Photo: Marie Claire Korea / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What impresses me most about Shin Min-a is how she refused to coast on the model looks that made her famous. After debuting in 2000, she could have stayed a pretty face, yet she kept stretching into comedy, romance, and quietly grounded drama across two decades. The fact that she remains a leading name well into her career tells me she is one of the most disciplined craftspeople in Korean television. I find her appealing precisely because her warmth on screen never feels manufactured; it feels lived-in, and that is far harder to sustain than first stardom.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shin Min-a
- Name (Japanese)
- シン・ミナ
- Reading
- しん・みな
- Born
- April 5, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
- Origin
- Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / model / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Hyosung High School
- University
- Dongguk University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.shinmina.co.kr
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/illusomina/
- Xhttps://x.com/officialminah
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%8A
Frequently asked questions
When was Shin Min-a born?
Born April 5, 1984 (age 42).
Where is Shin Min-a from?
Shin Min-a is from Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
What does Shin Min-a do?
Shin Min-a works as actor, film actor, model, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.