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Min in September 2018

Born

Jung Eun-ran


5 February 1986 (age38)

Daegu, South Korea

Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Yearsactive2006–present
Agents
  • Plum
  • JYP
Spouse

Taeyang

(m.2018)

Children1
Korean name
Hangul

민효린

Revised Romanization Min Hyo-rin
McCune–Reischauer Min Hyorin
Birth name
Hangul

정은란

Revised Romanization Jeong Eun-ran
McCune–Reischauer Chŏng Ŭnlan

Min Hyo-rin (Korean :민효린;born Jung Eun-ran on 5 February 1986) [1] [2] is a South Korean actress,model and singer. She made her breakthrough with her role in the South Korean film Sunny (2011),followed by The Grand Heist (2012) –both cited as one of South Korea's highest-grossing box office hits.

Contents

  • Career
  • Personal life
  • Filmography
  • Film
  • Television series
  • Web series
  • Variety show
  • Music videos
  • Discography
  • Awards and nominations
  • References
  • External links

Career

Born in Daegu as Jung Eun-ran,she adopted the stage name Min Hyo-rin when she began modeling for the clothing brand Flapper in 2006. [3] She then appeared in several music videos for Park Ki-young and F.T. Island. Before her singing debut,large teaser posters of her were displayed around the hot spots of Seoul as a promotional stunt. She released the album RinZ in 2007,and the single Touch Me in 2008.

In 2009 Min made her acting debut in the television series Triple opposite Lee Jung-jae and Song Joong-ki. [4] [5] [6] She was the lead actress in a 2010 web series adapted from Alain de Botton's novel Romantic Movement,with four different directors each shooting short films in various locations around Seoul. [7]

Min was paired with singer Seven in the reality show Fox's Butler, [8] and hosted the sixth season of cable channel Mnet's Trend Report Feel from 2010 to 2011.

In 2011,she and Choi Daniel starred in Age of Milk,a short film that was shot using a Samsung Galaxy S smartphone and aired on cable channel OCN. [9] [10] Later that year,she was cast in the TV series Romance Town with Sung Yu-ri and Kim Min-jun, [11] and appeared in Song Jieun's music video "Going Crazy."

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After being part of the ensemble cast of 2011 retro drama Sunny along with Shim Eun-kyung and Kang So-ra, [12] Min played Cha Tae-hyun's love interest in the 2012 period comedy The Grand Heist . [13] [14] Both were huge box office hits. In 2012,Min co-starred with Jo Sung-ha and Park Jin-young in A Millionaire on the Run (also known as Five Million Dollar Man). [15] [16] She next starred in Twenty ,a film that depicts the lives and loves of three male friends in their twenties. [17]

In 2015,Min headlined the music drama Persevere Goo Hae Ra,produced by Mnet. [18]

In 2016,Min became a regular cast member in the KBS reality television show Sister's Slam Dunk . [19] [20]

In March 2017,Min signed with Plum Entertainment after her contract with JYP Entertainment ended. [21] The same year,she starred in the two-episode drama The Happy Loner and the cycling film Uhm Bok-dong . [22] [23] [24]

Personal life

Min began a relationship with singer Taeyang,member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang in 2013. [25] [26] In December 2017,it was confirmed by their respective agencies that they were engaged. [27] [28] [29] They married on 3 February 2018 in a private church ceremony. [30] [31]

On 27 September 2021,Min's agency announced that Min was pregnant and awaiting childbirth. [32] In November 2021,Min gave birth to a healthy son. [33] [34]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011Age of MilkJin Short film;also aired on OCN
Sunny Jung Soo-ji
2012 The Grand Heist Baek Soo-ryun
A Millionaire on the RunMi-ri
2015 Twenty Jin-joo
2016Was WillA girl from the future 2116 Mockumentary
2019 Uhm Bok-dong Kyeong-ja

Television series

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YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2009 Triple Lee Ha-ru
2010 Dr. Champ Nurse Cameo (Episode 16)
2011 Romance Town Jung Da-kyum
2015Persevere,Goo Hae-raGoo Hae-ra
2017 The Happy Loner Na Ji-youngtwo-episode drama

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010The Romantic Movement:SeoulAliceMy Bloody Valentine
My Sweet Blanket
The Tarot Players

Variety show

YearTitleRoleRef.
2010Fox's ButlerCast member
2010-2011Trend Report Feel 6 Host
2016 Sister's Slam Dunk Cast member

Music videos

YearSong TitleArtist
2006"Because of You"Park Ki-young
2007"A Man's First Love
Follows Him to the Grave"
F.T. Island
"Only One Person"
"Men Are... Also Helpless" Evan
2008"Energy" Mighty Mouth feat. Sunye
2010"More and More" Jo Sung-mo feat. Electroboyz
2011"Going Crazy" Song Ji-eun feat. Bang Yong-guk
2014"Eyes,Nose,Lips" Taeyang
"1AM" [35]
"Feel" Lee Jun-ho
2016"Shut Up" Unnies

Discography

Album informationTrack listing
RinZ:Min-Hyo-rin First Album
  • Album
  • Released:16 May 2007
  • Label:Star Fox &Yedang Entertainment

Track listing

  1. Stars
  2. 기다려 늑대
  3. 그립습니다
  4. Stars (Inst.)
  5. 기다려 늑대 (Inst.)
Touch Me
  • Single
  • Released: 14 March 2008
  • Label: Star Fox & Yedang Entertainment

Track listing

  1. Touch me
  2. Touch me (Inst.)

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Best New Artist "Stars"Nominated [36]
2009 28th MBC Drama Awards Best New Actress Triple Nominated
201119th Korean Culture & Entertainment AwardsBest New Actress (Film) Sunny Won [37]
25th KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Romance Town Nominated
201216th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Fantasia AwardWon [38]
49th Grand Bell Awards Photogenic AwardWon
201615th KBS Entertainment Awards Variety Show Rookie Award Sister's Slam Dunk Won
20172nd Asia Artist Awards Choice Award The Happy Loner Won [39]

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