# Park Se-young (박세영)
**Park Se-young** (박세영) is a South Korean actress born 1988, known for television roles including Song Ha-kyung in *[School 2013](https://www.edgepedia.org/school-2013)* (2012), Princess Noguk in *Faith* (2012), and leads in the daily dramas *A Tale of Two Sisters* (2013), *Glorious Day* (2014), and *My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol* (2015), and for film roles in *Fashion King* (2014), *The Cat Funeral* (고양이 장례식), and *Stellar* (스텔라).[1](https://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/db/per/00186254) • [2](https://host.cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=79643) She is represented by CL&Company (씨엔엘컴퍼니), whose official profile confirms her native-script name and credits.[3](https://www.clncompany.co.kr/%EB%B0%95%EC%84%B8%EC%98%81) She should not be confused with other Korean entertainers named Park Se-young; the registries that identify this subject tie the name 박세영 to a 1988-born actress with the filmography below.[1](https://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/db/per/00186254) • [4](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20187587)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1988[2](https://host.cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=79643) |
| Education | Sangmyung University, Department of Film (상명대학교 영화학과)[2](https://host.cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=79643) |
| Breakthrough | Princess Noguk in *Faith* (2012) and Song Ha-kyung in *School 2013* (2012)[5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young) |
| Daily-drama leads | *A Tale of Two Sisters* (2013, 135 episodes), *Glorious Day* (2014, 44 episodes), *My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol* (2015, 51 episodes)[5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young) |
| Marriage | Married actor Kwak Jung-wook (곽정욱), her *School 2013* co-star, in February 2022; daughter born 2025[6](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/shows-dramas/20221114/interview-park-se-young-feels-emotional-bond-with-character-in-mental-coach-jegal) • [5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young) |
| Return | *Mental Coach Jegal* (tvN, 2022) after a three-year hiatus; MBC daily drama *Family Relationship Certificate* (가족관계증명서, 2026)[6](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/shows-dramas/20221114/interview-park-se-young-feels-emotional-bond-with-character-in-mental-coach-jegal) • [7](https://www.starnewskorea.com/en/broadcast-drama/2026/05/19/2026051917023195963) |
| Agency | CL&Company (current representation)[3](https://www.clncompany.co.kr/%EB%B0%95%EC%84%B8%EC%98%81) |
## Early life and education
Korean-language registries agree on the core identity. Cine21 records 박세영 as a female actress born 1988, and a graduate of Sangmyung University's film department, with 17 credited works.[2](https://host.cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=79643) KMDb, the Korean Film Archive's database, lists her as a Korean actress born in 1988.[1](https://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/db/per/00186254) MyDramaList gives hanja variants of her name as 朴世英 and 朴世荣.[5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young)
## Debut and early career
The date of her debut is reported differently by different sources. KOFIC's database notes that she began acting in the early 2000s as a teenager, starting in 2002, and that she waited until she completed her studies at Sangmyung University before resuming acting.[4](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20187587) MyDramaList likewise states that she originally debuted in 2002 as a child but did not pursue acting until 2011 for academic reasons, resuming with *If Tomorrow Comes*.[5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young) Park herself, in a 2022 Korea Times interview, described her debut as 2011 and said she appeared in a series every year until her 2018 hiatus.[6](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/shows-dramas/20221114/interview-park-se-young-feels-emotional-bond-with-character-in-mental-coach-jegal)
## Breakthrough (2012–2014)
Two 2012 roles are generally treated as her breakthrough. She played Princess Noguk in the historical drama *Faith* (The Great Doctor) and Song Ha-kyung in *School 2013*, which also featured her future husband, actor Kwak Jung-wook.[5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young) *School 2013* in particular connected her to the ensemble of a well-known franchise and, years later, to her marriage.[6](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/shows-dramas/20221114/interview-park-se-young-feels-emotional-bond-with-character-in-mental-coach-jegal) • [5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young)
Her film career began in this period as well. KMDb credits her as Hye-jin (혜진) in *Fashion King* (directed by Oh Ki-hwan, 2014) and as Shin Jae-hee (신재희) in *The Cat Funeral* (고양이 장례식, directed by Lee Jong-hoon).[1](https://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/db/per/00186254) The registries disagree on *The Cat Funeral*'s year: KMDb dates it 2014 while KOFIC dates it 2015.[1](https://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/db/per/00186254) • [4](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20187587)
## Leading roles in television and film
From 2013 to 2019 she moved into leading and major roles. MyDramaList credits her as Choi Se-young in *A Tale of Two Sisters* (2013, 135 episodes), leads in *Glorious Day* (2014, 44 episodes) and *My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol* (2015, 51 episodes), and Na Mo-hyun in *[Money Flower](https://www.edgepedia.org/money-flower)* (2017, 24 episodes).[5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young) Her agency's official profile confirms the sequence of network credits: *Glorious Day* (SBS, 2014), *My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol* (MBC, 2015), *Beautiful Mind* (KBS, 2016), *Whisper* (SBS, 2017) and *Money Flower* (MBC, 2017), and *Special Labor Inspector Mr. Jo* (특별근로감독관 조장풍, MBC, 2019).[3](https://www.clncompany.co.kr/%EB%B0%95%EC%84%B8%EC%98%81)
On film, both registries credit *Fashion King* (2014), *The Cat Funeral*, and *Stellar* (스텔라, directed by Kwon Soo-kyung), in which KMDb names her role as Seong-hee (성희).[1](https://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/db/per/00186254) • [4](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20187587) The two registries also disagree on *Stellar*'s year, KMDb dating it 2021 and KOFIC 2022.[1](https://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/db/per/00186254) • [4](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20187587) MyDramaList describes the role as Seong Hui, a Pilates instructor, in *Stellar: A Magical Ride*.[5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young)
## Hiatus, Mental Coach Jegal, and career since 2022
**Burnout and breaks.** Park has been explicit about stepping back to protect her working life. In the Korea Times interview she said she took a year off for the first time in her career in 2018, before *Special Labor Inspector*, and then took another three years for self-care and to recharge from burnout after that 2019 series.[6](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/shows-dramas/20221114/interview-park-se-young-feels-emotional-bond-with-character-in-mental-coach-jegal)
**Return and marriage.** She returned to television in 2022 with tvN's *Mental Coach Jegal*, playing Park Seung-ha, a former psychiatrist working as a counselor, and married Kwak Jung-wook earlier that year.[6](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/shows-dramas/20221114/interview-park-se-young-feels-emotional-bond-with-character-in-mental-coach-jegal) MyDramaList dates the public confirmation to January 24, 2022, when CL&Company announced the mid-February wedding, and records the birth of her daughter in 2025.[5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young)
**2026 comeback.** On May 19, 2026, the production team of MBC's new daily drama *[Family Relationship Certificate](https://www.edgepedia.org/family-register)* (가족관계증명서, script by Park Ji-hyun, directed by Kim Mi-sook) announced that Park, Han Go-eun, and Im Ji-eun had confirmed participation; Star News framed the casting as her return to her main profession, with mother-daughter chemistry opposite Han Go-eun.[7](https://www.starnewskorea.com/en/broadcast-drama/2026/05/19/2026051917023195963) MyDramaList lists the series as a 120-episode daily drama with Park in the main role of Na Ji-ni.[5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young)
## By the numbers
Cine21 counts 17 credited works for her, including the 2026 drama.[2](https://host.cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=79643) Her daily-drama workload is substantial: 135 episodes for *A Tale of Two Sisters*, 51 for *My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol*, and 120 announced for *Family Relationship Certificate*, against 16 episodes for *Mental Coach Jegal* and 32 for *Special Labor Inspector Mr. Jo*.[5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young) Her hiatus pattern is documented in her own account: one year off in 2018, then three years away between 2019 and 2022.[6](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/shows-dramas/20221114/interview-park-se-young-feels-emotional-bond-with-character-in-mental-coach-jegal)
## Awards and recognition
MyDramaList, the one fan-maintained source in the record, lists four awards: a 2012 SBS New Star Award for *Faith*; the Female Excellence Award at the 9th Korea Drama Awards (2016); a 2017 SBS Excellence Award for a Monday-Tuesday drama, for *Whisper*; and a 2019 MBC Excellence Award for a Monday-Tuesday special-project drama, for *Special Labor Inspector Mr. Jo*.[5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young)
## Public footprint
Cine21 lists her official Instagram account, sseyoungpark.[2](https://host.cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=79643) MyDramaList additionally records a 2012 appearance in [Jay Park](https://www.edgepedia.org/jay-park)'s "Know Your Name (Acoustic ver.)" music video and a 2013 song release, "Shall We Dance," featuring Standing Egg.[5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young)
## Where sources disagree
Three points divide the record. The debut year is 2002 in KOFIC and MyDramaList but 2011 in Park's own interview.[4](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20187587) • [5](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young) • [6](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/shows-dramas/20221114/interview-park-se-young-feels-emotional-bond-with-character-in-mental-coach-jegal) *Stellar* is dated 2021 by KMDb and 2022 by KOFIC, and *The Cat Funeral* is dated 2014 by KMDb and 2015 by KOFIC.[1](https://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/db/per/00186254) • [4](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20187587)
## References
1. [KMDb (Korean Film Archive): Park Se-young 박세영](https://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/db/per/00186254)
2. [씨네21: 박세영 (Park Seyoung)](https://host.cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=79643)
3. [박세영 | 씨엘엔컴퍼니(CL&Company), official agency profile](https://www.clncompany.co.kr/%EB%B0%95%EC%84%B8%EC%98%81)
4. [Korean Film Council (KOFIC) database: PARK Se-young](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20187587)
5. [Park Se Young (박세영), MyDramaList (fan-maintained)](https://mydramalist.com/people/2724-park-se-young)
6. ["[INTERVIEW] Park Se-young feels emotional bond with character in 'Mental Coach Jegal'", The Korea Times, November 14, 2022](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/shows-dramas/20221114/interview-park-se-young-feels-emotional-bond-with-character-in-mental-coach-jegal)
7. ["Park Se-young returns to her main profession after four years since childbirth", Star News, May 19, 2026](https://www.starnewskorea.com/en/broadcast-drama/2026/05/19/2026051917023195963)
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