P.O

P.O, whose real name is Pyo Ji-hoon, is a South Korean rapper, actor and variety star with one of the brightest energies in Korean entertainment. As the youngest member of the hip-hop group Block B he is loud and playful, but as an actor he has quietly built a strong list of roles, now including Bong Geun-dae in Teach You a Lesson.

P.O is about 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) tall.

Early life

Pyo Ji-hoon was born on 2 February 1993 in Seoul, South Korea. He first dreamed of acting and studied at an arts high school, but music pulled him in, and he debuted with Block B in 2011 as the group's deep-voiced rapper and maknae. The group became famous for its wild energy and strong hip-hop identity.

Career and breakthrough

P.O never gave up his acting dream. He debuted on television in Temperature of Love (2017) as a young chef, then played IU's younger brother figure in Encounter and the ghost-seeing desk clerk Ji Hyun-joong in the fantasy hit Hotel Del Luna (2019), a role that made drama fans adore him. In Mouse (2021), he showed a serious side as detective Shin Sang.

Popular roles

He is also a variety king: his funny and honest personality made him a favourite on New Journey to the West, The Great Escape and Amazing Saturday, where he has been a regular member for years. On screen he keeps growing, with roles in More Than Friends and Good Partner, where he played lawyer Jeon Eun-ho.

Recent work and why fans love them

In Teach You a Lesson (2026), P.O plays Bong Geun-dae, bringing his comic timing and heart to a school action story. Fans love him because he is the same on and off camera: loyal, funny and hard-working, a star who makes every set feel like family.