# Park Hae-jin

Park Hae-jin (Korean: 박해진; born May 1, 1983) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in dramas My Love from the Star (2013) and Doctor Stranger (2014), and his leading roles in Bad Guys (2014), Cheese in the Trap (2016), Man to Man (2017), Forest (2020), Kkondae Intern (2020), From Now On, Showtime! (2022), and The Killing Vote (2023)

## Career
### 2006–2011: Beginnings

Park began his acting career in KBS weekend drama Famous Chil Princesses, for which he won the Best New Actor award at the 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards. He then starred in two highly successful TV projects - KBS daily drama Heaven & Earth with Han Hyo-joo, and MBC anniversary drama East of Eden. In 2009, Park joined the cast of SBS reality variety show Family Outing, which gave him more exposure. He then got his first lead role in the KBS youth drama Hot Blood.

### 2012–2015: Rising popularity and East Asian success

In 2011, Park starred in first Chinese drama Qian Duo Duo Marry Remember (Chinese: 钱多多嫁人记), which aired on Hunan TV. The drama earned 1.5 billion views in two weeks and its broadcast rights were sold to Japan. Park won the 'Asia Star Award' at the 2012 LeTV Awards, making him the first Korean actor to receive the award. Park also starred in two other dramas Another Brilliant Life and Love Relativity. Due to his rising popularity, a cinema screen by Lotte Cinema in China was named after him.
He then returned to the small screen back in Korea, starring in Seoyoung, My Daughter (2012). The drama became the highest-rated Korean drama of 2013 with a peak rating of 47.6%, and Park gained more recognition with the public. This was followed by supporting roles in fantasy romance series My Love From the Star (2013) and medical drama Doctor Stranger (2014). Both dramas became successful in China, launching Park into stardom as a Hallyu star.
In late 2014, Park starred in OCN's crime thriller Bad Guys. He received the KDA Award at the 2015 Korea Drama Awards for his performance. In 2015, Park made his film debut as lead actor in the romance film Snow is on the Sea opposite Lee Young-ah.

### 2016–present: Breakthrough in Korea

In 2016, Park played the leading role in tvN's Cheese in the Trap, adapted from the webtoon of the same name. The drama gained success in China, and topped Weibo's Korean-Japanese TV drama chart with over 1.9 billion views. Park experienced a rise in popularity and received increased endorsement offers. He also received the Best Actor award at the 2016 Korean Cable TV Awards. Following the success of Cheese in the Trap, Park was confirmed to reprise his role as Yoo Jung in the film adaptation of the webtoon, which was released in 2018.
The same year, he starred in Chinese drama Far Away Love, playing a successful businessman who owns an upscale restaurant and falls in love with a destitute woman. He was awarded the 'Male Actor of the Year' award at LeTV Entertainment Awards held in Beijing, China. Park's overseas success led to him being featured on Chinese postage stamps, making him the first Korean to be on Chinese stamps that are released as both regular issue and limited edition. On November 2, 2016, it was announced that Park would star in a web drama titled 7 First Kisses for Lotte Duty Free.
In 2017, Park's wax figure was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong. The same year, he starred in JTBC's spy-action drama Man to Man. The drama drew attention in China and was heavily featured on local media despite the country's ban on Korean cultural content and celebrities.
In 2017, Park was cast in the romance thriller Four Men, which was set to air in 2018 but faced multiple delays and production was later cancelled due to contractual breach.
In 2020, Park starred in the romantic comedy drama Forest as a special emergency rescue team worker. The same year, he was cast in the revenge workplace drama Kkondae Intern.
In 2021, Park was cast in the romantic comedy drama From Now On, Showtime! as a popular magician who has the secret ability to see and communicate with ghosts. The drama premiered in April 2022.
In 2022, Park releases a second photobook, Only you Park Hae-jin, which will be published in late January 2022, and will be the release of the photobook in two years. Later, in June 2022, Park decided not to renew his contract with the original agency. In July 2022, Park signed a contract with Artist Company. In 2023, he was cast as the main lead in the crime drama The Killing Vote alongside Lim Ji-yeon and Park Sung-woong.

## Personal life

Park Hae-jin's parents were divorced when he was young and he moved back in with his mother after 17 years of separation. Park is known to be a collector of shoes, particularly sneakers. He has admitted to owning more than 2200 pairs of footwear.

## Other activities
### Ambassador roles

| Year | Title | Campaign organiser |
| 2007 | Ambassador for Non-smoking and Non-drinking Campaign | |
| 2008 | Ambassador for Financial Savings | Korean Science and Arts Education Department |
| 2012 | Culture Fund Promotion Ambassador | Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries |
| 2012 | Promotional Ambassador for Youth Smoking Prevention Campaign | |
| 2014 | Promotional Ambassador for "Mu Qin Shui Jia" (大地之爱·母亲水窖) | Beijing Hua Bo Hospital |
| 2018 | Honorary Firefighter | National Emergency Management Agency |
| 2019 | Honorary Firefighter Promoted To Fire Marshall | National Emergency Management Agency |

### Philanthropy

Park's consistent donations to various charities for the past few years which earned him the title "donation angel" in the entertainment industry. Mountain Movement confirmed Park has donated a total of 1.7 billion won (S$1.5 million) in various local and international charities since 2011.
In 2014, he was given the Civil Public Welfare Award in China. In 2015, Park became the 8th Korean celebrity to join the Honor Society by Community Chest of Korea. He was also the first recipient of the Haengbok Nanuminsang (행복나눔인상, "Happiness Sharer's Award"), given by the Minister of Health and Welfare.
Since 2015, Park has donated to the Hae Sim Won child welfare facility and has continued to do so regularly.
In 2017, Park began a campaign to reduce fine dust by planting trees in China where he and his fans donated 6520 trees. In April 2018, Park planted 6000 more trees together with his fans to help the battle against desertification in Western China.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | The Rhythm of Chopsticks (젓가락) | | Cameo |
| 2015 | Snow is on the Sea (설해) | Lee Sang-woo | |
| 2018 | Cheese in the Trap | Yoo Jung | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Famous Chil Princesses | Yeon Ha-nam | |
| 2007 | Heaven & Earth | Jung Moo-young | |
| 2008 | East of Eden | Shin Myung-hoon | |
| 2009 | Hot Blood | Ha Ryu | |
| 2011 | Qian Duo Duo Marry Remember | Xu Fei | Chinese drama |
| 2012 | Another Kind of Splendid Life | Liu Da Ming | Chinese drama |
| 2012 | Seoyoung, My Daughter | Lee Sang-woo | |
| 2013 | Love's Relativity | Li Ang | Chinese drama |
| 2013–2014 | My Love from the Star | Lee Hwi-kyung | |
| 2014 | Doctor Stranger | Han Jae-joon / Lee Sung-hoon | |
| 2014 | Bad Guys | Lee Jung-moon | |
| 2016 | Cheese in the Trap | Yoo Jung | |
| 2016 | Far Away Love | Shen An | Chinese drama |
| 2017 | Man to Man | Kim Seol-woo | |
| 2020 | Forest | Kang San-hyuk | |
| 2020 | Kkondae Intern | Ka Yeol-Chan | |
| 2022 | From Now On, Showtime! | Cha Cha-woong | |
| 2023 | The Killing Vote | Kim Moo-chan | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2016 | 7 First Kisses | Park Hae-jin | Ep. 2–3 | |
| 2021 | Genesis | Kang Il-hoon/ Chen/ Baek Dong-jin/ Michael | | |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009–2010 | Family Outing | Cast member | |
| 2013 | Little Big Hero | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2021 | Park Hae Jin Random's Box | Host | |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Artist | Title | Ref. |
| 2007 | The Way | "Love... It's Painful" (사랑 아프다) | |
| 2016 | Fiestar | "#Like" | |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| APAN Star Awards | 2014 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | My Love from the Star | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2016 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Cheese in the Trap | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2018 | Global Star Award | Park Hae-jin | Won |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2016 | Best Artist Award, Actor | Park Hae-jin | Won |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2017 | Best Artist Award, Actor | Man to Man | Won |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2018 | Asia Eco Creator | Park Hae-jin | Won |
| Asia Model Awards | 2009 | Popular Star Award | Park Hae-jin | Won |
| Asia Model Awards | 2014 | Asia Special Award | Park Hae-jin | Won |
| Asia Model Awards | 2016 | Asia Star Award | Park Hae-jin | Won |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2007 | Best New Actor – Television | Famous Chil Princesses | Won |
| Civil Public Welfare Awards | 2014 | Civil Public Welfare Award | Park Hae-jin | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2006 | Best New Actor | Famous Chil Princesses | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2006 | Best Couple Award | Park Hae-jin with Lee Tae-ran Famous Chil Princesses | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2007 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | Heaven & Earth | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2007 | Best Couple Award | Park Hae-jin with Han Hyo-joo Heaven & Earth | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2009 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Hot Blood | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | Seoyoung, My Daughter | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Forest | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Forest | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Netizen Award, Actor | Forest | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Best Couple Award | Park Hae-jin with Jo Bo-ah Forest | Won |
| KBS 119 Awards | 2020 | Special Service Award | Park Hae-jin | Won |
| Korean Cable TV Awards | 2016 | Best Actor | Cheese in the Trap | Won |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2014 | Excellence Award, Actor | My Love from the Star | Nominated |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2015 | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Bad Guys | Nominated |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2015 | KDA Award | Bad Guys | Won |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2016 | Excellence Award, Actor | Cheese in the Trap | Nominated |
| Korea Hallyu Awards | 2018 | Popular Culture Award | Park Hae-jin | Won |
| Korea Lifestyle Awards | 2015 | Entertainer Award | Park Hae-jin | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2008 | Best New Actor | East of Eden | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2020 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kkondae Intern | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2020 | Top Excellence, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Kkondae Intern | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2020 | Best Couple Award | Park Hae-jin with Kim Eung-soo Kkondae Intern | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | From Now On, Showtime! | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Couple Award | Park Hae-jin with Jin Ki-joo From Now On, Showtime! | Nominated |
| LeTV Entertainment Awards | 2016 | Actor of the Year | Far Away Love | Won |
| LETV Film & Drama Awards | 2012 | Best Asia Star Award | Qian Duo Duo Marry Remember | Won |
| Newsis K-EXPO | 2020 | Seoul Mayor Award | Park Hae-jin | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2014 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | My Love from the Star | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | The Killing Vote | Nominated |
| Seoul International Drama Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Korean Actor | Kkondae Intern | Nominated |
| Style Icon Awards | 2014 | Top 10 Style Icons | Park Hae-jin | Won |
| Style Icon Awards | 2014 | K-Style Award | Park Hae-jin | Won |