GOT7’s Jinyoung Jokes About Former Boss J.Y. Park During His Speech At The “2023 Baeksang Arts Awards”
As of late, GOT7‘s Jinyoung has remained incredibly busy both music-wise and with his acting career.
The idol actor earned praise for his dual role in the psychological thriller, A Christmas Carol. Between filming different projects, he also found time to release his first solo album, Chapter 0: With.
Jinyoung has been winding down his activities due to his upcoming mandatory military enlistment. The idol actor revealed that he would enlist on May 8, with his final public schedule being his appearance at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards.
The artist was nominated for two awards, the “TikTok Popularity Award” and the “Best New Actor (Film)” for his performance in A Christmas Carol. The artist secured the “TikTok Popularity Award” alongside IU, a testament to their popularity.
Fans were thrilled when Jinyoung was announced as the “Best New Actor (Film)” winner, and the artist seemed surprised to have won.
Congratulations Park Jinyoung for winning ‘Best New/Rookie Actor’ in Film category at The 59th Baeksang Arts Awards! 🏆#ParkJinyoung_Baeksang2023
Jinyoung at 59th Baeksang Awards pic.twitter.com/JHRsjZ2jPK— 𝚓𝚘𝚢𝚌𝚎 (@cyjprint) April 28, 2023
During his speech, he couldn’t help but joke to ease some of his nervousness, bringing back an old joke regarding his name.
GOT7 debuted under JYP Entertainment, and its founder, J.Y. Park, shares the same real name as Jinyoung (Park Jinyoung). When Jinyoung debuted, his stage name was Jr., to reflect on that fact.
GOT7 Debut Teaser #5 Jr.(주니어)http://t.co/6EvggRgg60#GOT7 #Jr pic.twitter.com/9oUpHVKCUF
— JYPnation (@jypnation) January 7, 2014
Jinyoung changed his name twice, first to Junior, then finally to his real name Jinyoung. As you can imagine, sharing his name with the founder of his entertainment company at the time probably led to many confusing moments.
While accepting his award, Jinyoung introduced himself, saying, “You must be surprised hearing my name. It’s my real name,” bringing back the old joke!
“Hello, I’m Park Jinyoung! You must be surprised to hear the name. It’s right that it’s my real name.” HE’S SO 😭😂
Jinyoung at 59th Baeksang Awards#ParkJinyoung_Baeksang2023 pic.twitter.com/jTkZ6bofHh
— 𝒔𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 • 𝑗𝑢𝑣𝑦 (@sevendless) April 28, 2023
Fans loved that he hasn’t forgotten the joke even years later!
hes never gonna let go of that damn jyp joke😭😭 https://t.co/5yCF1sRvg7
— zack snyder’s reve festival (@jus2kaiju) April 28, 2023
HILARIOUS AS ALWAYS. CONGRATS ACTOR PARK 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 https://t.co/9JlGPZkPnw
— ri :): (@limelightahgase) April 28, 2023
