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Get To Know Handsome Korean Rookie Actor Moon Sang-Min

The up-and-coming Korean actor won viewers' hearts and gained numerous endorsement offers because of his portrayal in K-drama 'Under the Queen's Umbrella' 

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Grace Libero-Cruz

<p><em><strong>Under the Queen&#x27;s Umbrella</strong></em> is one of the most buzzworthy K-dramas today, with viewership ratings in Seoul peaking at 18% for its finale episode. The hit historical/black comedy K-drama may have ended, but it ushered an exciting new chapter in the soaring career of Korean actor <strong>Moon Sang-min</strong>.  </p><div><br/></div><p>Seasoned stars Kim Hye-soo, Kim Hae-sook, and Choi Won-young took on the lead roles and impressed with their portrayals as they always do. But the newbies in the show shone too. Case in point: Moon Sang-Min who played the role of <strong>Grand Prince Seongam</strong>, one of Queen Im Hwa-ryeong&#x27;s (Kim Hye-soo) five sons. Moon Sang-min <a href="https://www.kdramastars.com/articles/127242/20221102/moon-sang-min-reveals-under-the-queens-umbrella-kim-hye-soo-treats-them.htm" target="_blank">describes his character</a> as having a warm heart and is compassionate. </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/49e874fd-d9b4-46c9-baf9-5356e5b78e78_316716957_689936345832690_3852242144097195699_n (1).jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Moon Sang-min"/></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/ed2969d9-930f-4872-a76e-2bb197cb163a_318116380_902019057629026_4540305848425832783_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>It was previously reported that the actor suffered facial injury (the lower part of his left eye was injured) while filming <em>Under the Queen&#x27;s Umbrella. </em>But thankfully, he only had to take a few days off and returned to filming as soon as he could, so viewers could see more of his visuals and performances.  </p><div><br/></div><p>The 22-year-old heartthrob made such a remarkable impression that he reportedly <a href="https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/11/under-the-queens-umbrella-actor-moon-sang-min-reportedly-received-more-than-20-different-cf-offers-from-big-brand-companies" target="_blank">received more than 20 endorsement deal offers</a> from big brands. As his agency revealed in a statement, Moon Sang-min has offers from &#x27;fashion brands, online stores, games, bakeries, watches, education, and more.&#x27; </p><div><br/></div><p>It&#x27;s really no surprise why一after all, he&#x27;s tall (hey, he&#x27;s said to be 1.9 m or or 6 feet and 2 inches tall), handsome, charming, and has a swoon-worthy smile. </p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/ClLoAo6P9IB/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/ClLoAo6P9IB/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 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min my name.jpeg" alt="get to know rookie korean actor moon sang min" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/8ca685cd-4d31-42d8-a21a-fa092fb26c98_my name cast with moon sang min.jpg" alt="get to know rookie korean actor moon sang min" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/09e4d666-25d3-4c91-96f2-95a39fcb29ae_256910313_987633885153110_8677376287771088234_n (1).jpg" alt="get to know rookie korean actor moon sang min" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/90048d02-d77a-4512-a894-ebf40930147a_241452291_656396821979761_8878696289483326526_n.jpg" alt="get to know rookie korean actor moon sang min" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>His zodiac sign is Aries. - He was born on April 14, 2000 in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. People under this sign are known to be passionate, driven, fearless, and confident. We&#x27;re excited to see his risk-taking personality shine in his next choices of roles.  <cite>@_sangmxn_</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>He&#x27;s an Awesome Ent artist.  - If that rings a bell, well, it might be because famous K-drama stars Park Seo-joon, Kim Yoo-jung, Han Ji-hye, Lee Hyun-woo, Yura, and Kim Do-wan belong to the same agency.<cite>Awesome Ent</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>He has roots in fashion modeling. - Not only did he model prior to acting (he walked the runways of the 2018 F/W Caruso Collection and 2018 F/W Sewing Boundaries Collection), Moo Sang-min, in fact, graduated from the fashion model department of Hanlim Multi Art School in Seoul; Hallyu stars who are alums of the said school include &#x27;True Beauty&#x27; stars Cha Eun-woo and Park Yoo-na, Cho Yi-hyun and Choi Hyun-wook from &#x27;All of Us Are Dead,&#x27; f(x)&#x27;s Krystal Jung, and Twice&#x27;s Chaeyoung, among many others. He&#x27;s currently a student in the prestigious Sungkyunkwan University.<cite>@_sangmxn_</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>His breakthrough role was through the series &#x27;My Name.&#x27; - But before that, he starred in three web series: &#x27;Four Reasons Why I Hate Christmas&#x27; (2019), &#x27;The Colors of Our Time&#x27; (2020) and &#x27;The Mermaid Prince: The Beginning&#x27; (2020). But he rose in popularity through the 8-episode series &#x27;My Name&#x27; which starred Han So-hee, Park Hee-soon, and Ahn Bo-hyun. In &#x27;My Name,&#x27; Moon Sang-min played the role of the youngest detective at a police agency&#x27;s narcotics unit. <cite>@_sangmxn_</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>He&#x27;s close friends with his &#x27;My Name&#x27; co-star Han So-hee.  - After forming a bond through their series &#x27;My Name,&#x27; Han So-hee and Moon Sang-min have become friends. They were even recently spotted together with another friend at the actress&#x27; house, watching a broadcast of &#x27;Under the Queen&#x27;s Umbrella&#x27; which he starred in. The photo Han So-hee posted on Instagram Stories looked like it was taken in a bedroom, so Moon Sang-min had to clarify later, telling Sports Chosun: &#x27;It&#x27;s a living room but it came out like a bedroom.&#x27; He also added, &#x27;Han So Hee noona is also a big fan of ‘Under the Queen’s Umbrella’. Since I appeared in the drama and there was also Kim Hye Soo sunbaenim, she really enjoyed watching it. She watched all the episodes, and said the drama was really interesting.&#x27;<cite>@xeesoxee and @_sangmxn_</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>He has a new web series coming up.  - Following his breakthrough popularity and the success of his latest series, we anticipate he&#x27;ll have more shows in the near future. His next project is TVING&#x27;s &#x27;Duty After School,&#x27; which he filmed before &#x27;Under the Queen&#x27;s Umbrella&#x27; and is slated to be released next year. He&#x27;s also in talks to star in a new webtoon-based drama titled &#x27;Wedding Impossible,&#x27; possibly with actress Jeon Jeong-seo. <cite>@_sangmxn_</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>He&#x27;s on Instagram. - And he&#x27;s gaining more and more followers! He has almost 730,000 followers, as of this writing. Follow him: @_sangmxn_<cite>@_sangmxn_</cite></p></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><p>Lead photos from <strong>Awesome Ent</strong></p><div><br/></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>