Min Hyo-rin
Min in September 2018
Born
Jung Eun-ran

(1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 38)
Daegu, South Korea
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2006 (2006)–present
Agents
Spouse
​
(m. 2018)​
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
민효린
Revised RomanizationMin Hyo-rin
McCune–ReischauerMin Hyorin
Birth name
Hangul
정은란
Revised RomanizationJeong Eun-ran
McCune–ReischauerChŏng 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.

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."

Min at the Korean Drama Festival

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

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Age of Milk Jin Short film; also aired on OCN
Sunny Jung Soo-ji
2012 The Grand Heist Baek Soo-ryun
A Millionaire on the Run Mi-ri
2015 Twenty Jin-joo
2016 Was Will A girl from the future 2116 Mockumentary
2019 Uhm Bok-dong Kyeong-ja

Television series

Min Hyo-rin at the LG Optimus LTE showcase event in 2011
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 Triple Lee Ha-ru
2010 Dr. Champ Nurse Cameo (Episode 16)
2011 Romance Town Jung Da-kyum
2015 Persevere, Goo Hae-ra Goo Hae-ra
2017 The Happy Loner Na Ji-young two-episode drama

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Romantic Movement: Seoul Alice My Bloody Valentine
My Sweet Blanket
The Tarot Players

Variety show

Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Fox's Butler Cast member
2010-2011 Trend Report Feel 6 Host
2016 Sister's Slam Dunk Cast member

Music videos

Year Song Title Artist
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 information Track 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

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Best New Artist "Stars" Nominated [36]
2009 28th MBC Drama Awards Best New Actress Triple Nominated
2011 19th Korean Culture & Entertainment Awards Best New Actress (Film) Sunny Won [37]
25th KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Romance Town Nominated
2012 16th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Fantasia Award — Won [38]
49th Grand Bell Awards Photogenic Award — Won
2016 15th KBS Entertainment Awards Variety Show Rookie Award Sister's Slam Dunk Won
2017 2nd Asia Artist Awards Choice Award The Happy Loner Won [39]

References

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  3. ^ Kang Hee-soo (14 July 2006). '명품 코' 민효린, CF서 슈퍼주니어 파트너 ['Luxurious nose' Min Hyo-rin is Super Junior's partner in CF]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Oh, Jean (10 June 2009). "MBC's new series a Triple threat". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. ^ "MBC <트리플>: "아, 모르겠다. 지금은 그냥 뺏고 싶을 뿐이다!"" [Interview from the cast of Triple]. 10Asia (in Korean). 24 June 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Min Hyo-rin Picked to Promote Pyeongchang Ski Jumping Continental Cup". The Chosun Ilbo. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  7. ^ 민효린, 알랭 드 보통 원작 '우리는 사랑일까' 주연 [Min Hyo-rin cast as lead in Romantic Movement]. Star News (in Korean). 23 March 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  8. ^ 세븐, 여친 박한별 아닌 민효린 머리 땋아 '자상 돋네' [Se7en braids Min Hyo Rin's hair]. Newsen (in Korean). 3 December 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
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  19. ^ Kim Jae-heun (10 April 2016). "KBS's new variety show revives woman stars". The Korea Times.
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  21. ^ "JYP 떠난 민효린, 플럼行..강소라-임시완과 한솥밥". Star News. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Min Hyo Rin's casting in new KBS web drama confirmed!". International Business Times. 9 March 2017.
  23. ^ "Rain Sets Big Screen Comeback with KANG So-ra in Period Sports Drama". Korean Film Biz Zone. 6 April 2017.
  24. ^ "Star-studded cast lined up for cyclist movie". Korea JoongAng Daily. 30 March 2017.
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  33. ^ Yoo Soo-kyung (6 December 2021). "[단독] 빅뱅 태양, 아빠 됐다...민효린 '득남'" [[Exclusive] Big Bang's Taeyang becomes a father... Min Hyo-rin's 'birth']. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 6 December 2021 – via Naver.
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