Kim Min-ji
Former broadcaster and author
Kim Min-ji is a South Korean former SBS broadcaster and author. She joined the network in 2010 and left in March 2014, before marrying former South Korea midfielder Park Ji-sung that July. In later interviews she has discussed living in London, raising their daughter and son, and developing her own writing and public video projects. A 2025 Woman Donga interview explored her essay collection and life beyond broadcasting. Her public Instagram account uses the name mandooinlondon.
Biography sources
Kim Min-ji photos
Photo credits
- Kim Min-ji and her family in a restaurant mirror photograph. · Instagram · @mandooinlondon ↗
- Kim Min-ji and Park Ji-sung mark their tenth wedding anniversary. · Kim Min-ji / Instagram, reproduced by KizMom ↗
- Kim Min-ji and Park Ji-sung with their children in anniversary photographs. · Kim Min-ji / Instagram, reproduced by KizMom ↗
- Kim Min-ji and Park Ji-sung share a close-up wedding portrait. · Kama Studio / Kama Jo ↗
- Kim Min-ji and Park Ji-sung in a black-and-white wedding photograph. · Kama Studio / Kama Jo ↗
- Kim Min-ji and Park Ji-sung in a wedding portrait by Kama Studio. · Kama Studio / Kama Jo ↗
- Kim Min-ji and Park Ji-sung walk together in their wedding photographs. · Kama Studio / Kama Jo ↗
- Kim Min-ji and Park Ji-sung celebrate their wedding. · Kama Studio / Kama Jo ↗
Career and background
Kim’s broadcasting career included work at SBS, which she joined in 2010. She left the network in March 2014, shortly before her marriage to Park Ji-sung. Fellow broadcaster Bae Sung-jae introduced them in 2011; their relationship became public in 2013. Contemporary wedding reporting documents the ceremony in Seoul in July 2014, while Bae’s later recollections provide a direct account of how they first met.Sources: Korea JoongAng Daily ↗ · MoneyToday ↗
Kim subsequently made London her family base. In a 2025 Woman Donga interview she reflected on the move, motherhood and finding a personal voice through writing. The conversation covered her essay collection and her public video work, giving her profile a later chapter beyond her former television job. She and Park have two children, daughter Yeon-woo and son Sun-woo, whose names appear in her family interviews. Her public posts also document art exhibitions, reading and everyday experiences.Sources: Woman Donga ↗ · Woman Donga ↗ · Saemteo Publishing (샘터) ↗
Relationship history
Kim Min-ji and Park Ji-sung married in Seoul in July 2014. They have daughter Yeon-woo and son Sun-woo.
Relationship sources
- Park Ji-sung MoneyToday ↗
Children
- NameYeon-wooDate of birthOther parentPark Ji-sung ↗
- NameSun-wooDate of birthOther parentPark Ji-sung ↗