Singer and actor Park Jihoon returns as a solo artist amid the "The King's Warden" craze.
On the 5th, a YY Entertainment official told OSEN that "Park Jihoon is preparing a solo album aiming for an April comeback."
Park Jihoon appeared as a child actor in dramas such as "Jumong", "Kimchi Cheese Smile", "The King and I" and "Iljimae" from 2006 to 2008. Later, he appeared on the Mnet survival show "Produce 101 Season 2" broadcast in 2017, was selected in the debut lineup after finishing second overall, and worked as a member of the project group Wanna One for a year and a half.
After the group activities ended, Park Jihoon debuted as a solo singer in 2019 with the mini album O'CLOCK and resumed acting the same year through the drama Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency, and since then he has appeared in many works such as "Love Revolution", "At A Distance Spring is Green", the "Weak Hero" series, and Love Song For Illusion, balancing his activities as a singer and actor.
In particular, in the film The King's Warden, directed by Jang Hang-jun, which opened last month, he played the role of the deposed young king Yi Hong-wi (Danjong), moving countless viewers and sparking the "Danjong oppa" craze. Currently, The King's Warden surpassed 9.59 million cumulative admissions in just one month since its release and is poised to surpass 10 million admissions.
Meanwhile, after claiming the title of "10-million admissions actor," Park Jihoon makes a glamorous return to the music scene. His comeback as a singer comes three years after his 2023 mini album Blank or Black. Having reached a career high as an actor, he is expected to carry that momentum into his solo music activities.
Meanwhile, Park Jihoon recently finished filming the TVING drama "The cook becomes a legend." The cook becomes a legend tells the story of Kang Seong-jae (Park Jihoon), a 20-something dirt spoon who enlists in the military and grows into a legendary cook, and is scheduled to be released on May 11.
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