Park Bo Gum: The Perfect Character Forged Through Adversity
Park Bo Gum
After losing his mother in childhood and even experiencing bankruptcy, Park Bo Gum rose to stardom with
“Reply 1988,” paid off all his family’s debts, and has been secretly supporting an orphanage for seven years,
demonstrating his perfect character. In 2025, he continues his active career with fan meetings and new projects.
1. Park Bo Gum’s Active Schedule in 2025
1-1. Domestic and International Fan Meeting Tour Schedule and Ticket Information
Park Bo Gum has prepared a special gift for his fans in 2025. His solo fan meeting
‘PARK BO GUM 2025 FAN MEETING TOUR [BE WITH YOU]’, held for the first time in two years, will take place at
Jangchung Gymnasium in Jung-gu, Seoul on August 1st and 2nd. This fan meeting is expected to be another
opportunity to witness Park Bo Gum’s genuine fan love and his renowned hosting abilities.
The tour will also visit various Asian cities including Yokohama, Singapore, Kaohsiung, Manila, Bangkok, Hong Kong,
and Kuala Lumpur, providing overseas fans with opportunities to meet him as well.
Ticket Purchase Information: Fan meeting tickets can be purchased through NOL Ticket (Interpark),
and detailed pre-sale schedules will be announced later through the official fan cafe ‘Bo Gum Welfare Department’
and THE BLACK LABEL’s official social media.
Ticket Purchase Link:
- NOL Ticket (Interpark): https://tickets.interpark.com
1-2. Major Projects in 2025
Park Bo Gum’s 2025 will be filled with even richer artistic activities.
The Netflix 16-episode drama ‘You Did Well’ (폭싹 속았수다), where he stars alongside IU, is drawing attention as
his representative work. Set in Jeju Island, this emotional melodrama carries the meaning
“thank you for your hard work” in Jeju dialect, and is anticipated as a heartwarming healing drama.
This work, included in Netflix’s 2025 Korean representative lineup, is expected to further expand Park Bo Gum’s
acting spectrum.

2. Perfect Character Completed Through Adversity
2-1. Difficult Childhood and Family Circumstances
Park Bo Gum’s life was far from smooth. His childhood began with deep pain.
His mother had serious health problems, and he had to say goodbye to her forever when he was just in fourth grade of
elementary school.
Even amidst such pain, what he regrets most is not having left any family photos behind.
The fact that there isn’t a single photo of the entire family dressed up and taken at a photo studio remains a lifelong
regret for him.
Young Park Bo Gum had to overcome the extreme pain of separation from his mother by praying at church every day.
But the trials didn’t end there. When he became a middle school student, his father’s business problems led to
a debt of 300 million won, and the bigger problem was that despite being a minor, he became a co-guarantor for
this debt.
2-2. The Dramatic Story of Bankruptcy and Comeback
Even after debuting as an actor, Park Bo Gum was tormented by hundreds of millions of won in debt and couldn’t
handle it, leading him to file for bankruptcy at the Seoul Central District Court in 2014.
The situation was desperate at the time, but everything changed in 2015. The drama “Reply 1988” became a huge hit,
and Park Bo Gum rose to tremendous stardom. Afterward, he showed his magnanimous character by paying off all of
his family’s debts.
People wondered, “How could someone who survived such a thorny path form such a perfect character?”
This shows that Park Bo Gum developed an even stronger character through hardship.
3. Genuine Character Rarely Seen in the Entertainment Industry
3-1. Kindness Testified by Those Around Him
Park Bo Gum is well known as a celebrity who constantly receives praise for being “kind and pure” from those around him.
When a high school classmate posted on Twitter claiming “Park Bo Gum changed after becoming famous,
” Park Bo Gum responded with a gentle but straightforward answer: “Ignoring you? I remember you too.
It’s been really long since we graduated high school. Have you been well? But we weren’t really in contact anyway,
right?” Netizens responded with ‘refreshing’ reactions to this.
However, it was revealed that he is genuinely kind, not pretentious. Even during physically demanding filming,
he never shows signs of fatigue or expresses complaints. Instead, he would tell directors, “I could have done better,
I’m sorry.”
3-2. Warmth That Shines in Daily Life
Kim Hee Sun described Park Bo Gum as “suspiciously kind,” mentioning that he personally contacts people around him
during all holidays including Chuseok, New Year’s (both solar and lunar),
and Christmas. He is so pure that he says the first time he ever cursed was because of his lines in “Reply 1988,” and
he doesn’t drink or smoke.
People around him say he is so clear and 100% pure that talking with him makes them reflect on themselves.
He has a mindset where even if he takes less or suffers losses, he doesn’t consider it a loss, and believes that if
others are comfortable, he is comfortable too.
3-3. True Good Deeds Done in Secret
Park Bo Gum’s sincerity is even more evident in how he performs good deeds without anyone knowing.
The fact that he consistently supported an orphanage for seven years without telling anyone, from his days as an
unknown actor to becoming a top star, was revealed later and surprised many people. If it had been for image
management, he would have made it public, which shows his genuine heart.
4. Continuous Self-Development and Will to Grow
4-1. Relentless Effort and Passion for Learning
Park Bo Gum says he has never taken a break since debuting as an actor.
During breaks from filming, he attended school and devoted himself to his studies, and has now earned a master’s
degree.
He shows an attitude of constantly studying and learning, saying “Acting has become difficult these days,
it gets harder the more I do it.”
He also revealed that because he couldn’t preserve moments with his family in childhood, he wants to capture many
precious moments of his present and continues his work activities without rest.
4-2. Will Toward an Honest and Clean Life
He has the belief of “trying to live honestly and cleanly” and repeatedly resolves that “I should accept changes for the
better but not become corrupted.” This philosophy can be seen as what made him who he is today.
5. Life Philosophy That Transformed Pain into Diamond
Park Bo Gum’s life gives us the message that “depending on how you accept hellish trials, you can either become
blackened ashes or a diamond born from withstanding 1500-degree temperatures.
” He has a personal tendency to feel sad when something sorrowful happens, but forgets about it the next day
and tries to move forward.
Park Bo Gum’s life is not simply the story of a successful actor.
Despite experiencing great hardships including separation from his mother in childhood and bankruptcy due to
co-guaranteeing his father’s business, he used the success of “Reply 1988” as a stepping stone to pay off all debts
and rise to stardom. His near-perfect character and warmth stem from constant self-reflection and conscious
effort toward good values, which leads to consistent good deeds done without anyone knowing and passion for learning.
Park Bo Gum’s journey of not being trapped by past pain, cherishing the present, and constantly moving toward
the future conveys a message of hope that one can become stronger and more beautiful through trials.
In 2025, he is expected to continue touching and comforting many people through fan meetings and new projects.
Official Park Bo Gum Links
Park Bo Gum Official Fan Club ‘Bo Gum Welfare Department’: https://cafe.daum.net/BOGUMMY
Agency THE BLACK LABEL: http://theblacklabel.com
Previous Agency Blossom Entertainment: http://blossomenter.com
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