Netizens’ attention was focused on Park Keun Rok, who played “Handsome Monk” in Netflix’s series “Mask Girl”.
“Mask Girl” tells the story of Kim Momi (Lee Han Byeol/Nana/Go Hyun Jung), an office worker who is insecure about her looks. She becomes a masked internet personality by night — until a chain of unexpected, ill-fated events overtakes her life.
Park Keun Rok played “Handsome Monk”, who enjoys the main character Kim Momi’s Internet broadcasts and tries to uncover her hidden face. “Handsome Monk” impressed viewers with his poor pronunciation and intonation pretending to be an overseas Korean, as well as his eyes that changed fiercely after his identity was exposed.
Along with the success of the work, Park Keun Rok’s past works also drew attention. In 2019, he appeared as Park Dong Ik’s chauffeur Yoon, who is misunderstood and kicked out of his owner’s house, in director Bong Joon Ho’s movie “Parasite”. He showed impactful acting although it was a small role. In particular, director Bong Joon Ho said, “After the audition, I was curious to see how good he was at acting, so I asked him out for coffee. I felt that he was Ha Jung Woo of the independent film world.”
Besides, Park Keun Rok is building filmography as an actor by digesting various roles in tvN’s “Designated Survivor: 60 Days”, the movie “The Most Ordinary Romance” and OCN’s “Dark Hole”.
After “Mask Girl” was released, posts from netizens curious about Park Keun Rok came up on online communities, including theqoo. Netizens showed reactions such as “This man was the chauffeur in ‘Parasite’“, “I remember Presidential Office Administrator Park Soo Kyo in ‘Designated Survivor: 60 Days’“, “No wonder he looked familiar“…
Meanwhile, Park Keun Rok will appear in TVING’s original series “Running Mate”, which is set to be released in 2024.
Source: Wikitree
