On August 6, 2024, JTBC dropped the latest still cuts featuring Park Bo-gum through their official Instagram handle, leaving the K-drama community excited. Park Bo-gum transformed into the national boxing representative Kim Dong-ju for South Korea and won a gold medal after a fierce fight with his opponent.
The broadcasting network dropped five still cuts where the actor donned a South Korean jersey and fought with the enemy team. Park Bo-gum stood on the stage with teary eyes as the national anthem echoed in the background. JTBC captioned their Instagram post as:
"Korean national boxing representative Kim Dong-ju (@bogummy) won the men's middleweight final and won the gold medal, Kim Dong-joo wrote tears of emotion on the stage where the national anthem was played. After a fierce duel, the cheers of the people continued for Kim Dong-ju, who became a world hero from the Eastern Champion."
The network further captioned their post:
"A warm applause to Dong-ju Kim for a great game. Detailed information about the game can be found on the JTBC new drama <Big Boy> scheduled to be broadcast in the second half!"
Soon, Park Bo-gum's latest still for the upcoming comedy and mystery drama Good Boy circulated on social media and went viral among the fandom. They could not stop gushing over the new appearance of the actor, and subsequently, an X user tweeted, expressing their enthusiasm.
"Oof. I've always wanted to see you in a high action role. Excited to see this new avatar."
Netizens observed the minute details in the latest Good Boy stills released by JTBC featuring Park Bo-gum, stating that the sleeveless look of the idol was making them crazy. Meanwhile, others mentioned that the latest appearance was different from his Wonderland look.
"Ok now that this has been ticked off the list, let's manifest a swimmer bogum. Wonderful mama doesn't count coz he was still a baby there. We need a BABE version," a fan reacted.
"different look from wonderland, will definitely check this out," a fan commented.
"everyone saying he's bulked. you have no idea how long we bogum stans waited for this that even a mere sleeveless version of him drove us into crazy mode already!! lmao," a fan mentioned.
Many fans also sarcastically stated that the gyms should be closed as Park Bo-gum has become bulky, while others commented that they would love to see the actor in a sports genre drama.
"FINALLY BEEN WAITING FOR THE SPORTS GENRE!" A user shared.
"sport kdrama with park bogum I might faint please," a user mentioned.
"he's buff nowadays??????? Lock and close the gym," another user reacted.
More about Park Bo-gum's upcoming drama
Good Boy
The upcoming action and comedy-drama Good Boy will depict the story of medalists in international competitions who aspire to become police officers through the Olympic special recruitment. The drama will emphasize a special team, the Olympic Avengers, dedicated to solving violent crime cases using their athletic skills.
The star-studded cast line-up includes Park Bo-gum, Kim So-hyun, Oh Jung-se, Heo Sung-tae, Lee Sang-yi, and Tae Won-seok. It was penned by screenwriter Lee Dae-II, who has previously worked for Life on Mars, Bring It On, Ghost, Chief of Staff, and other shows. The series will be helmed by director Shim Na-yeon, known for shows like The Good Bad Mother, Moment at Eighteen, Hip Hop Teacher, Beyond Evil, and others.
In recent news, Park Bo-gum was featured in the Netflix film Wonderland with other prominent actors, including Bae Suzy, Tang Wei, Jung Yu-mi, Choi Woo-shik, Nina Paw, Gong Yoo, and other personalities. He has also been confirmed to appear in the historical series When Life Gives You Tangerines alongside female singer IU.
Meanwhile, Kim So-hyun recently appeared in the romance series My Lovely Liar and starring in an ongoing tvN drama romance and high school series, Serendipity's Embrace, alongside Chae Jong-hyeop.
The romance and action drama Good Boy, starring Park Bo-gum, is slated to premiere in the second half of 2024 and will feature 16 episodes.