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Park Ji-min (actress)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Ji-min
Born1988 (age 36–37)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationÉcole des Arts Décoratifs
Occupations
  • Actress
  • visual artist
Years active2022–present
Known for

Park Ji-min (Korean: 박지민; born 1988) is a South Korean-born French actress and visual artist.[1] She made her acting debut in Davy Chou's Return to Seoul (2022),[2][3] for which she received nominations at the Asian Film Awards and Lumière Awards.

Early life and education

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Park Ji-Min was born in Seoul in 1988,[4] where she lived until the age of 9. Her parents were hippie artists who "dreamed of elsewhere" and wanted to protect their children from the intense pressures to succeed in Korea. They immigrated with their children to Paris. She has described her difficulty of adapting to living in a new country. Once she started primary school, she says she became "extremely stressed" and developed a "survival instinct" which never left her.[5] After obtaining her baccalaureate, Park continued her studies at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs.[6]

Career

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Park first worked as a visual artist, establishing her own practice in which she creates sculptures and paintings. Before accepting the lead role in Davy Chou's Return to Seoul (2022), she had no plans to pursue acting and never took any acting classes.[7][8] She was introduced to Chou through a mutual friend and their first meeting was only for Chou to gain cultural insight through Park. However, after their conversation he reached out to Park and asked her for a camera test for the main character in his film. She hesitated before accepting and worked with Chou on rewriting the script for a year, deconstructing the role so that it would represent feminist messages and feature an authentic image of Korean culture. In the film, Park stars as a Korean adoptee from France named Freddie who travels to South Korea and reunites with her biological parents.[9][10]

In 2024, she appeared in the Apple TV+ fashion drama series La Maison, which traces the history of a haute couture house.[11][12]

In 2025, she appeared as the romantic interest in Hafsia Herzi's lesbian drama The Little Sister,[13][14] which was screened in the main competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival,[15] where it won the Queer Palm.[16] She starred in two other films which screened at that year's Cannes edition, Rebecca Zlotowski's A Private Life and Anna Cazenave Cambet's Love Me Tender.[17][18]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2022 Return to Seoul Frédérique "Freddie" Benoît
2025 The Little Sister Ji-Na
A Private Life Vanessa Park
Love Me Tender Victoria

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2024 La Maison Ye-Ji Kiang

Awards and nominations

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Accolades received by Park Ji-min
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best New Performance Return to Seoul Won [19]
2023 Asian Film Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [20]
2024 Lumière Awards Best Female Revelation Nominated [21]

References

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  1. ^ Abele, Robert (2 January 2023). "'Return to Seoul's' behind the scenes tale of the reluctant movie star". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. ^ Powers, John (8 March 2023). "'Return to Seoul' is a funny, melancholy film that will surprise you start to finish". NPR. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  3. ^ Kermode, Mark; critic, Observer film (7 May 2023). "Return to Seoul review – Park Ji-min lights up mesmerising tale of identity and alienation". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Un apéro avec Park Ji-min : " On fait toujours des rencontres dans les PMU "". Le Monde (in French). 3 November 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  5. ^ Raja, Norine (25 January 2023). "Park Ji-Min, la révélation fulgurante du film Retour à Séoul". Vanity Fair (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Portrait : Ji-Min Park, envoûtante révélation de Retour à Séoul". Trois Couleurs (in French). 3 February 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Park Ji-min, l'art total : " Un instinct de survie "". Technikart (in French). 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  8. ^ Harrington, Delia (22 February 2023). "Artist Ji-Min Park on Channeling Her Visual Practice Into Her First Acting Role in the Film 'Return to Seoul'". Artnet News. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  9. ^ Adlakha, Siddhant (8 December 2022). "'Hi, It's Freddie': Davy Chou and Park Ji-min on Finding 'Return to Seoul' Together". IndieWire. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  10. ^ Boukella, Maya (25 January 2023). "Rencontre avec Park Ji-min, l'actrice féministe de Retour à Séoul, chef d'œuvre sur l'adoption". Madmoizelle (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  11. ^ Nicholson, Rebecca (20 September 2024). "La Maison review – an irresistibly moreish mashup of Emily in Paris and Succession". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  12. ^ Herman, Alison (20 September 2024). "Apple TV+'s 'La Maison' Finally Gives Fashion the Dramatic Showcase It Deserves: TV Review". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  13. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (16 May 2025). "'The Little Sister' Review: An Algerian Teen in Paris Confronts Her Attraction to Women in a Delicate Tale of Repression Unbound". IndieWire. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  14. ^ Frosch, Jon (16 May 2025). "'The Little Sister' Review: Coming-of-Age Drama About a French Muslim's Lesbian Awakening Is a Low-Key Stunner". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  15. ^ Roxborough, Scott (10 April 2025). "Cannes Lines Up Another Hot Festival With Wes Anderson, Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, Ari Aster Premieres (Full List)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Festival de Cannes : Hafsia Herzi remporte la Queer Palm pour son film La Petite Dernière". Le Figaro (in French). AFP. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  17. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (31 October 2024). "Vicky Krieps on set for Anna Cazenave Cambet's Love Me Tender". Cineuropa. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  18. ^ "VIE PRIVÉE" (in French). Ad Vitam. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  19. ^ Frater, Patrick (11 November 2022). "Kamila Andini's 'Before Now and Then' Named Best Film at Asia-Pacific Screen Awards". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  20. ^ Ntim, Zac (6 January 2023). "Asian Film Awards: 'Decision to Leave' And 'Drive My Car' Lead Nominations". Deadline. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  21. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (14 December 2023). "Anatomie d'une chute domine les nominations pour les Lumières". Cineuropa (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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