Park Si-hoo

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Park Si-hoo
Born Park Pyeong-ho
(1978-04-03) 3 April 1978
Gongju County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Education Hanyang University
Theater and Film
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005-present
Korean name
Hangul 박시후
Hanja 朴施厚
Revised Romanization Bak Si-hu
McCune–Reischauer Pak Sihu
Birth name
Hangul 박평호
Hanja 朴平浩
Revised Romanization Bak Pyeong-ho
McCune–Reischauer Pak P'yŏng-ho
Website
http://www.park-sihoo.com/

Park Si-hoo (born Park Pyeong-ho on April 3, 1978) is a South Korean actor best known for his television series The Princess' Man (2011),Queen of Reversals(2010), Prosecutor Princess(2010) and Iljimae(2008).

Career

Park Pyeong-ho began his acting career in theater in 1997, putting up posters, handing out flyers, and appearing as an extra or in bit parts on stage,[1] leading to his acting debut in the play The Twelve Nyang Life. During this time, he also worked as an underwear model,[2] before being cast in a bit part in episodes 1-2 of 2005 KBS2 television series Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang.[3]

Under the stage name Park Si-hoo, he starred in supporting roles in the MBC TV series Let's Get Married and Which Star Are You From?. With SBS's How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor in 2007, he gained more recognition and won the New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards that year. In 2008, Park Si-hoo really had his first big drama,Iljimae. He potrayed as Park Si-Ho "the biggest rivalry" of Iljimae Lee Joon-gi More high-profile roles in weekend drama Family's Honor (the latter, his first leading role) followed in 2008.[3]

But Park's breakthrough would come in 2010. As the mysterious lawyer Seo In-woo in Prosecutor Princess, he rose to fame and the term "Seo Byun syndrome" was coined for his growing fanbase.[4][5][6] And such was his popularity with audiences in Queen of Reversals that when the series was extended, the writer rewrote the script so that his character, chaebol businessman Gu Yong-shik, would end up with the heroine.[7][8] He later won an Excellence Award at the MBC Drama Awards for Queen of Reversals.[9]

He continued his success in 2011 with the Joseon period drama The Princess' Man, a critical and ratings hit.[10][11][12] Park's portrayal of a man torn between revenge and love for his enemy's daughter garnered him a Top Excellence Award at the KBS Drama Awards.[13] Fan meetings in Asian countries such as Japan, China and Taiwan further cemented his status as a Hallyu star.[14][15][16]

In his first big-screen lead role, Park played a serial killer-turned-bestselling author in the 2012 film Confession of Murder.[1][17][18][19] After shooting the 30-minute music video Boy in Thailand (to be released on DVD),[20][21] he returned to television in the romance drama Cheongdam-dong Alice.[22][23][24][25]

Personal life

Park's father used to be a fashion and commercial model, and his younger brother Park Wu-ho is a former baseball player for the Hyundai Unicorns.[26][27]

On February 18, 2013, Park was accused of allegedly raping a 22-year-old aspiring actress. The woman said that after drinking heavily at a bar in Gangnam District, she and Park went to his apartment in Cheongdam-dong at around 2:00 on February 15, where she lost consciousness and realized she had been raped when she woke up. In a statement released through his management agency, Park denied the allegation; he admitted that he had sex with the woman but claimed it was consensual.[28][29][30][31][32] On May 9, all charges against Park were dropped when the alleged victim withdrew her complaint against him.[33]

Filmography

Television series

Films

Music Videos

  • "Happiness" and "I Will Still Live" (Gavy NJ, 2005)
  • "I Love You" and "Very Heartbreaking Words" (Alex Chu and Jisun, 2006)
  • "Taste of Separation" (Kim Bum-soo, 2009)

Discography

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated work
2007 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor
2009 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Production Family's Honor
2010 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor Queen of Reversals
2011 Style Icon Awards Discovery Award
KBS Drama Awards Best Couple Award with Moon Chae-won The Princess' Man
Popularity Award
Top Excellence Award, Actor

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lee, Ga-on (30 December 2012). "INTERVIEW: Park Si-hoo - Part. 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-01-02. 
  2. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (12 December 2012). "Park Si-hoo used to model underwear". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-12-12. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Park, Hyun-min (7 October 2011). "Park Si Hoo: from Underwear Model to Hallyu Star". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  4. ↑ Kim, Lynn (31 March 2010). ""Princess Prosecutor" receiving attention from Japanese media". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  5. ↑ Han, Sang-hee (18 November 2010). "Move over girls, the boys are back!". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  6. ↑ Lee Ga-on, Lee Seung-han (31 December 2010). "2010 10Asia's Awards: "Thank You" List". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  7. ↑ "박시후, 드라마 '역전의 여왕'통해 배우로서 한 층 더 성숙해진 것 같다~" [King of reversals: Park Si-hoo interview]. BNT News (in Korean). 5 February 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  8. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (11 January 2012). "Actor Park Si-hoo voted the "prettiest" man on a Japanese Web site". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  9. ↑ Hong, Lucia (31 December 2010). "Kim Nam-joo, Han Hyo-joo win grand prize at MBC Acting Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  10. ↑ "Park Si Hoo: "I Feel Sad while playing Kim Seung Yoo"". KBS Global. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-28. 
  11. ↑ "Japanese Fans Make Food Pilgrimage to Korea for Park Si-hoo". The Chosun Ilbo. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  12. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (25 September 2012). "A fan meet event in Japan for Princess' Man.". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  13. ↑ Hong, Lucia (2 January 2012). "Shin Ha-kyun scores top prize at 2011 KBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  14. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (23 February 2012). "Park Si-hoo struts his stuff in Japan". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  15. ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (4 April 2012). "Park Si Hoo Holds Successful Fanmeeting Tour in Japan". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  16. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (5 April 2012). "Park Si-hoo wraps up Japanese tour with cake". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  17. ↑ Lee, Dong-hyun (7 February 2012). "Park Si Hoo Films His Upcoming Movie with His Fans". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  18. ↑ Ho, Stewart (26 October 2012). "Park Si Hoo Shows Off His Body in a Speedo". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  19. ↑ Lee, Ga-on (30 December 2012). "INTERVIEW: Park Si-hoo - Part. 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-01-02. 
  20. ↑ Park, Young-woong (14 September 2012). "Park Si Hoo will appear in a large-scale music video". Star News. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  21. ↑ "Park Si-hoo to shoot music drama". The Korea Herald. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  22. ↑ Lee, Hye-ji (8 October 2012). "Park Si-hoo to Pair Up with Moon Geun-young in New TV Series". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  23. ↑ Kim, Ji-yeon (29 November 2012). "Park Si Hoo Says Moon Geun Young is So Pretty". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-29. 
  24. ↑ Lee, Hyun-jin (28 November 2012). "Rising hallyu star Park Si-hoo to take on "loser" role". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-29. 
  25. ↑ Park, Hyun-min (28 January 2013). "Park Si Hoo Watched the Last Episode of Cheongdamdong Alice with Fans". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-01-28. 
  26. ↑ "박시후 훈남동생 박우호, 과거 방송출연 화제". TV Daily (in Korean). 20 January 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  27. ↑ "박시후 훈남 동생 박우호 공개 ‘전직 프로야구 선수’". Mk.co.kr (in Korean). 7 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  28. ↑ "Hallyu star Park Si-hoo accused of rape". The Korea Herald. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-20. 
  29. ↑ Kim, Tong-hyung (19 February 2013). "Park accused of rape". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-02-20. 
  30. ↑ "Actor Park Si-hoo Accused of Rape". The Chosun Ilbo. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-20. 
  31. ↑ "Park Si-hoo to Face Police Over Rape Charge". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-20. 
  32. ↑ "Police Press Rape Charge Against Park Si-hoo". The Chosun Ilbo. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-03. 
  33. ↑ Lee, Sun-min (11 May 2013). "Charges dropped against Park Si-hoo". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  34. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (5 December 201). "Actors team up to make song that will help the needy". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 

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