Park Se-young

Park Se-young (Korean박세영; born July 30, 1988) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in 2012 with supporting roles in the television dramas Faith and School 2013. Park has since played leading roles in A Tale Of Two Sisters (2013) and Glorious Day (2014), as well as the film The Cat Funeral (2015).

Park Se-young
Se-young in 2017
Born (1988-07-30) July 30, 1988 (age 35)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSangmyung University – Film and Media Studies
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2002–2003; 2011–present
AgentCL& Company [ko]
Spouse
(m. 2022)
Korean name
Hangul
박세영
Hanja
朴世榮
Revised RomanizationBak Se-yeong
McCune–ReischauerPak Se-yŏng

Career

Park Se-young made her acting debut in a TV drama in 2002 when she was still a child, but left show business to concentrate on her studies.[1] She returned to acting in 2011, and first drew attention after appearing in Jay Park's "Know Your Name (Acoustic)" music video.[2] She then played supporting roles in family drama If Tomorrow Comes,[3] revenge thriller Man from the Equator,[4] melodrama Love Rain,[5] period epic Faith,[6] and teen drama School 2013.[1]

In 2013, Park was cast in her first leading role in the daily drama A Tale Of Two Sisters.[7] She was also designated as one of the MCs on Music Bank.[8][9]

Park appeared on the fourth season of We Got Married in 2014, a variety/reality show that paired celebrities into fake wedded couples (Park's partner was Jang Wooyoung from boyband 2PM).[10][11][12] Another leading role followed in weekend drama Glorious Day.[13] Park then starred in two webtoon film adaptationsFashion King (2014) and The Cat Funeral (2015).[14][15]

After ending a contract dispute with S.A.L.T Entertainment, Park signed with new agency Hunus Entertainment in 2015.[16] The same year Park was cast in her villainous role in the daily drama My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol and she won Excellence Award, Actress in 9th Korea Drama Awards for her performance.[17][18]

In 2016, Park starred in the medical thriller A Beautiful Mind.[19]

After a supporting role in the 2017 legal thriller Whisper,[20] Park played the leading role in melodrama Money Flower.[21]

In June 2018, Park signed with new agency CL& Company.[22]

In 2019, Park was cast in the comedy drama Special Labor Inspector as a judo athlete turned civil servant.[23]

In 2022, Park is confirmed to make her small screen comeback after three years through tvN drama Mental Coach Jegal, for which she was cast along with Jung Woo, Lee Yoo-mi and Kwon Yul.[24]

Personal life

On January 24, 2022, Park's agency confirmed that she and Kwak Jung-wook are getting married in mid-February, and the wedding ceremony will be held privately in Seoul.[25] They met while appearing together in the drama School 2013 and developed into a couple a few years ago.[26]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRole
2002Inspector Park Mun-suYang Soo-kyung
2003MBC Best Theater – "Do You Love Me?"Yoon-ju
2011If Tomorrow ComesSeo Yoo-jin
2012Man from the Equatoryoung Choi Soo-mi
Love RainLee Mi-ho
FaithPrincess Noguk
School 2013Song Ha-kyung
2013My Cute Guysnew artist (cameo, episode 16)[27]
A Tale of Two SistersChoi Se-young
2014Glorious DayJung Da-jung
2015My Daughter, Geum Sa-wolOh Hye-sang
2016A Beautiful MindKim Min-jae
2017WhisperChoi Soo-yeon
Money FlowerNa Mo-hyun[28]
2019Special Labor InspectorJoo Mi-ran
2022Mental Coach JegalPark Seung-ha[29][30]

Film

YearTitleRole
2014Fashion KingPark Hye-jin
2015The Cat FuneralJae-hee

Variety show

YearTitleNotes
2013Music BankHost
2014We Got Married – Season 4with Jang Wooyoung (Episodes 204–237)
2016Law of the Jungle in MongoliaCast member (Episodes 234–237)[31]

Music video

YearSong TitleArtist
2012"Know Your Name (Acoustic)"Jay Park


Discography

YearSong TitleArtist
2013"Shall We Dance"Standing Egg feat. Park Se-young[32]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2012KBS Drama AwardsBest New ActressLove Rain, Man from the EquatorNominated
SBS Drama AwardsNew Star AwardFaithWon[33]
201349th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actress (TV)Nominated
KBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in a Daily DramaA Tale Of Two SistersNominated
Best New ActressNominated
2014SBS Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial DramaGlorious DayNominated
2015MBC Drama AwardBest New Actress in a Special Project DramaMy Daughter, Geum Sa-wolNominated
20169th Korea Drama AwardsExcellence Award, actressWon[18]
2017SBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday DramaWhisperWon[34]
201811th Korea Drama AwardsExcellence Award, actressMoney FlowerNominated
6th APAN Star AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in a Serial DramaNominated[35]
2019MBC Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesSpecial Labor InspectorWon

References