Park Ji-hyun Age, Wiki, Boyfriend, Family, Career, Net Worth

Park Ji-hyun walked into close to a hundred auditions and left most of them with nothing before a haunted asylum finally opened the door for her. She was born on November 26, 1994 (31 years old), in Chuncheon, South Korea.

She is a South Korean actress and model who calls herself a free spirit, and her choice of roles shows it.

Her first big moment came with the horror hit Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018). Wider fame followed when she played the sharp and ambitious Mo Hyun-min, who marries into the Sunyang chaebol family, opposite Song Joong-ki in Reborn Rich (2022).

She then took her first lead role in the SBS crime drama Flex X Cop (2024), which won her the Excellence Award at the 2024 SBS Drama Awards.

Her daring turn in the erotic thriller Hidden Face (2024) earned her Best Supporting Actress at the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards. In 2025, she shared the screen with Kim Go-eun in the Netflix series You and Everything Else.

Quick Facts of Park Ji-hyun

Full Name	Park Ji-hyun (박지현)
Profession	Actress, Model
Age	31 years old
Date of Birth	November 26, 1994
Nationality	South Korean
Zodiac/Sun Sign	Sagittarius
Birthplace	Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Current Address	Yet to be updated
Gender	Female

Park Ji-hyun Early Life and Education

Park Ji-hyun was born and grew up in Yoseon-dong, a neighborhood in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. She was a strong student from an early age. She was a dedicated student throughout middle school.

Behind the good grades, though, sat a restless streak. She has said that ever since she was little, nobody could quite predict which direction she would jump next.

That curiosity showed up in her hobbies. Long before acting, she dreamed of becoming a film editor, made her own short videos for online contests, and even won awards for them.

She also quietly took acting classes in middle and high school. The real turning point came while she was preparing for the university entrance exam and asked herself what she truly wanted to become. The answer was an actor.

When she told her parents she wanted to apply to a theater and film department, they felt it was too sudden a change after all the years she had put into academics. They asked her to go to university first, and she agreed.

Education

Park Ji-hyun attended Chuncheon Girls’ High School, one of the most respected schools in her hometown.

She then enrolled in the Department of Spanish Language at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul. Once she was accepted, she began training at an acting academy on the side.

During those trainee days, her acting teacher was actor Cho Han-chul. Years later, the two met again as co-stars in Reborn Rich (2022), where she still called him “teacher” while he insisted they were now simply colleagues.

School	Chuncheon Girls’ High School
Alma Mater	Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Department of Spanish Language)
Highest Qualification	Yet to be updated

Park Ji-hyun Personal Life

Park Ji-hyun has said she has never been dishonest about love, yet she keeps her own romantic life far away from the spotlight. She prefers to let her roles do the talking, and most of what fans know about her private world comes from warm stories about her family.

Relationships and Rumored Boyfriends

Park Ji-hyun is not married and has never confirmed a relationship in public. During Reborn Rich (2022), fans nicknamed her the “nation’s sister-in-law,” and she laughed that she was happy to get the title despite being single.

In 2022, online communities linked her with actor Ahn Hyo-seop. The two had modeled together for the clothing brand Edwin in 2017, and netizens pointed to similar photos on their social media as proof.

Her agency, Namoo Actors, responded only with “We have nothing to say,” while Ahn Hyo-seop’s agency stayed silent. Neither side ever confirmed the rumor.

Father

Park Ji-hyun’s father is a doctor. His name and details beyond his profession are yet to be updated.

She shared that her father had been diagnosed with cancer about five years earlier. By the time she received the script for You and Everything Else, in which she played a terminally ill woman, he had recovered a great deal.

She gently asked him what that kind of pain felt like. He told her it was so severe that his family was what kept him going, and she was visibly moved while recalling it.

Mother

Park Ji-hyun’s mother keeps a low public profile, and her name and profession are yet to be updated. What fans do know comes from the actress herself, and it paints a picture of a caring, protective parent.

Together with her husband, she asked her daughter to finish her studies and enter university before chasing acting. She has since watched that same daughter turn the decision into a career.

Watching You and Everything Else (2025) was hard for her. Having stood by her husband through his cancer treatment, she found it painful to see her daughter play a woman with terminal cancer.

Park Ji-hyun shared that, rather than focusing on the drama, her mother mostly worried about her daughter’s own health during the demanding role.

Siblings

Park Ji-hyun is the middle child of three, with an older sister and a younger brother. Their names are yet to be updated.

As kids, the three often played role games at home, which she calls her very first acting. In their pretend figure skating contests, she was always Kim Yuna, her brother always finished second or third, and her sister was the judge.

Relationship Status	Single
Boyfriend	Yet to be updated
Parents	Father: Yet to be updated (Doctor) Mother: Yet to be updated
Siblings	Brother: One Younger Brother Sister: One Older Sister

Park Ji-hyun Career

Park Ji-hyun’s career did not take off in one big leap. It grew slowly, through more than a hundred auditions, a string of small parts, and one horror film that people still talk about.

Over the years, she moved from supporting roles into leading ones, and from glamorous villains into comedy, romance and deeply emotional drama. By 2026, she had become the first Korean actress ever nominated for Best Performance by an Actress at the International Emmy Awards.

Modeling and First Steps (2016 to 2017)

Before acting, Park Ji-hyun first appeared in front of the camera as a model for an MBC public campaign. She signed with Namoo Actors in 2016, the agency that still manages her today.

In 2017, she landed small roles in two period dramas. She appeared in SBS’s Saimdang, Memoir of Colors, led by Lee Young-ae and Song Seung-heon, and played Bi-yeon in MBC’s The King in Love, starring Im Si-wan, Lim Yoona and Hong Jong-hyun.

The same year, she made her film debut as Kim Soo-kyung in the thriller The Chase (2017), which starred Baek Yoon-sik and Sung Dong-il.

Horror Breakthrough and Early Roles (2018 to 2019)

Her first big moment arrived with Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018), a found footage horror film directed by Jung Bum-shik. She played Ji-hyun, a member of a web broadcast crew that enters an abandoned psychiatric hospital, alongside Wi Ha-joon and Park Sung-hoon.

The film became the third most-watched horror movie in South Korean history and screened at the Udine Far East Film Festival. Her performance earned her a Best New Actress nomination at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and a rookie nomination at the Chunsa Film Art Awards.

Television kept her busy in 2018. She played Park Hae-na in SBS’s Your Honor with Yoon Shi-yoon and Lee Yoo-young, and appeared as Clara Choi in MBC’s My Secret Terrius, led by So Ji-sub and Jung In-sun.

She also played Ryu Hye-jin in the O’live drama Dear My Room (2018), starring Ryu Hye-young and Kim Jae-young.

In 2019, she joined MBC’s Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung as Song Sa-hee, a young woman from a privileged family who becomes a palace historian. The drama starred Shin Se-kyung and Cha Eun-woo, with Park Ki-woong and Lee Ji-hoon.

The same year, she played the mysterious Soo-jin in the occult action film The Divine Fury (2019), starring Park Seo-joon, Ahn Sung-ki and Woo Do-hwan.

Rising Recognition (2020 to 2021)

In 2020, Park Ji-hyun became one of the four leads in SBS’s Do You Like Brahms?. She played Lee Jung-kyung, a gifted violinist from a wealthy family, alongside Park Eun-bin, Kim Min-jae and Kim Sung-cheol.

The role earned her a Best New Actress nomination at the 2020 SBS Drama Awards. That year, Cine21 also named her one of five rising stars to watch.

In 2021, she played Seo Sae-yi in the tvN and TVING series Yumi’s Cells. Her character was a programmer and love rival to the heroine Yumi, played by Kim Go-eun, because of her feelings for their colleague Goo Woong, played by Ahn Bo-hyun.

The Reborn Rich Turning Point (2022)

The year 2022 opened with two projects. She played Seo Seung-ah in the mystery thriller Anchor (2022), sharing the screen with her role model Chun Woo-hee, and starred as Park Jun-young in KBS2′s Love All Play with Park Ju-hyun and Chae Jong-hyeop.

The real turning point came at the end of the year with JTBC’s Reborn Rich (2022). She played Mo Hyun-min, the clever and openly ambitious daughter of a newspaper owner who marries into the powerful Sunyang family.

The drama starred Song Joong-ki and Lee Sung-min, with Shin Hyun-been and Kim Nam-hee, the latter as her husband. It peaked at a 26.9% rating and became one of the biggest dramas of the year.

Viewers nicknamed her the “nation’s sister-in-law,” and offers from television and advertisers poured in.

First Leads and Bold Turns (2024 to 2025)

Park Ji-hyun took her first television lead in SBS’s Flex X Cop (2024). She played Lee Kang-hyun, a tough detective and the first female team leader in the violent crimes unit, opposite Ahn Bo-hyun in their second project together.

The series peaked at an 11.0% rating, and she won the Excellence Award at the 2024 SBS Drama Awards. The physically demanding role taught her how much stamina matters, and she began training seriously in exercise and ballet.

Later that year came Hidden Face (2024), an erotic mystery thriller directed by Kim Dae-woo and a remake of the 2011 Spanish film The Hidden Face. She played Mi-joo, a cellist, opposite Song Seung-heon and Cho Yeo-jeong, and practiced the cello for the part.

The film became the first adult-rated Korean release since 2019 to pass one million viewers. Her daring performance earned her a Best New Actress nomination at the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards.

She then tried comedy for the first time in Forbidden Fairytale (2025), released on January 8, 2025. She played Yoon Dan-bi, a would-be children’s author who ends up writing adult web novels, alongside Choi Si-won and Sung Dong-il.

The Global Spotlight (2025)

In September 2025, Park Ji-hyun reunited with Kim Go-eun in the Netflix series You and Everything Else (2025), directed by Jo Young-min. She played Cheon Sang-yeon, a woman who envies, loves and resents her lifelong friend Eun-jung, with Kim Gun-woo in a key supporting role.

She carried Sang-yeon from her twenties into her forties, ending with the character facing terminal cancer. She drew on her own family’s experience with her father’s illness to understand that pain.

The role brought her Best Actress nominations at the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards and the 5th Blue Dragon Series Awards. In September 2026, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress at the 54th International Emmy Awards, the first Korean actress to reach that category.

Recent and Upcoming Work (2026 to 2027)

Park Ji-hyun made a special appearance as Woo Hyun-joo in the tvN drama Our Universe (2026), supporting her labelmate Roh Jeong-eui.

In June 2026, she starred in the comedy Wild Sing (2026), directed by Son Jae-gon. She played Do-mi, the lead singer and center of Triangle, a fictional 2000s mixed dance group, alongside Kang Dong-won, Uhm Tae-goo and Oh Jung-se.

The film drew over 1.3 million viewers, and the group’s song “Love Is” climbed the Melon Hot 100 before the movie arrived on Netflix.

Weeks later, she led tvN’s office romance See You at Work Tomorrow! (2026), based on a webtoon, which premiered on June 22, 2026. She played Cha Ji-yoon, a burned-out office worker of seven years, opposite Seo In-guk, with Kang Mi-na and Choi Kyung-hoon.

The show opened with a 4.8% rating, topped its time slot on cable, and streamed worldwide on Amazon Prime Video.

Her next film, Sinner, pairs her with Jung Sung-il. She plays Sun-hwa, a woman on death row in 1997, and the film will have its world premiere at the 31st Busan International Film Festival in October 2026.

In 2027, she will reunite with Song Joong-ki in the KBS2 romantic comedy Love Cloud, directed by Song Min-yeop. She plays Ahn Ha-nui, a workaholic pilot whose moods start to control the weather.

Variety Shows and Music

Park Ji-hyun has appeared on several popular variety shows, including Running Man, 2 Days & 1 Night Season 4, Knowing Bros and You Quiz on the Block. Her playful side on these shows is what first caught the eye of the Forbidden Fairytale director.

She also has music credits. For Wild Sing, she sang on the soundtrack songs “Love Is” and “Shout It Out” as part of the movie’s fictional group.

Park Ji-hyun Filmography

Park Ji-hyun’s body of work moves steadily between the big screen and television, starting with small period drama roles in 2017. In under a decade, she has gone from horror and thrillers to comedy, romance and a globally streamed Netflix series.

Park Ji-hyun Movies

Year	Title	Role	IMDb
2017	The Chase	Kim Soo-kyung	6.6
2018	Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum	Ji-hyun	6.5
2019	The Divine Fury	Soo-jin	6.3
2022	The Anchor	Seo Seung-ah	5.6
2024	Hidden Face	Kim Mi-joo	6.2
2025	Forbidden Fairytale	Yoon Dan-bi	5.8
2026	Wild Sing	Byeon Do-mi	6.0

Park Ji-hyun TV Shows

Year	Year	Role	Platform	IMDb
2017	Saimdang, Memoir of Colors	Lee-yun	Rakuten Viki	7.7
2017	The King in Love	Bi-yeon	Prime Video	7.2
2018	Your Honor	Park Hae-na	Prime Video	7.5
2018	My Secret Terrius	Clara Choi	Prime Video	7.6
2018	Dear My Room	Ryu Hye-jin	Apple TV	7.0
2019	Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung	Song Sa-hee	Netflix	8.1
2020	Do You Like Brahms?	Lee Jung-kyung	Prime Video, Netflix	7.5
2021	Yumi’s Cells	Seo Sae-yi	Prime Video	8.1
2022	Love All Play	Park Jun-young	Prime Video	7.7
2022	Reborn Rich	Mo Hyun-min	Rakuten Viki, Disney+, Netflix	8.1
2024	Flex X Cop	Lee Gang-hyeon	Disney+	7.8
2025	You and Everything Else	Cheon Sang-yeon	Netflix	8.0
2026	See You at Work Tomorrow!	Cha Ji-yoon	Prime Video	7.1

Park Ji-hyun Upcoming Projects

Year	Title	Role	Platform
2026	Sinner	Sun-hwa	Busan International Film Festival premiere, then theatrical release
2027	Love Cloud	Ahn Ha-nui	KBS2

Park Ji-hyun Awards and Achievements

Park Ji-hyun’s recognition came slowly at first. She collected rookie nominations for years after Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) without taking home a trophy, and her first win only arrived in 2024, about seven years after her debut.

Once it started, though, it came quickly. Within two years, she went from an SBS Drama Awards prize to a Baeksang Arts Awards nomination and a historic International Emmy nomination.

Her Major Wins

• SBS Drama Awards (2024): Won the Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama for Flex X Cop (2024).
• Blue Dragon Film Awards (2025): Won Best Supporting Actress at the 46th ceremony for Hidden Face (2024).
• Korean Film Producers Association Awards (2025): Won Best Supporting Actress at the 12th ceremony for Hidden Face (2024).

Her Key Nominations

• International Emmy Awards (2026): Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress at the 54th ceremony for You and Everything Else (2025). She is the first Korean actress ever nominated in this category.
• Baeksang Arts Awards (2026): Nominated for Best Actress, Television for You and Everything Else (2025), in the same category as her costar Kim Go-eun.
• Blue Dragon Series Awards (2026): Nominated for Best Actress for You and Everything Else (2025).
• Korea Drama Awards (2026): Nominated for Excellence Award, Actress for You and Everything Else (2025).
• Baeksang Arts Awards (2025): Nominated for Best New Actress, Film for Hidden Face (2024).
• SBS Drama Awards (2020): Nominated for Best New Actress for Do You Like Brahms? (2020).
• MBC Drama Awards (2019): Nominated for the Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday and Thursday Miniseries for Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung (2019).
• Chunsa Film Art Awards (2019): Nominated for Rookie of the Year at the 24th ceremony for Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018).
• Blue Dragon Film Awards (2018): Nominated for Best New Actress at the 39th ceremony for Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018).

Other Recognitions

• Cine21 Rising Stars (2020): Named one of five rising stars that the film magazine Cine21 were watching, after her role in Anchor (2022) was announced.
• Cine21 New Actresses to Watch (2023): Picked as one of the top five new actresses to watch in 2023.
• Cine21 Actresses to Watch (2026): Ranked third in Cine21′s list of the top five actresses to watch in 2026.
• Box Office Milestone (2024): Hidden Face (2024) became the first adult-rated Korean film since 2019 to pass one million viewers, with her as one of its three leads.
• Buzzworthy Performer (2026): During the run of See You at Work Tomorrow! (2026), she ranked sixth among TV drama performers on Good Data Corporation’s FUNdex buzz chart for the fourth week of June 2026.

Park Ji-hyun Controversies

Park Ji-hyun has stayed largely free of serious scandals. The headlines around her have mostly been rumors and online chatter, and in each case she or her agency addressed them quickly.

• The wrestler rumor (2022): As Reborn Rich (2022) took off, an online rumor claimed she had once been a professional ssireum wrestler. In her end of drama interviews, she confirmed the claim was false and said she was being careful because the rumor could unfairly affect the real athlete it was based on.
• Dating rumors with Ahn Hyo-seop (2022): Online communities claimed she had been dating actor Ahn Hyo-seop for years, pointing to similar social media photos after the two modeled together for Edwin in 2017. Her agency Namoo Actors only said it had nothing to say, while his agency stayed silent, and neither side ever confirmed a relationship.
• Public debate over Hidden Face (2024): Her full nude and intimate scenes in Hidden Face (2024) became one of the most talked-about topics of the film’s release. She told reporters she felt no burden about the exposure and saw it as a side part of the story rather than its focus, and the performance later earned her a Best New Actress nomination at the Baeksang Arts Awards.
• The holiday photo and shoes on the sofa (2025): In October 2025, she posted Chuseok trip photos, and a man’s reflection in a window sparked dating rumors while some viewers criticized her for wearing shoes on a hotel sofa. Namoo Actors explained the man was her married personal trainer, who was traveling with his wife and friends, and added that the shoes were brand new.
• Mistaken identity with other Park Ji-hyuns (ongoing): Several public figures share her name, including a Heart Signal 3 cast member who faced education forgery claims in 2022 and a trot singer. Those stories involve different people and have no connection to the actress.

Park Ji-hyun Net Worth

Park Ji-hyun’s net worth has not been confirmed by any official financial record. Online estimates place it at around $1 million to $5 million (approximately ₹9.6 crore to ₹48 crore), driven by her growing television and film career.

Most of her income comes from acting, especially her lead roles in dramas such as Flex X Cop (2024) and the Netflix series You and Everything Else (2025). Brand deals add to it, including her role as a Sergio Tacchini brand ambassador since 2025 and her 2026 campaign as the model for skincare brand Returnity.

Net Worth (Approx.)	$1 million to $5 million (₹9.6 crore to ₹48 crore)
Salary (Approx.)	Yet to be updated

Park Ji-hyun Height, Weight and Physical Stats

Height	In centimetres: 167 cm In meters: 1.67 m In feet & inches: 5 feet 6 inches
Weight	In kg: ⁓ 48 kg In lbs: ⁓ 105 lbs
Body Measurements	Yet to be updated
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Dark Brown

Park Ji-hyun Social Media

Instagram	@voyavivirel
Threads	@voyavivirel

Interesting Facts about Park Ji-hyun

• Celebrity Look-alike: Early in her career, Park Ji-hyun was often said to resemble Hani of EXID and Tzuyu of TWICE.
• A Near Perfect First Pitch: Before throwing a ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game, she practiced for just two or three days with tips from actor Lee Tae-sung. The ball landed right in the strike zone, and she joked that she had been torn between protecting her pitch speed and protecting her face.
• Her Face Lives in a Video Game: Com2uS scanned her face and recorded her real voice to create Pandora, the first character players meet in the 2026 MMORPG Zeus: God of Arrogance. She laughed that she hoped players would love Pandora even more than their own characters.
• A Three Week Fast for One Role: To prepare for You and Everything Else (2025), she spent her own money on her preparation and went through a three-week fast to bring the character to life.
• Gamer, Angler and Photographer: Away from sets, she enjoys video games, fishing and photography. She also loves science fiction, thrillers and documentaries.
• Courtside in Monaco: In April 2025, she sat in the stands at the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament in Monaco, a trip that came just before she was named a brand ambassador for an Italian sportswear label.
• The Palette Actress: Segye Ilbo described her as more than a blank canvas actress who simply absorbs a director’s colors. In their view, she is an actress who holds her own palette, picking a fresh shade for every role.

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