Kim Min-jun (actor)

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Kim Min-jun
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Kim in February 2011
Born (1976-08-24) August 24, 1976 (age 47)
South Korea
Other namesKim Min-joon
Education Dong-A University - Coaching Guidance
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
AgentFamily ent.
Spouse
Kwon Da-mi
(m. 2019)
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
김민준
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gim Min-jun
McCune–Reischauer Kim Minjun

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

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Career

Kim 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 was married on October 11, 2019 to designer Kwon Da-mi, who is the elder sister of his brother in-law, G-Dragon. [10] [11] Their first child, a son, was born on 4 February 2022. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2003A Man Who Went to Mars
2004Never to Lose
2006 No Mercy for the Rude "Ballet"
2007 A Love Chi-gwon
2010Camellia "Iron Pussy: A Kimchi Affair" omnibus
2011 Pained Cameo
Hindsight K
The Depths
2012Wedding Scandal
The Concubine Kwon-Yoo / Choong-Young
2013 Dead End
Top Star Won-joon
2015Five Senses of Love
2016Musudan
2017Miss Butcher
2020Singer
2024 Exhuma Japanese ghost

Television series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2003 Damo Jang Jae-mo / Jang Sung-baek
2004 Ireland Lee Jae-bok
Into the Storm
2005 Lovers in Prague Ji Young-woo
2006 Someday
2007 In-soon Is Pretty
Surgeon Bong Dal-hee Lee Geon-wook
Salt Doll
2008 Tazza Young-min
On Air Himself (Cameo)
2009 Friend, Our Legend Lee Joon-seok
2011 Romance Town Kim Young-hee
2012 To My Beloved Choi Eun-hyuk
2014 Schoolgirl Detectives Ha Yeon-joon
2015 Hidden Identity Teacher Jeong
2016 One More Happy Ending Lee Wook
Babysitter Lee Sang-won
2017 My Sassy Girl Prince Joo Sung
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Wideok of Baekje [13]
2020 Was It Love? Goo Pa-do [14]
2022 Island groom (Cameo) [15]
2023 Durian's Affair Dan Chi-gam [16]

Variety show

Music video

YearTitleArtist(s)Ref.
2007"But We Loved" Part 2 Lyn
2011"Walk to Heaven" The One
2014"사과" Bobby Kim

Awards

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