Choi Tae-joon
Choi Tae-joon (born July 7, 1991) is a South Korean actor and TV host born in Seoul. He first gained recognition as a child actor in the drama Piano (2001), and TV movies about student youth situations. He won two Korea Drama Awards, "Best Young Actor" 2014 for the drama All About My Mom, and "Best Villain" 2017 for his villainous co-star role in the disaster-mystery drama Missing 9.
Choi Tae-joon
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- Name
- Choi Tae-joon
- Born
- 7 July 1991
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
- Education
- Chung-Ang University – Theater and Film
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
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Choi Tae-joon (born July 7, 1991) is a South Korean actor and TV host born in Seoul. He first gained recognition as a child actor in the drama Piano (2001), and TV movies about student youth situations. He won two Korea Drama Awards, "Best Young Actor" 2014 for the drama All About My Mom, and "Best Villain" 2017 for his villainous co-star role in the disaster-mystery drama Missing 9.
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Also, he won another Award for "Best Character" 2017 at the Asia Artist Awards. He has since taken on lead roles in melodrama Exit (2018) and the famous and popular romcom TV drama So I Married the Anti-fan (2021).
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Key facts
• Name — Choi Tae-joon • Born — 7 July 1991 • Birthplace — Seoul, South Korea • Education — Chung-Ang University – Theater and Film • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2001–present • Agent — Blitzway Entertainment • Children — 1 Choi Tae-joon (born July 7, 1991) is a South Korean actor and TV host born in Seoul. He first gained recognition as a child actor in the drama Piano (2001), and TV movies about student youth situations. He won two Korea Drama Awards, "Best Young Actor" 2014 for the drama All About My Mom, and "Best Villain" 2017 for his villainous co-star role in the disaster-mystery drama Missing 9. Also, he won another Award for "Best Character" 2017 at the Asia Artist Awards. He has since taken on lead roles in melodrama Exit (2018) and the famous and popular romcom TV drama So I Married the Anti-fan (2021).
Career
Career
Choi made his acting debut as a child actor, playing the younger version of Jo In-sung's character in the television series Piano (2001). Choi gained recognition with his supporting roles as the protagonist's estranged son in fantasy drama Padam Padam (2011), a 20-year-old high school bully in webtoon adaptation Puberty Medley (2013), a villain in disaster drama Missing 9 (2017), and a lawyer in romance comedy drama Suspicious Partner (2017). Choi also starred in the youth film Eclipse (2016 film) (2016) as the lead. Choi was a cast member of the virtual reality show We Got Married in 2016, pairing with Apink's Yoon Bo-mi. Choi became a permanent host on the Korean variety show Hello Counselor in September after being a guest two weeks in a row in August 2016. Exclusive contract with Studio Santa Claus Entertainment. In 2018, Choi was cast in his first lead role on network television in the 2-episode drama special Exit. He was then cast in the romantic comedy series So I Married the Anti-fan as the male lead, based on the webtoon of the same name.
Marriage and family
Marriage and family
On March 7, 2018, it was confirmed by Huayi Brothers that Choi had been in a relationship with actress Park Shin-hye since late 2017. On November 23, 2021, it was announced that Park was pregnant and both of them were preparing for marriage. They were married on January 22, 2022, in presence of friends and family in a church ceremony in Seoul. On May 31, 2022, Park gave birth to a son. In April 2026, it was announced that the couple is expecting their second child, with Park giving birth this fall.
Military service
Military service
Choi started his military service along with Bang Yong-guk on August 1, 2019, and served as a public service worker due to health issues. He was discharged from his service on May 18, 2021.
Television series
Television series
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2001 — Piano — young Lee Kyung-ho • 2002 — Magic Kid Masuri — Min Ho-soo • 2011 — Padam Padam — Im Jung • 2012 — The King of Dramas — Oh In-sung, actor in Elegant Revenge — (Bit part, Episode 1) • The Great Seer — Yi Bang-won • 2013 — Ugly Alert — Gong Hyun-seok • Puberty Medley — Lee Yeok-ho • 2014 — Mother's Garden — Cha Ki-joon • 2015 — A Girl Who Sees Smells — Ye Sang-gil • All About My Mom — Lee Hyung-soon • 2016 — Flowers of the Prison — Sung Ji-heon • 2017 — Missing 9 — Choi Tae-ho • Suspicious Partner — Ji Eun-hyuk • 2018 — Exit — Do Kang-soo • The Undateables — Choi Jun-soo • 2022 — Twenty-Five Twenty-One — Jeong Ho-jin — Cameo • 2024 — Flex X Cop — Ha Nam-su — Cameo (ep. 9–10) • The Midnight Studio — Choi Hoon — Cameo (ep. 7-8) • Iron Family — Cha Tae-woong
Web series
Web series
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2017 — 109 Strange Things — KDI-109 • 2021 — So I Married the Anti-fan — Hoo Joon • 2021–2022 — The Man's Voice — Baek Tae-hwa • 2023 — Island — Chan-hee — Special appearance
Television shows
Television shows
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2016 — Hello Counselor — Host — Permanent host from episodes 288–341 • Celebrity Bromance — Cast member — Season 2 with Zico (Block B) • We Got Married — Season 4 with Bomi (Apink) (Episodes 341–363) • 2022 — Public Diplomacy, Move Your Heart — Narrator — Part 2: Connecting the Heart
Music video appearances
Music video appearances
• Year — Song title — Artist — Ref. Reference(s) • 2013 — "Bye Bye Happy Days!" — Kara • 2017 — "When We Were Two" — Urban Zakapa
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Ref. Reference(s) • 2003 — Project X • 2012 — Pacemaker — Min Yoon-ki • 2016 — Eclipse (2016 film) — Se-joon
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Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination • Award ceremony — Year — Category — Nominee / Work — Result — Ref. Reference(s) • Asia Artist Awards — 2017 — New Wave Award — Choi Tae-joon • 2018 — Best Icon • Asia Rainbow TV Awards — 2014 — Best Supporting Actor — Ugly Alert • KBS Drama Awards — 2015 — Best New Actor — All About My Mom • Best Couple Award — Choi Tae-joo (with Jo Bo-ah) All About My Mom • KBS Entertainment Awards — 2016 — Rookie Award in Talk Show — Hello Counselor • MBC Drama Awards — 2014 — Best New Actor — Mother's Garden • 2016 — Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama — The Flower in Prison • 2017 — Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries — Missing 9 • Best Character Award • SBS Drama Awards — 2017 — Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama — Suspicious Partner
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