Camille Naredo

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Park Seo-jun

Jaehwa Bernardo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1752305980717photo_2025-07-12_15-38-42.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="South Korean actor Park Seo-jun during a press conference for his &#x27;Fit For Any Role: Park Seo-jun&#x27; fan meeting in Manila, July 12, 2025. Photos by Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">South Korean actor Park Seo-jun during a press conference for his &#x27;Fit For Any Role: Park Seo-jun&#x27; fan meeting in Manila, July 12, 2025. <em>Photos by Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>As one of South Korea&#x27;s most popular and in-demand actors, Park Seo-jun often draws attention for his well-toned physique. However, with his packed schedule, he admits that finding time for his usual workout routine has become increasingly difficult.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m actually going through a very busy schedule so I don&#x27;t have much time to maintain a routine, day-to-day,&quot; Seo-jun said through an interpreter during a press conference in Manila, held just hours before he took the stage at the Araneta Coliseum for the &quot;Fit For Any Role: Park Seo-jun&quot; fan meeting on Saturday.</p><p>Although his schedule keeps him busy, Seo-jun still makes time to stay active.</p><p>&quot;Whenever I have time, at least 30 minutes a day, I try my best to work out through calisthenics or different body weight workout,&quot; he shared.</p><p>It&#x27;s a far cry from his usual routine, which he said begins with 30 minutes of stretching, followed by 30 to 40 minutes of weight training. He then caps it off with a five-kilometer run.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1752306280398photo_2025-07-12_15-38-37.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>Many of the questions during the press conference focused on health and fitness, as the fan meeting was organized by canned tuna brand Century Tuna, which the 36-year-old actor endorses. His campaign with the company is also centered on promoting a healthy and active lifestyle.</p><p>&quot;Receiving these questions about exercise is making me feel like an athlete,&quot; the actor remarked at one point, prompting hushed laughter from those present at the press event.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Healthy body, healthy mind</strong></div><p>For Seo-jun, maintaining physical health contributes to good mental well-being, which he considers the most important aspect of overall health.</p><p>&quot;As time passed by, I realized that the most important health we must maintain is our mental health. And for us to have a healthy mind, we must first have a healthy body,&quot; Seo-jun said.</p><p>&quot;For us to have a healthy body, if we have difficulties in running or starting a very difficult exercise, we can start by walking and doing simple exercise. Through that, by maintaining physical health, we may also maintain our mental health.&quot;</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1752306289457photo_2025-07-12_15-38-38.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>His advice to those starting their fitness journey? &quot;Just start moving.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I always see a lot of people around me saying that, &#x27;I have to start working out.&#x27; But whenever I see that, sometimes they don&#x27;t. What I want to tell them is, &#x27;You just have to start,&#x27;&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Just starting moving, don&#x27;t think what you&#x27;re doing, just start. While you do that, you&#x27;ll see the different results and feel the satisfaction coming from working out,&quot; he added.</p><p>When asked how he sees himself after a decade, the cheeky actor replied: &quot;A little older, I guess.&quot;</p><p>Turning serious, he answered, &quot;Of course I&#x27;ll try my best to maintain my health.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Like I said a while ago, mental health is the most important thing so once you maintain mental health, you&#x27;ll be able to maintain your physical body right now, even if a few years have passed. I think that&#x27;ll be my main focus,&quot; he said, adding that he wanted to grow old as &quot;a cool dude in the future.&quot;</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1752306066214photo_2025-07-12_15-38-39.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Seo-jun poses for a photo with officials from Century Tuna"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Seo-jun poses for a photo with officials from Century Tuna</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;Purely happy&#x27;</strong></div><p>Seo-jun, who last visited the Philippines in 2023 for another brand-sponsored fan meeting, said he was &quot;purely happy&quot; to see his local fans again through the event.</p><p>&quot;From the airport last night, I received a grand welcome from my Filipino fans,&quot; he recalled. &quot;Coming here and meeting my Filipino fans and having this event, I&#x27;m very happy that we have this connection together.&quot;</p><p>Asked what type of food he would make for his Filipino fans using tuna, Seo-jun said: &quot;Since Century Tuna itself, the tuna itself has a very pure taste, I wouldn&#x27;t like to waste that by adding some seasoning or different taste.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;d enjoy preparing it the most by adding it to a bowl of salad, so we can have a balance of protein and different vegetables.&quot;</p><p>He also acknowledged that his connection with Filipino fans wouldn&#x27;t have been possible if his projects—including the popular K-dramas &quot;What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim,&quot; &quot;Itaewon Class,&quot; and &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/30/hidden-foes-new-monsters-as-gyeongseong-creature-leaps-to-present-1332"><strong>Gyeongseong Creature</strong></a>&quot;—weren&#x27;t accessible through various platforms.</p><p>&quot;If I think about it, a few years back, I would&#x27;ve never thought that K-content would be this wide, the K-wave would be this wide. Seeing how different content have become more easily accessible, it has also become the reason why I&#x27;m also able to continue my work,&quot; he said.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1752306073451photo_2025-07-12_15-38-40.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>Fans can look forward to Seo-jun&#x27;s upcoming romantic comedy series &quot;Waiting for Gyeongdo,&quot; in which he stars opposite actress Won Ji-an. The show, which has yet to get a premiere date as of writing, centers on the reunion of former lovers. </p><p>At the press conference, Seo-jun teased that audiences would find the drama relatable, as it explores the universal experience of having a first love.</p><p>&quot;The reason I said yes to this role is because I think this is a character that can show my best. It&#x27;s actually a drama that tackles first love, that we all experience. I&#x27;m sure that you guys can relate to the different stories here because this is something that we all experience,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>Though work keeps Park Seo-jun busy, the South Korean actor still makes it a point to squeeze in some exercise.</p>

Though work keeps Park Seo-jun busy, the South Korean actor still makes it a point to squeeze in some exercise.

'I feel like an athlete': Park Seo-jun shares workout routine, advice

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'I feel like an athlete': Park Seo-jun shares workout routine, advice

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Jul 12, 2025 04:04 PM PHT

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