Artist Profile
- Real Name: Park Shin Hye
- Native Name: 박신혜
- Nicknames: Park Pig
- Birthday: Feb 18, 1990 (36 years old)
- Blood Type: A
- Height/Weight: 168 cm (5’6”) / 45 kg (99 lbs)
- Gender: Female
- Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
- Debut: 2003
- Birthplace: Gwangju, South Korea
- Nationality: South Korean
- Profession: Actress, Singer, Model
- Language Skills: Korean (Native)
- Current Agency: S.A.L.T Entertainment
- Active Years: 2003–present (23 years)
- Fandom: Starlight Angel
- Married to: Choi Tae-joon
Park Shin-hye is a South Korean actress, singer, and model, born on February 18, 1990, in Gwangju, South Korea. She has been active in South Korean film and television since 2003.
Early life
Park Shin-hye was born and raised in Gwangju in a family consisting of her father Park Hyeon-jong, a chef, her mother Jo Mi-sook, and her older brother Park Shin-won, born in 1988. The family later relocated to Songpa District, Seoul.
While attending sixth grade at Hak-Kang Elementary School in Gwangju, she was encouraged by an English teacher at a private academy to audition for Dream Factory, a music company founded by singer Lee Seung-hwan. An older photograph was submitted for the initial screening. After passing the preliminary stage, she traveled to Seoul for an audition and was accepted as a trainee by Lee Seung-hwan at Dream Factory.
In 2001, she moved to Seoul with her family and began training in singing, dance, and acting at Dream Factory. During this period, she appeared in Lee Seung-hwan’s music videos, including “Do You Love Me!” (2001) and “Flower” (2003). She later studied theater at Chung-Ang University.
Career
Park Shin-hye began her acting career in 2003, portraying the younger version of a character played by Choi Ji-woo in the television drama Stairway to Heaven.
In 2004, she appeared in the special program Very Merry Christmas, playing a rebellious teenager. In 2005, she acted in the television series The New Dad Is Twenty-Nine as Song Dae-in and appeared in the drama Cute or Crazy.
In 2006, she took on her first adult leading role in the Korean–Japanese melodrama Tree of Heaven, which was later broadcast in Japan. In the same year, she co-hosted the variety program Fantastic Partner with singer Yoon Gun and participated in writing the song “I Think of You.”
In 2007, she made her big-screen debut in the horror movie Evil Twin, in which she played dual roles. That year, she also appeared in television productions including Prince Hours (a spin-off of Princess Hours), Several Questions That Make Us Happy, and the weekend drama Kimcheed Radish Cubes as Jang Sa-ya.
In 2008, she received the Best Newcomer award in the variety show category at the MBC Entertainment Awards. In 2009, she starred as a female lead disguised as a male character in the romantic musical comedy series You’re Beautiful and contributed two songs to its original soundtrack.
In 2010, she starred in the film Cyrano Agency, which attracted around 2.7 million moviegoers in South Korea. The same year, she voiced the lead character in the animated film Green Days: Dinosaur and I, which premiered at the 15th Busan International Film Festival.
In 2011, she played a leading role in the television drama Heartstrings. In September of that year, she signed an exclusive contract with the Japanese management company IMX. She also appeared in the Taiwanese television series Hayate the Combat Butler, based on the manga of the same name.
In 2012, she starred in Don’t Worry, I’m a Ghost, part of the KBS Drama Special series, and received the Best Actress award in the short drama category at the KBS Drama Awards.
In 2013, she appeared in the film Miracle in Cell No. 7, earning the Best Supporting Actress award at the 33rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards. During the same year, she held an Asia tour titled 2013 Park Shin Hye Asia Tour: Kiss of Angel, starred in the television series Flower Boys Next Door, and also contributed to the drama’s soundtrack. She also appeared in the television drama The Heirs. In addition, she received the Popular Foreign Actress award at the Anhui TV Drama Awards.
In 2014, she portrayed a queen in the historical film The Royal Tailor. That year, she also starred in the television drama Pinocchio. She was ranked 33rd on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list and received the Prime Minister’s Commendation at the Korea Popular Culture Awards.
In 2015, she appeared in the film The Beauty Inside. In 2016, she returned to television with the medical drama Doctors and appeared in the film My Annoying Brother. During the same year, she was named the most popular Korean actress among Hallyu fans in the United States.
In 2017, she starred in the film Heart Blackened. In 2018, she appeared in the reality television program Little Cabin in the Woods and played dual roles in the television series Memories of the Alhambra.
In 2020, she starred in the films #Alive and The Call.
In 2021, she appeared in the television series Sisyphus: The Myth.
In 2022, following Park Shin-hye’s marriage in January and the birth of her son in May, she temporarily stepped away from acting activities, resulting in a hiatus of about one year after Sisyphus: The Myth (2021).
In 2023, Park Shin-hye returned through the series Doctor Slump alongside Park Hyung-sik after nearly two years away from television.
In 2024, she starred in the television drama Doctor Slump and appeared in The Judge from Hell.
In 2025, she held the Asia tour Hye’ Talk in Bangkok in May and participated in a fan meeting in Malaysia in July as a brand ambassador for ITSU.
In 2026, she starred in the television series Undercover Miss Hong, which premiered on January 17, 2026.
Fun facts
- She is known among international K-drama audiences for portraying awkward on-screen kissing scenes, which have become internet memes.
- In The Heirs, the director did not inform her in advance about a kissing scene with Lee Min-ho, and her on-screen reaction was unscripted.
- She has stated that she dislikes salad-based or zero-calorie diets and considers them impractical.
- She often repurposes leftover food, such as freezing remaining tteokbokki and adding it to ramyun.
- She prepares fried rice using leftovers and mixes chicken with rice similar to homemade Korean-style chi-bap.
- She has said that she is not always cheerful and can become angry or cry at times.
- She has said that she is honest about being tired or emotionally exhausted.
- She once aspired to become a police officer after her family home was burglarized during her childhood.
- She and her husband raise six pets: four cats and two dogs.
- She is known for maintaining close friendships with many of her co-stars and industry colleagues.
- She has said that she does not believe rumors about others and prefers to judge people based on her own experiences with them.
- She enjoys baseball.
- She made her acting debut at the age of 13.
- She has provided vocals for the soundtrack of You’re Beautiful.
- Her older brother, Park Shin-won, is a guitarist and composer.
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