Park Hyung-sik

Park Hyung-sik
Park in April 2023
Born (1991-11-16) November 16, 1991 (age 32)
Yongin, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2010–present
AgentP&Studio
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Labels
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Hyeong-sik
McCune–ReischauerPak Hyŏngsik

Park Hyung-sik (Korean박형식; born November 16, 1991) is a South Korean actor and singer. After three years of training, he debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group ZE:A in 2010. As an actor, he is known for his roles in The Heirs (2013), High Society (2015), Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016), Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017), Suits (2018), Happiness (2021), Soundtrack #1 (2022) and Our Blooming Youth (2023). He also starred in films and musical theatre productions.

Life and career

1991–2009: Early life and training

Park Hyung-sik (Korean박형식) was born on November 16, 1991, in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, as the second of two sons. His father is a member of the board of directors at BMW Korea, and his mother is a piano teacher. He was named Hyung-sik (Korean형식; Hanja炯植) by a Buddhist monk, as his mother and grandmother are Buddhists. Park joined his school's band as a vocalist in middle school. They covered popular Korean contemporary artists such as Buzz and Flower. During Yongin's Youth Music Contest, his last competition with the band, Park received several business cards from different entertainment agencies and decided to audition with the support of his parents. He passed and began his training at the start of high school. Park said that he liked singing but struggled with dancing. After a year, Park followed his manager and joined Star Empire Entertainment, where he continued to train for two more years. Everyday, Park attended school in Yongin, commuted by bus to the agency located in Seoul to train, and returned home in the middle of the night.

As a trainee, Park featured in the music video of the 2009 single "Date" by labelmates Jewelry S and modeled for a school uniform brand. His first appearance as a member of Star Empire's boy group ZE:A was in Mnet's reality television series Star Empire, aired in April 2009. The series told the "behind-the-scenes stories" of the entertainment industry, focusing on the lives of the company's staff, managers, and trainees. In October 2009, Park appeared in a second Mnet series, Empire Kids Returns, documenting the group's street performances across South Korea staged to prepare for their upcoming debut.

2010–2014: ZE:A, acting debut, and rising popularity

Park performing at the Cyworld Dream Music Festival on July 23, 2011.

ZE:A debuted with their first single album Nativity on January 7, 2010. That year, he made cameo appearances in the television series Prosecutor Princess, Marry Me, Please, and Gloria. In 2011, Park began his theatrical career as a cast member alongside Super Junior's Ryeowook in the musical Temptation of Wolves.

He began his acting career in 2012, starring in SBS' special drama I Remember You. The same year, he starred in SBS' Dummy Mommy, where he played a vocalist of an indie band.

The following year, Park had a role in KBS2's drama special Sirius (2013), where he played the adolescent version of two twin brothers with starkly contrasting personalities. It was also in early 2013 when Park participated in his second musical theatre production, Gwanghwamun Love Song, playing the role of Ji-Yong.

In March 2013, Park, along with his fellow ZE:A members Siwan, Kevin, Minwoo and Dongjun formed the group's first sub-unit called ZE:A Five. He then featured in tvN's time-slip drama Nine as the younger version of Lee Jin-wook's character.

Park gained wider recognition after joining Real Men in June 2013, where he was nicknamed "Baby Soldier" for his innocent, yet passionate image.

In September 2013, Park was cast as Clyde in his third musical theatre production, Bonnie & Clyde. He followed this with a role in hit teen drama The Heirs (2013).

In early 2014, Park was cast for the role of D'Artagnan in his fourth musical production, The Three Musketeers. And in August of the same year, Park joined the main cast of the family drama What's With This Family (2014) as Cha Dal-bong, the youngest child who is struggling with finding a stable job.

2015–2020: Breakthrough and enlistment

In 2015, Park was part of the main cast in SBS' romance drama High Society where he played the role of a chaebol who falls for a part-timer at the gourmet supermarket he manages. Park drew favorable reviews for his performance in the series, which led to increased popularity for the actor in Japan.

In the following year, Park was once again cast for the role of D'Artagnan in the 2016 musical production of The Three Musketeers. And in December 2016, he starred in the historical drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth, playing the role of Sammaekjong, a young and distrustful king.

In February 2017, Park starred in his first leading role in cable network JTBC's Strong Girl Bong-soon, playing the CEO of a game company, Ainsoft. The romantic-comedy with Park Bo-young was a critical and commercial success, and became one of the highest rated Korean dramas in cable television history. Park experienced a rise in popularity and received increased endorsement offers.

In April 2017, Park officially signed with United Artists Agency (UAA) after deciding not to renew with his former agency, Star Empire Entertainment. In December 2017, he starred in a romantic short film, Two Rays of Light alongside Han Ji-min.

Park in 2018

In April 2018, Park starred in the Korean remake of American legal drama series Suits; portraying the Korean counterpart of Mike Ross. Following this, in November 2018, Park returned to the musical scene, playing the role of Der Tod in the stage production of Elisabeth.

In May 2019, Park made his feature film debut in the legal film Juror 8. This role won him the Best New Actor award at the 39th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards in November 2019. The role also earned him nominations for Best New Actor (Film) at the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards and 56th Baeksang Arts Awards. Park began his mandatory military service on June 10, 2019. He entered the Nonsan Army Recruit Training Center in South Chungcheong Province to start his basic military training and completed the rest of his military duties in the military police department of the Capital Defense Command as an active duty soldier. Park had earlier revealed that he was inspired to join the Capital Defense Command after he received positive feedback for his shooting skills while training for the variety show, Real Man. The actor said that he wanted to put his skills to good use, so he is excited to join the unit and be of service to his country.

2021–present: Return to acting

Following his military discharge in January 2021, Park starred in the apocalyptic city thriller Happiness as Jung Yi-hyun, an intelligent and honest violent crimes detective alongside Han Hyo-joo. Happiness recorded low television ratings and mixed reviews in South Korea.

The following year, Park starred in the four-episode musical romance Soundtrack #1. Park accepted the role in order to work with director Kim Hee-won and co-star Han So-hee. The actors' performances received mixed reviews; NME said that Park and Han "bring the lead characters to life with charming effortlessness" and Newsen stated that "it is thanks to Park Hyung-sik and Han So-hee that we want to keep watching the obvious unrequited romance", while the South China Morning Post considered that "neither of the stars can sell the romance". Park also appeared in the reality television series In the Soop: Friendcation with his group of celebrity friends, the "Wooga Squad", consisting of Park Seo-joon, V, Choi Woo-shik, and Peakboy. Park first met Park Seo-joon and V on the set of Hwarang; the former later introduced him to Choi Woo-shik and Peakboy.

In February 2023, Park starred as Lee Hwan, a cursed crown prince, in the television series Our Blooming Youth opposite Jeon So-nee. In July 2023, Park announced that he would hold fan meetings '2023-24 Asia Tour Fan Meeting SIKcret Time' in Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand.

Other ventures

In October 2021, Park established his own management agency, P&Studio, together with some of his long-time managers as a subsidiary of his former agency, UAA. Actor Sung Yoo-bin and part of UAA's staff moved to P&Studio along with Park. In August 2022, Gong Ji-ho, former member of girl group Oh My Girl, signed with the agency.

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

List of singles, with chart positions, showing year released, sales and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions
Sales
(DL)
Album
KOR
"Tomorrow Will Come" 2014 N/A Bonnie & Clyde The Musical OST
"You're My Love" 2015 N/A High Society OST
"I'll Be Here" 2017 N/A Hwarang OST
"True Colors"
(with Lee Sung-kyung)
N/A Trolls OST (Korean version)
"Because of You" 85
  • KOR: 22,038
Strong Girl Bong-soon OST
"Two Lights" N/A Two Lights: Relumino OST
"Bud" 2023 N/A Our Blooming Youth OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart in that region.

Songwriting credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association.

Song Artist(s) Writer(s) Album Year
"One" ZE:A Park Hyung-sik
Kevin
Urban Cllasik
E.One1
First Homme 2014
"One (Japanese Ver.)" ZE:A J Park Hyung-sik
Kevin
Urban Cllasik
E.One1
Hyn Sis
Roulette 2015
"Polaroid" Park Hyung-sik
V
Peakboy
Park Seo-joon
Choi Woo-shik
Park Hyung-sik
V
Peakboy
Park Seo-joon
Choi Woo-shik
Non-album single 2022

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Ronin Pop Kin
2013 Justin and the Knights of Valour Justin Korean dub
2017 Trolls Branch Korean dub
Two Lights: Relúmĭno In Soo Short film
2019 Juror 8 Kwon Nam-woo

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Prosecutor Princess Club man Episode 2
Marry Me, Please Trainee Episode 18
Gloria Trainee Episodes 11, 14
2012 I Remember You Tae-song Drama special
Dummy Mommy Oh Soo-hyun
My Husband Got a Family Popular idol group member Episode 39
2013 Sirius Young Do Eun-chang / Do Shin-woo Drama special
Nine Young Park Sun-woo
The Heirs Jo Myung-soo
2014 What's With This Family Cha Dal-bong
2015 Persevere, Goo Hae-ra Student Cha Dal-bong Episode 1
High Society Yoo Chang-soo
She Was Pretty Himself Episode 9
2016–2017 Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Kim Ji-dwi / Sam Maek-jong /
King Jinheung
2017 Strong Girl Bong-soon Ahn Min-hyuk
2018 Suits Go Yeon-woo
2021 Happiness Jung Yi-hyun
2023 Our Blooming Youth Lee Hwan
Strong Girl Nam-soon Ahn Min-hyuk Cameo
2024 Doctor Slump Yeo Jeong-woo

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Soundtrack #1 Han Seon-woo

Television shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2012 The Romantic & Idol Cast member
2013–2014 Real Men
2015 Law of the Jungle: Indochina
2022 In the Soop: Friendship Trip

Music video appearances

Year Title Artist Ref.
2009 "Date" Jewelry S
2013 "Hot & Cold" Jewelry
2015 "Someday" V.O.S
2021 "Gyopo Hairstyle" Peakboy

Musical theatre

Year Title Role Ref.
2011 Temptation of Wolves Ban Hae-won
2013 Gwanghwamun Love Song Ji-yong
Bonnie & Clyde Clyde
2013–2014 The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan
2016
2018–2019 Elisabeth Der Tod

Ambassadorship

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
A-Awards
(Arena Homme + and Mont Blanc Korea)
2015 Contemporary (Mont Blanc Homme) Award Park Hyung-sik Won
APAN Star Awards 2014 Best New Actor What's With This Family Nominated
2018 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Suits Nominated
Asia Top Awards 2023 Best Actor Our Blooming Youth Won
Baeksang Arts Awards 2015 Best New Actor – Television What's With This Family Nominated
2020 Best New Actor – Film Juror 8 Nominated
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2019 Best New Actor Nominated
Popular Star Award Won
Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF) 2019 Best New Actor Elisabeth Nominated
KBS Drama Awards 2014 What's With This Family Won
Best Couple Award Park Hyung-sik (with Nam Ji-hyun)
What's With This Family
Won
2018 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Suits Nominated
Netizen Award Won
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2019 Best New Actor Juror 8 Won
MBC Entertainment Awards 2013 Best Male Newcomer in a Variety Show Real Men Won
2014 Excellence Male Award in a Variety Show Nominated
SBS Drama Awards 2015 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries High Society Won
New Star Award Won
Best Couple Award Park Hyung-sik (with Lim Ji-yeon)
High Society
Nominated
Soompi Awards 2018 Best Couple Award Park Hyung-sik (with Park Bo-young)
Strong Girl Bong-soon
Won
The Seoul Awards 2017 Popularity Award, Actor Strong Girl Bong-soon Won

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Forbes 2015 Korea Power Celebrity 38th

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