Choi Tae-joon

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Tae-joon
Choi in March 2016
Born (1991-07-07) July 7, 1991 (age 33)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationChung-Ang University – Theater and Film
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
AgentStudio Santa Claus Entertainment[1]
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
최태준
Revised RomanizationChoe Taejun
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Taechun

Choi Tae-joon (Korean: 최태준, born July 7, 1991) is a South Korean actor, model and TV host born in Seoul.[2][3] 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

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).[4]

Choi gained recognition with his supporting roles as the protagonist's estranged son in fantasy drama Padam Padam (2011),[5] a 20-year-old high school bully in webtoon adaptation Puberty Medley (2013),[6] a villain in disaster drama Missing 9 (2017),[7] and a lawyer in romance comedy drama Suspicious Partner (2017).[8] Choi also starred in the youth film Eclipse (2016) as the lead.[9]

Choi was a cast member of the virtual reality show We Got Married in 2016, pairing with Apink's Yoon Bo-mi.[10] 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.[11]

In 2018, Choi was cast in his first lead role on network television in the 2-episode drama special Exit.[12] 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.[13]

Personal life

Marriage

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.[14][15][16]

On November 23, 2021, it was announced that Park was pregnant and both of them were preparing for marriage.[17] They were married on January 22, 2022, in presence of friends and family in a church ceremony in Seoul.[18] On May 31, 2022, Park gave birth to a son.[19]

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.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2003 Project X
2012 Pacemaker Min Yoon-ki [21]
2016 Eclipse Se-joon [9]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2001 Piano young Lee Kyung-ho [22]
2002 Magic Kid Masuri Min Ho-soo [4]
2011 Padam Padam Im Jung [5]
2012 The King of Dramas Oh In-sung, actor in Elegant Revenge (Bit part, Episode 1) [23]
The Great Seer Yi Bang-won [24]
2013 Ugly Alert Gong Hyun-seok [25][26]
Puberty Medley Lee Yeok-ho [27]
2014 Mother's Garden Cha Ki-joon [28]
2015 A Girl Who Sees Smells Ye Sang-gil [29]
All About My Mom Lee Hyung-soon [30]
2016 Flowers of the Prison Sung Ji-heon [31]
2017 Missing 9 Choi Tae-ho [32]
Suspicious Partner Ji Eun-hyuk [33]
2018 Exit Do Kang-soo [34]
The Undateables Choi Jun-soo [35]
2022 Twenty-Five Twenty-One Jeong Ho-jin Cameo [36]
2024 Flex X Cop Ha Nam-su Cameo (ep. 9–10) [37]
The Midnight Studio Choi Hoon Cameo (ep. 7-8)
Iron Family Cha Tae-woong [38]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 109 Strange Things KDI-109 [39]
2021 So I Married the Anti-fan Hoo Joon [13]
2021–2022 The Man's Voice Baek Tae-hwa [40]
2023 Island Chan-hee Special appearance [41]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Hello Counselor Host Permanent host from episodes 288–341 [11]
Celebrity Bromance Cast member Season 2 with Zico (Block B) [42]
We Got Married Season 4 with Bomi (Apink) (Episodes 341–363) [10]
2022 Public Diplomacy, Move Your Heart Narrator Part 2: Connecting the Heart [43]

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist Ref.
2013 "Bye Bye Happy Days!" Kara
2017 "When We Were Two" Urban Zakapa [44]

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.
Asia Artist Awards 2017 New Wave Award Choi Tae-joon Won [45]
2018 Best Icon Won [46]
Asia Rainbow TV Awards 2014 Best Supporting Actor Ugly Alert Nominated
KBS Drama Awards 2015 Best New Actor All About My Mom Nominated
Best Couple Award Choi Tae-joo (with Jo Bo-ah)
All About My Mom 		Nominated
KBS Entertainment Awards 2016 Rookie Award in Talk Show Hello Counselor Won [47]
KBS Drama Awards 2014 Best New Actor Mother's Garden Won [48]
2016 Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama The Flower in Prison Nominated
2017 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Missing 9 Nominated [49]
Best Character Award Won [50]
SBS Drama Awards 2017 Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama Suspicious Partner Nominated [51]

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