Kim Min-ha is a South Korean actress and model, known for starring in the Apple TV+ series Panchiko (2022).
Wiki/Biography
Kim Min Ha was born on Friday, September 1, 1995, in Seoul, South Korea (26 years old; as of 2021). Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She graduated from Hanyang University majoring in drama and film.
appearance
Height: 5 feet 4.5 inches (164 cm)
Eye color: brown
Hair color: black
family
Not much is known about her parents. She has a sister.
Kim Min Ja’s parents
Kim Min Ja’s sister
Profession
Agency: People’s Entertainment
While she was in college, she starred in numerous short films, worked as a makeup model or lookbook model, and appeared in music videos. In 2016, she entered the entertainment industry for the first time by playing the role of “Girl 2” in the Korean drama “Two Girls Season 2”. The drama airs on Naver TV.
Kim Min Ha in a scene from “Two Girls” Season 2 (2016)
Next, she appeared in the KBS2 drama “School 2017” (2017), playing “Yeo Seung-eun”, a member of the group Young Gun; Young Gun (played by Korean actress Ha Seungri) was a school bully who later trained to become a police officer. This series is the seventh in a “School” series that discusses issues facing high school students.
2017 school
In 2018, she played the role of “Park Mi-young”, a prosecutor in the office of Kang Hyun (played by Korean actor Park Eun-seok) in the Korean drama “Partners of Justice”. In 2018, she made her debut in the film industry by playing “Hyun Jung” in the Korean movie “After Spring”.
Kim Min Ha in a scene from “After Spring” (2018)
Min Ha has also appeared in Korean films such as “The Street” (2020), “The Swell: Our Space” (2020), “The Calling” (2020), and “Homecoming” (2020). In 2022, he will star in the American drama “Pachinko”. She plays the teenage version of the main character “Kim Soon Ja” in the series. Kim Soon-ja is a Korean woman from Busan, South Korea, fighting for a better life in Japanese-ruled Korea. The series is produced in three languages: Korean, Japanese and English and airs on Apple TV+. The series received positive reviews from critics and audiences.
Favorites
- Movies: “Blue Water” (1988), “Beauty and the Beast” (1991), “Finding Nemo” (2003)
- Movie series: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings
- Filmmakers: Quentin Tarantino, Darren Aronofsky
- Movie genre: action, fantasy, psychological novel, dream
Facts/Trivia
- According to King, growing up, she was shy and would shake and sweat every time she was asked to give a speech. However, when she performs on stage, she is different. She feels excited when she sings on stage.
- In elementary school, she wanted to be a voice actress. This led her to pursue a degree in film and theatre.
- Her parents wanted her to become a college professor, not an actress. After a year of successfully convincing her parents, she enrolled in a degree in theater and film.
- Since her parents wanted her to become a professor, she went to a music conservatory and a voice acting academy without her parents’ knowledge. When she was 20 years old, she worked as an understudy (an understudy who fills in for the lead character in his absence) in a play. Fortunately, the heroine in the play was injured and she had to play the leading role. She said of the experience in an interview:
I still remember the catharsis I felt. I absolutely love being in front of someone and radiating energy. Ever since I found out about this, I have dreamed of becoming an actor. “
- She has shot pictorials for magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar US, W Korea, Cine21, Vogue Korea and The Hollywood Reporter.
- When she’s not working, she does Tai Chi or plays with Legos.
- She started learning English as a child and attended three or four English colleges. She even received language training. She said learning English was difficult when she was young, but it helps her now and she’s grateful for it.
- In December 2011, she performed at the Sandfactory concert, singing “Best Friend, Right!” written by British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse.
- After graduation, she taught English to primary school students. Even so, she did not leave the entertainment industry. She taught them how to act. At the same time, she kept sharing her profile with people, attending plays and musicals, auditioning for roles, watching movies, and traveling to nearby places for acting inspiration.
- As she struggled to become an actress, she resorted to meditation. It took her three months to fully focus. She meditates every morning, which helps her clear her mind.
- During an interview, she was asked to introduce herself. She said she once wrote a diary in which she described herself as a mudflat. Mud is neither solid nor liquid; it either becomes solid or is swept away by the ebb and flow of the tide. She added that she considers herself a flexible and strong person. She doesn’t know what her future will look like.
- According to her, her biggest source of inspiration for playing “Shunzi” in “Pachinko” was her grandmother. Her grandmother lived in that era, so she had a lot to talk about, which helped her a lot.
- She has a pet dog named Mook, an English bulldog. Moonk even has her own Instagram account where she often posts photos of him and his friends.
Kim Min Ha and her pet dog
- She often drank at parties and events.
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