The breakthrough yearThe year she turned 13, she debuted in the music video for the singer Lee Seung-hwan’s “Flower,” and the same year she became known as the young Jung-suh in SBS’s Stairway to Heaven. Ratings rose from 15.1% for the first episode to more than 30% in two weeks.
In 2007, she won Best Newcomer at the MBC Entertainment Awards for the variety show Fantastic Partner. In 2009, she played a dual role in SBS’s You’re Beautiful. In 2011, she played the gayageum prodigy Lee Gyu-won in MBC’s Heartstrings.
In 2012, she won a one-act and series drama award at the KBS Drama Awards for Don’t Worry, I’m a Ghost. In 2013, Miracle in Cell No. 7 passed 10 million admissions, and she played Cha Eun-sang in SBS’s The Heirs.
At the end of the year, she won Best Supporting Actress at the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, and The Heirs ended with its highest rating, 25.6%; she also won an Excellence Award at the SBS Drama Awards. In 2014, she played the reporter Choi In-ha in SBS’s Pinocchio and won Best Actress at the SBS Drama Awards that year.
In 2015, she set a record by winning the film popularity award at the Baeksang Arts Awards for a fifth straight year. In 2016, she appeared opposite Kim Rae-won in SBS’s Doctors.
In 2018, she confirmed she was dating the actor Choi Tae-joon, and appeared opposite Hyun Bin in tvN’s Memories of the Alhambra. Memories of the Alhambra ended in January 2019. In 2020, she played a character connected by phone to someone in another time period in Netflix’s The Call.
In 2021, she appeared in JTBC’s Sisyphus: The Myth, and at the end of the year announced her marriage to Choi Tae-joon and a pregnancy at the same time. She held her wedding on Jan. 22, 2022, and had a son on May 31.
In 2024, she appeared in JTBC’s Doctor Slump and SBS’s The Judge from Hell, one after the other. The year she turned 36, she appeared in tvN’s Undercover Miss Hong, and on Sept. 22 she had a daughter.
Park Shin-hye (born Feb 18, 1990) debuted in 2003, the year she turned 13, in the music video for the singer Lee Seung-hwan’s “Flower,” and became known the same year, on Dec 3, 2003, as the young Jung-suh in SBS’s Stairway to Heaven. In 2015 she won the film popularity award at the Baeksang Arts Awards for a fifth straight year.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Debuted in the music video for the singer Lee Seung-hwan’s “Flower.”
Source 01 · MK Sports (Korean) · 23 years since her debut, news of a second pregnancy · opens in a new tabSource 39 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Signs with AVA Entertainment · opens in a new tabPlayed the young Jung-suh in Stairway to Heaven. Ratings rose from 15.1% (Nielsen Media Research) for the first episode to more than 30% within two weeks of the premiere, and she ranked third in portal search rankings.
Won Best Newcomer in the show/variety category at the MBC Entertainment Awards for the variety show Fantastic Partner.
Source 06 · My Daily (Korean) · 2008 MBC Entertainment Awards roundup · opens in a new tabCo-starred with Jang Keun-suk in a drama about the members of a teen idol group, and played a dual role.
Source 07 · Edaily (Korean) · You’re Beautiful poster released · opens in a new tabIn a drama set at an arts college, played the gayageum prodigy Lee Gyu-won opposite Jung Yong-hwa.
Source 08 · Star News (Korean) · Heartstrings, gayageum training · opens in a new tabWon for the KBS Drama Special Don’t Worry, I’m a Ghost.
Source 09 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · KBS Drama Awards one-act and series drama prize · opens in a new tabAppeared as the adult Ye-seung. The film drew 152,818 admissions on opening day, the best opening for a film released in January, and became the eighth Korean film to pass 10 million admissions.
Source 10 · Korea Economic Daily (Korean) · Miracle in Cell No. 7 opening date · opens in a new tabSource 11 · News1 (Korean) · Miracle in Cell No. 7 opening score · opens in a new tabSource 12 · News1 (Korean) · Miracle in Cell No. 7 passes 10 million · opens in a new tabCo-starred with Lee Min-ho and played Cha Eun-sang. The first episode drew an 11.6% rating.
Source 13 · Edaily (Korean) · The Heirs first-episode ratings · opens in a new tabWon Best Supporting Actress at the 33rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards for Miracle in Cell No. 7.
Source 14 · OSEN (Korean) · Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress · opens in a new tabThe Heirs ended in December with its highest rating, 25.6%. On this day she won the Excellence Award for an actress in a mid-length drama and the Best Couple award with Lee Min-ho at the SBS Drama Awards.
Source 15 · Donghaeng Media Sidae (Korean) · The Heirs ends · opens in a new tabSource 17 · Newsen (Korean) · SBS Drama Awards, a feast for The Heirs · opens in a new tabSource 16 · Ajunews (Korean) · SBS Drama Awards Best Couple · opens in a new tabCo-starred with Lee Jong-suk and played the reporter Choi In-ha. The first episode drew a 7.8% rating.
Source 18 · SBS Entertainment News (Korean) · Pinocchio ratings rise · opens in a new tabSource 19 · Ten Asia (Korean) · SBS Drama Awards Best Actress · opens in a new tabWon Best Actress in the mid-length drama category at the SBS Drama Awards for Pinocchio.
Source 19 · Ten Asia (Korean) · SBS Drama Awards Best Actress · opens in a new tabAt the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards, with voter turnout close to 85%, she won the film popularity award for a fifth straight year since 2011, a record.
Source 20 · Maeil Business (Korean) · Baeksang popularity award five years running · opens in a new tabPlayed Hye-jung opposite Kim Rae-won. The first episode drew a 12.9% rating, rising to 15.6% by episode 4.
Source 21 · SBS Entertainment News (Korean) · Doctors ratings climb · opens in a new tabHer agency officially said she had been seeing the actor Choi Tae-joon since late 2017.
Source 22 · Joongboo Ilbo (Korean) · Park Shin-hye and Choi Tae-joon confirm dating · opens in a new tabCo-starred with Hyun Bin. The series was reported to run 16 episodes.
Source 23 · Joongdo Ilbo (Korean) · Memories of the Alhambra · opens in a new tabSource 24 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Alhambra finale · opens in a new tabEnded with a 9.9% rating for the final episode.
Source 24 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Alhambra finale · opens in a new tabPlayed Seo-yeon, who lives in 2019. In the story, she is connected by phone to Young-sook (Jeon Jong-seo), who lives in 1999.
Source 25 · Hankyoreh (Korean) · The Call on Netflix · opens in a new tabCo-starred with Cho Seung-woo and played Kang Seo-hae, a savior who has traveled back along a long and dangerous road. The first episode drew a 6.8% rating.
Source 26 · Ilyo Shinmun (Korean) · Sisyphus sponsorship news · opens in a new tabSource 27 · JTBC (Korean) · Sisyphus ratings · opens in a new tabHer agency said she would marry on Jan. 22 of the next year, and announced a pregnancy at the same time.
Source 28 · Sports Donga (Korean) · Marriage and pregnancy announced together · opens in a new tabHeld a private wedding in Seoul.
Source 29 · Top Star News (Korean) · 2022 year-end roundup · opens in a new tabHad a son four months after the wedding.
Source 30 · JTBC (Korean) · Birth of a son announced · opens in a new tabSource 31 · MBN (Korean) · A son four months after the wedding · opens in a new tabPlayed Ha-neul, an anesthesiologist who has burned out, reuniting with Park Hyung-sik.
Source 32 · Busan Ilbo (Korean) · Introducing Doctor Slump · opens in a new tabSource 33 · MK Sports (Korean) · Doctor Slump premiere ratings · opens in a new tabPlayed Kang Bit-na, a devil who enters a judge’s body. The series ended on Nov. 2 with 11.9% for the final episode.
Source 34 · MBN (Korean) · The Judge from Hell premiere notice · opens in a new tabSource 35 · Celeb Media (Korean) · The Judge from Hell ends · opens in a new tabPlayed Hong Geum-bo, a securities inspector who goes undercover as a 20-year-old junior employee. The series started at 3.5% and ended in March at 13%.
Source 36 · Star News (Korean) · Undercover Miss Hong premiere · opens in a new tabSource 37 · SBS Entertainment News (Korean) · Undercover Miss Hong ends · opens in a new tabSource 38 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Birth of a second daughter · opens in a new tabHad a daughter five months after announcing a second pregnancy in April.
Source 38 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Birth of a second daughter · opens in a new tabSource 01 · MK Sports (Korean) · 23 years since her debut, news of a second pregnancy · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2003–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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