Park Min-young

Park Min-young (박민영) is South Korea's most consistently bankable rom-com lead. Born March 4, 1986 in Seoul, she broke through with the 2010 historical drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal opposite Park Yoo-chun before earning the title of rom-com queen with City Hunter (2011), Healer (2014), She Was Pretty (2015), and What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018). Her productivity and commercial reliability are unmatched. Dramas with her in the lead average above 10 percent national viewership. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim became one of the most-streamed Korean dramas internationally, cementing her as a global export beyond the domestic audience. In 2023, she starred in Marry My Husband (2024 MBC), an office revenge fantasy that topped domestic ratings and drove significant international subscriptions. Her 2025 drama Siren's Kiss continued her run as a marquee streaming attraction. She has modeled for Lancome, Mango, and TAG Heuer, with the latter's June 2025 Seoul photocall confirming her status as a luxury brand go-to. Beyond performance, Park Min-young's influence extends to fashion: her styling choices routinely top search trends in Korea and generate immediate sell-outs from retail partners. She manages her own schedule with careful intentionality -- each project chosen for character range rather than volume.