Park Se-young (; born July 30, 1988) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in 2012 with supporting roles in the

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s ''

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'' and ''

School 2013 ''School 2013'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Jang Nara, Choi Daniel, Lee Jong-suk, Park Se-young and Kim Woo-bin. The teen drama depicts the struggles and dilemmas that modern-day Korean youth face, such as bullying, stud ...

''. Park has since played leading roles in ''

Sincerity Moves Heaven ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' () is a 2013 South Korean television daily drama starring Park Se-young, Lee Hae-in, Yoo Gun, and Park Jae-jung. It aired on KBS1 from April 29 to November 1, 2013, airing every Monday to Friday at 20:25 for 135 episo ...

'' (2013) and '' Glorious Day'' (2014), as well as the film ''

The Cat Funeral ''The Cat Funeral'' () is a 2015 South Korean film written, directed and produced by Lee Jong-hoon, based on the webtoon of the same name by Hong. Plot Indie musician Dong-hoon and cartoonist Jae-hee broke up a year ago. The former couple meet a ...

'' (2015).

Career

Park Se-young made her acting debut in a

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in 2002 when she was still a child, but left show business to concentrate on her studies. She returned to acting in 2011, and first drew attention after appearing in

Jay Park Jay Park ( Korean name: Park Jae-beom (Hangul: 박재범; Hanja: 朴載範); born April 25, 1987) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and entrepreneur of based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based ...

's " Know Your Name (Acoustic)" music video. She then played supporting roles in family drama ''

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'', revenge thriller '' Man from the Equator'', melodrama ''

Love Rain ''Love Rain'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series directed by Yoon Seok-ho. Set in the seventies and the present day, it tells a love story over two generations, with Jang Keun-suk and Im Yoon-ah playing dual roles. It aired on KBS2 from ...

'', period epic ''

'', and teen drama ''

''. In 2013, Park was cast in her first leading role in the daily drama ''

'' (also known as ''A Tale of Two Sisters''). She was also designated as one of the MCs on ''

Music Bank Music Bank may refer to: * ''Music Bank'' (TV program), a South Korean music program by KBS **''Music Bank World Tour The ''Music Bank'' World Tour is a worldwide live concert tour of South Korean music show '' Music Bank'' by the Korean Broa ...

''. Park appeared on the fourth season of ''

We Got Married ''We Got Married'' () was a South Korean reality variety show that aired on MBC from 2008 to 2017. The show paired up celebrities who pretended to be married couples and completed various challenges together. The show ran for four seasons and ...

'' in 2014, a variety/reality show that paired celebrities into fake wedded couples (Park's partner was

Jang Wooyoung Jang Woo-young (Hangul: 장우영; Hanja: 張祐榮; born on April 30, 1989), better known mononymously as Wooyoung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. In 2008, he debuted as a member of 2PM, a boy band currently managed by J ...

from

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2PM). Another leading role followed in weekend drama '' Glorious Day''. Park then starred in two

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s – '' Fashion King'' (2014) and ''

'' (2015). After ending a contract dispute with S.A.L.T Entertainment, Park signed with new agency Hunus Entertainment in 2015. The same year Park was cast in her villainous role in the daily drama ''

My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol ''My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Baek Jin-hee, Park Se-young, Jeon In-hwa, Yoon Hyun-min, and Do Sang-woo. It aired on MBC on Saturdays and Sundays 21:45 for 51 episodes from September 5, 2015 unt ...

'' and she won Excellence Award, Actress in

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for her performance. In 2016, Park starred in the medical thriller '' A Beautiful Mind''. After a supporting role in the 2017 legal thriller ''

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'', Park played the leading role in melodrama ''

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''. In June 2018, Park signed with new agency CL& Company. In 2019, Park was cast in the comedy drama '' Special Labor Inspector'' as a judo athlete turned civil servant. In 2022, Park is confirmed to make her small screen comeback after three years through tvN drama '' Mental Coach Jegal'', for which she was cast along with

Jung Woo Jung Woo (born Kim Jung-guk on January 14, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the drama ''Reply 1994'' (2013) and ''You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin'' (2013). Career Jung Woo made his acting debut in 2006, and began ...

Lee Yoo-mi Lee Yoo-mi (; born July 18, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles as Ji-yeong in ''Squid Game'' (2021) and Lee Na-yeon in ''All of Us Are Dead'' (2022). For the former, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Gues ...

and

Kwon Yul Gwon Yul (; December 28, 1537 - July 6, 1599) was a Korean Army General and the Commander-in-chief (도원수; 導元帥) of the Joseon Dynasty, who successfully led the Korean forces against Japan during the Japanese invasions of Korea (임진� ...

Personal life

On January 24, 2022, Park’s agency confirmed that she and

Kwak Jung-wook Kwak Jung-wook (born 12 June 1990) is a South Korean actor. Personal life On January 24, 2022, it was confirmed that Kwak and Park Se-young Park Se-young (; born July 30, 1988) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in 2012 with s ...

are getting married in mid-February, and the wedding ceremony will be held privately in Seoul. They met while appearing together in the drama ''

'' and developed into a couple a few years ago.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Variety show

Music video

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Park, Se-young 1988 births Living people South Korean child actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses People from Seoul