Lee Min-ki: Difference between revisions

| name = Lee Min-ki

| caption = Lee in 2021November 2024

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|1|16}}

| birth_place = [[Gimhae]], [[South Gyeongsang Province]], South Korea<ref name="Naver Profile">{{cite web|url=http://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?sm=tab_txc&where=people_profile&ie=utf8&query=%EC%9D%B4%EB%AF%BC%EA%B8%B0&os=163324|script-title=ko:이민기 탤런트, 영화배우|work=[[Naver]] Profiles|language=ko|access-date=August 7, 2011}}</ref>

| other_names =

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer|model}}

| alma_mater = [[Konkuk University]] - Film Arts<ref name="Naver Profile"/>

| years_active = 2004–present

| height = {{height|m=1.83}}<ref name="Naver Profile"/>

| agent = Sangyoung ENT

| module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent

| hangul = {{linktext|이|민|기}}이민기

'''Lee Min-ki''' (born January 16, 1985) is a South Korean actor, singer, and model. Lee's first leading role in television was in the 2005 sports drama ''Taereung National Village''. He has gone on to star in many television series, including ''[[Love Truly]]'' (2006), ''[[Dal-ja's Spring]]'' (2007), '' [[Because This Is My First Life]]'' (2017), ''[[The Beauty Inside (TV series)|The Beauty Inside]]'' (2018), ''[[My Liberation Notes]]'' (2022) and the comedy/drama/fantasy mystery thriller TV series ''[[Behind Your Touch]]'' (2023). Lee has also starred in [[feature film]]s, most notably in the box office hits ''[[Tidal Wave (2009 film)|Tidal Wave]]'' (2009), ''[[Quick (2011 film)|Quick]]'' (2011), ''[[Spellbound (2011 film)|Spellbound]]'' (2011) and ''[[Very Ordinary Couple]]'' (2013).

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).<ref name=spring>{{cite web|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=247|title='Dalja's Spring' Off to Good Start|website=KBS Global|date=April 1, 2007}}</ref><ref name=truly>{{cite web|url=http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/news/1670244_56318.html|title=< Love Truly > Makes a Good Start~!|website=MBC Global Media|date=February 14, 2008}}</ref> He then starred in the quirky low-rated cult series ''Evasive Inquiry Agency'' (2007)<ref name=gold>{{cite web|url=http://www.sisain.co.kr/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=574|script-title=ko:재미있고 웃기는 <얼렁뚱땅 흥신소> '저주받은 걸작' 되나|date=November 26, 2007|website=Sisain|language=ko}}</ref> and alternated mainstream films with [[independent film|indies]] such as ''Oishii Man'' (2009).<ref name=man>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hyo-won|title=Oishii Man: Magic of Love, Youth|url=httphttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/09/141_39855.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|date=February 19, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Shin|first=Hae-in|title=Being a bit of both proves difficult in ''Oishi man''|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2009/02/11/60/0703000000AEN20090211002000315F.HTML|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|date=February 11, 2009}}</ref> 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,<ref name=million>{{cite web|url=http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?art_id=200908061741445|script-title=ko:영화 ‘10억’ 이민기… ‘자연스러운 몰입’ 그것이 나의 연기|date=August 6, 2009|website=Khan|language=ko}}</ref> and the disaster film ''[[Tidal Wave (2009 film)|Tidal Wave]]'', in which he plays a lifeguard who makes a heartbreaking sacrifice when a [[tsunami]] hits the Korean beach town of [[Haeundae District|Haeundae]].<ref name="acting">{{cite web|last=Ki|first=Sun-min|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2908375|title=Lee Min-ki revels in the art of acting|date=August 6, 2009|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009102923590056244|title=[INTERVIEW] Lee Min-ki (1)|date=November 30, 2009|website=10Asia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009102923585054562|title=[INTERVIEW] Lee Min-ki (2)|date=November 30, 2009|website=10Asia}}</ref>

Lee then solidified his bona fide movie star status with his leading roles in the action film ''[[Quick (2011 film)|Quick]]'' and romantic comedy ''[[Spellbound (2011 film)|Spellbound]]''.<ref name=quick>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010042910352797873|title=Lee Min-ki tapped to play lead in new Yoon Je-kyun pic|date=April 29, 2010|website=10Asia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2011/08/141_89309.html|title=Quick promises fastest Korean blockbuster ever|date=June 21, 2011|website=[[The Korea Times]]}}</ref><ref name=spell>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011041210382734729|title=Son Ye-jin, Lee Min-ki finish shooting new romance flick|date=April 12, 2011|website=10Asia}}</ref>

He followed with leading roles in thriller ''[[Monster (2014 film)|Monster]]'' (2014),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/61215/interview-leeminki-talks-about-his-new-movie-monster|title=[Interview] Lee Min Ki Transforms into Killer for ′Monster′|website=enewsWorld|date=May 2, 2014|archive-date=August 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818161625/http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/61215/interview-leeminki-talks-about-his-new-movie-monster}}</ref><ref name=monster /> action noir ''[[For the Emperor]]'' (2014),<ref name=emperor>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2819|title=LEE Min-ki Headlines NEW Action Noir|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|date=December 11, 2013}}</ref> and drama film ''[[Shoot Me in the Heart]]'' (2015), based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Jeong Yu-jeong.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2999988|title='Shoot Me' takes aim at viewers' emotions|date=January 23, 2015|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]}}</ref><ref name=shoot>{{cite web|url=http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=11832|title=[Interview] Lee Min Ki, "I'm Acting With Yeo Jin Gu In My Next Film"|date=June 23, 2014|website=BNT News}}</ref>

In 2017, Lee starred in the romantic-comedy drama ''[[Because This Is My First Life]]'' opposite [[Jung So-min]], which had been his first television leading role in 10 years.<ref name=life>{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3036727|title=Jung So-min, Lee Min-ki join tvN fall drama|date=August 4, 2017|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]}}</ref> This was followed with the fantasy melodrama ''[[The Beauty Inside (TV series)|The Beauty Inside]]'' (2018), based on the 2015 [[The Beauty Inside (2015 film)|romantic comedy film]] of the same name. He played a man who suffers from [[prosopagnosia]].<ref name=beauty>{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/beauty-inside--drama-seo-hyun-jin-and-lee-min-ki-top-billing-for-drama-recreation-of-popular-film-120200.html|title="Beauty Inside - Drama" Seo Hyun-jin and Lee Min-ki Top Billing for Drama Recreation of Popular Film|date=July 8, 2018|website=Hancinema[[HanCinema]]|publisher=Newsen}}</ref>

In 2019, Lee returned to the small screen opposite [[Lee Yoo-young]] in the [[Police procedural|crime detective]] drama ''[[The Lies Within]]'' as detective Jo Tae-sik.<ref name=Lies>{{cite web|url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3638637|title=[공식입장] 이민기X이유영, '모두의 거짓말' 출연 확정…하반기 방송|language=ko|date=June 5, 2019|website=News1|author=Kim Min-ji}}</ref> On January 13, 2020, it was announced that Lee would star in the occult thriller film ''[[Three Days (upcoming film)|Three Days]]'' alongside [[Park Shin-yang]] and [[Lee Re]].<ref name="entertain.naver.com">{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=117&aid=0003322577|title=박신양X이민기, '사흘'로 스크린 컴백…"데뷔 첫 오컬트 영화 도전" [공식입장]|website=[[Naver]]|date=January 13, 2020}}</ref>

In 2021, Lee starred alongside [[Nana (entertainer)|Nana]] in the MBC romantic comedy ''[[Oh My Ladylord]]''.<ref name="n.news.naver.com">{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/076/0003626815|title=[공식]로코 '오! 주인님' 이민기X나나, 출연 확정..2021년 3월 방송|website=[[Naver]]|date=September 8, 2020}}</ref> After the contract with his former agency expired in September 2021, Lee signed a contract with Yeongsang ENT.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0002985567|author=Kim Mi-hwa|title=이민기, 신생 엔터 상영이엔티와 전속계약 [공식]|trans-title=Lee Min-ki, an exclusive contract with a new entertainment company, Sangsang ENT [Formula] |work=Star News|via = [[Naver]] |date=September 2, 2021 |access-date= September 2, 2021 |language=ko}}</ref> The same year, he joined the [[JTBC]] television series ''[[My Liberation Notes]]'' which premiered in April 2022. He played the role of Yeom Chang-hee, the second of three siblings with no proper goal in life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/438/0000044825|author=Park Jae-hwan|title=이민기 "꿈도, 욕망도, 속도 없는 둘째" JTBC드라마 <나의 해방일지>|trans-title=Lee Min-ki "No dream, no desire, no speed" JTBC drama <My Liberation Journal>|via=[[Naver]]|publisher=KBS Entertainment|date=March 17, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022|language=ko}}</ref>

On August 11, 2009, he unveiled his musical debut ''No Kidding'', a six track [[Extended Play|EP]] with a very indie-electro rock sound.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200908130744201001|script-title=ko:가수데뷔 이민기, 진정한 뮤지션 거듭나다! “농담 아니라니까”|date=August 13, 2009|website=Newsen|language=ko}}</ref> The album's title song "Eternal Summer" was the first and only single released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enews.imbc.com/News/RetrieveNewsInfo/3701|script-title=ko:배우 이민기, “이제 가수 이민기라고 불러주세요” |date=September 24, 2009|website=imbc[[iMBC]]|language=ko}}</ref>

Lee enlisted for his [[conscription in South Korea|mandatory military service]] on August 7, 2014, and was assigned as a public service worker.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Sun-min|title=Lee to start military service next month|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2992247|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=July 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ha|first1=Soo-jung|title=Lee Min Ki Revealed to Have Enlisted in the Army 8/7|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/72977/leeminki-goes-to-the-army|website=enewsWorld|date=August 8, 2014|archive-date=August 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808212515/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/72977/leeminki-goes-to-the-army}}</ref> He was discharged in August 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kpopherald.com/view.php?ud=201602031818110946413_2|title=Stars whose military service ends in 2016|website=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=February 3, 2016}}</ref>

|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=41296|script-title=ko:이종혁, 이민기 <바람 피기 좋은 날> 캐스팅|date=September 5, 2006|website=[[Cine21]]|language=ko}}</ref>

| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/12/141_36732.html|title=Romantic Island Loses Spark|date=December 25, 2008|website=[[The Korea Times]]}}</ref>

| rowspan="2" |Special appearance

| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/movie/now/read?oid=117&aid=0003516009 |author= Kim Na-ra |title=이민기, 김래원X이종석 '데시벨' 특별출연…"황인호 감독과 의리" [공식]|trans-title=Lee Min-ki, Kim Rae-won X Lee Jong-suk's 'Decibel' Special Appearance... "Loyalty to Director Hwang In-ho" [Official] |publisher= [[Naver]] |work= mydaily |date= July 12, 2021 |access-date=July 12, 2021 |language=ko}}</ref>

| rowspan=2|[[Drama City|Drama Special]]

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| ''[[Nonstop (South Korean TV series)|Rainbow Romance]]''

|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=34367|script-title=ko:철든 <논스톱>? <레인보우 로망스>|date=November 20, 2005|website=[[Cine21]]|language=ko}}</ref>

|<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001320899 |author= Kim Yoo-jin |title=나의 해방일지' 이민기·김지원·손석구·이엘 캐스팅 확정 [공식입장]|trans-title=My Liberation Journal' casts Lee Min-ki, Kim Ji-won, Son Seok-gu, and EL confirmed [Official position]|via= [[Naver]] |publisher=X-ports News|date= July 9, 2021 |access-date=July 9, 2021 |language=ko}}</ref>

|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003665477|last=Lee|first=Seung-gil|title=이보영·조승우·한지민·이준호·임윤아…JTBC, 초호화 2023년 드라마 라인업 전격공개|trans-title=Lee Bo-Young - Cho Seung-Woo - Han Ji-Min - Lee Joon-Ho - Im Yoon-A...JTBC unveils ultra-luxury 2023 drama line-up |publisher=My Daily|via=[[Naver]]|date=November 8, 2022|access-date=September 12, 2023|language=ko}}</ref>

| <ref>{{Cite web|author=Ha Kyung-heon |date=February 22, 2023 |title=이민기-한지현, ‘K'K-성형’성형' 드라마 ‘룩앳미’'룩앳미' 캐스팅[공식] |trans-title=Lee Min-ki and Han Ji-hyun cast in 'K-Plastic Surgery' drama 'Look at Me' [Official] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000868829 |access-date=February 22, 2023 |publisher=[[Sports Kyunghyang]] |language=ko |via=Naver}}</ref>

| ''[[Oh! MasterMy Ladylord]]''

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