Park Jeong-min (actor)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Jeong-min
20210915—Park Jeong-min 박정민, costumed photo shoot, Marie Claire Korea screenshot (00m13s) (cropped).jpg
Park in 2021
Born (1987-03-24) March 24, 1987 (age 34)
Chungju, South Korea
EducationKorea National University of Arts – Film and Acting
OccupationActor, Writer
Years active2011–present
AgentSEM Company
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Jeong-min
McCune–ReischauerPak Chŏng-min

Park Jeong-min (born March 24, 1987)[1] is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in the films Bleak Night (2011), Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2015), Keys to the Heart (2018), and Deliver Us from Evil (2020). He is also the writer of best-selling book A Useful Person.

Education[]

In 2005, Park enrolled at the prestigious Korea University College of Liberal Arts, but later dropped out with the intention to become a filmmaker. He then majored in film making at the Korea National University of Arts, but later switched his major to acting after his military discharge.[2]

Career[]

2011–2016: Breakthrough and critical acclaim[]

In 2011, Park made his screen debut with the critically acclaimed independent film Bleak Night,[3] for which he was nominated for Best New Actor at the 20th Buil Film Awards. He made a breakthrough in 2016 through his performance in Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet as Song Mong-gyu, a cousin of the poet Yun Dong-ju who was known for his resistance writings during the Japanese occupation of Korea.[4] His portrayal garnered him Best New Actor awards at the 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards, the 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards, the 36th Golden Cinema Festival, the Korea Film Actors Association Awards, the 16th Director's Cut Awards, and a Best Supporting Actor award at the 22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards.

2017–2019: Rising popularity[]

In 2017, Park returned to theater as Romeo in the Korean adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with Moon Geun-young playing Juliet.[5] In 2018, he starred alongside Lee Byung-hun in the film Keys to the Heart as a gifted pianist with savant syndrome.[6] The same year, Park appeared in the superhero film Psychokinesis[7] and headlined the film Sunset in My Hometown in which he plays a rapper.[8] With the help of professional rappers, Park practiced rapping for a year, and wrote lyrics for the songs that appeared in the film.[9] In 2019, Park starred in mystery thriller Svaha: The Sixth Finger[10] followed by lead roles in the films Tazza: One Eyed Jack[11] and Start-Up.[12]

2020–present: Prominence in film and directorial debut[]

In 2020, he was part of the main cast of Netflix original film Time to Hunt[13] which premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. Later that year, Park acted alongside Hwang Jung-min and Lee Jung-jae in the film Deliver Us from Evil as Yui, a transgender woman who wishes to undergo sex reassignment surgery but cannot afford to do so.[14] The film became the second highest-grossing South Korean film of 2020.[15] For his portrayal, Park won Best Supporting Actor at the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards, Best Supporting Actor (Film) at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, and Best Supporting Actor at the 40th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards. [16] [17] [18] Park also wrote and directed a music video for "RECONNECT" as part of a special project in celebration of ELLE Korea's 28th anniversary.

In 2021, Park starred as the lead in film The Miracle. He is set to make his directorial debut with Unframed – The Election of the Chief which will premiere at the 26th Busan International Film Festival alongside Netflix original series Hellbound in which Park is part of the cast.

Other ventures[]

In 2014, Park became a writer of a monthly column for Topclass magazine and established a following of devoted readers. His column is called “Eonhee,” which means “to make others happy through words.”[2]

Known for his humorous and self-deprecating writing style, Park published his own book of essays in 2016, titled A Useful Person.[2] The book became a best-seller and had its 12th round of printing as of 2019.[19]

Park also owns a bookstore and cafe called Book, Night, Day in Hapjeong-dong, Seoul which opened in 2019.[20]

At the end of 2020, Park established his own book publishing company, Muze Books, and became the editor of the first book published by the company.[21]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 The End of the World Boy Short film
2009 Lovers Ho-young
2010 Study Group
2011 The Cap of Fools Park Jung-min
Bleak Night Baek Hee-joon
Short! Short! Short! 2010:
Fantastic Theater 		I-mae Segment: "The Famished"
2012 Dancing Queen "Ramyun in package"
2013 Fists of Legend young Im Deok-kyu
The Flu Chul-gyo
2014 Hot Young Bloods Hwang-kyu
Tinker Ticker Lee Hyo-min
Mad Sad Bad Bizen/Bo-hyun Segment: "Ghost" [22]
Momo Salon Chang-gyun
2015 Heartbreak Hotel Chen [23]
Office Lee Won-suk
2016 Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet Song Mong-gyu
Pure Love Yong-soo
Horror Stories 3 Dong-geun Segment: "Road Rage" [24]
2017 The King Heo Ki-hoon Special appearance
The Artist: Reborn Jae-bum
The King's Case Note Crown Prince Uikyung Special appearance
2018 Keys to the Heart Jin-tae [6]
Psychokinesis Kim Jung-hyun [7]
Sunset in My Hometown Hak-soo [8]
2019 Svaha: The Sixth Finger Na-han [10]
Tazza: One Eyed Jack Do Il-chul [11]
Start-Up Go Taek-il [12]
2020 Time to Hunt Sang-soo [13]
Deliver Us from Evil Yui [14]
2021 Moving On Narrator barrier-free version [25]
The Miracle Jun-kyung [26][27]
Unframed – The Election of the Chief director, script Short Film Watcha [28] [29][30]
TBA One Victory Kang Jeong-won [31]
Smuggler [32]

Television series[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2011 Drama Special – Human Casino" KBS2 Cha Tae-oh
2012 Feast of the Gods MBC Jang Mi-so
Golden Time Jang Young-woo
2013 Adolescence Medley KBS2 Shin Young-bok [33]
2014 You're All Surrounded SBS Ji Gook
Righteous Love tvN Jang Ki-tae
2015 Reply 1988 Sung Bo-ra's boyfriend Cameo (Episode 8–9)
2016 Entourage Lee Ho-jin [34]
2018 Mr. Sunshine Ahn Chang-ho Cameo (Episode 22) [35]
2021 Hellbound Netflix Bae Young-jae [36]

Music video[]

Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2012 Butterfly SUJUNGSUN [37]
2018 With the Heart to Forget You IU [38]
HERO OST : Byunsan Monologue jung min park,kim go eun,yankie [39]
2019 I'm Always You LEE SEUNG HWAN [40]
2020 RECONNECT For the gone Code Kunst, Simon Dominic, Choi Jung-hoon [41]

Theater[]

Year title Role Ref.
2011–2013 Kisaragi Miki-chan Snake
2014 The Escape of G-Code Man
2017 Romeo & Juliet Romeo [5]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 20th Buil Film Awards Best New Actor Bleak Night Nominated
2013 50th Grand Bell Awards Best New Actor Fists of Legend Nominated
2016 36th Golden Cinema Festival Best New Actor Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet Won
52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (Film) Won [42][43]
Korea Film Actors Association Awards Best New Actor Won [44]
16th Director's Cut Awards Best New Actor Won [45]
25th Buil Film Awards Best New Actor (Film) Nominated
Best Supporting Actor (Film) Nominated
37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor Won [46]
2017 22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Supporting Actor Won [47]
4th Wildflower Film Awards Best Actor Nominated
2018 13th Asia Model Awards Popular Star Award N/A Won [48]
19th Busan Film Critics Awards Best Actor Sunset in My Hometown Won [49]
2020 29th Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Deliver Us from Evil Nominated [50]
40th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actor Won [51]
2021 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Won [52][53][16][54]
57th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actor – Film Won [55] [56]
26th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Supporting Actor Pending [57]
15th Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Pending [58]

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