Park Kyung-lim
Park Kyung-lim (Korean: 박경림; born March 30, 1979) is a South Korean entertainer, comedian and actress known for her wit and kind behavior.[1] After leaving to go to school in the United States at the New York Film Academy School of Film & Acting, she returned to regain her popularity as an MC for SBS's popular show, Good Sunday: X-Man!. She left the show in 2006 in order to host various MBC shows, as well as hosting her own radio show. She was a permanent member of High-Five, part of KBS's Happy Sunday lineup, until its cancellation in 2008. Park also hosted her own show entitled Park Kyung-lim's Wonderful Outing on MBC Every1. She appeared as a host for the show Thank You for Waking Us Up! and Thank You for Raising Me Up! with SS501.
| Park Kyung-lim | |
 Park Kyung-lim in December 2016. | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Gyeong(-)rim |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Kyŏng-nim |
In 2016, it was announced that Park would be a host on the Netflix reality show Ultimate Beastmaster along with comedian Seo Kyung-seok.[2]
Private life
She married Park Jung-hoon at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul, on July 15, 2007. On January 16, 2009, she gave birth to their first child, son Park Min-joon. On July 16, 2011, she announced that she was expecting her second child on MBC's Saebakhwi.[3] In October 2011 she suffered a miscarriage. The cause for the miscarriage was reported to be a premature rupture of the amniotic fluids from oligohydramnios.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Ghost Taxi | ||
| 2016 | Familyhood | Drama Presentation MC | Cameo appearance |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Truth | Choi Eun-shil | MBC | |
| Nonstop 2 | ||||
| 2002 | Sidestreet People | Choi Young-mi | KBS2 | |
| Rival | Go Eun-se | SBS | ||
| 2005 | Cute or Crazy | Park Kyung-lim | ||
| 2009 | High Kick Through the Roof | Kyung-lim | MBC | Cameo appearance ep. 19 |
| 2011 | The Greatest Love | |||
| The Musical | Sa Bok-ja | SBS | ||
| 2013 | Potato Star 2013QR3 | Bo-young's cracked voice | tvN | Cameo appearance ep. 10 |
| Unemployed Romance | Female professor | E Channel | Cameo appearance | |
| 2017 | Ultimate Beastmaster | Herself/host | Netflix | |
| 2021 | Imitation | TV program host | KBS2 | Cameo appearance ep. 2 |
Web drama
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sweet Revenge | Duk-hee's mom | Oksusu |
Variety
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2002 | Star Survival Dongeodongrak | Cast member | MBC | |
| 2005–2006 | X-Man | Cast member | SBS | |
| Music Bank | Host | KBS2 | with Kang Kyung-joon | |
| SS501 Thank You for Waking Me Up | Host | with SS501 | ||
| 2010–2011 | Oh! My School | Host | KBS1 | |
| 2013–2014 | Mamma Mia | Cast member | KBS2 | |
| 2018 | Global Views | Cast member | tvN | |
| 2021 | Park Kyung-lim's Life Story | Host | Naver Shopping Live | [5] |
Book
Awards
| Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best New Female Artist[6] | "Illusion" (착각의 늪) | Nominated |
References
- Song, Karen (24 July 2008). "Korean Celebrities to Cheer for Olympics". Korea Times. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- Prudon, Laura (May 9, 2016). "Netflix Orders Global Competition Series 'Ultimate Beastmaster' from Sylvester Stallone, Dave Broome". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- "박경림 임신 4개월 "아무래도 조심스러워" (Park Kyung-lim is Four Months Pregnant, "I Must be Careful")". Naver (in Korean). 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- "Park Kyung Lim suffers a miscarriage six months into her pregnancy". allkpop.com. October 10, 2011.
- Ahn Jin-young (June 24, 2021). "박경림, 라이브토크쇼 '박경림의 사는 이야기' 28일 론칭". munhwa (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- "2002 MMF part 1" Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17.