Park Ji-hoon Wins Baeksang Film New Actor Award and Adds Popularity Prize

Park Ji-hoon won the Film Division Best New Actor award at the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards for his role in The Man Who Lives with the King. The Park Ji-hoon Baeksang result became a two-award night after he also received the Naver Popularity Award at the ceremony held on May 8, 2026, at COEX D Hall in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.¹

The outcome confirmed a major awards showing for Park, who had entered the ceremony as a nominee in the film new actor category and as the leading male vote-getter in the online popularity race. His recognition was tied both to an acting award selected through the Baeksang competition and to a fan-voted prize that had drawn attention before the ceremony.²

Park Ji-hoon Baeksang New Actor Win

Park received the Film Division Best New Actor award for The Man Who Lives with the King, in which he played Danjong. Edaily reported that the same Baeksang ceremony also named Lee Chae-min of tvN’s The Tyrant’s Chef as the Drama Division Best New Actor winner, placing Park’s film award among the night’s principal rookie acting results.²

In his acceptance remarks, Park thanked director Jang Hang-jun, saying, “I want to thank director Jang Hang-jun, who believed in me until the end.” He also addressed senior actor Yoo Hae-jin with the brief line, “I love you, senior Yoo Hae-jin.”²

The award followed a nomination period in which The Man Who Lives with the King had already stood out across the Baeksang film field. On April 13, 2026, the Baeksang Arts Awards secretariat announced nominees through its official website and social media channels, and the film was listed in seven categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best New Actor, and the Gucci Impact Award. Park was named among the Film Division Best New Actor nominees for the same title.³

That nomination context gave Park’s win a clear industry backdrop. The Man Who Lives with the King was not only represented in the acting field but also across major film categories, including picture and directing races. Within that broader slate, Park’s new actor award marked one of the film’s confirmed individual acting results from the May 8 ceremony.

Popularity Award Completes Two-Award Night

Park’s second award came through the Naver Popularity Award, where he was named the male winner after receiving 1.09 million votes. TenAsia reported that Girls’ Generation member and actor Im Yoon-ah was called as the female winner in the same popularity award category.¹

The voting result had been visible before the ceremony. Insight reported that voting for the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards Naver Popularity Award ended on May 5, 2026, with Park and Im Yoon-ah ranked first in the male and female divisions. Park led the male category with 48.7 percent of the vote, ahead of Lee Junho at 40.3 percent.⁴

In his popularity award speech, Park referred directly to the fan-driven nature of the prize. “I understand this is an award received through fans’ votes. I am truly grateful,” he said.¹

The popularity award added a different type of recognition to his acting prize. The Best New Actor award reflected his performance in The Man Who Lives with the King, while the Naver Popularity Award showed measurable support through a public vote. Together, the two awards made Park a two-time winner at the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards.

A Strong Showing for The Man Who Lives with the King

The Man Who Lives with the King had entered the Baeksang season with strong attention around both awards and box office performance. JoongAng Ilbo, through Korea Daily, described the film ahead of the ceremony as a ten-million-viewer movie and identified Park as a strong candidate for the male new actor award. The same report also noted that he had ranked first in the online popularity vote.⁵

SBS Entertainment News, citing the Baeksang secretariat’s April 13 nominee announcement, reported that The Man Who Lives with the King had the most nominations in the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards film division. The report also stated that, as of April 11, 2026, the film had surpassed 16.28 million cumulative viewers and ranked second on Korea’s all-time box office list.⁶

That commercial and awards context is central to understanding Park’s Baeksang result. His nomination was part of a larger wave of recognition for the film, but the final award placed a specific spotlight on his portrayal of Danjong. The available reports describe the role as a key basis for his Film Division Best New Actor honor, while the popularity award confirmed a separate public-vote achievement.

Park Ji-hoon’s Baeksang night therefore combined two verified outcomes: a juried-style acting recognition in the Film Division Best New Actor category and a fan-voted Naver Popularity Award backed by reported vote totals. With The Man Who Lives with the King already prominent among the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards nominees, his two-award result became one of the clearest individual stories from the May 8, 2026 ceremony.

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Cloi Lee

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