"Did I not become human enough?" Park Ji-hoon, on his rising path... mentions enlisting in the Marine Corps next year

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Singer and actor Park Ji-hoon has announced his plans to enlist.

On the 6th, the YouTube channel 'Kim Jeong-nan' released a video titled "Mom Kim Jeong-nan, who said 'I thought it would go well,' has finally made her son Park Ji-hoon (Baeksang New Actor nominee) a reality."

Kim Jeong-nan has a connection with Park Ji-hoon, having shared on-screen chemistry as mother and son in the 2024 film 'The World Is So Pretty, Audrey.'

Park Ji-hoon, who became a 'million-seller actor' with the 2026 film 'The Man Who Lives with the King,' said, "I have two days off in April. I'm working seven days a week promoting the drama 'The Legend of the Cook,' appearing on the variety show 'Wanna One,' and preparing for my solo comeback. My home has become a lodging facility. When I get home, I wash up, sleep, and when the alarm goes off, I get up and leave like a robot." He added, "Still, I'm grateful because I'm being loved."

He continued, "It's a profession that's really hard to adapt to. I'm always playing new people and facing new characters. I think even senior actors and junior actors feel the same nervousness before starting a project."

Kim Jeong-nan asked Park Ji-hoon about his enlistment timing, and he replied, "I really have to go next year. I want to join the Marine Corps, but the age limit is 29. I'm 28 now, so I have one year left."

He added, "People around me all say they'll regret it on the first day of enlistment. But if they tell me not to go, I want to go even more. Right now, I'm training mostly running rather than swimming. I want to be selected for the Marine Corps Reconnaissance Unit within the Marine Corps." He laughed, saying, "My mom was so happy. She said, 'Did I not become human enough?' She told me to go to a tough place and come back."

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