Park Ji-hoon isn't worried about hitting pause with military enlistment

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• ·As his enlistment date approaches, the actor-singer looks back on a banner year, a successful comedic pivot and the enduring appeal of Wanna One Park Ji-hoon (YY Entertainment) The first half of 2026 marked a distinct shift in scale for Park Ji-hoon.
• ·Coming off his performance as the tragic young king Danjong in the historical epic "The King’s Warden" — which broke box-office records to become the second-highest-grossing Korean film of all time — the actor has found himself at the center of Korea's entertainment landscape.
• ·But rather than cash in on that momentum with another heavy dramatic vehicle, Park made a creative pivot with his follow-up project.
• ·In the comedy series "The Legend of Kitchen Soldier," which wrapped up its run on Tuesday, Park plays an army private assigned to kitchen duty — a far cry from the doomed king whose fate moved audiences to tears just months earlier.
• ·"The Legend of Kitchen Soldier," starring Park Ji-hoon (Tving) The gamble paid off.