Park Bo-gum “I adjusted my diet for my national team role and gained muscle mass” [Photoshoot]

Actor Park Bo-gum graced the cover of the October issue of fashion magazine Elle. This photoshoot captured beautiful moments of Park Bo-gum, who always plays himself boldly and flexibly as an actor and a young man.

In an interview conducted after the photoshoot, Park Bo-gum confessed, “Isn‘t every day a moment that will never come back? Today is the same. I’m so thankful that my life is recorded in a photoshoot, and as I answer questions like today, I discover new things about myself. In that way, I‘m still getting to know myself.”

Park Bo-gum, who is currently filming the JTBC drama ‘Good Boy’, is living as Dong-ju, a member of the South Korean national boxing team who becomes a special recruit and a police officer. He said, “I live diligently every day like the energetic Dong-ju. It’s not easy work because there are action scenes in every episode, but I‘m giving it my all with a joyful heart because it’s a new challenge. I pray that all the actors and staff members can finish safely and healthily,” he said.

Park Bo-gum said, “I adjusted my diet and increased my muscle mass to look like a national representative. At first, it wasn’t easy to do my daily routine while eating only protein and vegetables, but I’m doing my best in the given situation. I really respect those who maintain healthy muscles through a consistent diet and exercise.” When asked when he thinks the most glorious and triumphant moment for an actor, like a “gold medal,” is, he answered, “I think it’s when the work I starred in is loved and people remember the name of the role I played.”

Park Bo-gum’s pictorial and interview can be found in the October issue of Elle and on the website.

Jung Hee-yeon, reporter for Donga.com shine2562@donga.com