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Quick Facts
Biography
Park Bo-young (born February 12, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in the hit films Scandal Makers (2008) and A Werewolf Boy (2012), and the television series Oh My Ghostess (2015).
Early life
Park was born in Jeungpyeong, North Chungcheong Province. She is the second of three daughters. Her father served for 34 years as a soldier in the Special Forces. She is known for her natural beauty after her childhood photos surfaced on an online community.
Before her official acting debut in 2006, Park appeared in a short film entitled Equal in 2005 when she was in middle school. The short film won Challenging Reality Award (현실도전상) at the 7th Seoul International Youth Film Festival (SIYFF 2005).
Career
2006–2010: Debut, breakthrough and hiatus
Park made her official acting debut in the 2006 high school television series Secret Campus alongside fellow newcomer Lee Min-ho. Among the notable projects during the early stage in her career are historical epic The King and I and Peabody Award-winning teen drama Jungle Fish with Kim Soo-hyun, based on a true story that depicts the pressures placed on students to achieve and gain admission to prestigious colleges and universities.
Park rose to fame after starring opposite Cha Tae-hyun in comedy Speedy Scandal (also known as Scandal Makers), which drew 8.3 million viewers to become the number one top grosser of 2008 and one of Korean cinema's biggest hits. Described by Variety as "excellent" in her role as a spunky teenage mom, Park's much-praised performance swept Best New Actress awards in 2009. She has been dubbed as "Nation's Little Sister" because of the success of the movie. She then starred in a short film directed by Lee Hyun-seung, human rights-themed omnibus If You Were Me 4 in 2009.
However, in 2010 she became involved in a series of legal disputes with her then-management agency and a film production company, causing the actress to be tied up in lawsuits and unable to work for the next few years.
2011–2014: Return to big screen and mainstream success
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After she was designated the promotional ambassador (called "PiFan Lady") for the 2011 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, Park finally ended her four-year absence from the limelight by headlining the 2012 horror thriller Don't Click. Later that year, she starred alongside Song Joong-ki's in fantasy romance film A Werewolf Boy, which passed 7 million admissions to become one of the most successful Korean melodramas of all time. The song her character sings in the film, "My Prince", was released as a digital single and included in the movie soundtrack.
In 2013, Park joined the cast of Law of the Jungle, a reality-documentary program featuring comedian Kim Byung-man and several celebrities as they explore and survive the New Zealand wilderness.
In a departure from her previous sweet, innocent characters, Park played the tough, potty-mouthed leader of her high school gang in Hot Young Bloods (2014), a teen romantic comedy set in the 1980s. Park, who was born in North Chungcheong Province, said she had fun swearing in southern dialect, though she found it difficult to master, being a mixture of Jeolla and Chungcheong dialects.
2015–present: Television comeback
In 2015, she headlined mystery thriller The Silenced, set in a girls' boarding school during the Japanese occupation. This was followed by dual roles in romantic comedy Oh My Ghostess, Park's first television series in seven years. Her ₩30 million (US$27,000) salary made her the highest paid actress to appear on cable channel tvN. The series was a commercial and critical hit, and garnered the Best Actress award for Park at the 4th APAN Star Awards and 4th Annual DramaFever Awards. She was also dubbed as the "romantic comedy queen" by the Korean press.
Park next played the selfish love interest of a mutant in the black comedy Collective Invention, and an entertainment news cub reporter in the workplace comedy You Call It Passion.
In June 2016, Park was cast as the title role in JTBC's series Strong Woman Do Bong-soon, set to premiere in January 2017. It is written by Beloved Eun-dong's writer Baek Mi-kyung and directed by Ms. Temper and Nam Jung-gi's PD Lee Hyung-min.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Equal | Kim Da-mi | short film | |
2008 | Our School's E.T. | Han Song-yi | ||
The ESP Couple | Hyun-jin | |||
Scandal Makers | Hwang Jung-nam / Hwang Jae-in | |||
2009 | If You Were Me 4 | Kim Hee-soo | segment: Relay | |
2011 | Rio | Jewel (voice, Korean dubbing) | animated film | |
2012 | Don't Click | Se-hee | ||
A Werewolf Boy | Sun-yi / Eun-joo | |||
2013 | Snow Queen | Gerda (voice, Korean dubbing) | animated film | |
2014 | Hot Young Bloods | Park Young-sook | ||
2015 | The Silenced | Cha Ju-ran / Shizuko | ||
Collective Invention | Ju-jin | |||
You Call It Passion | Do Ra-hee |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network |
---|---|---|---|
2006 | Secret Campus | Cha Ah-rang | EBS |
2007 | Witch Yoo Hee | young Ma Yoo-hee | SBS |
Mackerel Run | Shim Chung-ah | SBS | |
The King and I | young Deposed Queen Lady Yun | SBS | |
2008 | Jungle Fish | Lee Eun-soo | KBS2 |
Mighty Chil-woo | Choi Woo-young (cameo) | KBS2 | |
Star's Lover | young Lee Ma-ri (cameo) | SBS | |
2015 | Oh My Ghostess | Na Bong-sun | tvN |
2017 | Strong Woman Do Bong-soon | Do Bong-soon | JTBC |
Reality/Variety show
Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 선생님과 함께하는 5월 이야기 | N/A | Documentary (Gwangju Uprising) | |
2007 | Kim Mi-hwa's U | SBS | Guest (Episode 355) | |
Quiz! Sixth Sense | SBS | Guest (Episode 26) | ||
2008 | SBS | Guest (Episode 36) | ||
Gag Concert | KBS | Guest (Episode 447) | ||
2010 | 스타 금의환향 프로젝트 '달고나' | SBS | Christmas Special | |
2011 | Running Man | SBS | Guest (Episode 25) | |
World Changing Quiz Show | MBC | Guest (Episode 87) | ||
Infinite Challenge | MBC | Surprise appearance (Episode 234) | ||
7-Day Miracle | MBC | Documentary (Episode 26) | ||
Happy Together | KBS | Guest (Episode 210) | ||
KOICA's Dream - Peru | MBC | Volunteer (Special project) | ||
2012 | Gag Concert | KBS | Guest (Episode 648) | |
TV Cultwo Show | SBS E! | Guest | ||
Come to Play | MBC | Guest (Episodes 391, 411, 412) | ||
Hello Counselor | KBS | Guest (Episode 96) | ||
Superstar K4 | Mnet | Surprise appearance (Episode 12) | ||
Running Man | SBS | Special appearance (Episode 118) | ||
Connect! Movie World | SBS | Guest | ||
KOICA's Dream - El Salvador | MBC | Volunteer (Special project) | ||
Entertainment Relay | KBS | Guerilla Date section | ||
Arirang Our Great Heritage | MBC | MC | ||
2013 | Violence-Free School - Now It's Your Turn to Speak | KBS | Documentary | |
Section TV | MBC | Rising Star section | ||
Law of the Jungle in New Zealand | SBS | Cast member | ||
Get It Beauty - Self | OnStyle | Bright Peach Make-up (Aired for one week) | ||
KOICA's Dream - Indonesia | MBC | Volunteer (Special project) | ||
2014 | Friday Is Chatter | SBS | Guest | |
Running Man | SBS | Guest (Episode 181) | ||
After School's Beauty Bible | KBS W | Guest | ||
2015 | 2 Days & 1 Night Season 3 | KBS | Guest (Episodes 76, 77, 78) | |
Comedy Big League | tvN | Guest (Episode 127) | ||
TV Entertainment Tonight | SBS | Guest | ||
Running Man | SBS | Guest (Episode 269) | ||
Section TV | MBC | Star-ting section | ||
Entertainment Weekly | KBS | Guerilla Date section | ||
Gag Concert | KBS | Guest (Episode 823) | ||
2016 | We Kid | Mnet | Mentor | |
KCON 2016 New York | Mnet | Special MC (with Im Si-wan) |
Other activities
Narration
Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | KOICA's Dream - Peru | MBC | Episode 2 | |
2012 | Human Documentary Love | MBC | ||
2013 | Violence-Free School - Now It's Your Turn to Speak | KBS | Documentary | |
Sunday Cinema | Channel CGV | |||
KOICA's Dream - Indonesia | MBC |
Radio guesting
Year | Title | Broadcaster | Date/Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Choi Hwa-jeong's Power-time | SBS Power FM | May 10 (with Kang Byul) | |
Super Junior's Kiss the Radio | KBS Cool FM | May 14 (with Kang Byul) | ||
Blue Night, It's Jung Yup | MBC FM4U | May 16 | ||
Cultwo Show | SBS Power FM | May 19 and Oct 23 | ||
Kan Mi-youn's Best Friend | MBC FM4U | May 20 | ||
Younha's Starry Night | MBC Standard FM | May 21 | ||
Kiha Chang's Great Radio | SBS Power FM | May 24 | ||
Yoo Se-yoon and Muzie's Best Friend | MBC FM4U | Oct 24 | ||
Park So-hyun's Love Game | SBS Power FM | Nov 16 | ||
Cultwo Show | SBS Power FM | Dec 27 (with Song Joong-ki) | ||
2014 | Cultwo Show | SBS Power FM | Jan 21 | |
Park So-hyun's Love Game | SBS Power FM | Jan 22 | ||
2015 | Cultwo Show | SBS Power FM | Nov 18 (with Jung Jae-young) | |
Park So-hyun's Love Game | SBS Power FM | Nov 23 |
Music video appearance
Year | Song Title | Artist | Music Video |
---|---|---|---|
2007 | "Couldn't Help It" (오죽했으면) | Goo Jung-hyun | YouTube |
"Still Pretty Today" (오늘도 이쁜걸) | Fly to the Sky | YouTube | |
2008 | "가슴아 제발" | Yuri | YouTube |
"Between Love and Friendship" (사랑과 우정사이) | Park Hye-kyung | YouTube | |
2011 | "Only I Didn't Know" (나만 몰랐던 이야기) | IU | YouTube |
"Fiction" | Beast | YouTube | |
2013 | "That's My Fault" (슬픈 약속) (Drama Ver.) | Speed feat. Kang Min-kyung | YouTube |
"It's Over" (Drama Ver.) | Speed feat. Park Bo-young | YouTube | |
"It's Over" (Dance Ver.) | Speed | YouTube |
Discography
Soundtrack
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Sales (Music download) | Album |
---|---|---|---|---|
KOR | ||||
2008 | "Era of Freedom" (자유시대) | — | Scandal Makers OST | |
2012 | "My Prince" (나의 왕자님) | 7 |
| A Werewolf Boy OST |
2014 | "Boiling Youth" (피끓는 청춘) | — | Hot Young Bloods OST | |
2015 | "Leave" (떠난다) | 55 |
| Oh My Ghostess OST |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
As featured artist
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Sales (Music download) | Album |
---|---|---|---|---|
KOR | ||||
2013 | "It's Over" (Speed feat. Park Bo-young) | 43 |
| Superior Speed |
Ambassador and charity work
Year | Organization/Event | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Lotto Commission | Promotional Ambassador | |
Good Downloader | Star Supporter | ||
2010 | Seoul G20 Summit | Star Supporter | |
2011 | 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) | Goodwill Ambassador | |
2012 | Internet Newspaper "Campus Today" | Honorary Reporter | |
2013 | EcoMobility World Festival - Suwon City | International Ambassador | |
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) | Goodwill Ambassador | ||
2014 | Green Umbrella Child Fund Korea's Campaign "Love, One More" | ||
CJ CGV Toto's Workshop in Vietnam | Honorary Ambassador | ||
Korea National Police Hospital | Honorary Ambassador | ||
2015 | CJ CGV Toto's Film Making Class in Indonesia | Honorary Ambassador | |
2015-2016 | Korea Customs Service's Integrated Travel Guide "Tour Pass" | Goodwill Ambassador |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Best Young Actress | The King and I | Won | |
2009 | Best New Actress of the Year | Scandal Makers | Won | |
Best New Actress (Film) | Won | |||
Most Popular Actress (Film) | Won | |||
HOT Movie Star - Female | Nominated | |||
HOT Boom Up Song - Perhaps That | Nominated | |||
Grand Prize (Film category) | Won | |||
Best New Actress | Won | |||
Best New Actress | Nominated | |||
Popularity Award | Won | |||
Best New Actress in a Film | Won | |||
Best New Actress | Won | |||
Best New Actress | Won | |||
Best New Actress | Won | |||
Best New Actress | Won | |||
Female Star Award | N/A | Won | ||
2012 | Popularity Award | Don't Click | Nominated | |
Commendation from the Chairman of Finance | N/A | Won | ||
Best Actress | A Werewolf Boy | Won | ||
2013 | Most Popular Actress (Film) | Nominated | ||
20's Movie Star - Female | Won | |||
Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
Best Jewelry Lady | N/A | Won | ||
2014 | Most Popular Actress (Film) | Hot Young Bloods | Nominated | |
Best Young Actress | Nominated | |||
Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Film | Won | |||
2015 | Most Favorite Actress | The Silenced | Won | |
Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
Popular Star Award | Won | |||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Oh My Ghostess | Won | ||
2016 | 4th Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Actress | Won | |
Best Kiss with Jo Jung-suk | Nominated | |||
Best Couple with Jo Jung-suk | Nominated | |||
Best Womance with Kim Seul-gie | Nominated | |||
Style Icon | N/A | Nominated | ||
Most Popular Actress (TV) | Oh My Ghostess | Nominated | ||
Most Popular Actress (Film) | You Call It Passion | Nominated | ||
Best Actress (Film) | N/A | Won | ||
Most Photogenic Actress | N/A | Won | ||
Best Chemistry with Kim Seul-gie | Oh My Ghostess | Won | ||
Best Kiss Award with Jo Jung-suk | Nominated | |||
Romantic Comedy Queen | Nominated | |||
2017 | Special V LIVE – V LIVE Special Thanks | N/A | Won |