Profile
Name: Park Shin Hye
Born: February 18 1990
Year active: 2003-present
Notable roles: Young Jung Suh in Stairway to Heaven
Park's fame came when she played the younger version of the character Han Jung Suh in the popular Korean drama, Stairway to Heaven. She also starred in a 10 part mini series called Tree of Heaven which aired on SBS, starring her former co-star in Stairway to Heaven, Lee Wan. The show had decent ratings, and the reviews and criticism were mixed. And many keyed on in her portrayal of her character Hana's pain of loving her step brother Yoon-Suh Lee Wan as brilliantly done. It should also be noted due to the age difference between her and Wan, romantic scenes such as kissing on the lips could not occur, as seen in the scenes in the show where had it been an older actress, such scenes may have occurred. Tree of Heaven started with borderline mediocre ratings, but went on to finish very respectably, and gained a fan base in Korea and Japan, further helping Park's credibility and young career in acting. Also, Japanese companies have sent offers to Park's agents for her to advertise in their commercial, however, her agent has said she has yet to respond.
Current Activities
Park recently made her big screen début in that movie Hometown of Legends, a summer horror flick where she has 2 roles; One is of the main character, the other is of the ghost of the main character's sister who haunts the other sister after her death. Park was extremely happy to star in this movie, for she had always wanted to star in a period setting drama or movie.
Park Shin-Hye starred as one of the four main characters in Goong S, a spin off (not the sequal) to the wildly successful Goong. However, currently the show is in serious jeopardy due to the fact Eight Peaks is suing the company making Goong S (Group 8), for copyright infringement by using the name Goong as the title of the show. As the controversy escalates, the filming of Goong S has already started, and Group 8 is optimistic that the première will air in January of 2007. Critics however question how well Shin-Hye will make the transition from the dramatic roles she usually plays, to the role of a character in a drama which is based heavily on the aspect of Comedy.
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