# Park Soo-hong

Park Soo-hong (Korean: 박수홍, born October 27, 1970), is a South Korean comedian and presenter.

## Career

In 1991, Park won bronze in the National College Comedy Contest, making his official debut in the South Korean entertainment industry.
In the early 1990s, Park was a part of a group of comedians who called themselves Team Potato (Korean: 감자골), composed of Kim Gook-jin, Kim Soo-yong and Kim Yong-man, who all debuted in the same year on KBS television.
It had been reported that Kim Yong-man had been admitted to hospital due to their busy schedule, and therefore Kim Gook-jin attempted to reason with television program producers to lighten their workload. However, this request was not received well by producers, who then decided it was necessary to permanently ban Team Potato from making appearances on television.
As a result, in January 1993, the four comedians planned to leave South Korea for the United States of America, taking a break from the South Korean entertainment industry, although ultimately, only Kim Yong-man and Kim Gook-jin went to the United States of America, while Park began his compulsory army duty and Kim Soo-yong went to Canada.
In 2004, Park hosted the 2004 MBC Entertainment Awards, along with Kim Won-hee. In 2005, he hosted the 41st Baeksang Arts Awards, with announcer Lee Hye-seung. In 2017, Park hosted the 2017 KBS Drama Awards, along with Lee Yoo-ri and Namkoong Min. In 2018, he hosted the 2018 Miss Korea pageant, alongside Yura (Girl's Day).

## Personal life

Park is a darts fan, having attended and participated in the Phoenix Summer Festival's dart competition, held and sponsored by the Korea Darts Association.
Ahead of the 2018 South Korean local elections and the South Korean by-elections, Park took part in the 613 Vote and Laugh (Korean: 613 투표하고 웃자) campaign, amongst other comedians such as Kang Ho-dong and Shin Dong-yup, encouraging the South Korean public to use their vote in the elections.
On July 28, 2021, Park wrote on his personal Instagram that he had registered his marriage with his non-celebrity girlfriend. On November 24, 2022, it was confirmed that the official wedding will take place on December 23, 2022. On March 18, 2024, Park announced that his wife was pregnant with the couple's first child. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, on October 13, 2024.
In early September 2022, Park Soo Hong's older brother was arrested on charges of embezzling an estimated 10 billion KRW (approximately $7.1 million USD) from Park Soo Hong. On October 4, 2022 while undergoing a cross-examination by the prosecution, his father attacked him multiple times, which included kicking him and delivering verbal threats. He was transferred to the emergency room of a nearby hospital after fainting due to severe stress and shock.

## Filmography
### Variety shows

| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
| 2012–present | Dongchimi [ko] | Host | |
| 2016–2021 | My Little Old Boy | Cast member | Episodes 1–237 |
| 2017 | Is Separation a Big Deal? | Host | Season 1– |
| 2017 | All Broadcasting in the World | Cast member | Episodes 1–9 |
| 2017–2018 | Happy Together - Legendary Big Mouth | Cast member | Episodes 502–554 |
| 2017–present | Rumor Has It | Host | Episode 101– |
| 2021 | Pet Vitamin | Host | |
| 2022 | Children's Taste, Dongchimi | Host | Chuseok special |
| 2022–2023 | Lovers of Joseon | Host | with Park Kyung-lim, Choi Seong-guk and Oh Na-mi |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2002 | MBC Drama Awards | Best TV Host/Special Award for TV MC | Time Machine | Won |
| 2003 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award | | Won |
| 2004 | MBC Entertainment Awards | PD's Award – Variety | | Won |
| 2005 | Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Male | Sunday Sunday Night | Nominated |
| 2016 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Newcomer Award - Radio | Choi Yoo-ra, Park Soo-hong's Now the Radio Generation | Won |
| 2016 | SBS Entertainment Awards | PD Award | My Little Old Boy | Won |
| 2016 | SBS Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award in Talk Show | My Little Old Boy | Nominated |
| 2017 | Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Male | My Little Old Boy | Nominated |
| 2017 | SBS Entertainment Awards | Best Couple Award (with Yoon Jung-soo) | My Little Old Boy | Nominated |