[CELEB] Park Jin-young is singer, actor and heartthrob in 'Yumi's Cells'

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Published: 04 Jul. 2022, 16:12

[CELEB] Park Jin-young is singer, actor and heartthrob in 'Yumi's Cells'

Actor Park Jin-young portrays the perfect, romantic boyfriend of the protagonist Yumi, portrayed by Kim Go-eun, in season 2 of Tving original series "Yumi's Cells." [TVING]

Singer and actor Park Jin-young is on a roll as Bobby the heartthrob, and maybe heartbreaker, in season 2 of the Tving original series “Yumi’s Cells.”

Based on the popular Naver Webtoon of the same title by Lee Dong-geun, the narrative centers around an average 30-something-year-old woman named Kim Yumi, portrayed by Kim Go-eun, and some 200 different cells residing in her brain. Each of the cells has a different purpose, with some controlling her thoughts, some her emotions and others her behavior.

Season 1 of the series revolved around Yumi’s relationship and breakup with her now-ex-boyfriend Goo Woong, portrayed by Ahn Bo-hyun.

In season 2, Yumi finds new romance with her co-worker Bobby, and a new chapter starts in her life as she quits her job to become a writer. Up until episode 6, Yumi and Bobby’s relationship seems to be solid as Bobby, being the nice guy he's made out to be, supports Yumi in her new beginning and also meets her parents.

Yumi finds new romance with her co-worker Bobby in "Yumi's Cells." [TVING]

But things start to get rocky as Bobby is sent to the Jeju Island branch of the company in episode 7. Yumi and Bobby work out a way to make the long-distance relationship work, but a new intern named Da-eun, portrayed by Shin Ye-eun, seems to shake things up again as she enters Bobby’s life. The end of episode 8 shows Bobby’s cells facing an earthquake in their village as he sees Da-eun leaving, implying that Bobby may have feelings toward Da-eun also.

Viewers are left on the edge of their seats as they wonder what will happen to the couple. If the series follows the plotline of the webtoon, Yumi faces another breakup due to Bobby’s feelings towards Da-eun.

“Yumi’s Cells” has been widely praised as a rare case of a well-made series able to satisfy the high expectations of the fans of the original webtoon, mixing live-action with 3-D animated scenes to portray each character’s cells.

The actors’ natural demeanor that serves as a bridge between the animated and live-action scenes are receiving compliments as well. Park, who originally appeared as just the side-character of Yumi's co-worker, is now receiving his share of the spotlight as Yumi’s seemingly perfect, romantic boyfriend.

Park Jin-young [BH ENTERTAINMENT]

Park, who rose to his prominent position by juggling both of his careers as a singer and an actor, debuted as an actor through a minor role in KBS drama series “Dream High 2” in January 2012 and then as Jinyoung of the boy band GOT7 in January 2014. Park briefly featured in several roles on the small screen after his K-pop debut, and began to more actively pursue his acting career from 2019, appearing as a protagonist for the first time in tvN’s “He is Psychometric” (2019) in which he portrays Lee An who possesses a psychometric ability to read people’s secrets. The actor then went on to feature in other tvN series “When My Love Blooms” (2020), “The Devil Judge” (2021) and now “Yumi’s Cells.” Park’s edge in acting lies in his delicacy in expressing his emotions, well suited for romance genres.

Park as a judge in tvN drama series "The Devil Judge" (2021) [TVN]

GOT7 poses during a press conference for its new EP "GOT7" on May 23. [NEWS1]

He was also active as a member of GOT7, gaining popularity both in Korea and overseas with hit songs such as “A” (2014), “Just Right” (2015), “If You Do” (2015) and “Hard Carry” (2016). Although the members went their separate ways in 2021 after their contracts with JYP Entertainment ended, the band has not technically disbanded and continues to be active as a group, having released its latest EP “GOT7” in May this year.

Jinyoung (Park Jin-young)

Date of birth: Sept. 22, 1994
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Jinhae, South Gyeongsang
Debut: January 2014 through boy band GOT7
Agency: BH Entertainment

Park Jin-young, or Jinyoung, made his singing debut as a member in JYP Entertainment’s boy band GOT7 in January 2014. He is a vocalist in GOT7, but he also actively participates in choreography composition with fellow member Yugyeom, the main dancer of the group. Park is making headway in his acting career following his first lead role in tvN series “He is Psychometric” in 2019. Currently he is portraying Bobby, Yumi’s boyfriend in the hit Tving original series “Yumi’s Cells.”

This information was confirmed by BH Entertainment on June 29, 2022.

BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]