Han Hyun-min

Han Hyun-min (Korean: 한현민; born 19 May 2001) is a South Korean male model who is the first Korean model of African descent to walk the catwalks in South Korea.

Han Hyun-min
Born (2001-05-19) 19 May 2001
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationModel
Years active2016–present
AgentSF Models X Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
한현민
Hanja
韓炫旻
Revised RomanizationHan Hyeonmin
McCune–ReischauerHan Hyǒnmin

Early life

Han was born in 2001 to a Nigerian father and a Korean mother from the Han family of Chungju. He was raised in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul, where many foreigners in South Korea reside, as well as some of the richest South Korean entrepreneurs.[1]

Career

A modeling agency discovered Han via his Instagram at age 15 while he was still in school. They arranged a meeting and met at a coffee shop where they asked him to walk and signed him on the spot.[2]

Filmography

Music Videos

Year Title Korean Title Artist
2018 "I Love You" "난 널 사랑해" Kim Bum Soo
2019 "Who I Am" NIve

Television series

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2018Tale of FairyEthiopian exchange fairytvNCameo, episode 16[3]
2019Hip Hop King - Nassna StreetSeo Ki-haSBS
2021So Not Worth ItHyun-minNetflixSitcom[4][5]

Variety Show

YearTitleNetworkNotes
2018–2019Cool KidsJTBCCo-host with Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Shin-young, Red Velvet's Seulgi, Ahn Jung-hwan and Haon[6]
2019–presentM CountdownMnetCo-host with Lee Dae-hwi[7]

References

  1. Shannon Power (31 January 2017). "Han Hyun-min: South Korea's hottest new model". Gay Star News. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. Monica Kim (4 April 2017). "This Nigerian-Korean Model Is Breaking Boundaries in Seoul". Vogue. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. "'계룡선녀전' 한현민, 선계 커피 신선 '칼디' 역으로 출동! 문채원과 케미!". My Daily (in Korean). 12 November 2018.
  4. Minji Kang (24 September 2020). "NETFLIX CONFIRMS PRODUCTION OF SO NOT WORTH IT, JOINING HANDS WITH KOREA'S TOP SITCOM CREATORS". Netflix News.
  5. 넷플릭스 오리지널 ‘지구망’ 제작 돌입…최영재-민니 등 출연 [공식] [Netflix original'global network' production begins Choi Youngjae-Minni and others appeared [Official]author=Jeong Hee-yeon]. Sports Donga. 25 September 2020.
  6. "'요즘애들', 유재석의 인싸댄스…공식 포스터 공개". mydaily.co.kr. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  7. "이대휘-한현민 '엠카운트다운' 고정 MC 발탁 - 매일경제". mk.co.kr (in Korean). 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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