Park Shi Hoo - 5 - Artis Korea Ganteng Keren - Park Shi-hoo (Hangul:박시후; born April 3, 1978) is a South Korean actor best known for his television series Prosecutor Princess (2010) and The Princess' Man (2011).
Career
Park Pyeong-ho began his career as an underwear model. Though his acting debut came in the 1988 play The Twelve Nyang Life, Park first appeared on television in a bit part as Hong Chae-rin's boyfriend in the 2005 KBS2 series Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang.[1]
Under the stage name Park Shi-hoo, he continued to work, starring in the MBC TV series Let's Get Married and Which Star Are You From?. With SBS's How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor in 2007, he was finally acknowledged for his acting skills and won the New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards that year. Roles in action adventure series Iljimae and weekend drama Family's Honor followed in 2008.[1]
But Park's breakthrough would come in 2010. As the mysterious lawyer Seo In-woo in Prosecutor Princess, he rose to fame and the term "Seo Byun syndrome" was coined for his growing fanbase.[2][3][4] And such was his popularity with audiences in Queen of Reversals that when the series was extended, the writers rewrote the script so that his character, chaebol businessman Gu Yong-shik, would end up with the heroine.[5][6] He later won an Excellence Award at the MBC Drama Awards for Queen of Reversals.[7]
He continued his success in 2011 with the Joseon period drama The Princess' Man, a critical and ratings hit.[8][9] Park's portrayal of a man torn between revenge and love for his enemy's daughter garnered him a Top Excellence Award at the KBS Drama Awards.[10] Fan meetings in Asian countries such as Japan, China and Taiwan further cemented his status as a Hallyu star.[11][12][13]
In his first big-screen lead role, Park played a serial killer-turned-bestselling author in the 2012 film Confession of Murder.[14][15] After shooting the music drama Boy in Thailand,[16] he returned to the small screen in the romantic comedy Alice in Cheongdam-dong.
