▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁has ▁an ▁elder ▁sister , ▁Park ▁In - you ng , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁singer ▁and ▁an ▁actress . ▁His ▁father , ▁Park ▁Y ong - in , ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁has ▁spoken ▁about ▁his ▁parents ' ▁relationship ▁public ly ▁in ▁several ▁variety ▁shows . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 5 : ▁Pre - de but ▁When ▁Le ete uk ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Ap gu je ong - d ong ▁for ▁sight see ing ▁ ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁recommended ▁by ▁a ▁talent ▁sc out ▁to ▁aud ition ▁for ▁SM ▁Entertainment ' s ▁Star light ▁Cast ing ▁System . ▁After ▁several ▁test ▁record ings ▁and ▁performances , ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁SM ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁tra ine e . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁appeared ▁as ▁an ▁extra ▁in ▁the ▁M BC ▁Korean ▁drama ▁All ▁About ▁E ve , ▁and ▁briefly ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁Pe psi ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁five - member ▁boy band ▁Sm ile , ▁with ▁future ▁band mate ▁D ong ha e ▁and ▁aim ed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁rival ▁group ▁of ▁TV X Q . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁dropped ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁then ▁put ▁into ▁rot ational ▁group ▁Super ▁Junior ▁along ▁with ▁ten ▁other ▁boys . ▁Being ▁older ▁than