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 ==