South Korean actress Park Min-young is well-known for appearing in hit television series including “City Hunter” and “Healer.” She made her acting debut in the comedy “Unstoppable High Kick” in 2006 and had a tragic part in “I Am Sam” in 2007. She didn’t really turn around after that and continued to work hard to rise to the top. The historical drama epic “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” quickly gained popularity across the country in 2010, making Park a household figure in South Korea. She also received three honors for her performance at the KBS Drama honors that year. She also received recognition for her work in the programs “I am Sam” and “Healer.” But regrettably, her film career never took off as quickly as she had hoped, and in the years that she was active, she only managed to complete one movie, titled The Cat. She cites a dearth of compelling offers as the primary cause of her departure from the big screen.
Early Childhood & Life
On March 4, 1986, Park Min-young was born in Seoul into a modest, traditional Korean family. She acknowledges that her childhood was typically boring and that her family continued living their separate lives. She’s always had a passion for acting and movies, and that passion carried her through the rest of her adolescence.
Park acknowledged that she didn’t think she was attractive enough in elementary school and that she wanted to look perfect as an actress. Park experienced a period of despair, and when her mother noticed it, she discussed the possibility of plastic surgery with Park. Park readily accepted, and the procedure was carried out. She claimed that she had an oddly shaped nose and eyelids that she had undergone surgery to correct.
When asked to rate her childhood years out of 100 by a reputable Korean interviewer, she gave it a 60. She moved to the USA as an exchange student, which was a major turning point in her life. She said she used the chance to brush up on her English and learn more about their way of life. She admitted that the trip was terrifying but that she was determined to find the good in every event and that it was a great opportunity for her to develop as a person.
After completing her high school education, Park had to decide which college stream she wanted to pursue, which would determine the direction of the rest of her life. She decided to pursue theater studies. She had already begun going to auditions and had been cast in a couple small TV series roles.
The Career of Park Min-young
She was hired by SK Telecom in 2005 to appear in one of their advertisements, and from that point on, she gained priceless experience. She was so excited because it was her first time being on camera. She initially suffered with poor self-confidence, but her first experience speaking in front of a camera significantly increased her self-confidence.
In 2005, she worked in a sitcom called “Unstoppable High Kick!” that focused on a typical Korean family and featured their shenanigans. In South Korea, the sitcom was only moderately successful, and Park had a small part as a pretty but academically mediocre teenager who attended school. At the MBC Entertainment Awards, she was named Best New Actress.
The show wasn’t particularly popular, but it put Park on TV producers’ radars, and they eventually approached her for some more significant parts. She portrayed the infant daughter of a prominent South Korean underworld don in the 2007 film “I Am Sam,” and in the 2008 television series “Hometown of Legends,” she portrayed the fantastical creature Gumiho, a fabled seven-tailed fox.
Park was developing into a great choice for such genres of television in South Korea, where historical fiction dramas were seeing a very strong trend. In 2009, she had an appearance in “Ja Myung Go.” She portrayed a nasty princess in a historical drama the next year, and in the marathon running sports drama “Running, Gu,” she portrayed a stunning girl caught up in a romantic triangle between three marathon runners.
She was already a well-known TV actress at the time, but she was still looking for the one role that would launch her into the top actresses in the business. In 2010, she received her dream role in “Sungkyunkwan Scandal.” The critically acclaimed and financially successful series followed a female who poses as a boy to enroll in one of the nation’s most elite universities. She won three KBS drama awards for the series as well as her outstanding performance.
She portrayed the main female heroine in “City Hunter,” a South Korean version of the popular Japanese manga series of the same name, in 2011. The series focused on a vigilante seeking vengeance and his romance with a covert agent.
The Cat, a 2011 horror film that focused on a mother with claustrophobia, marked Park’s feature debut. By this point, she had already secured several significant advertising sponsorships. Although the portrayal of Park in the movie received positive reviews, it also turned out to be the only film part she has ever had in her whole career.
She was given the opportunity to perform a very intriguing dual role in another manga adaptation called “Dr. Jin” in 2012. The show was about time travel, and Park took on two characters: one was a modern-day woman, and the other was a noblewoman from 1860.
She had a fantastic 2014 thanks to her opportunities to play back-to-back main parts in two popular shows. She debuted in the legal drama “A New Leaf” before playing a reporter in “Healer,” for which she received the Excellence Award at the 2014 KBS Drama Awards. Unexpectedly, the latter one also became a major success in China.
She made her debut in the foreign market in 2015 with the Chinese period drama “Braveness of the Ming,” which was based on the hugely popular book “Silk Nights.” The same year, Park had an appearance in the Korean drama “Remember: War of the Sun,” which dealt with hyperthymesia, a disorder that allows its sufferers to recall every detail of their life.
She made an appearance in the historical drama “Queen for Seven Days” in 2017 and is soon to make an appearance in her second Chinese TV series, “City of Time.”
Individual Life of Park Min-young
Park Min-young has previously been linked to numerous actors, but she insists that she is currently single. Prior to their breakup, she had a relationship with Lee Min Ho. The relationship between Park Min-young and her co-stars Park Seo Joon and Song Joong-ki was also rumored, although she has rejected it.
In her spare time, Park enjoys cooking for her pals and is an avid coffee and cake consumer.
Net Worth of Park Min-young
The estimated net worth of is Park Min-young around $1 million.