Profile Of Kim Min Gwi, Korean Drama Player Who Admits His Affair

Kim Min Gwi (Instagram @kimmingwi)

JAKARTA - Nevertheless, Korean dramas are being loved by the audience. The reason is, not only is the story romantic but this drama is played by many young stars. One of the players is actor Kim Min Gwi.

This actor became a conversation after playing the character Nam Kyu Hyun. As a supporting actor, in fact, Kim Min Gwi's acting and charm are widely liked by the audience.

Kim Min Gwi born on September 30, 1994 is an actor who started his career in modeling. He first debuted at the Seoul Fashion Week event in 2019.

After becoming a model, Kim Min Gwi made his acting debut as a model through the Korean drama She Would Never Know which aired in early January. She only appeared as a model in the first episode of the drama.

Then in February, Kim Min Gwi acted in LUCA: THE BEGINNING as Kim Tae Oh. Here, he shows his skills as an actor through action dramas.

However, his name began to skyrocket while acting in Korean dramas Nevertheless. His character is a man who likes his best friend but gets confused when they start dating.

Most recently, he also appeared in Kingdom: Ashin of the North as one of the Pajeowi soldiers. Despite his meager role, his performance is recognizable to the audience.

Controversy

Unfortunately, in the midst of his popularity, Kim Min Gwi was dragged into a controversy where someone uploaded a post containing a story about their personal relationship.

Through her upload, this woman claims to be Kim Min Gwi's ex-lover and they have been dating for six years. In a long relationship, in fact Kim Min Gwi likes to go to nightclubs and have an affair with several other women.

This woman also revealed that Kim Min Gwi had close contact with someone who had COVID-19 so that he should undergo self-quarantine. But instead he breaks quarantine and chooses to leave to have an affair.

Kim Min Gwi's agency, Big Picture Entertainment, shared their statement on Monday, July 26. They confirmed Kim Min Gwi admitted the guilt but denied the allegations regarding the COVID-19 quarantine.

“It is not true that Kim Min Gwi violated self-quarantine regarding COVID-19. On May 22, he was told he had come into contact with someone and immediately went into self-quarantine. During quarantine, he felt symptoms and took the test - the results were positive. He underwent treatment and is recovering," Big Picture said.

The next day, Kim Min Gwi shared his handwriting on his Instagram account. He apologizes for causing a scandal in his personal life.

“After reading what the person wrote, I thought about how I acted in the past. I realized my mistake and apologized to the person.”

He also explained the same thing as his agency's statement and promised to act more mature.

Meanwhile, JTBC decided to reduce the portion of Kim Min Gwi's appearance in Korean drama Nevertheless. Starting from episode 8 which will air, Kim Min Gwi's part will be edited as much as possible.