Park Ji-hu’s Profile
- Full Name: Park Ji-hu
- Native Name: 박지후
- Nicknames: Ji Hoo
- Birthday: Nov 07, 2003 (21 years old)
- Blood Type: O
- Height/Weight: 160 cm (5’3”) / 41 kg (90 lbs)
- Gender: Female
- Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
- Debut: 2016
- Birthplace: Daegu, South Korea
- Education: Hanyang University (Department of Theatre and Film)
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Nationality:
South Korean
- Profession: Actress
- Language Skills: Korean (Native)
- Current Agency: BH Entertainment
- Active Years: 2016 – present (9 years)
Park Ji-hu, born on November 7, 2003, in Daegu, South Korea, is a South Korean film and television actress. She began her acting career in 2016 and is currently represented by BH Entertainment.
Park first drew wide recognition for her lead role in the feature film House of Hummingbird (2018). She later gained international attention through her portrayal of Nam On-jo in the Netflix series All of Us Are Dead (2022), as well as Oh In-hye in tvN’s television drama Little Women (2022). In 2021, she enrolled in the Department of Theater and Film at Hanyang University, one of South Korea’s leading institutions for arts education.
Early Life
Park Ji-hu was born and raised in Suseong District, Daegu. She attended Samdeok Elementary School, followed by Dongwon Middle School and Dongmoon High School.
Her path to acting began in middle school when she was unexpectedly approached by a talent scout on the streets of Daegu and invited to audition. From then on, she began attending casting calls and gradually pursued a career in performance.
In 2021, Park was admitted to Hanyang University’s Department of Theater and Film, formally beginning her professional training with the aim of developing a long-term career in acting.
Career
Park Ji-hu’s artistic journey began in 2014 after she was scouted through a street audition. She made her official acting debut in 2016 with the short film Home Without Me.
Between 2016 and 2017, she appeared in minor roles in several mainstream films, including Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned (2016), Fabricated City (2017), and The Witness (2018). These early experiences allowed her to gain on-set training and become familiar with professional film production.
A major turning point came in 2018 when Park took on her first leading role as Kim Eun-hee in the independent film House of Hummingbird. The performance brought her critical acclaim and earned her multiple “Best New Actress” honors, including awards from the Tribeca Film Festival, the Korean Association of Film Critics, the Director’s Cut Awards, and Cine21 in 2019. She also received nominations at several prestigious ceremonies such as the Baeksang Arts Awards, the Blue Dragon Film Awards, and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
In 2019, Park transitioned into television with the role of Jung Da-hee in JTBC’s drama Beautiful World. She continued her work in film with Black Light (2021).
Her international breakthrough came in 2022 when she starred as Nam On-jo in Netflix’s zombie series All of Us Are Dead, which garnered her wide recognition from global audiences. In the same year, she portrayed Oh In-hye in tvN’s drama Little Women, acting alongside Kim Go-eun, Nam Ji-hyun, and Wi Ha-joon.
Expanding her career into hosting, Park served as an MC for the music program Inkigayo from 2023 to 2024, co-hosting with Yeonjun and Woonhak. She also appeared in the music video for NewJeans’ Ditto in 2022.
From 2023 to 2024, Park continued her presence in film with Concrete Utopia (2023), where she starred alongside Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon, and Park Bo-young. She also made a cameo appearance in Miraculous Brothers (2023). Looking ahead, she is set to appear in the 2025 series Spring of Youth as Kim Bom, while also preparing for the upcoming project Spirit Fingers, in which she will play Song Woo-yeon.
As of 2025, Park Ji-hu remains active in both film and television under the management of BH Entertainment.
Fun Facts
- On the set of All of Us Are Dead, she once tripped and couldn’t stop laughing, which made the entire crew laugh along.
- During filming, she accidentally ate a food prop, leaving everyone on set both confused and amused.
- Many fans assume she’s quiet and reserved like her character On-jo, but in real life she’s energetic and playful.
- When asked what she’d do with 2 billion won, she honestly said she’d spend it on concert tickets and albums because “getting concert tickets is so hard.”
- Fans often ask about her K-pop bias, but Ji-hu just smiles and replies, “That’s a secret,” keeping everyone curious.
- She’s a genuine EXO fan, especially fond of Suho and D.O., and once froze up when she found out a co-star was also an EXO-L.
- She had to skip the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of House of Hummingbird because of school exams, only to later win Best Actress at the same festival.
- In NewJeans’ Ditto music video, she appears “behind the camera,” creating a mysterious, faceless vibe that fit perfectly with the concept.
- After All of Us Are Dead aired, her Instagram followers skyrocketed from just a few thousand to over 2.5 million in a matter of days.
- She calls herself a true night owl — she even did a Zoom interview right after waking up from a nap.
- On the set of Little Women, she experienced being the “older sister” figure for the first time, mentoring younger castmates.
- Though she often plays moody or serious characters, off-screen she’s cheerful and hopes to try bright, romantic roles in the future.
