Kim Min-kyo

Quick Facts: Who was Kim Min-kyo?

Subject:

Kim Min-kyo

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South Korean actor and director known for stage work and SNL Korea.

Born:

1974-04-15

Century / Era:

1974s Historical Era Archive

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Origins & Early Life

Kim Min-kyo (Korean: 김민교, born April 15, 1974) is a South Korean actor and director. He is well known as a cast member of the tvN entertainment show Saturday Night Live Korea. He has been performing as a stage actor on several Korean theatre plays, mainly in Daehangno for 20 years, and also working as a movie actor since 1998. On early 2012, after hard years as a relatively unknown actor, he was strongly requested by his Seoul Institute of the Arts superior Jang Jin, who served as the creative director of a brand-new live comic variety TV programme Saturday Night Live Korea. He eventually joined this programme and has been performing since May 2012.

Career & Major Achievements

Furthermore, from the beginning of SNL Korea's 3rd season in latter of 2012, with mentorship by high-profile comedian Shin Dong-yup, his popularity has skyrocketed. During the show, he played a series of unexpected sexual characters, which led its viewers to misapprehend him as an LGBT member. Currently, he serves both as a recurring stage director and actor of his works in South Korean arts circle, and considered as a de facto member of Jang Jin's Division (장진사단), alongside Kim Seul-gi, Go Kyung-pyo, Kwon Hyeok-su, and others. He admires Steven Chow as his role model, who numerously covers both comic and tragic acts.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Prior to joining SNL Korea, he wrote and directed a Korean play called Want Night (달콤한 원나잇), which was later re-branded as Insolent Romance (발칙한 로맨스), a globally-successful Korean movie director Daniel Bong-phil Goo, who meets his first-ever loved female friend called Ma Soo-ji, who had married after he left to Hollywood of Los Angeles over a decade ago, which is not usually happened in Korean society but included Kim Min-kyo's own possible and imaginary situations. During a winter season of 2012–2013, he acted a main character of this play, Goo Bong-phil (구봉필). This play has been co-worked with his Seoul Institute of the Arts colleague Kim Soo-ro as his producer. Its commercial success in Daehangno led Kim Su-ro to make a series of launching authentic stage plays called Kim Su-ro Project (김수로 프로젝트), and this play marks the 1st product of the project.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1974 (1974-04-15): Birth of Kim Min-kyo — South Korean actor and director known for stage work and SNL Korea.
2. 1998: 1998 Milestone — He has been performing as a stage actor on several Korean theatre plays, mainly in Daehangno for 20 years, and also working as a movie actor since 1998.
3. 2012: 2012 Milestone — On early 2012, after hard years as a relatively unknown actor, he was strongly requested by his Seoul Institute of the Arts superior Jang Jin, who served as the creative director of a brand-new live comic variety TV programme Saturday Night Live Korea.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Kim Min-kyo

True or False: “Kim Min-kyo's initial breakthrough into mainstream fame came solely through his acting roles in feature films.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): While he acted in movies since 1998, his popularity significantly skyrocketed after joining the variety show Saturday Night Live Korea.

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