Sieun (STAYC)

*See also: Her KProfile and STAYC Wiki Page*

**Park Si Eun** (박시은; born August 1, 2001) is a South Korean actress and singer. She is known as a child actress and was signed to Fe Entertainment from 2014 to 2016 and to JYP Entertainment from 2017 until 2019. She won Best Young Actress at the 2018 SBS Drama Awards for her role as young Woo Seo Ri in *Still 17*.

She is currently set to debut as part of High-Up Entertainment's girl group STAYC in November 2020.

## Early life and education

Park Si Eun was born on August 1, 2001 in Seoul, South Korea to the singer Park Nam Jung and Heo Eun Ju. She also has a younger sister named Park Si Woo.

Park attended Seoul Sinyongsan Elementary School but later transferred to Sangmyung Elementary School. She continued her studies at Sangmyung Middle School and then studied acting at Goyang Arts High School. In 2020, she enrolled at Chung-Ang University's Performance and Visual Creation Department, majoring in Theatre.

## Career

### 2014-2019: Career beginnings, rise in popularity, and signing with JYP Entertainment

In February 2014, Park Si Eun made her acting debut in the EBS drama *Pluto Squad*. In October of the same year, she also portrayed the young version of Baek Jin Hee's character, Han Yeol Moo, in *Pride and Prejudice*.

In 2015, Park acted in her first movie, *Love Forecast*. She also played young Yeon Hee in the SBS drama *Six Flying Dragons*.

In January 2016, Park acted in the tvN drama *Signal* as Jung Suk Yong's daughter Oh Eun Ji. The same year, she also portrayed Jeon Do Yeon's daughter in *The Good Wife* and Jennie in the Tooniverse drama *Welcome to My Lab 2*.

On January 18, 2017, Park signed with JYP Entertainment after leaving her old company, Fe Entertainment. In May 2017, she portrayed young Shin Chae Kyun in the KBS2 drama *Queen for Seven Days*. She then took up further roles in *Criminal Minds* and *Just Between Lovers*.

In 2018, Park acted in the movie *Golden Slumber*, as well as in the SBS drama *Thirty But Seventeen*.

In 2019, she portrayed Choi Gye Hwan in the tvN drama *The Crowned Clown* and Ahn Seo Yun in *Everything and Nothing*.

### 2020-present: Departure from JYP Entertainment and activities with STAYC

Park left JYP Entertainment in 2020 and signed with High-Up Entertainment instead, where she completed her training after 4 years. On September 8, 2020, it was announced that she would debut in a girl group with the temporary name *High-Up Girls* in the second half of the year. It was later revealed that the group would be called STAYC and that they would debut in November 2020. Her prologue film for the group was released on October 12, 2020.

Park also took up further acting roles, such as in the JTBC drama *Mystic Pop-Up Bar* and the fifth episode of the SBS drama *Do You Like Brahms?* as Jo Soo An.

## Trivia

* Her role model is IU.
* Her favorite artists are G-Dragon and Apink.
* She appeared on *King of Masked Singer*.
* Her Chinese zodiac is snake.

## References

1. ↑ STAYC Offical Twitter — Prologue Film | STAYC : Sieun. 박시은 (2001.08.01)
2. ↑ STAYC YouTube — 블아필네 딸내미들 #1
3. ↑ Koreaboo — Popular Trainee And Actress, Park Si Eun Leaves JYP Entertainment... To Debut In New Girl Group Elsewhere
4. ↑ Naver News — ⌊단독⌉ 블랙아이드필승 "박시은, 父 박남정 끼 그대로 물려받아…독보적인 톤"
5. ↑ STAYC YouTube — Prologue Film | STAYC(스테이씨) : Sieun
6. ↑ Naver News — 블랙아이드필승 걸그룹 STAYC, 박시은·아이사 데뷔 프롤로그 공개
7. ↑ STAYC YouTube — 블아필네 딸내미들 #1
8. ↑ *Happy Together 3:* Family Month Special (May 22, 2014)