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Min Sae-rom
Born1980 (age 44–45)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materSogang University
(Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Sociology)
Occupations
Years active2005–present
Korean name
Hangul
민새롬
RRMin Saerom
MRMin Saerom

Min Sae-rom (Korean: 민새롬; born in 1974 in Seoul), is a South Korean actor, playwright, theater director, and lighting designer. He is also a professor at the School of Performing Arts at Chungkang College of Cultural Industries. For his contributions to the theater industry, Min received the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award in 2017 and the Young Artist Award in Theater in 2025.

In 2005, Min won the Silver Prize and the Best Director Award at the National University Theater Festival for his play, Lovers in the Subway. He officially debuted as theater director in 2009 with the premiere of his play, Frontline Human, at the Seoul Fringe Festival. That same year, he established the Cheongnyeondan Theater Company.

Early life and education

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Min Sae-rom studied Business Administration and Sociology at Sogang University. He began his theatrical career as an actor in the university's theater club. He has stated that in the university club, it was customary for upperclassmen to handle the technical and production roles, while underclassmen took on the acting parts. After his mandatory military service, he found that many of the senior students had left, which led him to take on various staff responsibilities, including directing. This experience sparked his passion for the technical side of theater.[1][2][3]

In 2005, Min won the Directing Award at the 27th National University Theatre Festival. His production, Lovers in the Subway, also won the Silver Prize. The festival is a national event for non-theater majors, inviting theater clubs from eight universities, supported by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development. Min credited the win to his team, saying, "I think the winning factor was the excellent theatrical elements captured by the stage, sound, and lighting staff in a highly flexible script."[4][5]

Career

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As playwright and director

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In 2009, Min established the Cheongnyeondan Theater Company and premiered his play, Frontline Human, which he also wrote and directed, at the Seoul Fringe Festival. The play was later performed at the Ansan Arts Center as part of its Open Space Project, and in 2010, it was staged at Sogang University's Mary Hall after being selected for the Sogang University Mary Hall Creative Support Project. In 2011, it was performed at the Gwacheon Cultural Center as part of the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation Regional Culture and Arts Activity Support Project. Other early productions include the reading workshop for Which Star Are You From? (2010), the play Elephant at Sanullim Small Theater (2011), and Lovers in the Subway at the Ansan Arts Center (2011).[6][7]

In 2012, Min and the Cheongnyeondan Theater Company participated in the "Gap@Hyehwa-dong 1-beonji" project. This initiative by the Hyehwadong1beonji Theater Lab, a notable hub for experimental theater, was designed to support emerging directors by providing them with opportunities and resources for stage adaptation and production development. As the project's first performance, Min directed the play Elephant, an adaptation of a short story by Raymond Carver, which ran from August 9 to August 19, 2012.[6]

Min also actively worked as a lighting designer for numerous productions, including the Seoul Performing Arts Festival's History of Madness and Choi Yong-hoon's How to Enjoy Home-Cooked Meal. He likes to explore the diversity and expansive potential of stage language.[6]

In 2013, Min directed the play Without a Missing Word, which ran from November 10th to 12th at the Daehangno Arts Theater Small Theater. The play, written by Heo Jin-won, is about a man and a woman who spend a night together by chance. It was part of the "Spring Writer, Winter Stage" series, a program showcasing new works by writers selected in the New Year's Literary Contest, held by the Korea Performing Arts Center.[8]

In 2014, Min directed the play The Grave Has Changed!, which was performed at the Seondol Theater from December 5-14. Written by playwright Lee Mi-kyung, winner of the 2012 Dong-A Theater Award, the production was selected for the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture's Arts Creation Support Program. The play is a humorous and lyrical story about a family collecting inheritance coupons and an elderly man preparing for his death, all set against the backdrop of a company that offers post-mortem services for busy modern people. The cast included Park Sang-jong, Cho Joo-hyun, Choi Jeong-hwa, and Na Jong-min.[9]

Other venture

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Min Sae-rom serves as a professor of playwriting at the School of Performing Arts at Chungkang College of Cultural Industries.[10][11] He is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Maeuldam Theater Cooperative.[12]

Theater

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Musical

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Musical play performance(s)
Year Title Role Theater Date Ref.
English Korean
2024 Thougtful Theater Trancendence 사유하는 극장 - 초월 Director Yong Theater in the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan-gu September 7 to 8 [13]
2025 Thougtful Theater Sa-yU 사유하는 극장 Sa-yU October 31 to November 2 [14]

Theater play

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Theater play performance(s)[15]
Year Title Role Theater Date Ref.
English Korean
2009 Frontline Human 전방인간 Director
Playwright 		Seoul Fringe Festival August [6]
2010 Which Star Are You From?[a] 넌 어느별에서 왔니? Director Hyehwa-dong Mudis Hall
Frontline Human[b] 전방인간 Director
Playwright 		Sogang University Mary Hall July 2010
Frontline Human[c] Ansan Arts Center July 2010
2011 Frontline Human[d] Gwacheon Citizens' Hall Small Theater November 2011
Lovers in the Subway 지하철의 연인들 Director Ansan Arts Center September 16-18, 2011
2013 2013 Spring Writer, Winter Stage - Without Embellishments 2013 봄 작가 겨울 무대 - 미사여구없이 Director Daehakro Arts Theater Small Theater November 10 – November 12 [15]
2014 The Grave Has Changed 무덤이 바뀌었어요 Director Daehakro Sundol Theater December 5 – December 14
2015 Three Men in a Bathhouse 목욕탕집 세 남자 Lighting Design Hyehwadang Small Theater June 9 – June 14
2017 The Fairy King 요정의 왕 Director Project Box Cya February 17 – February 19
Manseon 만선 Lighting Design Suncheon Culture and Arts Center December 14 – December 15
The Fairy King 요정의 왕 Director, Script Project Box Cya December 27 – January 6, 2018
2018 My Elenin 나의 엘레닌 Director Yeonwoo Small Theater March 22 – March 25
9th National and Public Theater Festival Gyeongju - Jungang-dong 124 제9회 국공립극단 페스티벌 경주 - 중앙동 124번지 Lighting Design Gyeongju Arts Center Small Performance Hall July 15
Distant Neighbor 머나먼 이웃 Director Miarigogae Arts Theater August 16 – August 19
Christians 민새롬 - 크리스천스 Director Daehakro Arts Theater Small Theater September 27 – October 7
2019 2019 Sero Reading Festival 2019 서로 낭독 페스티벌 Director Seochon Gonggansero May 16 – June 23 [16]
Almond 아몬드 Director Sejong Center for the Performing Arts S Theater September 19 – September 25 [17]
Mend the Living 살아있는 자를 수선하기 Director Wooran Foundation Hall 2 December 13 – December 21 [18]
2020 Le Fils 아들 Le Fils Director Yes24 Art One 2 September 15 – November 22 [19]
2021 Almond 아몬드 Director Goyang Aram Nuri Theater May 15 – May 30 [20]
Mend the Living 살아있는 자를 수선하기 Director National Jeongdong Theater June 1 – June 27 [21]
2022 Almond 아몬드 Director Goyang Aram Nuri Theater May 6 – May 28 [15]
Mend the Living 살아있는 자를 수선하기 Director Lee Hae-rang Arts Theater July 26 – September 4 [22]
2022 On the Beat 온 더 비트 Director Daehakro TOM 2 November 21 – January 1, 2023 [23]
2023 A Tree on the Hill 나무 위의 군대 Director LG Arts Center Seoul U+ Stage June 20 – August 12 [24]
2024 Mend the Living 살아있는 자를 수선하기 Director National Jeongdong Theater Jan 20 – Mar 20 [25]
Jellyfish 젤리피쉬 Director Modu Arts Theater May 22 to 28, 2024 [26]
2025 The Effect 디 이펙트 Director NOL Seogyeong Square Scone 2nd Building June 10, 2025 to August 31, 2025 [27]
July 23 to 26, 2025
National Theater Company [2025 Special Invitational Pick Clinic] Jellyfish 국립극단 [2025 기획초청 Pick크닉] 젤리피쉬 Director National Theater Company of Korea Myeongdong Arts Theater September 12 to 21, 2025 [28][29]
2026 Secret Passage 비밀통로 Director TBA [30]

Accolades

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Awards and nominations

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Award ceremony Year Category Nominee Result Ref.
National University Theater Festival 2005 Silver Prize Lovers in the Subway Won [7]
Best Director Award Won

State honors

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List of State Honour
Country Award Ceremony Year Honor Ref.
South Korea Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism 2017 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award [31]
The National Academy of Arts of the Republic of Korea 2025 Young Artists Award [32]

Notes

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  1. ^ Regular Reading Workshop
  2. ^ selected for the 2011 Sogang University Incubating Project
  3. ^ selected for the 2011 Ansan Open Space Project
  4. ^ Selected for the 2011 Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation Regional Cultural and Arts Activity Support Program

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