Park Shi-yeon, a cross-border journey from Miss Korea to a hit star in a Chinese TV series. Her name was once equivalent to the three most beautiful virgins in "Baolian Lantern", but who would have thought that such a brilliant actress would have such a thrilling side? Drunk driving, filming large-scale movies, and even taking drugs up to 185 times while pregnant.
In 1979, Park Shi-yeon was born into a wealthy family in Busan, South Korea. She later moved with her family to the United States, where she spent her school days. In 2000, a beautiful opportunity brought her back to South Korea, where she won the third place in the Miss Korea pageant, which was the beginning of her public career.
Park Shi-yeon did not immediately enter the entertainment industry, but chose to return to the United States to continue her studies. However, the rise of Hallyu has opened her eyes to a bigger opportunity.
As early as the early 2000s, many Korean artists such as Jang Nara and Choo Ja Hyun had already begun to succeed in the Chinese market. Seeing a potential opportunity, Park finally came to China in 2002, where she was soon chosen as the heroine of the TV series "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix".
Her performance in the play won the love of the audience, especially the later "Baolian Lantern" made her famous, and her role as the Three Virgins was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The drama was not only a huge hit in China, but also received extremely high reviews when it was broadcast in South Korea.
Park Shi-yeon's star journey seemed to be smooth sailing, and after returning to South Korea in 2005, she starred in the TV series "My Girl", which reached the peak of her career with a rating of 27% in South Korea.
Just when her career was in full swing, Park Shi-yeon began a series of incomprehensible decisions. In 2004, she made her relationship public with Eric, the captain of the Korean mythological group, and although this relationship increased her exposure, it also exposed her to the other side of the entertainment industry - the unknown nightlife and temptation.
Her behavior is getting more and more out of line. Not only did she drive drunk multiple times, but she even took drugs up to 185 times during her pregnancy, an act that shocked the public. In 2013, she was sentenced to eight to 10 months in prison for drug involvement.
Such a change makes many people feel regretful and puzzled, why would a star with an infinitely bright future go to such a point of no return? Is it stress? Is it temptation? Or is it the influence of the surrounding environment? These questions seem to have become an unsolvable mystery. Park Shiyan's ups and downs in life have broken the hearts of countless fans, and also made those former praises and applause more and more heavy.
Year after year, her name no longer appears on the glamorous stage, but from time to time in the negative news in the social section. This makes people wonder if such a life transition is a simple personal choice, or is it an inevitable product of the entertainment industry? We have witnessed her transformation from a pure and beautiful girl to a down-and-out star in prison.
As time passed, Park Shi-yeon gradually faded out of public view, and her story became a thing of the past. Her life is like a drama, full of ups and downs and twists, but the ending is not satisfactory. This can't help but make people sigh that the brilliant star at the beginning can only be found in memory now.
So in the end, the editor wants to ask: In such an entertainment industry that values appearance and hype, can Park Shiyan's fall really only be blamed on her personal choice? Or is this a reflection of the relentless squeeze and exploitation of human nature by the entire entertainment industry?