About Shin Min Ah: 
Shin Min Ah was born Yang Min Ah in the Gyeonggi province in South Korea on April 5, 1984. The youngest of her family, she has an older brother and sister. She attended Hyosung High School and later, Dongguk University for her college education.
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In middle school, Min Ah took a picture with a friends and sent it to teen magazine KiKi (키키). That picture landed her a modeling offer in the magazine, with appearances in commercials following soon after. She starred and sang in many music videos like “Miracle Blue” (2009) in a collaboration with Loveholics, a South Korean modern rock band.
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Her successful modeling career took her to Milan, Italy to shoot a photo spread for Elle. She then became the first Asian model for American brand Rag & Bone and was subsequently featured in the New York Times magazine. After her travels were highlighted on cable television, Shin Min Ah wrote her biography in the book titled Shin Min-a's French Diary which was published in 2009.
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She met her boyfriend and co-actor Kim Woo Bin in May 2015 when doing an editorial photoshoot for a Hong Kong clothing brand. Kim Woo Bin, right after the success of his drama series “Uncontrollably Fond” (2016), was diagnosed with throat cancer. Thankfully, it wasn’t too late to receive treatment, and Shin Min Ah was dedicated to supporting her boyfriend through difficult times.
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She loves music and has lent her voice to many songs, including those from the “Go Go 70s”(2008) soundtrack, a musical drama about South Korea in the 1970s.
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Shin Min Ah Movies and TV Shows: 
Shin Min Ah began her entertainment career as a model and appeared in music videos for the K-pop band g.o.d before making her acting debut in the drama “Beautiful Days” (2018), where she played a supporting role. Her portrayal of a sexy counterculture singer in the 2008 musical drama “Go Go 70s” won her multiple accolades, where she sang many of the songs from the official soundtrack.
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She is most well known for her roles in the movie “The Naked Kitchen” and the drama “My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho” (2010), and historical drama “Arang and the Magistrate” (2012). When shooting the romantic comedy series “Oh My Venus“ (2015), Shin Min Ah had to undergo three hours of makeup and prosthetic sessions every day while playing an overweight lawyer.
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Her first significant role was in the tvN drama “Tomorrow, With You” (2017), in which she plays a 30-year-old cheerful photographer who finds out that her successful CEO husband can travel through time. In 2020, she plays Lee Young, a high diving champion that lost her memory after a traumatic experience in the thriller film “Diva”.

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Possessing the perfect combination of skill, beauty, and charm, high diving champion Lee Young (Shin Min Ah) has often been heralded as the “Diving Diva”. Consistently bringing home gold medal after gold medal, Lee Young is clearly at the top of her game. But life at the top comes with its own unique set of challenges and some of them are much easier to overcome than others.

Diving alongside Lee Young, Soo Jin (Lee Yoo Young) has been the superstar’s teammate and friend since childhood. A star athlete in her own right, Soo Jin has a plethora of silver and bronze medals to her name, but that’s just never good enough when you live in the shadow of the great Lee Young. Concerned for her friend and hoping to share a bit of her glory, Lee Young suggests she and Soo Jin try diving as doubles; but before they can compete as a pair, the two are involved in a mysterious car accident.&nbsp;

With no memory of the accident and Soo Jin now missing, Lee Young tries her best to put the past behind her and move on. Focusing all of her energy into reclaiming her place at the top of the diving world, Lee Young stands poised to do just that; but returning memories from the past begin to slowly plunge her into a world of sheer madness.

A mind-bending combination of mystery and horror, “Diva” is a 2020 thriller film directed by Cho Seul Ye.

Diva

Diva's Team 

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In Greek mythology, Venus was the goddess of love and symbolized beauty. However, we are now living in a world that is materialistic. The definition of beauty in the 21st century has changed and is now portraying being skinny as beautiful. In this drama, the female lead character named Jueun who used to be popular for her beauty in high school has gained a lot of weight and gets dumped by her boyfriend. Then she decides to lose weight with the help of John Kim who is a famous personal trainer to Hollywood stars. By showing the struggles of Jueun and John Kim, 'Oh My Venus' is trying to tell us that physical beauty isn\u2019t everything.

Oh My Venus

Minion's Rising Team

Running Man is a reality-variety show that stars Yu Jae Seok, Kim Jong Kook, Haha, Jee Seok Jin, Song Ji Hyo, Lee Kwang Soo, Jeon So Min, and Yang Se Chan. In each episode, they must complete missions at various places to win the race. Each mission is action-packed and hilarious as each member tries to beat the others using their wits and skills. Each week, is filled with fun that includes trust and betrayal, knowledge and skills, physical strengths, and outrageous penalties. Sometimes, they work as a team and cooperate for one common goal. Other times, they betray each other throughout the race in order to win all the honor and glory for themselves. You will be brought to tears each week from laughing at their silly antics.

Running Man

Don't Walk , Run Team 

Marriage is not always a bed of roses.

Young Min (Jo Jung Suk) and Mi Young (Shin Min Ah) are a young couple who met, fell in love and dated throughout college. They get married after college, and everything seems to great for a while. But after the honeymoon phase ends, they start to bicker over their everyday challenges as a married couple.

As they struggle to make their marriage work, can Young Min and Mi Young learn the secret to a lasting relationship?

“My Love, My Bride” is a 2014 South Korean film directed by Im Chan Sang. It is a remake of the hit 1990 film by the same title.

My Love, My Bride

Choi Hyun (Park Hae Il) is a South Korean university professor who lives in Beijing with his Chinese wife.

He is outwardly content with his life in China but takes an unconventional trip down memory lane when a childhood friend dies.

He returns to South Korea to attend the funeral and then takes a side trip to the city of Gyeongju, once a favorite haunt for him and his friends.

He decides to visit a café where he remembers he once saw an erotic piece of artwork when he visited with friends many years ago. However, he soon discovers that the café has since changed ownership and its new owner Yoon Hee (Shin Min Ah) has wallpapered over the picture.

He strikes up an unconventional friendship with Yoon Hee – and things get even more complicated when former college flame Yeo Jung (Yoon Jin Seo) comes to pay him a visit.

“Gyeongju” is a 2014 South Korean movie directed by Zhang Lu.

Gyeongju

~ Memories of You Team ~

Eun O, a son born out of wedlock of the former Chancellor Kim, travels around the nation as he is interested in nothing, even women, money, or fame. Since his childhood, Eun O has been able to see and talk to ghosts, and this ability has bothered him so much. Eun O meets A Rang, a clumsy, brazen, yet lovely ghost. A Rang strives hard to find out who she was when she was alive, only to face despair. But she teams up with Eun O, a district magistrate, clears up cases one by one, and gets close to a big shocking truth.

Tale of Arang

Marang

Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Dae Woong dreams of becoming an action movie star. He goes to a temple to pursue this dream, where he releases a nine-tailed fox trapped in a painting for 500 years. Even though she has collected the life force of 100 men for youth and eternal life, the nine-tailed fox does not intend to steal Dae Woong\u2019s energy, yet ends up losing her orb to him due to an accident. To reclaim it, she sticks close by, learning that if Dae Woong bears the orb inside for 100 days, she can become a human being. With her life in peril and sweet strife while living together, can the nine-tailed fox actually become human?

My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho

Team Gumiho

Goo Mi Ho

Suffocating under the military dictatorship that led South Korea in the 1970's, many of the younger generation pushed back against the oppression, sparking a revolutionary upheaval of pop culture that breathed new life into their stifling world. Two such revolutionaries were Sang Kyu (Cho Seung Woo), a talented vocalist, and his buddy, Man Shik (Cha Seung Woo), a guitarist who, like his friend, had spent too many days wandering the shabby clubs of the U.S. military base near their homes.

Tired of living the same weary life, day in and day out, Sang Kyu and Man Shik decide to form a rock band. Recruiting four other members, the group dub themselves the “Devils” and agree to enter an upcoming rock band contest. With their amusing, albeit shocking performance, the Devils sweep the contest and land themselves a regular gig, playing at a club called “Nirvana”.&nbsp;

Becoming overnight stars, the group revels in their success but their joy is short-lived. Facing oppression on every side, the Devils must overcome a tidal wave of obstacles, some of which could very well destroy them all. Choosing to fight against despair, rather than succumb to it, Sang Kyu plans one last emotion-filled concert for the Devils. Could this final act of defiance be what sparks the fires of a nation-wide revolution?

Inspired by the real-life events of the 1970's, “Go Go 70s” is a 2008 musical drama film directed by Choi Ho.

Go Go 70s

With a scarred face and an exceptionally low self-esteem, Ku Dong Gun (Ryoo Seung Bum) never thought he’d find a woman who would be willing to love him as he was. Believing himself to be too ugly to love, Dong Gun was convinced he would spend the entirety of his life alone. But when fate brings the beautiful Jang Hae Joo (Shin Min Ah) into his life, everything changes.

Having lost her eyesight in an accident, Hae Joo has spent years waiting for a compatible donor but as of yet, has had no luck. The only luck that has ever come her way is the fateful encounter that brought Dong Gun into her life. Having fallen in love almost immediately, Dong Gun and Hae Joo have spent the past three years in a committed relationship but when news that a donor for Hae Joo has been found, Dong Gun begins to second guess everything.&nbsp;

Afraid Hae Joo will no longer love him, once she sees him with her own eyes, Dong Gun decides it’s best he disappears from her life. Will his fear of the truth really lead him to walk away from the woman he loves, forever?

A modern take on a classic tale, “The Beast and the Beauty” is a 2005 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Lee Kye Byuk.

The Beast and the Beauty

Korean Beauty's Victims

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