Park Ji-yeon (actress)

Park Ji-yeon (Korean박지연, 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 Ji-yeon
Park in 2018
Born (1988-05-14) May 14, 1988 (age 36)
South Korea
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Korean name
Hangul
박지연
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Jiyeon
McCune–ReischauerPak Chiyŏn

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 years

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Park Ji-yeon 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.[1][2]

Career

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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.[1] Park passed the audition for the role of Sophie, her debut stage was a performance held at the Gyeonggi Icheon Art Hall.[3]

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.[4] Park was called a rising star in the musical world.[1]

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).[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

In 2019, Park acted as the role of Cho-hong in SBS historical drama Haechi.[5] 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.[8] Later, Park reunited with director Kim Dong-yeon in 2019 Korean revival of musical Cyrano.[9]

Filmography

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Television series

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Television series appearances
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Oh My Ghost Il Pal-gwi Ghost [10]
2016 Andante Oh Jung-soo [11]
Mad Dog Kang Eun-joo [12]
2018 Life Lee So-jeong [13][14]
Mr. Sunshine Yoon Ho-ho (Kim Hye-eun) [15]
2019 Haechi Cho-hong [16][17]
The King: Eternal Monarch Park Ji-young [18]
2021 Stranger Jung Min-ha Cameo (Season 2; Episode 9) [19]
Hospital Playlist Yoon Shin-hye Season 2 [20]
2022 Bloody Heart Yoo Jeong [21]
2024 Your Honor Jang Chae-rim [22]

Web series

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Web series appearances
Year Title Role Ref.
2022 A Model Family Kwang-cheol [23][24]
2024 Blood Free Jeong Hae-deun [25]

Television shows

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Television shows appearances
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 KBS2 A Song For You (리차드3세) Singer January 4, 2014 (Episode 15) [26]
2015 EBS Space Empathy Musical Once

Music video appearances

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Year Song title Artist Ref.
2016 Go home (집으로...) Park Joon-myeon [27]

Stage

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Concert

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Musical concert performances
Year Title Role Theater Date Ref.
2014 Musical gala concert (뮤지컬 갈라 콘서트) Singer Sungkyunkwan University 600th Anniversary Millennium Hall July 15, 2014 [28]
Samsung Card Stage 2 (삼성카드 스테이지 2) Blue Square Master Card Hall September 26, 2014 [28]
2018 Ko Concert (코 콘서트) Platform Changdong 61 Redbox December 10, 2018 [28]

Musical

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Musical plays performances[28]
Year Title Role Theater Date Ref.
2010 Mamma Mia! (맘마미아) Sophie Gyeonggi Icheon Art Hall [3][29]
Busan Civic Center Grand Theater May 15– June 6
2011–2012 Daesung D-Cube Art Center August 30–February 26
2012 You're Beautiful (미남이시네요) Go Mi-nam/Go Mi-nyeo Sejong Center for the Performing Arts M Theater August 7–September 9
Les Misérables (레미제라블) 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 [30]
Blue Square Shinhan Card Hall April 6–September 1
2013 Ghost (고스트) Molly Jensen Daesung D-Cube Art Center November 24–June 29
2014 Once (원스) Girl CJ Towol Theater, Seoul Arts Center December 3–March 29
2015 Woo Ji-won, Shim Geon-woo's Go-Go-Go Show (우지원, 심건우의 고고고쇼) Herself Culture and Arts Theater CT May 11, 2015
Les Misérables (레미제라블) Éponine Daegu Keimyung Art Center October 21–November 15
2016 Mamma Mia! (맘마미아) Sophie Charlotte Theater[9] February 20–June 4 [31]
2017 Arirang Showcase (아리랑 쇼케이스) Bang Bang Yes24 Live Hall July 3
Arirang (아리랑) Opera House, Seoul Arts Center July 25–September 3
The Gift of December (12월의 선물) 2 roles Lotte Concert Hall December 24–25
2018 Maybe Happy Ending (어쩌면 해피엔딩) Claire Yes24 Stage 1 November 3–February 10 [7]
2019 Cyrano (시라노) Roxanne Kwangrim Art Center BBCH Hall August 10–October 13 [9]
2019–2020 Rebecca (레베카) I Chungmu Arts Center Grand Theater November 16–March 15 [32]
2020–2021 Ghost (고스트) Molly Jensen Daesung D-Cube Art Center October 6–March 14 [33]
2021 Dracula (드라큘라) Mina Blue Square Shinhan Card Hall May 20–August 1 [34]
2021–2022 Rebecca (레베카) I Chungmu Arts Center Grand Theater November 16–February 28
2023–2024 Il Tenore (일 테노레) Seo Jin-yeon Seoul Arts Centre CJ Towol Theatre December 19-February 25 [35]
2024 Blue Square Shinhan Card Hall March 29-May 19 [36]

Theater

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Theater plays performances[28]
Year Title Role Theater Date Ref.
2018 Richard III (리차드3세) Ann CJ Towol Theater, Seoul Arts Center February 6–March 4 [6]
2022 Hamlet (햄릿) Ophelia National Theater Haeoreum Theater July 13–August 13 [37]

Discography

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
"Another Day" (하루 또 하루)
with Shin Sung-rok[38]
2010 Musical Rebecca 2019 cast recording

Awards and nominations

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Award and nomination received
Year Award ceremony Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
2013 7th The Musical Awards New Actress Award Les Miserables Won [39]
19th Korea Musical Awards Won [40]
2014 8th The Musical Awards Best Actress Award Ghost Nominated [41]
2020 5th Korea Musical Awards Best Actress Award Nominated [42][43]
2022 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Bloody Heart Won [44]

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