Park Ji-hoon, 27, a member of Wanna One, has captured online attention with bold and self-deprecating performances in the tvN·Tving drama 'The Legend of the Cook,' which aired its finale on the 16th. Shedding his glamorous K-pop idol image, Park took on the humorous role of a military cook, wrapping seaweed around his body and dancing with pig bones in hand, achieving the #1 viewership rating and online buzz in its time slot on cable and general entertainment channels. Director Cho Nam-hyung praised Park's willingness to "get down and dirty," noting his ability to spontaneously embody character traits in unscripted situations. In the first half of this year, Park has dominated both the big and small screens—his film 'The Man Who Lives with the King' drew 16.89 million moviegoers, ranking as Korea's second-highest grossing film of all time, while also achieving success with this drama series. Industry insiders attribute these major hits to Park's "earnestness" and his versatile acting range, moving audiences to tears as the tragic Prince Danjong and to laughter as a bumbling military cook.