Park Shin-hye

She went on to win the Best Supporting Actress award at the 33rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards.

Park Shin-hye (, born February 18, 1990) is a South Korean actress and singer.

Park Shin-hye was born on February 18, 1990, in Gwangju and grew up in Songpa District, Seoul.

She has an older brother, Park Shin-won, a guitarist and composer.

In 2001 and 2003, respectively, Park made her first two appearances in music videos for "Do You Love Me!"

and "Flower," both by singer Lee Seung-hwan.

She then underwent formal training in singing, dancing and acting under his supervision at Dream Factory.

After completing her education at Youngpa Girls' High School, Park enrolled at Chung-Ang University where she studied for eight years.

She gained recognition as a child actress on TV shows such as Stairway to Heaven (2003) and Tree of Heaven (2006).

Park became known when she played the younger version of Choi Ji-woo's character in the popular Korean drama Stairway to Heaven in 2003.

She also acted in supporting roles in several television series, most notably as a rebellious teenager in the 2004 drama special Very Merry Christmas in 2004.

Park was cast in her first adult leading role in the South Korean-Japanese melodrama Tree of Heaven (2006), where she received praise from critics for her performance.

The series was also aired in Japan, thus giving Park more exposure abroad.

She then played her first antagonist role in the romance comedy series Prince Hours, a spin-off of Princess Hours (2006).

She appeared in the omnibus drama Several Questions That Make Us Happy, released in May of the same year.

In the weekend drama Kimcheed Radish Cubes, which aired in August, she played the role of Jang Sa-ya, who grew up in temple.

She cut her long hair for the role.

Aside from acting, Park also hosted the variety program Fantastic Partner from 2006 to 2007, where she collaborated with singer Yoon Gun to compose a song titled "I Think of You".

She was awarded Best Newcomer in a Variety Show at the MBC Entertainment Awards.

Park made her film debut in the movie Evil Twin (2007), a horror film where she portrayed two roles: one as the main character and the other as the ghost of the main character's sister, who haunts the other sister after her death.

Considered one of the most prolific actresses of her age, Park has also received recognition for her roles in You're Beautiful (2009), The Heirs (2013), Pinocchio (2014–2015), Doctors (2016), Memories of the Alhambra (2018–2019), #Alive (2020), Sisyphus: The Myth (2021) and Doctor Slump (2024).

Park rose to fame after her portrayal as a cross-dressing heroine in the romance comedy music drama You're Beautiful (2009) alongside Jang Keun-suk.

Despite average ratings in South Korea, the series gained a cult following and achieved high ratings in Japan.

She also contributed to the drama's original soundtrack with her songs "Lovely Day" and "Without Words".

In 2010, Park starred in the low-budget romantic comedy film Cyrano Agency, which centered around a dating agency helping clients win over their love interests.

The sleeper hit proved to be both a critical and commercial success, attracting 2.7 million ticket sales nationwide and becoming the 8th best-selling film of the year.

Park won the "Most Popular Actress" award in film category at the Baeksang Arts Awards.

Park then starred in MBC's youth melodrama Heartstrings (2011) opposite Jung Yong-hwa.

The combined successes of You're Beautiful and Heartstrings rose Park's popularity in Japan, and in September 2011, she signed an exclusive contract with Japanese management agency IMX.

The same year, Park starred in her first Taiwanese drama, Hayate The Combat Butler, which was based on the Japanese shōnen manga of the same name.

In August 2011, she received the Popular Asian Star award at the LeTV Movie and Drama Awards.

In 2012, Park was cast in the third season of KBS Drama Special, Don't Worry, I'm a Ghost, which aired on July 15.

Her performance in the drama won her the Best One-Act Special Actress Award at the 2012 KBS Drama Awards.

In 2013, she starred in the film Miracle in Cell No. 7, one of the highest-grossing Korean films of all time.

Park was then cast in the third installment of tvN's "Flower Boy" series entitled My Cute Guys along with actor Yoon Shi-yoon, which premiered in January 2013.

In 2013, Park appeared in the comedy drama film Miracle in Cell No. 7, which became one of the highest grossing films in Korea.

Park ranked 33rd in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list in 2015, 12th in 2017, 40th in 2021, and 33rd in 2022.

Park also voiced the main character of the animation film Green Days: Dinosaur and I, which premiered at the 15th Busan International Film Festival and received positive reviews.

In February 2016, she graduated with a degree in Theater.

During the convocation ceremony, Park was honored with a service award for her achievements as an artist ambassador for the university.