{"id":5259,"date":"2026-02-21T00:10:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/?p=5259"},"modified":"2026-02-21T00:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:10:49","slug":"park-bo-gum-recalls-his-mokdong-ulzzang-fame-before-debut-everyone-knew-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/?p=5259","title":{"rendered":"Park Bo-gum Recalls His ‘Mokdong Ulzzang’ Fame Before Debut: “Everyone Knew Me”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Actor Park Bo-gum recalled his immense popularity during his ‘Mokdong ulzzang’ days.<\/p>\n

The February 20th broadcast of tvN’s ‘Bo-gum Magical’ unveiled the third day at the barbershop with the trio Park Bo-gum, Kwak Dong-yeon, and Lee Sang-Yi.<\/p>\n

After finishing their late shift the previous day, the three brothers faced a ‘drama enthusiast’ customer on the third day at the barbershop, with the exception of Lee Sang-Yi, who was away to escort a village resident for a birthday bath.<\/p>\n

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The customer requesting a haircut shyly confessed, “I’ve been waiting for this moment,” as Park Bo-gum adeptly trimmed the back of his head.<\/p>\n

The customer further revealed he was a viewer of Park Bo-gum’s recent work ‘You Have Done Well,’ joking, “My wife is a fan of yours,” evoking laughter.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the customer surprised everyone by recalling a scene from Kwak Dong-yeon’s work in ‘Queen of Tears,’ where his wife found a golden statue, and referred to Kwak Dong-yeon as a ‘golden statue.’ The customer admitted, “I like dramas more than most men.”<\/p>\n

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During a short wait before the dyeing was complete, Park Bo-gum admired the customer, saying, “Sir, you must have been very popular in your younger days. You must have stolen many hearts.”<\/p>\n

The embarrassed customer praised Park Bo-gum’s humility, asking, “Don’t you also admit to having been popular?” To which Park Bo-gum bashfully confessed, “I stole quite a few hearts myself.”<\/p>\n

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Eager to know more, Lee Sang-Yi inquired about Park Bo-gum’s high school popularity before his debut. Park Bo-gum reminisced, “I received quite a few gifts on Pepero Day and Valentine’s Day during my ‘Mokdong ulzzang’ days.”<\/p>\n

He recalled, “Do you remember when people would make Pepero hearts? I got big ones, and people even came from other schools to see me. Everyone knew my name.”<\/p>\n

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Amused by the continuous confessions, Kwak Dong-yeon jokingly remarked, “How could everyone know a regular high school student’s name? I didn’t know my older brother’s name,” evoking laughter. Yet, Park Bo-gum persisted, “When I took the bus to school, people would follow me on the bus.”<\/p>\n

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