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Shin Min-a

Actor, ComposerBorn April 5, 1984 (41 years)
Shin Min-ah, born April 5th, 1984 with the birth name Yang Min-ah (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-ah 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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Gyeongju

Known For

  • Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
  • A Bittersweet Life
  • Oh My Venus
  • No Gain No Love
  • Our Blues
  • My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho
  • Volcano High
  • Karma (2025)
  • My Love, My Bride
  • Tomorrow With You
  • Sad Movie
  • Arang and the Magistrate
  • My Mighty Princess
  • The Naked Kitchen
  • The Beast and the Beauty
  • Chief of Staff

Filmography

2025
Karma (2025) (TV Series) · as Joo-Yeon
2024
No Gain No Love (TV Series) · as Son Hae-Yeong
2023
Our Season · as Bang Jin-Joo
2022
Our Blues (TV Series) · as Min Seon-A
2021
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (TV Series) · as Yoon Hye-Jin
2020
Diva · as Yi-Young
2019
Chief of Staff (TV Series) · as Kang Sun-Young
2017
Tomorrow With You (TV Series) · as Song Ma-Rin
2016
A Quiet Dream · as Min-A
2015
Oh My Venus (TV Series) · as Kang Ju-Eun
2014
My Love, My Bride · as Mi-Young
2014
Gyeongju · as Gong Yoon-Hee
2012
Arang and the Magistrate (TV Series) · as Arang / Lee Seo Rim
2010
My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho (TV Series) · as Gu Mi-Ho
2010
Running Man (TV Series)
2009
A Million · as Jo Yu-Jin
2009
Sisters on the Road · as Myung-Eun
2009
The Naked Kitchen · as Ahn Mo-Rae
2008
Go Go 70s · as Mimi
2008
My Mighty Princess · as So-Hwi
2008
Summer Days (TV Series) · as Min
2007
The Devil (TV Series) · as Seo Hae-In
2005
A Love To Kill (TV Series) · as Cha Eun-Seok
2005
The Beast and the Beauty · as Jang Hae-Ju
2005
Sad Movie · as Ahn Soo-Eun
2005
A Bittersweet Life · as Hee-Soo
2003
Madeleine · as Hee-Jin
2003
Punch (TV Series) · as Jang Yu Bin
2001
Volcano High · as Yoo Chae-Yi
2001
Beautiful Days (TV Series) · as Lee Min-Ji

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