# Park Hyung-sik (박형식)
**Park Hyung-sik** (박형식) is a South Korean actor and singer who debuted in 2010 as a member of the nine-member boy band ZE:A (제국의 아이들) and built a second career as a television actor, with lead roles in dramas such as *Strong Woman Do Bong-soon* (2017), *[Suits](https://www.edgepedia.org/suits-south-korean-tv-series)* (2018), *Our Blooming Youth* (2023), and *Buried Hearts* (2025)[1](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/shows-dramas/20170423/interview-actor-park-hyung-sik-shakes-off-idol-tag) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6027947/). He was born in 1991 in Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, South Korea[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/park_hyung_sik).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1991, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, South Korea[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/park_hyung_sik) |
| Music debut | Member of ZE:A, a nine-member boy band, debuting in 2010[1](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/shows-dramas/20170423/interview-actor-park-hyung-sik-shakes-off-idol-tag) |
| Acting debut | Small role in the 2012 SBS special drama *I Remember You*[1](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/shows-dramas/20170423/interview-actor-park-hyung-sik-shakes-off-idol-tag) |
| Breakthrough | First male lead as Ahn Min-hyuk in *Strong Woman Do Bong-soon* (JTBC, 2017); the 16-part drama broke JTBC viewership records with nearly 10 percent[1](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/shows-dramas/20170423/interview-actor-park-hyung-sik-shakes-off-idol-tag) |
| Notable films | *Juror 8* (2019), audience score 92% on Rotten Tomatoes; *Two Lights: Relumino* (2017)[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/park_hyung_sik) |
| Recent drama | *Buried Hearts* (2025), playing Seo Dong-joo in a story about a hacked 2-trillion-won (about $1.39 billion) political slush fund[4](https://www.soompi.com/article/1717916wpp/park-hyung-sik-talks-about-his-upcoming-drama-buried-hearts-working-with-heo-joon-ho-acting-goals-and-more) |
| Awards | Male Newcomer at the 2014 KBS Drama Awards; Top Excellence at the 2025 SBS Drama Awards[5](https://es.ifann.net/wiki/park-hyung-sik) • [6](https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/keywordList.do?keyword=parkhyungsik) |
## Music career with ZE:A
Park debuted in 2010 with ZE:A, a nine-member boy band, and spent about seven years in the group[1](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/shows-dramas/20170423/interview-actor-park-hyung-sik-shakes-off-idol-tag). He also took part in songwriting: he composed with Kevin on the track "ONE" from ZE:A's 2014 album *First Homme*, and described it as his first composition[7](https://music.bugs.co.kr/album/433028) • [8](https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1109867640).
He has described the idol schedule as mechanically demanding. In a 2017 interview he said he "worked like a machine: singing, riding in a van, eating, riding again and appearing in shows and sleeping," with an army-like hierarchy inside the large group and no personal time[1](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/shows-dramas/20170423/interview-actor-park-hyung-sik-shakes-off-idol-tag). Acting, he told Yonhap, helped him search his inner self as both an artist and a person[9](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20170421005200315).
## Transition to acting
Park's first real acting challenge came in 2011, when he appeared in the stage musical *Temptation of Wolves* alongside Ryeowook of Super Junior[10](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-drama/article/3209874/who-park-hyung-sik-star-our-blooming-youth-and-happiness-and-k-pop-group-zea-how-he-always-helps-his). He began his screen career with a small role in the 2012 special drama *I Remember You*, then took supporting parts before moving into leads: a chaebol family member in *[High Society](https://www.edgepedia.org/high-society-2015-tv-series)* (2015) and the young king Sam Maek Jong in the 2016 fantasy period drama *[Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth](https://www.edgepedia.org/hwarang-the-poet-warrior-youth)*[1](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/shows-dramas/20170423/interview-actor-park-hyung-sik-shakes-off-idol-tag). In *High Society* he played Chang-soo, a chaebol scion who falls in love with a financially struggling ordinary woman[11](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/korea/singer-park-talks-growing-tv-career/11001115).
**Breakthrough.** His first male lead role came as Ahn Min-hyuk, a young gaming software CEO, opposite [Park Bo-young](https://www.edgepedia.org/park-bo-young) in the JTBC romantic comedy *Strong Woman Do Bong-soon* (2017). The 16-part show broke the record for JTBC dramas with nearly 10 percent viewership, and the role earned him a nickname as a new "romantic comedy king"[1](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/shows-dramas/20170423/interview-actor-park-hyung-sik-shakes-off-idol-tag). He later credited Park Bo-young with helping him overcome his anxieties about the lead role, calling her "like a teacher to me"[12](https://www.soompi.com/article/976049wpp/park-hyung-sik-talks-finding-acting-park-bo-youngs-unique-aura).
He followed with the lawyer Go Yeon-woo in *Suits* (2018), the Korean adaptation of the American series of the same name, playing an exceptionally bright orphaned lawyer taken under the wing of [Jang Dong-gun](https://www.edgepedia.org/jang-dong-gun)'s senior lawyer Choi Kang-seok[13](https://www.soompi.com/article/1563478wpp/6-park). On film he played Kwon Nam-woo in *Juror 8* (2019), which holds a 92 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and Seo In-soo in *Two Lights: Relumino* (2017)[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/park_hyung_sik).
## Recent work
After returning from mandatory military service, Park took on a darker role in *Buried Hearts* (2025), playing Seo Dong-joo, a man with a photographic memory involved with a hacked political slush fund worth 2 trillion won (approximately $1.39 billion)[4](https://www.soompi.com/article/1717916wpp/park-hyung-sik-talks-about-his-upcoming-drama-buried-hearts-working-with-heo-joon-ho-acting-goals-and-more). He said the role let him show a new side after years of a fixed public image, and cited [James McAvoy](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-mcavoy)'s performance in *Split* as the model of an actor he wants to be, one who "constantly seeks new challenges"[4](https://www.soompi.com/article/1717916wpp/park-hyung-sik-talks-about-his-upcoming-drama-buried-hearts-working-with-heo-joon-ho-acting-goals-and-more). Korean trade coverage described him afterward as a top casting pick for Korean television, part of a cohort of successful actors born in 1991 alongside Byun Woo-seok and [Kim Sung-cheol](https://www.edgepedia.org/kim-sung-cheol)[14](https://www.k-ennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=8142).
His screen work also includes *Happiness* (2021), *[Soundtrack #1](https://www.edgepedia.org/soundtrack-1)* (2022), *Our Blooming Youth* (2023), *Doctor Slump* (2024), and the Disney+ series *TWELVE* (2025)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6027947/) • [15](https://www.ottrank.kr/person/1330918) • [16](https://parkhyungsik.jp/contents/schedule). At the 2025 [SBS Drama Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/sbs-drama-awards), held December 31, 2025, he won the Top Excellence Award in the miniseries category[6](https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/keywordList.do?keyword=parkhyungsik). Netflix has greenlit the office romance *Grumpy Romance*, starring Park opposite [Park Gyu-young](https://www.edgepedia.org/park-gyu-young)[6](https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/keywordList.do?keyword=parkhyungsik).
## Japan activities
Park maintains a Japanese fan club, SIKcret JAPAN, which organizes his fan meetings and fan concerts in Japan[17](https://parkhyungsik.jp/). In September 2025 he held the fan concert *PARK HYUNG SIK 2025 FANCON [BEGINNING]* at [Makuhari Messe](https://www.edgepedia.org/makuhari-messe)'s event hall in Chiba, releasing a first Japan mini album also titled *BEGINNING*[16](https://parkhyungsik.jp/contents/schedule). His 2026 Japan fan meeting, *The Next Page*, ran at Tokyo International Forum Hall A on March 12 and Grand Cube Osaka on March 15, 2026, marking the second anniversary of the SIKcret JAPAN fan club; Korean coverage reported the tour closed to strong response[16](https://parkhyungsik.jp/contents/schedule) • [6](https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/keywordList.do?keyword=parkhyungsik). A second Japanese fan concert, *SIKcret Christmas Village: The Special Invitation*, was announced for December 19 and 20, 2026 at Keio Arena TOKYO, with all-reserved tickets priced at 14,300 yen including tax[18](https://parkhyungsik.jp/contents/1109041).
## Recognition
Park won the Male Newcomer Award at the 2014 KBS Drama Awards for the weekend family drama *What Happens to My Family?*, in which he played the youngest son[5](https://es.ifann.net/wiki/park-hyung-sik) • [19](https://www.namu.moe/w/%EB%B0%95%ED%98%95%EC%8B%9D/%ED%99%9C%EB%8F%99). IMDb lists him with 6 wins and 7 nominations and describes him as South Korea's highest paid actor as of March 2025[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6027947/). After his contract with his former agent ended, he joined United Artists Agency, alongside actress [Song Hye-kyo](https://www.edgepedia.org/song-hye-kyo) and actor [Yoo Ah-in](https://www.edgepedia.org/yoo-ah-in)[1](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/shows-dramas/20170423/interview-actor-park-hyung-sik-shakes-off-idol-tag).
## References
1. [Actor Park Hyung-sik shakes off 'idol' tag, The Korea Times (2017)](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/shows-dramas/20170423/interview-actor-park-hyung-sik-shakes-off-idol-tag)
2. [Park Hyung-sik, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6027947/)
3. [Park Hyung-sik, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/park_hyung_sik)
4. [Park Hyung Sik Talks About His Upcoming Drama "Buried Hearts," Soompi (2025)](https://www.soompi.com/article/1717916wpp/park-hyung-sik-talks-about-his-upcoming-drama-buried-hearts-working-with-heo-joon-ho-acting-goals-and-more)
5. [Park Hyung-sik, iFANN](https://es.ifann.net/wiki/park-hyung-sik)
6. [parkhyungsik keyword article list, SBS News](https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/keywordList.do?keyword=parkhyungsik)
7. [First Homme, ZE:A album page, Bugs Music](https://music.bugs.co.kr/album/433028)
8. [ZE:A Park Hyung-sik on his first composition, OSEN](https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1109867640)
9. [(Yonhap Interview) 'Acting helped me tap inner self': Park Hyung-sik](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20170421005200315)
10. [Who is Park Hyung-sik?, South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-drama/article/3209874/who-park-hyung-sik-star-our-blooming-youth-and-happiness-and-k-pop-group-zea-how-he-always-helps-his)
11. [Singer Park talks growing TV career, Korea JoongAng Daily (2015)](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/korea/singer-park-talks-growing-tv-career/11001115)
12. [Park Hyung Sik Talks About Finding Himself Again Through Acting, Soompi (2017)](https://www.soompi.com/article/976049wpp/park-hyung-sik-talks-finding-acting-park-bo-youngs-unique-aura)
13. [6 Park Hyung Sik K-Dramas You Don't Want To Miss, Soompi](https://www.soompi.com/article/1563478wpp/6-park)
14. [The Rise of the 1991-Born Powerhouse Actors, K-en News](https://www.k-ennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=8142)
15. [박형식 프로필, 오뜨랑](https://www.ottrank.kr/person/1330918)
16. [SCHEDULE, PARK HYUNGSIK JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB](https://parkhyungsik.jp/contents/schedule)
17. [PARK HYUNGSIK JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB](https://parkhyungsik.jp/)
18. [2026 FANCON [SIKcret Christmas Village] announcement, PARK HYUNGSIK JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB](https://parkhyungsik.jp/contents/1109041)
19. [박형식/활동, Namu wiki](https://www.namu.moe/w/%EB%B0%95%ED%98%95%EC%8B%9D/%ED%99%9C%EB%8F%99)
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