Actor Park Hee Soon joins Salt Entertainment.

On November 29th, his new agency Salt Entertainment announced, “We recently signed an exclusive contract with actor Park Hee-soon.” It announced a new beginning with Salt Entertainment, where a manager who has built trust and confidence through long-time collaboration with Park Hee Soon in the past.

Park Hee Soon, who has been active on the theater stage for more than 10 years, has worked on films such as 'Seven Days', 'The Client', '1987', the drama 'Beautiful World', 'The Movie of Week X: Sleep Bank' and etc. As an actor who crosses various genres, he has performed flawlessly.

Recently, the Netflix original series 'My Name' has reached its second heyday. Park Hee Soon is loved all over the world for his charismatic acting and strong action in the role of 'Choi Mu Jin'.

The agency said, "We are happy to be able to establish a new relationship with actor Park Hee Soon, who has shown unique character digestibility in each work. We will give full support to actor Park Hee Soon, who is loved by the public for his sincere acting, so that he can make his work happy."

Meanwhile, Salt Entertainment signed an exclusive contract with Park Hee Soon, which includes Kim Jung-hwa, Park Shin-hye, Kim Ji-won, Kim Seon-ho, Kim Joo-heon, Hong Seung-beom, Lee Jun-kyung, and Jang Do-ha.

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The hit drama Weak Hero 2 is taking over both streaming charts and fans’ hearts—and now it’s bringing massive attention back to the original Naver webtoon Weak Hero.

According to Netflix's Tudum Top 10 update on April 30, Weak Hero 2 pulled in a huge 6.1 million views (based on total watch time divided by full runtime) just three days after its release. It grabbed the #1 spot on the Global TOP 10 Non-English TV Series chart.

That’s not all—right after it dropped, the drama soared to the top of Korea’s TOP 10 Series and even made the TOP 10 charts in 63 countries, including Brazil, France, Mexico, Belgium, Morocco, Greece, Indonesia, and more.

This follows the success of Weak Hero 1, which previously ranked #8 and stayed on the global chart for five weeks straight.

With all eyes on the new season, fans are now rushing to read the original webtoon, leading to a massive jump in popularity.

The webtoon, which first started in May 2018 and wrapped up in November 2023, is famous for its intense storytelling and emotional depth.

It tells the story of Yeon Si Eun, a quiet and seemingly weak student who turns into a top fighter at a violent school—giving fans a unique and gripping coming-of-age story.

After Weak Hero Class 2 aired, many viewers started reading or re-reading the webtoon from beginning to end. As a result, sales of the webtoon have shot up more than 20 times compared to its average monthly sales after completion.

The series has also been turned into printed books, a mobile game, and even emojis, and has been exported to 9 countries, including North America.

When the first season of the drama premiered on Wavve in 2022, it held 45% of the platform’s total viewing share, proving its wide appeal.

Fans are now hoping for a new sequel season of the webtoon, and the franchise is being praised as a perfect example of how a strong original story can keep growing through great adaptations.

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