Park Eun-hye

This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
Park Eun-hye
Born February 21, 1978
Incheon, South Korea
Other names Piao En Hui (Chinese)
Education Seoul Institute of the Arts - Creative Advertising
Occupation Actress
Agent Early Bird Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul 박은혜
Hanja 朴恩惠
Revised Romanization Bak Eun-hye
McCune–Reischauer Pak Un-hye

Park Eun-hye (born February 21, 1978) is a South Korean actress.[1] She is best known for starring in Dae Jang Geum, which led to her popularity in China.

Career

Park Eun-hye entered the entertainment industry in 1998, but she only rose to fame in 2003 with a supporting role in hit MBC TV series Dae Jang Geum (also known as Jewel in the Palace), which enjoyed tremendous popularity throughout Asia.[2]

After a secondary lead role in 18 vs. 29,[3] she further solidified her status as a major Korean wave star with the success of another period drama Yi San (2007) and her Taiwanese series Silence opposite heartthrob Vic Zhou (2006).[4][5]

Park decided to star in Hong Sang-soo's 2008 art film Night and Day even without a salary, and her performance received a Best New Actress award from the prestigious Busan Film Critics Association, her first award in ten years of acting. The next year she returned to television playing a femme fatale in daily drama Pink Lipstick.[6][7]

In 2012 she began co-hosting on cable the variety shows Queen of Beauty on KBS Drama,[8] and Sold Out on tvN.

Park is more popular in China than in her native South Korea,[9] as the sales of the Chinese brands she models for—Hana Cosmetics and Yonseng Tangerine Chocolates (the latter named after her character in Dae Jang Geum) -- went over 25 million dollars in the year 2009.[10][11]

Personal life

Park Eun-hye married entrepreneur Kim Han-sup on April 27, 2008 at Shilla Hotel in Seoul.[12][13][14] She gave birth to fraternal twins in 2011.[15][16]

Filmography

Television series

Films

Variety shows

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "All That Star: Park Eun Hye". Arirang News. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  2. ↑ "Park Eun-hye to Star in Hong Kong Melodrama". KBS Global. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  3. ↑ "Park Eun-hye Transforms into a Sexy Woman". KBS Global. 4 March 2005. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  4. ↑ "Park Eun-hye to Co-star with Vic Chou". KBS Global. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  5. ↑ Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (8 May 2007). "Hallyu Stars Give Sparkle to Korean Fashion". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  6. ↑ Kim, Lynn (3 December 2009). "Park Eun-hye to make comeback on TV". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  7. ↑ Ko, Jae-wan (23 February 2010). "Park Eun-hye drama Pink Lipstick sells to Taiwan". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  8. ↑ "Park Eun Hye will host KBS beauty show". KoreanVibe. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  9. ↑ "Park Eun-hye Meet Chinese Fans in Seoul". The Chosun Ilbo. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  10. ↑ Moon, Yong-sung (1 October 2009). "Actress Park rakes in product sales in China". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  11. ↑ Ko, Jae-wan (7 May 2010). "Park Eun-hye to turn tour guide for Chinese fans next week". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  12. ↑ Lim, Alvin (21 April 2008). "Park Eun Hye looking like Cinderella in wedding photos". Coolsmurf Domain. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  13. ↑ "Park Eun-hye’s wedding day". YeinJee's Asian Journal. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  14. ↑ 아름다운 4월의 신부 박은혜. Star News (in Korean). 27 April 2007. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  15. ↑ "Actress Park Eun Hye thinks one of her fraternal twins resembles Lee Seung Gi". Allkpop. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  16. ↑ "Korean actress Park reveals twin-children's pictures for first time". Channel NewsAsia. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  17. ↑ Kim, Jessica (8 December 2009). "Park Eun-hye receives award on sharing". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-06-16.

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