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. 5 K-drama actresses who married ultra-rich husbands 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). Most recently, his performance in What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018) as the arrogant and narcissistic vice-chairman Lee Young-joon – who becomes flustered and comical when in love – sealed his nickname as the “romcom master”. 2. He is multitalented Aside from playing prince charming in romcoms, Park has also dipped his toes in a variety of roles in drama, action and horror films. He played a policeman in Midnight Runners (2017), a MMA fighter in The Divine Fury (2019), a F&B businessman in Itaewon Class (2020) and a football player in the upcoming Dream . Inside Crash Landing on You co-stars Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin’s wedding joy He even sings and dances! He showed off his gentle voice on the soundtracks for She Was Pretty and Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth . He also busted out some smooth dance moves besides Got7’s JB in Dream High 2 (2012), a series about students who dream of becoming K-pop idols. The actor can speak some Spanish too. In reality show Youn’s Kitchen, where Korean celebrities travel to different countries to run a small Korean restaurant, Park went to Spain and had some basic conversation with the local customers. According to Soompi, he learned some phrases for serving food, going grocery shopping and more from a Spanish friend and worked on improving his English for his dream of expanding his career abroad. 3. He is Tommy Hilfiger’s first Asian male model Thanks to his successful career, Park is one of Korea’s endorsement kings. In 2017, he was selected by Tommy Hilfiger as one of its models, making history as the first Asian man to be offered the job, per AllKpop. One year later, he became the first ambassador of Montblanc Korea. This year alone he appeared in 20 commercial films across television, print and online and was ranked “the most beloved by consumers” in 2018, Soompi reports. Last year, he was picked as Skechers’ regional brand ambassador. 6 K-pop idols who are ‘human luxury brands’, from V to Jennie 4. He is one of Wooga Squad’s heartthrobs Park is a member of Wooga Squad, a group of K-biz friends, including The Heirs ’ Park Hyung-sik, BTS’ V, Parasite ’s Choi Woo-shik and singer Peakboy. They are often seen hanging out, travelling and supporting each other. Among them, Park has a special bond with V and Choi. V performed on the soundtrack for Itaewon Class while the actor often posts BTS’ photos and videos to support promotions of the band, per Somag News . Meanwhile, Park and Choi have made cameos and guests for the other’s project many times and even had a viral kiss in sitcom Shut Up Family where they first met. 5. He is a family man Park is very close with his family, especially after his niece was born a few years ago. Her arrival brought out his desire for a family of his own, Soompi reports. “I have always wanted to get married, and living alone makes me feel even more lonely,” he said, according to the publication. “Everyone says that there’s a right time for everything, but I don’t want to get married too late.” 6 beauty secrets to Son Ye-jin’s age-defying looks at 40 He is actually a “dad” now, in a sense, and constantly showers his fur kid, Simba, with love on his social media accounts. Want more stories like this? Follow STYLE on Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and Twitter .