Strong woman Do Bong Soon airs this Friday, and what better way to get everyone pumped for the drama than to share some interesting facts about its cast.
So today we’ll be discussing “Strong Woman Do Bong Soon” cast and talk about all you need to know about them.
Park Bo Young is a child actress
Who here knew that ori unnie debuted as a child actress?
She has made her official debut back in 2006 in the drama secret campus, whats even more interesting that, Lee Minho was her costar in that drama, long before he became the hallyu star he is today.
This means Park Bo Young has a very strong resume in her hands and a very good acting experience; she has been gaining recognition steadily for her acting in recent years.
And whats even more interesting, she is close to Lee Minho and calls him oppa, which is nice to see since they have done 2 other dramas together as well.
Oh my ghost marked her first comeback to a drama in 6 years
The last drama Park Bo Young was in was back in 2009 in star’s lover, and since then she has focused solely on movies and only back in 2015 did she decide it was about time she goes back to the small screen.
And she chose “oh my ghost” as her role, which of course gained very good reviews from both fans and critics, and was honestly one of my favorite kdramas of 2015.
Park Bo Young can sing
Isn’t it nice when you know that your favourite oppa or unnie are not only good actors but good singers?
I have been pleasantly surprised over the years when I heard some good OSTs from dramas to only discover that an actor from the drama has sang it, our dear Park Bo Young can sing and she has sung an OST for her popular movie “A warewolf boy”.
You can check out the video here.
Park Bo Young was once the highest paid actress in tvN’s history
Back in 2015 and when Park Bo Young has decided it was time to go back to the small screen, tvN has welcomed her with arms wide open and offered her a role she couldn’t deny, she was offered around 30,000$ per episode for her drama “oh my ghost” which made her the highest paid Korean actress of tvN’s history back in 2015.
Of course that record was soon broken by the great Jeon do Yeon for her role in the Korean remake of the good wife, she received around 79,000$ per episode.
Park Bo Young has been in 2 very successful Korean movies.
Part of the reason Park Bo Young switched into doing movies for so long was because she was doing great in them.
The movie scandal makers made an astonishing amount of money in the Korean box office and became one of the highest grossing movies of its time.
And if you think you’ve seen her somewhere else but you can’t remember, that’s probably because you saw her in the movie a warewolf boy alongside the great Song Joongki which also made a huge amount of money.
It was also dubbed one of the biggest Korean movies of 2012, and drew more than 7 million people into theatres, and launched Park Bo Young to stardom and hallyu status.
Park Bo Young first EVER kiss scene was with Jo Jung Suk
Its weird to know that Park Bo Young has never filmed a kiss scene before 2015. But it seemed like she managed to dodge that up until her drama oh my ghost aired in 2015, and she filmed her first EVER public kiss scene.
Now that’s a way to go, lucky girlll, Jo Jung Suk is a good start 😉
Park Hyung Sik is actually 1 year younger than Park Bo Young
Who would have thought that this was the case?
The two main cast are 1 year apart in age, and it turns out Park Bo Young is one year old than Park Hyung Sik, Park Hyung Sik was born in 1991, while Park Bo young was born in 1990.
Who would have through that Park Bo Young was a 90s liner?
Park Hyung Sik is considered one of the best idol-turned actors
There are many idol-turned actors nowadays, its like a second profession, every idol will try their best luck in snatching a drama role in hopes of establishing a solo career.
I have talked about the reasons why idols would do in my previous article, which you can check out here, and I also talked about what idol-turned actors I love most, you can check out that article here.
Park Hyung Sik is a part of the idol group ZE:A, despite that he is most known as an actor rather than a singer, he has switched into acting back in 2012, and luckily became quite successful.
Park Hyung Sik was dubbed the baby soldier by his fans
Because Park Hyung Sik has appeared in one of the most popular Korean variety shows “Real men”, he earned the title of baby soldier for his cute and innocent charms.
Who wouldn’t fall for that face?
Park Hyung Sik can sing really really well
You’d think that Park Hyung Sik is one of those idols who can act better than they can sing, but then you’d be wrong; I also thought he was not a good singer up until I heard his voice.
Not only that Park Hyung Sik can sing, but he is considered the second best singer in his group ZE:A, and is considered to have the best vocals in his group by his instructors.
Here is a video that showcases Park Hyung Sik vocal talent.
Ji Soo has only started acting back in 2012
Another late comer, Ji Soo has been in the business for about 5 years, and only recently he started gaining fame for starring in many popular Korean dramas.
In fact I have previously talked about many other interesting facts about him, in my 40 shocking facts about scarlet heart Ryeo, you can check out the video here and find out more about him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8rukgHHbaM&t=110s
But don’t worry I have other interesting facts for you to know about Jisoo. 😉
Ji Soo was a JYP actor trainee
Hmmm? Who would have known? That our dear Ji Soo was once a JYP trainee?
He used to be a JYP trainee back in 2012, but it seems like things didn’t work out and he didn’t last there, his current agency is called “Prain TTP” which is a very weird name for an agency, never heard of it before.
Ji Soo had a rough 2016 and suffered from acute osteomyelitis
Acute osteomyelitis is no joke, its an inflammation in the bone marrow and Ji Soo had a rough time because of it back in October 2016 when it was revealed he was sick.
He was then filming for a drama called fantastic, and he had to stop filming and schedule the surgery, I remember how worried I was about him back then, it was hard watching him having to go back and act after a short rest time due to his commitment in that drama.
I am glad he recovered well.
Ji Soo had done 5 dramas in 2016 alone
Can you believe it? Can you actually believe it?
I think Ji Soo is one of the few Korean actors I have seen in so many kdramas in one year, kdrama actors usually do 1 drama, or two dramas tops, in 2016 alone he was in 5 dramas, 5 you guys!
He was everywhere and it was about time he shines, he was in fantastic, scarlet heart Ryeo, and doctors crush, and page turner, and make a cameo appearance in weightlifting fairy kim bok joo.
And luckily all the dramas he has done had a good amount of success, fantastic was a huge JTBC success, and so was scarlet heart Ryeo internationally, and page-turner was a fan favorite.
