Kim Min-ha

Kim Min-ha is a South Korean actress who won praise around the world as the young Sunja in Pachinko (2022). Her calm, deep acting made her one of the most respected new faces in Korean drama. On Oxfea, fans can also meet her as Yoon Sun-hae in the mystery series Light Shop (2024).

Kim Min-ha is 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall, according to her published profile.

Early life

Kim Min-ha was born on September 1, 1995, in Seoul, South Korea. She studied acting and worked in smaller roles for several years before her big chance came. Those quiet years helped her build the patient, detailed acting style that critics now praise in every project she takes.

Career and breakthrough

Her breakthrough came with Pachinko (2022), the Apple TV+ epic based on the famous novel. As the teenage Sunja, she carried some of the show's hardest scenes, acting in Korean, Japanese and English-language settings. Reviewers around the world called her performance one of the best of the year, and the series opened global doors for her.

Popular roles

In Light Shop (2024), Kim Min-ha played Yoon Sun-hae, a writer who moves into a strange old house in a mystery horror story by Kang Full, the creator of Moving. The role showed her gift for quiet fear and sadness. Viewers who discovered her in Pachinko were happy to see her lead a Korean series at home.

Recent work and why fans love them

Kim Min-ha played Oh Mi-seon in Typhoon Family (2025), a warm family drama set during the IMF crisis years, and she leads Dead-End Job (2026) as Byeon Ji-yoon. Fans love her gentle voice, honest face and the way she makes strong women feel soft and real at the same time.