Kim Min-seok

Kim Min-seok is a South Korean actor with a fresh face and strong, natural acting. He became widely loved as the young soldier Kim Gi-beom in Descendants of the Sun (2016). Since then, he has played warm friends, sweet boyfriends and brave young men in many popular dramas and films.

Early life

Kim Min-seok was born on January 24, 1990, in Busan, South Korea. He first appeared on television in the singing show Superstar K3 in 2011. Soon after, he chose acting and made his drama debut in Flower Band in 2012, learning step by step through small and supporting roles.

Career and breakthrough

His breakthrough came in Descendants of the Sun (2016), one of the biggest Korean drama hits of all time. As Kim Gi-beom, a pickpocket who becomes a loyal soldier, he made viewers laugh and cry. He kept growing with Doctors (2016), Defendant (2017) and Age of Youth 2 (2017), and he won the Best New Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards.

Popular roles

In Because This Is My First Life (2017), Kim Min-seok plays Sim Won-seok, a kind app designer in a long and difficult love story. Fans loved his soft and honest acting in the role. In My Royal Nemesis (2026), he plays Bae Gwang-nam. He also led the film Shark: The Beginning (2021) as Cha Woo-sol, a bullied boy who learns to fight back.

Recent work and why fans love him

Kim Min-seok finished his military service in 2020 and returned with Lovestruck in the City (2020) and the sports drama Racket Boys (2021). Fans love him because his acting feels like real life. He plays ordinary young men with big hearts, and viewers of every age can see a friend or brother in his characters.