Kim Min-kyo

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Min-kyo
Born April 15, 1974
Medium Theatre, Stand-up, Television
Nationality South Korean
Years active 1998-present
Genres Character, Sketch, Blue, Observational, Dramatic
Influences Jang Jin, Shin Dong-yup, Jeong Jun-ha, Kim Su-ro, Kim Won-hae, Steven Chow
Influenced Kim Seul-gie, Chae Dong-hyeon, Kwon Hyeok-su
Spouse (married)
Notable works and roles Crew of Saturday Night Live Korea
Insolent Romance as Goo Bong-phil
Korean name
Hangul 김민교
Hanja 金民敎
Revised Romanization Gim Min-gyo
McCune–Reischauer Kim Min-kyo

Kim Min-kyo (Hangul: 김민교, born April 15, 1974) is a South Korean actor and director. He is well known for a cast member ('crew') on the tvN entertainment show Saturday Night Live Korea.

Career

He has been performing as a stage actor on several Korean theatre plays, mainly in Daehangno for 20 years, and also working as a movie actor since 1998.[1] On early 2012, after hard years as a relatively unknown actor, he was strongly requested by his Seoul Institute of the Arts superior Jang Jin, who served as the creative director of a brand-new live comic variety TV programme Saturday Night Live Korea. He eventually joined this programme and has been performing since May 2012. Furthermore, from the beginning of SNL Korea‍‍ '​‍s 3rd season in latter of 2012, with mentorship by high-profile comedian Shin Dong-yup, his popularity has skyrocketed.[2] During the show, he played a series of unexpected sexual characters, which led its viewers to misapprehend him as an LGBT member. [3]

Currently, he serves both as a recurring stage director and actor of his works in South Korean arts circle, and considered as a de facto member of Jang Jin's Division (장진사단), alongside with Kim Seul-gie, Go Kyung-pyo, Kwon Hyeok-su, and others.[4] He has also been coaching his fellow stage actors like Chae Dong-hyeon, Yoon Gyung-ho, and Seo Seong-min.[5] He admires Steven Chow as his role model, who numerously covers both comic and tragic acts.[6]

Insolent Romance

Prior to joining SNL Korea, he wrote and directed a Korean play called Want Night (달콤한 원나잇), which was later re-branded as Insolent Romance (발칙한 로맨스), a globally-successful Korean movie director Daniel Bong-phil Goo, who meets his first-ever loved female friend called Ma Soo-ji (마수지), who had married after he left to Hollywood of Los Angeles over a decade ago, which is not usually happened in Korean society but included Kim Min-kyo's own possible and imaginary situations.[7] During a winter season of 2012-2013, he acted a main character of this play, Goo Bong-phil (구봉필).

This play has been co-worked with his Seoul Institute of the Arts colleague Kim Su-ro as his producer. Its commercial success in Daehangno led Kim Su-ro to made a series of launching authentic stage plays called Kim Su-ro Project (김수로 프로젝트), and this play marks the 1st product of the project.[8]

Media appearances

Variety show

Notable characters on SNL Korea

  • Kim Min-kyo (himself), main player of the "SNL Games" (SNL 게임즈) segments, and also as an apprentice of famed fake writer Shin Dong-yup, on Eung-kyo (응교), a parody of Eun-gyo, alongside with Hyuna as Eung-kyo
  • An impersonated lover of Gwanghae on Gwang-ae(광애; means 'mad love'), a parody of CJ E&M's movie, Masquerade, as an 'SNL Digital Short'(Korean edition)
  • Moon Je-ni(문제니), a parody of Laa-laa on the BBC's programme Teletubbies; also one of a character on YeouidoTeletubbies, weekly summaries of the 2012 presidential election campaign[11]
  • Candidate Mr.Moon(문후보), on Babysitter interview(베이비시터 면접), a parody of 2012 presidential election TV-debates
  • Moon Hee-joon(문희준), singer and song-writer, famed as former H.O.T.(boyband) member, on Real TonHyuk, as an SNL Digital Short(Korean), and additional skits especially on Season 4.
  • Wayne Rooney, on Shut up coarse netizen(악플러 입닥치자), alongside with 4Minute as an SNL Digital Short(Korean)
  • Ryu Hyun-jin(류현진), on Jumping 2 O'clock - Cultwo Show(두시탈주 컬투쇼), a parody of Escape 2 O'clock - Cultwo Show(두시탈출 컬투쇼) on SBS Power FM
  • Ga-ri-ong(가리옹), a parody of South Korean Hip-hop artist Garion(가리온), on Mnet's casting-show Show Me The Money(쇼미더머니2)
  • Yoon Mi-rae(윤미래), singer, and also a judge of the 4th season of Mnet's Superstar K
  • a pristine gay-role(청순게이) who kissed Do Hak-chan, on Reply Room No.1997(응답하라 1997호), a parody of tvN's drama Reply 1997(응답하라 1997)
  • PSY(싸이), on a SNLK live skit, for the preparation of 18th Presidential Inauguration ceremony(제18대 대통령 취임식)
  • Nutria the animal, on SNL Weekend Update(Korean), alongside with its correspondent Kwon Hyeok-su(권혁수 기자) and crew Lee Sang-hoon
  • a Werewolf(늑대소년), a parody of CJ E&M's movie, A Werewolf Boy, as an 'SNL Digital Short'(Korean)
  • Man No.1, a perpetrator-role (남자 1호; 추행범), on Jjaak: prisoners' edition(쨕-재소자 특집), as an 'SNL Digital Short'(Korean), a parody of Korean matching-show Jjak on SBS
  • Kim Jong-un(김정은), on a namesaked parody of Kim Jung-eun's Chocolate(김정은의 초콜렛), late night music programme on SBS; and also on Global Teletubbies as Jong-un-ei(정은이)
  • various SNL Korea's satirical advertisements for anticipated small businesses(SNL 선정 우수 중소기업)

Television drama

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Theater

  • 2012-2013: Clumsy People(서툰 사람들') - stage director,[14] and acted as Jang Deok-bae: counterparted with Kim Seul-gie
  • 2012-2013: Insolent Romance(발칙한 로맨스) - plot writer, stage director, and acted as Goo Bong-phil
  • 2012-2013: Lee Gi-dong's Gym(이기동 체육관) - stage director: alongside its producer Kim Su-ro
  • 2009-2011: Want night(달콤한 원나잇) - stage director, plot writer
  • 2006-2011: Gwang-soo's Thoughts(광수생각), - stage director, and acted as Gwang-soo

Musicals

  • 2007: Blue Diamonds; 3-dime opera(블루 다이아몬드; 서푼짜리 오페라), as gang 3rd
  • 2006: From the Bottom(밑바닥에서), as Ssa-chin
  • 2005: Kholstomer - The story of a horse(홀스토메르 - 어느 말의 이야기)

Movie

Music video appearances

Other

  • 2013: Mnet M! Countdown(엠카운트다운), special guest for 4Minute's performance of What's Your Name? (May 16, with a costume of Wayne Rooney which he previously wore on SNL Korea Digital Short segment)
  • 2013: tvN Paik Ji-yeon's People Inside(백지연의 피플인사이드), Interview of SNL Korea's Crew, alongside with Kim Seul-gie, Jeong Seong-ho, and Jeong Myeong-ok (May 1, 353th episode)
  • 2013: Mnet Wide Entertainment News(와이드 연예뉴스) - Star Cam(era, of Kim Seul-gie), appeared during SNL Korea's programming preparation (April 24, 769th episode)
  • 2012: EBS Mother-story(어머니 전) - Director Jang Jin and his mother, appeared during a preparation of Clumsy people with Kim Seul-gie (September 28, 30th episode)

Personal life

On January 2010, Kim Min-kyo married his long-time fan, who had dated him since 2005.[16] He, who holds several martial arts title including hapkido and taekwondo, is atheist, however, sometimes he jokes that his namesaked religion is "Min-Kyo",[17] which means that he believes in himself.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Now in Stage - Interview with Director Kim Min-kyo(Korean), Newstage, January 14, 2013, Retrieved on January 15, 2013
  2. ↑ Interview with Kim Min-kyo(Korean), Newsen, January 7, 2013, Retrieved on January 15, 2013
  3. ↑ SNLK Kim Min-kyo, misapprehended by his extremely real gay-acting(Korean), Hankook Ilbo, December 30, 2012, Retrieved on January 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ Join knowledgable adult viewers with SNL Korea(Korean), Starnews, May 23, 2012, Retrieved on January 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ Kim Min-kyo, An awesome man who's between pristine-gay and special commander(Korean), DC Interview, DC news, March 29, 2013, Retrieved on June 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ Jeong Seok-hee Column - SNLK's leading crew(Korean), Naver news, May 28, 2013, Retrieved on June 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ Review of Insolent Romance(Korean), Newsen, October 17, 2012, Retrieved on June 9, 2013.
  8. ↑ R19-rated, a codename of current society(Korean), Woman Dong-a, November 15, 2012, Retrieved on June 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ Variety's Rising Star Kim Minkyo, To become rich with Infinite Challenge (Korean), TVReport, August 3, 2013, Retrieved on August 3, 2013.
  10. ↑ 'Hwasubun' Kim Min-kyo "Power of Infinite Challenge is incredible - offer from variety shows are skyrocketing(Korean), TVReport, September 5, 2013, Retrieved on November 4, 2013
  11. ↑ Laugh and Enjoy a Satire of the Presidential Election, "Yeouido Teletubbies", Kyunghyang Shinmun, November 7, 2012, Retrieved on January 18, 2013.
  12. ↑ "You Are the Only One KBS World TV playlist". YouTube.
  13. ↑ SNLKs Superb-crew Kim Min-kyo challenges MBCs historical-drama Subaekhyang(Korean), SportsSeoul, August 13, 2013, Retrieved on November 4, 2013
  14. ↑ Interview: Stage-director Kim Min-kyo(Korean), Newstage, January 29, 2013, Retrieved on January 31, 2013.
  15. ↑ "G.NA - 예쁜 속옷 (G.NA's Secret)". YouTube. May 11, 2014.
  16. ↑ Actor Kim Min-kyo marries on January 2010, with a 10-year-younger female composer(Korean), Starnews, November 6, 2009, Retrieved on January 15, 2013.
  17. ↑ this Korean word 'Kyo'(교) means a religion itself, or its religious belief.
  18. ↑ Kim Min-kyo has a qualified Martial Arts master(Korean), tvdaily, May 1, 2013, Retrieved on June 9, 2013.

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