[K-MUSICAL] Musical Actors' Change of Name-Park Hosan's Success

 

Park Hosan (Photo by Sports Dong-A DB)

There are quite a few actors who have changed their names.
There must be many reasons for them to change their names.
Changing names is no less difficult than changing faces.
These are the most common reasons why actors change their names.

First of all, their names are too common in Korea.
Of course, there are many successful actors with ordinary names.
Names like Kim Jun-su and Cho Seung-woo are also easy to meet in Korea.
On the other hand, Park Hyo-shin is a hard name to meet.

There is a Korean musical actor named Park Ho-san.
He is more active in Korean dramas than in musicals these days.
You can easily find him in Korean dramas on Netflix.
But Park Hosan is not his real name.
His real name was Park Jung-hwan.
He has been an actor in Korean musicals and plays for a long time as Park Jung-hwan.
But he wasn't as famous an actor as he is now.

One day I was having dinner with the actors in Daehangno, Seoul.
Among the actors was Park Jung-hwan.
He was a member of our group.
He told us he had decided to change his name.
And he told us why.

One day, a dead grandfather appeared in Park Jeong-hwan's dream.
Grandfather called him in his dream.
But his grandfather called him Hosan.
Grandfather called Park Jeong-hwan "hosan" several times.
In his dream, Park Jeong-hwan was very curious.
Because Park Hosan was his grandfather's name.
Grandpa's voice was very warm and soft.
Park Jung-hwan became comfortable listening to his grandfather's voice.

Park Jung-hwan, who woke up from his dream, thought for a long time.
And he decided to change his name to Park Hosan.
Park did not just change his name.
As he changed his name, he decided to change his character, too.
Park Jung-hwan was a bit tricky.
At least he wasn't easy to get along with.
He was sometimes aggressive.
However, Park Jung-hwan, who became Park Hosan, became a completely different person.
A smile appeared on his stiff face.
His speech became soft and kind to people.

Since he changed his name, things have gone well for him.
He appeared in more musicals and got better roles.
In the drama, he began to receive a proposal for appearance.
Park Ho-san became a familiar actor to the public through the drama 'Wise Prison Life (Prison Playbook).
I'm sure you're well aware of what happened afterwards.
Park Ho-san is now a very famous star.

I know a few actors who recently changed their names.
They may have reasons to change their names, too.
Whatever it is, it is fine.
I expect them to succeed like Park Hosan.
Sometimes renaming can be a change of person as well as a name.