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]
Park Ah-in | |
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Born | Busan, South Korea | 12 February 1985
Education | BA in Theater Studies |
Alma mater | Chung-Ang University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Agent | beyond J[1] |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 박아인 |
Revised Romanization | Bak Ain |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Ain |
Early life and marriage
editPark 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
editPark 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
editFilms
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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
editYear | Title | Hangul | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | Park-Jang's LOL | 박장데소 | Debut | [15][25] |
Awards and nominations
editYear | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Park Ah-in (박아인)". HanCinema. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "박아인 : 네이버 통합검색" [Park Ain Movie star, theater star]. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "박아인 영화배우 연극배우" [Park Ain Actor Theater actor]. Daum.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "아타미 살인사건" [Atami murder case]. Play DB (in Korean). October 3, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Astri Supriyati (December 26, 2020). "박아인, '꼰대인턴' 출연 확정...박해진X박기웅 만난다 [공식]" [10 Portrait of Park Ah In, the neighbor next to Song Kang's room at Sweet Times]. IDN Report (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "박아인" [Park Ah-in]. Rakuten Viki (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Min-ji (December 31, 2019). "열혈사제' 음문석-금새록-'시티크' 고민시, 신인상 수상[SBS연기대상]" [The Fiery Priest' Eum Moon-seok - Keum Sae-rok - 'Sitique' Go Min-si, won the Rookie Award [SBS Drama Awards]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022 – via Naver.
External links
edit- Park Ah-in at IMDb
- Park Ah-in at HanCinema
- Park Ah-in on Daum (in Korean)
- Park Ah-in at the Korean Movie Database