Park Shin Hye has remained friends with several of her former drama co-stars including Lee Hongki and Jang Geun Suk, but her best k-drama buddy so far has been Lee Eun Song, the actress who married k-pop icon Seo Taiji.
Park Shin Hye and Lee Eun Song have been friends since they met on the set of the 2005 KBS 2TV drama "Sharp 1." Park was 14 at the time and Lee was 16. Although Lee had two years on Park, "Sharp 1" was her debut drama. That made Park Shin Hye her "acting senior."
Park made her debut years earlier as a child actress in the drama "Stairway in Heaven."
The actresses have retained a close friendship for almost ten years. Park Shin Hye's schedule was a little busier with appearances in almost two-dozen dramas and several films. While Lee Eun Song mostly had film roles, she did appear in several dramas. But she never achieved the superstar status and dedicated fan base that Park Shin Hye enjoys.
Lee Eun Song was, however, lucky in love. After dating Seo Taiji for five years, the actress married him in the summer of 2013. The couple had their first child on Aug. 27th.
Park Shin Hye visited Lee Eun Song during her postpartum stay in the hospital. She brought her friend cakes from a nearby bakery and met the new baby.
Park Shin Hye is so close to Lee Eun Song that she refers to her friend as her sister and calls Seo Taiji her brother-in-law. So when Seo Taiji recently sent a food truck present to the set of her drama 'Pinocchio," she called him that when she sent her thanks via Instagram.
"Thank you for the foot truck present, brother-in-law! We had a great meal of chicken soup. Thank you. It was really warm. And thanks Joon Dam mommy for coming here!"
Joon Dam mommy was her name for Lee Eun Song, as her friend recently visited the set of her drama to cheer her on.
Park Shin Hye currently stars in the drama "Pinocchio." She plays a news reporter who has a fictional condition called "Pinocchio syndrome." That means she cannot tell a lie without beginning to violently hiccup. Her best friend and romantic interest, played by Lee Jong Suk, is a man who lives a lie.
