Kim Young Duk, known professionally as Kim Young Min, is a South Korean singer, dancer, musical actor and former member of TAESAJA (태사자). He graduated from Inchang High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Visual Arts from Pai Chai University.

Before debuting, he was part of a Samulnori club in school and was very skilled with Korean traditional instruments. He always wanted to become an actor, so he attended MTM Academy. He had minor roles between years 2 and 3 of high school. However, an acquaintance told him about an upcoming audition to become a singer, and he passed it, thus becoming a trainee.

He debuted in October 1997 as the group's main vocalist and maknae with their first single, "Do", and the fans and media were quick to put them in a rivalry with NRG. He wrote and composed the song "Only You" and his solo song "Without" that were both included in the group's third album. After a meteoric rise, the band suddenly faced disbandment in late 2001 as their agency, Masscom (매스컴), suffered many financial problems that ultimately caused the end of the group.

He decided to pursue a career as a musical actor and debuted in 2003 with a role in the musical "Gas". He also went into acting with a role in the 2006 series "Family Love History". He then took a 2-year break from the industry when he enlisted in his mandatory military service and later went back to school.

In 2019, he reunited with his former groupmates when TAESAJA appeared in an episode of "Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Season 3". He now seems to be more focused on his singing career once again and is represented by Wells Entertainment (웰스엔터테인먼트).

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