Park Ji-hyun K-dramas you need to watch from ‘See You at Work Tomorrow’ to ‘You and Everything Else’ and ‘Yumi’s Cells’

You and Everything Else, the winner of Best Drama at the 2026 Baeksang Arts Awards, tells the story of a friendship that unfolds over several decades. In middle school, Cheon Sang-yeon, a popular, talented teen from a wealthy family, draws both the admiration and envy of Ryu Eun-jung, an ambitious girl from a working-class background. Despite coming from opposite ends of the social spectrum, the two forge an unlikely but enduring bond.

Years later, Cheon Sang-yeon (Park Ji-hyun) and Ryu Eun-jung (Kim Go-eun) continue to weave in and out of each other’s lives, navigating an increasingly fraught relationship shaped by first love, heartbreak, career setbacks and the changing seasons of adulthood.

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Based on the bestselling webtoon of the same name, Yumi's Cells follows the everyday life and romantic ups and downs of office worker Kim Yumi (Kim Go-eun), through the perspective of the animated cells that govern her thoughts, emotions and impulses. Park Ji-hyun plays Seo Sae-yi, a colleague and close friend of Yumi’s boyfriend Goo Woong (Ahn Bo-hyun).

Sae-yi’s unresolved feelings for Woong and her habit of overstepping boundaries become a fault line running straight through the main couple’s relationship, turning her into one of the K-drama’s most talked-about—and widely disliked—characters. Park Ji-hyun’s pitch-perfect performance struck a nerve with audiences, who appreciated her commitment to the role as much as they resented Sae-yi herself.

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One of the biggest K-dramas of 2022, Reborn Rich follows Yoon Hyun-woo (Song Joong-ki), a loyal secretary who is betrayed by the powerful Sunyang family before being mysteriously reborn as its youngest grandson, Jin Do-jun. Park Ji-hyun plays Mo Hyun-min, an ambitious, intelligent scion to a powerful media family, who is determined to secure her place within the family empire.

Pragmatic, strategic and fiercely charismatic, she is a major power player who goes head-to-head against Do-jun in the cutthroat war for Sunyang Group’s future. Park Ji-hyun delivers a career-defining performance, elevating Hyun-min beyond the archetypal chaebol heiress into one of the most fascinating characters in the drama.

In the SBS action-comedy K-drama, available to stream on Disney+, Park Ji-hyun takes on her first leading role as Lee Kang-hyun, the steady and capable head of the Violent Crimes Unit. When wealthy third-generation chaebol heir Jin Yi-soo (Ahn Bo-hyun) is foisted onto the police force, Kang-hyun reluctantly takes him under her wing.

Initially sceptical of Yi-soo’s unconventional investigative methods—which rely heavily on his wealth, privilege and connections—Kang-hyun gradually learns to trust her unlikely partner. Together, they solve a string of high-profile cases while digging into the truth behind Yi-soo’s mother's death and the frame-up that cost Kang-hyun’s father his badge.

Set in the competitive world of classical music, Do You Like Brahms? follows the intertwined lives of aspiring musicians as they wrestle with ambition, unrequited love and the pursuit of artistic excellence. Park Ji-hyun plays Lee Jung-kyung, a Juilliard-trained violinist and heiress whose long and complicated history with renowned pianist Park Joon-young (Kim Min-jae) pulls her into a tangled love quadrangle alongside Chae Song-ah (Park Eun-bin) and Han Hyun-ho (Kim Sung-cheol).

As Jung-kyung confronts the pressures of family expectations and the consequences of her own choices, she begins to step back from the relationships that have long defined her and discovers a renewed sense of purpose. In Park Ji-hyun’s hands, Jung-kyung becomes a deeply layered character rather than a one-dimensional romantic foil.

In a memorable supporting role, Park Ji-hyun plays Song Sa-hui, a court historian who comes from an ambitious political clan. Caught between family and her lingering feelings for the Crown Prince, Sa-hui is repeatedly used as a pawn in the kingdom’s dynastic power struggles. Yet as the story unfolds, she begins to reject the life others have chosen for her, forging a path defined by her own convictions rather than tradition.

Set during the Joseon dynasty, the series follows Goo Hae-ryung (Shin Se-kyung), one of the palace’s first female historians, as she challenges entrenched gender norms while navigating an unlikely romance with Prince Dowon (Cha Eun-woo). Park Ji-hyun made the role her own, an early sign of the command she’d bring to future K-dramas such as You and Everything Else and See You at Work Tomorrow.

The upcoming Park Ji-hyun K-drama reunites the actress with her Reborn Rich co-star Song Joong-ki in a romantic comedy set in the world of aviation. In the rom-com drama, Park Ji-hyun stars as Ahn Ha-ni, a pilot whose emotional state mysteriously dictates the weather.

Kang Woo-joo (Song Joong-ki) is a former flying instructor who trained Ha-ni back when she was a rookie pilot. The two become involved romantically before eventually parting ways. Seven years later, old feelings bubble back up to the surface when Woo-joo, who now works as an air controller on Jeju Island, reconnects with Ha-ni.

From memorable supporting turns to commanding lead performances, every Park Ji-hyun K-drama marks another step in the actress’ impressive evolution. With acclaimed hits such as You and Everything Else, Reborn Rich and Flex X Cop already under her belt—and upcoming projects like Love Cloud on the horizon—there has never been a better time to dive into the growing list of Park Ji-hyun K-drama titles that have made her one of Korean television’s brightest stars.

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