Min Hyo-rin | |
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Min Hyo-rin at the LG Optimus LTE showcase event in 2011
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Born |
Jung Eun-ran February 5, 1986 Daegu, South Korea |
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Years active | 2006 | –present
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Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Min Hyo-rin |
McCune–Reischauer | Min Hyo-rin |
Birth name | |
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Revised Romanization | Jeong Eun-ran |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Ŭn-lan |
Jung Eun-ran (born February 5, 1986), better known by her stage name Min Hyo-rin, is a South Korean actress, model and singer.
Born in Daegu as Jung Eun-ran, she adopted the stage name Min Hyo-rin when she began modeling for the clothing brand Flapper in 2006. She then appeared in several music videos for Park Ki-young and F.T. Island. Before her singing debut, large teaser posters of her were displayed around the hot spots of Seoul as a promotional stunt. She released the album RinZ in 2007, and the single Touch Me in 2008.
In 2009 Min made her acting debut in the TV series Triple opposite Lee Jung-jae and Song Joong-ki. She was the lead actress in a 2010 web series adapted from Alain de Botton's novel Romantic Movement, with four different directors each shooting short films in various locations around Seoul.
Min was paired with singer Seven in the reality show Fox's Butler, and hosted the sixth season of cable channel Mnet's Trend Report Feel from 2010 to 2011.
In 2011, she and Choi Daniel starred in Age of Milk, a short film that was shot using a Samsung Galaxy S smartphone and aired on cable channel OCN. Later that year, she was cast in the TV series Romance Town with Sung Yu-ri and Kim Min-joon, and appeared in Song Jieun's music video "Going Crazy."