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This actor had caught my attention through drama “Dalja’s Spring” when he played as Dalja’s (Chae Rim) boy friend. His acting ability there was quite good, but he had showed his impressive skill in 2009’s “Haeundae“. He played Choi Hyeong Shik’s character very well along with the good saturi speaking. On August 2009, he released his debut EP “No Kidding” with a strong indie-electro rock sound. He also tried singing, but it didn’t work well. Personally, I don’t think handsome will be the right category for him, nor sexy. I think this man just had a particular uniqueness, which I’m not sure I know what it is…

Profile

Name: Lee Min Gi /이민기

Birthdate: January 16th 1985

Television

• Be Strong, Geum Soon! (MBC, 2005)
• Rainbow Romance (MBC, 2005)
• Love Truly (MBC, 2006)
• Dal-Ja’s Spring (KBS2, 2007)
• Evasive Inquiry Agency (KBS2, 2007)

Film

• Riverbank Legends (cameo appearance) (2006)
• A Good Day to Have an Affair (2007)
• Humming (2008)
• Romantic Island (2008)
• Oishii Man (2009)
• Haeundae (2009)

Other appearances

• Drama City (KBS) – My Older Brother (June 13, 2004)
• Drama City (KBS) – Oh! Sarah (January 2, 2005)
• Drama City (KBS) – Booyong of Mt. Kyeryong (August 6, 2005)
• MBC Best Theater (MBC) – Taerung National Village (October 29 to November 19, 2005

Awards

• Nominee for 2004 KBS Drama Awards: Special Drama/One-Act Drama Award (Drama City episode “My Older Brother”)
• Nominee for 2005 KBS Drama Awards: Special Drama/One-Act Drama Award (Drama City episode “Oh! Sarah” & “Booyong of Mt. Kyeryong”)
• 2005 MBC Drama Awards: Best New Actor
• Nominee for 43rd annual Paeksang Arts Awards, 2007: Best New Actor (I Really, Really Like You)
• Nominee for 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards, 2007: Best New Actor (A Day for an Affair)
• Nominee for 2007 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence in a mini-drama (Dalja’s Spring, Evasive Inquiry Agency)
• 2009 Style Icon Awards: New Movie Icon
• Nominee for 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards, 2009: Best Supporting Male Actor (Haeundae)
• Winner for 46th annual Paeksang Arts Awards, 2010: Best New Actor (Haeundae)

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In the year 2004, a great natural disaster shocked the whole world. A giant tsunami strucked many countries and caused the lost of hundreds of thousands lives.

“Haeundae” was released on 2009 with many Korean top list actors/actress involved in the production. Ha Ji Won, Seol Gyeong Gu, Park Joong Hoon, and Lee Min Gi were among the famous names. Taking the setting in the Korean peninsula, a beach in Busan area, Haeundae is a Korean favorite place for summer vacation.

Choi Man Shik (Seol Gyeong Gu) was a simple man who was still haunted by the sea accident happened in 2004 that cost his co-worker’s life, Kang Yeon Hee’s father. Yeon Hee (Ha Ji Won) was his longtime girlfriend, but he had hesitated to propose her because of the accident.

Choi Hyeong Shik (Lee Min Gi) was a life guard and saved the life of a college girl one day. This hilariously sassy girl then agressively approached Hyeong Shik and they went out dating several times.

Kim Hwi (Park Joong Hoon) was a geologist who found out that a disaster would soon struck Korea. He met his ex-wife in an event and found out that his own daughter didn’t recognize him as her father.

When the giant tsunami strucked Haeundae, the lives of these people just turned up side down within minutes.

Directed by Yoon Je Kyoon, this movie is very entertaining. It offers us laughters, thrills, and sadness packed within 129 minutes. Unlike in most of Korean movies, in “Haeundae” we’ll hear them speak in Kyeongsang-Busan saturi. (The dialect is so hard to comprehend! –Rizz). So, being pretty good in Korean language won’t be enough for you, subtitle highly needed. (Rizz&Blossom)