Park Hae Jin Looks Dashing As Employee-Turned-Employer in Upcoming MBC Drama

MBC's upcoming Wednesday-Thursday drama, titled "Old School Intern," starring Park Hae Jin, has released new stills!

The series is an office comedy-drama that centers the story on a man, portrayed by actor Park Hae Jin, who achieved his sweet revenge on his former boss, played by Kim Eung Soo, who made Park Hae Jin's life miserable. Then, their luck suddenly shifted when the boss gets hired as Park Hae Jin's subordinate at a new company.

The visual of Park Hae Jin's shone in the newly released poster as he played the character who reached the top of the ladder with a swift promotion at a new company. As seen in the poster, Park Hae Jin is standing confidently at a desk. Beside him is an open tablet, and behind him are stacked up ramen boxes. The background of the poster is the office of the marketing sales team.

However, the thing that attracted attention the most is the part of the poster wherein a large text "kkondae" is seen, which is a Korean slang phrase for an older person or in the English connotation more known as "boomer."

There was also some sneak peek of Park Hae Jin portraying his new character, who is always dressed, looking neat and picture-perfect. He is seen wearing a variety of shirts, and his fashionable ties are always worn perfectly. Thanks to being hardworking, he is no longer a mere employee but became a rising star in the ramen industry.

Park Hae Jin was born on May 1, 1983. The actor became famous for his supporting roles in dramas, namely "East of Eden" (2008-2009), "My Love from the Star" (2013), and Doctor Stranger (2014). He played the leading role in dramas Bad Guys (2014), Cheese in the Trap (2016), Man to Man (2017), and Forest (2020).

Park Hae Jin's parents separated when he was young, and he eventually moved back in with his mother after 17 years of not being together.

Fun fact: The actor is also known to be a collector of shoes, particularly sneakers. Can you guess how many shoes he owns? Well, it's actually 1800 pairs!

When Park Hae Jin experienced the ascend in his popularity, he then received a lot of endorsement offers. And in the year 2016, the actor won the Best Actor award at the Korean Cable TV Awards. Since becoming very famous not only in South Korea but also overseas, it led him to be featured in Chinese postage stamps, making him the first Korean to be on Chinese stamps that were released as both regular issues and limited edition.

Fast forward to the year 2017, Park Hae Jin was cast in the romance thriller "Four Men," this was scheduled to premiere in the year 2018. However, the project faced some delays, and production was later canceled due to contractual breach.

This current year, the actor's latest project was the comedy-drama "Forest," where he portrayed the character of a special emergency rescue team worker.