“For my father who lost his sight” … Park Jeong-min, the reason he overcame shame and released an audiobook

TV Jun 09, 2025

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Actor Park Jung-min.Sports Donga DB
Actor Park Jung-min.Sports Donga DB
Park Jung-min revealed the story behind the special work he did for his father.

In the preview for tvN entertainment show ‘You Quiz on the Block’, which will air on the 11th, Park Jung-min honestly revealed the background behind his recent establishment of an independent publishing company and even his own production of audiobooks.

Park Jung-min confessed, “My father lost his eyesight in an accident,” and “In the process of accepting that fact, I felt ashamed and disgusted because I felt like I was pitying myself.” He continued, “I’ve finally come to the point where I feel like I have to continue to do something for my father,” and he was moved.

Photo courtesy of tvN
Photo courtesy of tvN
Kim Geum-hee’s new work ‘First Summer, Wanju’, published by the publishing company ‘Muje’, of which he is the CEO, was planned as an audiobook from the beginning.Park Jeong-min explained, “Unlike the usual order in which paper books and e-books are released first and then audiobooks are released, this time, I made it with audiobook production in mind from the beginning for my father.”

Meanwhile, regarding the topic of the word ‘sabbatical year’, Park Jung-min drew the line, saying, “I have never said that word.” He then relayed the reaction of his agency colleague Hwang Jung-min, saying, “He said, ‘Don’ t rest, IC ‘,” causing laughter.


Reporter Lee Su com jin sujinl22@donga

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