Park comes from Busan on the south coast of Korea and showed interest in the arts from a young age.
At first she thought her calling was music. In high school she was a singer in a band; she was persuaded to take acting classes to improve the emotional range of her singing.
Although we know her today as an actress, Park almost became a professional singer.
However, for logistical reasons, she was ultimately unable to take up the position.
It was after Park saw a production of the stage musical Cats that she decided to pursue a career as an actress. She studied acting at the Korea National University of Arts and appeared in several plays and student short films during this time.
Why we love them
Park’s energetic screen presence sets her apart from many of her peers. She often plays spirited characters who have no problem competing with male protagonists.
This may be partly due to their naturally athletic appearance.
The actress regularly posts updates on social media, with posts showing her playing tennis and practicing mixed martial arts. She is also an avid runner and cyclist, both of which she enjoys doing along the banks of the Han River in Seoul. She also enjoys bowling.
Park is known to interact a lot with her fans on Instagram, where she makes an effort to like and respond to comments.
Although Park is not a professional singer, she has maintained her passion for music. She is a poly-instrumentalist who can play drums, flute, violin and piano.
The roles that made you a star
After a successful audition, Park was cast as fan favorite Bae Gyu-ri in Extracurricular activities.
The series is about a high school student who secretly takes over security for an illegal prostitution ring. Gyu-ri is the classmate the character has a crush on and who eventually joins his business. Her performance earned her the Best Young Actress award at the 2021 BaekSang Arts Awards in South Korea.
Park further increased her fame with a role in the horror-fantasy comedy Zombie DetectiveShe plays a former investigative journalist who teams up with Choi Jin-hyuk’s detective, who hides the fact that he is a zombie.
The iconic parts
She plays Oh Bong-yi, a tough high school student who lives with her grandmother. She has a crush on Lee’s police officer and soon finds herself embroiled in a huge serial killer case that is taking the country by storm.
Another big drama outing for the actress was in The forbidden marriagein which she plays a con artist during the Joseon era of imperial rule in Korea who claims to be possessed by the spirit of the deceased crown princess.
For her work in the show, she received the Excellent Actress Award at the 2022 MBC Drama Awards.
The unannounced performances
In the film, several characters are stranded on a bridge after a building collapses, and things get even worse when genetically engineered super dogs escape from an armed truck. Park gets to show off her athletic side as archer Yoo-ra.
Other films in which Park appeared this year include the thriller Drivein which she plays a popular live streamer who is kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a car, where she must earn 650 million won (US$480,000) in one hour during a live stream to survive.
She can also be seen in You will die in 6 hoursin which she plays a young woman who is approached by a mysterious man who claims to have seen her, which will happen in six hours.
The film premiered this summer in competition at the Korean section of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) in South Korea.
The twists of tomorrow
Park is currently not officially attached to any upcoming productions, but given the past year, she may have earned a brief break.
