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Park Eun-bin (Korean: 박은빈; born September 4, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child model in 1996, and made her small screen debut as a child actress in White Nights 3.98 (1998).[3] Park received international recognition for her performance as the title characters in The King's Affection (2021) and Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022); for the latter, she won the Grand Prize at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards.[4] she subsequently starred in the musical dramedy Castaway Diva (2023), the psychological thriller Hyper Knife (2025), the superhero action comedy The Wonderfools and the horror romantic comedy Spooky in Love (both 2026).

Born (1992-09-04) September 4, 1992 (age 34)
Seoul, South Korea[1]
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1996–present[2]
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Park Eun-bin
Park in 2025
Born (1992-09-04) September 4, 1992 (age 34)
Seoul, South Korea[1]
EducationSogang University (Psychology)[2]
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present[2]
AgentNamoo Actors[2]
AwardsFull lists
Korean name
Hangul
박은빈
RRBak Eunbin
MRPak Ŭnbin
Websitenamooactors.com
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Park was named Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year,[5][6] Sisa Journal's Cultural Person of the Year,[7] and Cultura's Drama Icon of 2022.[8] She also made her first entry into Forbes Korea Power Celebrity in 2023, placing 11th.[9]

Career

1996–2017: Debut as a child actress and transition to lead roles

Park in June 2010

Park Eun-bin debuted as a child model in 1996, and since starting acting at the age of five, has starred in numerous television series, playing the younger version of various characters.[10][11] She received the Best Young Actress award in 2009 for her role in the drama The Iron Empress.[12]

She landed her first leading role in the time-traveling romance Operation Proposal (2012).[13] Park continued playing supporting roles until she gained recognition for her role in the youth ensemble cast series about a group of young women in their early 20s, Hello, My Twenties! in 2016 and its sequel in 2017.[14] She was cast in the legal drama Judge vs. Judge,[15] followed by horror thriller The Ghost Detective in 2018.[16]

Park during The Ghost Detective press conference in August 2018

2019–2021: Career rise and breakthrough

Park then starred in the hit sports drama Hot Stove League (2019–2020) alongside Namkoong Min, in which she played the operations manager of a floundering baseball team. The series, which premiered to a 3% viewership rating, went on to achieve a peak rating of 19.1%. and won Best Drama at the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards.[17][unreliable source?]

Park was cast as an aspiring violinist in the musical romance drama Do You Like Brahms?.[18] Despite having some experience playing the violin, Park spent three months practising the instrument to prepare for the role.[19] Her performance garnered her the Top Excellence Actress Award at the 2020 SBS Drama Awards.[20]

In 2021, Park played the role of Crown Prince Yi Hwi in the historical series The King's Affection.[21] For her portrayal of the cross-dressing heroine, Park received the Top Excellence Actress Award at the 2021 KBS Drama Awards and a Best Actress nomination at the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards.[22] Park also won the Best Actor Award at the 49th Korean Broadcasting Awards for her role.[23] The drama was also awarded Best Telenovela at the 50th International Emmy Awards.[24][25]

2022–present: Winning grand prize, music releases and other projects

In 2022, Park starred in Park Hoon-jung's action-horror film The Witch: Part 2. The Other One, the sequel to the 2018 film The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion.[26]

Park in July 2022

In the same year, she starred in Extraordinary Attorney Woo, playing the titular role of Woo Young-woo, a lawyer who is an autistic savant.[27] It was later revealed that the production team waited over a year for Park to take part in the drama, after she reportedly declined the role because she "felt like the series wasn't something that [she] should approach lightly".[10][28] Nonetheless, this performance earned her acclaim from both critics and audiences.[29] The drama, which aired on the new channel ENA, started with an audience rating of 0.9% and finished with 17.5% in Korea.[30] The drama was a global success, ranking in the top 10 most watched non-English TV series on Netflix for 21 weeks.[31] Park's compelling performance earned her international recognition, winning the Best Actor Award at the Asia Contents Awards[32] and the Rising Star Award for TV at the Critics' Choice Awards' Asian Pacific Cinema & Television division.[33] At the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards, Park was awarded the Grand Prize in Television.[4]

On January 4, 2024, Park released a digital single album Present ahead of her fan concert Eunbin Note: Diva, which would be held on January 6 and 7.[34] On March 28, she released a new single "Kung Ddari Sha Bah Rah", which is a remake of music duo Clon's debut song.[35] On September 8, Park released a digital single album To You, which was revealed during her second fan concert Eunbin Note: Bingo-on held on September 7.[36] On November 1, she was cast in the Netflix superpower comedy series The Wonderfools alongside Cha Eun-woo.[37]

In 2025, Park starred as Jeong Se-ok in the drama Hyper Knife, portraying a brilliant neurosurgeon who turns to illegal operations after losing her medical license. The series, directed by Kim Jung-hyun and written by Kim Sun-hee, explores her complex relationship with her former mentor, played by Sul Kyung-gu.[38][unreliable source?] On September 6, Park held her third fan concert Eunbin Note: Hyper Day, before releasing the digital single album Piece by Piece on the following day.[39] On December 14, she released a special single "A Melody in Snow".[40]

In 2026, Park has back to back drama releases. In May, Park starred in the Netflix superpower comedy series The Wonderfools.[37] In July, Park starred in Spooky in Love, based on the 2011 film Spellbound, which tells the story of Cheon Yeo-ri, a chaebol heiress who can see ghosts and causes anyone she touches to see them as well.[41] In commemoration of her 30th anniversary since debut, Park released a studio album Shooting My Love on September 4, ahead of her fourth fan concert Eunbin Note: Euniverse held on September 5.[42][43]

Filmography

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Film

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2000 A Girl's Prayer Military film
2002 Memories
The Romantic President
2004 Has the Shower Ended? Short film from 1.3.6
How to Keep My Love
2010 Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp Na-rae [44]
2013 Secretly, Greatly Yoon Yoo-ran Cameo [45]
2022 The Witch: Part 2. The Other One Kyung-hee [46]
2023 Road to Boston Ok-rim Special appearance [47][48]
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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1998 White Nights 3.98 Choi So-young
1999 MBC Best Theater – "Building a House on the Sand, Dried Pollack Head, Crocodile, and Old Love"
I Only Know Love Jung-min
2000 MBC Best Theater – "Song-yi's Play, Golden Glow"
The Thief's Daughter Jung-nim
2001 Empress Myeongseong young Lady Min
The Merchant Ippeuni
Guardian Angel young Jung Da-so
Theatre of Our Stories
"Yoo-na's Sketchbook Diary"
2002 Me and My Transformed Dad Kim Ma-ri
Kitchen Maid
My Love Patzzi young Eun Hee-won
Hard Love young Seo Kyung-joo
Glass Slippers young Woo Seung-hee
2003 Age of Warriors Queen Sapyeong
Country Princess young Kim Geum-hee
The King's Woman Song-yi [49]
Autumn Friend
2004 Stained Glass young Shin Ji-soo
2005 Encounter young Choi Eom-ji
Resurrection young Seo Eun-ha
Hong Kong Express Hwan-hee
Dreams of an Exciting New School Term Mi-rae
2006 Seoul 1945 Moon Suk-kyung
2007 My Beloved Sister Min Ji-na
Catching Up with Gangnam Moms Lee Ji-yeon
The Legend young Seo Kiha [50]
Lobbyist young Yoo Moon-young/Eva [51]
2009 Empress Cheonchu young Hwangbo Seol [52]
Queen Seondeok Princess Boryang [53]
2011 Dream High 16-year-old Go Hye-sung Cameo (episode 16) [54]
Gyebaek young Eun-ko [55]
2012 Operation Proposal Ham Yi-seul [56]
2013 Hur Jun, The Original Story Lee Da-hee [57]
2014 Secret Door Lady Hyegyŏng [58]
2016 Entertainer Soo-hyun Cameo (episode 18) [59]
2016–2017 Hello, My Twenties! Song Ji-won Season 1–2 [60]
Father, I'll Take Care of You Oh Dong-hee [61]
2017–2018 Judge vs. Judge Lee Jung-joo [62]
2018 The Ghost Detective Jung Yeo-wool [63]
2019–2020 Hot Stove League Lee Se-young [64]
2020 Do You Like Brahms? Chae Song-ah [65]
2021 The King's Affection Yi Hwi / Dam-i / Yeonseon [66]
2022 Extraordinary Attorney Woo Woo Young-woo [67]
2023 Castaway Diva Seo Mok-ha [68]
2025 Hyper Knife Jeong Se-ok [69]
2026 The Wonderfools Eun Chae-ni [37]
Spooky in Love Cheon Yeo-ri [70]
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Web series

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2016 Choco Bank Ha Cho-co [71]
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Television shows

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2003 Open, Children's Song World [ko] Host
2009 Boys & Girls Music Countdown [72]
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Music video appearances

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Year Song title Artist Ref.
2001 "Doll" Baby V.O.X.
"Angel's Prayer" N.Gel
2002 "Cold" Lee Ki-chan
"Sad Day" Jung Yoon-don
2005 "Thank You for Loving Me" S.Jin
2007 "I Still Don't Know" Yoon Gun
2009 "Romantic Winter" Kim Jin-pyo [73]
2010 "I'll Be There" Taeyang [74]
"Like a Star" Taeyeon & The One [75]
2011 "Without You" BoM [76]
"You and Me, Heart Fluttering" Acoustic Collabo
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Hosting

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2021 16th Seoul International Drama Awards with Cha Eun-woo [77]
2023 28th Busan International Film Festival Opening ceremony [78]
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Theatre

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2009 A Long Time Ago, Whoa, Whoa... Wife Dongnang Repertory Company [79]
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Discography

Studio albums

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List of studio albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart
positions
Sales
KOR
[80]
Shooting My Love
Track listing
  1. "Dreams Come True"
  2. "Sunrise" (태양은 떠올라)
  3. "Prism" (프리즘)
  4. "Now"
  5. "Watercolor" (수채화)
  6. "Paper Airplane" (종이비행기)
  7. "If I Close My Eyes and Count Ten" (눈을 감고 열을 센다면)
  8. "Do-re-mi-fa" (도레미파)
  9. "It's Okay" (괜찮아)
  10. "Into The Light"
  11. "A Melody in Snow" (눈의 멜로디)
  12. "Someday" (Band version)
  13. "Dreams Come True" (Inst.)
  14. "Sunrise" (태양은 떠올라) (Inst.)
  15. "Prism" (프리즘) (Inst.)
  16. "Now" (Inst.)
  17. "Watercolor" (수채화) (Inst.)
  18. "Paper Airplane" (종이비행기) (Inst.)
  19. "If I Close My Eyes and Count Ten" (눈을 감고 열을 센다면) (Inst.)
  20. "Do-re-mi-fa" (도레미파) (Inst.)
  21. "It's Okay" (괜찮아) (Inst.)
  22. "Into The Light" (Inst.)
  23. "A Melody in Snow" (눈의 멜로디) (Inst.)
  24. "Someday" (Band version) (Inst.)
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Single albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[82]
Present
  • Released: January 4, 2024
  • Label: MusicBuddy, Kakao
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Do-re-mi-fa" (도레미파)
  2. "Into The Light"
  3. "Now"
  4. "Do-re-mi-fa" (도레미파) (Inst.)
  5. "Into The Light" (Inst.)
  6. "Now" (Inst.)
72
To You
  • Released: September 8, 2024
  • Label: MusicBuddy, Kakao
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Paper Airplane" (종이비행기)
  2. "Watercolor" (수채화)
  3. "Paper Airplane" (종이비행기) (Inst.)
  4. "Watercolor" (수채화) (Inst.)
— N/a
Piece by Piece
  • Released: September 7, 2025
  • Label: MusicBuddy, Kakao
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "If I Close My Eyes and Count Ten" (눈을 감고 열을 센다면)
  2. "It's Okay" (괜찮아)
  3. "If I Close My Eyes and Count Ten" (눈을 감고 열을 센다면) (Inst.)
  4. "It's Okay" (괜찮아) (Inst.)
— N/a
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
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Singles

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Title Year Album
"Do-re-mi-fa" (도레미파) 2024 Present
"Kung Ddari Sha Bah Rah" (꿍따리 샤바라) Non-album single
"Paper Airplane" (종이비행기) To You
"Watercolor" (수채화)
"If I Close My Eyes and Count Ten" (눈을 감고 열을 센다면) 2025 Piece by Piece
"It's Okay" (괜찮아)
"A Melody in Snow" (눈의 멜로디) Shooting My Love
"Dreams Come True" 2026
"Sunrise" (태양은 떠올라)
"Prism" (프리즘)
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Soundtrack appearances

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List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
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"A Little Love Story"[85] 2012 — Operation Proposal OST
"The Blue Night of Jeju Island [ko]"[86] 2022 — Extraordinary Attorney Woo OST
"Someday" 2023 108 Castaway Diva OST
"Night and Day" (그날 밤) (Acoustic Ver.) —
"Night and Day" (그날 밤) (Contest Ver.) —
"Mint" —
"Here I Am" —
"Open Your Eyes" —
"Until the End" —
"Dream Us" (Acoustic Ver.) —
"Dream Us" (Original Ver.) —
"Fly Away" —
"Someday, Someway" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
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