Park Eun Bin, The Actress Who Introduced Many Firsts in KDrama

- July 06, 2022

Park Eun Bin has many dramas under her belt. And each role she plays, she gives it all. Her recent projects have tested her versatility as an actress, and she did not disappoint.

According to a Naver article,

Park Eun-bin has always taken up a challenge with courage. She and she did her best in everything she did, and achieved her box office and artistic performance at the same time.

With this courage, KDrama viewers were able to see the first drama with a female judge as the main character, the first female baseball team leader, the first female King in a historical drama, and the first demale lawyer with autism spectrum.

Her latest drama, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, did so good, that it jumped to the top of the Netflix Top 10 list in Korea with just 2 episodes. She said it was not an easy character to play but she took on the challenge. And I cannot even imagine Woo Young Woo being played by another.

Her take on the role was very detailed, from the movement of the fingers to her hands to her neck and the way she talked and her facial expressions (or the lack of it), she made Woo Young Woo real. SHe says,

I wanted to do well because it was my first time doing everything.

And with just 2 episodes in, viewers were touched by the sincerity and realness of the character.

She also played the first female Joseon King in The King's Affection. The drama ended with a 12.1% rating and reached number 4 at the Netflix Global Top 10. She played Lee Hwi, the female twin of the male Prince who was killed and she had to replace his place as the Crown Prince.

She doubted that she will not be able to convince viewers. But she did, her portrayal of a King was never awkward, it was convincing and she was able to immerse in her character.

With her role, she won the 2021 KBS Top Excellence Award and Popularity Award for her role. She stated,

I will continue to develop the courage to take responsibility for my choices and live my life one step at a time.

Who could forget Lee Se Young, the first female and youngest team leader in Korean baseball history in Hot Stove League. It was an unprecedented role, but she pulled it off. And the drama reached a very high 21% average viewership rating in the final episode.

Her 2017 drama, Judge Vs Judge, was a little less known. But this was the first KDrama where the main character is a judge. She plays a female judge who fights to reveal the innocence of her brother who was framed for a crime he did not commit.