Biography
Who is Park Shin-hye?
Early life and education
Park Shin-hye was born in Gwangju, South Korea. She grew up in the Songpa District of Seoul with an older brother. In 2001, she auditioned for Lee Seung-hwan music videos. She appeared in the videos for "Do You Love Me!" and "Flower". Park trained in acting, singing, and dancing at the Dream Factory agency. She attended Youngpa Girls' High School. She spent eight years studying theater at Chung-Ang University. She graduated in February 2016 and received a service award for her work as a celebrity ambassador.
How Park became famous
Park Shin-hye started her career as a child actress in Stairway to Heaven in 2003. She played a rebellious teenager in the 2004 special Very Merry Christmas. In 2006, she took her first adult lead role in Tree of Heaven. She debuted in the 2007 horror film Evil Twin. In that movie, she played both a protagonist and a ghost. Park appeared in Prince Hours and Kimcheed Radish Cubes. She co-hosted the show Fantastic Partner from 2006 to 2007. She sang a song called "I Think of You" with Yoon Gun. She won a Best Newcomer award at the MBC Entertainment Awards.
Career highlights
She became famous for her role in You're Beautiful in 2009. She played a heroine who dressed as a man. She sang "Lovely Day" and "Without Words" for the show. In 2010, she acted in Cyrano Agency. That film sold 2.7 million tickets. She won the Most Popular Actress award at the Baeksang Arts Awards. Park voiced the lead in Green Days: Dinosaur and I. She starred in Heartstrings in 2011. She also acted in the Taiwanese drama Hayate The Combat Butler. She signed with the Japanese agency IMX in September 2011. She received the Popular Asian Star award at the LeTV Movie and Drama Awards.
Breakthrough roles
Park Shin-hye played Go Dok-mi in My Cute Guys in 2013. She sang "Pitch Black" for the soundtrack. She won Best One-Act Special Actress for Don't Worry, I'm a Ghost in 2012. She appeared in Miracle in Cell No. 7 in 2013. She won a Best Supporting Actress award from the Korean Association of Film Critics. She held the Kiss Of Angel Asia tour in four countries. She starred in The Heirs in 2013. That drama had a peak rating of 28.6 percent. She played a reporter in Pinocchio in 2014. That series earned US$5.62 million for broadcasting rights.
Recent work and personal life
She starred in Doctors in 2016. She played a judo coach in My Annoying Brother. She appeared in Heart Blackened in 2017. Park joined the reality show Little Cabin in the Woods in 2018. She played double roles in Memories of the Alhambra. She acted in #Alive and The Call in 2020. She returned to medical dramas in Doctor Slump in 2023. She starred in The Judge from Hell and Undercover Miss Hong. Park Shin-hye is married to Choi Tae-joon. She runs the Starlight Angel Project for charity. She appeared on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list in 2015, 2017, 2021, and 2022.
Birthday and age
Park Shin-hye was born on February 18, 1990, which makes Park 36 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aquarius sign. Park shares the date with 28 other famous people.
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