Park Se-young
South Korean actress (born 1988)
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Park Se-young (Korean: 박세영; 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).
- Actress
- singer
- 2002–2003
- 2011–present
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 adaptations – Fashion 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] On January 7, 2025, it was confirmed that the couple was expecting their first child in June,[27] and the child, a daughter, was born on May 13, 2025.[28]
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Inspector Park Mun-su | Yang Soo-kyung |
| 2003 | MBC Best Theater: "Do You Love Me?" | Yoon-ju |
| 2011 | If Tomorrow Comes | Seo Yoo-jin |
| 2012 | Man from the Equator | young Choi Soo-mi |
| Love Rain | Lee Mi-ho | |
| Faith | Princess Noguk | |
| School 2013 | Song Ha-kyung | |
| 2013 | Flower Boys Next Door | new artist (cameo, episode 16)[29] |
| A Tale of Two Sisters | Choi Se-young | |
| 2014 | Glorious Day | Jung Da-jung |
| 2015 | My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol | Oh Hye-sang |
| 2016 | A Beautiful Mind | Kim Min-jae |
| 2017 | Whisper | Choi Soo-yeon |
| Money Flower | Na Mo-hyun[30] | |
| 2019 | Special Labor Inspector | Joo Mi-ran |
| 2022 | Mental Coach Jegal | Park Seung-ha[31][32] |
| 2026 | Family Register | Na Ji-ni[33] |
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fashion King | Park Hye-jin |
| 2015 | The Cat Funeral | Jae-hee |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Music Bank | Host |
| 2014 | We Got Married – Season 4 | with Jang Wooyoung (Episodes 204–237) |
| 2016 | Law of the Jungle in Mongolia | Cast member (Episodes 234–237)[34] |
Music video appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Know Your Name" (Acoustic ver.) | Jay Park |
Discography
| Year | Song title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Shall We Dance" | Standing Egg (feat. Park Se-young)[35] |
| 2014 | "Holding Hands Together" | Jang Wooyoung & Park Se-young[36] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Love Rain, Man from the Equator | Nominated | |
| SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | Faith | Won | [37] | |
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | Nominated | ||
| KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | A Tale Of Two Sisters | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actress | Nominated | ||||
| 2014 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Glorious Day | Nominated | |
| 2015 | MBC Drama Award | Best New Actress in a Special Project Drama | My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol | Nominated | |
| 2016 | 9th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, actress | Won | [18] | |
| 2017 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | Whisper | Won | [38] |
| 2018 | 11th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, actress | Money Flower | Nominated | |
| 6th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Nominated | [39] | ||
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Special Labor Inspector | Won |
