Park Bo-gum expressed great satisfaction with his life photo with his close friend IU.
On the 1st to 2nd, Park Bo-gum's '2025 FAN MEETING TOUR 'BE WITH YOU' IN SEOUL' was held at Jangchung Arena in Jung-gu, Seoul. On the first day of the Seoul fan meeting, IU appeared as a guest, and the crowd erupted with cheers.
Park Bo-gum and IU collaborated in the Netflix series 'When Life Gives You Tangerines', which was released earlier this year. They received global love for their outstanding performances as the couple Aesoon (played by IU) and Gwan-sik (played by Park Bo-gum), even ranking first worldwide.
On that day, the two took life photos striking similar poses while looking at reference images of Nick and Judy from 'Zootopia' and Kuromi-My Melody. Park Bo-gum and IU exchanged roles as Nick and Judy and completed a cute life photo with realistic expressions as if they had stepped out of a cartoon. They also recreated a two-shot they took during the filming of 'When Life Gives You Tangerines', changing the location and poses.
After the fan meeting, a fan uploaded a high-resolution life photo to their account, and Park Bo-gum went to that fan's account to comment, 'I'm taking this~'. He also wrote a comment from his official account, drawing attention.
Earlier, IU also appeared in the last episode of KBS2 'The Seasons - Park Bo-gum's Cantabile', where Park Bo-gum was the MC, showcasing her loyalty.
In the episode aired on the 1st of 'The Seasons - Park Bo-gum's Cantabile', IU's video letter appeared, in which she said, 'I left this video message with all my heart to celebrate your final episode. I promised I would come as a guest before it ended during the first broadcast recording, and I really apologize for not being able to keep that promise. But my congratulatory feelings are genuine. You know I watched almost every week, right? It was really the best during 'Cantabile,' so I'm really sorry I couldn't come again.'' She then surprised everyone by appearing on stage.
Carrying a large bouquet, IU went on stage and kneeled to hand the bouquet to Park Bo-gum, moving him to tears. A greatly surprised Park Bo-gum, with tears in his eyes, asked, 'What is this? When did you come?' IU revealed, 'Actually, I had been watching since earlier when Zion.T was recording.' Park Bo-gum, acknowledging that IU was originally a fan of 'Cantabile', said, 'I wanted to invite you today, but knowing you were busy with drama filming, I didn't want to rush or ask again. I never thought, expected, or imagined that IU would come.'
IU said, 'I met you a few days ago at an award ceremony, and I kept avoiding eye contact just in case it would show.' Park Bo-gum replied, 'I felt so sorry. I knew I couldn't appear in Cantabile, so I tried to suppress my feelings. Just being here with you makes me happy and joyful. I didn't even bring it up at all, and I wanted to greet you more but couldn't properly due to being too busy.'
Then IU cheered, 'Why are you stopping? Keep going.' Park Bo-gum expressed regret, saying, 'I really want to do more. I want to keep going.' IU responded, 'I will wait. Our Cantabile fans will always be waiting for Park Bo-gum to be the MC.' She passionately sang 'Red Sneakers' for him. Park Bo-gum remarked, 'You came after so much difficulty; I can't just let you go,' and accompanied IU for a duet performance of 'Dream of a Square' and 'Heart' on the piano.
[Photo] Park Bo-gum, IU SNS, Park Bo-gum X capture, 'The Seasons - Park Bo-gum's Cantabile' screen capture
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