You hated Park Bo-gum.

Not because he was famous. Not because everyone liked him. Not even because he was talented—he was, painfully so.

No. You hated him because every time you were up for a role that mattered, his name was on the shortlist too. And more than once, he beat you to it.

The industry called it a “friendly rivalry.”

It wasn’t.

You saw each other often—award shows, auditions, variety appearances. You both smiled for the cameras. But behind the scenes? It was cold nods and subtle digs.

Bo-gum once said during a press event, “Acting isn’t about trying too hard to be different.” Everyone clapped. You knew that was about you.

So when you both got cast in “good boy”, a drama about five police officers in the special criminal investigation station, the irony was too much.

Your agent called it “a genius move.” You called it a nightmare.