| Park Hae-jin from tvN TV drama "Cheese in the Trap" |
By Ko Dong-hwan
Actor Park Hae-jin proved Saturday he is the hottest hallyu star in China, with his appearance on a Chinese TV variety show drawing huge interest on mainland TV and the Internet.
The star from the tvN TV drama "Cheese in the Trap," which ended in early March, was a guest on
Hunan Broadcasting System's "Happy Camp." With the drama's blockbuster boom in China and Park's role of attractive college student Yoo Jung becoming a sensation among local fans, the latest episode was highly anticipated.Park showed Chinese fans what he was made of, stealing the hearts of Chinese female celebrities by reprising the romance-charged role of Yoo Jung ― caressing them from behind, kissing their eyes, and combing through their hair with his hands ― as well as showing athleticism with a pull-up bar display and a pillow fight.
| Park from Hunan Broadcasting System's 'Happy Camp,' Saturday / Yonhap |
"One hundred female college students chanted one name, which is Park Hae-jin," said one the show's hosts, He Jiong, according to online daily OSEN.
Park, among other celebrities on the show, was the only one who dominated the Chinese online real-time keywords chart. Visitors to his blog topped 5 million after the show, with Park thanking Chinese fans on his Weibo site and asking them not to let go of his hands.
Park will hold a fan meeting on April 23 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his debut. The free event will be at Olympic Park, Seoul.
Youku, one of China's largest video-sharing sites, and smartphone app V, an online broadcasting channel run by Korea's biggest portal site Naver, will stream the event live worldwide.
Korean Language
中예능 박해진 출연에 '꿈틀'거린 대륙 시청률ㆍ실검
배우 박해진이 출연한 중국 후난위성TV 예능프로그램 '쾌락대본영'이 동시간대 예능 프로그램 시청률 1위에 올랐다.
4일 박해진의 소속사 마운틴무브먼트 엔터테인먼트에 따르면 지난 2일 방송된 '쾌락대본영'은 전국 시청률 2.46%, 시장점유율 7.35%로 동시간대 예능 프로그램 중 압도적인 1위를 차지했다.
이날 '쾌락대본영'은 '치즈인더트랩'에서 유정 역을 맡아 홍설(김고은 분)로부터 '유정 선배'로 불린 박해진을 비롯해 중국의 톱스타 장량, 진위정 등이 출연하는 '선배 특집'으로 꾸며졌다.
박해진은 이날 눈 가리고 베개로 상대편 때리기, 철봉 멀리 뛰기 등 체력을 뽐내고 노래 맞추기 등의 게임도 했다.
소속사는 '최근 시청률 하락세를 탔던 '쾌락대본영'이 올해 들어 가장 높은 시청률을 기록했다'며 '지난달 12일 방송됐던 중국판 '나가수' 특집의 전국 시청률 2.44%, 시장 점유율 7.21%보다도 높은 기록'이라고 밝혔다.
박해진은 오는 23일 서울 올림픽공원 내 SK 핸드볼경기장에서 열리는 데뷔 10주년 기념 팬미팅을 앞두고 있다. (연합뉴스)