Park Myung-soo
| Park Myeong-su | |
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| Born |
August 27, 1970 Gunsan, North Jeolla, South Korea |
| Medium | Stand-up, Television, Singer, Composer, Philanthropist |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Genres | Comedy, Singer |
| Spouse | Han Su-min |
| Notable works and roles | Member of Infinite Challenge Singer of Prince of the Sea Host of Happy Together |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박명수 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Myeongsu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Myŏngsu |
Park Myeong-su (a.k.a. Great Park, born August 27, 1970) is a Korean DJ, comedian, MC, singer, and songwriter who debuted on television in 1993, appearing on the MBC Network. He is a co-host in the top-rated comic variety programme Infinite Challenge and host of the Date at 2 O'Clock radio show. He has released several music singles, including "Prince of the Sea", which was covered by LPG in 2007.
On April 8, 2008, Park Myeong-su married his long-time girlfriend, 31-year-old dermatologist Han Su-min. This was the first time a member of Infinite Challenge has married since the show's inception. Their first child, Park Min-seo, was born in August 2008.
As of December 2009, with the joint co-operation of its enterprise company, he began serving as a CEO of a business called "Mohani" (모하니), which sells wigs in shopping malls.
On Infinite Challenge, Park Myeong-su is "the second-in-command" (2인자), putting him below the host-in-chief Yoo Jae-suk, who is "the first-in-command" (1인자). He also called "Rice Insect" (벼멸구), a rival nickname for Yoo Jae-suk's famous "Grasshopper". Myeong-su's jokes about how he will overthrow Yoo Jae-suk as leader and being the first-in-command himself was an early running gag on the program. He also claimed that his nickname should be "Big Star" (거성/巨星 Geoseong). He sometimes tries to make use of his seniority by lecturing the other members on various matters, such as becoming a star; however, they rarely take him seriously.
Another nickname is "Chicken CEO," in reference to the Kyochon chicken shop which he formerly operated. He is currently a Seoul metropolitan manager of Imsil Cheese Pizza restaurant.
In October 2007, Park Myeong-su acquired another nickname, "worthless elder brother" (하찮은 형) after co-host Noh Hong-chul referred to him as a "worthless person with a worthless body" (하찮은 박명수님, 하찮은 몸) in comparison to world-class Figure skater Kim Yuna. Another related nickname is "Father" (아버지) since he is the oldest among another Infinite Challenge members and due to his weak stamina and slowly balding forehead.
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