Park Ki-woong (born February 13, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for the TV series ''

The Slingshot ''The Slingshot'' (; lit. "Story of a Man") is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Park Yong-ha, Park Si-yeon, Kim Kang-woo, Han Yeo-woon, Lee Phillip, and Park Ki-woong. It aired on KBS2 from April 6 to June 9, 2009 on Mondays and Tue ...

'' (2009) and ''

Bridal Mask ''Bridal Mask'' () is a 2012 KBS2 period drama based on the popular Korean manhwa by Huh Young-man. Set in Seoul, Korea, during the 1930s Japanese colonial era, the story follows a man named Lee Kang-to, a Korean police officer commissioned by ...

'' (2012),

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(2018) and

Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung ''Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Shin Se-kyung, in the title role as a free-spirited female historian, and Cha Eun-woo, as a prince working underground as a romance novelist. It is also a fi ...

(2019) as well as the films ''

My Tutor Friend 2 ''My Tutor Friend 2'' (; lit. "Tutoring a Friend of My Age Lesson 2") is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy film released on April 19, 2007. It was promoted as a sequel to the 2003 movie ''My Tutor Friend'', but the films' characters and plots ar ...

'' (2007) and ''

Secretly, Greatly ''Secretly, Greatly'' () is a 2013 South Korean action comedy-drama film starring Kim Soo-hyun, Park Ki-woong, and Lee Hyun-woo, who play North Korean spies who infiltrate South Korea as a village idiot, a rock musician, and a high school studen ...

'' (2013).

Career

Park Ki-woong made his entertainment debut in the 2004 K2

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"Giving You Love," then launched his acting career in 2005. He rose to stardom for being the "mill dance (맷돌춤)" guy in a 2006

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''PMP Phone'' commercial. After a series of supporting roles on TV and film, Park starred in his first leading role in the 2007

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

'', but the film wasn't commercially successful. In 2008, he became the honorary ambassador of his hometown

Andong Andong () is a city in South Korea, and the capital of North Gyeongsang Province. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of 167,821 as of October 2010. The Nakdong River flows through the city. Andong is a m ...

. ''

'' (2009) gave Park his first acting accolades. Critics and viewers praised his portrayal of an

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genius who transforms into the best

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analyst in the country. His other notable roles include an invading Manchurian prince in period action film ''

War of the Arrows ''War of the Arrows'' (), alternately titled ''Arrow: The Ultimate Weapon'', is a 2011 South Korean period action film starring Park Hae-il, Ryu Seung-ryong and Moon Chae-won. Set after the Second Manchu invasion of Korea (Qing invasion), the fil ...

'' (2011); a

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ic Japanese officer in colonized Korea in ''

'' (2012); and an elite

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n spy undercover as a rock musician in box office hit ''

'' (2013). In July 2013, Park released the EP ''You Are My Baby'' as a special gift to his fans. He also wrote the lyrics of the title song "You Are My Baby" which featured

Younha Go Youn-ha (Hangul: 고윤하, Hanja: 高潤荷; born April 29, 1988), known mononymously as Younha, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer. She began her career in 2004 in Japan, where she was nicknamed the "Oricon Comet" for h ...

. Park then joined the newly launched reality/variety show '' Beating Hearts'' (also known as ''Heart Is Beating'') in September 2013, which follows six celebrities as they undergo the process of becoming

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s and EMTs. Park next appeared in the

Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...

-produced film ''Made in China''. But before its release, he enlisted for his

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on May 8, 2014. After undergoing basic training, Park was assigned as a policeman for 21 months. Following his discharge, Park made a comeback in MBC's revenge melodrama ''

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''. He was next cast in the big-screen adaptation of popular webcomic ''

Cheese in the Trap ''Cheese in the Trap'' () is a South Korean manhwa series written and illustrated by Soonkki. The webtoon was released on Internet portal Naver WEBTOON since 2010, and the first volume in print was published on March 2, 2012. It was adapted int ...

'', playing the role of a musical genius. In 2018, Park starred in mystery thriller ''

''. In 2019, Park joined

Jellyfish Entertainment Jellyfish Entertainment (), is a South Korean entertainment company established by composer and producer Hwang Se-jun in Seoul, South Korea. Jellyfish Entertainment is the home of artists including Jang Hye-jin, VIXX, Verivery and formerly gug ...

, home of artists such as

gugudan Gugudan (), also stylized as gu9udan or gx9, was a South Korean girl group formed in 2016 by Jellyfish Entertainment and the company's first girl group. The group debuted on June 28, 2016, with their EP '' Act. 1 The Little Mermaid''. The group ...

. The same year, he was also cast in the historical drama ''

''. In March 2021, Park signed with the Mountain Movement, making his debut as a painter. later in April Park joins the original wave drama ''You Raise Me Up'' with

Yoon Shi-yoon Yoon Shi-yoon (; born Yoon Dong-gu on September 26, 1986), also known professionally as Yun Si Yun, is a South Korean actor and television personality. He is best known for his leading roles in ''King of Baking, Kim Takgu'' (2010), ''My Cute Guy ...

and Ahn Hee-yeon.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Web shows

Music video

Discography

EP

Soundtrack

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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