Park Sun-ho

Park Sun-ho (; born May 9, 1993) is a South Korean actor, singer, and model. Park made his acting debut in the MBC television series Golden Rainbow in 2014. He also debuted as a singer in 2014 with the song "After Love" (Ballad Ver.) for the 2014 television series Love Cells.

Most recently, Park is known for being a contestant on the Mnet boy group survival program Produce X 101 (2019) and as Lee Gwang-cheol in the OCN television series Rugal (2020).

Career 2008 – 2014: Early Music Aspirations Park initially wanted to debut as a Korean idol, and successfully passed the audition at Starship Entertainment in 2008 to become a trainee. He trained at the agency for six years before leaving the company in early 2014 after having failed to debut with both Boyfriend in 2011 and later Monsta X in 2015. During his time at Starship, he appeared in both Sistar19's "Ma Boy" and Sistar's "Give It to Me" music videos in 2011 and 2013, respectively.

2014 – 2018: Career Change to Acting & Debut as a Singer After leaving Starship, Park decided to pursue an acting career. After signing with SidusHQ in mid 2014, Park made his acting debut in the drama Golden Rainbow, playing the role of Kim Young-won / Michinski Forever in the 34th episode of the series.

A rising new actor, he was later cast in major roles in Love Cells (2014), Start Again (2016) and I'm Sorry, But I Love You (2016).

Park also made his debut as a singer in 2014 with the song "After Love" (Ballad Ver.), which was included in the second soundtrack album for Love Cells.

2019 - present: Produce X 101, Growing Popularity, and Military Service

Park released the digital single "Still" in February 2019, and also contributed to the song's lyrics and music.

In March 2019, Park was revealed to be a trainee for Produce X 101. During the show's first episode on May 3, 2019, he revealed that he joined the show amidst a growing successful acting career due to wanting to try pursuing an idol career once more.

In October 2019, Park was cast in the role of Lee Gwang-cheol for the 2020 OCN drama Rugal. The show was distributed internationally by Netflix.

In December 2022, Park signed with Namoo Actors.

Personal life Military service On August 6, 2020, it was announced that Park began his military service in the Ministry of National Defense on August 10, 2020. He is expected to serve for two years as a member of the honor guard. He was discharged on February 9, 2022.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Ref. 2014 Mourning Grave Pin-up male student 1 2018 Champion Je I-seum 2023LabangPD Dong-ju

Television series Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2014 Golden Rainbow Kim Young-won / Michinski Forever 2015 Shine or Go Crazy Wang Wi Ugly Miss Young-ae 14 Park Sun-ho 2016 Start Again Kang Ji-wook I'm Sorry, But I Love You Kang Nam-goo 2017 Hospital Ship Kim Jae-hwan 2018 A Poem a Day Han Joo-yong 2019 Best Chicken Park Choi-go 2020 Rugal Lee Gwang-cheol 2023 Delivery Man Kim Shin-woo Cameo

Web series Year Title Role 2014 Love Cells Ma Dae-choong 2018 Love Your Glow Kim Soo 2022 Fantasy Spot Inchan

Television shows Year Title Role Ref. 2019 Produce X 101 Contestant

Music video appearances Year Artist Song Ref 2011 Sistar19 "Ma Boy"

Discography Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumKOR "Still" 2019 — Soundtrack appearances "After Love" (Ballad Ver.) 2014 — Love Cells OST Part.2 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2016 35th MBC Drama AwardsBest New Actor Start Again 2017 25th SBS Drama Awards I'm Sorry, But I Love You