Han Hyun-min (; born 19 May 2001) is a South Korean 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.
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. Growing up in Seoul, Han faced racial discrimination as a biracial child and has publicly spoken up about his experiences.
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.
In June 2022, Han signed a contract with Sublime.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2022 Special Delivery Asif / Quick Repair Specialist
Music video appearances YearTitleKorean TitleArtist2018"I Love You""난 널 사랑해"Kim Bum Soo2018"Run It"Jay Park, Woo Won-Jae, Jessi (for Nike)2019"Who I Am"NIve2021"Gyopo Hairstyle""교포머리"Peakboy
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2018 Tale of Fairy Ethiopian exchange fairyCameo, episode 16 2019 Hip Hop King - Nassna Street Seo Ki-ha 2021 So Not Worth It Hyun-min Sitcom
Variety shows Year Title Notes/ 2017 Radio Star Guest with Kim Soo-yong, Momoland's JooE, Kwon Hyun-bin, and Hong Seok-cheon, episode 549 2017–2018 My English Puberty Regular member 2018 Wizard of Nowhere Guest with Yook Joong-wan (Rose Motel), episodes 21–25 My Little Old Boy Guest with Yoon Jung-soo, episode 95 Knowing Bros Guest with Lee Da-hee and Jang Sung-kyu, episode 112 King of Mask Singer Contestant (Braird Man) Let's Eat Dinner Together Guest with Jang Yoon-ju, episode 76 I Can See Your Voice: Season 5 Guest panelist with Microdot, Jang Do-yeon and MeloMance's Kim Min-seok, episode 1 The Return of Superman Guest, episode 211 Happy Together Season 3 Guest with Abigail Alderete, Sam Okyere, Sazal Kim and Seventeen's Vernon, episode 533 South Korean Foreigners Regular member For The First Time In My Life Main host Amazing Saturday Guest with Tyler Rasch, episode 16 1% Friendship Guest, episode 10 2018My Neighbor, CharlesPanelist, episode 154 2018–present My English Puberty Season 2 Guest 2018–2019 Cool Kids Co-host with Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Shin-young, Red Velvet's Seulgi, Ahn Jung-hwan and Haon 2019 Law of the Jungle Guest with Jeon So-mi, Matthew Douma, Lee Jung Hyun and Lee Tae-gon 2019–2021 M Countdown Co-host with Lee Dae-hwi 2019 Boss in the Mirror Guest 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 Teller Main host, episode 2 and 4 Sky Muscle Guest, episode 15 2019–2020 What is Studying? Regular member with Shin Dong-yup, Eugene, So Yi-hyun and Ko Seung-jae 2020 TMI News Guest with Kwon Hyun-bin, episode 47 Hangout with Yoo Guest with SSAK3, AB6IX's Lee Dae-hwi, Hwang Kwang-hee, Soyou, Teen Top, Eric Nam, Jessi, episode 54 5Bros Guest with Tony Ahn, Hong Yoon-Hwa and Austin Kang, episode 12 Love On The Air: Season 2 Guest, episode 75 Welcome, First Time in Korea? 2 Guest, episode 121 2021 Learn Way 2 Guest, episode 2
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