Table of Biography
Yoo Min-kyu is a prominent South Korean actor and model. Yoo Min-kyu started as a model but now is more popular as an actor. Yoo Min-kyu has been active in the entertainment industry since the year 2006 and is currently signed under the agency Management SOOP. He recently came into prominence for his role in the drama ‘Mr. Queen’.
Early Life
Caption: Yoo Min-kyu in a childhood photograph with his family. Source: Instagram
Yoo Min-kyu was born on September 18, 1987, and he is currently 36 years old. Yoo Min-kyu’s exact place of birth is not mentioned on the web. Nevertheless, he is an honorary citizen of South Korea. Moreover, his zodiac sign is Virgo. He is quite a secretive person despite being a star. Min-kyu has yet to share information regarding his educational journey and his family details too.
Career and Professional Life
Professionally, Yoo Min-kyu is a famous model and actor. Min-kyu started his professional career as a runway and magazine model. It was back in the year 2006. Yoo Min-kyu eventually joined and won the audition competition Flower Boy Casting: Oh! Boy in the year 2011.
This win led to his acting debut in the TV series Flower Band the very next year. Following this, in the year 2014, he played the lead roles in Kim Jho Gwangsoo’s indie film One Night and another cable series Be Arrogant. The former one is a part of the omnibus One Night Only).
Caption: Yoo and co-star King Jong-hyun captured in a still-cut from the drama ‘Mr. Queen’. Source: Soompi
Recently, actor he has gained immense fame thanks to his role in the ongoing TV drama Mr. Queen. Min-kyu’s role in this ongoing drama (as of early February 2021) is that of the character Yeongpyeong-gun. Yeongpyeong-gun is King Cheoljong’s older half-brother. King Cheoljong is portrayed by fellow actor Kim Jung-hyun.
Moreover, Min-kyu’s character is also a royal guard who guards the king’s bedchamber. Eventually, this character secretly develops feelings for Jo Hwan-jin, played by the actress Seol In-ah. Further, this drama is based on the original Chinese web drama Go Princess Go.
The Beginning
Before this, he also portrayed the role of the character Ji Hae-won in the 2019 drama Black Dog: Being A Teacher. In the year 2017, the actor also appeared in two dramas namely Queen for Seven Days and Live Up to Your Name, Dr. Heo Yoo. His role for the former is the character Ki Ryong and for the latter is the character Jae-ha.
Similarly, Min-kyu appeared as Park Min-Jae in the 2014 OCN drama Cheo Yong and as Noh Chul in the drama Dodohara (Be Arrogant) the same year. Further, the actor also starred in the Drama Special Na-ra’s Rain on KBS2, playing the role of Son Woo-ki. It was in the year 2013. The same year, Min-kyu appeared as Kang Ki-Joon in the drama Shining Romance.
Caption: Yoo posing for a photo with the cast of the drama ‘Black Dog’. Source: Instagram
Also in 2013, actor Min-kyu had a cameo appearance in the 5th episode of the SBS drama Master’s Sun. The name of his character in this drama was Ji-woo. Furthermore, Min-kyu also appeared as Kim Ha-jin in the 2012 drama Flower Band and as Jo Young-man in the drama To the Beautiful You the same year.
The former one is his debut drama. Additionally, he also starred in Monday Kiz’s music video for the song You in the year 2013. Similarly, the popular actor has also been a part of the Theatrical piece Kisaragi Miki-chan. It was in the year 2012-2013, and his character for this performance was the character Iyemoto.
Yoo Min-kyu – Net Worth 2024
Moving on, an actor has a net worth estimation of approximately $1 million to 5 million dollars.
Yoo Min-kyu – Brand Endorsements
As a prominent actor and model, he gained a huge influence and fame. He has then been involved in several brand endorsement deals. He has done brand endorsement deals for Converse, Adidas, and perfume brands as well. Similarly, he has also done commercials for Samsung.
Relationship Status
There is no verified information regarding actor Yoo Min-kyu’s relationship status and love affairs. The model-turned-actor might be single and more focused on his acting career. Or Min-kyu might be in a relationship but likes to keep his personal life away from the public. Either way, the young actor has not shared any concrete statements or photos to prove anything regarding his current relationship status and love affairs.
Body Measurements
Caption: Yoo was captured during his runway modeling days. Source: Instagram
He stands tall at a height of approximately 1.88 meters or 6 feet 1 inch. Other than this, there is no further information regarding his other body measurement details like his weight, chest-waist-hip measures, biceps, dress size, shoe size, etc. Moreover, actor Min-kyu’s blood type is “A”. Similarly, the actor has dark brown hair and mesmerizing eyes of the same color.
Social Media
Talking about his social media presence, Yoo Min-kyu is available on Instagram under the username @m5577881. While writing this biography, the actor shared exactly 172 posts and earned over 37.2k followers on this personal account. Other than this, actor Min-kyu doesn’t seem to have personal accounts on any other social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, etc.