Park Ji-yeon (, born May 14, 1988) is a South Korean actress. Park debuted in musical Mamma Mia! in 2010. Park has appeared in supporting roles in various dramas but is better known for her work as a musical actress.
Park's television debut was on tvN's Oh My Ghost (2015). After that, she played Kang Eun-ju in KBS2's Mad Dog (2017) and Oh Jung-soo in KBS1's Andante (2017). After that, she acted as Yoon Hoon (Kim Hye-eun) in tvN historical drama series Mr. Sunshine (2018), nurse Lee So-jung in JTBC's Life (2018), and role of Cho-hong in SBS Haechi (2019).
Her most known works in small screen are Bloody Heart (2022) that earned her best supporting actress award in 2022 KBS Drama Awards.
Early life Park developed an interest in music from an early age. While attending science major in Youngsaeng High School, Park formed a high-school rock band and sung as a vocalist. Park initially wanted to applied to the Department of Practical Music. While searching the internet to find related information, Park found musical clips for the first time. Since then Park also became interested in acting and decided to enroll in an acting academy near her house in Suwon. Park enrolled to the acting department of Seoul Institute of the Arts. However, due to her love of music, Park was not really set on becoming an actress yet.
Career In 2010, at the recommendation of a senior, Park went to the audition of Korean production of musical Mamma Mia! When Park appeared in the audition with application letter with no experience written, she made the staff nervous. However Park made everyone surprised when she sang the audition song. Park passed the audition for the role of Sophie, her debut stage was a performance held at the Gyeonggi Icheon Art Hall.
Since then, Park has been active as a main character in musical works, from Go Mi-nam (Go Mi-nyeo) in the creative musical You're Beautiful to Éponine in Les Miserables and Molly in Ghost. In 2013, she swept the rookie awards two musical awards, the Korean Musical Awards and The Musical Awards for her role Eponine in Les Miserables. Park was called a rising star in the musical world.
Park's television debut was on tvN's Oh My Ghost (2015). After that, she played Kang Eun-ju in KBS2's Mad Dog (2017) and Oh Jung-soo in KBS2's Andante (2017).
After eight years as musical actress, Park made her theatrical debut in the National Theater of Korea production of Shakespeare's Richard III, for which she received favorable reviews. Production started in February 2018 and ended in early-March of that year. After that, she acted as Yoon Hoon (Kim Hye-eun) in tvN historical drama series Mr. Sunshine (2018) and followed by the role of nurse Lee So-jung in JTBC's Life (2018). In winter of 2018, Park was back to musical. She was selected for the role helper-bot Claire in 2018 revival of musical Maybe Happy Ending. Directed by Kim Dong-yeon, it was performed in Vivaldi Park Hall, Daemyung Cultural Factory Building 1, Seoul from November 13, 2018, to February 10, 2019.
In 2019, Park acted as the role of Cho-hong in SBS historical drama Haechi. The role of Park Ji-young then followed – a role with different personalities in two parallel universes in the tvN drama The King: Eternal Monarch. Later, Park reunited with director Kim Dong-yeon in the 2019 Korean revival of musical Cyrano.
Filmography Television series + Year Title Role Notes 2015 Oh My Ghost Il Pal-gwi Ghost 2016 Andante Oh Jung-soo Mad Dog Kang Eun-joo 2018 Life Lee So-jeong Mr. Sunshine Yoon Ho-ho (Kim Hye-eun) 2019 Haechi Cho-hong The King: Eternal Monarch Park Ji-young 2021 Stranger Jung Min-ha Cameo (Season 2; Episode 9) Hospital Playlist Yoon Shin-hye Season 2 2022 Bloody Heart Yoo Jeong 2024 Your Honor Jang Chae-rim
Web series + Year Title Role 2022 A Model Family Kwang-cheol 2024 Blood Free Jeong Hae-deun
Television shows + Year Title Role Notes 2014 KBS2 A Song For You () Singer January 4, 2014 (Episode 15) 2015 EBS Space Empathy Musical Once
Music video appearances Year Song title Artist 2016 Go home (...) Park Joon-myeon
Stage Concert + Musical concert performances Year Title Role Theater Date 2014 Musical gala concert () Singer Sungkyunkwan University 600th Anniversary Millennium Hall July 15, 2014 Samsung Card Stage 2 () Blue Square Master Card Hall September 26, 2014 2018 Ko Concert () Platform Changdong 61 Redbox December 10, 2018
Musical + Musical plays performances Year Title Role Theater Date 2010 Mamma Mia! () Sophie Gyeonggi Icheon Art Hall Busan Civic Center Grand Theater May 15– June 6 2011–2012 Daesung D-Cube Art Center August 30–February 26 2012 You're Beautiful () Go Mi-nam/Go Mi-nyeo Sejong Center for the Performing Arts M Theater August 7–September 9 Les Misérables () Éponine Poeun Art Hall, Yongin November 3–25 2012–2013 Daegu Keimyung Art Center December 7–January 20 2013 Centum City Sohyang Theater Shinhan Card Hall February 1–March 3 Blue Square Shinhan Card Hall April 6–September 1 2013 Ghost () Molly Jensen Daesung D-Cube Art Center November 24–June 29 2014 Once () Girl CJ Towol Theater, Seoul Arts Center December 3–March 29 2015 Woo Ji-won, Shim Geon-woo's Go-Go-Go Show () Herself Culture and Arts Theater CT May 11, 2015 Les Misérables () Éponine Daegu Keimyung Art Center October 21–November 15 2016 Mamma Mia! () Sophie Charlotte Theater February 20–June 4 2017 Arirang Showcase () Bang Bang Yes24 Live Hall July 3 Arirang () Opera House, Seoul Arts Center July 25–September 3 The Gift of December () 2 roles Lotte Concert Hall December 24–25 2018 Maybe Happy Ending () Claire Yes24 Stage 1 November 3–February 10 2019 Cyrano () Roxanne Kwangrim Art Center BBCH Hall August 10–October 13 2019–2020 Rebecca () I Chungmu Arts Center Grand Theater November 16–March 15 2020–2021 Ghost () Molly Jensen Daesung D-Cube Art Center October 6–March 14 2021 Dracula () Mina Blue Square Shinhan Card Hall May 20–August 1 2021–2022 Rebecca () I Chungmu Arts Center Grand Theater November 16–February 28 2023–2024 Il Tenore () Seo Jin-yeon Seoul Arts Centre CJ Towol Theatre December 19-February 25 2024 Blue Square Shinhan Card Hall March 29-May 19
Theater + Theater plays performancesYearTitleRoleTheaterDate EnglishKorean 2018 Richard III Ann CJ Towol Theater, Seoul Arts Center February 6–March 4 2022 Hamlet Ophelia National Theater Haeoreum Theater July 13–August 13
Discography Title Year Peak chart positions Album KOR "Another Day" () 2010 — Musical Rebecca 2019 cast recording
Awards and nominations + Award and nomination received Year Award ceremony Category Nominee / Work Result 2013 7th The Musical Awards New Actress Award Les Miserables 19th Korea Musical Awards 2014 8th The Musical Awards Best Actress Award Ghost 2020 5th Korea Musical Awards Best Actress Award 2022 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Bloody Heart
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