Lee Min-ki
Lee Min-ki (born January 16, 1985) is a South Korean actor, singer and model. Lee played his first TV leading role in the 2005 sports drama Taereung National Village, followed by the television series Love Truly (2006), Dal-ja's Spring (2007), Because This Is My First Life (2017), The Beauty Inside (2018), and My Liberation Notes (2022). He has also starred in feature films, most notably in the box office hits Tidal Wave (2009), Quick (2011) and Very Ordinary Couple (2013).
Lee Min-ki | |
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Lee in 2021 | |
| Born | January 16, 1985 |
| Alma mater | Konkuk University - Film Arts[1]Daekyeung University - Modeling [2] |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, model |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Agent | Sangyoung ENT |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이민기 |
| Hanja | 李民基 |
| Revised Romanization | I Min-gi |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Mingi |
Career
Acting
After honing his acting in one-act dramas, Lee Min-ki first gained popularity on television in romantic comedies Love Truly (2006) and Dal-ja's Spring (2007).[3][4] He then starred in the quirky low-rated cult series Evasive Inquiry Agency (2007)[5] and alternated mainstream films with indies such as Oishii Man (2009).[6][7] He gained favorable notices for his supporting roles in the thriller A Million as a hot-tempered Marine-turned-janitor who finds himself involved in a survival reality show;[8] and the disaster film Tidal Wave, in which he plays a lifeguard who makes a heartbreaking sacrifice when a fictional tsunami hits the Korean beach town of Haeundae.[9][10][11] Lee then solidified his bona fide movie star status with his leading roles in the action film Quick and romantic comedy Spellbound.[12][13][14]
Lee starred alongside Kim Min-hee in the relationship drama Very Ordinary Couple (2013), which was a hit at the box office and received rave reviews.[15][16] He followed with leading roles in thriller Monster (2014),[17][18] action noir For the Emperor (2014)[19] and drama film Shoot Me in the Heart (2015), based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Jeong Yu-jeong.[20][21]
In 2017, Lee was cast in the romantic-comedy drama Because This Is My First Life opposite Jung So-min; this is Lee's first television leading role in 10 years.[22] This was followed with the fantasy melodrama The Beauty Inside (2018), based on the 2015 romantic comedy film of the same name. He played a man who suffers from Prosopagnosia.[23]
In 2019, Lee returned to the small screen with the crime detective drama The Lies Within playing a role of a detective opposite Lee Yoo-young.[24] On January 13, 2020, it was announced that Lee would star in the occult thriller film Three Days alongside Park Shin-yang and Lee Re.[25]
In 2021, Lee starred alongside Nana in the MBC romantic comedy Oh My Ladylord.[26] After his contract with the former agency expired in September 2021, Lee signd a contract with Yeongsang ENT.[27] The same year, he joined the JTBC television series My Liberation Notes which premiered in April 2022. He played the role of Yeom Chang-hee, the second of three siblings with no proper goal in life.[28]
Singing
After performing a stylized version of "My Way" at the 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival, Lee lent his vocals to a track with Korean electronica/pop singer Sheean in a collaboration with Japanese electronica/Shibuya-kei artist FreeTEMPO. The song, titled "Power of Love," was released as a digital single, and Lee also appeared in the music video.[29] On August 11, 2009, he unveiled his musical debut No Kidding, a six track EP with a very indie-electro rock sound.[30] The album's title song "Eternal Summer" was the first and only single released.[31] In 2013, he released two singles titled "Those Days I Had with You" and "Everything" in collaboration with Gold Coast.[32]
Personal life
Lee enlisted for his mandatory military service on August 7, 2014, and was assigned as a public service worker.[33][34] He was discharged in August 2016.[35]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Riverbank Legends | High school student #7 | Special appearance | |
| 2007 | A Good Day to Have an Affair | College student | [36] | |
| 2008 | Humming | Oh Chun-jae | Special appearance | [37] |
| Romantic Island | Lee Jung-hwan | [38] | ||
| 2009 | Oishii Man | Kim Hyun-seok | [6] | |
| Tidal Wave | Choi Hyeong-sik | [39] | ||
| A Million | Park Cheol-hee | [8] | ||
| 2011 | Quick | Han Ki-su | [12] | |
| Spellbound | Ma Jo-goo | [14] | ||
| 2013 | Very Ordinary Couple | Lee Dong-hee | [15] | |
| 2014 | Monster | Tae-soo | [18] | |
| For the Emperor | Lee Hwan | [19] | ||
| 2015 | Shoot Me in the Heart | Seung-min | [21] | |
| 2018 | Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead | Jeon In-kyul | Special appearance | [40] |
| 2022 | Decibel | Captain Hwang | [41] | |
| TBA | Three Days | Priest Van | [42] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | My Older Brother | Kang Min-ki | Drama Special | |
| 2005 | Oh! Sarah | Kim Dong-kang | ||
| Be Strong, Geum-soon! | Noh Tae-hwan | [43] | ||
| Booyong of Mt. Kyeryong | Hyeong-soo | Drama Special | [44] | |
| Taereung National Village | Hong Min-ki | [45] | ||
| Rainbow Romance | Lee Min-ki | [46] | ||
| 2006 | Love Truly | Nam Bong-ki | [4] | |
| 2007 | Dal-ja's Spring | Kang Tae-bong | [3] | |
| Evasive Inquiry Agency | Park Mu-yeol | [5] | ||
| 2012 | Flower Band | Joo Byung-hee | Guest, Episodes 1-2 | [47] |
| 2017 | Because This Is My First Life | Nam Se-hee | [22] | |
| 2018 | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim | young Mi-so's father | Cameo, Episode 10 | [48] |
| The Beauty Inside | Seo Do-jae | [23] | ||
| 2019 | The Lies Within | Jo Tae-sik | [49] | |
| 2021 | Oh My Ladylord | Han Bi-soo | [50] | |
| 2022 | My Liberation Notes | Yeom Chang-hee | [51] | |
| 2023 | Behind Your Touch | Jang-yeol | [52][53] |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Look at Me | Cha Jung-woo | [54] |
Music video appearances
Discography
Albums
| Album information | Track listing |
|---|---|
Power of Love
| Track listing
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Power of Love Part 2
| Track listing
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We Can't Forget the Reason
| Track listing
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| No Kidding | Track listing
|
| Those Days I Had with You | Track listing
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| Everything | Track listing
|
Soundtrack
| Year | Song title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Like Candy 2" | Track from Love Truly OST |
| "Before Sadness Comes" | Track from Rainbow Romance OST[58] | |
| 2009 | "Frozen Mountain" "Neanderthal Man II" "Disappears Like That" "A Match for You" | Tracks from Oishii Man OST[59] |
| 2012 | "Not in Love" "jaywalking" | Track from Flower Band OST[60] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a Special/One-Act Drama | My Older Brother | Nominated | |
| 2005 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a Special/One-Act Drama | Oh! Sarah, Booyong of Mt. Kyeryong | Nominated | |
| MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Be Strong, Geum-soon! | Won | [61] | |
| 2007 | 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (TV) | Love Truly | Nominated | |
| 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actor | A Good Day to Have an Affair | Nominated | ||
| KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Dal-ja's Spring, Evasive Inquiry Agency | Nominated | ||
| Popularity Award, Actor | Nominated | ||||
| 2009 | 2nd Style Icon Awards | New Movie Icon | — | Won | [62] |
| 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Haeundae | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | 46th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (Film) | Won | [63] | |
| 2014 | 50th Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (Film) | Monster | Nominated | |
| 2018 | 13th Soompi Awards | Actor of the Year | Because This Is My First Life | Nominated | |
| Best Couple Award with Jung So-min | Nominated | ||||
| 2019 | 14th Soompi Awards | Best Couple Award with Seo Hyun-jin | The Beauty Inside | Nominated | |
| 2021 | MBC Drama Awards | Best Couple Award with Nana | Oh! Master | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Global Film & Television Huading Awards | Best Global Teleplay Leading Actor | My Liberation Notes | Pending | [64] |
References
- ^ a b "'Dalja's Spring' Off to Good Start". KBS Global. April 1, 2007.
- ^ a b "< Love Truly > Makes a Good Start~!". MBC Global Media. February 14, 2008.
- ^ a b 재미있고 웃기는 <얼렁뚱땅 흥신소> '저주받은 걸작' 되나. Sisain (in Korean). November 26, 2007.
- ^ a b Lee, Hyo-won (February 19, 2009). "Oishii Man: Magic of Love, Youth". The Korea Times.
- ^ Shin, Hae-in (February 11, 2009). "Being a bit of both proves difficult in Oishi man". Yonhap News Agency.
- ^ a b 영화 ‘10억’ 이민기… ‘자연스러운 몰입’ 그것이 나의 연기. Khan (in Korean). August 6, 2009.
- ^ Ki, Sun-min (August 6, 2009). "Lee Min-ki revels in the art of acting". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ "[INTERVIEW] Lee Min-ki (1)". 10Asia. November 30, 2009.
- ^ "[INTERVIEW] Lee Min-ki (2)". 10Asia. November 30, 2009.
- ^ a b "Lee Min-ki tapped to play lead in new Yoon Je-kyun pic". 10Asia. April 29, 2010.
- ^ "Quick promises fastest Korean blockbuster ever". The Korea Times. June 21, 2011.
- ^ a b "Son Ye-jin, Lee Min-ki finish shooting new romance flick". 10Asia. April 12, 2011.
- ^ a b "Kim Min-hee, Lee Min-ki Wraps Up Shooting Romance Pic". 10Asia. October 29, 2012.
- ^ "Unusual Love Stories". Korean Film Biz Zone. March 8, 2013.
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- ^ a b "Press Conference Held for MONSTER". Korean Film Biz Zone. February 24, 2014.
- ^ a b "LEE Min-ki Headlines NEW Action Noir". Korean Film Biz Zone. December 11, 2013.
- ^ "'Shoot Me' takes aim at viewers' emotions". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 23, 2015.
- ^ a b "[Interview] Lee Min Ki, "I'm Acting With Yeo Jin Gu In My Next Film"". BNT News. June 23, 2014.
- ^ a b "Jung So-min, Lee Min-ki join tvN fall drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 4, 2017.
- ^ a b ""Beauty Inside - Drama" Seo Hyun-jin and Lee Min-ki Top Billing for Drama Recreation of Popular Film". Hancinema. Newsen. July 8, 2018.
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- ^ Kim Mi-hwa (September 2, 2021). "이민기, 신생 엔터 상영이엔티와 전속계약 [공식]" [Lee Min-ki, an exclusive contract with a new entertainment company, Sangsang ENT [Formula]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Jae-hwan (March 17, 2022). "이민기 "꿈도, 욕망도, 속도 없는 둘째" JTBC드라마 <나의 해방일지>" [Lee Min-ki "No dream, no desire, no speed" JTBC drama <My Liberation Journal>] (in Korean). KBS Entertainment. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.
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- ^ 가수데뷔 이민기, 진정한 뮤지션 거듭나다! “농담 아니라니까”. Newsen (in Korean). August 13, 2009.
- ^ 배우 이민기, “이제 가수 이민기라고 불러주세요”. imbc (in Korean). September 24, 2009.
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- ^ Lee, Sun-min (July 22, 2014). "Lee to start military service next month". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Ha, Soo-jung (August 8, 2014). . enewsWorld. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.
- ^ "Stars whose military service ends in 2016". Kpop Herald. February 3, 2016.
- ^ 이종혁, 이민기 <바람 피기 좋은 날> 캐스팅. Cine21 (in Korean). September 5, 2006.
- ^ 이민기, ‘허밍’에 우정출연해 지적인 매력 발산. Osen (in Korean). January 30, 2008.
- ^ "Romantic Island Loses Spark". The Korea Times. December 25, 2008.
- ^ 이민기, “‘해운대’ 성공 비결은 멋진 캐릭터가 없다는 것”. JKN (in Korean). August 25, 2009.
- ^ "DETECTIVE K Team Returns for 2018 Threequel". Korean Film Biz Zone. July 14, 2017.
- ^ Kim Na-ra (July 12, 2021). "이민기, 김래원X이종석 '데시벨' 특별출연…"황인호 감독과 의리" [공식]" [Lee Min-ki, Kim Rae-won X Lee Jong-suk's 'Decibel' Special Appearance... "Loyalty to Director Hwang In-ho" [Official]]. mydaily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "박신양X이민기, '사흘'로 스크린 컴백…"데뷔 첫 오컬트 영화 도전" [공식입장]". Naver. January 13, 2020.
- ^ 이민기, 얄미운 백수 건달역으로 인기폭발. inews24 (in Korean). March 22, 2005.
- ^ 호쾌한 액션으로 더위 날린 `계룡산 부용이`. TV Report (in Korean). November 27, 2009.
- ^ 이민기ㆍ최정윤 '태릉선수촌' 효과 톡톡. Maeil Newspaper (in Korean). November 20, 2005.
- ^ 철든 <논스톱>? <레인보우 로망스>. Cine21 (in Korean). November 20, 2005.
- ^ . enewsWorld. January 9, 2012. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017.
- ^ "'김비서' 측 "이민기-정소민 카메오 촬영 완료" 박준화PD와 의리(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). June 30, 2018.
- ^ Kim Gae-young (June 5, 2019). "이민기·이유영, OCN '모두의 거짓말' 출연 확정…올 하반기 방송 [공식]". Tv Report (in Korean).
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- ^ Kim Yoo-jin (July 9, 2021). "나의 해방일지' 이민기·김지원·손석구·이엘 캐스팅 확정 [공식입장]" [My Liberation Journal' casts Lee Min-ki, Kim Ji-won, Son Seok-gu, and EL confirmed [Official position]] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Ji-ho (July 27, 2022). "이민기, '힙하게' 긍정 검토…"한지민과, 시골서 만날까?" [Lee Min-ki, 'hip-hop' positive review... "Shall we meet Han Ji-min in the countryside?"] (in Korean). Dispatch. Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "이보영·조승우·한지민·이준호·임윤아…JTBC, 초호화 2023년 드라마 라인업 전격공개". 마이데일리 (in Korean). Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ Ha Kyung-heon (February 22, 2023). "이민기-한지현, 'K-성형' 드라마 '룩앳미' 캐스팅[공식]" [Lee Min-ki and Han Ji-hyun cast in 'K-Plastic Surgery' drama 'Look at Me' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved February 22, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ 김별, '이별..후에' 뮤비로 이민기와 2년만의 조우. inews24 (in Korean). August 27, 2007.
- ^ "넬(NELL), '그리고, 남겨진 것들' 2차 티저 공개…이민기의 명품 '눈빛연기' 돋보여". Top Star News (in Korean). April 6, 2012.
- ^ 이민기, 한소현 신곡 '미안해' 뮤비 男주인공 발탁. 10Asia (in Korean). October 30, 2013.
- ^ "'레인보우로망스' 출연진, OST서 가창력 뽐내!". inews24 (in Korean). July 12, 2006.
- ^ "이민기, 영화 OST 싱글 발매 "뮤지션 되고파"". inews24 (in Korean). February 11, 2009.
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- ^ "(종합)2005 MBC 연기대상에서 '내 이름은 김삼순' 빛났다". Newsen (in Korean). December 31, 2005.
- ^ "Style Icon Awards shines 2009 with edginess". 10Asia. November 13, 2009.
- ^ "Ko Hyun-jung, "Haeundae" win grand prize at PaekSang Arts Awards". Asiae. March 29, 2010.
- ^ "The Shortlist of the 36th Huading Awards Global Unit Announced, 10 Films Including "All Quiet on the Western Front" Shortlisted for Best Picture". Business Wire. March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Lee Min-ki at HanCinema
- Lee Min-ki at IMDb
- Lee Min-ki at the Korean Movie Database