Park Han-byul
South Korean actress and model (born 1984)
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Park Han-byul (Korean: 박한별; born November 17, 1984) is a South Korean actress and model.[2][3][unreliable source?]
Career
As a student at Anyang Art High School,[4] Park posted photographs of herself on the internet, becoming an online celebrity due to her close physical resemblance to actress Jun Ji-hyun.[5][6] After being signed by an entertainment agency, she made her acting debut in the 2003 horror film Wishing Stairs, her part requiring her to learn ballet over a two-month period of rigorous training.[7][8]
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Having since appeared in a succession of television drama series, Park returned to the big screen with a role in the 2008 film Fate.[9] She then went on to star in the horror film Yoga later the same year.[10][11] In 2010, Park starred in the coming-of-age film My Black Mini Dress, based on the same titled chick lit novel by Kim Min-seo.[12]
In July 2012, Park co-starred with Kim Ji-seok in horror film Two Moons, playing the role of So-hee, a horror fiction novelist with a hidden secret.[13][14] Park then starred in another horror film Bunshinsaba 2 directed by Ahn Byeong-ki, marking her acting debut in China.[15][16]
Park returned to TV, starring in the daily drama One Well-Raised Daughter.[17] In 2015, she starred in the melodrama I Have a Lover, where she attracted attention with her portrayal of a morally ambiguous woman.[18] In 2017, she took on the titular role in MBC's variety drama Borg Mom.[19]
In 2019, Park is set to star in the romance melodrama Love in Sadness, a remake of the 1999 TBS drama Beautiful Person.[20]
Personal life
Relationships
In June 2009, K-pop singer Seven acknowledged on his website that he and Park had been in a relationship for seven years, with the couple having first met when they were seniors in high school. Seven had previously denied rumors that they were a couple in order to protect Park's privacy and let the relationship grow naturally.[21][22] On December 23, 2014, a statement was released by Park's agency stating that she and Seven had ended their 12-year relationship earlier on in the year.[23]
On November 24, 2017, it was announced that Park had married a non-celebrity earlier that year, and that they planned to have the ceremony in 2018 with family and friends. The couple had met three years prior and entered into a relationship sometime in the beginning of 2017. It was also announced that Park was 15 weeks pregnant.[24][25][26][27] On April 30, 2018, it was reported that Park had given birth to a son.[28][29][30] On May 31, 2022, the agency announced that Park is pregnant with a second child.[31] On August 17, 2022, it was announced that Park had given birth to a second child.[32]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Wishing Stairs | Kim So-hee | [33] |
| 2008 | Fate | Jung Eun-young | [9] |
| 2009 | Yoga | Sung Yeon-joo | [11] |
| 2011 | My Black Mini Dress | Yoon Hye-ji | [12] |
| 2012 | Two Moons | So-hee | [13] |
| 2013 | Bunshinsaba 2 | Song Qian | [16] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | My Fair Lady | Choi Soo-yeon | [34] |
| 2004 | Han River Ballad | Mi-ae | [35] |
| 2006 | Couple or Trouble | Oh Yoo-kyung | [36][37] |
| Freeze | Kim Ji-woo | [38] | |
| 2007 | Blue Fish | Kang Yoon-jung | [37] |
| Couple Breaking | Han Yeo-kyung | [39] | |
| 2009 | Jolly Widows | Han Jin-kyung | [40] |
| 2010 | Oh! My Lady | Hong Yoo-ra | [41] |
| 2011 | Bolder By the Day | Lee Han-byul | [42] |
| 2013 | One Well-Raised Daughter | Jang Ha-na / Jang Eun-sung | [17] |
| 2015 | A Girl Who Sees Smells | Joo Ma-ri (ep.2) | [43] |
| 2015 | I Have a Lover | Kang Seol-ri | [18] |
| 2016 | Entourage | Herself (ep.3) | [44] |
| 2017 | Borg Mom | Borg Mom | [19] |
| 2019 | Love in Sadness | Yoon Ma-ri | [20] |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2004 | Inkigayo | Host | [citation needed] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11th SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | My Fair Lady | Won | [45] |
| 2009 | 23rd KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Jolly Widows | Nominated | [citation needed] |
| 2010 | 5th Asia Model Festival Awards | Fashionista Award | N/a | Won | [citation needed] |
| 2014 | 7th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | One Well-Raised Daughter | Nominated | [citation needed] |
| 22nd SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Nominated | [citation needed] | ||
| 2015 | 8th SBS Entertainment Awards | Best Entertainer Award | Law of the Jungle | Won | [citation needed] |
| 23rd SBS Drama Awards | Special Acting Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | I Have a Lover | Won | [46] | |
| 2017 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellent Award, in Show/Sitcom Category | Borg Mom | Won | [47][unreliable source?] |
