Han Hyun Min Was Detained By Immigration At The Airport For +2 Hours For This One Reason

In addition to facing obstacles in the modeling world, Han Hyun Min has also run into trouble at airports due to his African-Korean heritage.

The teen supermodel revealed his immigration woes during an episode of Happy Together. 

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Han Hyun Min told the hosts that he is afraid of going through immigration because he is bound to seem “suspicious” to airport security.

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Han Hyun Min’s worries became reality when he tried to return home to Korea from a trip to England but couldn’t pass the security check.

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Since Han Hyun Min appears foreign, airport authorities expect him to have a foreign passport.

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The model’s Korean passport made security personnel do a double-take. They didn’t believe he was Korean.

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As a result, he was called in for questioning. This was problematic because Han Hyun Min does not speak English.

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After two hours and a phone call to his Korean mother, Han Hyun Min was finally released from detainment.

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His travel troubles don’t stop there though! Han Hyun Min followed up his airport story with one about a Chinese massage parlor.

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When Han Hyun Min told his masseur that he was from Korea, the masseur didn’t believe him!

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Han Hyun Min kept insisting he was Korean, but the masseur couldn’t be convinced.

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Luckily, Han Hyun Min has a sense of humor about these things.

This Happy Together guest summed up Han Hyun Min’s experience perfectly.

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