Park So-dam’s Remarkable Journey: From Friendship with Shin Goo to Battling Cancer and Making a Comeback

Park So-dam is said to be drinking buddies with actor Shin Goo.
Recently, he reported that he was suffering from cancer.
His current status is reported before his return Source: Park So-dam’s Instagram

Actress Park So-dam is becoming a hot topic after reports that she is ‘drinking buddies’ with Shin Gu, a senior who is 55 years her senior.

They met through the play ‘Grandpa Henri and I’. The two, who appeared together on a show in the past, revealed how they developed a friendship that transcended their age gap.

Shingu said, “At this age, I haven’t met a team since the show ended. However, after talking with Park So-dam, we exchanged things a little downheartedly with each other, and in the end we enjoyed our time together.”

He continued, “As you get older, it’s easy to hear people call you ‘elderly.’ You can’t hear those words. “But when I meet young people, I feel refreshed and energized, and I can learn a lot,” he added.

The path taken by actress Park So-dam

Source: Artists Company

He appeared for the first time in 2013 with a short film called ‘No more, no less’ and since then he has appeared in many films.

In 2015, he appeared in a series of excellent films such as ‘Veteran’, ‘Apostle’, and ‘Black Priests’, and his performance in ‘Black Priests’ was particularly well received.

In the play, she played the role of a girl possessed by a devil and had to deliver lines in Latin, Chinese, and English in the same breath, but the tone of her voice changed noticeably every time she switched languages, surprise the audience.

With this film, Park So-dam swept the Best Supporting Actress awards at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, the Buil Film Awards, and the Writers Guild Awards at the Korean Film Festival.

Source: Still cut from the movie ‘Parasite’

She immediately emerged as an attention-grabbing newcomer and remained active, appearing not only in films but also in television dramas, but soon fell into a slump.

He was taking a gap year without any company or work when he received a casting offer for ‘Parasite’. It was a turning point that changed his acting life once again.

‘Parasite’ had the honor of becoming the first Korean film to win the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. It was a huge success at the domestic box office, attracting over 10 million viewers, establishing Park So-dam as a unique actor.

Since then, he has continued to work regularly, appearing in the films ‘Special Delivery’, ‘Ghost’, the dramas ‘Record of Youth’, and ‘Jae Lee, I’ll Die Soon’.

Park So-dam is set to make a comeback after battling cancer.

Source: Still cut from the film ‘Special Delivery’

Meanwhile, Park So-dam underwent surgery after being diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer in December 2021. After going through the recovery process, fans were comforted by the news of a full recovery in February 2022 the following year .

At the time, he said of his health condition, “It caused me a lot of anxiety. To be honest, the recovery process was difficult. “But a lot of people helped me, and I thought I wanted to quickly return to what I love.”

Afterwards, he uploaded a photo of himself working out on his social media, showing off his healthy appearance again.

Park So-dam appeared in the 2024 film ‘Gyeongju Journey’ directed by Kim Mi-jo. Filming is over and the release date has not been set yet, but there are many fans who are eagerly awaiting Park So-dam’s new acting transformation.

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