Biography of Park Bo-young
Park Bo-young is a South Korean actress under BH Entertainment. She is famous for her leading roles in the super-hit films, ‘On Your Wedding Day‘, ‘Scandal Makers’, ‘A Werewolf Boy’ and the television series, ‘Doom at Your Service’, ‘Oh My Ghost‘, ‘Strong Girl Bong-soon‘, and ‘Abyss’.
Early Life and Education
Park Bo-young was born on 12 February 1990. She lived with his parents Park Wan-soo and Choi Jeong-ok. Her father served as a soldier in the Special Forces for around 34 years. While in middle school, she appeared in a short film, ‘Equal’ in 2005. When she was in high school, she first appeared on television with a public advertisement for Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power. She graduated in Theatre and Film from Dankook University’s Department of Performing Arts.
Career
Actress Park Bo-young made her official entry into the entertainment industry in 2006 with the high school television series, ‘Secret Campus’ co-starring with his fellow newcomer Lee Min-ho. Some of the notable projects during his initial career days of Bo-young are the historical epic ‘The King and I’ and ‘Jungle Fish’, co-acting with Kim Soo-hyun.
Park Bo-young rose to popularity soon after playing opposite Cha Tae-hyun and Wang Seok-hyeon in the 2008 South Korean film, ‘Scandal Makers’ and received a lot of appreciation for her role as a spunky teenage mom.
Next year, she was cast in a human rights-themed short film, ‘If You Were Me 4’, directed by Lee Hyun-seung.
Due to some legal disputes with her film production agency and then management agency in 2010, she was forced to stop her work for a few years.
Finally, Bo-young ended her four-year absence from the limelight and returned by headlining the 2012 horror thriller, ‘Don’t Click’ about a forbidden video that curses people to death. Later that year, Bo-young co-starred with Song Joong-ki in the fantasy romance film, ‘A Werewolf Boy’, in which she played the role of a beautiful teenage girl. This film, directed by Jo Sung-hee became one of the most successful all-time Korean films.
In 2013, Bo-young was cast in a reality-documentary program, ‘Law of the Jungle’, featuring comedian Kim Byung-man and several celebrities.
In 2014, she played a serious indecent leader of a high school gang in the South Korean teen romantic comedy film, ‘Hot Young Bloods’, set in the 1980s. In the very next year, she appeared in a lead role in the South Korean mystery-thriller film, ‘The Silenced’ co-starring Uhm Ji-won.
In 2015, she appeared in lead dual roles in the South Korean television series, ‘Oh My Ghost’ with Jo Jung-suk, Lim Ju-hwan and Kim Seul-gi. This television series is her first K-drama in seven years and it was commercially successful and critically acclaimed.
Park Bo-young acted in a lead role in the 2017 South Korean television series, ‘Strong Girl Bong-soon’, playing the role of a woman with superhuman strength and co-starring with Park Hyung-sik and Ji Soo. This series became one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in the television series history.
In 2018, she starred in the South Korean romantic comedy film, ‘On Your Wedding Day‘ with Kim Young-kwang. The very next year, she was cast in the 2019 television series, ‘Abyss’, alongside Ahn Hyo-seop and Lee Sung-jae. In this series, she played the role of a beautiful prosecutor who changes into a plain-looking girl.
In 2020, she signed an exclusive contract with BH Entertainment after parting ways with her ten-year agency, Fides Spatium in 2019.
In 2020, Park Bo-young was cast in a fantasy romance series, ‘Doom at Your Service’, starring alongside Seo In-guk. In this series, she played the role of a web novel editor in a publishing company Life Story after the death of her parents in an accident.
In 2023, she played a lead role in a disaster thriller film, ‘Concrete Utopia’, co-starring Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-joon.
As of 2023, she is all set to star in the upcoming Netflix series, ‘Daily Dose of Sunshine‘, and its first episode will be released in November 2023.
Achievements
South Korean actress Park Bo-young under BH Entertainment is known for her roles in films and television series. She earned a lot of recognition for her excellent roles in dramas and movies. Here are some of his notable achievements:-
Ambassadorship
- Public relations ambassador of Jeungpyeong County in 2022.
- Honorary Ambassador at the 16th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival in 2020.
- Ambassador of Korea Customs Service’s Integrated Travel Guide “Tour Pass” in 2015.
- Honorary ambassador at CJ CGV Toto’s Workshop in Indonesia in 2015.
- Honorary ambassador at Korea National Police Hospital in 2014.
- Honorary ambassador at CJ CGV Toto’s Workshop in Vietnam in 2014.
- Ambassador at Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in 2014.
- International ambassador at EcoMobility World Festival: Suwon City in 2013.
- Honorary reporter at Internet Newspaper “Campus Today” in 2012.
- Promotional ambassador at the 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) in 2011.
- Star supporter at the Seoul G20 Summit in 2010.
- Star supporter at the Good Downloader event in 2009.
- Promotional ambassador at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Lottery Commission in 2009.
Personal Life
Park Bo-young was born as the second of three daughters in her family. Although she was rumoured to be in a relationship with her ‘A Werewolf Boy’, co-star Song Joong-ki and Park Hyung-sik from ‘Strong Woman Do Bong Soon’, her marital status is single as of 2023.
Net Worth and Lifestyle
Park Bo-young is one of the richest movie actresses in South Korea. Her net worth is around 22 million US dollars as of 2023.
Philanthropy
Popular actress Park Bo-young is active in philanthropy too. In 2014, she donated to ChildFund Korea—Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation’s campaign. Also, donated to the Sandol Green Umbrella Handwriting project in 2017.
Bo-young also donated a lot of money to various charities throughout her career. Her most recent charity work as of 2023 is her 30 million won donation through the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association to give aid for the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake in February 2023.
Awards
- Buil Film Awards 2023
Star of the Year Award (Female) – ‘Concrete Utopia’ (2023) - KCA Consumer Day Awards 2018
Best Actress – ‘On Your Wedding Day'(2018) - Seoul International Drama Awards 2018
Outstanding Korean Actress – ‘Strong Girl Bong-soon’ (2018)
- Korea Advertisers Association Awards 2017
Best Model Award (2017)
- Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards 2017
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation (2017)
- The Seoul Awards 2017
Best Actress (Drama) – ‘Strong Girl Bong-soon’ (2017) - V Live Awards 2017
Special V Live – V Live Special Thanks (2017) - InStyle Star Icon 2016
Best Actress (2016) - Style Icon Asia 2016
Style Icon (2016)
- tvN10 Awards 2016
Best Chemistry – Park Bo-young and Kim Seul-gi – ‘Oh My Ghost’ (2016)
- APAN Star Awards 2015
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries – ‘Oh My Ghost’ (2015) - Blue Dragon Film Awards 2015
Popular Star Award – ‘The Silenced’ (2015)
- Korea World Youth Film Festival 2015
Most Favorite Actress – ‘The Silenced'(2015)
- Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards 2014
Excellence Award, Actress in a Film – ‘Hot Young Bloods’ (2014)
- Korea Jewelry Awards 2013
Best Jewelry Lady (2013) - Mnet 20’s Choice Awards 2013
20’s Movie Star – Female – ‘A Werewolf Boy’ (2013)
- Pierson Movie Festival 2012
Best Actress – ‘A Werewolf Boy’ (2012)
- World Savings Day 2012
Commendation from the Chairman of Finance (2012)
- Andre Kim Best Star Awards 2009
Female Star Award (2009)
- Baeksang Arts Awards 2009
Best New Actress – Film – ‘Scandal Makers’ (2009)
- Baeksang Arts Awards 2009
Most Popular Actress (Film) – ‘Scandal Makers’ (2009)
- Blue Dragon Film Awards 2009
Best New Actress – Scandal Makers (2009)
- Director’s Cut Awards 2009
Best New Actress – ‘Scandal Makers’ (2009)
- Golden Cinematography Awards 2009
Best New Actress – ‘Scandal Makers’ (2009)
- Grand Bell Awards 2009
Popularity Award – ‘Scandal Makers’ (2009) - Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2009
Best New Actress – ‘Scandal Makers'(2009)
- Korea Junior Star Awards 2009
Grand Prize Film category- ‘Scandal Makers’ (2009) - Max Movie Awards 2009
Best New Actress – ‘Scandal Makers’ (2009)
- University Film Festival of Korea 2009
Best New Actress – ‘Scandal Makers’ (2009)
- Cine 21 Awards 2008
Best New Actress – ‘Scandal Makers’ (2008)
Interesting Facts about Park Bo-young
- Park Bo-young began her career starring in a television series ‘Secret Campus’.
- Bo-young plays the guitar and piano.
- Park Bo-young does not like to act in horror films.
- Bo-young stopped working in the entertainment industry for around seven years.
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