Park Ji-hoon isn't worried about hitting pause with military enlistment

The first half of 2026 marked a distinct shift in scale for Park Ji-hoon.

Coming off his performance as the tragic young king Danjong in the historical epic "The King’s Warden" — which broke box-office records to become the second-highest-grossing Korean film of all time — the actor has found himself at the center of Korea's entertainment landscape.

But rather than cash in on that momentum with another heavy dramatic vehicle, Park made a creative pivot with his follow-up project.

In the comedy s ...