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Shin Min-a
Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Shin Min-a born April 5th, 1984 with the birth name Yang Min-a (양민아), is a popular South Korean actress & model. Her family consists of a father, mother, older sister & brother. I…
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Shin Min-a born April 5th, 1984 with the birth name Yang Min-a (양민아), is a popular South Korean actress & model. Her family consists of a father, mother, older sister & brother. In middle school, she took a picture with her friends on a school picnic and sent the photo to the teen magazine KiKi ("키키"). From that picture, she was chosen as a model for the magazine. Afterward, she would first appear in commercials and music videos. In 2001, she made her acting debut in the movie "Volcano High" and would appear again two years later in "Madeleine". Her breakout performance would occur in the 2005 gangster film "A Bittersweet Life". Her character, Hee-soo, displayed a mixture of purity and maturity that captivated South Korean audiences. Since that time, she has received an assortment of acting offers from top Korean directors and expanded her acting repertoire by selecting various types of roles: from the martial-arts comedy "My Mighty Princess" to 70's go-go dancer "Go Go 70s" to the smaller independent film "Sisters on the Road". More recently in 2009, Shin Min-a participated in the project "Miracle Blue," which is a collaboration between herself, the Korean alternative band Loveholic, and the fashion design company, Calvin Klein. In the music video "Miracle Blue," in which she sings, she also performs as various characters displaying child-like innocence to the sexy blonde-haired singer.
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2026
The Remarried Empress
TV show Navier Ellie Trovi
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2026
The Eyes
Movie Seo-jin / Seo-in
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2025
Karma
TV show Lee Joo-yeon
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2024
No Gain No Love
TV show Son Hae-yeong
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2024
Here for Promo
TV show Self
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2023
Our Season
Movie Bang Jin-joo
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2023
Salon Drip
TV show Self
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2022
Absolutely Nothing Prepared
TV show Self
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2022
Our Blues
TV show Min Seon-a
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2021
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
TV show Yoon Hye-jin
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2020
Diva
Movie Yi-young
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2019
Chief of Staff
TV show Kang Sun-Young
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2018
You Quiz on the Block
TV show Self
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2017
Tomorrow with You
TV show Song Ma-rin
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2016
A Quiet Dream
Movie Min-a
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2015
Oh My Venus
TV show Kang Ju-eun
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2014
My Love, My Bride
Movie Mi-young
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2014
Gyeongju
Movie Gong Yoon-hee
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2013
The X
Movie Mi-ah
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2012
Tale of Arang
TV show Arang / Lee Seo Rim
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2010
My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho
TV show Gu Mi-ho
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2010
Running Man
TV show
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2009
A Million
Movie Jo Yu-jin
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2009
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
TV show Self
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2009
Sisters on the Road
Movie Myung-eun
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2009
The Naked Kitchen
Movie Ahn Mo-rae
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2008
Go Go 70s
Movie Mimi
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2008
My Mighty Princess
Movie So-hwi
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2008
Summer Days
TV show Min
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2007
The Devil
TV show Seo Hae-in
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2005
A Love to Kill
TV show Cha Eun-Seok
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2005
The Beast and the Beauty
Movie Jang Hae-ju
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2005
Sad Movie
Movie Ahn Soo-eun
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2005
A Bittersweet Life
Movie Hee-soo
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2003
Punch
TV show Jang Yu-Bin
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2003
Madeleine
Movie Hee-jin
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2001
Volcano High
Movie Yoo Chae-yi
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2001
Beautiful Days
TV show Lee Min-ji
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