Best known as the lead vocalist of the all-female music group Kara, this K-pop singer also had a career as an Actress, appearing in a musical production called 200 Pounds Beauty and starring in a South Korean television series titled Nail Shop Paris.
Before beginning her music career, she played childhood roles in such television shows and films as Today is a Nice Day and Ladies of the Palace.
In 2012, she underwent surgery to remove vocal nodes.
She was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. Her mother, voice Actress Park Sohyun, came up with the band name of Kara.
She and South Korean boy band singer Leeteuk (of Super Junior) co-hosted a Japanese music honors ceremony called the Golden Disc Awards.
