Kim Myung-min
| Kim Myung-min | |
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Kim Myung-min in 2009
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| Born |
8 October 1972 South Korea |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website | http://www.mmenter.com |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Myeong-min |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Myŏng-min |
Kim Myung-min (Hangul: 김명민, born 8 October 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television series Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin (2004), White Tower (2007), Beethoven Virus (2008), and Six Flying Dragons (2015-2016), as well as the films Closer to Heaven (2009), Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow (2011) and Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island (2015).
Since starring in Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin, his reputation as an actor of wide range and professional dedication has grown. Playing the driven, amoral surgeon Jang Joon-hyuk in the 2007 MBC TV series White Tower, he earned the nickname Myung-min Bon Joa meaning the "true guru in acting" in Korean.
In 2008, after five months of preparation learning to simulate the skills of an orchestra conductor, he played the main role in the 18-episode MBC series Beethoven Virus as Kang Ma-e (Kang Gun-woo, or Maestro Kang). He was given the Grand Prize for this role at the 2008 Korea Drama Awards and also won the Grand Prize at 2008 MBC Drama Awards.
Kim Myung-min debuted as an actor when he won the 6th SBS public actor contest in 1996. Over the next five years he appeared in a number of television series in various supporting roles. It was the movie Sorum in 2001 that made his name known as a lead actor. During this time he worked on several film projects, many of which ended unfinished, mostly due to financial problems. He also suffered from injuries that occurred while he was shooting action scenes.
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