08-07-2025
From ‘Our Unwritten Seoul' to ‘Daily Dose of Sunshine': 5 recent Park Bo-young titles you need to binge-watch
'Melo Movie'
In this slice-of-life healing melo K-drama, Park Bo-young plays Kim Moo-bi opposite Choi Woo-shik's Ko Gyeom. The appropriately named Moo-bi (i.e. movie) is a film director whose career is built on her resentment toward an absentee father whose life revolved around the industry. Gyeom, a film buff since childhood and a one-time aspiring actor, is now a famous film critic, a job he took on to give him time to take care of his older brother.
The two had a short-lived romance that ended when Gyeom unceremoniously ghosted Moo-bi. Five years later, they are back in each other's orbits, but before they can rekindle the romance, they must each first confront past personal traumas and unresolved emotional baggage that could prevent them from building a genuine and lasting connection. 'Light Shop'
In Light Shop , Park Bo-young joins an impressive ensemble cast including Ju Ji-hoon, Seol Hyun, Um Tae-goo, Lee Jung-eun, Kim Min-ha and Shin Eun-soo. She portrays Kwon Young-ji, a caring and attentive nurse in the ICU whose unique ability makes her especially suited for the job. Young-ji possesses a rare gift, unlocked after her own traumatic near-death experience: the power to see souls stuck in the space between life and death. Now, she uses this insight to guide these lost individuals toward finding their light, whether that means returning to the world of the living or moving on to the next.
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In the Netflix healing K-drama, Park Bo-young plays Jung Da-eun, a nurse who requests to be transferred from the internal medicine department to the psychiatry department. The move exposes Da-eun to the different patients in the ward and a range of mental health conditions, from schizophrenia to depression.
Deeply nurturing and empathetic, she cannot help but internalise her patients's struggles and triumphs, feeling personally responsible and accountable for their mental health. This eventually leads to her own struggle with burnout, anxiety and depression, powerfully highlighting the importance of self-care and support for our caregivers.
The drama was praised for its sensitive take on mental health and earned Park Bo-young Best Actress and the series Best Drama at the Blue Dragon Awards. 'Concrete Utopia'
Playing yet another nurse and co-starring with another member of the Wooga Squad, Park Bo-young and Park Seo-joon play husband and wife in this South Korean disaster movie that highlights the brutal realities of a post-apocalyptic world.
After a massive earthquake levels Seoul, only Hwanggoong Apartment is left standing. Inside, the residents—led by the charismatic yet dangerous Young-tak (Lee Byung-hun)—enforce harsh rules and a strict no-outsiders policy. In this increasingly violent environment, Myeong-hwa (Park Bo-young) and Min-sung (Park Seo-joon) must find a way to not only survive but keep their humanity intact.
