Kim Min-seok
Kim Min-seok (김민석) is a South Korean actor with a fresh face and strong, natural acting, widely loved as the young soldier Kim Gi-beom in Descendants of the Sun and as Sim Won-seok in Because This Is My First Life. He is with the agency Spring Company.
Beyond the screen.
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). He is with Spring Company.
Early life
He was born on January 24, 1990, in Busan. 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.
Career and breakthrough
His breakthrough came in Descendants of the Sun (2016). As Kim Gi-beom, a pickpocket who becomes a loyal soldier, he made viewers laugh and cry. He won the Best New Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards.
Popular roles
In Because This Is My First Life (2017), he plays Sim Won-seok, a kind app designer in a long and difficult love story. In My Royal Nemesis (2026), he plays Bae Gwang-nam. He also appears in Mr. Plankton and Typhoon Family.
Recent work and why fans love him
He finished his military service in 2020 and returned with Lovestruck in the City (2020) and Racket Boys (2021). Fans love him because his acting feels like real life. He plays ordinary young men with big hearts.
A career, chapter by chapter.
Selected drama roles
- My Royal Nemesis — Bae Gwang-nam
- Because This Is My First Life — Sim Won-seok
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