Jo Young-min

In this Korean name, the family name is Jo.

Jo Young-min (Korean: 조영민; born 24 April 1995) is a South Korean actor, model and singer. He is a member of Boyfriend.^[1][2]

Jo Young-min
2015 Boyfriend Yangsan Awards Festival
Born	(1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 28) Seoul, South Korea
Nationality	Korean
Education	Seoul Performing Arts High School
Occupation(s)	Actor, Model, Singer
Years active	2002–present
Agent	Starship Entertainment
Known for	Boyfriend (band) High Kick! Save the Family All My Love For You
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Family	Jo Kwang-min (twin brother)

Biography and career

Born on 1995, April 24 in Seoul, Jo Youngmin is the older twin by 6 minutes over his younger twin brother Jo Kwangmin. He and Kwangmin trained under JYP Entertainment for two years. They started modeling since they were children and appeared in various commercials. By their 100th day mark of being child actors, the twins had appeared in over 300 commercials. Jo Youngmin also appears in various dramas and movies.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Discography

Main article: Boyfriend (band) § Discography

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2002	Saxophone and Chapssaltteok	Kang Sang-ho	^[11]
2003	Country Princess	Lee Hoon	^[12]
2006	High Kick!	Yoon Ho	^[13]
2010	All My Love For You	High School Student	^[14]
2015	Save the Family	Ji Won	^[15]
2015	Unkind Ladies	Idol group member	^[16]
2019	My Name Is Trot	Han	^[17]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Language	Ref.
2010	The Warrior's Way	Yang	Korean	^[18]
2013	GOGO Ikemen 5	Akiya / Yoon Ji Hoo	Korean	^[19]
2019	Rainbow Playground	Hyun Soo	Korean	^[20]
2019	A History of Jealousy	Jang	Korean	^[21]
2019	Ode to the Goose	Lee hyun	Korean	^[22]
2022	Tubepet Company	Ban Seok	Korean
TBA	Dogs and Cats Live in Our Company	Young-min	Korean	^[23]

References

1. "[사진] 영민 '아이돌에서 배우로~'". Newspim. January 2, 2020.
2. "[사진] 영민 '하트 폭격'". Newspim. January 4, 2020.
3. "'보이프렌드' 영민, 팀 해체 후 배우로 홀로서기..'하반기에 드라마로 복귀'". Korean Economy. January 6, 2020.
4. "보이프렌드, 데뷔 8년 만에 해체…"미안하고 고마워"". Yunhap News. January 8, 2020.
5. "보이프렌드 공식 해체, 8년간의 여정 '종지부'". International Newspaper. January 10, 2020.
6. "보이프렌드 영민 KBS일일극 '가족을 지켜라' 캐스팅". TEN Asia. January 12, 2020.
7. "보이프렌즈 영민X광민 "6분차 쌍둥이, 외모 닮았지만 다른 점 더 많다"". Newsen. February 20, 2020.
8. "보이프렌드 영민x광민 "쌍둥이지만 다른 점 많아..서로에게 의지"". Enews24. February 18, 2020.
9. "[화보] 보이프렌드 쌍둥이 영민&광민 "함께 앨범 내고 싶은 꿈 있다"". OSEN. February 22, 2020.
10. "'보이프랜드' 영민X광민, 여심 저격 '형제 케미'[화보]". The Korea Herald. February 24, 2020.
11. "[사진] 인사말 하는 영민". Newspim. March 6, 2020.
12. "'구오즈' 광민X영민X민우 "보이프렌드 끝 아냐, 여전히 잘 지내고 있어"". My Daily. March 3, 2020.
13. "보이프렌드 영민, 안녕하세요 (질투의 역사 VIP시사회)". Seoul Economy. February 2, 2020.
14. "보이프렌드 영민, 다정한 인사 (질투의 역사 VIP시사회)". Seoul Economy. February 4, 2020.
15. "[사진]보이프렌드 영민,'풋풋한 인사'". OSEN. February 6, 2020.
16. "보이프렌드(BOYFRIEND) 영민X광민, 여심 저격하는 사진 공개… '완벽 형제 케". Top Star News. February 26, 2020.
17. "[사진]보이프렌드 동현,'영민 지원사격'". OSEN. February 28, 2020.
18. "[사진]보이프렌드 영민, '귀여운 미소'". OSEN. February 8, 2020.
19. "[사진]하트 선물하는 보이프렌드 영민". OSEN. February 10, 2020.
20. "[사진]보이프렌드 영민, '귀여운 손가락 하트'". OSEN. February 12, 2020.
21. "[사진]보이프렌드 영민, '스크린에서 만나요'". OSEN. February 14, 2020.
22. "[사진]보이프렌드 영민, '똘망똘망한 눈빛'". OSEN. February 16, 2020.
23. Kim Bo-ra (September 7, 2021). "[단독] 보이프렌드 출신 영민, 영화 '우.개.고' 주인공 캐스팅" [[Exclusive] Boyfriend's Youngmin cast as the main character in the movie 'Woo. Dog. Go']. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Naver.

External links

• Jo Young-min on Instagram
• Jo Young-min on Twitter