Min Hyo-rin (; born Jung Eun-ran on 5 February 1986) is a South Korean actress, model and singer.

Career

Born in Daegu as Jung Eun-ran, she adopted the stage name Min Hyo-rin when she began

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for the clothing brand Flapper in 2006. She then appeared in several

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s for Park Ki-young and

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. Before her singing debut, large teaser posters of her were displayed around the hot spots of

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as a promotional stunt. She released the

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''RinZ'' in 2007, and the single ''Touch Me'' in 2008. In 2009 Min made her acting debut in the

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'' opposite

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and

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. She was the lead actress in a 2010

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adapted from

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's novel ''Romantic Movement'', with four different directors each shooting

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s in various locations around Seoul. Min was paired with singer Seven in the reality show ''Fox's Butler'', and hosted the sixth season of cable channel

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'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

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smartphone and aired on cable channel OCN. Later that year, she was cast in the TV series '' Romance Town'' with Sung Yu-ri and Kim Min-jun, and appeared in

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's music video " Going Crazy." After being part of the ensemble cast of 2011 retro drama '' Sunny'' along with Shim Eun-kyung and

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, Min played

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's love interest in the 2012 period comedy ''

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''. Both were huge box office hits. In 2012, Min co-starred with

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and

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in ''A Millionaire on the Run'' (also known as ''Five Million Dollar Man''). She next starred in '' Twenty'', a film that depicts the lives and loves of three male friends in their twenties. In 2015, Min headlined the music drama ''Persevere Goo Hae Ra'', produced by Mnet. In 2016, Min became a regular cast member in the KBS reality television show '' Sister's Slam Dunk''. In March 2017, Min signed with Plum Entertainment after her contract with

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ended. The same year, she starred in the two-episode drama ''

The Happy Loner ''The Happy Loner'' () is a two-episode Korean drama that aired on KBS2 from May 8 to May 9, 2017, starring Min Hyo-rin and Gong Myung. Synopsis A thorough individualist, Ji-young, who avoids relationships with others, meets Byuk-soo, who can' ...

'' and the cycling film '' Uhm Bok-dong''.

Personal life

Min began a relationship with singer

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, member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang in 2013. In December 2017, it was confirmed by their respective agencies that they were engaged. They married on 3 February 2018 in a private church ceremony. On 27 September 2021, Min's agency announced that Min was pregnant and awaiting childbirth. On 6 December 2021, Min gave birth to a healthy son.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Variety show

Music videos

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Min, Hyo-rin 1986 births Living people JYP Entertainment artists People from Daegu South Korean film actresses South Korean female idols South Korean television actresses 21st-century South Korean singers 21st-century South Korean women singers