Park Ye-young (; born August 22, 1989) is a South Korean actress. After graduating from the Film Department of Konkuk University College of Arts and Design, Park began her acting career in 2013, and has since starred in several independent short and feature films. She is also recognized for her supporting role in Netflix original series Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021), Coupang play original Anna (2022), and drama Summer Strike (2022).
Early life and education During her childhood, Park watched a theater performance that sparked a vague curiosity about acting. Her serious interest in acting developed in middle school, where, influenced by a teacher, she enrolled in a theater class. She attended for only one semester before transferring schools mid-year. In high school, Park's passion for acting resurfaced, and she persuaded her parents to support her dream. To further her aspirations, she studied in the Film Department of Konkuk University College of Arts and Design.
Career Debut and career in independent film Park embarked on her acting career with the short film Winter Preparation (2013), portraying the titular character Jae-in. Directed by Lee Yoon-hyeong, the film premiered at the 12th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival and was also screened at the 14th Daegu Short Film Festival, marking Park's first two film festival attendances. In the same year, Park starred in the short film Shorts, which screened at the 2013 Seoul Independent Film Festival.
In 2015, another short film featuring Park, And Autumn Has Come, was invited to the Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival and the Jeonbuk Independent Film Festival. The following year, her short film The Road Not Taken, also known as Galae (2016), screened at the Seoul International Women's Film Festival and received an invitation to the Seoul International Youth Film Festival.
In 2017, Park was chosen as the featured actress for the "10th FILM DABIN Project: Actress Park Ye-young." The project showcased three of her independent films: And Autumn Has Come, My Chemical Love, and Shall We Go. Two discussion events with Park were also held, moderated by Director Hyung Seul-woo, with panel members including Directors Choi Jeong-ho and Lee Yu-ri, and Moon In-su. These events took place on Saturday, November 11, at Seoul Theater 8, 13, Jongno District, Seoul, and Saturday, November 18, at Pause Cinema, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon Province.
Television debut and recent projects In 2019, Park made her television debut with a minor role as a nurse in Yoo Je-won's drama series Abyss. A year later, she appeared as Nurse Heo Min-young in episodes 22 and 23 of the drama series Soul Mechanic. In 2021, Park portrayed Lee Sung-sil in episode 6 of Sell Your Haunted House. That same year, she reunited with director Yoo Je-won in her first supporting role as variety show writer Wang Ji-won in the drama series Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. In the drama, Wang Ji-won was also a love interest of Ji PD, a character played by Lee Sang-yi. Furthermore, Park made brief cameo appearances in the film Emergency Declaration and drama series Reflection of You. She then appeared in episodes 1, 2, and 4 of Inspector Koo, portraying Yoon Jae-young.
Moving on to 2022, Park starred alongside Bae Suzy in Coupang Play original series Anna, playing Anna's best friend Ji-won. Her performance garnered critical acclaim and earned her the New Actress Award for Series at the 2023 Director's Cut Awards. Additionally, in 2022, Park returned to independent film with the titular role in Jung Hae-il's Joo-young in Wonderland. The film screened at The 16th Evergreen Digilog World Film Festival, where director Jung Hae-il received the Special Award. Park was affiliated with artist management Dongyi Company from July 2022. However, in March 2023, Park signed with C-JeS Entertainment.
Filmography
Feature film Year Title Role 2010 Shotgun Love () Lingerie model 2011 The story of my life () Staff 2 Cane () Eun-ja 2012 New Kids in Town () Bo-young 2015 Girl on the Edge () Eunyoung Socialphobia Ha Young-dong 2016 Janggi King: Garak Market Revolution () Du-hee 2018 The Drug King Mulberry 4 2019 Vertigo () Ye-dam Hit-and-Run Squad Yeo-jeong Never Ever Rush () Cho-yeon 2020 Child () Head teacher My Room () Young-shin 2021 Emergency Declaration Tokyo Control Center Team Member
Short film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Preparing for Winter () Jae-in (Jane) Debut The Short Stories () Student 2015 And Autumn Has Come () Jisun 2016 Road not taken () Na 2017 Recording () Su-yeon My Chemical Love () Seon-ju 2018 Sally's Law () The Hitchhiker () Female worker Capsular Coffee of Team Greetings () Kim Min-ju 2019 Leo () Eu-nae Stolen Sunshine () Yeong-sin Home () Mogul Animated film (voice appearance) Seire () Wife 2022 Joo-young in Wonderland () Joo-young
Television series + Television series appearances Year Title Role Note 2019 Abyss Nurse TV Debut 2020 Soul Mechanic Heo Min-young (Nurse) 2021 Sell Your Haunted House Lee Sung-sil (Ghost) Minor Role Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha Wang Ji-won Reflection of You Taerim Girls' Middle School Faculty Cameo Inspector Koo Yoon Jae-young Cameo (episodes 1, 2, & 4) 2022 Summer Strike Jo Ji-young 2024 Captivating the King Court Lady Dong 2026 Sold Out on YouEom Seong-mi See You at Work Tomorrow!Choi Su-jin
Web series Year Title Role 2022 Anna Ji-won Accolades Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Director's Cut Awards 2023 Best New Actress in a Series Anna
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Cine21 2017 7 female actors who are expected to be active in the future Placed
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