Shin Min-A, born April 5th, 1984 with birth name Yang Min-A (양민아), is a popular South Korean actress & model. Her family consists of a father, mother, older sister & brother. In middle school, Min-A took a picture with her friends on a school picnic and sent the photo to teen magazine KiKi ("키키"). From that picture she was chosen as a model for the magazine. Afterwards she would first appear in commercials and music videos. In 2001, Min-A made her acting debut in the movie "Volcano High" and would appear again two years later in "Madeleine". Her breakout performance would occur in the 2005 gangster film "A Bittersweet Life". Her character, Hee-soo, displayed a mixture of purity and maturity that captivated South Korean audiences. Since that time, Shin Min-A has received an assortment of acting offers from top Korean directors and expanded her acting repertoire by selecting various types of roles: from martial-arts comedy "My Mighty Princess" to 70's go-go dancer "Go Go 70s" to smaller independent film "Sisters on the Road".
More recently in 2009, Shin Min-A participated in the project "Miracle Blue," which is a collaboration between herself, the Korean alternative band Loveholic and fashion design company Calvin Klein. In the music video "Miracle Blue," in which Min-a Shin sings, she performs as various characters displaying child-like innocence to sexy blonde haired singer.
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Shin Min Ah debuted as a model for KiKi Magazineand has since appeared in many commercial and films advertisements, becoming one of the most in-demand commercial and films endorsers in South Korea.
Notable among her forays into branded entertainment is the 2008 multi-episodeSummer Daysopposite Hyun Bin and Ryu Seung-beom for LG Xnote featuring music by Yoo Hee-Yeol ,as well asFriends & Love, a movie-style extended advertisement for Giordano in 2011 costarring Jung Woo-sung and So Ji-sub .
In 2008, Shin became the first Asian celebrity to do a photoshoot with a Calvin Klein model. The spread with Jamie Dornan was shot in Milan , Italy , and published in the September 2009 issue ofElle Korea.
In 2011, she was selected as the first Asian model for a DIY project with American clothing brand Rag & Bone . Other models chosen included Miranda Kerr , Carolyn Murphy and Karolina Kurkova .
A performing arts major at Dongguk University , Shin has also appeared in numerous K-Pop music videos , contributed her vocals to several singles and soundtracks, and has published a travel book titledMina's French Diary.
Despite her many activities, Shin considers acting her primary vocation, starring in numerous films and TV dramas.
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Beautiful Days(SBS) | Lee Min-ji |
| 2003 | Punch(SBS) | Jang Yu-bin |
| 2005 | A Love To Kill(KBS) | Cha Eun-seok |
| 2007 | The Devil(KBS) | Seo Hae-in |
| 2010 | My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox(SBS) | Mi-ho |
| 2012 | Arang and the Magistrate(MBC) | Arang |
| 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 |
| Year | Track | From the Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "My Happy Day" | Yoo Hee-yeol-Summer Days |
| "Night Bus" | Go Go 70sOST | |
| 2009 | "One Year Later" | The Naked KitchenOST |
| "Miracle Blue" | Loveholics-In the Air | |
| 2010 | "Sha la la" | My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed FoxOST |
| "I Can Give You All" | My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed FoxOST | |
| 2012 | "Black Moon" | Arang and the MagistrateOST |
| Year | Event | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | | Won | |
| 2009 | 4th University Film Festival of Korea | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
| 6th Max Movie Awards | Best Actress | Won | |||
| 17th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actress | Won | |||
| 2nd Style Icon Awards | Fashionista | - | Won | ||
| 3rd Mnet 20's Choice Awards | Hot Fashionista | - | Won | ||
| 2010 | Korean Advertisers Association Awards | Best CF Model | - | Won | |
| 3rd Style Icon Awards | Style Icon Actress | My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox | Won | ||
| SBS Drama Awards | Excellence in Acting - Drama Special | Won | |||
| Top Ten Stars Award | Won | ||||
| Best Couple with Lee Seung-gi | Won |
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