Kim Min Kyu

**Kim Min-kyu** (김민규, born March 12, 2001) is a South Korean actor, singer, MC, and model under Jellyfish Entertainment. He has been cast in the Playlist web drama "Pop Out Boy!" as the male lead Chun Nam Wook in 2020.

## Early life

Minkyu was born on March 12, 2001, in Ulsan, South Korea. He has a younger sister who is two years younger than him. He studied at Munhyeon Elementary School, Hwaam Middle School, and Moonhyeon High School. But, because of his work, he got transferred to Youngdong High School.

## Career

### 2019: Produce X 101, modeling, first fan meeting tour, first award

*Main article: Produce X 101*

In March 2019, Minkyu represented Jellyfish Entertainment together with fellow trainee Choi Jun-Seong on the reality survival show *Produce X 101* for the chance to debut in a Mnet boy group. He ranked 12th on the finale of *Produce X 101*, barely being eliminated from the final lineup, and unable to become a member of X1. Despite being eliminated, following his appearance on the show, Minkyu received many advertisement offers.

On August 21, he became the first male model for the beauty brand *Banila Co.*. He also joined many magazines like DAZED, NYLON, and Grazia. On August 25, he held his first fan-meeting 'Nineteen, Minkyu' at Kwangwoon University's Donghae Culture and Art Center. On September 23, he was chosen as a model for the global clothes brand "GUESS". On November 9, he started his first fan-meeting tour 'Nineteen, Minkyu' in Bangkok, Thailand. On November 16, he held it in Taipei, Taiwan. On December 5, he was cast to host MBC Music's new program *Pink Festa*. On December 7, he held his first fan-sign for *Banila Co.*. December 16, he held 'Nineteen, Minkyu' in Japan. On December 17, he won the Hot Rookie Award on First Brand Awards 2020.

### 2020: MC, acting debut

On February 7, 2020, Minkyu was chosen as a new MC for SBS MTV's music program *The Show* alongside The Boyz's Juyeon and Everglow's Sihyun.

In June 2020, Minkyu made his acting debut in Playlist's web drama "Pop Out Boy!" as the male lead Chun Nam Wook.

## Filmography

### Television show

 *Pink Fiesta* | MBC Music | Host
 2020

## Tour

* Kim Minkyu 1st Fanmeeting Tour "Nineteen, Minkyu"

## Trivia

* His fandom is called Moomindan (무민단).
* He has a sister who is two years younger than him.
* His parents are his role models.
* His first name, Min Kyu, means "star in the sky".
* His MBTI type is ESTJ.
* His shoe size is 280mm.
* His talents include playing the drums, ping-pong, and acting.
* He plays drums for stress relief.
* According to him, he is tall because his mom is tall.
* When he was 5, he told his younger sister that Santa Claus wasn't real.
* His dream jobs are historian, businessman, and singer.
* According to him, his charming points are his long eyelashes, lips, and eyes.
* He can hold up to eight pieces of mechanical pencil lead on his eyelashes.
* He has a beauty mark on the right side of his face.
* He wants to go traveling alone once he turns 20.
	+ He especially wants to go back to Jeju Island to try horseback riding.
* He is looks are often compared to NU'EST's Minhyun, Bae Jinyoung, and Astro's Cha Eunwoo.
* He's good friends with Choi Hyun Wook.
* In high school, he was a member of a band called "No Plan".
* He regrets not making any memories with his classmates during high school due to being a trainee.
* On *Produce X 101*, he was voted as the trainee with the best personality by netizens.
	+ He was also voted as the best visual and center.
* During his time on *Produce X 101*, he made friends with Yohan, Minhee, Song Hyeongjun, Lee Jinhyuk, and Lee Sejin. He was closest to Hyeongjun.
* Despite being eliminated from the show, he attended the X1 Debut Premier Show-Con.
* On September 23, 2019, he went to Los Angeles for a photoshoot. He said the most interesting thing he saw in LA was the school buses.