Park Seo-joon is one of the biggest raging hotshots in the Korean entertainment industry, and now he is ready to make his Hollywood debut too. After winning the hearts of fans worldwide with his charming personality and compelling acting in K-movies and K-dramas like What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim? the ‘rom-com king’ is all set to earn a place in the hearts of Marvel fans as well with his first English upcoming film with Brie Larson, The Marvels.
Yet, among all his winning traits, there is one in particular that most fans must be unaware of: there is a story behind the charismatic heartthrob’s real name–Yes, Park Seo-joon isn’t his birth name. And this story will undoubtedly make fans fall in love with the actor even more so.
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The Heartwarming Story Behind Park Seo-joon’s Birth Name
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Although most know him by his stage name ‘Park Seo-joon’, very few people are aware of the fact that ‘Seo-joon’ is actually not the Korean actor’s birth name. Instead, the birth name of the Dream star, who was born on the 16th of December, 1988, is Park Yong-kyu.
And since many people are unaware of his real name, the fascinating star has decided to use it to his advantage, but only for a heartwarming cause: he makes use of his birth name while making donations to charities!
Not only this, but his charities aren’t limited either. Back in 2019, at the time of the forest fire raging in Gangwon Province in South Korea, he donated KRW100 million (approx. $75,992) to Hope Bridge.
But that wasn’t his only time donating a whopping KRW100 million to charities either: he followed the same amount in the year following to help the people affected by Korea’s floods due to heavy rains, and then once again made a donation of KRW100 million to Daegu Metropolitan City for COVID-19 relief efforts.
While making such immense donations for the welfare of the people of his country is truly an enormously generous deed in itself, what further increases Park Seo-joon‘s respect in people’s eyes is the fact that he never made these donations under his real name–all the more reason to love the incredible personality that he is even more.
Park Seo-joon Has Been Incredibly Generous Ever Since His Childhood
Several times, there are actors who look kind and generous but don’t turn out to be in the end. However, Park Seo-joon doesn’t fit into this category: he is literally as kind and generous as he looks and seems.
Not only do his massive donations stand as proof of this claim, but a story from his childhood further confirms his real generous personality.
Back when he was just a child, a young Seo-joon dreamt of becoming a baseball player one day. However, he wasn’t the only one with that dream: one of his younger brothers shared the same dream as well.
Since his father presumed that his younger brother was more suited for becoming a baseball player, thus, being the eldest of the three boys, the Itaewon Class star gave up his dream to let his younger brother go for it instead.
But everything happens for a reason, and such was the situation with Seo-joon as well considering how he found the perfect profession for himself after performing in a stage play in junior high school: acting!
Thus began his acting career, which has brought him so far that he is now all ready to make his Hollywood debut as well. Don’t forget to catch Park Seo-joon in The Marvels alongside Brie Larson!
The Marvels hits theatres today.
