Namkoong Min (Namgoong Min)

Namkoong Min Profile

• Birth Name: 남궁민 (Namkoong Min)
• Stage Name: Namkoong Min/ Namgoong Min
• Nationality: South Korean
• Date of Birth: 1978.03.12
• Zodiac Sign: Pisces
• Chinese Zodiac: Horse
• Height: 173.5 cm (5’6)
• Weight: 77 kg
• Blood Type: B
• Agency: 935 Entertainment
• Personal Social Media: Instagram, Twitter

Namkoong Min Facts & TMI

• Namkoong Min was born and grew up in Seoul.
• His family consists of mother, father, and a younger brother Namgoong Yoon (born 1982).
• He doesn’t have a religion.
• He debuted in 2001 through movie Bungee ‘Jumping of Their Own’.
• His father who was a school principal wanted Namgoong Min to enroll in a department where he could get a job at a big company or become a researcher.
• Because of his father’s encouragement, he enrolled in the College of Engineering, Chung Ang University.
• Namkoong Min himself didn’t think that engineering was a good fit for him. Therefore when he saw the MBC talent recruitment announcement on TV at the time, he immediately applied for it, though he didn’t pass the audition.
• After partook in the audition, he realized that he wanted to go for an acting career and dropped out from university.
• During his early career, he earned the nickname “Little Bae Yong Joon” for his resemblance with the senior actor.
• After several supporting role gigs, he started gaining public recognition for his performance in the movie ‘A Dirty Carnival’ in 2006.
• He was called up for compulsory duty as a public service worker as staff at Goyang City Hall from August 31st, 2006 to October 17th, 2008.
• Despite possessing all the qualities for a great actor, his career went on slump post-military service until 2015.
• Namkoong Min’s career has skyrocketed since 2015 thanks to his convincing acting as a dirty-tempered psycho Nam Gyu Man in the drama ‘Remember’.
• Namkoong Min showed his wit in variety show during his appearance as a cast member in ‘We Got Married’ alongside trot singer Hong Jin Young.
• His 2017’s drama ‘Chief Kim’ achieved huge success and became one of the dramas with the best viewership rating in 2017.
• His chemistry with ‘Chief Kim’ second male lead Lee Junho (Junho of 2PM) earned him the best couple award at KBS Drama Awards 2017.
• Following the success of ‘Chief Kim’, his dramas ‘Falsify’ (2017), ‘Dr. Prisoner’ (2019) and ‘Hot Stove League’ (2020) subsequently got positive results.
• Namkoong Min received two excellent actor awards from both KBS and SBS Drama Awards 2017 for his performance in ‘Chief Kim’ and ‘Falsify’.
• ‘Hot Stove League’ also received critical acclaim and awards, including a grand prize at ‘Baeksang Arts Awards 2020’.
• He won the grand prize award from SBS Drama Awards 2020 for his portrayal of Baek Seung Soo in ‘Hot Stove League’.
• He looks way younger than his real age.
• He put on 17 kg for his role as Han Ji Hyuk in MBC special drama ‘The Veil‘.
• Besides working as an actor, he also directed and wrote screenplays.
• He has quite a rare surname “Namkoong”. Because of this reason, many people thought that his surname is “Nam”.
• His close acquaintances sometimes do call him “Koong Min” instead of “Min”, but his parents were displeased when people mistook his surname.
• He seems to have a good eyes for picking script.
• He had a kiss (or peck?) scene with Junho in ‘Chief Kim’.
• He loves wearing watches.
• Namkoong Min owns several luxury cars including Bentley Continental, Audi R8, and Range Rover.
• Among the characters he played, the most memorable character to him is Jang Jun Ha/ Bong Maru in ‘Can You Hear My Heart’.
• He is friends with actor Lee Si Eon who was his co-actor in ‘Remember’.
• Someone who went to the same school as Namkoong Min uploaded a post saying that Namkoong Min was an ordinary, diligent, and quiet student.
• He has a great body that looks great in suits despite his average height.
• Namkoong Min has been publicly dating actress Jin Ah Reum since 2016.
• He married his long-time girlfriend Jin Ah Reum in a private ceremony on October 7, 2022.