Your Essential Guide to Park Seo-Joon's Movies
From starring in occult film ‘The Divine Fury’ to action comedy ‘Midnight Runners,’ Park Seo-Joon is definitely winning the hearts of fans and film critics all over the world with every project he takes!
One look at Park Seo-Joon and our knees go weak! Ever since making his debut in the Korean entertainment industry not too long ago, Park Seo-Joon has appeared in an impressive number of films, many of which received critical acclaim or cemented his status as an action star in the biz.
If, like us, you’ve eagerly anticipating where you can watch him next (hint, he has a cameo and a movie coming up!), perhaps consider putting on one of his films.
Your Ultimate Park Seo Joon Movie Guide
Your Ultimate Park Seo Joon Movie Guide
Perfect Game (2011)
This film is based on the true story of rivals Sun Dong-yeol of the Haitai Tigers and Choi Dong-won of the Lotte Giants, the top pitchers in the Korea Baseball Organization league during the 1980s. The sports movie revisits one of the most exciting matches in Korean baseball history on May 16, 1987, which would be the last time the two stars would face each other, and ended in a 15-inning draw, although neither actually pitched a perfect game. It stars Cho Seung-woo as Choi and Yang Dong-geun as Sun.
Photo Credit: Lotte Entertainment
Perfect Game (2011)
In this well-loved sports film, Park Seo-Joon plays Chil-goo. This minor role marks his first as an actor, this portrayal dating farther back than his Dream High 2 debut.
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The Chronicles of Evil (2015)
This thriller film is written and directed by Beak Woon-hak (or Baek Woon-hak) and stars Son Hyun-joo, Ma Dong-seok, Choi Daniel and Park Seo-joon. It follows the story of highly decorated homicide detective Choi Chang-sik who has an enviable record and the respect of his peers. Days before a promotion, he dozes off on his way home after a celebratory drink with his colleagues. On the way home, a crime occurs and he accidentally commits murder. Because of his promotion, he decides to cover up the crime.
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The Chronicles of Evil (2015)
The next day, the taxi driver's dead body has been strung up on a crane in front of the police station, and Choi is assigned to the case amidst widespread media attention. Choi's ordeal begins as he tries to misdirect the investigation and remove evidence, to the growing suspicion of rookie detective Cha Dong-jae (Park Seo-Joon). Then a man claiming to be the killer turns himself in and threatens to reveal the truth unless Choi reopens an old case.
Photo Credit: CJ Entertainment
The Beauty Inside (2015)
This romantic comedy film is based on the 2012 American social film The Beauty Inside about a man who wakes up every day in a different body and stars Han Hyo Joo who plays Yi-Soo.
Photo Credit: Next World Entertainment
The Beauty Inside (2015)
The film's story follows Woo-Jin as he changes into a different person everyday when he wakes up. One fateful day, he meets and falls in love with Yi-Soo but it remains to be seen if their love will work out. How will Yi-Soo react to Woo-Jin's secret? The film was critically acclaimed around the world with some critics praising how it kept its supernatural elements grounded in reality, with the focus on the spirituality of true love.
Photo Credit: Next World Entertainment
Midnight Runners (2017)
Ki-joon (Park Seo-joon) and Hee-yeol (Kang Ha-neul) are students at the Korean National Police University. At midnight one night, they witness a kidnapping on their way back from the club. The local police station's missing persons department, however, is busy with the kidnapping of a son of a business mogul at the time and is unable to investigate the case. Knowing that they are in the critical hours after a kidnapping, they embark on their own amateur investigation.
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Midnight Runners (2017)
Once the two police cadets decided to save the young woman's life before it's too late, a series of events occur including an elaborate rescue mission. Park Seo-joon plays Park Ki-joon, a light-hearted, risk-taker who acts first and thinks later.
Photo Credit: Lotte Entertainment
Be With You (2018)
Woo-Jin (So Ji-Sub) takes care of his son Ji-Ho (Kim Ji-Hwan) after the death of his wife Soo-A (Son Ye-Jin). Right before she passed away, Soo-A promised she would be back on a rainy day one year later. True enough, a year later, Soo-A appears again, but she does not remember anything.
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Be With You (2018)
Park Seo-joon makes a special appearance as the adult version of Soo-A and Woo-Jin's son, Ji-ho.
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The Divine Fury (2019)
When he was a young boy, Yong-Hoo's (Park Seo-Joon) father died in an accident. Yong-Hoo then began to distrust and resent people since then. Now all grown up, Yong-Hoo is champion in martial arts. He meets Priest An (Ahn Sung-Ki), who is an exorcist.
Photo Credit: Lotte Entertainment
The Divine Fury (2019)
Father Ahn sees potential in Yong-hoo after his wound defeated a demon. The two partner to battle demonic activity in Korea—including a particular case that involves defeating a very powerful evil.
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Parasite (2019)
Ki-Taek (Song Kang-Ho) is poor and unemployed, and lives with his wife Choong-Sook (Jang Hye-Jin), son Ki-Woo (Choi Woo-Sik) and daughter Ki-Jung (Park So-Dam) in a damp, insect infested semi-basement apartment in a low income area of Seoul.
Photo Credit: CJ Entertainment
Parasite (2019)
When Ki-Woo takes his friend (Park Seo-Joon) to a nearby convenient store for drinks, he learns that his friend (who is going to study abroad) is leaving behind a good paying private tutoring job and wants Ki-Woo to take over while he is abroad. Soon, Ki-Woo enters the life of the wealthy Park family, with Ki-Woo's own family lurking in the periphery.
Photo Credit: CJ Entertainment
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