Actor Park Soo-oh.

Actor Park Soo-oh has made a strong impression with the Netflix series ‘Girigo’.

Playing ‘Han Gi-tae’, the originator who provided the idea for the wish-granting application ‘Girigo’, Park Soo-oh projected a powerful presence from his very first appearance. With striking features that instantly draw the eye, he serves as the figure who truly ignites the events and fully delivers as a scene-stealer. In particular, he delicately portrays the unstable psychology unique to teenage boyssuch as emotional shifts and rifts among peersdrawing viewers in.

On the strength of Park Soo-oh, ‘Girigo’ is also drawing worldwide acclaim. Praised as a fresh entry in the YA (Young Adult) horror genre, the series recorded 7.5 million views in its second week, reached No. 1 in the Global Top 10 Non-English Shows category, ranked No. 1 in 24 countries, and placed in the Top 10 in 64 countries, attracting explosive interest.

Previously, in the MBC dramas ‘Director Maeng and the Malicious Commenter’ and ‘Labor Attorney Noh Mujin’, Park Soo-oh authentically depicted characters’ complex inner worlds and narratives, leaving a deep afterglow. Having shown the ability to inhabit multidimensional characters in every project, he delivered a performance of a completely different tenor in this series as well, proving an expanded acting spectrum.

Having firmly made his mark with the Netflix series ‘Girigo’, Park Soo-oh is set for another transformation in his next project, the new JTBC drama ‘Gold Digger’, in which he will play the youngest son of Min Young-joo (Kim Hee-ae), ‘Seo Hyun-min’, heightening expectations with his continued busy run.

Meanwhile, ‘Girigo’ tells the story of high school students who, cursed by the wish-granting application ‘Girigo’ with a sudden death foretold, struggle to escape that curse, and it is now streaming on Netflix to enthusiastic response.