Kim Min Jong was born in 1971, used to be a cult star in the 90s because of his multi-talented and romantic appearance. At that time, he was even called the first love of many young girls. Recently, the name Kim Min Jong was suddenly noticed again by the announcement of leaving the company after 17 years of working.
From a teenager who works for his family to a glorious career
Kim Min Jong had a happy childhood when he was born into a rich family with his father a real estate investor, active in the field of movies, and his mother a famous cultural house. But the dream life soon ended when his father went bankrupt, leaving Kim Min Jong in a state of psychological crisis.
Seeing his parents work hard, Kim Min Jong decided to earn money at the age of 15, that’s why he got his first role in the movie. Don Quixote On The Road To Conquest. Three years later, he achieved his first success thanks to the movie Happiness Doesn’t Depend On Achievement.
With natural talent and handsome appearance, he continuously achieved great success, becoming a screen phenomenon in the 90s. In particular, Kim Min Jong also entered the music field with actor Son. Ji Chang founded the group The Blue and achieved much success.
17 years with SM and friendship with Lee Soo Man
In 2006, Kim Min Jong signed a contract with SM Entertainment, working under CEO Lee So Man. There was a time when Kim Min Jong was a director at SM C&C, under SM. While other artists are constantly looking for new management companies, Kim Min Jong has a strong attachment to SM because of his particularly close relationship with president Lee So Man.
Last February, SM had a dispute at the management level, Kim Min Jong openly supported Lee Soo Man, even sending a series of emails to all company employees to urge everyone to support President Lee. When Lee Soo Man decided to leave, Kim Min Jong also did not choose to stay, he ended his nearly 2 decades of predestined relationship with the house that used to be his.
Fate broke off with Song Hye Kyo and lonely 52 years old
Currently, despite being 52 years old, Kim Min Jong is still a single gentleman. His appearance is also not as good as before. For many years now, Kim Min Jong no longer accepts new films, only occasionally appearing in some entertainment programs and surprising the audience with his changed appearance.
Kim Min Jong on a show in May
In the past, Kim Min Jong also had a few love affairs with famous beauties, of which the most regrettable was the S-list star – Song Hye Kyo. The two got to know each other through the movie Guardian angel and it was Song Hye Kyo who helped the actor Kim to heal his past hurts. Kim Min Jong also stated that “wants to protect Song Hye Kyo all my life”.
However, the relationship of the two people was not long-lasting, many information said, the couple was forbidden by their families to be together. Later, Kim Min Jong publicly dated actress Kim Kyu Ri but did not come to a happy ending.
