Beyond being a "reliable actor," actor Park Shin-hye, who has proven herself to be a developing performer, is celebrating a double blessing as a wife and mother.
On the 14th, her agency Salt Entertainment told OSEN, "It is true that Park Shin-hye is pregnant with her second child," delivering an official statement. It added, "The birth is expected this fall, and Park Shin-hye is now past the stable period and plans to focus on prenatal care and health management for the time being." Warm support and blessings from fans have continued.
Park Shin-hye married fellow actor and Chung-Ang University alumni Choi Tae-joon in January 2022. The news of the second child comes about four years after she welcomed her first son in May of that year.
After the two acknowledged their relationship in 2018, they were called a representative "good-looking couple" in the entertainment industry and became an example to those around them through donations and good deeds. At the time of their marriage, Park Shin-hye expressed deep trust and affection for her husband Choi Tae-joon through her fan cafe, saying, "I want to begin life as a married couple with the person who embraced even the imperfect side of Park Shin-hye the person."
Following news of Park Shin-hye's pregnancy, many have retraced the path of the "born-beautiful" image she has walked. She debuted in 2003 in Lee Seung-hwan's music video "Flower," and even in her early teens she showcased a complete beauty and stamped the public's memory with a refreshing charm like an "Atlantis girl."
That same year, she rose to stardom playing child actor to Choi Ji-woo in the drama "Stairway to Heaven," and she reinvented herself as a Korean Wave star through "You Are Beautiful."
Since then she has left numerous hits such as "The Heirs," "Pinocchio," "Doctors," the film "Miracle in Cell No. 7," "The Royal Tailor," "The Beauty Inside," "Confession," "Alive," and "The Call." Following her postnatal comeback works "Doctor Slump" and "The Judge from Hell," and most recently "Undercover Miss Hong," she has repeatedly proven she is truly a "ratings guarantee."
Now a veteran actor well over 20 years since her debut, she too had a period of concern. In the past Park Shin-hye revealed that she once halted activities and focused on her studies because of the burden of being labeled a child actor. She said, "I worried a lot after criticism that it felt like I was wearing clothes that didn't fit," and she ultimately succeeded in turning that "awkward outfit" into a "tailor-made suit" through her own acting skill.
Not resting on the glory of her child actor days and continuously expanding her acting spectrum, Park Shin-hye has become a mother of two and an actress who defined an era, and viewers who remember her "babyish" appearance still tell her, "thank you for growing up so well."
[Photo] broadcast capture, OSEN DB
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