Shin Min-a

Shin began her career as a model for the teen magazine KiKi in 1998, under her birth name, Yang Min-a.{{Cite web |date=9 June 2010 |title= |script-title=ko:'이름이 뭐기에'..★들의 뜨는 예명·본명 찾기 |url=https://nownews.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20100609603097 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012014417/https://nownews.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20100609603097 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |access-date=5 October 2023 |website=Now News |language=ko}} Without her knowledge, a friend applied her to the magazine's model competition, which Shin won.{{Cite web |date=5 January 2003 |title='Sweet 16' Just Couldn't Get Any Sweeter |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2003/01/05/features/Sweet-16-Just-Couldnt-Get-Any-Sweeter/1885278.html |access-date=5 October 2023 |website= |publisher=Korea JoongAng Daily |language=en |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012014414/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2003/01/05/features/Sweet-16-Just-Couldnt-Get-Any-Sweeter/1885278.html |url-status=live}} She first made a name for herself starring in commercials for brands such as Samsung{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ko:CF로 확실히 뜬 'N세대 스타' 양민아 |url=https://weekly.donga.com/culture/3/search/11/63658/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012014414/https://weekly.donga.com/culture/3/search/11/63658/1 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |access-date=5 October 2023 |work=Weekly Donga |date=14 September 2005 |language=ko}} and Korea Telecom 018, in which her line "love moves about" gained popularity amongst Korean youth.

Along with Kim Hyo-jin, Kim Min-hee, and {{Ill|Yang Mi-ra|ko|양미라}}, she was considered one of the "four teenage commercial stars", and a representative of the "N generation" (a Korean analogue to the millennial generation).{{Cite web |last=Jeong |first=Ji-young |title= |script-title=ko:김효진, 과거 신민아 김민희와 찍은 사진 보니? 깻잎머리 눈길…'N세대 아시나요?' |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=057&aid=0000918713 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012014412/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=057&aid=0000918713 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |access-date=5 October 2023 |website=MBN News |language=ko |via=Naver}} She has since become one of the most in-demand and highest paid commercial endorsers in South Korea.

{{Not a typoNotable among her forays into branded entertainment is the 2008 multi-episode Summer Days opposite Hyun Bin and Ryoo Seung-bum for LG Xnote featuring music by You Hee-yeol,{{cite web |date=23 June 2008 |title= |script-title=ko:현빈-신민아-류승범 XNOTE CF 새 모델 |url=http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/show.asp?idx=861088 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014051355/http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/show.asp?idx=861088 |archive-date=14 October 2012 |access-date=18 November 2012 |work=No Cut News |language=ko}} as well as Friends & Love, a movie-style extended advertisement for Giordano in 2011 costarring Jung Woo-sung and So Ji-sub.{{cite web |date=31 January 2011 |title= |script-title=ko:정우성-소지섭-신민아-타이거JK, 지오다노 모델 선정…'열풍 기대' |url=http://sstv.tvreport.co.kr/index.html?page=news/flypage&cid=24&nid=98914 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330083605/http://sstv.tvreport.co.kr/index.html?page=news/flypage&cid=24&nid=98914 |archive-date=30 March 2012 |access-date=18 November 2012 |publisher=SSTV |language=ko}}

In 2009, Shin went to Milan, Italy to shoot a photo spread for Elle Korea with Calvin Klein model Jamie Dornan.{{cite web |title=The Lover |url=http://www.elle.co.kr/elle/elleweb_template_fashion.iht?contId=B18_20090916_7358 |work=Elle Korea |language=ko |access-date=18 November 2012 |date=28 September 2009 |archive-date=9 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209163951/http://www.elle.co.kr/elle/elleweb_template_fashion.iht?contId=B18_20090916_7358 |url-status=dead}} In 2011, she was chosen as the first Asian model for the DIY Project ad campaign of American clothing brand Rag & bone,{{Cite web | url=http://diy.rag-bone.com/mina | title=Rag & Bone New York | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105194752/http://diy.rag-bone.com/mina | archive-date=5 November 2012 }}{{cite web |title=DIY Project: Mina Shin |url=http://www.rag-bone.com/blog/2011/11/diy-project-mina-shin |work=Rag & bone |access-date=18 November 2012 |date=1 November 2011 |archive-date=6 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706045325/http://www.rag-bone.com/blog/2011/11/diy-project-mina-shin |url-status=dead}} and in 2012 was featured in The New York Times's T Magazine.{{cite web |title=Style to a T: Mina Shin |url=http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/styled-to-a-t-mina-shin/ |work=T Magazine |access-date=11 August 2015 |date=7 March 2012 |archive-date=14 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914174258/http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/styled-to-a-t-mina-shin/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Sunwoo |first=Carla |title=Shin Min-a featured in New York Times |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2012/04/27/etc/Shin-Mina-featured-in-New-York-Times/2952099.html |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |date=27 April 2012 |access-date=18 November 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503075319/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2952099 |archive-date=3 May 2012}}

Shin is Roger Vivier's Maison Ambassador for Korea.{{Cite web |title=Roger Vivier present a Vivier's Love Story |url=https://www.rogervivier.com/us-en/70-article-blog-LOVE-STORY/ |website=Roger Vivier |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=1 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001160846/https://www.rogervivier.com/us-en/70-article-blog-LOVE-STORY/ |url-status=live}} On 11 November 2021, she was appointed as Gucci's brand ambassador with Lee Jung-jae.{{Cite web |date=18 November 2021 |title=How Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha's Shin Min-ah became Korea's face of luxury |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3156479/how-shin-min-ah-became-koreas-face-luxury-hometown-cha |access-date=6 February 2023 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118070917/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3156479/how-shin-min-ah-became-koreas-face-luxury-hometown-cha |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Chin |first=Carmen |date=11 November 2021 |title=Shin Min-a and Lee Jung-jae become Gucci's new global ambassadors |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/shin-min-a-lee-jung-jae-gucci-global-ambassadors-squid-game-hometown-cha-cha-cha-3092962 |access-date=5 October 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012014423/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/shin-min-a-lee-jung-jae-gucci-global-ambassadors-squid-game-hometown-cha-cha-cha-3092962 |url-status=live}}

Shin started acting by starring in music videos. In 2000, she was cast in the high-budget music video for Jo Sung-mo's "Do You Know", as a Vietnamese girl who falls in love with a Korean soldier during the Vietnam War.{{Cite web |date=29 August 2000 |title=[TV연예]조성모 뮤직비디오 싸고 육군측과 공방전 |url=https://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20000829/7576458/1 |access-date=5 October 2023 |publisher=The Dong-A Ilbo |language=ko |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012014414/https://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20000829/7576458/1 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=12 July 2000 |script-title=ko:[연예가 소식]양민아, 조성모 신작 뮤직 비디오 여주인공 |url=https://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20000712/7557688/1 |access-date=5 October 2023 |publisher=The Dong-A Ilbo |language=ko |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012014412/https://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20000712/7557688/1 |url-status=live}} Ahead of her film debut in Volcano High, she adopted the stage name Shin Min-a, to avoid confusion with the actress Yang Mi-ra.{{cite web |date=17 September 2000 |title= |script-title=ko:[연예]양민아 '신민아'로 이름 바꾸고 영화 데뷔 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=020&aid=0000026518 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126135137/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=020&aid=0000026518 |archive-date=26 November 2018 |access-date=26 November 2018 |website=The Dong-A Ilbo |language=ko}} While Volcano High started production earlier, her first appearance as an actress was in the melodrama Beautiful Days.{{cite web |date=11 July 2001 |title= |script-title=ko:표정보다 마음이 큰 이 소녀, 아시나요? <화산고>의 신민아 |url=http://www.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=2968 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126135337/http://www.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=2968 |archive-date=26 November 2018 |access-date=26 November 2018 |website=Cine21 |language=ko}} She took five months of acting lessons in preparation for her role. Regarding it, she stated to The Dong-A Ilbo: "It was a completely different role than my regular image [...] At first, it was awkward, but I'm confident I won't get criticized for 'clumsy acting'."{{cite web |date=28 February 2001 |title= |script-title=ko:[연예]드라마 첫출연하는 CF스타 신민아 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=020&aid=0000050472 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126135106/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=020&aid=0000050472 |archive-date=26 November 2018 |access-date=26 November 2018 |website=The Dong-A Ilbo |language=ko}}

In 2003, she took the main role in the college romance movie Madeleine with Jo In-sung.{{cite web |url=http://www.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=16322 |script-title=ko:당돌한 성년 실습, <마들렌>의 신민아 |date=8 August 2003 |website=Cine21 |language=ko |access-date=26 November 2018 |archive-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126135036/http://www.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=16322 |url-status=live}} For her role as a hairdresser, she practiced hairdressing for three months before the movie started filming. She then took on her first main TV role as a boxer in the series Punch, training under the wing of the boxer Kim Ju-hee for two months. The drama's director, Lee Hyun-jik, praised her, saying, "Min-a might be a rookie actor, but she's so enthusiastic sometimes we worry someone might get hurt, and she also excels in expressing emotions."{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ko:신민아 "까불지마, 맞는다!" |url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/032/0000033987?sid=111 |access-date=1 November 2023 |website=Kyunghyang Shinmun |language=ko |archive-date=1 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101181837/https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/032/0000033987?sid=111 |url-status=live}} Her role earned her a New Star Award at the 2003 SBS Drama Awards.{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ko:이병헌, SBS '연기대상 수상' |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0000017311 |access-date=1 November 2023 |website=Newsis |language=ko |archive-date=22 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022225228/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0000017311 |url-status=live}}

In 2005, she took on a supporting role in Kim Jee-woon's noir film A Bittersweet Life, reuniting her with previous co-star Lee Byung-hun.{{cite web |url=http://m.chosun.com/svc/article.html?sname=news&contid=2005040470173#Redyho |script-title=ko:신민아, '달콤한 인생'서 압도적인 힘 발산 |date=4 April 2005 |website=The Chosun Ilbo |language=ko |access-date=26 November 2018 |archive-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126135056/http://m.chosun.com/svc/article.html?sname=news&contid=2005040470173#Redyho |url-status=live}} She then portrayed a deaf character in Sad Movie.{{cite web |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20051013000027 |title=Star-studded 'Sad Movie' not so sad |date=6 April 2010 |work=The Korea Herald |access-date=4 January 2018 |archive-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126134842/http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20051013000027 |url-status=live}} This was followed by leading roles in the melodrama A Love to Kill with Rain,{{cite web |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0001132018 |script-title=ko:<인터뷰> '이 죽일 놈의 사랑'의 신민아 |date=25 October 2005 |agency=Yonhap News Agency |language=ko |access-date=26 November 2018 |archive-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126135237/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0001132018 |url-status=live}} romantic comedy series The Beast and the Beauty with Ryoo Seung-bum,{{cite web |url=http://news.maxmovie.com/9522 |script-title=ko:[인터뷰] <야수와 미녀> 신민아(1) – 지금이 가장 행복한 순간 |date=26 October 2005 |website=Max Movie |language=ko |access-date=26 November 2018 |archive-date=1 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001181856/https://www.maxmovie.com/news/9522?/ |url-status=live}} and psychological thriller Lucifer with Uhm Tae-woong and Ju Ji-hoon.{{cite web |url=https://m.tvreport.co.kr/14514 |script-title=ko:신민아 '마왕'서 초능력자 변신 |date=3 February 2007 |website=TV Report |language=ko |access-date=23 September 2021 |archive-date=28 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328073117/https://m.tvreport.co.kr/14514 |url-status=live}} In the 2007 film My Mighty Princess, Shin simultaneously played two characters.{{cite web |url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=372 |title=Shin Min-ah cast in new Kwak Jae-yong film |date=5 April 2006 |work=Korean Film Biz Zone |access-date=4 January 2018 |archive-date=5 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105015544/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=372 |url-status=live}}

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As Shin entered her mid-twenties, she began showcasing more maturity in her choice of roles. In Go Go 70s, Shin played a sexy counterculture singer{{cite web |title=K-FILM PREVIEWS: 고고 70s (Go Go 70s) |url=http://twitchfilm.com/2008/10/k-film-previews-70s-go-go-70s-modern-boy-dream.html |work=Twitch Film |access-date=18 November 2012 |date=1 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203190630/http://twitchfilm.com/2008/10/k-film-previews-70s-go-go-70s-modern-boy-dream.html |archive-date=3 February 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hancinema.net/shin-min-a-joins-go-go-70s-cast-11734.html |title=Shin Min-a Joins "Go Go 70s" Cast |date=12 December 2007 |work=Korean Film Biz Zone |access-date=4 January 2018 |archive-date=5 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011326/https://www.hancinema.net/shin-min-a-joins-go-go-70s-cast-11734.html |url-status=live}} and won numerous accolades for her portrayal. She then acted as an unfaithful wife in The Naked Kitchen,{{cite web |url=https://www.hancinema.net/sin-min-ah-in-romantic-lead-17629.html |title=SIN Min-ah in romantic lead |date=7 January 2009 |work=Korean Film Biz Zone |access-date=4 January 2018 |archive-date=5 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011806/https://www.hancinema.net/sin-min-ah-in-romantic-lead-17629.html |url-status=live}} and a cynical young woman in search of her father in Sisters on the Road, a critically acclaimed indie film which also stars fellow actress and close friend Gong Hyo-jin.{{cite web |last=Shin |first=Hae-in |title=Stunning ending polarizes audiences in sisterhood movie |url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2009/04/14/73/0701000000AEN20090414002100315F.HTML |work=Yonhap |access-date=18 November 2012 |date=14 April 2009 |archive-date=5 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205093025/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2009/04/14/73/0701000000AEN20090414002100315F.HTML |url-status=live}} But Shin became best known for her portrayals of supernatural horror icons revamped into endearingly innocent yet spunky heroines in the rom-com My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho (2010),{{cite web |last=Oh |first=Jean |title=Will two big stars create fireworks? |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20100809000486 |work=The Korea Herald |access-date=10 July 2013 |date=9 August 2010 |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506024922/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20100809000486 |url-status=live}} and the historical drama Arang and the Magistrate (2012).{{cite web |last=Hong |first=Lucia |title=Lee Seung-gi, Shin Min-ah to play couple in new TV series |url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010072110593286031 |work=10Asia |access-date=24 August 2013 |date=21 July 2010 |archive-date=4 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104051213/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010072110593286031 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Oh |first=Jean |title=Shin Min-a returns to supernatural in Tale of Arang |url=http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20120812000259 |work=The Korea Herald |access-date=18 November 2012 |date=12 August 2012 |archive-date=1 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001181857/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20120812000259 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Hong |first=Grace Danbi |title=Shin Min Ah was Lazy and Conceited in her Early 20s |url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=9084 |work=enewsWorld |access-date=11 August 2015 |date=5 July 2012 |archive-date=23 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123081331/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=9084 |url-status=dead}}

After appearing in The X, a 2013 spy thriller short film directed by Kim Jee-woon,{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-the-x-1200766730/ |title=Film Review: 'The X' |date=28 October 2013 |work=Variety |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126071047/https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-the-x-1200766730/ |url-status=live}} Shin returned to the big screen in 2014 with Gyeongju, an introspective arthouse romance opposite Park Hae-il.{{cite web |last=Jung |first=Hyun-mok |title=Art-house debut for Shin |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2990685 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |access-date=11 August 2015 |date=13 June 2014 |archive-date=17 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717023901/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2990685 |url-status=live}} This was followed by the romantic comedy film My Love, My Bride, where she and Jo Jung-suk played a newly married couple; it was a remake of the same-titled 1990 hit that starred Choi Jin-sil and Park Joong-hoon.{{cite web |title=Shin Min-a stars in remake of 1990 hit film |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/11/141_165303.html |website=The Korea Times |access-date=21 November 2014 |date=26 September 2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129062344/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/11/141_165303.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Shin Min-a, Cho Jung-seok Make Lovely Couple in Remake of 1990 Rom-Com |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/10/18/2014101800413.html |website=The Chosun Ilbo |access-date=21 October 2014 |date=18 October 2014 |archive-date=21 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021070038/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/10/18/2014101800413.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Choi |first=Song-hee |title=My Love, My Bride Shin Min Ah, Oh My Goddess |url=http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=13877 |website=BNTNews |access-date=4 January 2015 |date=14 October 2014 |archive-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228002835/http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=13877 |url-status=dead}}

In 2015, Shin and So Ji-sub were cast in the romantic comedy series Oh My Venus.{{cite web |last=Won |first=Ho-jung |title=Oh My Venus says it's not about beauty |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20151111001194 |website=The Korea Herald |access-date=8 December 2015 |date=11 November 2015 |archive-date=11 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811105348/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20151111001194 |url-status=live}} For her character, an overweight lawyer, Shin underwent a three-hour makeup/prosthetic session every shoot.{{cite web |title=Shin Min-a Transforms into Chubby Lawyer for New Drama |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/11/14/2015111400579.html |website=The Chosun Ilbo |access-date=23 November 2015 |date=14 November 2015 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117194010/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/11/14/2015111400579.html |url-status=live}} At the 2015 KBS Drama Awards, Shin won the Excellence Award, the Best Actress in a Miniseries award, and the Best Couple Award with So Ji-sub.{{cite web |date=31 December 2015 |title=Top Excellence Award winner So Ji-sub, "Sin Min-ah, let's go and take the relaxed and erotic night scene" |url=http://www.hancinema.net/kbs-drama-awards-top-excellence-award-winner-so-ji-sub-sin-min-ah-let-s-go-and-take-the-relaxed-and-erotic-night-scene-89982.html |access-date=1 January 2016 |work=HanCinema |publisher=TV Daily |archive-date=2 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102230402/http://www.hancinema.net/kbs-drama-awards-top-excellence-award-winner-so-ji-sub-sin-min-ah-let-s-go-and-take-the-relaxed-and-erotic-night-scene-89982.html |url-status=live}} She also won the Outstanding Korean Actress award at the 11th Seoul International Drama Awards.{{Cite web |last=손 |first=지영 |date=8 September 2016 |title=British-American TV series wins top prize in Seoul Drama Awards |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160908001117 |access-date=3 November 2023 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en}}

In 2016, Shin was cast opposite Lee Je-hoon in the fantasy melodrama Tomorrow, With You, portraying a 30-year-old amateur photographer who finds out that her better half can time travel. The drama was fully pre-produced and premiered in February 2017.{{cite web |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3022499 |title=Shin Min-a, Lee Je-hoon join new tvN drama |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |date=12 August 2016 |access-date=4 January 2018 |archive-date=11 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811232920/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3022499 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title="Tomorrow with You" revolves around secret time traveller |author=Park Jin-hai |work=The Korea Times |date=23 January 2017 |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2017/01/688_222643.html |access-date=4 January 2018 |archive-date=24 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124103151/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2017/01/688_222643.html |url-status=live}}

File:Shin Min-a for Marie Claire Korea December 2018.jpg in 2018]]

Shin took a break from acting for two years. In 2018, Shin was cast opposite Lee Yoo-young in the mystery film Diva, playing Yi Young, a diver who lost her memory after an accident.{{cite web |url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201807041345131733918_2 |title=Shin Min-a returns to big screen with thriller 'Diva' |date=4 July 2018 |website=Kpop Herald |access-date=4 July 2018 |archive-date=4 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704084337/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201807041345131733918_2 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=4905&mode=VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword= |title=SHIN Min-a Set to Return to Theaters with DIVA |date=24 July 2018 |website=Korean Film Biz Zone |access-date=25 July 2018 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410220508/http://koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=4905&mode=VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword= |url-status=live}} The film marks the directorial debut of Cho Seul-ye. It was showcased in the Korean Fantastic features section at the 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival held in July 2021.{{Cite news |date=9 July 2021 |title=Korean Fantastic: Feature |language=en |work=Bifan |url=http://www.bifan.kr/eng/program/program_list.asp?sc_category_seq=4024 |access-date=23 July 2021 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206085423/http://www.bifan.kr/eng/program/program_list.asp?sc_category_seq=4024 |url-status=live}}

In 2019, Shin returned to the small screen after three years in the political drama Chief of Staff opposite Lee Jung-jae, as Kang Seon-yeong, a lawyer turned politician.{{cite web |url=http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20190319/94626076/1 |script-title=ko:신민아, '보좌관' 출연확정…이정재와 연기호흡 [공식입장] |date=19 March 2019 |website=Sports Donga |language=ko |access-date=19 March 2019 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327183834/http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20190319/94626076/1 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/03/27/2019032700497.html |title=Actress Shin Min-a to Return to Small Screen in May |date=27 March 2019 |website=The Chosun Ilbo |access-date=27 March 2019 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327183821/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/03/27/2019032700497.html |url-status=live}} In winter 2019, Shin reprised her role for the second season.{{cite web |date=29 June 2019 |title=Political dramas show what's behind the chaos: Audiences find JTBC's 'Chief of Staff' a refreshing antidote to standard fare |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3064872 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206082453/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3064872 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |date=3 July 2019 |title=Political dramas hit TV screens as elections draw closer |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190703006100315?section=culture/entertainment |work=Yonhap News Agency |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206082452/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190703006100315?section=culture/entertainment |url-status=live}}{{cite web |date=8 November 2019 |title='Chief of Staff' returns, ready for revenge |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3069995 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206082456/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3069995 |url-status=live}}

In 2021, Shin reunited with director Yoo Je-won in Hometown-Cha-Cha-Cha, starring Kim Seon-ho and Lee Sang-yi. She played the role Yoon Hye-jin, a dentist who moved from the city to open a clinic in the seaside village of Gongjin. It was a remake of 2004 film Mr. Handy, Mr. Hong, which starred Uhm Jung-hwa and Kim Joo-hyuk. The series became a domestic hit with audience ratings peaking at 13.322% and went on to become one of the highest-rated television series on Korean cable television history.{{Cite web |date=18 October 2021 |title='Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha' final episode pulls in highest ratings for series |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/18/hometown-cha-cha-cha-final-episode-pulls-in-highest-ratings-for-series/ |access-date=18 October 2021 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en-US |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018070938/https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/18/hometown-cha-cha-cha-final-episode-pulls-in-highest-ratings-for-series/ |url-status=live}} Following its release on Netflix, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha became one of the platform's most-watched non-English television shows. It remained on Netflix's non-English popular television show list for 16 weeks, and reached the top 10 charts in more than 20 countries.{{cite web |date=6 October 2021 |title=K-Drama 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha' No. 8 On Global Charts Following 'Squid Game' Success |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2021/10/06/k-drama-hometown-cha-cha-cha-number-eight-on-global-charts/?sh=5e35691a50e7 |access-date=14 December 2021 |work=Forbes |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206082451/https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2021/10/06/k-drama-hometown-cha-cha-cha-number-eight-on-global-charts/?sh=5e35691a50e7 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Netflix Top 10 – Global (TV: Non-English) |url=https://top10.netflix.com/tv-non-english/2021-12-19 |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=8 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308015403/https://top10.netflix.com/tv-non-english/2021-12-19 |url-status=live}} It also on Netflix's Top 10 Chart for television shows for more than two months from its last episode.{{cite news |author=Lee Yu-na |date=26 November 2021 |script-title=ko:[공식] 김선호 '갯차' 위엄..넷플릭스 전 세계 순위 TOP10 '롱런' |language=ko |publisher=Sports Chosun |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003806242 |access-date=14 December 2021 |via=Naver |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206082451/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003806242 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |author=Kang Bo-ra |date=9 December 2021 |script-title=ko:신민아·김선호 '갯차', 종영 2달인데…넷플릭스→트위터 화력 계속 |language=ko |publisher=Single List |url=http://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=317426 |access-date=14 December 2021 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206082452/http://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=317426 |url-status=live}}

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In October 2021, Shin went to Jeju Island to film Noh Hee-kyung's omnibus drama Our Blues, starring Lee Byung-hun, Cha Seung-won, Lee Jung-eun, Uhm Jung-hwa, Han Ji-min, and Kim Woo-bin.{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Kyung-ah |date=29 October 2021 |title= |script-title=ko:신민아, 제주도서 '우리들의 블루스' 첫 촬영 시작 |language=ko |trans-title=Shin Min-ah starts filming for 'Our Blues' in Jeju Island |work=News Inside |url=http://www.newsinside.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=1120351 |access-date=30 December 2021 |archive-date=30 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230122836/http://www.newsinside.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=1120351 |url-status=live}} Shin played Min Seon-ah, a divorcee with one child who came to Jeju and met her childhood friend Lee Dong-seok.{{cite web |author=Lee |first=Min-ji |date=7 October 2021 |script-title=ko:노희경作 '우리들의 블루스' 이병헌 신민아 차승원 이정은 한지민 김우빈 엄정화 출연확정(공식) |trans-title=Noh Hee-kyung's 'Our Blues' Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-ah, Cha Seung-won, Lee Jung-eun, Han Ji-min, Kim Woo-bin, Uhm Jung-hwa confirmed to appear (official) |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000496322 |access-date=7 October 2021 |work=Newsen |language=ko |via=Naver |archive-date=7 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007173422/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000496322 |url-status=live}} It premiered on tvN on 9 April 2022.{{Cite web |title=Our Blues – (Korean Drama, 2022, 우리들의 블루스) |url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Our_Blues.php |access-date=21 January 2022 |website=HanCinema |archive-date=19 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119022143/https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Our_Blues.php |url-status=live}}

Shin was cast in the movie Our Season in 2020,{{Cite web |last=Choi |first=Jin-sil |date=9 January 2020 |title= |script-title=ko:[단독]'기생충' 박명훈, '휴가' 캐스팅…김해숙X신민아 만난다 |url=https://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/870451 |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Sports Seoul |language=ko}} which released in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Jo |first=Ji-young |title= |script-title=ko:[공식] "하늘에서 휴가온 엄마"…김해숙X신민아 '3일의 휴가' 12월 6일 개봉 확정 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0004068566 |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=2023-10-20 |publisher=Sports Chosun |language=ko |via=Naver |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108210311/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0004068566 |url-status=live}} The film was her first big screen role in three years after the thriller Diva.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Da-sol |date=5 December 2023 |title=[Herald Review] 'Our Season': a relatable story for all moms and daughters |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231205000618 |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en |archive-date=23 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623062154/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231205000618 |url-status=live}} Playing a woman whose dead mother gets a "trip from heaven" to visit her, Shin chose to appear in the film because of its heartwarming feel and relatable subject matter.{{Cite web |date=29 December 2023 |title= |script-title=ko:[인터뷰] '어른' 신민아 |url=http://woman.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=113613 |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Woman Chosun |language=ko}} She played against type with a gloomier character, as in her previous project, Our Blues—explaining her choice, she stated that she wanted to play a variety of roles. A writer for the Korean news outlet Dispatch, reviewing the movie, said Shin's performance with Kim Hae-sook was "like seeing a real mother and daughter".{{Cite web |date=23 December 2023 |title= |script-title=ko:[D-eye] 신민아의 눈물 한 스푼, 김해숙의 미소 두 스푼 |url=https://www.dispatch.co.kr/2275687 |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Daily Dispatch |language=ko |archive-date=19 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119031109/https://www.dispatch.co.kr/2275687 |url-status=live}} The same year Our Season was released, Shin also returned to television with the series No Gain No Love; it began airing in August 2024.{{Cite news |last=진 |first=주희 |author-mask=진주희 |date=2024-08-22 |title= |script-title=ko:로코퀸의 귀환…신민아, 설렘가득한 로맨스→찐 자매 케미(손해 보기 싫어서) |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/entertain/11099363 |access-date=2025-02-22 |work=Maeil Business Newspaper |language=ko}}

After her travels were documented on the cable channel O'live in 2008,{{cite web |script-title=ko:신민아, 파리지엔느 변신 14일간 프랑스 여행기 공개 |url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200810151011061001 |work=Newsen |language=ko |access-date=11 August 2015 |date=15 October 2008 |archive-date=23 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723053246/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200810151011061001 |url-status=live}} Shin published a book titled Shin Min-a's French Diary in 2009.{{cite web |script-title=ko:프렌치 다이어리 |language=ko |url=http://www.aladin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ISBN=8996188123 |work=Aladin |access-date=27 March 2009 |archive-date=12 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912014552/http://www.aladin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ISBN=8996188123 |url-status=live}}

She has also contributed her vocals to several singles and soundtracks.{{cite web |last=Hong |first=Grace Danbi |title=Shin Min Ah Lends her Voice for Arang and the Magistrate OST |url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=13007 |work=enewsWorld |access-date=11 August 2015 |date=22 August 2012 |archive-date=28 January 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128234843/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=13007 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |last=Sunwoo |first=Carla |title=Shin Min-a to sing on drama OST |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2958268 |date=22 August 2012 |access-date=11 August 2015 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127001942/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2958268 |url-status=live |archive-date=27 January 2013}}

On 22 July 2015, Shin's agency, Mother Company Entertainment, and Kim Woo-bin's agency, Sidus HQ, confirmed their artists' relationship. They met each other as models for the same fashion brand two months prior.{{cite web |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/07/23/2015072301565.html |title=Shin Min-a Dates Kim Woo-bin |date=23 July 2015 |work=The Chosun Ilbo |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108011621/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/07/23/2015072301565.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3006935 |title=Shin Min-a, Kim Woo-bin are dating |date=23 July 2015 |work=Korea JoongAng Daily |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=12 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412154446/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3006935 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=이 |first=혜인 |date=22 July 2015 |script-title=ko:김우빈 신민아 2개월째 열애중 |url=https://www.khan.co.kr/culture/tv/article/201507221750151 |access-date=4 August 2024 |website=Kyunghyang Shinmun |language=ko |archive-date=4 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804033545/https://www.khan.co.kr/culture/tv/article/201507221750151 |url-status=live}}

In 2010, Shin donated {{KRW|50 million}} to build Korea's first multicultural school in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province.{{cite web |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0002151630 |script-title=ko:신민아, 다문화학교건립 위해 5천만원 쾌척 |trans-title=Shin Min-ah, donate 50 million won to build a multicultural school |work=Herald POP |via=Naver |date=29 December 2010 |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=ko |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319113911/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0002151630 |url-status=live}}

In August 2014, she participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge, a fundraising campaign underway by US ALS Association to develop treatments for ALS and to help patients.{{cite web |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/117/0002500917 |author=Lee Seung-rok |script-title=ko:신민아, 아이스버킷챌린지 동참 '조정석 지목' |trans-title=Shin Min-ah, participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge, 'Pick Jo Jung-suk' |work=MyDaily |via=Naver |date=23 August 2014 |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=ko |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319114539/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/117/0002500917 |url-status=live}}

In 2015, it was reported that Shin had donated a total of {{KRW|1 billion}} over past 7 years through 'Fruit of Love', a social welfare community chest and 'Good Friends' an association that helps North Korean defectors.{{cite web |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/005/0000830887 |author=Jo Kyung-i |script-title=ko:[단독] '선행천사' 신민아, 소외계층에 7년째 10억 기부 |trans-title=[Exclusive] 'Good Angel' Shin Min-ah, donated 1 billion won to the underprivileged for 7 years |work=Kookmin Ilbo |via=Naver |date=15 October 2015 |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=ko |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319121751/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/005/0000830887 |url-status=live}} In November 2016, she participated in 'Let's Share the Heart' talent donation: a campaign to raise funds for Hallym Burn Foundation.{{cite web |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0002870155 |author=Park Soo-in |script-title=ko:기부천사 신민아, '렛츠 쉐어 더 하트' 재능기부 캠페인 참여 |trans-title=Donation angel Shin Min-ah participates in 'Let's Share the Heart' talent donation campaign |work=Herald POP |via=Naver |date=28 November 2016 |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=ko |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319122129/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0002870155 |url-status=live}}

In September 2019, Shin donated {{KRW|50 million}} to Seoul National University Children's Hospital.{{cite web |url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201509301306012510 |author=Park Ah-reum |script-title=ko:신민아, 서울대 어린이병원에 5천만원 기부 '훈훈' |trans-title=Shin Min-ah donates 50 million won to Seoul National University Children's Hospital |work=Newsen |date=30 September 2015 |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=ko |archive-date=1 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001181855/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201509301306012510 |url-status=live}} On 29 October 2019, at 4th Finance Day Commemoration Ceremony, Shin received the Presidential Citation in recognition of her consistent donations.{{cite web |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000195000 |author=Hwang Hye-jin |title='20억 기부' 신민아, 오늘(29일) 대통령 표창 수상 |trans-title='2 billion donation' Shin Min-ah received the President's Citation today (29th) |work=Newsen |via=Naver |date=29 October 2019 |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=ko |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319114750/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000195000 |url-status=live}}

In February 2020, Shin donated {{KRW|100 million}} to the Seoul Community Chest of Korea (Seoul Fruit of Love) to be used for medical staff and vulnerable groups who are working hard to prevent the spread of COVID-19.{{cite web |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/144/0000658357 |author=Lee Sun-myung |script-title=ko:'사랑하면 닮는다' 김우빈·신민아, 코로나19 확산 방지 위해 1억원씩 기부 |trans-title=Kim Woo-bin and Shin Min-ah donate 100 million won each to prevent the spread of Corona 19 |work=Sports Trend |via=Naver |date=6 February 2020 |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=ko |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319115418/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/144/0000658357 |url-status=live}} In August, she donated {{KRW|50 million}} to the Fruit of Love to help the victims of torrential rain.{{cite web |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/009/0004629846 |author=Han Hyun-jung |script-title=ko:김우빈♥신민아 선행…"1억원 기부, 마음씨도 예뻐" |trans-title=Kim Woo-bin ♥ Shin Min-ah good deeds... "Donate 100 million won, you have a pretty heart" |work=Maeil Business Newspaper |via=Naver |date=6 August 2020 |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=ko |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319115416/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/009/0004629846 |url-status=live}} In December 2020, Shin donated {{KRW|100 million}} through the Hallym Burn Foundation, which she had been practising every year since 2015.{{cite web |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/396/0000568161 |author=Choi Jeong-ah |script-title=ko:신민아, 6년째 화상환자들 위해 연간 1억원씩 기부…누적 기부금만 20억 이상 |trans-title=Shin Min-ah donates 100 million won a year to burn patients for 6 years... Over 2 billion in accumulated donations alone |work=Sports World |via=Naver |date=16 December 2020 |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=ko |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319120357/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/396/0000568161 |url-status=live}}

In December 2021, it was reported that she has donated {{KRW|100 million}} each to the Hallym Burn Foundation, Seoul Asan Hospital and to the Korean Developmental Society for psychological treatment of children suffering from the prolonged COVID-19 infection.{{cite web |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/001/0012824114 |script-title=ko:[방송소식] 배우 신민아, 취약계층 아동 위해 3억원 기부 |trans-title=[Broadcasting News] Actress Shin Min-ah donates 300 million won to children from the underprivileged |work=Yunhap News |via=Naver |date=29 December 2021 |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=ko |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319120045/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/001/0012824114 |url-status=live}} In March 2022, Shin donated {{KRW|100 million}} to the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association,{{Efn|The Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association is a non-profit organization established in 1961. It was founded by newspaper companies, broadcasting companies, and social organizations with the aim of providing assistance to individuals affected by unforeseen disasters. Originally known as the "Korea Flood Damage Response Committee," it initially focused on providing financial aid for the victims of Typhoon Sarah in 1959. In 1964, the organization was renamed the "Korea Disaster Response Association" to expand its relief efforts and promote a culture of donation within society. In 2001, with the amendment of the Disaster Relief Act, The Hope Bridge Korea Korea Disaster Relief Association became the only relief organization in the country authorized by the government to raise and distribute donations for domestic natural disasters.{{Cite web |title=Hope Bridge |url=https://relief.or.kr/eng/ |website=relief.or.kr |language=ko |access-date=9 May 2024 |archive-date=9 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509011719/https://relief.or.kr/eng/ |url-status=live}}|group=|name=Hope}} to help the victims of the massive wildfire that started in Uljin County, North Gyeongsang Province, and has spread to Samcheok, Gangwon Province.{{cite web |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=112&aid=0003538392 |author=Lee Mi-ji |script-title=ko:[팝업★]김연아·박민영·송혜교·신민아 등 산불 피해에 1억원 기부..선행ing(종합) |trans-title=[Popup★] Kim Yuna, Park Min-young, Song Hye-kyo, Shin Min-ah, etc. donated 100 million won to the forest fire damage.. |publisher=Herald POP |via=Naver |date=6 March 2022 |access-date=6 March 2022 |language=ko |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307134242/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=112&aid=0003538392 |url-status=live}}

In December 2022, it was reported that Shin Min-ah's cumulative donation amount exceeds {{KRW|3.3 billion}}. Since 2009, Shin steadily donates to the cause such as supporting low-income youth and children with childhood cancer. In March, Shin donated {{KRW|100 million}} won to the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association,{{Efn||group=|name=Hope}} to help restore forest fire damage. Shin also donated a total of 260 million won for the end of the year, to institutions where She used donate every year, such as Fruit of Love and Asan Medical Center in Seoul. Shin put out 360 million won that year alone.{{cite web |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=008&aid=0004834113 |author=Ryu Won-hye |script-title=ko:기부 천사' 신민아, 또 2.6억 쾌척…누적 기부액 33억 넘는다 |trans-title=Donation Angel' Shin Min-ah, another 260 million won... Accumulated donation exceeds 3.3 billion |publisher=Money Today|via=Naver | date=28 December 2022|access-date=28 December 2022|language=ko|archive-date=28 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228135207/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=008&aid=0004834113|url-status=live}}

On 8 February 2023, Shin donated {{KRW|50 million}} to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Society to help victims of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.{{cite web |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=117&aid=0003694979 |last=Park |first=Seo-yeon |script-title=ko:깊은 위로" 신민아→장성규, 튀르키예 강진에 ★들 기부 행렬 [MD이슈](종합) |trans-title=Deep Consolation" Shin Min-ah→Jang Seong-gyu, donated procession to the Turkiye earthquake [MD issue] (comprehensive) |work=MyDaily |via=Naver |date=8 February 2023 |access-date=8 February 2023 |language=ko |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112003207/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=117&aid=0003694979 |url-status=live}}

In March 2025, Shin donated {{KRW|50 million}} to the Korean Red Cross to help wildfire victims in the Ulsan, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongnam regions.{{cite news|script-title=ko:신민아·김우빈→BTS 제이홉·슈가까지…산불 피해 복구 위해 '통 큰 기부' 릴레이|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/410/0001059204|work=MK Sports|via=Naver|last=Kim|first=Seung-hye|date=April 1, 2025|access-date=April 2, 2025|language=ko}}

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