The versatile character actor has carved out an unlikely niche — beloved by cinephiles and the terminally online alike

At last week's Blue Dragon Film Awards, Park Jeong-min walked away empty-handed despite dual nominations for best actor and best supporting actor. It was a disappointing outcome, as many had expected him to take home at least one trophy after delivering standout work as both father and son in Yeon Sang-ho's experimental thriller "The Ugly" and as freedom fighter Woo Deok-sun in the period epic "Harbin."

Rather than sulking, Park bounded onto the stage to join singer Hwasa for a performance of "Good Goodbye"— recreating scenes from her music video in which he'd starred — before shouting "Take the shoes!" as she made her exit. Within hours, social media had crowned him "No-Trophy Park," a joking term of endearment that somehow felt like the night's r

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