3 Things You Didn't Know About Rising Actor Kim MinJae

Kim MinJae is a rising actor who is largely known as a K-Drama actor, but many don't know that he is actually talented in multiple entertainment spheres. Here is an unordered list of a few facts that you may not know about Kim MinJae, exploring the many sides of his talent.

Kay Sesoko, Kpopmap Editor
3 min to read · Published : Jul 22, 2021

3 Things You Didn't Know About Rising Actor Kim MinJae

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Kim MinJae (who also goes by the stage name Real.be) is a rising actor who has been on K-Drama fans' lips since making appearances in dramas such as, "Hit the Top," "Tempted," and "Do You Like Brahms?" He is largely known as a K-Drama actor, but many don't know that he is actually talented in multiple entertainment spheres.

He is one of the first generation trainees from CJE&M who as it happens debuted as an actor, in 2015, whilst preparing to become an idol. From this interesting start, he has continued to gain netizens' interest. Here is an unordered list of a few facts that you may not know about Kim MinJae, exploring the many sides of his talent.

1. He was famous as a dancer first

Kim MinJae is not only a talented actor but also an extremely gifted dancer. He is especially good at hip-hop dancing and used to be a part of the famous 1MILLION Dance Studio in Seoul. His close friend BTS's V actually mentioned that he knew Kim MinJae before he was famous. V used to watch Kim MinJae's videos of him dancing at 1MILLION Dance Studio and think that he was very cool.

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In fact, Kim MinJae recently filmed a dance video there and posted the behind-the-scenes on his YouTube channel.

If you are curious about his close friendship with BTS's V, you can watch this limited series that they shot for MBC. The show is called "Celeb Bros" and the concept at the time was to show off some of the close friendships amongst young Korean male celebrities.

2. He can actually play the piano

In the 2020 K-Drama "Do You Like Brahms?" he played Park JoonYoung, a famous international award-winning pianist. A lot of people don't know that Kim MinJae played many of the piano pieces in the drama himself. He has even mentioned wanting to play piano for his fans at future fan meetings.

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He originally knew how to play the piano but had about a month and a half to practice the pieces for this particular drama. He emphasized the time he put into studying the mannerisms of different classical pianists to do his character justice. Kim MinJae made a very endearing comment saying that classical music may not have lyrics but it has stories, and once he could understand the stories, the music resonated with him that much more.

3. He prefers acting roles with lots of movement

Kim MinJae mentioned in an interview, that he thinks he is getting to know his acting style better. He has a talent for dancing and rapping but wants to work more on his singing. When asked what his ideal drama role would be, he said that he would like to try the role of a clown, during the Joseon Dynasty, in a historical drama. The reason being that he would like to become a fun character who also does a lot of Korean traditional dances or something to that effect. This is not only because of his love for dancing but also because he thinks some of his favorite roles have been where he is doing something active. For example, playing the piano in "Do You Like Brahms?"

Kim MinJae says that he wants to experiment in as many different roles as possible in his 20s so that he can improve his talents in his 30s. He is sure to learn a lot during his acting career with that mindset. We fully support the idea of him branching out his talents and can't wait to see which side of himself he will show us in his next K-Drama or musical endeavor.