Choi Yeo-jin
Choi Yeo-jin | |
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Choi Yeo-jin in 2018 | |
Born | (1983-07-27) July 27, 1983 (age 40) Seoul, South Korea |
Education | Hanyang University - Theater and Film |
Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
Years active | 2001–present |
Agent | L & Jen Entertainment |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 최여진 |
Hanja | 崔汝珍 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Yeo-jin |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Yŏchin |
Choi Yeo-jin (Korean: 최여진; born July 27, 1983) is a South Korean-Canadian model-turned-actress.
Career
Choi Yeo-jin was born in South Korea, but after her parents divorced, they emigrated to Canada when she was in the first year of middle school.[citation needed] She dreamed of becoming a ballerina, but had to give that up after her family went through some financial difficulties.[citation needed]
She debuted in the entertainment business via the Super Elite Model Contest held in Canada in 2001. Choi went on a leave of absence from George Brown College (she was majoring in Hotel Management) to pursue an entertainment career in Korea. She has since starred in several television series, like Dream High 2, and films, notably Surgeon Bong Dal-hee, Golden Bride, My Woman, More Charming by the Day and I Need Romance.[citation needed]
In 2012 she gained popularity due to her stint on reality show Dancing with the Stars, taking the top spot six times out of 11 competitions, and eventually winning. Choi said, "Viewers like my dancing more than my acting. I was kind of frustrated as an actress because I always played the same kind of characters and ended up projecting stereotypes, which could bore viewers. But now I'm much happier because I can turn into a glamorous dancer every time I get on stage."[1]
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2002 | Love Without Obstacle | Choi Yeo-jin | KBS2 |
Honest Living | Choi Yeo-jin | SBS | |
2004 | I'm Sorry, I Love You | Moon Ji-young | KBS2 |
2005 | Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy | Noh Jem-ma | MBC |
Lawyers | Deborah Hong | ||
2006 | The Invisible Man | Jo Hyun-soo | KBS2 |
2007 | Surgeon Bong Dal-hee | Jo A-ra | SBS |
Golden Bride | Ok Ji-young | ||
Capital Scandal | cameo ep 1 | KBS | |
2008 | My Woman | Jang Tae-hee | MBC |
2009 | Dream | Jang Soo-jin | SBS |
2010 | More Charming by the Day | Im Yeo-jin | MBC |
2011 | I Need Romance | Park Seo-yeon | tvN |
2012 | Dream High 2 | Ahn Tae-yeon | KBS2 |
To My Beloved | Baek In-kyung | jTBC | |
2013 | Incarnation of Money | Jeon Ji-hoo | SBS |
2014 | Emergency Couple | Shim Ji-hye | tvN |
Righteous Love | Jang Hee-soo | ||
2015 | Riders: Catch Tomorrow | Ko Tae-Ra | E Channel, Dramacube |
2015 | The Lover | Choi Jin-nyeo | Mnet |
2016 | On the Way to the Airport | Song Mi-jin | KBS2 |
2017 | Borg Mom | Boo Ti-Na | MBC |
2018 | Lovely Horribly[2] | Ki Eun-hyung | KBS2 |
2020 | My Holo Love | Go Yoo-jin | Netflix |
2021 | Miss Monte-Cristo | Oh Ha-ra | KBS2 |
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2005 | Seoul Raiders | Choi Sun-ah |
Love in Magic | herself | |
2006 | Art of Fighting | Young-ae |
Detective Mr. Gong | Chinese food delivery girl | |
2008 | Boy Director | Assistant |
2015 | My Sister, the Pig Lady | Yoo-ja |
2017 | Yongsoon | English teacher |
Television show
Year | Title | Notes |
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— | Ya Shim Man Man | Panelist |
2005-2006 | Heroine 6 | Cast member |
2007-2009 | Trend Report Feel: Season 2 | Host |
2011 | Absolute Man: Season 1 | |
Racing Queen: Season 2 | ||
2012 | Dancing with the Stars: Season 2 | Contestant |
2012-2013 | Follow 美 | Host |
2013 | Saturday Night Live Korea | Host, episode 38 |
I'm a Super Model | ||
Super Dog | ||
2014 | A Celebrity Lives in My House | |
Chuseok Special: Mirror of Health Returns | Host | |
2015 | The Body Show | |
Lady Action | Cast member | |
Headliner | ||
2016 | Law of the Jungle | |
2020 | Yacht Expedition: The Beginning | Cast |
2021–2022 | Goal Girl | Cast [3] |
2022 | Dating is Straight | Host [4] |
Music video
Year | Song Title | Artist |
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2004 | "Don't Be Happy" | MC the Max |
"A Name Called Parting" | ||
2006 | "Love Effect" | Placebo Effect |
2009 | "Not Even a Call" | Wax |
"My Girl" | Brian Joo feat. Supreme Team |
Books
Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN |
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2009 | Trendsetter Choi Yeo-jin's Visual UP Project | Random House Korea | ISBN 9788925535258 |
2011 | Choi Yeo-jin's Aloha Hawaii | Paper Book | ISBN 9788996497301 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2001 | Supermodel Contest Canada (organized by Elite and JoongAng Ilbo) | — | — | Won |
2007 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries[5] | Surgeon Bong Dal-hee | Nominated |
New Star Award | Surgeon Bong Dal-hee, Golden Bride | Won | ||
2008 | 44th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | Golden Bride | Nominated |
1st Korea Jewelry Awards | Sapphire Award | — | Won | |
2010 | MBC Entertainment Awards[6] | Excellence Award, Actress in a Sitcom/Comedy | More Charming by the Day | Won |
2012 | Dancing with the Stars | Season 2 winner | — | Won |
2015 | 4th APAN Star Awards | Best Dressed | — | Won |
References
- ^ "Choi Yeo-jin in Seventh Heaven as Dancing with the Stars Final Approaches". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ [단독]최여진도 '러블리 호러블리' 합류, 라인업 윤곽 드러났다. Newsen (in Korean). June 1, 2018.
- ^ Oh Ji-won (June 8, 2021). "골때녀' 최여진→이미도, FC 액셔니스타 결성" (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Kang Seon-ae (July 6, 2022). "싱글 남녀 소울메이트 찾는 '연애는 직진' 런칭…최여진·송해나·최윤영·유빈 출연" [Launch of 'Dating is straight forward' looking for single male and female soulmates... Starring Choi Yeo-jin, Song Hae-na, Choi Yun-young, and Yu-bin] (in Korean). SBS Entertainment News. Retrieved July 6, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "2007 SBS 연기대상, 김희애-박신양 박빙 승부 전망". 20 December 2007.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (30 December 2010). "Yoo Jae-seok wins grand prize once again at MBC Entertainment Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.[permanent dead link]
External links
- 최여진 (Choi Yeo-jin) on Cyworld (insideyeojin) (in Korean)
- Choi Yeo-jin at HanCinema
- Choi Yeo-jin at the Korean Movie Database
- Choi Yeo-jin at IMDb
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- Lee Young-ae (1993)
- Jung Seon-kyung and Hwang Soo-jung (1995)
- Im Sang-a (1996)
- Lee Tae-ran and Kim Hyun-joo (1998)
- Kang Sung-yeon and Jun Ji-hyun (1999)
- Hwang In-young, Kim Min-hee and Kim Yoo-mi (2000)
- Gong Hyo-jin, Lee Yoo-jin and Lee Ji-hyun (2001)
- Han Eun-jung, Kim Jung-hwa, Kim Min-jung, Lee Yo-won, Park Sol-mi and Sung Yu-ri (2002)
- Choi Jung-won, Kim Tae-hee, Park Han-byul, Shin Min-a, So Yi-hyun and Yoo Min (2003)
- Eugene, Jeong Da-bin and Jo An (2004)
- Yoon Se-ah, Yoon Jung-hee, Lee Bo-young and Hyun Young (2005)
- Go Ara, Lee Ha-na, Claudia Kim, Yoon Ji-min and Park Si-yeon (2006)
- Choi Yeo-jin, Koo Hye-sun, Lee Ji-hyun, Lee Young-eun and Wang Bit-na (2007)
- Cha Ye-ryun, Chae Young-in, Han Hyo-joo, Im Jung-eun, Moon Chae-won and Yoon So-yi (2008)
- Park Shin-hye, Son Dam-bi, Lee Min-jung, Lee So-yeon and Lee Tae-im (2009)
- Hahm Eun-jung, Han Chae-ah, Hwang Jung-eum and Nam Gyu-ri (2010)
- Goo Hara, Im Soo-hyang, Jin Se-yeon, Jeong Yu-mi, Seo Hyo-rim, Shin Hyun-been and Wang Ji-hye (2011)
- Go Joon-hee, Kwon Yu-ri, Park Hyo-joo, Park Se-young , Sulli and Yoon Jin-yi (2012)
- Jeong Eun-ji, Kang So-ra, Kim Ji-won, Kim So-hyun, Kim Yoo-ri and Lee Da-hee (2013)
- Han Sun-hwa, Han Groo, Lee Yu-bi, Nam Bo-ra and Kim Yoo-jung (2014)
- Gong Seung-yeon, Go Ah-sung, Lee Yul-eum, Lee Elijah and Lim Ji-yeon (2015)
- Lee Hye-ri, Bang Min-ah, Moon Ji-in and Yang Jin-sung (2016)
- Kim Da-som (2017)
- Lee Yoo-young (2018)
- Go Min-si and Keum Sae-rok (2019)
- So Joo-yeon (2020)
- Choi Ye-bin, Han Ji-hyun and Roh Jeong-eui (2021)
- Jang Gyu-ri, Lee Eun-saem and Gong Sung-ha (2022)
- Kwon Ah-reum, Yang Hye-ji, Jung Soo-bin (2023)