Park Han-byul

Park Han-byul (; born November 17, 1984) is a South Korean actress and model.

Career As a student at Anyang Art High School, Park posted photographs of herself on the internet, becoming an online celebrity due to her close physical resemblance to actress Jun Ji-hyun. After being signed by an entertainment agency, she made her acting debut in the 2003 horror film Wishing Stairs, her part requiring her to learn ballet over a two-month period of rigorous training.

Having since appeared in a succession of television drama series, Park returned to the big screen with a role in the 2008 film Fate. She then went on to star in the horror film Yoga later the same year. In 2010, Park starred in the coming-of-age film My Black Mini Dress, based on the same titled chick lit novel by Kim Min-seo.

In July 2012, Park co-starred with Kim Ji-seok in horror film Two Moons, playing the role of So-hee, a horror fiction novelist with a hidden secret. Park then starred in another horror film Bunshinsaba 2 directed by Ahn Byeong-ki, marking her acting debut in China.

Park returned to TV, starring in the daily drama One Well-Raised Daughter. In 2015, she starred in the melodrama I Have a Lover, where she attracted attention with her portrayal of a morally ambiguous woman. In 2017, she took on the titular role in MBC's variety drama Borg Mom.

In 2019, Park is set to star in the romance melodrama Love in Sadness, a remake of the 1999 TBS drama Beautiful Person.

Personal life Relationships In June 2009, K-pop singer Seven acknowledged on his website that he and Park had been in a relationship for seven years, with the couple having first met when they were seniors in high school. Seven had previously denied rumors that they were a couple in order to protect Park's privacy and let the relationship grow naturally. On December 23, 2014, a statement was released by Park's agency stating that she and Seven had ended their 12-year relationship earlier on in the year.

On November 24, 2017, it was announced that Park had married a non-celebrity earlier that year, and that they planned to have the ceremony in 2018 with family and friends. The couple had met three years prior and entered into a relationship sometime in the beginning of 2017. It was also announced that Park was 15 weeks pregnant. On April 30, 2018, it was reported that Park had given birth to a son. On May 31, 2022, the agency announced that Park is pregnant with a second child. On August 17, 2022, it was announced that Park had given birth to a second child.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2003 Wishing Stairs Kim So-hee 2008 Fate Jung Eun-young 2004 Han River Ballad Mi-ae 2006 Couple or Trouble Oh Yoo-kyung 2007 Blue Fish Kang Yoon-jung Couple Breaking Han Yeo-kyung 2009 Jolly Widows Han Jin-kyung 2010 Oh! My Lady Hong Yoo-ra 2011 Bolder By the Day Lee Han-byul 2013 One Well-Raised Daughter Jang Ha-na / Jang Eun-sung 2015 I Have a Lover Kang Seol-ri 2017 Borg Mom Borg Mom 2009 23rd KBS Drama Awards Best New Actress Jolly Widows 2010 5th Asia Model Festival Awards Fashionista Award 2014 7th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress One Well-Raised Daughter 22nd SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama 2015 8th SBS Entertainment Awards Best Entertainer Award Law of the Jungle 23rd SBS Drama Awards Special Acting Award, Actress in a Serial Drama I Have a Lover 2017 MBC Entertainment Awards Excellent Award, in Show/Sitcom Category Borg Mom