Park had a minor role in the 1996 series Papa, then made her official debut in MBC's amateur talent contest in 1998.

[2] Her breakthrough came in 2002 when she starred in several television dramas, including Bad Girls and the popular Winter Sonata.

[2] After a three-year hiatus from television, she was announced as the lead in the MBC drama My Lady, a remake of the 1980s series Terminal.

After attending a concert by Japanese pop group Jaja in 2005, she expressed a desire to perform with the band, and was later invited to play on their second album, I Love You.

[2] Park began dating actor Han Jae-suk after they starred together in The Great Merchant in 2010.