Kim Min-joon

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Kim Min-joon
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Born (1976-08-24) August 24, 1976 (age 44)
South Korea
Other namesKim Min-jun
Education Dong-A University - Coaching Guidance
OccupationActor
Years active2003-present
Agentfamilyent
Spouse(s)
Kwon Da-mi
(m. 2019)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gim Min-jun
McCune–Reischauer Kim Min-chun

Kim Min-joon (born July 24, 1976) is a South Korean actor.

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Career

Kim Min-joon began his career as a model, then made a memorable acting debut as the rebel leader in Damo . He alternates playing romantic leads (In-soon is Pretty, Surgeon Bong Dal-hee , Romance Town , Beloved) with playing villains ( A Love , Tazza , Hindsight ). [1]

Under the name "DJ Vesper MJ," Kim has also been active as a club DJ since 2009. [2]

On December 20, 2012, Kim announced on his Twitter that he would be taking a temporary hiatus from acting. [3] [4] He returned to the entertainment scene three months later when actor Park Joong-hoon cast him in his directorial debut Top Star . [5]

In late 2013, he joined the reality/variety show I Live Alone , [6] [7] as well as the multicultural children's travelogue Coo Coo Class. [8] [9]

Personal life

Kim got married on October 11, 2019 to designer Kwon Da-mi, who is the elder sister of G-Dragon. [10] [11]

Filmography

Film

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2020Singer
2017Miss Butcher
2016Musudan
2015Five Senses of Love
2013 Dead End
Top Star
2012Wedding Scandal
The Concubine
2011 Pained
Hindsight
The Depths
2010Camellia "Iron Pussy: A Kimchi Affair" omnibus
2007 A Love
2006 No Mercy for the Rude
2004Never to Lose
2003A Man Who Went to Mars

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetworkRef.
2020 Was It Love? Goo Pa-doJTBC
2017 My Sassy Girl Prince Joo Sung
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Wideok of Baekje KBS2
2016 One More Happy Ending Lee Wook MBC
Baby Sitter Lee Sang-won KBS2
2015 Hidden Identity tvN
2014 Schoolgirl Detectives jTBC
2012 To My Beloved
2011 Romance Town KBS2
2009 Friend, Our Legend MBC
2008 Tazza SBS
On Air cameo
2007In-soon is Pretty KBS2
Surgeon Bong Dal-hee SBS
Salt Doll
2006SomedayOCN
2005 Lovers in Prague SBS
2004 Ireland MBC
Into the StormSBS
2003 Damo MBC

Variety show

Music video

Awards

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