# Park Se-young

Park Se-young (Korean: 박세영; born July 30, 1988) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in 2012 with supporting roles in the television dramas Faith and School 2013. Park has since played leading roles in A Tale Of Two Sisters (2013) and Glorious Day (2014), as well as the film The Cat Funeral (2015).

## Career

Park Se-young made her acting debut in a TV drama in 2002 when she was still a child, but left show business to concentrate on her studies. She returned to acting in 2011, and first drew attention after appearing in Jay Park's "Know Your Name (Acoustic)" music video. She then played supporting roles in family drama If Tomorrow Comes, revenge thriller Man from the Equator, melodrama Love Rain, period epic Faith, and teen drama School 2013.
In 2013, Park was cast in her first leading role in the daily drama A Tale Of Two Sisters. She was also designated as one of the MCs on Music Bank.
Park appeared on the fourth season of We Got Married in 2014, a variety/reality show that paired celebrities into fake wedded couples (Park's partner was Jang Wooyoung from boyband 2PM). Another leading role followed in weekend drama Glorious Day. Park then starred in two webtoon film adaptations – Fashion King (2014) and The Cat Funeral (2015).
After ending a contract dispute with S.A.L.T Entertainment, Park signed with new agency Hunus Entertainment in 2015. The same year Park was cast in her villainous role in the daily drama My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol and she won Excellence Award, Actress in 9th Korea Drama Awards for her performance.
In 2016, Park starred in the medical thriller A Beautiful Mind.
After a supporting role in the 2017 legal thriller Whisper, Park played the leading role in melodrama Money Flower.
In June 2018, Park signed with new agency CL& Company.
In 2019, Park was cast in the comedy drama Special Labor Inspector as a judo athlete turned civil servant.
In 2022, Park is confirmed to make her small screen comeback after three years through tvN drama Mental Coach Jegal, for which she was cast along with Jung Woo, Lee Yoo-mi and Kwon Yul.

## Personal life

On January 24, 2022, Park's agency confirmed that she and Kwak Jung-wook are getting married in mid-February, and the wedding ceremony will be held privately in Seoul. They met while appearing together in the drama School 2013 and developed into a couple a few years ago. On January 7, 2025, it was confirmed that the couple is expecting their first child in June.

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2002 | Inspector Park Mun-su | Yang Soo-kyung |
| 2003 | MBC Best Theater: "Do You Love Me?" | Yoon-ju |
| 2011 | If Tomorrow Comes | Seo Yoo-jin |
| 2012 | Man from the Equator | young Choi Soo-mi |
| 2012 | Love Rain | Lee Mi-ho |
| 2012 | Faith | Princess Noguk |
| 2012 | School 2013 | Song Ha-kyung |
| 2013 | My Cute Guys | new artist (cameo, episode 16) |
| 2013 | A Tale of Two Sisters | Choi Se-young |
| 2014 | Glorious Day | Jung Da-jung |
| 2015 | My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol | Oh Hye-sang |
| 2016 | A Beautiful Mind | Kim Min-jae |
| 2017 | Whisper | Choi Soo-yeon |
| 2017 | Money Flower | Na Mo-hyun |
| 2019 | Special Labor Inspector | Joo Mi-ran |
| 2022 | Mental Coach Jegal | Park Seung-ha |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2014 | Fashion King | Park Hye-jin |
| 2015 | The Cat Funeral | Jae-hee |

### Variety show

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2013 | Music Bank | Host |
| 2014 | We Got Married – Season 4 | with Jang Wooyoung (Episodes 204–237) |
| 2016 | Law of the Jungle in Mongolia | Cast member (Episodes 234–237) |

### Music video

| Year | Song Title | Artist |
| 2012 | "Know Your Name (Acoustic)" | Jay Park |

## Discography

| Year | Song Title | Artist |
| 2013 | "Shall We Dance" | Standing Egg feat. Park Se-young |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Love Rain, Man from the Equator | Nominated |
| 2012 | SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | Faith | Won |
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | Faith | Nominated |
| 2013 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | A Tale Of Two Sisters | Nominated |
| 2013 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | A Tale Of Two Sisters | Nominated |
| 2014 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Glorious Day | Nominated |
| 2015 | MBC Drama Award | Best New Actress in a Special Project Drama | My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol | Nominated |
| 2016 | 9th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, actress | My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol | Won |
| 2017 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | Whisper | Won |
| 2018 | 11th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, actress | Money Flower | Nominated |
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Money Flower | Nominated |
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Special Labor Inspector | Won |