Min Hyo-rin

• Name — Min Hyo-rin • Birth Name — Jung Eun-ran • Born — 5 February 1986 • Birthplace — Dong District, Daegu, South Korea • Occupation — * Actress • singer • Years Active — 2006–present • Children — 1 • Agent — * Plum • JYP Jung Eun-ran (born 5 February 1986), better known by the stage name Min Hyo-rin, is a South Korean actress, model and singer. She made her breakthrough with her role in the South Korean film Sunny (2011), followed by The Grand Heist (2012) – both cited as one of South Korea's highest-grossing box office hits.

Born in Dong-gu, Daegu, South Korea as Jung Eun-ran, she adopted the stage name Min Hyo-rin when she began modeling for the clothing brand Flapper in 2006. She then appeared in several music videos for Park Ki-young and F.T. Island. Before her singing debut, large teaser posters of her were displayed around the hot spots of Seoul as a promotional stunt. She released the album RinZ in 2007, and the single Touch Me in 2008. In 2009 Min made her acting debut in the television series Triple opposite Lee Jung-jae and Song Joong-ki. She was the lead actress in a 2010 web series adapted from Alain de Botton's novel Romantic Movement, with four different directors each shooting short films in various locations around Seoul. Min was paired with singer Seven in the reality show Fox's Butler, and hosted the sixth season of cable channel Mnet's Trend Report Feel from 2010 to 2011. In 2011, she and Choi Daniel starred in Age of Milk, a short film that was shot using a Samsung Galaxy S smartphone and aired on cable channel OCN. Later that year, she was cast in the TV series Romance Town with Sung Yu-ri and Kim Min-jun, and appeared in Song Jieun's music video "Going Crazy." • Illustration — Min at the Korean Drama Festival After being part of the ensemble cast of 2011 retro drama Sunny along with Shim Eun-kyung and Kang So-ra, Min played Cha Tae-hyun's love interest in the 2012 period comedy The Grand Heist. Both were huge box office hits. In 2012, Min co-starred with Jo Sung-ha and Park Jin-young in A Millionaire on the Run (also known as Five Million Dollar Man). She next starred in Twenty, a film that depicts the lives and loves of three male friends in their twenties. In 2015, Min headlined the music drama Persevere Goo Hae Ra, produced by Mnet. In 2016, Min became a regular cast member in the KBS reality television show Sister's Slam Dunk. In March 2017, Min signed with Plum Entertainment after her contract with JYP Entertainment ended. The same year, she starred in the two-episode drama The Happy Loner and the cycling film Uhm Bok-dong.

Min began a relationship with singer Taeyang, member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang in 2013. In December 2017, it was confirmed by their respective agencies that they were engaged. They married on 3 February 2018 in a private church ceremony. On 27 September 2021, Min's agency announced that Min was pregnant and awaiting childbirth. In November 2021, Min gave birth to a healthy son.

• Illustration — Min at the LG Optimus LTE showcase event in 2011 • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2009 — Triple — Lee Ha-ru • 2010 — Dr. Champ — Nurse — Cameo (Episode 16) • 2011 — Romance Town — Jung Da-kyum • 2015 — Persevere, Goo Hae-ra — Goo Hae-ra • 2017 — The Happy Loner — Na Ji-young — two-episode drama

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2010 — The Romantic Movement: Seoul — Alice — My Bloody Valentine My Sweet Blanket The Tarot Players

• Year — Title — Role — Ref. Reference(s) • 2010 — Fox's Butler — Cast member • 2010–2011 — Trend Report Feel 6 — Host • 2016 — Sister's Slam Dunk — Cast member

• Year — Song title — Artist • 2006 — "Because of You" — Park Ki-young • 2007 — "A Man's First Love Follows Him to the Grave" — F.T. Island • "Only One Person" • "Men Are... Also Helpless" — Evan • 2008 — "Energy" — Mighty Mouth feat. Sunye • 2010 — "More and More" — Jo Sung-mo feat. Electroboyz • 2011 — "Going Crazy" — Song Ji-eun feat. Bang Yong-guk • 2014 — "Eyes, Nose, Lips" — Taeyang • "1AM" • "Feel" — Lee Jun-ho • 2016 — "Shut Up" — Unnies

Min Hyo-rin is recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded with the occupation film actor. Recorded as a citizen of South Korea. Recorded with the occupation singer. Classed in the genre K-pop.