I used to think I want my husband to be around my age so that we could be friends. I wanted to be like my parents but seeing the stamps in my passport made me want to do more and feel more. Marriage is not on top list yet".
Her ideal man is like her father and she wants to be like her mother.
"My dad is my ideal type. Although, a man like that is made by a woman like my mother. He's a great guy but she's the one that supports him. She's charming, loving and speaks pretty words. I am very short-tempered and direct so I don't think I can be like her".
Now 12 years into her career, Park Shin-hye is almost middle-aged. She complains her face isn't like it used to be anymore.
"I swell easily thanks to bad kidneys which run in the family. I hate myself in the morning. I'm glad if I don't get eye bags in the morning. I know now why they say you have to take care of yourself at a young age".
She says she reads the 'entertainment column' a lot but she's also very knowledgeable about social issues.
"I honestly can't develop an interest for political matters. It's so hard and I wonder if there is a point of conflict. I am more interested in the way people live like the poor, school violence and child abuse. I agree with enforcing child abuse laws. Recently, I read an article about a grandfather who slept with 7 layers of blankets because he wasn't supported with the basic funds to heat up his home. I was heartbreaking".
Park Shin-hye wants to go to the blossom festival. However, she's busy with her upcoming tour".
"I've never been to a cherry blossom festival. I want to go but I finish work late and I have no boyfriend to take pictures of me".