Early Life
Park Shin Hye was born on February 18, 1990, in Gwangju, South Korea. Her family consists of her parents, an older brother and her. When she was in the 6th grade at Hak-Kang Elementary School in Gwangju, she auditioned for the lead role in the music video "Ggot - Flower" by "Dream Factory," pop singer Lee Seung-Hwan's music company. She passed the audition, joined the company, and began training as a singer there.
Park's fame came when she played the younger version of the character Han Jung-suh in the popular Korean drama Stairway to Heaven. She also starred in a drama series called Tree of Heaven which aired on SBS, starring her former co-star in Stairway to Heaven, Lee Wan. [1] The show had decent ratings, and the reviews and criticism were mixed, but mostly positive. Many critics keyed in on her portrayal of the character Hana's pain of loving her step brother Yoon-suh ( Lee Wan) as brilliantly done. It should also be noted that due to the age difference between her and Wan, romantic scenes such as kissing on the lips could not occur, where had it been an older actress, such scenes may have occurred. Tree of Heaven started with borderline mediocre ratings, as do many new Korean dramas, but went on to finish very respectably, and gained a fan base in Korea, which further helped Park's credibility and young career in acting. Since then, Park has done many commercials (CF) and modeled for a number of Asian companies.
Through her roles and their requirements, Park has displayed an instinctive talent for dancing and martial arts. She has also released a digital single, "Prayer", a song she sang in the drama Tree of Heaven. However, the track was not released in the official OST.
Park made her big screen debut in the movie Evil Twin, a summer horror flick where she had 2 roles: one as the main character, and the other as the ghost of the main character's sister, who haunts the other sister after her death. Park was extremely happy to act in this movie, because she had always wanted to act in a period setting drama or movie.
Park starred as one of the four main characters in Goong S, a spin off (not the sequel) to the wildly successful Goong. The series did not match the success of its original, and received borderline ratings. However, the drama was the most re-watched and replayed series in the first half of 2007, gaining fame after the first run. Park later gained more popularity through idol drama series You're Beautiful. Her 2011 drama Heartstrings began airing on June 29, 2011. Jung Yong Hwa, a co-star from You're Beautiful, played the male lead opposite her.
[edit]Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]Music videos
[edit]Discography
- Prayer (Tree of Heaven OST)
- Lovely Day (You're Beautiful OST)
- Without a Word (You're Beautiful OST)
- Still (You're Beautiful OST) with A.N.JELL
- Fly Me to the Moon (You're Beautiful OST) with Jang Geun Suk
- It Was You (Cyrano Agency OST) with Lee Min Jung
- The Day We Fall In Love (Heartstrings/You've Fallen For Me OST)
- I Will Forget You (Heartstrings/You've Fallen For Me OST)
| Year | Award |
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| 2003 | SBS Drama Awards: Child Actress Award (Stairway to Heaven) |
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| 2007 | MBC Drama Awards: Best Newcomer Actress (Kimcheed Radish Cubes) |
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| 2009 | SBS Drama Awards: New Star Award (You’re Beautiful) |
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| 2011 | 47th Paeksang Arts Awards: Popular Movie Actress (Cyrano Agency) |
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| LETV Movies & TV Series Awards Ceremony (In China): Female Popularity Award |
[edit]Product Endorsements
- Etude House VIP Girl with Jang Geun Suk
- Etude House BB Compact with Jang Geun Suk
- Etude House with Lee Min Ho
- Coca-cola Dynamic Kin with Kim Hyun Joong
- Garden 5 with Jang Geun Suk
- Pocari Sweat
- Clride with Joo Ji Hoon
- KTF Bigi
- Happy Point Card
- Negouri
- Lacoste
- Code Combines CF
- MAC F/W 2011
- Pepero
- Dr. G (Gowoonsesang) Cosmetics
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