Shin Min-a
| Shin Min-a | |
|---|---|
 Shin Min Ah on February 18, 2009 | |
| Born |
Yang Min-a April 5, 1984 Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Education | Dongguk University - Performing Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Agent | O& Entertainment |
| Website |
shinmina |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 신민아 |
| Hanja | 新慜娥[1] |
| Revised Romanization | Sin Min-a |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sin Mina |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 양민아 |
| Hanja | 梁慜娥 |
| Revised Romanization | Yang Min-a |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yang Min'a |
Shin Min-a (born Yang Min-a on April 5, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in television dramas A Love to Kill, My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox, Arang and the Magistrate and Oh My Venus.
Career
Shin Min-a began her career as a model for teen magazine KiKi in 1998, then appeared in several music videos for K-pop boyband g.o.d, until her acting debut in 2001 with a supporting role in popular melodrama, Beautiful Days. The newcomer quickly rose to stardom, through the high school martial arts comedy film Volcano High with Jang Hyuk,[2] and the college romance movie Madeleine with Jo In-sung. She then took on a supporting role in Kim Jee-woon's noir film A Bittersweet Life, reuniting her with previous co-star Lee Byung-hun. Shin is known as a professional actress; she learned the cello for three months to lend realism to her scenes in A Bittersweet Life. Shin also learned the sign language and interacted with the deaf to better portray her character in Sad Movie. This was followed by leading roles in the melodrama A Love to Kill with Rain, romantic comedy series The Beast and the Beauty with Ryoo Seung-bum, and psychological thriller The Devil with Uhm Tae-woong and Ju Ji-hoon. In the 2007 film My Mighty Princess, Shin simultaneously played two characters.
As Shin entered her mid-twenties, she began showcasing more maturity in her choice of roles. In Go Go 70s, Shin played a sexy counterculture singer[3] and won numerous Best Actress recognition for her portrayal. She then acted as an unfaithful wife in The Naked Kitchen, and a cynical young woman in search of her father in Sisters on the Road, a critically acclaimed indie film which also stars fellow actress and close friend Gong Hyo-jin.[4] But Shin became best known for her portrayals of supernatural horror icons revamped into endearingly innocent yet spunky heroines in the rom-com My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox (2010),[5] and the historical drama Arang and the Magistrate (2012).[6][7]
After appearing in The X, a 2013 spy thriller short film directed by Kim Jee-woon, Shin returned to the big screen in 2014 in Gyeongju, an introspective arthouse romance opposite Park Hae-il.[8]
This was followed by romantic comedy My Love, My Bride, in which she and Jo Jung-suk played a newly married couple; it was a remake of the same-titled 1990 hit which starred Choi Jin-sil and Park Joong-hoon.[9][10][11]
In 2015, Shin and So Ji-sub were cast in the romantic comedy series Oh My Venus.[12] For her character, an overweight lawyer, Shin underwent a three-hour makeup/prosthetic session every shoot.[13]
In 2016, Shin is cast opposite Lee Je-hoon in fantasy melodrama, Tomorrow With You. Min-a portrays a character of a 30-year-old amateur photographer who finds out her better half can time travel. The drama is set to be fully pre-produced and set to air in early 2017.[14]
Other activities
After her travels were documented on the cable channel O'live in 2008,[15] Shin published a book titled Shin Min-a's French Diary in 2009.[16]
She has also contributed her vocals to several singles and soundtracks.[17][18]
Shin is one of the most in-demand and highest paid commercial endorsers in South Korea. Notable among her forays into branded entertainment is the 2008 multi-episode Summer Days opposite Hyun Bin and Ryoo Seung-bum for LG Xnote featuring music by You Hee-yeol,[19] as well as Friends & Love, a movie-style extended advertisement for Giordano in 2011 costarring Jung Woo-sung and So Ji-sub.[20]
In 2009, Shin went to Milan, Italy to shoot a photo spread for Elle Korea with Calvin Klein model Jamie Dornan.[21] In 2011, she was chosen as the first Asian model for the DIY Project ad campaign of American clothing brand Rag & bone,[22][23] then was subsequently featured in The New York Times's T Magazine.[24][25]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Volcano High | Yoo Chae-yi |
| 2003 | Madeleine | Hee-jin |
| 2005 | A Bittersweet Life | Hee-soo |
| Sad Movie | Ahn Su-eun | |
| The Beast and the Beauty | Jang Hae-ju | |
| 2007 | My Mighty Princess | Kang So-hwi/Ok-soon |
| 2008 | Go Go 70s | Mimi |
| 2009 | The Naked Kitchen | Ahn Mo-rae |
| Sisters on the Road | Park Myung-eun | |
| A Million | Jo Yoo-jin | |
| 2013 | The X | Mia |
| 2014 | Gyeongju | Gong Yoon-hee |
| My Love, My Bride | Mi-young | |
Television drama
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Beautiful Days | Lee Min-ji | SBS |
| 2003 | Punch | Jang Yoo-bin | SBS |
| 2005 | A Love to Kill | Cha Eun-seok | KBS2 |
| 2007 | The Devil | Seo Hae-in | KBS2 |
| 2010 | My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox | Gu-Mi-ho | SBS |
| 2012 | Arang and the Magistrate | Arang/Lee Seo-rim | MBC |
| 2015-2016 | Oh My Venus | Kang Joo-eun | KBS2 |
| 2017 | Tomorrow With You | Song Ma-rin | tvN |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Strong Heart | SBS | Guest, episode 47 |
| 2014 | Running Man | SBS | Guest, episode 215 |
Music video appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "A Request" | Lee Seung-hwan |
| "Eyes Want to Travel" | Leon Lai | |
| "Love and Remembrance" | g.o.d | |
| 2000 | "Since You Left Me" | g.o.d |
| "Do You Know?" | Jo Sung-mo | |
| 2001 | "With Coffee" | Brown Eyes |
| "I Love You" | Cha Tae-hyun | |
| "Sad Love" | g.o.d | |
| "A Fool" | g.o.d | |
| "You Just Don't Know" | g.o.d | |
| 2008 | "Summer Day" | You Hee-yeol feat. Shin Jae-pyung of Peppertones |
| "My Happy Day" | You Hee-yeol feat. Shin Min-a | |
| 2009 | "Miracle Blue" | Loveholics feat. Shin Min-a |
Discography
| Year | Song title | From Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Oppa, I Love You" | Punch OST |
| "Pray for Yoo-bin" | ||
| 2008 | "My Happy Day" | You Hee-yeol - Summer Days |
| "Night Train" | Go Go 70s OST | |
| 2009 | "A Year Later" | The Naked Kitchen OST |
| "Miracle Blue" | Loveholics - In the Air | |
| 2010 | "Sha la la" | My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox OST |
| "I Can Give You All" | ||
| 2012 | "Black Moon" | Arang and the Magistrate OST |
Endorsements
| Year | Product | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Maxim T.O.P | Until 2012, with Won Bin |
| 2009 | Calvin Klein | Until 2010 |
| Jinro Soju | Until 2013 | |
| 2010 | LG Xnote | Until 2012, with Hyun Bin & Song Joong-ki |
| Vivien Bra | Until 2011 | |
| 2011 | Giordano | Until 2013, with So Ji-sub
Since 2015 until present, with Kim Woo-bin |
| Hera | Until 2014 | |
| LG 3D | ||
| SK Telecom 45 LTE | with Kim Soo-hyun | |
| 2013 | Joinus | |
| 2015 | VDL Cosmetics | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | | Won |
| 2006 | Dior Timeless Beauty Award | Recipient | N/A | Won |
| 2007 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | | Nominated |
| 2008 | 4th University Film Festival of Korea | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
| 6th Korean Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | 6th Max Movie Awards | Best Actress | Won | |
| 17th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actress | Won | ||
| 2nd Style Icon Awards | Female Fashionista | N/A | Won | |
| 3rd Mnet 20's Choice Awards | Hot Fashionista | N/A | Won | |
| 2010 | Korean Advertisers Association Awards | Good Model Award | N/A | Won |
| 3rd Style Icon Awards | Style Icon Actress, TV category | Won | ||
| SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Won | ||
| Top 10 Stars | Won | |||
| Best Couple with Lee Seung-gi | Won | |||
| TVCF Awards | Best CF Model | N/A | Won | |
| 2011 | 1st Cosmo Beauty Awards[26] | Beauty Icon of the Year | N/A | Won |
| 2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Nominated | |
| Best Couple with Lee Joon-gi | Won | |||
| 2015 | 2nd Wildflower Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| Special Jury Prize | Won | |||
| 51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| InStyle Fashionista Award | N/A | Won | ||
| 29th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Won | ||
| Best Couple with So Ji-sub | Won | |||
| 2016 | 11th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Actress | Won |
References
- ↑ http://www.e-hanaro.com/?document_srl=15820
- ↑ Paquet, Darcy. "Volcano High". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ↑ "K-FILM PREVIEWS: 고고 70s (Go Go 70s)". Twitch Film. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ Shin, Hae-in (14 April 2009). "Stunning ending polarizes audiences in sisterhood movie". Yonhap. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ Oh, Jean (9 August 2010). "Will two big stars create fireworks?". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ Oh, Jean (12 August 2012). "Shin Min-a returns to supernatural in Tale of Arang". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (5 July 2012). "Shin Min Ah was Lazy and Conceited in her Early 20s". enewsWorld. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ Jung, Hyun-mok (13 June 2014). "Art-house debut for Shin". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Shin Min-a stars in remake of 1990 hit film". The Korea Times. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ "Shin Min-a, Cho Jung-seok Make Lovely Couple in Remake of 1990 Rom-Com". The Chosun Ilbo. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ Choi, Song-hee (14 October 2014). "My Love, My Bride Shin Min Ah, Oh My Goddess". BNTNews. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ Won, Ho-jung (11 November 2015). "Oh My Venus says it's not about beauty". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ "Shin Min-a Transforms into Chubby Lawyer for New Drama". The Chosun Ilbo. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ↑ E., Maolen (1 September 2016). "tvN's 'Tomorrow With You' starring Shin Min-Ah, Lee Je-Hoon holds first script reading". YIBADA. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ 신민아, 파리지엔느 변신 14일간 프랑스 여행기 공개. Newsen (in Korean). 15 October 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ 프렌치 다이어리. Aladin (in Korean). Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (22 August 2012). "Shin Min Ah Lends her Voice for Arang and the Magistrate OST". enewsWorld. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (23 August 2012). "Shin Min-a to sing on drama OST". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "현빈-신민아-류승범 XNOTE CF 새 모델". No Cut News (in Korean). 23 June 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "정우성-소지섭-신민아-타이거JK, 지오다노 모델 선정…'열풍 기대'". SSTV (in Korean). 31 January 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ "The Lover". Elle Korea (in Korean). 28 September 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ http://diy.rag-bone.com/mina
- ↑ "DIY Project: Mina Shin". Rag & bone. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ "Style to a T: Mina Shin". T Magazine. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (28 April 2012). "Shin Min-a featured in New York Times". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ "Icon of Asian beauty". Korea JoongAng Daily. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
External links
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- Shin Min-a official website (Korean)
- Shin Min-a blog (Korean)
- Shin Min-a at HanCinema
- Shin Min-a at the Korean Movie Database
- Shin Min-a at the Internet Movie Database