Park Han-byul

Park Han-byul is one of those Korean entertainers who made the model-to-actress transition look almost effortless — she had the face and the presence, sure, but she clearly put in the actual work, coming up through Sunhwa Arts High School and going on to Konkuk University rather than just coasting on her looks. She broke through in the mid-2000s Korean drama wave and built a real following both at home and among international fans who discovered her through streaming. What I appreciate is that she never seemed to chase the flashiest roles just for exposure — there's a quiet deliberateness to her career choices. Still active and still relevant heading into her forties, which in the brutal Korean entertainment industry is genuinely impressive.

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Name (English)

Park Han-byul

Name (Japanese)

パク・ハンビョル

Reading

ぱく・はんびょる

Born

November 17, 1984 (age 41)

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

model / actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rat

High school

Sunhwa Arts High School

University

Konkuk University

• Official sitehttp://www.jfent.co.kr/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/onestar_p/
• Xhttps://x.com/starlyshop
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park%20Han-byul
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%93%E3%83%A7%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q496875

Tags

• model
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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