# Park Eun-bin

Park Eun-bin (Korean: 박은빈; born September 4, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child model in 1996, and made her small screen debut as a child actress in 1998's White Nights 3.98. Park received international recognition for her performance as the titular character in Extraordinary Attorney Woo, for which she won the Grand Prize at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards.
Park was named Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year, Sisa Journal's Cultural Person of the Year, and Cultura's Drama Icon of 2022. She also made her first entry into Forbes Korea Power Celebrity in 2023, placing 11th.

## Career
### 1996–2017: Debut as a child actress and transition to lead roles

Park Eun-bin debuted as a child model in 1996, and since starting acting at the age of five, has starred in numerous television series, playing the younger version of various characters. She received the Best Young Actress award in 2009 for her role in the drama The Iron Empress.
She landed her first leading role in the time-traveling romance Operation Proposal (2012). Park continued playing supporting roles until she gained recognition for her role in the youth ensemble cast series about a group of young women in their early 20s, Hello, My Twenties! in 2016 and its sequel in 2017. She was cast in the legal drama Judge vs. Judge, followed by horror thriller The Ghost Detective in 2018.

### 2019–present: Career rise and breakthrough

Park then starred in the hit sports drama Hot Stove League (2019–2020) alongside Namkoong Min, in which she played the operations manager of a floundering baseball team. The series, which premiered to a 3% viewership rating, went on to achieve a peak rating of 19.1%. and won Best Drama at the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards. Park was cast as an aspiring violinist in the musical romance drama Do You Like Brahms?. Despite having some experience playing the violin, Park spent three months practising the instrument to prepare for the role. Her performance garnered her the Top Excellence Actress Award at the 2020 SBS Drama Awards.
In 2021, Park played the role of Crown Prince Yi Hwi in the historical series The King's Affection. For her portrayal of the cross-dressing heroine, Park received the Top Excellence Actress Award at the 2021 KBS Drama Awards and a Best Actress nomination at the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards. Park also won the Best Actor Award at the 49th Korean Broadcasting Awards for her role. The drama was also awarded Best Telenovela at the 50th International Emmy Awards.
In 2022, Park starred in Park Hoon-jung's action-horror film The Witch: Part 2. The Other One, the sequel to the 2018 film The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion.
In the same year, she starred in Extraordinary Attorney Woo, playing the titular role of Woo Young-woo, a lawyer who is an autistic savant. It was later revealed that the production team waited over a year for Park to take part in the drama, after she reportedly declined the role because she "felt like the series wasn't something that [she] should approach lightly". Nonetheless, this performance earned her acclaim from both critics and audiences. The drama, which aired on the new channel ENA, started with an audience rating of 0.9% and finished with 17.5% in Korea. The drama was a global success, ranking in the top 10 most watched non-English TV series on Netflix for 21 weeks. Park's compelling performance earned her international recognition, winning the Best Actor Award at the Asia Contents Awards and the Rising Star Award for TV at the Critics' Choice Awards' Asian Pacific Cinema & Television division. At the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards, Park was awarded the Grand Prize in Television.
On January 4, 2024, Park released a digital single album Present ahead of her fan concert Eunbin Note: Diva, which would be held on January 6 and 7. On March 28, she released a new single "Kung Ddari Sha Bah Rah", which is a remake of music duo Clon's debut song. On September 8, Park released a digital single album To You, which was revealed during her second fan concert Eunbin Note: Bingo-on held on September 7. On November 1, she was cast in the Netflix superpower comedy series The Wonderfools alongside Cha Eun-woo.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | A Girl's Prayer | | Military film |
| 2002 | Memories | | |
| 2002 | The Romantic President | | |
| 2004 | Has the Shower Ended? | | Short film from 1.3.6 |
| 2004 | How to Keep My Love | | |
| 2010 | Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp | Na-rae | |
| 2013 | Secretly, Greatly | Yoon Yoo-ran | Cameo |
| 2022 | The Witch: Part 2. The Other One | Kyung-hee | |
| 2023 | Road to Boston | Ok-rim | Special appearance |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | White Nights 3.98 | Choi So-young | |
| 1999 | MBC Best Theater – "Building a House on the Sand, Dried Pollack Head, Crocodile, and Old Love" | | |
| 1999 | I Only Know Love | Jung-min | |
| 2000 | MBC Best Theater – "Song-yi's Play, Golden Glow" | | |
| 2000 | The Thief's Daughter | Jung-nim | |
| 2001 | Empress Myeongseong | young Lady Min | |
| 2001 | The Merchant | Ippeuni | |
| 2001 | Guardian Angel | young Jung Da-so | |
| 2001 | Theatre of Our Stories "Yoo-na's Sketchbook Diary" | | |
| 2002 | Me and My Transformed Dad | Kim Ma-ri | |
| 2002 | Kitchen Maid | | |
| 2002 | My Love Patzzi | young Eun Hee-won | |
| 2002 | Hard Love | young Seo Kyung-joo | |
| 2002 | Glass Slippers | young Woo Seung-hee | |
| 2003 | Age of Warriors | Queen Sapyeong | |
| 2003 | Country Princess | young Kim Geum-hee | |
| 2003 | The King's Woman | Song-yi | |
| 2003 | Autumn Friend | | |
| 2004 | Stained Glass | young Shin Ji-soo | |
| 2005 | Encounter | young Choi Eom-ji | |
| 2005 | Resurrection | young Seo Eun-ha | |
| 2005 | Hong Kong Express | Hwan-hee | |
| 2005 | Dreams of an Exciting New School Term | Mi-rae | |
| 2006 | Seoul 1945 | Moon Suk-kyung | |
| 2007 | My Beloved Sister | Min Ji-na | |
| 2007 | Catching Up with Gangnam Moms | Lee Ji-yeon | |
| 2007 | The Legend | young Seo Kiha | |
| 2007 | Lobbyist | young Yoo Moon-young/Eva | |
| 2009 | Empress Cheonchu | young Hwangbo Seol | |
| 2009 | Queen Seondeok | Princess Boryang | |
| 2011 | Dream High | 16-year-old Go Hye-sung | Cameo (ep. 16) |
| 2011 | Gyebaek | young Eun-ko | |
| 2012 | Operation Proposal | Ham Yi-seul | |
| 2013 | Hur Jun, The Original Story | Lee Da-hee | |
| 2014 | Secret Door | Lady Hyegyŏng | |
| 2016 | Entertainer | Soo-hyun | Cameo (ep. 18) |
| 2016–2017 | Hello, My Twenties! | Song Ji-won | Seasons 1–2 |
| 2016–2017 | Father, I'll Take Care of You | Oh Dong-hee | |
| 2017–2018 | Judge vs. Judge | Lee Jung-joo | |
| 2018 | The Ghost Detective | Jung Yeo-wool | |
| 2019–2020 | Hot Stove League | Lee Se-young | |
| 2020 | Do You Like Brahms? | Chae Song-ah | |
| 2021 | The King's Affection | Yi Hwi / Dam-i / Yeonseon | |
| 2022 | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Woo Young-woo | |
| 2023 | Castaway Diva | Seo Mok-ha | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2016 | Choco Bank | Ha Cho-co |
| 2025 | Hyper Knife | Jeong Se-ok |
| 2025 | The Wonderfools | Eun Chae-ni |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2003 | 열려라 동요세상 | Host | |
| 2009 | Boys & Girls Music Countdown | Host | |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Song title | Artist |
| 2001 | "Doll" | Baby V.O.X. |
| 2001 | "Angel's Prayer" | N.Gel |
| 2002 | "Cold" | Lee Ki-chan |
| 2002 | "Sad Day" | Jung Yoon-don |
| 2005 | "Thank You for Loving Me" | S.Jin |
| 2007 | "I Still Don't Know" | Yoon Gun |
| 2009 | "Romantic Winter" | Kim Jin-pyo |
| 2010 | "I'll Be There" | Taeyang |
| 2010 | "Like a Star" | Taeyeon & The One |
| 2011 | "Without You" | BoM |
| 2011 | "You and Me, Heart Fluttering" | Acoustic Collabo |

### Hosting

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021 | 16th Seoul International Drama Awards | with Cha Eun-woo | |
| 2023 | Opening Ceremony of the 28th Busan International Film Festival | | |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2009 | A Long Time Ago, Whoa, Whoa... | Wife | Dongnang Repertory Company | |

## Discography
### Single albums

List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| Present | Released: January 4, 2024 Label: MusicBuddy, Kakao Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming audio Track listing Do-re-mi-fa (도레미파) Into The Light Now Do-re-mi-fa (도레미파) (Inst.) Into The Light (Inst.) Now (Inst.) | 72 | KOR: 2,500 |
| To You | Released: September 8, 2024 Label: MusicBuddy, Kakao Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming audio Track listing Paper Airplane (종이비행기) Watercolor (수채화) Paper Airplane (종이비행기) (Inst.) Watercolor (수채화) (Inst.) | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||

### Singles

List of singles, showing year released, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Do-re-mi-fa" (도레미파) | 2024 | Present |
| "Kung Ddari Sha Bah Rah" (꿍따리 샤바라) | 2024 | Non-album single |
| "Paper Airplane" (종이비행기) | 2024 | To You |
| "Watercolor" (수채화) | 2024 | To You |

### Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "A Little Love Story" | 2012 | — | Operation Proposal OST |
| "The Blue Night of Jeju Island" | 2022 | — | Extraordinary Attorney Woo OST |
| "Someday" | 2023 | 108 | Castaway Diva OST |
| "Night and Day" (그날 밤) (Acoustic Ver) | 2023 | — | Castaway Diva OST |
| "Night and Day" (그날 밤) (Contest Ver) | 2023 | — | Castaway Diva OST |
| "Mint" | 2023 | — | Castaway Diva OST |
| "Here I Am" | 2023 | — | Castaway Diva OST |
| "Open Your Eyes" | 2023 | — | Castaway Diva OST |
| "Until The End" | 2023 | — | Castaway Diva OST |
| "Dream Us" (Acoustic Ver) | 2023 | — | Castaway Diva OST |
| "Dream Us" (Original Ver) | 2023 | — | Castaway Diva OST |
| "Fly Away" | 2023 | — | Castaway Diva OST |
| "Someday, Someway" | 2023 | — | Castaway Diva OST |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||

## Accolades
### 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(s) / Work(s) | Result |
| APAN Star Awards | 2020 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Hot Stove League Do You Like Brahms? | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | The King's Affection Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Popularity Star Award, Actress | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Won |
| Busan International Film Festival – Asia Contents Awards | 2022 | Best Actor | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Won |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2022 | Best Actress – Television | The King's Affection | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best Actress – Television | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Grand Prize – Television | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Won |
| Cine21 Awards | 2022 | Actress of the Year – Series | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Won |
| Consumer Rights Day Awards | 2022 | Actor of the Year - Series | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards Asian Pacific Cinema & Television | 2022 | Rising Star Award for TV | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Won |
| Grimae Awards | 2020 | Best Actress | Hot Stove League | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2009 | Best Young Actress | The Iron Empress | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2018 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | The Ghost Detective | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Top Excellence Award, Actress | The King's Affection | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Popularity Award, Actress | The King's Affection | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Couple Award | The King's Affection (with Rowoon) | Won |
| Kinolights Awards | 2022 | Actress of the Year (Domestic) | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Won |
| KOPA & NIKON Press Photo Awards | 2024 | Photogenic of the Year | Park Eun-bin | Won |
| Korean Broadcasters' Night Awards | 2023 | Actor of the Year | Park Eun-bin | Won |
| Korean Broadcasting Awards | 2022 | Best Actor/Actress | The King's Affection | Won |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2017 | Best New Actress | Father, I'll Take Care of You | Nominated |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2022 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2013 | Best New Actress | Hur Jun, The Original Story | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2017 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Drama | Father, I'll Take Care of You | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2007 | Best Young Actress | Catching Up with Gangnam Moms | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2017 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Judge vs. Judge | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Do You Like Brahms? | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Hot Stove League | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Best Couple Award | Do You Like Brahms? (with Kim Min-jae) | Won |
| Seoul International Drama Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Asian Star | Park Eun-bin | Won |
| Soompi Awards | 2019 | Breakout Actress | The Ghost Detective | Nominated |
| The Star Awards | 2022 | Actor of the Year | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Won |
| Visionary Awards | 2023 | 2023 Visionary | Park Eun-bin | Won |
| TVING Awards | 2023 | Tear of the Year | Castaway Diva (with Kim Hyo Jin) | Won |

### State honors

Name of country or organization, year given, and name of honor :
| Country or organization | Award Ceremony | Year | Honor or Award | Ref. |
| South Korea | Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards | 2023 | Prime Minister's Commendation | |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement |
| Forbes | 2023 | Korea Power Celebrity 40 | 11th |
| Forbes | 2024 | Korea Power Celebrity 40 | 31th |
| Gallup Korea | 2022 | Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year | 1st |
| Gallup Korea | 2023 | Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year | 2nd |