Park Bo Gum Facts

On his family/ upbringing

his name means 'precious sword' (寶劍), and was chosen by the pastor at his church his mentors are his father and the pastor at his church his hometown is seoul and has lived in the same place for his whole life he has an older brother and older sister who are 10 years older than him - so that's why he doesn't have a hard time with seniors that are a lot older than him his parents always believed, supported and prayed for the things that he does (acting/becoming a celebrity) he was told that when he was young, he cried so much that he almost died of a hernia. that was when his parents, who were faithless at the time, prayed for the first time. their family motto is "think of today as the last and let's do our best" his sister is 11 years older than him, while his brother is 9 years older he'd like to travel to the U.S with his family. his older sister is unmarried, while his older brother is married. his mother passed away when he was in the 4th grade.