Park Jeong-min’s unstoppable rise: How actor excelled at box office and beyond in 2025

Actor Park Jung-min is emerging as one of Korea’s most influential cultural figures of 2025, riding a wave of acclaim that spans film, publishing and even viral award show moments. A video of Park reacting to singer Hwasa’s performance at the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards has surpassed 7 million views, and when combined with his follow-up reaction clip, the total easily exceeds 10 million views. As one comment on the video puts it, “Is anyone else still watching this on Dec. 1?” Singers traditionally take the stage at the Blue Dragon Awards, but this year’s moment became unforgettable when Hwasa performed “Good Goodbye” barefoot, drawing praise for her vocal performance and charismatic presence. For the finale, she invited Park to recreate his appearance in her music video for the song, instantly igniting online buzz. Viewers say the unexpected reunion between the two delivered one of the ceremony’s standout highlights. The interest has not faded. Hwasa’s music video has climbed to the No. 1 spot on YouTube’s music video rankings, amassing more than 53 million views,Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times