Mina Fujii Explained

Mina Fujii
Native Name:藤井 美菜
Birth Date:15 July 1988
Birth Place:San Diego, California, United States
Nationality:Japanese
Agent:
  • Humanite (Japan)
  • Dragon Heart Global (Korea)
Alma Mater:Keio University
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1998–present

is a Japanese actress. She started her career in the entertainment industry at the age of nine.[1] She is best known for her role in the TV adaptation of Bloody Monday, Kyōfu, and for appearing in TVXQ's "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?" music video.

Career

Fujii made her film debut in 2006, when she played as Miki Onaka in Simsons. In 2008, Fujii played the leading character of Toru Ikegami in Ame No Tsubasa. In the same year, she starred as Aoi Asada in the live-action television drama adaptation of Bloody Monday.

In 2012, Fujii played a cameo of Mina in Panda and Hedgehog and Akiko in The King of Dramas.[1]

In 2013, Fujii starred in the MBC reality show We Got Married Global alongside Lee Hongki. In 2014, Fujii played the character of Oshikiri in Monsterz, the Japanese remake of the Korean film Haunters, and Mika Aota in the tokusatsu comedy film Joshi Zu.

Personal life

Fujii graduated from faculty of letters Keio University where she got Bachelor of Arts in human relations. Fujii writes a film critic column for Barfout.[2] Fujii is fluent in Korean[1] and English,[3] in addition to her native Japanese.

Filmography

Television dramas

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2007BroccoliInaho YamasitaFuji TV
2008Shikaotoko AoniyoshiFuji TVEpisode 1–7,10
The Fantastic Deer-ManMasayo Sakura
Team BatistaEpisode 4
Bloody MondayAoi AsadaTBS
2010Bloody Monday Season 2Aoi AsadaTBS
Shukumei 1969-2010Akiko ShiroiTV Asahi
Shaken Baby! Shakespeare SyndromeUmino AzusaCX
General Rouge no GaisenEri AokiFuji TVEpisode 2
Tenshi no WakemaeKeikoNHK
Face-MakerAnzai ErinaNTV / YTVEpisode 3/File 3
2011The Beautiful NeighborAmi MashitaFuji TV / KTV
2012Koisuru Maison: Rainbow RoseReikaTV Tokyo / TooniverseSecond co-starring with Julien Kang
Hungry!MomokoFuji TVEpisode 8
Somato Kabushiki GaishaNumata ShinobuTBSDisk 3
Panda and HedgehogMinaCameo (Episode 8 & 9)
The King of DramasAkikoSBS
Drama Special-Another WeddingMinse EunKBS2
2013OokaechizenNHK BS Premium2nd episode, "Reproved Shogun"
Potato Star 2013QR3MinatvNNoh's neighbor
2014The Story Of The Detective Boy Kindaichi, NeoGiselle TsukuyomiNTV/YTVEpisode 8 & 9/File 8 & 9
Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari: 2014 Fall SpecialMasamiFuji TV
2015Yami no BansoshaGiselle TsukuyomiWOWOW
9 Seconds Eternal LoveMi-na
Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari: 2015 Fall Special - Masterpiece revivalFuji TV
2016Doctor ChousahanTabuchi YukoTV Tokyo
Cold Case: Shinjitsu no TobiraWOWOW
Sho NanaseHulu
2019Doctor DetectiveSeok Jin-iSBS TV
Setsuyaku RockMakiko OguroNTV
2021KotodamasouNatsume MitsubaTV AsahiEpisode 7-10
2022Chuzai KeijiReika IzumiTV tokyoSeason3[4]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2006SimsonsMiki Onaka
2007The Signs of LoveAsuka Miyamoto
2008Ame no TsubasaToru Ikegami flower
10 Promises to My DogCameo
2010All to the SeaYuka
KyōfuKaori
Abacus and SwordSei Inoshiyama
2013The Werewolf Game: The Villagers SideMarie Inoue
2014MonsterzOshikiri
Jossy'sMika Aota
Bullet Train of WivesShima Tayo
2015AmorMysterious GirlSouth Korean film
Seoul SearchingMayumiSouth Korean film
2016Shō Nanase[5]
My New Sassy GirlYukoSouth Korean film
2017Where I BelongMichi
2018Human, Space, Time and HumanEveSouth Korean film
2021The Nighthawk's First LoveMew[6]
2022Black Night Parade[7]

Stage

YearTitleDirector
1998 Shanpo-no-mori-de-nemuru Yoshihiro Kurita
1999 Scrooge Tudor Davis
2000 A Little Princess Santa Tonakai
2001 Fadette Yoshihiro Kurita
2002 Hanshin Seisuke Yamazaki
2015 Peer Gynt Akira Shirai

Variety

YearTitleNetworkNotes
2008Jump!CX
2012Trunq Daeguwith Song Joong-ki
2013Strong HeartSBSEpisode 163 & 164
2013We Got Married GlobalMBCwith Lee Hong-gi
2013Quiz to Change the WorldMBCEpisode 224
2014SebakiMBC
2014BankurawaseFuji TV
2014The King Of FoodKBS
2014Hello! StrangerMBC[8]
2015Match Made in Heaven ReturnsMBC[9]

Music videos

YearArtistTrackNotes
2007Infinity 16"Welcomez Minmi, 10-Feet (Manatsu no Orion 真夏のオリオン)"
2008Tohoshinki"Why Did I Fall In Love With You"with Murakami Koki
2009Miho Fukuhara"Yasashii Aka"32 minute short film, with Tsutsui Mariko and Tanaka Yoji
2009S.R.S"Wonder Song"
2011Hiromi Sakimoto"Yoake-no-Ballade"
2011Every Little Thing"Moon"with Jang Geun Suk
2012Zia"Because I'm Upset (속상해서)" (also known as "Depressed")
2013Shinhwa"This Love"from The Classic album[10]
2013Heo Young Saeng"Weak Child"Special Album She
2013Juju"Mamotte Agetai"
2015Xiah Junsu"Yesterday"
2016Raymond Lam"Love is Near"

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Foreign stars on the rise. JiAe. Sohn . 2014-01-24. Korea.net. Korean Culture and Information Service. https://archive.today/20140421083126/http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Culture/view?articleId=117293. 2014-04-21. dead. 2014-04-27.
  2. Episode 2. We Got Married: Global. MBC. 13 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Mina Fujii to Star as Shō Nanase in Death Note 2016 .
  4. Web site: 후지이 미나, 日인기 시리즈 '주재형사'시즌3 합류…"너무 기뻐, 촬영 전날 잠도 못자. Go Jae-wan. Fujii Mina joins the popular Japanese series 'Detective in charge' season 3... "I'm so happy, I couldn't sleep the night before the filming" . Sports Chosun. . November 26, 2021. November 26, 2021. ko.
  5. Web site: 2016 Death Note Film Brings Back Erika Toda as Misa. English. 9 March 2016.
  6. Web site: よだかの片想い. October 29, 2021. eiga.com.
  7. Web site: ブラックナイトパレード. November 10, 2022. eiga.com.
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20141114042452/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/10/actress-fujii-mina-and-mibs-kangnam-join-cast-of-upcoming-show-hello-stranger Mina Fujii joins cast of Hello Stranger
  9. http://www.soompi.com/2015/02/03/match-made-in-heaven-returns-releases-full-cast-lineup-excluding-two-mystery-top-star-members "Match Made in Heaven Returns" Releases Full Cast Lineup, Excluding Two Mystery Top Star Members
  10. News: Grace Danbi. Hong. Fujii Mina to be shinhwa's Lady in 'this love' MV. 8 May 2013. enewsWorld. CJ E&M. 8 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130606202748/http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=35689. 6 June 2013. dead.