Park Ye-jin

Park Ye-jin is one of those South Korean actresses who quietly earns your respect before you even realize she's done it. A Chung-Ang University graduate — one of Korea's top performing arts schools — she clearly came up through the kind of rigorous training that shows on screen, not in a flashy way but in the steady, lived-in way that makes a character feel real. She's moved comfortably between film and television, which tells me she's adaptable and not precious about the medium. I'll be honest, she flies a bit under the radar compared to the household names that dominate Korean drama discourse, but that under-the-radar quality is sometimes exactly what good storytelling needs — a performer who serves the role rather than the other way around.

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Name (English)

Park Ye-jin

Name (Japanese)

パク・イェジン

Reading

ぱく・いぇじん

Born

April 1, 1981 (age 45)

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rooster

University

Chung-Ang University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park%20Ye-jin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q489091

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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