Go Min-si

Go Min-si
Go in March 2025
Born	(1995-02-15) February 15, 1995 (age 31) Daejeon, South Korea
Occupations	Actress model director
Years active	2016–present
Agent	Mystic Story
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Korean name
Hangul	고민시
Hanja	高旻示
RR	Go Minsi
MR	Ko Minsi

Go Min-si (Korean: 고민시; born February 15, 1995) is a South Korean actress, model, and director managed by Mystic Story Entertainment. She is known for her prominent roles in television series such as Love Alarm (2019–2021), Sweet Home (2020–2023), Youth of May (2021), as well as the films The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion (2018) and Smugglers (2023).

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. The same year, she gained popularity after appearing in the third season of the web series 72 Seconds. She also appeared in the music video of "Sign" by Thunder.

In 2017, Go was cast in the web series Absolutely Perfect Man. 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.

In 2018, Go made a cameo appearance in the comedy television series Welcome to Waikiki and in the drama Live. 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. 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. 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.

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. She accepted a supporting role in the Netflix series Love Alarm in which she portrayed the lead character's cousin. Go also appeared in the thriller television series Secret Boutique for which she won Best New Actress at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards.

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

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

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.

In 2024, she also starred in the Netflix series The Frog. 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.

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.

Philanthropy

In March 2025, Go contributed ₩50 million to the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association 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. On May 18, Go donated ₩100 million to support children and aging out youth 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.

Filmography

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