Park Ah-in

Park Ah-in
Park Ah-in in May 2019.
Born (1985-02-12) 12 February 1985 (age 39)
Busan, South Korea
EducationBA in Theater Studies
Alma materChung-Ang University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Stage actor
Years active2006–present
Agentbeyond J[1]
Korean name
Hangul
박아인
Revised RomanizationBak Ain
McCune–ReischauerPak Ain

Park Ah-in (born 12 February 1985)[2] is a South Korean actress.[3] She is an alumna of Chung-Ang University, Department of Theater and Film, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Theater Studies. She made her acting debut in 2006 in the horror film Forbidden Floor and since then has appeared in a number of films and television series, including Loner (2008), A Gentleman's Dignity (2012), Descendants of the Sun (2016), Vagabond (2019), Never Twice (2019) and Kkondae Intern (2020).[4]

Early life and marriage

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Park was born in Busan, South Korea, and graduated from the Department of Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University.[5] She got married on November 7, 2020, at the Oksu-dong Cathedral in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, her spouse being unrelated to the entertainment industry.[6][7]

Career

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Park started her acting career with the horror film Forbidden Floor in 2006.[8]

In 2008, she took on the role of policewoman Hanakoin in a stage play Atami Murder Case organized by the Chung-Ang University Performing Film Arts Center.[9]

In 2016, she was cast in the award-winning and popular show of the year Descendants of the Sun as Kim Eun-ji, a thoracic surgery specialist.[10] The same year she also appeared in the mystery thriller Babysitter and another award-winning tvN drama The Good Wife.[11]

In 2018, she starred in tvN's historical romance Mr. Sunshine, where she portrayed a woman who is unable to bear a child so she is regularly abused by her husband. The drama was praised by Park Jin-hai of The Korea Times for its strong female characters.[12]

In 2019, she played Lily, an assassin in the spy crime-thriller Vagabond. For her portrayal of an assassin, she was nominated in the Best New Actress category for SBS Drama Awards.[13] In the same year she also portrayed a Korean version of Paris Hilton as the granddaughter of the chairman and founder of Guseong Hotel, where she also is the head of marketing, in MBC's comedy drama Never Twice.[14]

In 2020, Park appeared as Tak Jeong-eun, a 5-year contract worker of the Marketing Department at Joon Soo Foods, in Kkondae Intern, an MBC TV drama broadcast from May - June, 2020. In the same year she made her first variety show appearance on SBS's comedy show Park-Jang's LOL.[15]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Forbidden Floor [8]
2008 Loner [8]
2010 Outlaw Woman with no brain [8]
2012 Project 577 Self
2013 Top Star Won-joon's female junior colleague 2
Friends 2 Female singer [16]
2019 Hoop It Up Yoo-jin

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Bad Man Da-rim [8]
2012 A Gentleman's Dignity Attorney Kang [8]
2014 Mama Suzy [8]
Discovery of Love Da-yeon [8]
2016 Descendants of the Sun Kim Eun-ji (Thoracic Surgery Specialist) [8]
Babysitter
The Good Wife Lee Yeon-joo – lawyer
2017 Manhole Park Young-joo
2018 Mr. Sunshine Go Ae-soon [17]
2018-19 Clean with Passion for Now Lee Young-eun, woman in office cleaned by Oh-sol (Ep. 3) Special appearance
My Strange Hero Yang Min-ji [18]
2019 He Is Psychometric
Welcome to Waikiki 2 Da-young (Ep. 5) Special appearance [19]
My Absolute Boyfriend
Vagabond Lily, an assassin hired by Jessica [20]
2019-20 Never Twice Na Hae-ri [21]
2020 Kkondae Intern Tak Jung-eun [22]
Sweet Home The girl next door Guest appearance [23]
2021 Moonshine Woon Shim [24]
2024 Wedding Impossible Choi Seung-ah

Television variety show

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Year Title Hangul Notes Ref.
2020 Park-Jang's LOL 박장데소 Debut [15][25]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Team -with Park Ah-in, Choi Dae-chul, Kim Jung-hyun and Moon Jeong-hee Vagabond Nominated [13]
Best New Actress Nominated [26]

References

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  1. ^ Choi, Na-young (March 29, 2023). "박아인, 비욘드제이와 전속계약 체결" [Park Ah-in, signs exclusive contract with Beyond J]. OSEN (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Park Ah-in (박아인)". HanCinema. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "박아인 : 네이버 통합검색" [Park Ain Movie star, theater star]. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "박아인, 한국판 패리스 힐튼 변신 MBC '두 번은 없다'" [Ain Park, transformed into Korean version of Paris Hilton MBC 'There is no Twice']. Chosun (in Korean). October 3, 2019. Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "박아인 영화배우 연극배우" [Park Ain Actor Theater actor]. Daum.
  6. ^ Jo Jung-won (November 7, 2020). "[단독] 박아인 결혼, 7일 일반인 남성과 백년가약...품절녀 대열 합류" [[Exclusive] Married Park A-in, joining the ranks of out-of-stock girls on the 7th]. Market News (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  7. ^ Hwang Hyeon-sun (December 6, 2020). "2020 아름다운 스타들의 웨딩사진 모음 - 박아인" [2020 Beautiful Stars' Wedding Photo Collection-Park Ain]. Daum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Park Ah-in (박아인)'s Filmography". HanCinema. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "아타미 살인사건" [Atami murder case]. Play DB (in Korean). October 3, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "'Descendants of the Sun' most engrossing show of 2016". Kpop Herald. December 28, 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "'Goblin' wins big at Korea Cable TV Awards Show, but not Gong Yoo". Yahoo. March 11, 2017. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  12. ^ Park Jin-hai (October 1, 2018). "'Mr. Sunshine' gives new life to independence fighters". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  13. ^ a b Kim Soo-hyung (January 1, 2020). "'열혈사제' 김남길, 대상으로 '8관왕' 기염‥'VIP' 장나라, 프로듀서상 (종합) [2019 SBS 연기대상]" ['The Fierce Priest' Kim Nam-gil, '8 Crowns' Ki-Yeom as the Grand Prize,'VIP' Jang Nara, Producer Award (Comprehensive) [2019 SBS Drama Awards]]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  14. ^ Lee Su-ji (October 3, 2019). "박아인, 한국판 패리스 힐튼 변신 MBC '두 번은 없다'" [Ain Park, transformed into Korean version of Paris Hilton MBC 'There is no Twice']. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  15. ^ a b Seung-Hoon Lee (June 20, 2020). "[단독] '박장데소 PD, "박아인=센언니+러블리 캐릭터..요즘 예능에 맞는 '뉴페이스'"(인터뷰②)" [[Exclusive]'Park Jang Deso PD, "Park A-in = Sen's sister + lovely character... these days'New Face' suitable for entertainment" (Interview②)]. Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  16. ^ "국다원 기자 - 박아인, 꽃보다 더 아름다운 미모...'완벽한 옆 선'" [Park Ain, more beautiful than flowers... 'Perfect side line']. Top Star News (in Korean). January 21, 2019. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  17. ^ "Park Ah-in signs on to tvN "Mr. Sunshine"". Hancinema. Herald Corporation. October 26, 2017. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  18. ^ Kim Ha-yeon (December 28, 2018). "'복수가 돌아왔다' 박아인, 교복 셀카로 눈길...'30대 맞나요'" ['Revenge is back' Park A-in looks at her school uniform selfie... 'Are you in your 30s?']. Mdaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  19. ^ Park, Ah-reum (April 9, 2019). '와이키키2' 박아인, 못말리는 다혈질 소개팅녀 "코믹 포인트 정조준" ['Waikiki 2' Park A-in, hot-tempered blind girl "Comic Point Jung Aim"]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  20. ^ Noh Gyu-min (October 3, 2019). "박아인, MBC 주말극 '두 번의 없다' 주연 캐스팅... "한국판 패리스 힐튼"" [Park Ain casts lead role in MBC weekend drama 'No Twice'... "Korean Version Paris Hilton"]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Hankyung. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  21. ^ Yoon Seong-yeol (July 21, 2019). "박아인, 지상파 첫 주연 발탁..'두번은 없다' 캐스팅" [[Exclusive] Park A-in, first terrestrial lead cast...'There's No Twice' Casting]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  22. ^ Lee Se-bin (February 17, 2020). "박아인, '꼰대인턴' 출연 확정...박해진X박기웅 만난다 [공식]" [Park Ain confirmed to appear in'Kondae Intern... Haejin Park X Meet Kiwoong Park [Official]]. TV Report (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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  24. ^ Kim Na-kyung (May 7, 2021). "장광→임원희 '꽃 피면 달 생각하고' 합류, 명품 배우들 총 출동". hankyung (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
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