Park BoGum posts 10 km at North Face 100

- Park Bo-gum appeared at the 2026 THE NORTH FACE 100 KOREA race in Gangneung on May 16, with event photos showing him crossing the 10-kilometer finish. - The official race site listed the 10K start at 11:00 a.m., and photos paired Park Bo-gum with singer Sean in the same category. - The race continues through May 17 in Gangneung, with 22K, 50K and 100K event details on North Face Korea’s official page.

Park Bo-gum took part in the 2026 THE NORTH FACE 100 KOREA trail race in Gangneung, South Korea, on May 16, according to event photos, media coverage and the race’s official page. Photos published Saturday by South Korean outlets showed the actor at the event and crossing the 10-kilometer finish line. The North Face Korea’s event page listed the race weekend as May 16-17 at Gangneung Gyeongpo Lake Park, with 10K, 22K, 50K and 100K categories. ### Where was Park Bo-gum seen in the race? May 16 photos published by ChosunBiz English said Park Bo-gum was “crossing the 10 km running finish line” at the event in Gangneung. The same photo item said actor Park Bo-gum and singer Sean were running with participants at the race. MK’s English site published separate event photos from Gyeongpo Lake Square in Gangneung and said Park Bo-gum and Sean were preparing to start in the 10-kilometer category. (biz.chosun.com) That places the two men in the same race distance before later images showed Park at the finish. ### What is THE NORTH FACE 100 KOREA? The North Face Korea’s official event page described TNF100 2026 as a trail running competition scheduled for May 16-17 in Gangneung Gyeongpo Lake Park. (biz.chosun.com) The page listed four race categories: 10K, 22K, 50K and 100K. The same official page listed the 10K start time at 11:00 a.m. and a time limit of 2 hours 30 minutes. (mk.co.kr) Separate race information on the site said finishers in the 10K, 22K, 50K and 100K races receive finisher medals upon crossing the line. ### What did Park Bo-gum post himself? Park Bo-gum posted several photos on his social media account on May 16 with the caption “Take New Footsteps with,” according to Chosun’s English report. (thenorthfacekorea.co.kr) That report said the images showed him participating in the 2026 TNF 100 Korea event in the Gangneung area of Gangwon Province. The same report said Park was photographed taking a selfie with singer Sean and posing in race gear outdoors. Chosun’s account did not give a finish time, but it tied Park’s own May 16 post directly to his presence at the event. ### Was this only based on fan posts? South Korean media outlets published event photos on May 16 that independently identified Park Bo-gum at the race and at the 10-kilometer finish. (chosun.com) Those published images match the broader social-media circulation described in online posts from the event. The official race website separately confirmed the event date, venue and the existence of a 10K category on May 16. (chosun.com) Taken together, the official event page and published race photos verify the basic facts that Park Bo-gum appeared in the event and reached the 10-kilometer finish area. ### Why were Sean and Park Bo-gum mentioned together? Sean was named alongside Park Bo-gum in both ChosunBiz’s finish-line photo item and MK’s pre-start event photo coverage. (biz.chosun.com) Those reports placed them together in the 10-kilometer category at the Gangneung race. Chosun’s separate report on Park’s own social post also said he took a selfie with Sean during the event. (thenorthfacekorea.co.kr) That made Sean the clearest named participant linked with Park in coverage of the race. ### What comes next in the event schedule? May 17 remains part of the official race weekend, according to The North Face Korea’s event page. (biz.chosun.com) The same page continues to list the Gangneung Gyeongpo Lake Park venue and the 22K, 50K and 100K race categories alongside the 10K event held on May 16. (thenorthfacekorea.co.kr) (chosun.com)

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