Park Yu-hwan

This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
Park Yu-hwan
Born March 9, 1991
Seoul, South Korea
Other names Ricky Park
Occupation Actor
Years active 2011-present
Agent C-JeS Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul 박유환
Revised Romanization Bag Yu-hwan
McCune–Reischauer Pag Yu-hwan

Park Yu-hwan (Hangul: 박유환, born March 9, 1991), sometimes known as Ricky Park,[1] is a South Korean actor. He is the younger brother of singer and actor Park Yuchun.

Early life

Park was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, however, his family moved to Fairfax, Virginia, in the late 1990s. His only sibling is older brother Park Yuchun of JYJ.

Career

Park's career started when he was cast as a supporting character in the 2011 MBC drama Twinkle Twinkle. He played the half-uncle to lead actress Kim Hyun-joo's character, Han Seo-woo. While still working on Twinkle Twinkle, Park was cast in a small recurring role as Chul Yeon in another MBC drama, Gyebaek. In his next acting project, the 2011 SBS drama A Thousand Days' Promise, Park portrayed Lee Moon-kwon, the younger brother of lead actress Soo Ae's character. His performance earned him a nomination at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards as Best New TV Actor.[2]

In 2012, Park landed his first leading role in the Channel A drama K-Pop: The Ultimate Audition, playing Kang Woo-hyun, the ignorant and bad-tempered leader of boy band M2.[3] He starred opposite Go Eun-ah, who played a happy-go-lucky girl named Ji Seung-yeon. In May 2012, Park returned to MBC to star in the new daily drama Can't Live Without You as Kim Min-do.

Filmography

Television drama

Year Title Hangul Role Network Notes
2011 Twinkle Twinkle 반짝반짝 빛나는 Han Seo-woo MBC Acting debut
Gyebaek 계백 (階伯) Chul Yeon MBC Episodes 5-7, 12, 15
A Thousand Days' Promise 천일의 약속 Lee Moon-kwon SBS
2012 K-Pop: The Ultimate Audition K-팝 최강 서바이벌 Kang Woo-hyun Channel A First leading role
Can't Live Without You 그대 없인 못살아 Kim Min-do MBC
2014 I Need Romance 3 로맨스가 필요해 3 Lee Woo-young tvN

Endorsements

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2011 MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor Twinkle Twinkle Nominated
2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (TV) A Thousand Days' Promise Nominated
5th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actor Nominated

References

  1. "About Park Yu-hwan" C-JeS.
  2. Lee, KyungNam (25 April 2012). "Park Yoo Chun and Park Yoo Hwan Both Nominated for Paeksang Arts Award". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  3. Hong, Lucia (16 February 2012). "Park Yu-hwan, Ko Eun-a to become K-pop stars in upcoming TV series". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Park Yu-hwan filmography" C-JeS.

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