"A brand new certified loser"- Good Boy viewers declare Park Bo-gum's character over one-sided love for Kim So-hyun

Park Bo-gum returns with his second drama Good Boy after When Life Gives Tangerines in 2025 and has broken the internet with his lover boy role, Yoon Dong-ju. Episode 1 of Good Boy, featuring Bo-gum, Kim So-hyun, and more, was released on May 31, 2025.

Park Bo-gum plays the role of Yoon Dong-ju, an ex-boxer who was a gold medalist in his prime but is now a police officer. On the other hand, Kim So-hyun illustrates the character of Ji Han-na, a fierce sharpshooter who has quit the sport and now works as a police officer. Yoon Dong-ju and Ji Han-na are special recruits at the same precinct and have known each other from their trainee years.

Yoon Dong-ju has a one-sided crush on Ji Han-na and has showcased his adorable actions towards her. In particular, there is a scene where Ji Han-na kicks down her life-sized poster, which was made to promote the precinct, and Yoon Dong-ju goes behind her and puts it back up. Later, he is seen putting up a bandage on Ji Han-na's poster.

Fans took to social media to discuss Yoon Dong-ju's affection for Ji Han-na. Good Boy viewers found his personality irresistible and shared their thoughts about his lover boy energy on X.

"Oh Hello?! a brand new certified loser just dropped," a fan said.

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"Guys another LOSER in love & it's just first episode. My boy always choose green flag characters," a user added.

"Yoon dong-ju, a certified gold medalist in loserism & downbadism too," a netizen mentioned.

Fans shared that they already loved Park Bo-gum's new character Yoon Dong-ju in Good Boy.

"Another loser in love. Another green flag character of his but in a different way. The chemistry between #ParkBoGum & #KimSoHyun is so good," a fan commented.

"And it's our fave boy aka Bogummy. I love this new hero/male lead. He is so straightforward and cute at the same time and then, when he starts fighting, he is so cool!" another fan commented.

"Ah, another one to add to the list, welcome to the loser-in-love club donju," a user reacted.

More fans shared their thoughts on Yoon Dong-ju's one-sided love for Ji Han-na.

"He's so whipped for her. It's so cute. Ep1 was so damn good. I feel like #GOODBOY might bring me out of my kdrama slump, lol," a netizen stated.

"Why he always looks like is deeply in love with his partner, god I wanna date him," another netizen said.

"Hanna not even blinking while shooting & then there’s Dongju who just fell in love with her again," a user mentioned.

What is Good Boy, starring Park Bo-gum and Kim So-hyun, all about?

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Good Boy is a new rom-com with action drama featuring When Life Gives You Tangerines actor Park Bo-gum and Serendipity’s Embrace actress Kim So-hyun. The drama follows the story of five former athletes: Yoon Dong-ju, Ji Han-na, Ko Man-sik (Heo Seong-tae), Kim Jong-hyun (Lee Sang-yi), and Shin Jae-hong (Tae Won-seok).

They had to quit their passion due to different reasons and join the police forces through a special enlistment process. With different skills and capabilities, they come together to form the “Olympic Avengers” of the police forces, aiming to make the city crime-free.

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Good Boy is written by Lee Dae-il, who has shown his work in Bring it On, Ghost! and Chief of Staff. Notably, director Shim Na-yeon, who has worked on shows like The Good Bad Mother and Beyond Evil, has directed the Park Bo-gum starrer Good Boy.

Meanwhile, Good Boy airs two episodes every week on JTBC and streams on the OTT platform Prime Video.

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Inaas is a pop culture writer covering K-drama and K-pop at Sportskeeda. She graduated from the University of Mumbai with a degree in Mass Media, specializing in Journalism. Her love for the Korean entertainment industry started in college and shaped her assignments, eventually leading her to pursue a career as a Korean pop culture writer.

She previously worked as a Community Manager and oversaw more than 50 K-Content creators for an audio app. She has also had the pleasure of interviewing members of famous K-pop groups including BLACKSWAN, UNIS, and actors like Lee Se-young, Um Tae-goo, as part of her ongoing work at Sportskeeda.

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Edited by Arunava Dutta