Lee Min-ki

Lee Min-ki is one of those actors who sneaks up on you — you catch him in something like Dal-ja's Spring or Because This Is My First Life, think "okay, he's charming," and then suddenly realize you've watched everything he's ever done. Born in 1985 and educated at Konkuk University, he's carved out a niche playing emotionally layered characters who manage to be both relatable and a little mysterious. His work in My Liberation Notes (2022) showed real restraint and maturity — not the flashy kind of acting that wins awards, but the kind that stays with you. He's also dabbled in music and modeling, which fits, because honestly the guy has an effortlessly cool quality that doesn't feel manufactured. A quietly consistent career worth paying attention to.

Name (English)

Lee Min-ki

Name (Japanese)

イ・ミンギ

Reading

い・みんぎ

Born

January 16, 1985 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Ox

Origin

Gimhae, South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / model / singer / television actor

University

Konkuk University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.leeminki.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/m.m.minki/
• Xhttps://x.com/leeminkiii
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AE

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• model

Last updated

2026-06-02

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