Lee Min-ki (born January 16, 1985) is a South Korean actor, singer and
model. Lee played his first TV leading role in the 2005 sports drama
Taereung National Village, followed by the romantic comedies Love
Truly in 2006, Dal-ja's Spring in 2007, Because This Is My First Life
in 2017 and The Beauty Inside in 2018. The actor has also starred in
feature films, most notably in the box office hits Tidal Wave, Quick
and Very Ordinary Couple.After honing his acting in one-act dramas,
Lee Min-ki first gained popularity on television in romantic comedies
Love Truly (2006) and Dal-ja's Spring (2007). He then starred in the
quirky low-rated cult series Evasive Inquiry Agency (2007) and
alternated mainstream films with indies such as Oishii Man (2009). He
gained favorable notices for his supporting roles in the thriller A
Million as a hot-tempered Marine-turned-janitor who finds himself
involved in a survival reality show; and the disaster film Tidal Wave,
in which he plays a lifeguard who makes a heartbreaking sacrifice when
a fictional tsunami hits the Korean beach town of Haeundae. Lee then
solidified his bona fide movie star status with his leading roles in
the action film Quick and romantic comedy Spellbound.Lee starred
alongside Kim Min-hee in the relationship drama Very Ordinary Couple
(2013), which was a hit at the box office and received rave reviews.
He followed with leading roles in thriller Monster (2014), action noir
For the Emperor (2014) and drama film Shoot Me in the Heart (2015),
based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Jeong Yu-jeong.
model. Lee played his first TV leading role in the 2005 sports drama
Taereung National Village, followed by the romantic comedies Love
Truly in 2006, Dal-ja's Spring in 2007, Because This Is My First Life
in 2017 and The Beauty Inside in 2018. The actor has also starred in
feature films, most notably in the box office hits Tidal Wave, Quick
and Very Ordinary Couple.After honing his acting in one-act dramas,
Lee Min-ki first gained popularity on television in romantic comedies
Love Truly (2006) and Dal-ja's Spring (2007). He then starred in the
quirky low-rated cult series Evasive Inquiry Agency (2007) and
alternated mainstream films with indies such as Oishii Man (2009). He
gained favorable notices for his supporting roles in the thriller A
Million as a hot-tempered Marine-turned-janitor who finds himself
involved in a survival reality show; and the disaster film Tidal Wave,
in which he plays a lifeguard who makes a heartbreaking sacrifice when
a fictional tsunami hits the Korean beach town of Haeundae. Lee then
solidified his bona fide movie star status with his leading roles in
the action film Quick and romantic comedy Spellbound.Lee starred
alongside Kim Min-hee in the relationship drama Very Ordinary Couple
(2013), which was a hit at the box office and received rave reviews.
He followed with leading roles in thriller Monster (2014), action noir
For the Emperor (2014) and drama film Shoot Me in the Heart (2015),
based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Jeong Yu-jeong.
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