# Kim Min-jae (김민재) (actor, born 1996)
**Kim Min-jae** (김민재, born 1996), known by the stage name Real.be, is a South Korean actor and rapper.[7](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1493885) He is distinct from the character actor Kim Min-jae born in 1979, whose film work includes *The Unjust* and *Peninsula*.[1](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=10004210) He is best known for the recurring role of Park Eun-tak in *Dr. Romantic*, *Dr. Romantic 2* (2020), and *Dr. Romantic 3* (2023).[4](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29) He won Excellent Actor and Best Couple awards at the 2020 [SBS Drama Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/sbs-drama-awards) and the 2021 KBS Drama Awards, as well as a New Star Award at the 2016 SBS Drama Awards.[4](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29)
He is distinct from the character actor Kim Min-jae born in 1979, whose film work includes *The Unjust* and *Peninsula*[1](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=10004210).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full identity | Kim Min-jae (김민재), born 1996; stage name Real.be; South Korean actor and rapper[7](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1493885) |
| Birthplace | Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, per two profile sources; Rotten Tomatoes lists Daegu[2](https://zetawiki.com/wiki/%EA%B9%80%EB%AF%BC%EC%9E%AC_%281996%EB%85%84%29) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kim_min_jae) |
| Recurring role | Park Eun-tak in *Dr. Romantic*, *Dr. Romantic 2* (2020), and *Dr. Romantic 3* (2023)[4](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29) |
| Awards | Excellent Actor and Best Couple at the 2020 SBS Drama Awards and the 2021 KBS Drama Awards; New Star Award at the 2016 SBS Drama Awards[4](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29) |
## Background and training
Kim studied composition and piano at a music academy in middle school. He later studied theater and film at [Chung-Ang University](https://www.edgepedia.org/chung-ang-university)[2](https://zetawiki.com/wiki/%EA%B9%80%EB%AF%BC%EC%9E%AC_%281996%EB%85%84%29).
His dual track in music and acting shows in his early credits: in 2015 he appeared as himself in episodes of the KBS2 drama *[The Producers](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-producers-tv-series)* and competed on the rap competition *Show Me the Money 4*[4](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29).
## Television career
His early television roles included Sa Gi-joon in the Mnet series *Persevere, Goo Hae-Ra* (2015), Kim Min-soo in *Second 20s* (tvN, 2015), and Seo Ji-an in the OnStyle web-style drama *My First Time* (2015)[4](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29).
**The Dr. Romantic arc.** In 2016 he took the role of Park Eun-tak in the SBS medical drama *Dr. Romantic*, a part he reprised in *Dr. Romantic 2* (2020) and *Dr. Romantic 3* (2023)[4](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29). The same year he appeared as a king in a special-appearance run of episodes in the tvN fantasy drama *Guardian: The Lonely and Great God* (Goblin)[4](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29). Further roles in this period were Lee Ji-hoon in *[Hit the Top](https://www.edgepedia.org/hit-the-top)* (KBS2, 2017), Lee Se-joo in the MBC drama *Tempted* (2018), the adult Do-mi in a cameo in the final episode of *Mr. Sunshine* (tvN, 2018), and Ma Hoon in the JTBC series *[Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency](https://www.edgepedia.org/flower-crew-joseon-marriage-agency)* (2019), his first leading role, which he was preparing when he signed with a new agency in 2019[4](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29) • [5](https://www.soompi.com/article/1332028wpp/actor-kim-min-jae-signs-with-new-agency).
**Lead roles, 2020 to 2023.** In 2020 he played the pianist Park Joon-young in the SBS romance *[Do You Like Brahms?](https://www.edgepedia.org/do-you-like-brahms)*, a role that brought him an Excellent Actor award and a Best Couple Award at the SBS Drama Awards[4](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29). He followed it as Jin Moo-hak in the KBS2 comedy-romance *Dali and Cocky Prince* (2021), again winning Excellent Actor and Best Couple awards, this time at the KBS Drama Awards on December 31, 2021[4](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29). He then starred as Yoo Se-poong in *Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist* (tvN, 2022) and its 2023 sequel[4](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29), and played Kim Jae-min in the Netflix series *Bloodhounds* (2023)[4](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29).
## Film work
His film credits include three 2018 releases: the animated-voice part of Ro Ki-jin in *Swing Kids*, Crown Prince Hyomyeong in *Feng Shui* (*Myungdang*), and Sung-woong in *Love+Sling*[4](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29). Zetawiki additionally lists a 2018 role as Kang Seong-ung in the film *The Wrestler*[2](https://zetawiki.com/wiki/%EA%B9%80%EB%AF%BC%EC%9E%AC_%281996%EB%85%84%29).
## Agencies
Since his debut in 2014 he had appeared in the dramas *Producer*, *Romantic Doctor Kim*, *Goblin*, and *Tempted*, and in the film *Swing Kids*, when he signed an exclusive contract with Naym Naym Entertainment on June 14, 2019[5](https://www.soompi.com/article/1332028wpp/actor-kim-min-jae-signs-with-new-agency). Naym Naym's head, Song Dong Woon, is a music producer behind drama OSTs including those for *Descendants of the Sun* and *Goblin*, and the agency also represented the singer Punch[5](https://www.soompi.com/article/1332028wpp/actor-kim-min-jae-signs-with-new-agency). Current profiles list his agency as YAMYAM Entertainment, and a Korean agency overview places Kim's contract signing in June 2019 and names YAMYAM Entertainment, founded in 2005 in Seoul's Gangnam district, as the company shared with Punch[6](https://allharu.tistory.com/6729).
## Personal life
Zetawiki's profile records his marriage to the cooking researcher Lee Hye-jung[2](https://zetawiki.com/wiki/%EA%B9%80%EB%AF%BC%EC%9E%AC_%281996%EB%85%84%29).
## References
1. [KIM Min-jae (born 1979), Korean Film Council (KOFIC) People database](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=10004210)
2. [김민재 (1996년), 제타위키](https://zetawiki.com/wiki/%EA%B9%80%EB%AF%BC%EC%9E%AC_%281996%EB%85%84%29)
3. [Kim Min-jae Movies List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kim_min_jae)
4. [Kim Min-Jae (1996), AsianWiki](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Kim_Min-Jae_%281996%29)
5. [Actor Kim Min Jae Signs With New Agency, Soompi (June 14, 2019)](https://www.soompi.com/article/1332028wpp/actor-kim-min-jae-signs-with-new-agency)
6. [냠냠엔터테인먼트 소속사, 김민재, 펀치, allharu.tistory.com](https://allharu.tistory.com/6729)
7. [김민재, The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1493885)
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