5 things to know about Park Seo-joon, Marvel’s next Korean star: set to appear in Captain Marvel 2: The Marvels, the Itaewon Class actor and Tommy Hilfiger model is also besties with BTS’ V
- Park will be joining Captain Marvel 2: The Marvels as the MCU’s third Korean actor, starring alongside Hollywood A-listers such as Brie Larson, Zawe Ashton and more
- He is also the first Asian man to model for Tommy Hilfiger, Montblanc Korea’s first ambassador, and had a cameo in Oscar-winning Parasite
When the Marvel Cinematic Universe called, Park Seo-joon couldn’t believe it, he recently revealed to The Guardian. After the impressive lead in Netflix hit Itaewon Class and a cameo in Oscar-winning Parasite, he will raise his local fame to global level by joining Captain Marvel 2: The Marvels, alongside Brie Larson, Iman Vellani and Zawe Ashton.
He is the third Korean actor to join the MCU after Claudia Kim and Ma Dong-seok.
So what else do we know about the 33-year-old star?
1. He is the king of K-romcoms
Park’s good looks and talent transform his romantic drama characters into modern day princes with thrilling chemistry with his co-stars. That much was clear from his first lead role in Witch’s Love (2014), just three years after his acting debut, where he played the sweet and lovable Yoon Dong-ha in love with a woman 14 years older than him.
He continued stealing the hearts of audiences as the cool but warm-hearted Ji Sung-joon, a magazine editor in She Was Pretty (2015), “flowering knight” Moo-myung/Kim Sun-woo in Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016) and the strong but loving taekwondo player in Fight for My Way (2017).