Meet The “Park Collector": BTS V
It is no surprise that the BTS boys are widely popular among fans as much as their peers. K-Pop idols have nothing but good things to say about them. Not only are the boys incredibly good friends with each other but also other idols and celebrities. While Jungkook is part of the '97 liner squad composed of idols born in 1997 such as NCT Jaehyun, SEVENTEEN Mingyu, and ASTRO Cha Eunwoo, Jin is part of the '92 liners squad. That squad is composed of MAMAMOO member Moonbyul, B1A4's Baro and Sandeul, EXID's Hani, and VIXX's Ken.
Similarly, Jimin is a member of the Parka Squad composed of EXO's Kai, SHINee's Taemin, and HOTSHOT's Timoteo and Ha Sungwoon. In the same manner, BTS V is a part of one of the most desired squads in the industry - the wooga squad. However, what has brought attention to this is that he's being termed a "Park collector." In other words, V tends to have a lot of close friends who have the family name "Park." These include Park Seo Joon, Park Hyungsik, Park Bo Gum, Park Ji Hoon, Park Jimin, and the recent addition Park Jae Sang or who's more popularly known worldwide as PSY.
Park Seo Joon
Park Seo-joon is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas Kill Me, Heal Me (2015), She Was Pretty (2015), Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016-2017), Fight for My Way (2017), What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018), and Itaewon Class (2020); and the films Chronicles of Evil (2015), Midnight Runners (2017), The Divine Fury (2019). Park Seo Joon and V became friends when they filmed Hwarang together, and they have never stopped since. The wooga squad, composed of the two-plus Choi Woo Sik, Park Hyungsik, and Peakboy, meet as often as their schedules would allow and even spent Christmas together.
Park Hyungsik
Park Hyung-sik, known mononymously as Hyungsik, is a South Korean singer, actor, and dancer. He is a South Korean boy group, ZE:A, and its sub-group ZE:A Five. As an actor, he is known for his roles in The Heirs (2013), High Society (2015), Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016), Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017), and Suits (2018). He stars in drama series, as well as in movies and music theatre productions. In 2019, Park made his feature film debut in the legal film Juror 8.[39][40] This role won him the Best New Actor award at the 39th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards in November 2019. He is also in the Wooga Squad and loves spending time with them. When he was enlisted in the military and could not hang out, he photoshopped himself in their pictures too! Talk about squad goals.
Park Bo Gum
Park Bo-gum is a South Korean actor and singer. He gained recognition for his diverse range of roles in film and television. Notably, a psychopathic lawyer in Hello Monster (2015), a genius Go player in Reply 1988 (2015-2016), a Joseon Crown Prince in Love in the Moonlight (2016), a free-spirited man who falls for an older woman in Encounter (2018), and a model who yearns to become a successful actor in Record of Youth (2020). Park was the youngest artist to be named Actor of the Year by Gallup Korea. He was also the first-ever actor to top the Korea Power Celebrity list by Forbes. Park Bo Gum and V met when Bo Gum was an MC alongside Irene in KBS "Music Bank." They continued to hang out and keep in touch with each other, and needless to say; they look adorable together.
Park Ji Hoon
Park Ji-hoon is a South Korean singer and actor. He is known for his participation in the reality competition show Produce 101 Season 2. He finished in second place overall and became a member of the boy group Wanna One, which released several chart-topping albums and singles from 2017 to 2019. The group achieved both critical and commercial success, with six Korean topped-five singles. He also returned to the acting scene in September 2019, making a lead role on JTBC historical drama Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency.
Park first made his debut as a child actor, appearing as a supporting cast member on the MBC historical drama Jumong (2006) and earned roles in several television dramas such as The King and I, Kimchi Cheese Smile, and Iljimae. He also established himself as a musical actor through his participation in Peter Pan, The Harmonium in My Memory, and Radio Star. With the conclusion of the group activities in January 2019, Park began his solo career with EP O'Clock in March 2019. Park Ji Hoon shared during his time in Produce 101 Season 2 that he looked up to V as a role model. V recently shared that the two have become friends and play computer games together!
Park Jimin
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Nothing more needs to be said about the beautiful familial best friendship between V and Jimin than what has already been expressed in the song 'Friends' by BTS. The two have called each other their soulmates. What more does one want in a friendship! Even though they're in the same group, this list would never be complete without mentioning the precious bond between Kim Taehyung and Park Jimin.
PSY (Park Jae Sang)
Park Jae-sang, known professionally as Psy (stylized in all caps as PSY), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Psy is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage performances, and internationally for his hit single "Gangnam Style."
The song's refrain was entered into The Yale Book of Quotations as one of the most famous quotations of 2012. On October 23, 2012, Psy met United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the UN Headquarters, where Ban expressed his desire to work with the singer because of his "unlimited global reach."
On December 21, 2012, his music video for "Gangnam Style" exceeded one billion views on YouTube, becoming the first video to do so in the website's history. Psy was subsequently recognized by the media as the "King of YouTube."On May 31, 2014, the video for Psy's Gangnam Style hit two billion views. As of December 2019, it is the seventh most viewed video on YouTube, with over 3.4 billion views. V is admittedly a huge fan of PSY, and this was solidified when they posted pictures together from which it could be seen how close they are. Some even speculated that this could mean a possible collaboration.
