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Park Bo Gum Overcomes On-set Injury as 'Good Boy' Prepares to Premiere May 31

Blending sports, comedy, crime investigation, the series trades Olympic medals for police badges.

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Overview

  • Good Boy follows Yoon Dong Ju, a former Olympic boxing champion who joins a special violent crime unit staffed by fellow national athletes turned police officers.
  • Park Bo Gum underwent six months of real-life boxing training, sustained an injury during intensive action scenes that halted production for six weeks, and then resumed filming at full pace.
  • Co-stars Kim So Hyun, Lee Sang Yi, Heo Sung Tae, and Tae Won Seok each completed months of specialized athletic preparation to authentically portray a shooter, fencer, wrestler, and discus thrower.
  • The 16-episode series premieres May 31 at 10:40 PM KST, releasing new episodes bi-weekly on JTBC and Amazon Prime Video, with additional streaming on Netflix, Disney+, TVING, and Coupang Play in South Korea.
  • Ahead of the debut, Park Bo Gum thanked his global fanbase—particularly in India—for their support and expressed a desire to collaborate on an Indian production or musical.