Biography of Park Min-young
Park Min-young is a versatile and elegant South Korean actress. She made her debut in a commercial for the SK Telecom group in 2005. Her appearance in the historical coming-of-age drama ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal’ in 2010 made her rise to fame as an actress. After the moderate success of the sitcom ‘Unstoppable High Kick!’ in 2005 she also starred in the television series ‘City Hunter’ (2011), ‘Glory Jane’ (2011), ‘Dr. Jin’ (2012). Her lead role in the South Korean television series ‘What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim’ in 2018 received massive applause from far and wide.
Early Life and Education
She was born in Seoul, South Korea to a warm and traditional family. She grew up with parents and an elder sister who was a strong support for her dream of becoming an actress. She developed an interest in films and acting ever since she was a kid, and was an active performer in school skits and plays and that interest drove her for the rest of her teenage years.
A life-changing event happened when Min-young was 14 years old when she went to Pennsylvania with her elder sister as an exchange student. She was determined to seek positivity in every situation and she took it as an opportunity to learn and grow as a person. After 3 years, she came back to Korea for further studies and graduated from Dongguk University in Seoul in 2013 majoring in theatre and film. During her graduation, she was already busy as a model with an alive dream of becoming a South Korean actress.
Career
Park Min-young has an undeniable influence in the entertainment industry. She started her career by doing a commercial for SK Telecom group in 2005. A year later, she acted in the sitcom ‘High Kick’. After the moderate success of the sitcom, she continued to act in other Korean dramas and television series. She appeared in supporting roles in the television series ‘I Am Sam’ in 2007 and the horror-themed drama ‘Hometown of Legends’ in 2008. Later in the same year, her presence in BigBang’s hit song Haru Haru was a surprise to her fans. In 2009, she starred as a villainous princess in the period drama ‘Ja Myung Go‘.
2010–2011: Breakthrough
Even though she was a famous TV actress by then, she got a defining role in 2010 through the historical drama ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal’. The drama was a commercial and critical success with three KBS drama awards. She played the role of a girl caught between two marathon runners in the heartwarming youth drama ‘Running, Gu’ in 2010.
Along with the lead protagonist role in the South Korean television drama ‘City Hunter’ in 2011, she also grabbed major advertising endorsements and made her big screen debut in the horror film ‘The Cat’ and the drama series ‘Glory Jane’.
2012–Present: Leading Roles
In 2012, she got to act in a double role in a drama ‘Dr. Jin’, based on a comic novel originating from Japan. This manga adaptation focuses on time travel. After she signed with the new management agency Culture Depot in November 2013.
2014 turned out to be a great year in her career as she starred in two back-to-back hit South Korean dramas. First, in the legal drama ‘A New Leaf’ as an idealistic intern and then as a tabloid reporter in the series ‘Healer’ gave her the Excellence Award.
Following her next lawyer role in 2015 in the SBS Korean drama ‘Remember’ she took several leading roles in the following years. Some of her notable projects of 2017 are the historical drama ‘Queen for Seven Days’ and Netflix’s variety television program ‘Busted!’. In the same year, she appeared in a historical and political melodrama ‘Queen for Seven Days’ along with Yeon Woo-jin and Lee Dong-gun.
The actress had another major role in 2018. The romantic comedy-drama ‘What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim‘ (2018) was topped in ratings and took Park Min-young to the limelight. In 2019, she starred in the role of chief manager of the Cheum Museum of Art, in the television series ‘Her Private Life’.
She was the lead cast in the 2020 JTBC romance drama ‘When the Weather Is Fine’. Her recent work is with Song Kang in a cheerful love story ‘Forecasting Love and Weather’.
Achievements
Park Min-young has been widely acclaimed and she quickly became one of the most sought-after actresses with her potential to portray a broad range of characters. She has taken on difficult and challenging roles and has earned numerous awards and accolades for her work in the entertainment industry including the Best New Actress Award and Excellence Award, Actress.
Endorsements
- Ambassador for the Italian luxury apparel brand Tod’s and she will soon appear as the face of MIMA Contact Lens.
- She is one prestigious member of the list of famous models and the most popular TV
actresses in South Korea.
- Min-young was ranked 23rd in Forbes’s Korea Power Celebrity list in 2012.
- She is signed as the face of the leading brands including Sooryehan, Julie’s Choice, and Egoist.
Personal Life
She has been in several high-profile relationships throughout her career. The pretty actress from South Korea and one of South Korea’s most influential artists Lee Min-ho were in a one-year relationship. The popular MinMin Couple confirmed their relationship in August 2011. Apart from this, she was rumoured to be dating Ji Chang-wook and Park Seo-joon, but she denied these recent dating rumours.
Net Worth and Lifestyle
Park Min-young is one of the most popular and richest actresses in the South Korean entertainment industry. Along with acting, she is also a successful endorser and model who has been a brand ambassador for a number of products, including cosmetics and clothing. Min-young is adorned with her sweet girl next door image with a fashionable dressing sense and a humble personality. As of 1 June 2023, she has earned a net worth of approximately $5 Million with her impressive acting range and commitment to her work.
Philanthropy
She is a good-willed soul who is into constant charitable contributions. Min-young has made donations to UNICEF and animal welfare organizations in the past. She donated 5,017,500 won (approximately $3,819) to the animal protection group KARA. On 7 March 2022, Min-young donated 100 million won to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help the victims of the huge wildfire that happened in Uljin-gun, Gyeongsang Province in South Korea, that spread to the South Korean city Samcheok-si.
Awards
- KBS Drama Awards – 2007
Best New Actress, ‘I Am Sam’ - MBC Entertainment Awards – 2007
Best New Actress in Comedy/Sitcom, ‘High Kick!’
- Asia Model Awards – 2008
Model Award - KBS Drama Awards – 2008
Excellence Award, Actress in a Special/One Act Drama, ‘Hometown of Legends: Gumiho’ - KBS Drama Awards – 2010
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama
Netizen’s Award
Best Couple Award, Park Min-young with Park Yoo-chun - KBS Drama Awards – 2011
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama, ‘Glory Jane’
- Top Chinese Music Awards – 2012
Fashion Artist Award
- KBS Drama Awards – 2014
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama, ‘Healer’
Best Couple Award, Park Min-young with Ji Chang-wook - Asia Model Awards – 2015
Asia Special Award, Actress
- DramaFever Awards – 2016
Best Couple, Park Min-young with Ji Chang-wook
- Asia Artist Awards – 2017
Best Celebrity Award, ‘Queen for Seven Days’ - APAN Star Awards – 2018
K-Star Popular Actress Award, ‘What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim’ - Asia Drama Conference – 2018
Special Recognition Award - Cosmo Beauty Awards – 2018
Annual Shining Beauty Idol - KCA Consumer Day Awards – 2018
Best Drama Actress - tvN Joy Festival – 2018
Female Character of the Year
Thursday Icon - Asia Artist Awards – 2019
Asia Celebrity Award, Actress - iQiYi Taiwan Entertainment Awards – 2019
Most Beautiful Award - Soompi Awards – 2019
Best Actress of the Year - StarHub Night of Stars – 2019
Best Female Asian Star, ‘Her Private Life’ - Asia Artist Awards – 2022
Best Artist Award, Actress
Hot Trend Award – Actress
Interesting Facts about Park Min-young
- She is an outgoing, openhearted, and vibrant personality with a refreshing approach to life and tends to stand out in a crowd.
- She became popular as a Rom-Com Queen after the success of her romantic comedy projects.
- Min-young is a great dancer. She enjoys doing dance covers with the dynamic choreographies of 1MILLION Dance Studio.
- In June 2020 she created a YouTube channel @justparkminyoung1847 with 1 million subscribers and has reached over 500,000 views.
- She owns a pet named Leon from the dog breed Bichon Frise. She often takes snapshots and Leon has a separate fan base.
- Proudly confirmed that she had plastic surgery on her nose and eyelids because she looked so ordinary as an actress.
- Min-young enjoys cooking and her best dish is the Korean traditional dish kimchi on which she already posted a video on her YouTube channel.
FAQs
- How old is Park Min-young?
37 years old. - What is Park Min-young’s Zodiac sign?
Pisces.
- When is Park Min-young’s birthday?
Her birthday bash is on 4 March 1986. - When did Park Min-young’s career start?
Her career started in 2006. - Where was Park Min-young born?
She was born in Seoul, South Korea. - What is Park Min-young’s Instagram ID?
rachel_mypark is her Instagram ID with 10M followers.
