Han Hyun-min

Han Hyun-min (Korean: 한현민; born 19 May 2001) is a South Korean-Nigerian model and actor, who gained national recognition by becoming the first Korean model of African descent to walk the catwalks in South Korea and internationally.

In this Korean name, the family name is Han.
Han Hyun-min
Han in 2018
Born (2001-05-19) 19 May 2001
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Model
  • actor
Years active2016–present
AgentSublime
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
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 Cheongju Han clan. He was raised in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul, where many foreigners in South Korea reside.[1] Growing up in Seoul, Han faced racial discrimination as a biracial child and has publicly spoken up about his experiences.[2]

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. He quickly became one of Korea's most in-demand models and was named one of TIME Magazine’s 30 most influential teens.[2]

In June 2022, Han signed a contract with Sublime.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Special Delivery Asif / Quick Repair Specialist [4]

Music Videos
Year Title Korean Title Artist
2018 "I Love You" "난 널 사랑해" Kim Bum Soo
2018 "Run It" Jay Park, Woo Won-Jae, Jessi (for Nike)
2019 "Who I Am" NIve
2021 "Gyopo Hairstyle" "교포머리" Peakboy

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2018Tale of FairyEthiopian exchange fairytvNCameo, episode 16[5]
2019Hip Hop King - Nassna StreetSeo Ki-haSBS
2021So Not Worth ItHyun-minNetflixSitcom[6][7]

Variety Show
YearTitleNetworkNotes
2017Radio StarMBCGuest with Kim Soo-yong, Momoland's JooE, Kwon Hyun-bin, and Hong Seok-cheon, episode 549[8]
2017-2018My English PubertytvNRegular member [9]
2018Wizard of NowhereMBC TVGuest with Yook Joong-wan (Rose Motel), episodes 21-25[10]
My Little Old BoySBSGuest with Yoon Jung-soo, episode 95[11]
Knowing BrosJTBCGuest with Lee Da-hee and Jang Sung-kyu, episode 112[12]
King of Mask SingerMBCContestant [13]
Let's Eat Dinner TogetherJTBCGuest with Jang Yoon-ju, episode 76 [14]
I Can See Your Voice: Season 5MBC Every 1Guest panelist with Microdot, Jang Do-yeon and MeloMance's Kim Min-seok, episode 1[15]
The Return of SupermanKBS2Guest, episode 211
Happy Together Season 3KBS2Guest with Abigail Alderete, Sam Okyere, Sazal Kim and Seventeen's Vernon, episode 533
South Korean ForeignersMBC Every 1Regular member
For The First Time In My LifeE-ChannelMain host
Amazing SaturdaytvNGuest with Tyler Rasch, episode 16
1% FriendshipKBS2Guest, episode 10
September 4, 2018 My Neighbor, Charles KBS Panelist, episode 154
2018-presentMy English Puberty Season 2tvNGuest
2018–2019Cool KidsJTBCCo-host with Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Shin-young, Red Velvet's Seulgi, Ahn Jung-hwan and Haon[16]
2019Law of the JungleSBSGuest with Jeon So-mi, Matthew Douma, Lee Jung Hyun and Lee Tae-gon[17]
April 4th, 2019 – February 4th 2021M CountdownMnetCo-host with Lee Dae-hwi[18][19]
2019Boss in the MirrorKBS2Guest with Woo Ji-won, NCT Dream's Na Jae-min, Zhong Chenle, and Park Ji-sung, Lee Hyun-yi and Park Yu-ri, episode 20 and 29
Ask Us Anything Fortune TellerKBS2Main host, episode 2 and 4
Sky MuscleJTBCGuest, episode 15
2019-2020What is Studying?MBCRegular member with Shin Dong-yup, Eugene, So Yi-hyun and Ko Seung-jae
2020TMI NewsMnetGuest with Kwon Hyun-bin, episode 47
Hangout with YooMBCGuest with SSAK3, AB6IX's Lee Dae-hwi, Hwang Kwang-hee, Soyou, Teen Top, Eric Nam, Jessi, episode 54
5BrosJTBCGuest with Tony Ahn, Hong Yoon-Hwa and Austin Kang, episode 12
Love On The Air: Season 2KBS1Guest, episode 75
Welcome, First Time in Korea? 2MBC Every 1Guest, episode 121
2021Learn Way 2KakaoTVGuest, episode 2

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. Woo Da-bin (9 June 2022). "김진경·한현민, 써브라임과 전속계약…송강호와 한솥밥" [Kim Jin-kyung and Han Hyun-min signed an exclusive contract with Sublime... Song Kang-ho and Hansotbap] (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 11 June 2022 – via Naver.
  4. Kim Hyun-rok (31 December 2021). "특송', 2022 여는 쾌속 범죄오락액션…첫 공개부터 '후끈" ['Special Delivery', a high-speed crime entertainment action that opens in 2022... 'Hot' from the first release] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via Naver.
  5. "'계룡선녀전' 한현민, 선계 커피 신선 '칼디' 역으로 출동! 문채원과 케미!". My Daily (in Korean). 12 November 2018.
  6. Minji Kang (24 September 2020). "NETFLIX CONFIRMS PRODUCTION OF SO NOT WORTH IT, JOINING HANDS WITH KOREA'S TOP SITCOM CREATORS". Netflix News.
  7. 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.
  8. "[단독] '美타임지 선정' 한현민, '라디오스타' 뜬다..국내1호 혼혈모델". chosun.com. 17 December 2020.
  9. "[단독] 황신혜·효연 등, tvN 영어 극복 예능 합류". jtbc.joins.com. 14 November 2017.
  10. "'오지의 마법사' 한현민, 최연소 게스트로 출연 '예능감 발산'". hankyung.com. 23 March 2018.
  11. "'미운우리새끼' 모델 한현민 아버지, 73년생… 박수홍보다 3살 어리다? 한현민 나이·키 보니 *". sportsq.co.kr. 8 July 2018.
  12. "'아는 형님' 측 "한현민·이다희 출연···18일 녹화·27일 방송'". mtvdaily.asiae.co.kr. 17 January 2018.
  13. "복면가왕' 머리카락 숨기려 수영모 착용한 '새싹맨', 정체는 모델 한현민... 김구라 예상적중'". naver.com. 4 March 2018.
  14. "[이슈종합] '먹튀' 논란 로잘린, 피해자 만남 후 사과문→비판·'스우파' 하차 요구는 계속". topstarnews.net. 3 April 2018.
  15. "'너목보5' 이특 "가장 스트레스 없이 행복하게 녹화" 특급 애정 과시". sedaily.com. 26 January 2018.
  16. "'요즘애들', 유재석의 인싸댄스…공식 포스터 공개". mydaily.co.kr. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  17. "'전소미, 父 매튜와 '정글의 법칙' 동반 출연…이정현·한현민·유재환 동행 [공식입장]', 유재석의 인싸댄스…공식 포스터 공개". chosun.com. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  18. "이대휘-한현민 '엠카운트다운' 고정 MC 발탁 - 매일경제". mk.co.kr (in Korean). 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  19. "엠카 측 "이대휘X한현민 하차, 아이들 미연X남윤수 새 MC 확정"(공식)". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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