Who is Kim Min-ju? The former IZ*ONE member's agency, key works and what she is doing now
Kim Min-ju joined IZ*ONE after finishing 11th on Produce 48. This page covers her group years, her roles since signing with Management SOOP in 2022 — Forbidden Marriage, Connection, Hear Me: Our Summer, Undercover High School and Shining — her awards, and her new Netflix series, drawn from 12 press and official sources.
The Kim Min-ju on this page is an actor and former member of the girl group IZ*ONE. She finished 11th in the final ranking of Mnet's Produce 48 in 2018 to become one of IZ*ONE's 12 members; the group debuted on October 29 that year and ended its activities on April 29, 2021. In September 2022 she signed with Management SOOP, the agency of Gong Yoo and Suzy, and has since focused on acting.
She won best new actress at both the MBC and SBS Drama Awards, for Forbidden Marriage and Connection, and has appeared in the film Hear Me: Our Summer, MBC's Undercover High School and JTBC's Shining. In January 2026 Netflix announced her casting in the series Beauty in the Beast (working title). Common questions are answered below, with a source number on every claim.
| Work | Year / format | Role and reported results |
|---|---|---|
| Produce 48 · IZ*ONE | 2018–2021 / audition · group | Joined IZ*ONE after finishing 11th. Debuted October 29, 2018 with COLOR*IZ (lead single "La Vie en Rose"); activities ended April 29, 2021.1,2,3 |
| The Forbidden Marriage | 2022 / MBC series | Played Crown Princess An (An Ja-yeon). Best new actress at the 2022 MBC Drama Awards.4,5 |
| Hear Me: Our Summer | 2024 / film | Released November 6, 2024. A remake of the Taiwanese film of the same title; she played Gaeul, a swimmer and the younger sister of Yeoreum (Noh Yoon-seo).6 |
| Connection | 2024 / SBS series | Won best new actress at the 2024 SBS Drama Awards for this series.7 |
| Undercover High School | 2025 / MBC series | Played Lee Ye-na, student council president of Byeongmun High School. The 12-episode series ended March 29, 2025.8 |
| Shining | 2026 / JTBC series | Co-lead with Park Jin-young as Mo Eun-ah, a former hotelier who manages a guesthouse in an old Seoul house. Premiered March 6.10,11 |
| Beauty in the Beast (working title) | Release date not announced / Netflix series | Plays Ha Min-su, a university freshman with the secret of turning into a wolf. Co-stars Lomon and Moon Sang-min.9 |
Which Kim Min-ju is this?
The Kim Min-ju on this page joined the girl group IZ*ONE through Produce 48 in 2018 and now works as an actor. In September 2022 Nocut News introduced her as "a singer and actor from IZ*ONE," and at the time she was hosting MBC's Show! Music Core and tvN D Studio's Get It Beauty. In a 2024 Sports Kyunghyang interview she said her experience expressing things through dance and performance on stage as an idol was a big asset as an actor.
4,6What did Kim Min-ju do in IZ*ONE?
Kim Min-ju placed 11th in the Produce 48 finale on August 31, 2018, becoming one of IZ*ONE's 12 members. IZ*ONE debuted on October 29, 2018 with the album COLOR*IZ and its lead single "La Vie en Rose." It was a project group with a fixed term, and it ended all activities on April 29, 2021, when its exclusive contracts with CJ ENM expired.
1,2,3Which agency is Kim Min-ju with?
Kim Min-ju's agency is Management SOOP. In September 2022 she signed with Management SOOP, whose roster includes Gong Yoo, Gong Hyo-jin, Seo Hyun-jin and Suzy, and the agency said it would actively support her acting career. A February 2026 report on Shining also listed her agency as Management SOOP.
4,10What are Kim Min-ju's key works?
- Her key works as an actor are MBC's The Forbidden Marriage (2022), SBS's Connection (2024), the film Hear Me: Our Summer (2024), MBC's Undercover High School (2025) and JTBC's Shining (2026). The first two earned her best new actress awards at the MBC and SBS Drama Awards.5,6,7,8,11
- The Forbidden Marriage (2022). She was cast as Crown Princess An (An Ja-yeon).4
- Hear Me: Our Summer (2024). Director Jo Seon-ho's remake of the Taiwanese film of the same title opened on November 6, 2024. She played Gaeul, a swimmer and Yeoreum's younger sister, who cheers on Yong-jun (Hong Kyung) and Yeoreum (Noh Yoon-seo), and said she learned to swim for the film.6
- Undercover High School (2025). In this story of a National Intelligence Service agent posing as a high school student to find Emperor Gojong's missing gold, she played Lee Ye-na, the student council president of Byeongmun High School. The 12-episode series ended on March 29, 2025.8
- Shining (2026). In this story of high school first loves who part at 20 and meet again at 30, she co-starred with Park Jin-young as Mo Eun-ah, a former hotelier who manages a guesthouse in an old Seoul house. Written by Lee Suk-yeon and directed by Kim Yoon-jin, it premiered on JTBC on March 6, 2026, airing two episodes back to back each Friday.10,11
What awards has Kim Min-ju won?
Kim Min-ju won best new actress at the 2022 MBC Drama Awards and the 2024 SBS Drama Awards. In 2022 she shared the award with Yeonwoo of Golden Spoon for The Forbidden Marriage. At the 2024 SBS Drama Awards she won the rookie award for Connection, alongside Kang Sang-jun and Kim Shin-bi of Chaebol X Cops, Seo Bum-june of The Fiery Priest 2 and Choi Yu-ju of The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection.
5,7What is Kim Min-ju doing now?
Kim Min-ju's next project is the Netflix series Beauty in the Beast (working title). On January 8, 2026, Netflix confirmed the production and announced Kim Min-ju, Lomon and Moon Sang-min as its cast. In this youth fantasy romance, Ha Min-su, a university freshman with the secret of turning into a wolf, meets her senior Hae-jun and the wolf boy Do-ha; Kim plays Min-su. It is directed by Jin Hyuk and written by Jin Han-sae, and no release date has been announced. Her previous series was JTBC's Shining, which began in March 2026, and in a March 14 article, Money Today reported its ratings were in the 1 percent range.
9,12Where can I watch Kim Min-ju's work?
The Forbidden Marriage and Undercover High School aired on MBC, Connection on SBS and Shining on JTBC, while Hear Me: Our Summer was a theatrical release. Beauty in the Beast (working title) is set to be released on Netflix. Replay and overseas streaming availability differ by country and over time, so check the official streaming services and broadcasters where you live. This page does not point to unauthorized copies.
4,6,7,8,9,11How to read this page
Several Korean entertainers share this name; this page covers only Kim Min-ju, the actor and former IZ*ONE member. Schedules and ratings are as of each article's date, and her birth date and role details not found in the sources have been left out. This page will be updated when a release date for Beauty in the Beast is announced. Her full career is in the Hallyu Wiki article on Kim Min-ju, and the group's in the article on IZ*ONE.
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