According to the Korea Business Institute, after leading the Kpop male idol reputation rankings, Park Ji Hoon continued to win the No. 1 position in the personal actor and idol rankings of March.
Keywords related to young stars include "The King's Warden", "star of the movie with more than 10 million viewers", "Yoo Hae Jin", "Wanna One"... His positive score on the charts reached the highest level of 95.27%.
Korean media assessed that Park Ji Hoon's career is on a rising track thanks to the positive response from audiences to the role of exiled king Danjong in the hit movie "The King's Warden". The work is currently sold for more than 13.8 million tickets (as of the morning of March 19), according to the Korean Film Council.
Directed by Jang Hang Jun, "The King's Warden" not only recreates historical events through a fictional lens but also helps viewers deeply sympathize with the suffering of the young king and the people who wholeheartedly support him - through the multi-dimensional acting of the cast, notably Yoo Hae Jin and Park Ji Hoon.
Korea Times (Korea) assessed that Park Ji Hoon had a "lifetime role". The sophisticated acting style, focusing on eyes and expressions, expressing the inner turmoil of the young king who was stripped of the throne scored points. While co-star Yoo Hae Jin revealed that he could not think of anyone else to play the role of Danjong besides Park Ji Hoon.
Before the praise for his acting, the star born in 1999 feels grateful. Instead of being pressured, he embraces it as strength, "weapons" that he can use in the future. Currently, the former Wanna One member is busy with many new projects.
In addition to actively negotiating to play the main role - a genius, hardworking and independent boxer in Lee Jong Suk's "Promoter", Park Ji Hoon is expected to reappear on the small screen in May with Tving's "The Legend of Kitchen Soldier".
In the film, he plays Kang Seong Jae - a young man from a poor background, enlisted in the army at the age of 20 and unexpectedly rose to become a "legendary chef" in the military.
On April 25-26, Park Ji Hoon will hold a fan meeting in 2026 called "Same Place" in Seoul (Korea), and actively promote his new album, expected to be released in April. In addition, he will appear in an entertainment program featuring the reunion of Wanna One.
