From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
Choi Tae-joon
South Korean actor (born 1991)
South Korean actor (born 1991)
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Choi Tae-joon | ||
| image | Choi Tae-joon in January 2025.png | ||
| caption | Choi in January 2025 | ||
| birth_date | |||
| birth_place | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| education | Chung-Ang University – Theater and Film | ||
| occupation | Actor | ||
| years_active | 2001–present | ||
| agent | Studio Santa Claus Entertainment | ||
| spouse | |||
| children | 1 | ||
| module | {{Infobox Korean name/auto | child=yes | headercolor=transparent |
| hangul | %최태준 |
Choi Tae-joon (, born July 7, 1991) is a South Korean actor, model 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
Choi made his acting debut as a child actor, playing the younger version of Zo 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 ** (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.
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.
Personal life
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.
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.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. | 2003 | 2012 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project X | ||||||
| Pacemaker | Min Yoon-ki | |||||
| ** | Se-joon |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | 2001 | 2002 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piano | young Lee Kyung-ho | |||||||||||||||
| Magic Kid Masuri | Min Ho-soo | |||||||||||||||
| Padam Padam | Im Jung | |||||||||||||||
| The King of Dramas | Oh In-sung, actor in Elegant Revenge | (Bit part, Episode 1) | ||||||||||||||
| The Great Seer | Yi Bang-won | |||||||||||||||
| Ugly Alert | Gong Hyun-seok | |||||||||||||||
| Puberty Medley | Lee Yeok-ho | |||||||||||||||
| Mother's Garden | Cha Ki-joon | |||||||||||||||
| A Girl Who Sees Smells | Ye Sang-gil | |||||||||||||||
| All About My Mom | Lee Hyung-soon | |||||||||||||||
| Flowers of the Prison | Sung Ji-heon | |||||||||||||||
| Missing 9 | Choi Tae-ho | |||||||||||||||
| Suspicious Partner | Ji Eun-hyuk | |||||||||||||||
| Exit | Do Kang-soo | |||||||||||||||
| The Undateables | Choi Jun-soo | |||||||||||||||
| Twenty-Five Twenty-One | Jeong Ho-jin | Cameo | ||||||||||||||
| 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | 2017 | 2021 | 2021–2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 Strange Things | KDI-109 | |||||||
| So I Married the Anti-fan | Hoo Joon | |||||||
| The Man's Voice | Baek Tae-hwa | |||||||
| Island | Chan-hee | Special appearance |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | 2016 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||
| Public Diplomacy, Move Your Heart | Narrator | Part 2: Connecting the Heart |
Music video appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Bye Bye Happy Days!" | Kara | |
| 2017 | "When We Were Two" | Urban Zakapa |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. | Asia Artist Awards | Asia Rainbow TV Awards | KBS Drama Awards | KBS Entertainment Awards | KBS Drama Awards | SBS Drama Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Wave Award | Choi Tae-joon | |||||||||
| 2018 | Best Icon | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Ugly Alert | |||||||||
| 2015 | Best New Actor | All About My Mom | |||||||||
| Best Couple Award | Choi Tae-joo (with Jo Bo-ah) | ||||||||||
| All About My Mom | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Rookie Award in Talk Show | Hello Counselor | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| 2017 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Suspicious Partner |
References
References
- link. OSEN]]. (July 14, 2017)
- link
- "CHOI Tae-Joon".
- (July 19, 2013). "Actor with a good image, Choi Tae-joon". [[HanCinema]].
- link. (April 9, 2017)
- (May 10, 2017). ""Suspicious Partner" Choi Tae-joon supports Ji Chang-wook".
- (August 30, 2017). "'Hello' Choi Taejoon to leave 'Hello, Counselor' in September". [[KBS World]].
- (May 1, 2018). ""Exit" Ends Successfully, Leaving Viewers Wanting More".
- (August 13, 2018). "[SBS Star] Sooyoung & Choi Tae Jun Confirmed to a New Drama".
- link. [[Ilgan Sports]]. (March 7, 2018)
- (March 7, 2018). "Actors Park Shin-hye, Choi Tae-joon dating".
- (March 7, 2018). "Park Shin-hye, Choi Tae-joon confirm dating".
- link. News1. Jung Yu-jin. (November 23, 2021)
- link. X-port News. Yoon. Seong-yeol. (January 22, 2022)
- link. Newsen. Park. Jung-min. (May 31, 2022)
- link. News1 Korea
- (April 9, 2011). "Filming for Kim Myung-min's new movie "Pacemaker" set for April 11". [[HanCinema]].
- (March 18, 2016). "Film "Eclipse" explores psychological impulses behind teen crimes". [[Yonhap News Agency]].
- link. (June 18, 2016)
- (December 10, 2014). "Actor Choi Tae-joon says he debuted as child actor who played bad wizard". [[Herald Corporation]].
- link. [[SisaON]]. (January 18, 2012)
- link. (November 6, 2012)
- link. (February 13, 2013)
- (May 14, 2015). "''못난이'' 최태준 "드라마 ''피아노'' 참고했다"". [[No Cut News]].
- link. 10Asia. (July 22, 2013)
- (July 12, 2013). "''Teenage Medley'', Three Keywords for Fun Viewing". KBS Global.
- (January 3, 2014). "Jung Yu-mi signs up for daily drama". [[Korea JoongAng Daily]].
- link. [[The Chosun Ilbo]]. (March 6, 2015)
- link. Star Daily News. (August 11, 2015)
- link. [[JoongAng Ilbo]]. (January 6, 2016)
- link. [[Naver]]. (November 14, 2016)
- link. [[JoongAng Ilbo]]. (March 22, 2017)
- link. (April 19, 2018)
- link. (April 19, 2018)
- link. [[Star News (South Korea). Star News]]. Kim Soo-jin. (February 25, 2022)
- link. [[Star News (South Korea). Star News]]. Lee. Seung-hoon. (January 23, 2024)
- Kang. Da-yoon. (July 30, 2024). link
- (December 6, 2017). "DIA's Jung Chae-yeon & Choi Tae-joon Cast In New Web Drama". [[KBS World]].
- link. [[JTBC]]. Kim Jin-seok. (September 6, 2021)
- link. Ten Asia. Tae Yu-na. (January 10, 2023)
- link. (March 1, 2016)
- (September 24, 2016). "Yoon and Choi are newest 'Married' couple". [[Korea JoongAng Daily]].
- link. E-Daily. Kim Ga-young. (August 10, 2022)
- link. (November 1, 2017)
- (November 16, 2017). "Kim Hee Sun & EXO win Grand Prize Awards at the 2017 Asia Artist Awards". [[KBS World]].
- (November 28, 2018). "BTS win the Daesang at Asia Artist Awards 2018 – and are among Artists Of The Year".
- (December 24, 2016). "[KBS 연예대상] 윤시윤·민효린·최태준·엄현경, 신인상 영예". [[JoongAng Ilbo]].
- (December 30, 2014). "'MBC 연기대상' 임시완·최태준·한선화·고성희 '신인상'". [[JTBC]].
- Lee, Seung-rok. (December 30, 2017). "[MBC연기대상] 신성록·한선화, 미니시리즈 우수상 수상 영광". [[MyDaily]].
- (December 30, 2017). "Winners of the 2017 MBC Drama Awards". [[HanCinema]].
- Kim, Sol-ji. (December 31, 2017). "[2017 SBS 연기대상] 이상엽·남지현, 수목극 우수연기상 "진심으로 감사". [[Maeil Broadcasting Network]].
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about Choi Tae-joon — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report