in blood and crumpled to the ground after entering the police station, saying "Please save me".

His best box office hit was of course 'Roaring Currents'. It had 17,610,000 audience. He got the role of Su Bong who got onto the ship of the Joseon naval forces after his father died in the war. Because of the scene of him passing a taro to Lee Sunshin General, he received the nickname of 'Taro Boy'.

# My Charm...

The charms that Park Bogum himself pointed out are his maturity and positiveness. And self-confidence. You say it sounds too obvious? If anyone meets him in person, he/she will have to nod and agree with that.

The criteria to of being 'sincere' can be different for everyone, but Park Bogum's sincerity would be acknowledged even if being compared by anyone else. He is not earnest on the site but also during his daily life. Even though he was filming for his drama, he still attended most of his lessons in school. It's also the same for tvN's 'Reply 1988' that he's starring in right now. Even if there are filming in the afternoon, he definitely goes to the lessons in the morning. It is in fact not easy to do so with such packed shooting schedule.

He is indeed flawless. He's like the living witness of the power of affirmation. We wonder if the source of his self-confidence is his positive mind set. For the interview we did with him, we even wonder 'Did he practice before hand?' But of course, as we talked along, we could feel that it's his nature. For this side of him, he is similar to the character Seokhyun he portrayed in movie 'Chinatown'.

# Million Dollar Nose

Usually, when an actor becomes popular, his past photos would be brought up. Park Bogum's photos from the past have been appearing too but there is nothing different from how he is now. There is no need to confirm he has never done any surgery. Isn't his photos from the past the evidence?

Round eyes with single eyelids is his attractiveness, but the real work of God is his nose. A tall nose is the standard of a beautiful man, but the end of Park Bogum's nose is the point of his nose. Just like Min Hyorin, his end of his nose is pointy just like beoseon [T/N: Korean socks]. Particularly when he appeared with his side profile on the screen, that charm of his sleek nose can be shown fully.

# We Like Him Because He Doesn't Change

When an actor begins to be well known, rumors would start coming in. Words like 'That actor has been acting up lately'. Though his name and face has become more known since last year, Park Bogum is living like a normal 22-year-old guy. He takes the shuttle buses with school's approval. Since the commute time is long, he would have a sweet dream in the shuttle bus. When he's not attending his schedule but going out himself, he still takes the subway. So don't be shocked if you ever come across someone who looks like Park Bogum when using public transportation.

He's not just purely modest, the fact that there are still comments of how polite he is from the people around him is an even more important piont. That is because he is raised by his parents who emphasize politeness since he was young. Due to that, he is always bright and polite whether he is in the filming location or interview.

# A Man You Want to Make Him Cry

Is there any other actor who cries as beautiful as him? The scene of tears falling is always the climax. The scene where he faced Lee Sunshin (Choi Minsuk's role) in the movie 'Roaring Currents' is certainly one to be included. Even for the tears flowing when he thought of his mother in 'Reply 1988', though it's not loud, it was a scene that your sympathy makes your tears dripped down.

His tears somehow is formed prettily. What's more perfect is the timing. His tears stream down at the right timing. The moment when the tears filled in his eyes run down neatly, his facial expression is so calm that it's even more upsetting. We understand 'Taek's mothers' whose hope is to 'let Choi Take cry more'.

# Park Bogum's Conquest of Filmography

Park Bogum has not rest ever since he debuted in 2011. With the works Park Bogum recommended himself and the most impressive works among all the pieces he had done, we prepared a 'Conquest of Fimography Course' for you.

The works that Park Bogum recommended were 'Wonderful Days' and 'Remember You'. He acted as the younger Dongseok in 'Wonderful Days'. "Though he was cool, he had a warm heart. You can see the manly charm of Dongseok", Park Bogum suggested.

'Remember You' was a piece where he participated with his 'Reply' sunbae Seo Inguk. Different fronm the innocent and young image portrayed in 'Reply 1988' and 'Chinatown', he displayed a cool and sharp kind of acting. Park Bogum mentioned, "I performed differently from the past, and I anticipated for the script for each episode (while filming)".

Although 'Wonderful Days' was a long drama with 50 episodes, Park Bogum only appeared during the 1st to 4th episodes. If your purpose is to only watch Park Bogum, it's alright to skip the big after.

'Remember You' was a piece that showed Park Bogum's extraordinary existence in both terms of amount of appearance and impact. Since it's a thriller story, we recommend you to watch the whole series. It is quite fun to compare the Choi Taek in 'Reply 1988' and Jung Sunho in 'Remember You'.

Though 'Reply 1988' has only been airing for 10 episodes [T/N: it's been 12 episodes now!], its airing duration is 90 minutes, which is longer from the dramas on public channels. A running time that is almost long as a movie, it is hard to catch the whole thing that has been broadcast in a day. The amount of appearance of Park Bogum increased explosively since episode 6, so please endure for the episodes before that.

As 'Blind' was his debut work, it has a different meaning. You can see Park Bogum that was much younger than he is now. (Since Yoo Seungho who's born at the same year 1993 also appeared, it's like one stone killing two birds)

'100 People, 100 Songs' is a piece recommended because of the amount of his appearance. Park Bogum who acted as Lee Sunkyung began to appear 'fruitfully' from the first half of the movie till almost the last part. The movie itself was quite entertaining too. Even without the amount of Park Bogum's appearance, it's still a movie to be recommended.

In 'Chinatown', he was in charge of the role Seokhyun who remained positive even in bad situation. His first encounter with Ilyoung (acted by Kim Goeun) who was looking for him with a knife held, where he called her 'sunbae nim' and cooked pasta for her, was certainly impressive. It is also a treasurable piece where you will be able to see Park Bogum acting fully drunk and being in the kitchen. His emotional acting was also good. He properly expressed a role who was always bright and lively but became a sorrowful person because of the weight of life that was pressed down on him.

In the movie 'Runway Cop', Park Bogum acted as the younger version of the male lead Cha Cheolsu. His amount of appearance was tiny but there was a small action scene (the level of high school students fighting in the classroom) where you will be able to see Park Bogum's muscles.

You can confrim Park Bogum's ability in playing piano in d.ear's 'Forget You' teaser. Is that how Park Bogum composes songs and plays piano during his usual time?

It is a must to watch the full version the Nongshim Kalkuksu CF he was in along with IU. If you can endure slight cheesiness, you'll be able to see young Park Bogum's butt dance and singing in a kalkuksu restaurant.