Shin Min-a

Shin Min-a got into a relationship with co-actor Kim Woo Bin in May 2015. They met during their work for the brand Giordano. She is nicknamed as Donald Duck as well as Do Duk Do Duk by her friends. She loves listening to music and also loves skating.

Shin’s boyfriend, Kim Woo Bin was diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal Cancer, a special rare type, which starts at the upper part of the throat behind the nose, called the nasopharynx. The cancer is strongly associated with the Epstein Barr Virus also known as EBV. Despite his critical condition, it was found that it wasn’t late for a treatment and he is undergoing treatment at an undisclosed hospital in South Korea. Shin is supporting her boyfriend for his treatment at every stage.

According to Shin, she was very lazy in her early mid-20s. However, somehow, she has managed to overcome her laziness. She states that playing the nine-tailed fox may seem a fun thing, but it was very emotional for her as she had to cry a lot in the finale.

Shin Min-a was born in Seongname, South Korea on April 5, 1984. Her family comes from the Gyeonggi province in South Korea. Her family includes both her parents, an elder brother, and an elder sister. Her birth name was Yang Min A.

She attended the Hyosung High School and later attended Dongguk University for her further education.

When Shin Min-a was in mid school, she went on a photoshoot with some of her friends. She sent those photos to the Kiki Magazine. The publication selected her as a model for their youth magazine. She officially started modelling for them in 1998.

She appeared in many endorsements that helped her build a solid career in modelling. She became well-known when she became a part of the 2008 multi-episode ‘Summer Days’ opposite Hyun Bin and Ryoo Seung Boom for LG. She was also a part of ‘Friends & Love’, which was an extended advertisement by Giordano. It starred Jung Woo Sung and So Ji Sub.

In 2009, Shin went to Milan, Italy, along with Jamie Doran, the famous Calvin Klein model, for a photo spread shoot for Elle Korea. In 2011, she was featured in The New York Times’ ‘T Magazine’.

She made her acting debut in 2001 where she played Lee Min Ji, a supporting character role in the series ‘Beautiful Days’. In the same year, she made her debut on the big screen with the film, ‘Volcano High’.

Two years later, she featured in the college romance movie ‘Madeleine’ along with Jo In Sung. She was also a part of the SBS series, ‘Punch’.

Shin Min-a published a book titled, ‘Shin Min-a’s French Diary’ in 2009, which followed the documentation of her travels on the cable channel ‘O’ Live’ in 2008.

She has made many music video appearances in ‘Love and Remembrance’, ‘Since You Left Me’, ‘You Just Don’t Know’, ‘My Happy Day’ and several others. She has also contributed in vocals in certain songs like ‘My Happy Day’, ‘I Can Give You All’, ‘Night Train’, ‘Black Moon’, etc. for Open Source Tracks for ‘The Naked Kitchen’, ‘My Girlfriend is a Nine Tailed Fox’, ‘Arang and the Magistrate’ and for albums like ‘Loveholics – In The Air’, ‘Summer Days’, etc.