Kim Min-ha

1. Career

Kim Min-ha studied theatrical and film studies at Hanyang University.^[6] She made her debut in 2016, in the web drama 'Two Women Season Two' ,followed by "School 2017", "Gun Law Men and Women", and "It's Okay to be Insignificant".^[7]

In 2022, Kim won the 'BEYOND CINEMA Award' at the 8th Marie Claire Asia Star Awards hosted by Busan International Film Festival. This new award is given to an actor who has performed in a topical work that has been released through various platforms. Kim Min-ha's performance in Apple TV+ ‘Pachinko’, increased her global popularity which contributed to her winning the first award.^[8]

In 2026, she was selected as the host of the opening ceremony of 31st Busan International Film Festival to be held from October 6 to 15.^[9]

2. Filmography

2.1. Film

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	After Spring	Hyeon-jeong	Short film
2020	Main Street	Ga-young
	Killer Swell: Our Space	Eugene
	The Call	young Seon-hee	Netflix film	[10]
	Homecoming	Hyejeong
2025	Hana Korea	Hye-sun		[11]
2026	Made in Korea	Shenbagam (voice)	Korean dub	[12]
	The Table: Day and Night		Opening film of BIFF	[13]
TBA	A Girl with Closed Eyes †	In-seon		[14]
	Messily Ever After †	Su-hyun		[15]

2.2. Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	School 2017	Yeo Seung-eun		[14]
2018	Partners for Justice	Park Mi-young
2022–present	Pachinko	Teenage and young adult Sunja	Season 1–2	[16]
2024	Light Shop	Seon-hae		[17]
2025	Way Back Love	Jeong Hee-wan		[18]
	Typhoon Family	Oh Mi-seon		[19]

2.3. Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Two Girls 2	Girl 2		[14]
2026	Dead-End Job	Ji-yoon	Netflix	[20]

2.4. Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Off The Grid	Main Cast	[21]

2.5. Music videos appearances

Year	Song title	Artist	Ref.
2023	"Expectation"	Doh Kyung-soo	[22]
2024	"Come Back to Me"	RM	[23]

3. Discography

3.1. Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Fallin" (with Doyoung)[24]	2022	Non-album single

4. Ambassadorship

• Ambassador for the 2022 Cultural Heritage Visiting Campaign^[25]

5. Accolades

5.1. 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	2025	Best Actress in a Leading Role (Korea)	Pachinko Season 2	Won	[26]
Asia Contents Awards	2022	Rising Star Award	Pachinko	Won	[27]
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2025	Best New Actress	Way Back Love	Won	[28]
ContentAsia Awards	2026	Best Female Lead in a TV Programme/Series Made in Asia		Pending	[29]
		Viewers' Choice: Favourite TV Series		Pending	[30]
Gotham Awards	2022	Outstanding Performance in a New Series	Pachinko	Nominated	[31]
Kinolights Awards		Actress of the Year (Domestic)		5th	[32]
Korea First Brand Awards	2026	Actress – Rising Star	Kim Min-ha	Won	[33]
Marie Claire Asia Star Awards	2022	Beyond Cinema Award	Pachinko	Won	[34]
Seoul International Drama Awards	2025	Best Actress	Pachinko Season 2	Won	[35]
Seoul Webfest Film Festival	2022	Best Actress (Shorts)	Main Street	Nominated	[36][37]

5.2. Listicles

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

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Forbes	2022	Korea Power Celebrity Rising Star	Placed	[38]