Five Must-Watch Movies of Park Bo-young

Features Park’s stellar roles in hit titles such as ‘A Werewolf Boy,’ ‘The Silenced,’ and others

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November 15, 2023

Park Bo-young in a scene from 'A Werewolf Boy'

Park Bo-young is one of the acclaimed Korean actresses who exudes star quality that cuts across all genres. The list below includes five of her best movies.

Don’t Click (2012) – Kim Tae-kyung

A demonic, banned video that murders viewers is the origin of all the evil and mayhem in this Korean horror film. Teenage Jung Mi (Kang Byeol) is in grave danger shortly after viewing it. As she deteriorates, turning insane, her sister Se Hee (Park) engages her boyfriend Joon Hyuk (Joo Won) to figure out what’s going on.

For the first time in her career, Park reportedly went semi-nude in the movie. As an additional requirement, she held her smartphone to record a scene in an abandoned factory.

Don’t Click marked the actress’ impressive comeback; in a sense, it was her most noteworthy performance onscreen in a long time.

A Werewolf Boy (2012) – Jo Sung-hee

Park’s resurgence to enormous notoriety was greatly aided by A Werewolf Boy with Song Joong-ki. She played the pretty teen Sun Yi in the fantasy romance, while Song played the feral boy Chul Soo.

With its Busan International Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival premieres, the heartwarming tale of Sun Yi’s love for Chul Soo has evolved into the most-watched Korean melodrama ever. A sleeper hit in Taiwan and a hot item in South Korea, it is a classic that, in a manner, boils down to Park and Song’s unshakable charm and excellent chemistry.

The story is a highly sensitive, ingratiating romance between the characters amid intrigues, while also underscoring how true love is tolerant, empathetic, and selfless.

The Silenced (2015) – Lee Hae-young

Following the unexpected disappearance of students from a secret boarding school, Cha Ju-ran/Shizuko (Park Bo-young) must find out the true narrative and the strange transformations she is experiencing in her body and disposition. A fellow student and current acquaintance, Hong Yeon-deok (Park So-dam), joins her on her mission.

The mystery-thriller-horror flick nabbed multiple nods. Park Bo-young’s performance wowed in revealing the realism of her character, receiving Favorite Actress at the 15th Korea World Youth Film Festival Awards and Popularity Star at the 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards.

On Your Wedding Day (2018) – Lee Seok-geun

This much-lauded love story, which evokes nostalgic memories of youth, is one of my favorite classic Korean romantic films. We follow a man (Kim Young-kwang as Hwang Woo-yeon) who recalls each challenge he had to meet his high school love (Park as Hwan Seung-hee) and how they survived many phases of their courtship when he receives her wedding invitation.

When he does make it to her big day, he thanks her for being his guiding light, and she thanks him for being there for her when needed before he leaves the venue heartbroken.

Concrete Utopia (2023) – Um Tae-hwa

This epic disaster thriller, starring Park Seo-joon, Park Bo-young, and Lee Byung-hun, chronicles the occupants of Seoul’s “Imperial Palace Apartment” in the wake of a catastrophic earthquake that wrecks the entire city and leaves it in pieces.

Public worker Min-sung (Park Seo-joon) and his nursing wife Myung-hwa (Park Bo-young) support Yeong-tak (Lee), the guy overseeing the building’s inmates, through the dire situation.

It includes a bit of dark humor amid a dystopian scenario, the kind that is common when dealing with fatalities or conditions that cause them, like in this film. It received rave reviews from critics and was selected as South Korea’s submission for the 96th Academy Awards’ Best International Feature Film category.

Debashree Dutta