I came here expecting a resounding 'Healer' pick and what just happened here! Its like election results.

I pick Sungkyunkwan Scandal.

I've hated every one of Park Min-young's recent dramas: Love in Contract, I’ll Find You on a Beautiful Day, Her Private Life, What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim. I didn't watch Forecasting Love and Weather, but I'm sure I would've hated it too.

Yeah, nah. Healer. Like a million times over.

I stopped watching her dramas a long time ago once it was obviously she'd gotten typecast as a certain type of character in a romcom. I hate that romcom and I don't particularly care for that character.

This is why Healer is the obvious answer.

However, if I'm honest, she was amazing in Secretary Kim. She really was. It was a great performance. It's just that a) that drama is terrible, truly awful and b) that was the beginning of her typecasting so I tend to lump it in with the other problematic romcoms she's starred in.

In terms of her growth as an actor, Secretary Kim really was a polished, mature performance whereas Healer was a bit rough in comparison. But, you know, Healer is a good drama and Secretary Kim can burn in a trashfire so there's that.

I’m not a fan of Park Min-young’s acting because it feels like she’s constantly using a customer service persona — always smiling sweetly and looking beautiful and poised, like a flight attendant featured in an airline advertisement.

Well, damn.

Tbh, the only show with PMY that I've enjoyed is Healer.
I didn't like "WWWSK?" And after that show I haven't been able to watch any other of her dramas.
I think it's because all the FLs give me the same vibe so I think all those dramas are going to be like "WWWSK?". Which is funny since the reason I disliked the show wasn't her.

The other shows... Remember was just SO wrong (most frustrating makjang ever?). I don't remember Man of Honor or City Hunter, I haven't finished High Kick.
I'm Sam... The only thing I remember about that show is the me and my family hated it and we all thought her character was a psycho.

So yeah, my answer is Healer.
I really need to watch her new shows. But would my answer change? 🤔 Healer's like the best tbh.

it feels like she’s constantly using a customer service persona — always smiling sweetly and looking beautiful and poised, like a flight attendant featured in an airline advertisement
Oh my God! This cracked me up. I do agree with you though. But please, let me laugh out loud.

I've only been privileged to watch 4 Park Min-young dramas - What's Wrong With Secretary Kim, Her Private Life, Forecasting Love and Weather and Love in Contract. The rest are solely through the recaps except for Healer(still stuck on episode 6) and any other I haven't had an interest in viewing. I've enjoyed everything I've watched or read her in so far. Well, her character in Her Private Life tops everything I've watched her in. I could basically see her freely comfortable with her male lead effortlessly. Their first faux kiss scene when they were fake dating and needed some pictures to decieve the netizens, it was everything chemistry.

For the recaps, her characterization of Queen Dang-young in Queen for Seven Days tops any other recap. I didn't have to watch as I could literally sense the aura she exhuded from her character.

KBS’s HEALER (2014/15) (Viki US).

I'd rather imagine the behind-the-scenes drama in various scenarios...
... like when the agency eventually has to explain to her that she's too old for the rom-com role she wants.

I’m with you Dramaddictally, I liked her best in I’ll Find You On A Beautiful Day. Her performance felt raw and vulnerable, and sometimes I had to pause and take a break because of how intense it was

Honourable Mentions:
Healer
Queen For Seven Days

Even though I have 2 other favourites PMY KDs , “Healer” comes first. For so many reasons including attempting to engage meaningfully with a significant political issue and the unresolved trauma in its wake and seeing the glory of that puppy fat on her luminous face which is now so sharply defined.

I would pick Secretary Kim. I do think it was a good fit, and I do love her chemistry with Park Seo-Joon
I understand why you might hate the flight attendant model of a woman, but it feels like miss placed vitriol. Should we hate the woman or cultural expectations that make someone that way? I once read a fabulous feminist piece about Britney Spears and how she exemplified patriarchal ideas of a woman in American culture and then became the epitome of the worst woman (crazy, ugly by her own choice) when she moved against it. I don’t know enough about Korean culture to comment on what role a Park Min-young personality plays, but I can imagine there are forces that create and make it popular.
It’s kind of that feeling when watching a drama and you really hate the nasty female second lead and the mother-in-law and the awful landlady and the female bullies at the park…, and then it’s like hold on, why am I made to hate all the women?

I've seen her in four dramas:

1. WWWSK - her best performance, because her 'customer service persona' combined perfectly with her ability to show some delicate deadpan snark and she and Park Seo-joon played off each other brilliantly.

2. Healer - she was fine, but it was by far the best drama of the four. BY FAR.
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47. When the Weather is Fine was an interesting but flawed show in which she was the least interesting, least believable character.
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113. Love in Contract was a jumbled mess and so was her portrayal of Sang-eun. As I said elsewhere, that's my last PMY drama unless she gets a minor role in something irresistible, but I'm done with her as a rom-com FL.

Reading all the above comments, I realize I'm just more of a fan of romances than anyone writing above.
But I do want to say that I don't necessarily see a female lead who is poised, professional, competent as a customer service persona, partly because as someone who is often frazzled, amateurish, deficient, I really admire my female colleagues who are competent and professional. Far from faking their polish and professionalism they are often strong and independent, with a sense of humor. Hardly "customer service."

For me, the problem with WWSK is that this persona played by Park Min Young is shown to be the product of the Pygmalion work of the CEO, who then proceeds to harass her into marriage. But In my favorite role of hers, Her Private Life, she certainly portrays a competent professional. But I think her acting in this one is good-- she does a really convincing job of shifting back and forth between the girlish knowledge exhibited by a dedicated fan and the an art museum administrator. While at times we're supposed to laugh at the contrast between a juvenile fan-girl and professional curator, I really liked the way the character is written, showing the connection of her private hobby and her public occupation, both taking artistic "artifacts" and arranging them in an interpretative and personally meaningful way.

Even the episodes annoyingly and lengthily focusing on the minor trauma suffered by the male lead reveal her character's empathy and artistic insight. Plus, as a romance, once the initial misunderstanding is resolved, there is no ridiculous behavior on the part of the leads. They just have a really mature, loving relationship, and when Park Min Young's character heads to the U.S, he logically follows her, and then they return in her triumph. No noble idiocy, time skips, forced separation.

Finally (who am I kidding?) the real reason I like it is there are some great kisses in this one. Not that there aren't in some of her other roles, as well, but I liked these the best.

Healer, for sure. I also loved I'll Find You On A Beautiful Day but SJK and the aunt were my favorites in it.

Queen For Seven Days is my fave PMY drama hands down. I like that she challenged herself in this role.

I've seen Healer, Whats Wrong with Secretary Kim, When the Weather is Fine, and Her Private Life, High Kick. I started Love In Contract and stopped after about 3 or so episodes. Of those, When the Weather is Fine was the one I liked the most. Just looking at the list of dramas she has done is quite amazing---so many are on my watch list and so many were so very successful. She is at a difficult age as she is now getting closer to 40 so playing those rom com characters might get tricky so it will be interesting to see how she handles the next few years. My recommendation would have to be High Kick since that is her debut. She is very appealing and funny here. I haven't finished the sit-com yet since there are so many episodes but this is where she got her start.

I've seen most of her dramas, except for "City Hunter" and one other early one, and for me, her very best work is in "When the Weather is Fine." That's the one where I saw her as a real actress rather than a beautiful woman performing some acting exercises. This is not to say that she didn't have good--or even great--moments in "Healer" (her best character, no doubt, but not her best performance, imo) or "Seven Days Queen" but for me, those were more triumphs of writing rather than acting.

In "Weather," she shows a lot of range and excels at just being still in certain scenes, something that only strong actors can pull off. It's both a quiet and showy performance, and she nails it.

I haven't seen all her dramas but to me...
Best drama: Healer.
But favorite character: Yoon-hee/Yoon-shik in Sungkyungkwan Scandal. I love a book-smart female character who can discuss and debate philosophy.

I think Queen for Seven Days and Forecasting Love and Weather showed her skills off better (though the drama was wonky). I hear she's great in Find You on a Beautiful Day, but I haven't watched it. While WWWSK was just fantastic casting that takes advantage of PMY's energy, humor, and charisma and great on-screen chemistry.

Healer. I swear there is some kind of magic in that show. I remember I had a hard time letting each episode go and would rewatch parts before moving on.

I've watched a ton of her dramas. My faves would be: Her Private Life, Queen For Seven Days, .....and prob Healer (my memory is fuzzy on this one. I just remember the story/mystery was good along with the cast!).

Kim Jae Wook and Park Min Young were a smokingggg hot couple in HPL! They had a healthy relationship too.

I'm sure I enjoyed What's Wrong with Secretary Kim at the time it aired too, but I can barely remember it (like with most past ones. ^^"). Park Seo Joon & Park Min Young also looked good together.

what’s wrong with secretary kim

I WILL COME TO YOU WHEN THE WEATHER IS NICE is unquestionably her finest role, but I have a special place in my heart for WAHT'S WRONG WITH SECRETARY KIM?

Like many here, Healer is the one for me! She had great chemistry with JCW. I can rewatch this again and again.

Sungkyunkwan Scandal, of course!

Healer is objectively the best show I've seen her in, and also the first show where I felt she actually showed real growth and potential as an actor. I found her painful to watch in City Hunter (although to be fair I found City Hunter painful to watch in general), and while I loved her character in Sungkyunkwan Scandal, I felt she was terribly miscast - the role called for someone tough, cynical and edgy and she mostly just radiated bland cuteness. I do think she's an actress who does certain kinds of roles far better than others, and that having her found her niche, she tends to play the same types of characters over and over.

Unstoppable High Kick (2007).

Park Min-young plays meanie roles real well.

Oh this is hard as I love slice of life and rom coms and therefore I feel I need to choose one of each as she is very different in the two. I think the two genres shows her versatility and it is a shame she does not diversify her out put at this point in her career.

I will come to you when the weather is fine is an adorable drama; it has the best found family in the form of the relationships between the very different characters who attend the weekly book club, it captures the small town feel through the town events they put on and the sublime mainly instrumental OST that captures the feel of the place. The story of the male lead and the love that is showered on him by both parts of his family plays out in his love for the female lead and he is just so sweet it’s adorable to watch him with her. The stories of the females in the female leads family are so very sad yet they are strong women who have kept going in their own ways.

What’s wrong with secretary Kim was a text book romantic comedy that worked so well in both areas and she was able to shine.

I'm not afan of her actng style but i do admit i like her in healer.

To me, there are some actors and actresses whom I found I couldn’t relate to their characters because there is always some sort of barrier preventing me from really knowing and understanding the characters. I call these the ice kings and queens. And I avoid watching their projects.

PMY is also in this category. Though I love Weather to pieces, I still think PMY did her job well primarily because her persona is very similar to that of the FL.

So considering everything, I think I’ll go with Healer, as I loved her beautiful face with full cheeks and her character wasnt a typical one I came to expect of hers in recent years: her character is an ordinary-looking woman who is having fun with her life. She is still beautiful, yes, but that isn’t the main focus of who she is, and I’d like to see more of this kind of roles from PMY.

I ve seen Healer, Secretary Kim and I ll find you one find day. Loved all. She is my girl crush 😁I did not be abel to finish watching last 2 dramas of hers. She just repeted her characters as Secretary Kim.

I dropped Park Min-young's last drama and didn't like the Forecasting Love and Weather. But she always has a lot of chemistry with her co-stars. It's why she's good in romance dramas.

I choose Healer for my favourite.

I really liked Sungkyunkwan Scandal but I had a big second lead syndrom, Yoo Ah-In was so good in this drama...

When the Weather is Fine was very good too but I think the writting for their past was a little bit lacking.

Shitty Hanto 100%
because Healer is just an encore.

I’ll go for something less known: I’ll go to you when the weather is fine. A role different from all others she played. Such an intimate slice of life, no overacting. Also she paired very well with the ML. And it appears she’s just as stunningly attractive when all the glamour has been peeled off.

I would have to pick Healer, although I think IFYONABD is probably better. But lately, she has turned into a Barbie Doll, beautiful but far too manicured to be real. I'm assuming that she has a HUGE say in the production of her Romcoms, as there was an inordinate amount of screen time for her - the exercise scene in the latest effort I thought was really OTT and was put in just to show off her excellent shape and athleticism. I'm glad she's not playing innocent young girls any more, despite all the care and soft filters, she is beginning to look in her thirties. I'm glad she isn't just picking beautiful and much younger men, too. Her last two dramas have been really grim; she is an excellent actress and needs to pick a script that would stretch her bit and doesn't just rely on sweet smiles and the occasional tear.

For me, there is no doubt at all that I will choose HEALER.

Close behind are WHAT'S WRONG WITH SECRETARY KIM? and WHEN THE WEATHER IS FINE.

Everything that came after that I found average at best.

Even though city hunter was my first pmy drama, healer will always be, not only my favourite PMY character, but still my all time favourite kdrama heroine.

She was literally the most adorable, quirky and well rounded character and to back it up she was a total baddass when needed. I saw her in a new light and solidified her as my favourite actress. I wish I could see her play another character like her but maybe because she has gotten older it may not be possible.

Healer all the way~

When the Weather is Fine or however you call this drama comes 2nd.

I was OBSESSED with Healer when it came out. Everything in that drama worked and it worked well. Even the magical part where the door opened for her. It is hands down my favorite PMY role. However a special mention for when the Weather is Fine.

It's Healer for me. I thought that was obvious. Apparently not! :)

To be fair, her co-leads play a huge part in whether I would enjoy her dramas. Hers is a long list of A-listers that I sometimes know an actor has arrived sort of if he gets a project with PMY.

Weather with Seo Kang-joon, definitely. Then, Healer.

Healer ...City Hunter or Sungkyunkwan Scandal?
Healer it is then... though I like her in City Hunter, that's where she was introduced to me.

If the drama is to watch her : Her private life.
If it is for watching the drama: Healer.

The couple is mature and communicate well in Her private life. But the four last ep are derailing.
I believe there is no need for me to explain why Healer... it's been largely done in others comments. Well, I can just add that this couple is the most realitic for me because they are always glued together. So it is very beliveable that they are in love, much more than when they keep 2m distance at anytime.

(I do not have seen I'll come to you when the weather is nice yet, and neither City hunter so I cannot judge on their merits. SKK scandal, WWWSK and Love in contract are no match.)

"I’m not a fan of Park Min-young’s acting because it feels like she’s constantly using a customer service persona — always smiling sweetly and looking beautiful and poised, like a flight attendant featured in an airline advertisement." - I know I'm like the twelfth person to quote this line, but it sums up perfectly my feelings about PMY :D

I dropped Her Private Life halfway in despite my love of Kim Jae Wook. Think I got about 2 episodes into WWWSK before dropping that.

That said, I've enjoyed quite a few of her dramas, provided she's cast against type. Favorite drama in general is Healer, as I just loved it overall, and her character was great. My favorite performance by her was in I'll Find You on a Beautiful Day - her acting there was so understated but raw. I'll toss in an honorable mention for Sungkyunkwan Scandal - an imperfect but fun drama I enjoyed a lot and she was really cute in it.

Healer, hands down. 2nd runner up would be Her Private Life.

Definitely Healer!! It's a no brainer for me. Aside from Healer, honorable mentions go to "seven days a queen" which is up there in my list of favorite sageuk. I also liked "her private life". Mostly though, I was in love with her suits (her fashion in this was the best!) and happy to see Kim Jae Wook in the lead role. They had amazing chemistry. I will be careful now when picking up any of her dramas: "forecasting" and "love contract" were seriously a mess!