Park Yoo Hwan (also known as Park Yu-hwan) is the brother of JYJ Yoochun and a South Korean actor. He was arrested and charged with drug possession and distribution.
Two other people, including the ‘She Was Pretty’ actor, were arrested in Thailand in December in connection with a marijuana case.
For the time being, here’s what we know about the Park Yoo Hwan drug case:
IS PARK YOO HWAN, THE BROTHER OF JYJ’S PARK YOOCHUN, JAILED FOR DRUGS?
Allkpop reported on November 3 that Park Yoo Hwan had been arrested on marijuana charges in Bangkok, Thailand in December 2020 together with two other people.
According to the news, the three suspects have been apprehended by police in Gyeonggi Southern. Despite the fact that all three of them have admitted the allegations, Park Yoo Hwan is still awaiting the results of the inquiry.
The police told the publication that investigations were still ongoing and that they couldn’t give any further details about his charges.
EXPLORING PARK YOO HWAN’S CAREER
Yoochun’s younger brother, Park Yoo Hwan, is also a former member of JYJ and TVXQ.
In addition to his profession as an Internet Broadcast Jockey, he made his acting debut on television (BJ). In 2011, he appeared in MBC’s “Twinkle Twinkle” as a supporting actor. He was nominated for Best New Actor at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards for his work in ‘A Thousand Days’ Promise.
‘K-Pop: The Ultimate Audition’ gave him his first major role as a lead in 2012. Yoo Hwan has been in films like as ‘One Line’ (2017), ‘Musudan’ (2016), and ‘Equals’ (2015) in addition to popular television dramas like ‘She Was Pretty’ (2015).
The South Korean entertainer is well known for his live broadcasting on Twitch and interacting with his followers. Yoo Hwan has over 12,600 Twitch subscribers and over 23,500 Instagram followers.
So far, there has been no official statement from the actor. Check out his Twitch channel here.