Kim Myung-min ( Korean : 김명민 , born October 8, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television series Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin (2004), White Tower (2007), Beethoven Virus (2008), Six Flying Dragons (2015-2016), and Law School (2021), as well as the films Closer to Heaven (2009) and the Detective K film series . His first leading role was in the film, Sorum (2001). Praised for his acting skills, he is often called 'The Acting Expert'.
19-569: Kim Myung-min debuted as an actor when he won the 6th SBS public talent audition in 1996. Over the next five years he appeared in a number of television series in various supporting roles. Kim' first leading role came with critically appraised 2001 horror film Sorum , the feature debut of the director Yoon Jong-chan , telling the story of a taxi driver moving into a decrepit building that hides several dark secrets. For this part Kim received Best New Actor award at 2001 Busan Film Critics Awards and Director's Cut Awards Building on his new status of
38-585: A Flower . The 104-episode TV series based on the life of Korea's hero of the Imjin War put Kim in the spotlight and brought him a host of awards including Grand Prize at KBS Drama Awards . Kim was then cast in leading roles, playing a comical ex-gangster in Bad Family and a detective in Open City . He then played a surgeon in two productions: the television series White Tower and film Wide Awake . White Tower
57-644: A brilliant but cynical lawyer who gets into an accident and loses his memory in A New Leaf (2014). In 2015, Kim reprised his role as Detective K in Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island , the second installment in the Detective K series. The historical television series Six Flying Dragons followed, in which he played Jeong Do-jeon , who served as the first prime minister of the Joseon dynasty. He next starred in
76-437: A dark path. But there's something else odd about the atmosphere in the run-down building. Does a ghost haunt those living here, or does the evil exist in those left alive? 2001 Sitges Film Festival 2001 Busan Film Critics Awards 2001 Blue Dragon Film Awards 2001 Director's Cut Awards 2002 Fantasporto International Fantasy Film 2002 Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema Dread Central wrote, " Sorum
95-411: A lead actor, Kim started to work on several film projects, many of which however ended unfinished, mostly due to financial problems. At that time he also suffered from injuries incurred while he was shooting action scenes. When he starred in the 2004 KBS family drama More Beautiful than a Flower , he was expected to have a successful career as a lead actor. However, he was badly injured while performing
114-513: A stunt and his film contracts kept being withdrawn. This series of unfortunate events led him to quit stage acting in 2004. Kim then decided to end his acting career and emigrate to New Zealand with his family following the birth of his son. A turning point came in his career when he was given the opportunity to play the lead role in the 2004-2005 historical drama Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin after producers viewed his work in More Beautiful than
133-504: Is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Kim Myung-min , Jung Ryeo-won and Choi Siwon of Super Junior . It is a satirical dramedy about what goes on behind the scenes in making a TV drama . It aired on SBS from November 5, 2012, to January 8, 2013, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes. Set against the backdrop of the Korean entertainment business, The King of Dramas revolves around Anthony Kim ( Kim Myung-min ),
152-405: Is definitely a slow burn", but called the film's "subtle horror" effective. This South Korean film–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a 2000s horror film is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . The King of Dramas The King of Dramas ( Korean : 드라마의 제왕 ; RR : Deurama-ui Je-wang )
171-608: The 2008 TV series Beethoven Virus created a sensation in Korea referred to as "Kang Mae Syndrome" and again earned him acclaim from critics and viewers. Kim received the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the MBC Drama Awards and his second Baeksang for Best Actor in television. In late 2008, it was announced that his next project was a film about a character living with Lou Gehrig's disease , titled Closer to Heaven . To realistically portray
190-530: The Living Dead , the third installment in the Detective K series. The same year, he returned to the small screen in the melodrama Miracle That We Met . which won him another Grand Prize at the KBS Drama Awards. In 2019, Kim starred in the war film The Battle of Jangsari . In 2021, he starred in the legal drama series Law School playing a prosecutor-turned-professor who teaches criminal law. In 2022, it
209-548: The box office for three consecutive weeks. Kim then starred in The Spies , his second collaboration with Woo Min-ho , director of his 2010 film, Man of Vendetta . The film is centered on a North Korean agent and his three comrades who are working undercover in South Korea. Kim made a comeback to the small screen after four years in satire dramedy The King of Dramas , where he played a drama production company CEO. He next played
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#1732873159474228-457: The brilliant CEO of a drama production company who will do anything and everything for the sake of money, fame and success. He is known to possess the Midas touch as he has created blockbuster dramas and Hallyu stars. When a death on the set precipitates his fall from grace, Anthony attempts to regain his former status by putting the drama The Morning of Keijo on air. And to accomplish that, he needs
247-456: The disaster film Pandora , portraying the aftermath of an explosion in a nuclear plant. Crime drama Proof of Innocence followed, where Kim played a former cop-turned-legal broker. In 2017, Kim starred in the noir film V.I.P , playing a police detective.; followed by mystery thriller A Day . The same year, he was cast in the period comedy film Monstrum . In 2018, Kim again reprised his role as Detective K in Detective K: Secret of
266-639: The help of idealistic Lee Go-eun ( Jung Ryeo-won ), who dreams of becoming a top writer someday, and the handsome but egoistic actor Kang Hyun-min ( Choi Siwon ). This was Kim Myung-min's first TV series in four years; his last series was Beethoven Virus in 2008 and the actor had focused more on his film career in recent years. The series is directed by Hong Sung-chang of You're Beautiful and written by Jang Hang-jun of Sign . Filming began on September 14, 2012, in Yeouido , Seoul . Choi Siwon filmed his first scene on September 26 with Jung Ryeo-won. He sang
285-503: The role of Joseon 's Sherlock Holmes in historical comedy-mystery film Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow . He then starred in sports movie, Pacemaker , where he played a marathon runner. Summer of 2012 saw Kim as a pharmaceutical agent in disaster movie Deranged . The film, directed by Park Jung-woo became the fastest Korean film in 2012 to reach 2 million admissions, eight days after its July 5 release date. and topped
304-429: The role of the dying patient, Kim painstakingly lost 20 kilos during the course of the filming. Kim was widely commended for this feat, and won Best Actor Awards in Korea's leading film ceremonies, the 46th Grand Bell Awards and the 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards . Closer to Heaven was followed by another film, Man of Vendetta , where Kim portrayed the role of a father for the first time. In January 2011, Kim took on
323-437: The site of a brutal tragedy thirty years earlier. The film has been nominated for and won several awards. Looking for a new start, a young taxi driver moves into Apt. 504 of an old tenement named Migum Apartments. He soon finds that the previous tenant died mysteriously, and everyone on the floor is connected to the man. After befriending the neighbor living a few doors down, he falls into an affair that sends them both down
342-520: Was a critical and ratings hit in South Korea, gaining praise for its acting (particularly by Kim), writing, direction, and its intelligent and uncompromising story without concessions to melodrama or romance. Kim won the Best Actor awards at the year-end Baeksang Arts Awards and Grimae Awards , and was chosen as the Best Performer of the year by producers. Subsequently, his performance as a maestro in
361-430: Was reported that the contract with agency C-JeS Entertainment Kim's has expired. Later the same day it was confirmed that the original agency contract had expired. Sorum Sorum is a 2001 South Korean horror film and the feature film debut of director Yoon Jong-chan . Starring Kim Myung-min and Jang Jin-young , it tells the story of a young taxi driver who moves into a dilapidated old apartment building,
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