During Fake US Graduation Photo Trend, The Oldest Korean Idol Shocked Fans With Real US Graduation Photos

Born in Seoul, he immigrated to the United States at 6 months old and grew up there. Park Joon-hyung, a student at California State University, was selected by the CEO of SidusHQ Entertainment, and came to Korea to debut as a member of g.o.d. However, when he arrived at Korea, the IMF financial crisis lead to the national bankruptcy of Korea so the debut plan was postponed.

After debuting in the entertainment industry, he eventually debuted as a member of g.o.d in 1999 and is currently the oldest among Korean idols. He has also been gaining overwhelming popularity since 2018 by operating a YouTube show called “What’s Up Man.” With the “funny American” image in the 2010s, his popularity has increased and he has become active with variety and entertainment activities.

In 2023, Park Joon-hyung posted on his Instagram, “I’ll post this one for laughter to celebrate the opening of our g.o.do’s official fan club.” He wrote, “The app which creates vintage American high school student photos is trending all over the world these days, so I also took the photos once, but it’s not made by an app. Oh no! I’m just the original! In 1986, I was 17 years old!”

Along with the post was his real graduation photos taken when he graduated high school in the US, with his special curly hair. In an episode of “Radio Star” in 2014, the idol once shared, “When riding a motorcycle, white people’s hair comes down, but my hair stayed up like that because it was too curly,” adding, “There were even bugs in my hair,” causing laughter.

Source: SpoEn