Han Hyun-min
| Han Hyun-min | |
|---|---|
| Born |
19 May 2001 Seoul, South Korea |
| Occupation | Model |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Agent | SF Models X Entertainment |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 한현민 |
| Hanja | 韓炫旻 |
| Revised Romanization | Han Hyeonmin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han Hyǒnmin |
Han Hyun-min (Hangul: 한현민; born 19 May 2001) is a South Korean male model of Nigerian and Korean descent who is the first Korean model of African descent to walk the catwalks in South Korea.[1]
Early life
Han was born in 2001 to a Nigerian father and a Korean mother from the Han family of Chungju. He was raised in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul, where many foreigners in South Korea reside, as well as some of the richest South Korean entrepreneurs.[2]
Career
A modeling agency discovered Han via his Instagram at age 15 while he was still in school. They arranged a meeting and met at a coffee shop where they asked him to walk and signed him on the spot.[3]
References
- ↑ "South Korea's first black model Han Hyun-Min faces racism". Daily Mail. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ↑ Shannon Power (31 January 2017). "Han Hyun-min: South Korea's hottest new model". Gay Star News. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ↑ Monica Kim (4 April 2017). "This Nigerian-Korean Model Is Breaking Boundaries in Seoul". Vogue. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
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