Park Ji-hoon wins Best New Actor at Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

Park Ji-hoon was named Best New Actor at the 46th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards on September 4, following his role in the February release "The King's Warden." The actor, who could not attend the ceremony at Cinematheque KOFA, is now a nominee for Best New Actor at the upcoming 47th Blue Dragon Film Awards.

The 46th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards were held on the afternoon of September 4 at Cinematheque KOFA, located within the Korean Film Archive in Mapo-gu. Park Ji-hoon was announced as the winner of the Best New Actor award, though he was unable to attend the ceremony due to an overseas schedule.

Park Ji-hoon rose to the status of a "10 million actor" for his role in the film "The King's Warden," directed by Jang Hang-jun, which was released this past February. He recently received a commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the 17th Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards and previously won the Best New Actor award in the film category at the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards.

Additionally, Park Ji-hoon has been named a nominee for Best New Actor at the 47th Blue Dragon Film Awards, which is scheduled to be held on September 25. His recent trajectory of collecting trophies following this win at the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards is drawing significant attention.

The awards ceremony focused on Korean feature films released between October of last year and September of this year, following a selection process consisting of preliminary and final evaluation meetings.

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