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Park Soo-hong (Korean: 박수홍, born October 27, 1970), is a South Korean comedian and presenter.[2]
| Park Soo-hong | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | October 27, 1970 Seoul, South Korea |
| Medium | Stand-up, television |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Years active | Since 1991[1]–present |
| Genres | Observational, sketch, wit, parody, slapstick, dramatic, sitcom |
| Spouse | Kim Da-ye (m. 2021) |
| Children | 1 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박수홍 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Su-hong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Su-hong |
In 1991, Park won bronze in the National College Comedy Contest, making his official debut in the South Korean entertainment industry.[1][3]
In the early 1990s, Park was a part of a group of comedians who called themselves Team Potato (Korean: 감자골), composed of Kim Gook-jin, Kim Soo-yong and Kim Yong-man, who all debuted in the same year on KBS television.[4][5][6]
It had been reported that Kim Yong-man had been admitted to hospital due to their busy schedule, and therefore Kim Gook-jin attempted to reason with television program producers to lighten their workload.[4] However, this request was not received well by producers, who then decided it was necessary to permanently ban Team Potato from making appearances on television.[6]
As a result, in January 1993, the four comedians planned to leave South Korea for the United States of America, taking a break from the South Korean entertainment industry, although ultimately, only Kim Yong-man and Kim Gook-jin went to the United States of America, while Park began his compulsory army duty and Kim Soo-yong went to Canada.[4][7][8]
In 2004, Park hosted the 2004 MBC Entertainment Awards, along with Kim Won-hee.[9] In 2005, he hosted the 41st Baeksang Arts Awards, with announcer Lee Hye-seung.[10] In 2017, Park hosted the 2017 KBS Drama Awards, along with Lee Yoo-ri and Namkoong Min.[11] In 2018, he hosted the 2018 Miss Korea pageant, alongside Yura (Girl's Day).[3][12][13]
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Park is a darts fan, having attended and participated in the Phoenix Summer Festival's dart competition, held and sponsored by the Korea Darts Association.[14][15][16][17]
Ahead of the 2018 South Korean local elections and the South Korean by-elections, Park took part in the 613 Vote and Laugh (Korean: 613 투표하고 웃자) campaign, amongst other comedians such as Kang Ho-dong and Shin Dong-yup,[18][19] encouraging the South Korean public to use their vote in the elections.[20][21]
On July 28, 2021, Park wrote on his personal Instagram that he had registered his marriage with his non-celebrity girlfriend.[22] On November 24, 2022, it was confirmed that the official wedding will take place on December 23, 2022.[23] On March 18, 2024, Park announced that his wife was pregnant with the couple's first child.[24] The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, on October 13, 2024.[25]
In early September 2022, Park Soo Hong's older brother was arrested on charges of embezzling an estimated 10 billion KRW (approximately $7.1 million USD) from Park Soo Hong. On October 4, 2022 while undergoing a cross-examination by the prosecution, his father attacked him multiple times, which included kicking him and delivering verbal threats. He was transferred to the emergency room of a nearby hospital after fainting due to severe stress and shock.[26]
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Variety shows
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–present | Dongchimi | Host[27][28] | |
| 2016–2021 | My Little Old Boy | Cast member[29][30][31] | Episodes 1–237 |
| 2017 | Is Separation a Big Deal? | Host[32][33] | Season 1– |
| All Broadcasting in the World | Cast member[34] | Episodes 1–9 | |
| 2017–2018 | Happy Together - Legendary Big Mouth | Cast member[35][36][37] | Episodes 502–554 |
| 2017–present | Rumor Has It | Host[38][39] | Episode 101– |
| 2021 | Pet Vitamin | Host | [40][41] |
| 2022 | Children's Taste, Dongchimi | Host | Chuseok special[42] |
| 2022–2023 | Lovers of Joseon | Host | with Park Kyung-lim, Choi Seong-guk and Oh Na-mi[43] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | MBC Drama Awards | Best TV Host/Special Award for TV MC | Time Machine | Won | [44] |
| 2003 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award | Won | [45] | |
| 2004 | MBC Entertainment Awards | PD's Award – Variety | Won | [46] | |
| 2005 | Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Male | Sunday Sunday Night | Nominated | |
| 2016 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Newcomer Award - Radio | Choi Yoo-ra, Park Soo-hong's Now the Radio Generation | Won | [47][48] |
| SBS Entertainment Awards | PD Award | My Little Old Boy | Won | [49] | |
| Top Excellence Award in Talk Show | Nominated | ||||
| 2017 | Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Male | Nominated | ||
| SBS Entertainment Awards | Best Couple Award (with Yoon Jung-soo) | Nominated |
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