Park Sun-ho (born May 9, 1993) is a South Korean actor, singer, and model. Park made his acting debut in the MBCtelevision seriesGolden Rainbow in 2014. He also debuted as a singer in 2014 with the song "After Love" (Ballad Ver.) for the 2014 television seriesLove Cells.[2]
Most recently, Park is known for being a contestant on the Mnet boy group survival programProduce X 101 (2019) and as Lee Gwang-cheol in the OCN television seriesRugal (2020).
Park initially wanted to debut as aKorean idol, and successfully passed the audition atStarship Entertainment in 2008 to become a trainee. He trained at the agency for six years before leaving the company in early 2014 after having failed to debut with bothBoyfriend in 2011 and laterMonsta X in 2015.[3] During his time at Starship, he appeared in bothSistar19's "Ma Boy" andSistar's "Give It to Me" music videos in 2011 and 2013, respectively.[4]
2014 - 2018: Career Change to Acting & Debut as a Singer
After leaving Starship, Park decided to pursue an acting career. After signing with SidusHQ in mid 2014, Park made his acting debut in the dramaGolden Rainbow, playing the role of Kim Young-won /Michinski Forever in the 34th episode of the series.[5]
A rising new actor, he was later cast in major roles inLove Cells (2014),Start Again (2016) andI'm Sorry, But I Love You (2016).[6][7]
Park also made his debut as a singer in 2014 with the song "After Love" (Ballad Ver.), which was included in the second soundtrack album forLove Cells.[2]
He received an offer to participate on the second season ofProduce 101 in 2017, but was unable to accept due filming another project at the time.[8]
2019 - present:Produce X 101, Growing Popularity, and Military Service
Park released the digital single "Still (겨울을 걷다)" in February 2019, and also contributed to the song's lyrics and music.[9]
In March 2019, Park was revealed to be a trainee forProduce X 101.[10] During the show's first episode on May 3, 2019, he revealed that he joined the show amidst a growing successful acting career due to wanting to try pursuing an idol career once more.[3] He would go on to finish in 25th place with 814,160+ votes.
Upon conclusion of his time onProduce X 101, Park planned to hold a fanmeeting, titled "Stand By Me" on August 17, 2019. However, the fanmeeting would be postponed for undisclosed reasons.[11]
In October 2019, Park was cast in the role of Lee Gwang-cheol for the 2020 OCN dramaRugal. The show was distributed internationally by Netflix.[12]
On August 6, 2020, it was announced that Park began his military service in theMinistry of National Defense on August 10, 2020. He is expected to serve for two years as a member of the honor guard.[14] He was discharged on February 9, 2022.[15]
^Park, Ah-reum (December 21, 2022)."박선호, 이준기 박은빈과 한솥밥 "무한한 가능성 有"[공식]" [Park Seon-ho, Lee Joon-gi, Park Eun-bin and Hansotbap “There are infinite possibilities” [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen.Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. RetrievedDecember 21, 2022 – via Naver.
^Seong-Yeol, Yoon (February 9, 2022).""충성!" 배우 박선호, 오늘(9일) 군 전역..늠름한 거수경례" ["Loyalty!" Actor Park Seon-ho, discharged from the military today (9th)...].Star News (in Korean).Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. RetrievedFebruary 9, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kang Min-kyung (October 13, 2022)."[공식] 박성웅·박선호·김희정 '라방', 크랭크인…불법 방송 실시간 심리 대결" [[Official] Park Seong-woong, Park Seon-ho, Kim Hee-jung 'Labang', crank-in... Illegal broadcasting real-time psychological confrontation] (in Korean). Ten Asia.Archived from the original on October 17, 2022. RetrievedOctober 13, 2022 – via Naver.
^Lee Ye-jin (March 10, 2023)."망했어요, 좋아하니까"…윤찬영, 방민아 향한 마음 '대환장 짝사랑' (딜리버리맨)" [It's ruined, because I like it"... Yoon Chan-young's feelings for Bang Min-ah, 'Great Fantastic One-sided Love' (Delivery Man)] (in Korean). X-ports News.Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. RetrievedMarch 10, 2023 – via Naver.
^Kim, Bo-ra (September 29, 2022)."하니x배우희, 섹스 이야기 솔직하게 전한다…'판타지스팟' 올 하반기 방송[공식]" [Hani x Actress Bae Woo-hee tells the story of sex frankly... 'Fantasy Spot' to be broadcast in the second half of this year [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. RetrievedOctober 2, 2022 – via Naver.
^Yang, So-young (November 21, 2022)."박선호, 대중문화예술상 사회자 선정" [Park Seon-ho selected as host of the Popular Culture and Arts Awards] (in Korean). Maeil Business Daily Star Today.Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. RetrievedNovember 21, 2022 – via Naver.
^"Gaon Digital Chart".Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. RetrievedApril 16, 2020.
^Hong, Se-young (December 30, 2016)."[2016 MBC 연기대상] 남주혁X류준열, 남자 신인상 공동 수상" [[2016 MBC Drama Awards] Nam Joo-hyuk X Ryu Jun-yeol, jointly awarded the Best New Actor Award] (in Korean). Sports Donga.Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 8, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim, Sol-ji (December 31, 2017)."[2017 SBS 연기대상] 男女신인연기상 양세종·김다솜 "상상만 했던 일" 눈물" [[2017 SBS Drama Awards] Best New Actress Award for Best Actress Yang Se-jong and Kim Da-som “Things I only imagined” tears] (in Korean). MBN.Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. RetrievedOctober 3, 2022 – via Naver.
