Park Bogum Hangul 박보검 born 16 June 1993 is a South Korean actor and singer He gained recognition for his diverse range of roles in film and television notably a psychopathic lawyer in Hello Monster 2015 a genius Go player in Reply 1988 20152016 a Joseon Crown Prince in Love in the Moonlight 2016 a freespirited man who falls for an older woman in Encounter 2018 and a model who overcomes various hardships to become a successful actor in Record of Youth 2020 He is the youngest of three siblings Bogum 寶劍 means precious sword His mother died when he was in fourth grade He started learning to play the piano when he was in kindergarten and was a pianist and choir member at church He was also in the swimming varsity team of Seoul Mokdong Middle School During Parks sophomore year of high school he sent a video of himself singing and playing the piano to prominent talent management agencies which led to several offers Park who initially wanted to be a singersongwriter later changed his career path after a suggestion that he would do well acting He graduated from Shinmok High School in 2012 and enrolled at Myongji University as a Musical Theater undergraduate in March 2014 The following year he represented his universitys cultural overseas exchange program where he traveled to cities in England France Italy and Switzerland