Park Shin-hye struts the catwalk for Tokyo Girls Collection

Korean actress Park Shin-hye at the 2011 Tokyo Girls Collection held at the Wukesong Gymnasium in Beijing of China on May 7, 2011. [4HIM Entertainment]

Korean actress Park Shin-hye walked the catwalk for a fashion show in China over the weekend, according to her agency 4HIM Entertainment.

On Monday, 4HIM announced in a press release that Park represented Korea, China and Japan as the finale model of the "TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION IN BEIJING 2011" held at Wukesong Gymnasium in Beijing of China on May 7.

The show was also attended by various popular stars including Japanese singers Yamada Yu, Hasegawa Jun, Kuraki Mai and Karina as well as Chinese singers Shang Wenjie and A-duo, while the event was broadcasted on over 52 channels including CCTV and BTV.

"We knew that Park's popularity in Japan, Taiwan and Singapore was high but we weren't aware that she was received favorable in China," an official from 4HIM was quoted as saying. "It was unbelievable to see how many local fans had come out to see her at the airport and during the show."

Meanwhile, Park's upcoming Taiwanese drama "Hauate the Combat Butler," based on the Japanese animation series of the same name, will start its run in Taiwan on June 16, while the show is in talks to premiere in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan.

The actress is currently working on new MBC romance drama titled "You Have Fallen For Me (translated title),” scheduled to air on June 29, in which she plays the female lead named Lee Kyu-won who is studying Korean traditional music and is an expert in gayageum at an arts college.

The show also stars CNBLUE leader Jung Yong-hwa who will take on the role of Lee Shin, the lead singer of a band and wins over the hearts of all the girls on campus.

She will also visit France for her animated picture "Green Days," set to open in local theaters on June 16, which has been invited to the Annecy Animation Festival which will run in Paris from June 6 to 11.

Park first gained fame in Korea after appearing in hit TV series "Stairway to Heaven" (SBS, 2003) starring Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Ji-woo and rose to stardom throughout Asia after starring in "He's Beautiful" (SBS, 2009) also starring Jang Keun-suk, Lee Hong-gi and Jung Yong-hwa.

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