# Kim Min-seok (actor)

Kim Min-seok (born January 24, 1990) is a South Korean actor. He played the role of the main character in Shark: The Beginning (2021). He had supporting roles in television series such as Flower Band (2012), Descendants of the Sun (2016), The Doctors (2016), Innocent Defendant (2017), Because This Is My First Life (2017), and Lovestruck in the City (2020–2021)

## Career

Kim participated in Superstar K 3, a survival audition show for singers on Mnet. He showed up at the preliminary regional audition in Daegu but never made it to the group of 11 contestants that actually competed in the show. Shortly after, Kim made his debut in tvN's music youth series Flower Band, playing an ambitious keyboard player.
He gained recognition with his role in the pan-Asia hit drama Descendants of the Sun. The same year, he starred in SBS' medical drama The Doctors and won the Best New Actor award at the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards.
In 2017, Kim played supporting roles in SBS' legal thriller Innocent Defendant, JTBC's coming-of-age drama Hello, My Twenties! 2 and tvN's romantic comedy series Because This Is My First Life. On November 16, 2017, it was reported that Kim's contract with Woollim Entertainment had expired and he had not renewed with the company. It was later reported that he had signed to Respect Entertainment.
In 2018, Kim played his first lead role in the drama special Almost Touching. In December 2018, Kim enlisted in the military to serve his conscripted duty.
In September 2020, Kim joined the cast of multi-season rom-com web series City Couple's Way of Love of Kakao TV, which will depict the real love stories of young people who live fiercely with "another me" in a complex city. The first series Lovestruck in the City is set to air on December 8, 2020 and it will be available for streaming on Netflix also.
In 2021, Kim's upcoming film Shark: The Beginning will be released on Original Film TVING, which will premiere in June 2021. and Kim will be Cameo appearing in the drama Racket Boys. In June 2021, Kim confirmed to appear in Engine On From Today, airing on KakaoTV with a total of four episodes.
In 2022, Kim renewed his contract with Respect Entertainment.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Moebius | Thug 1 | cameo |
| 2017 | A Special Lady | Joo-hwan | |
| 2018 | Monstrum | | |
| 2019 | Jesters: The Game Changers | Pal-poong | |
| 2019 | Man of Men | Jeong Gi | cameo |
| 2021 | Shark : The Beginning | Cha Woo-sol | Original Film TVING |
| 2021 | 1+1 | Cha Ji-cheon | Documentary film |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Flower Band | Seo Kyung-jong | |
| 2014 | Hi! School: Love On | Park Byung-wook | |
| 2015 | Who Are You: School 2015 | Min-suk | |
| 2015–2016 | Imaginary Cat | Yook Hae-gong | |
| 2016 | Descendants of the Sun | Kim Gi-beom | |
| 2016 | The Doctors | Choi Kang-soo | |
| 2017 | Innocent Defendant | Lee Sung-gyu | |
| 2017 | Hello, My Twenties! 2 | Seo Jang-hoon | |
| 2017 | Because This Is My First Life | Sim Won-seok | |
| 2018 | The Beauty Inside | Han Se-gye | Cameo (Episode 5–6) |
| 2018 | Drama Special – Almost Touching | Kang Seong-chan | One act-drama |
| 2018 | Heart Surgeons | Surgeon | Cameo (Episode 32) |
| 2018 | Drama Stage – Withdrawal Person | Byung Doo | One act-drama; Season 2 |
| 2021 | Racket Boys | Hun-hoon | Cameo (Episode 2) |
| 2023 | Delivery Man | Do Gyu-jin | |
| 2023–2024 | A Good Day to Be a Dog | Kang Eun-hwan | Special appearance |
| 2024 | My Military Valentine | Lloyd | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Aftermath | Jo In-ho | |
| 2020–2021 | Lovestruck in the City | Choi Kyeong-jun | |
| 2021 | Engine On From Today | Cha Dae-hyun | |
| 2023 | Shark : The Storm | Cha Woo-sol | Follow-up drama to the movie Shark: The Beginning |
| 2024 | Mr. Plankton | Yoon Gi-ho/"kkari" | |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Superstar K 3 | Contestant | Audition, appeared in the semi-finals |
| 2016 | Celebrity Bromance | Main cast | Season 6 with L (Infinite) |
| 2016 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant | as "The Sun's Junior", episodes 59–60 |
| 2016 | Flower Crew | Main cast | |
| 2017 | Law of the Jungle in Kota Manado | Main cast | Ep. 252 – 255 along with Infinite's Sungyeol |
| 2018 | It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets | Main cast | Ep. 1–2 & 6–7 (Season 2) |
| 2021 | Long Live Independence | Main cast | |
| 2023 | Empty Nesters - Suri Suri Village Suri | Host | Season 3 |

### Hosting

| Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| Inkigayo | July 3, 2016 – January 22, 2017 | Main MC | with Gong Seung-yeon and Jeongyeon | |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Song title | Artist | Ref. |
| 2017 | "One Late Morning" | Joo | |
| 2022 | "Lovender" | Han Seung-yoon | |

## Discography

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Somehow you (어쩌다 널)" | 2012 | Flower Band OST |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| APAN Star Awards | 2016 | Best New Actor | Descendants of the Sun | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2017 | Best New Actor – Television | The Doctors | Won |
| Grime Awards | 2016 | Best New Actor | Descendants of the Sun | Nominated |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2016 | Best New Actor | Descendants of the Sun | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Best New Actor | Descendants of the Sun | Nominated |
| SBS Entertainment Awards | 2016 | Best Entertainer Award | Inkigayo | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2016 | New Star Award | The Doctors | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2017 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | Innocent Defendant | Nominated |
| Soompi Awards | 2017 | Breakout Actor | Descendants of the Sun | Won |
| Soompi Awards | 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Because This Is My First Life | Nominated |
| The Seoul Awards | 2017 | Best New Actor (Drama) | Innocent Defendant | Won |