The Squid Game star and his wife have welcomed their second child, a baby boy

The Squid Game star and his wife have welcomed their second child, a baby boy

The news was confirmed by his agency BH Entertainment that both the mother and the baby boy are doing well. The couple welcomed their son on August 23. South Korean actor Park Hae Soo is celebrating a special new chapter in his life. The Squid Game star and his wife have welcomed their second child, a baby boy.

Park Hae Soo announced the pregnancy on stage

Daddy won an award. As he accepted his first Best Actor trophy for the thriller crime series The Scarecrow, the actor surprised everyone by turning his acceptance speech into a personal celebration of his growing family. He then addressed his wife, who was watching the ceremony from home, adding, “My beloved wife is probably even more nervous than me right now watching from home — I love her. I love you too, our second blessing. After the ceremony, he spoke to Sports Chosun about why he chose that particular moment to make the announcement. He explained, “This is a joyful and blessed event, so I wanted to share the news of my second pregnancy with many people. In the early stages of pregnancy, I was worried and couldn’t contact everyone. That’s why I wanted to mention Chukbok if I had the chance to give an acceptance speech.”

The Squid Game star first shared the news of his wife’s pregnancy in a touching moment at the 5th Blue Dragon Series Awards on July 31.

“Our son’s name is Chukbok-i, and he always brings blessings to me,” he said.

Park Hae Soo got married to his wife, a non-celebrity, in January 2019, and the couple welcomed their first child, a son, in 2021. A representative BH Entertainment confirmed that the 45-year-old actor is currently by his wife’s side at the hospital, according to The Chosun Daily. Five years later, they have welcomed another baby boy, making their family a family of four. He is currently by his wife’s side, and both the mother and the baby are in good health. If you’ve seen Bong Joon Ho’s Memories of Murder starring Song Kang Ho, chances are its haunting final shot still stays with you. Inspired by South Korea’s infamous Hwaseong serial murders, the film ended without identifying the killer as the real case remained unsolved at the time. Hae-soo has several projects lined up, including Netflix’s upcoming crime thriller Paper Man, where he will share the screen with Jo Jung Suk and Claudia Kim. He will play Oh Seung Eop, the First Deputy Director of the Anti-Counterfeiting Division at the Korea Mint. He is also set to appear in The Great Bang Ok Sook and Sad Tropics.

The K-drama , which aired earlier this year, The Scarecrow revisits the same tragedy, but looks at what happens after the truth finally begins to emerge. The statement read, “Park Hae Soo’s second son was born yesterday.