Kim Min-kyu

Kim Min Gue (; born December 25, 1994 ) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his appearance in the variety program Crime Scene Season 3 and gained recognition for his roles in television series Queen: Love and War (2019–20), Backstreet Rookie, Snowdrop (2021–22), Business Proposal (2022), and The Heavenly Idol (2023).

Career Kim began his acting career in 2013, playing a minor role in Mnet drama Monstar, had notable roles in television series Signal (2016), Because This Is My First Life (2017), The Rich Son (2018) and Perfume (2019) and appeared in the variety program Crime Scene season 3 as an detective's assistant.

Kim gained recognition for his career's first leading role through the historical drama Queen: Love and War (2019–20) where he played Lee Kyung, the King of Joseon. In 2020, Kim played the role of Kang Ji-wook in SBS drama Backstreet Rookie.

In 2021, Kim appeared in So I Married the Anti-fan which premiered in April on Naver TV. In 2022, Kim starred in the SBS romantic comedy drama Business Proposal as chief secretary Cha Sung-hoon. Kim held an exhibition titled My Art, Your Art with graffiti artist M.Chat from June 10 to June 26, 2022.

Kim signed with Companion Company in February 2023. The same year, he stars in the tvN drama The Heavenly Idol in the title role as a K-pop idol possessed by a priest from another dimension.

Personal life Military service On November 25, 2022, it was confirmed that Kim would be enlisting in the military ahead of the premiere of his upcoming television series, in the first half of 2023.

On March 20, 2024, Companion Company announced through Kim's fan cafe post that he will enlist to fulfill his mandatory military service as an active duty soldier on April 1. He was discharged in October 2025.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2013 The Five 2016 Chasing Kim Tae-young 2018 Min-woo 2019 The Battle of Jangsari Choi Jae-pil

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2013 Monstar Cameo 2015 Who Are You? School 2015 Swimmer 2016 Signal Hwang Eui-kyung The Sound of Your Heart Soldier/ Uni Student Cameo (Episode 2, 14) 2017 Because This Is My First Life Yeon Bok-nam Meloholic Yoo Byeong-chul Rain or Shine Jin Young 2018 The Rich Son Kim Myung-ha Let's Eat 3 Himself Cameo (Episode 4) Drunk in Good Taste Lee Yeon-nam 2019 Perfume Yun Min-suk Queen: Love and War Lee Kyung 2020 Backstreet Rookie Kang Ji-uk 2022 Business Proposal Cha Sung-hoon 2023 The Heavenly Idol Woo Yeon-woo / Rembrary

Web series Year Title Role 2016 Throbbing Virtual Love Kim Min-gyu We are Peaceful Brothers Lee Sang Special Law on Romance Jung Eui-chang 2021 So I Married the Anti-fan Go Soo-hwan

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2017 Crime Scene Cast member Season 3; episode 1–12 2018 Love Me Actually Episode 1–20

Music video appearances Year Song title Artist 2014 "Promise" Lee Ye-joon, Shin Yong-jae 2015 "Run (Everland Ver.) Younha 2016 "Crazy" Lim Jeong-hee

Discography Singles Title Year Album "Drawing Paper" 2017 Special Law on Romance OST "Answer" 2018 Drunk in Good Taste OST

Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Brand of the Year Awards 2022 Rising Star Actor Kim Min-kyu MBC Drama Awards 2018 Best New Actor The Rich Son MBC Entertainment Awards 2019 Rookie Award in Variety Category – Male Love Me Actually SBS Drama Awards 2022 Best Couple Kim Min-kyu Business Proposal Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Business Proposal