Kim Min-jun
Kim in February 2011
Born (1976-08-24) August 24, 1976
South Korea
Other namesKim Min-joon
EducationDong-A University - Coaching Guidance
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
AgentFamily ent.
Spouse
Kwon Da-mi
(m. 2019)
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Min-jun
McCune–ReischauerKim Min-jun

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

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

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

Television series

Year Title Role Ref.
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

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

Awards

References

  1. Han, Sang-hee (8 July 2008). "Movie-Based Dramas to Fill TV Screens". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  2. "Kim Min Joon as a DJ". Korea Portal. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. Sunwoo, Carla (21 December 2012). "Kim Min-jun takes time off from acting". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. Kang, Hye-in (20 December 2012). "Kim Min Jun claims that he will stop his career temporarily". StarN News. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  5. Lee, Sun-min (18 March 2013). "Actor takes director's chair Sunday". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. Kim, Ji-yi (5 October 2013). "I Live Alone Kim Min Jun explains about his rumor". StarN News. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  7. Kim, Dong-joo (24 November 2013). "I Live Alone Kim Min Jun makes a small shelter for street cats". StarN News. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  8. "CJ E&M's New Reality TV Show, Coo Coo Class". Hancinema. 27 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  9. Kim, Ji-soo (8 January 2014). "Television portrayal of multicultural community broadens". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  10. Cho, Hyun-joo (12 October 2019). "지드래곤, 누나 권다미♥김민준 결혼식 참석..."10월의 신부"". YTN via Naver. Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  11. Kang, Seon-ae (11 October 2019). "김민준, 'GD 매형' 되는 날…누나 권다미와 오늘(11일) 결혼". SBS funE via Naver. Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  12. Ha Ji-won (February 4, 2022). "김민준♥권다미, 4일 득남…지드래곤 삼촌 됐다 [종합]" [Kim Min-jun ♥ Kwon Dami, gave birth on the 4th... G-Dragon became uncle [General]]. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022 via Naver.
  13. '화랑' 김민준, 오늘부터 본격 등장…美친 존재감 [공식]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  14. "Kim Min-joon to Star in JTBC Drama "Did We Love?"". HanCinema. November 12, 2019. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  15. Park Jae-hwan (December 19, 2022). "아일랜드를 읽자, 아일랜드를 보자 티빙 '아일랜드' 대본리딩 현장". KBS Entertainment (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  16. Choi Na-young (May 15, 2023). "50대 박주미, 임성한 '아씨 두리안' 대본 리딩서 미모 무슨 일..'6월 방송'" (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023 via Naver.
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