Kim Min-Kyu

Kim Min-kyu (actor)
Kim Min-kyu
Kim in December 2018
Born December 25, 1994 (age 29)
South Korea
Occupation Actor
Years active 2013–present
Agent Companion Company
Korean name
Hangul 김민규
Hanja 金旻奎
Revised Romanization Gim Min-gyu
McCune–Reischauer Kim Minkyu
Kim Min-kyu (Korean: 김민규; born December 25, 1994[1]), also spelled as Kim Min-
gue,[2] is a South Korean actor.[3] He is known for his appearance in the variety
program Crime Scene Season 3 and gained recognition for his roles in television
series Queen: Love and War (2019–20), Backstreet Rookie (2020), Snowdrop (2021–
22), Business Proposal (2022), and The Heavenly Idol (2023).
Career[edit]
Kim began his acting career in 2013, playing a minor role in Mnet drama Monstar, had
notable roles in television series Signal (2016), Because This Is My First
Life (2017), The Rich Son (2018) and Perfume (2019) and appeared in the variety
program Crime Scene season 3 as an detective's assistant.[4]
Kim gained recognition for his career's first leading role through the historical
drama Queen: Love and War (2019–20) where he played Lee Kyung, the King
of Joseon.[5] In 2020, Kim played the role of Kang Ji-wook in SBS drama Backstreet
Rookie.[6]
In 2021, Kim appeared in So I Married the Anti-fan which premiered in April on Naver
TV.[7] Later the same year, he played Joo Gyeok-chan – a cold-hearted North Korean
agent, in JTBC drama Snowdrop.[8] In 2022, Kim starred in the SBS romantic comedy
drama Business Proposal as chief secretary Cha Sung-hoon.[9] Kim held an exhibition
titled My Art, Your Art with graffiti artist M.Chat from June 10 to June 26, 2022.[10]
Kim signed with Companion Company in February 2023.[11] The same year, he stars in
the tvN drama The Heavenly Idol in the title role as a K-pop idol possessed by a priest
from another dimension.[12]
Personal life[edit]
Military service[edit]
On November 25, 2022, it was confirmed that Kim would be enlisting in the military
ahead of the premiere of his upcoming television series, in the first half of 2023.[13]
On March 20, 2024, Companion Company announced through Kim's fan cafe post that
he will enlist to fulfill his mandatory military service as an active duty soldier on April 1.[14]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year Title Role Ref.
2013 The Five [15]
2016 Chasing Kim Tae-young [16]
2018 The Whispering [ko] Min-woo [17]
The Battle of
2019 Choi Jae-pil [18]
Jangsari
Television series[edit]
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Monstar Cameo [19]
2015 Who Are You? School 2015 Swimmer [20]
Signal Hwang Eui-kyung [21]
2016
The Sound of Your Heart Soldier/ Uni Student Cameo (Episode 2, 14)
Because This Is My First

Yeon Bok-nam [22]
Life
2017
Meloholic Yoo Byeong-chul [23]
Rain or Shine Jin Young [24]
[25]
2018 Rich Family's Son Kim Myung-ha
Let's Eat 3 Himself Cameo (Episode 4) [26]
Drunk in Good Taste Lee Yeon-nam [27]
Perfume Yun Min-suk [28][29]
2019
Queen: Love and War Lee Kyung [30]
2020 Backstreet Rookie Kang Ji-uk [6]
2021–2022 Snowdrop Joo Gyeok-chan [31][32]
2022 Business Proposal Cha Sung-hoon [33]
2023 The Heavenly Idol Woo Yeon-woo / Rembrary [34]
Web series[edit]
2016 Throbbing Virtual Love Kim Min-gyu [3]
Take Care of the

Park Joo-won [35]
Goddess
2017 We are Peaceful

Lee Sang [36]
Brothers
Special Law on Romance Jung Eui-chang [37][38]

2021 So I Married the Anti-fan Go Soo-hwan [7]
Television shows[edit]
Love Me
2018 Cast Member Episode 1–20 [39]
Actually
Music video[edit]
Year Song title Artist Ref.
Lee Ye-joon, Shin Yong-

2014 "Promise"
jae
2015 "Run (Everland Ver.) Younha
2016 "Crazy" Lim Jeong-hee [40]
Discography[edit]
Singles[edit]
Title Year Album
"Drawing Special Law on Romance

2017
Paper" OST
"Answer"[41] 2018 Drunk in Good Taste OST
Awards and nominations[edit]

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the
nomination
Award Nominee /
Year Category Result Ref.
ceremony Work
Brand of the Year

2022 Rising Star Actor Kim Min-kyu Won [42]
Awards
MBC Drama
2018 Best New Actor The Rich Son Nominated [43]
Awards
MBC
Rookie Award in Variety [citation
Entertainment 2019 Love Me Actually Nominated needed]
Category – Male
Awards
Kim Min-
kyu (with Seol In-
Best Couple ah) Won [44]
Business
SBS Drama Proposal
2022
Awards
Excellence Award, Actor in a

Business
Miniseries Romance/Comedy Won [45]
Proposal
Drama

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Kim in December 2018

Born December 25, 1994 (age 29)

Years active 2013–present

Agent Companion Company

Revised Romanization Gim Min-gyu

McCune–Reischauer Kim Minkyu

2013 The Five [15]

2016 Chasing Kim Tae-young [16]

2018 The Whispering [ko] Min-woo [17]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.

2013 Monstar Cameo [19]

2015 Who Are You? School 2015 Swimmer [20]

Signal Hwang Eui-kyung [21]

Because This Is My First

Rain or Shine Jin Young [24]

Let's Eat 3 Himself Cameo (Episode 4) [26]

Drunk in Good Taste Lee Yeon-nam [27]

Perfume Yun Min-suk [28][29]

2020 Backstreet Rookie Kang Ji-uk [6]

2021–2022 Snowdrop Joo Gyeok-chan [31][32]

2022 Business Proposal Cha Sung-hoon [33]

2023 The Heavenly Idol Woo Yeon-woo / Rembrary [34]

Year Title Role Ref.

2016 Throbbing Virtual Love Kim Min-gyu [3]

Take Care of the

2017 We are Peaceful

Special Law on Romance Jung Eui-chang [37][38]

2021 So I Married the Anti-fan Go Soo-hwan [7]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.

Year Song title Artist Ref.

Lee Ye-joon, Shin Yong-

2015 "Run (Everland Ver.) Younha

2016 "Crazy" Lim Jeong-hee [40]

Title Year Album

"Drawing Special Law on Romance

"Answer"[41] 2018 Drunk in Good Taste OST

Awards and nominations[edit]

Brand of the Year

Excellence Award, Actor in a

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