Go Min-si

1. Career

Go Min-si made her directorial debut in the 2016 film Parallel Novel in which she co-starred and for which she won the Grand Prize during the Three Minutes Film Festival.^[9][10] The same year, she gained popularity after appearing in the third season of the web series 72 Seconds.^[11] She also appeared in the music video of "Sign" by Thunder.^[12]

In 2017, Go was cast in the web series Absolutely Perfect Man.^[13] She also made her television debut in the historical drama My Sassy Girl, before appearing in the youth drama Hello, My Twenties! 2 and in the fantasy drama Meloholic.^[14][15][16]

In 2018, Go made a cameo appearance in the comedy television series Welcome to Waikiki and in the drama Live.^[17][18] She also joined the cast of Forgotten Season, which is the second series of KBS Drama Special's ninth season, and the mystery thriller series The Smile Has Left Your Eyes.^[19][20] She appeared in the film Cheese in the Trap, which is an adaptation of the series of the same name, and in The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion.^[21][22] For the latter, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 55th Grand Bell Awards and she won the Popular Star Award at the 7th Korea Best Star Awards.^[23][24]

In 2019, Go took on the role of Hwaja, the protagonist's sister, in the Korean-Japanese period action film The Battle: Roar to Victory.^[25] She accepted a supporting role in the Netflix series Love Alarm in which she portrayed the lead character's cousin.^[26] Go also appeared in the thriller television series Secret Boutique for which she won Best New Actress at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards.^[27][28]

In 2020, Go appeared in the KBS Drama Special The Reason Why I Can't Tell You,^[29] in the drama film Set Play^[30] and in the Netflix series Sweet Home, adapted from the webtoon of the same name.^[31]

In 2021, Go starred in KBS2's Youth of May, a drama set in 1980 during the Gwangju Uprising.^[32] The same year, she appeared in the mystery action series Jirisan, reuniting her with director Lee Eung-bok after Sweet Home.^[33] In 2023, Go starred in the film Smugglers.^[34][35]

In 2022, Go starred in the web series Reincarnation Romance, a short web series advertising about motion sickness pills. This is her third reunion with Lee Do-hyun.^[36]

In 2024, she also starred in the Netflix series The Frog.^[37] For her portrayal of Yoo Seong-ah in the drama, she was nominated for Best Actress – Television at 61st Baeksang Arts Awards in the following year.^[38]

On October 17, 2024, it was reported that Go will lead a romance drama Tastefully Yours. It is set to premiere in the first half of 2025.^[39]

2. Philanthropy

In March 2025, Go contributed ₩50 million to the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association^[1] to aid recovery efforts following wildfires in the Ulsan and Gyeongsang regions. As a member of the Hope Bridge Honors Club, which consists of significant individual donors, she has been actively promoting positive initiatives since her previous donation related to the Gangwon wildfires in 2019.^[41] On May 18, Go donated ₩100 million to support children and aging out youth^[2] through the NGO Ji Foundation. Of this, ₩50 million was allocated specifically for programs assisting aging out youth. The Ji Foundation intends to utilize the funds for providing meals, livelihood support, education costs, and cultural experiences for children in foster care, as well as to offer assistance in various necessary areas. Additionally, support for aging out youth will include funds for living expenses, food, education, and housing, aimed at helping them establish a foundation for independent living.^[43]

3. Filmography

3.1. Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Parallel Novel	Woman	Also director	[9]
2018	Cheese in the Trap	Female junior	Bit part	[21]
	The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion	Do Myung-hee		[22]
2019	The Battle: Roar to Victory	Hwa-ja	Bit part	[25]
2020	Set Play	Yoo-sun	Independent film	[30]
2022	Decision to Leave	Shaman	Bit part	[44]
2023	Smugglers	Go Ok-bun		[45]
2025	The World of Love	Han Mi-do		[46]

3.2. Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	My Sassy Girl	Seon-kyeong		[14]
	Hello, My Twenties! 2	Oh Ha-na		[15]
	Meloholic	Joo Yeo-jin		[16]
2018	Welcome to Waikiki	Lee Min-ah	Cameo (Ep. 3)	[17]
	Live	Oh Song-i		[18]
	Forgotten Season	Choi Ji-yeong	Drama special	[19]
	The Smile Has Left Your Eyes	Im Yoo-ri		[20]
2019–2021	Love Alarm	Park Gul-mi	Season 1–2	[26]
2019	Secret Boutique	Lee Hyeon-ji		[27]
2020	The Reason Why I Can't Tell You	Seo Yoon-chan	Drama special	[29]
2020–2024	Sweet Home	Lee Eun-yoo	Season 1–3	[31][47]
2021	Youth of May	Kim Myung-hee		[32]
	Jirisan	Lee Da-won		[33]
2024	The Frog	Yoo Seong-ah		[48]
2025	Tastefully Yours	Mo Yeon-joo		[49]

3.3. Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	72 Seconds 3	Remember	Cameo (Ep. 2)	[11]
2017	Absolutely Perfect Man	Hannah	Cameo (Ep. 3–5, 7, 14)	[13]
2026	Dead-End Job	Yeon-joo	Netflix	[50]

3.4. Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Find Me	Narrator	Gwangju Uprising Documentary	[51]
2024	Jinny's Kitchen	Cast member and intern	Prime Video exclusive series; season 2; credited as Ko Min-si	[52]

3.5. Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist(s)	Ref.
2016	"Sign"	Thunder (feat. Goo Hara)	[12]
2021	"Make Love"	Gray (feat. Zion.T)	[53]

4. Accolades

4.1. Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Asian Academy Creative Awards	2021	Best Actress in Supporting Role (National Winners – Korea)	Sweet Home	Won	[54][55]
Asia Contents Awards		Newcomer Actress		Won	[56][57][58]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2024	Best New Actress – Film	Smugglers	Nominated	[59]
	2025	Best Actress – Television	The Frog	Nominated	[38]
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2023	Best New Actress	Smugglers	Won	[60]
Buil Film Awards	2023	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[61]
		Best New Actress		Nominated	[62]
Busan Film Critics Awards	2023	Best Actress		Won	[63]
Busan International Film Festival with Marie Claire Asia Star Awards	2023	Face of Asia Award		Won	[64]
Chunsa Film Art Awards	2023	Best New Actress		Won	[65]
Grand Bell Awards	2018	Best Supporting Actress	The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion	Nominated	[23]
	2023		Smugglers	Nominated	[66]
KBS Drama Awards	2020	Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama	Drama Special – The Reason Why I Can't Tell You	Nominated	[67]
	2021	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Youth of May	Nominated	[68]
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries		Won	[69]
		Best Couple Award	Go Min-si with Lee Do-hyun Youth of May	Won	[70]
Kino Lights Awards	2021	Actress of the Year (Domestic)	Love Alarm 2, Youth of May and Jirisan	5th place	[71]
Korea Best Star Awards	2018	Popular Star Award	The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion	Won	[24]
Korean Film Producers Association Awards	2023	Best Supporting Actress	Smugglers	Won	[72]
SBS Drama Awards	2019	Best New Actress	Secret Boutique	Won	[28]
Three Minutes Film Festival	2016	Grand Prize	Parallel Novel	Won	[10]

4.2. State honors

Name of the organization, year presented, and the award given

Country	Ceremony	Year	Award	Ref.
South Korea	Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards[3]	2024	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation	[76]
	Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards[4]	2024	Seoul Mayor's Award	[77]

4.3. Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Cine 21	2020	New Actress to watch out for in 2021	5th[5]	[78]
	2021	New Actress to watch out for in 2022	6th[6]	[79]
	2023	Actress to watch out for in 2024	3rd[7]	[80]
	2024	"Korean Film NEXT 50" – Actors	Placed	[81]
Forbes	2025	Korea Power Celebrity	25th	[82]
Joy News 24	2023	Rising Star Film Actor of the Year	1st	[83]
Vogue Korea	2021	Notable Actress of 2021	Top 4	[84]