Kim Min-jae | |
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In November 2015
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Born |
Daegu, South Korea |
November 1, 1996
Nationality | South Korean |
Other names | Real.be |
Education | Chung Ang University |
Occupation | Actor, rapper |
Years active | 2014-present |
Agent | CJ E&M |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김민재 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Min-jae |
Kim Min-jae (Hangul:김민재, born November 1, 1996), also known as Real.be, is a South Korean actor and rapper. He has featured in television series Twenty Again (2015), Because It's the First Time (2015) and Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim (2016), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016).. He was also a contestant in rap competition Show Me the Money 4 in 2015.
Kim studied composition and piano-playing at a music academy during middle school. Kim then auditioned for CJ E&M and became their trainee for 3 years from his first year of high school.
Since March 2016, Kim attends Chung-Ang University.
Kim was featured in music stages of CJ E&M artists as a rapper since 2014 and was one of the first generation of trainees from CJ E&M. Kim debuted as an actor in 2014 in a joint South Korean-Vietnamese drama Forever Young.
While he was preparing for his debut as an idol singer, he was cast in Mnet's drama Perseverance Goo Hae Ra in 2015 after going through several auditions. Kim then made a cameo appearance in the KBS2's drama The Producers as one of 2 Days & 1 Night - Season 5 cast members. In June the same year, Kim joined the rapping competition Show Me the Money 4 as a contestant.
Kim was then cast in supporting roles in the dramas Twenty Again (2015) and Because It's the First Time (2015). Kim also featured in the singles "Our Feeling" for the OST of Because It's the First Time with Park So-dam and Lee Yi-kyung, and "Star" for the OST of Twenty Again with Mamamoo's Solar.