Choi Hyun-wook
{{Short description|South Korean actor (born 2002)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Choi|lang=Korean}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Choi Hyun-wook
| image = Choi Hyun-wook 최현욱 in 2022.png
| image_caption = Choi in November 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|01|30}}
| birth_place = South Korea
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2019–present
| alma_mater = Hanlim Multi Art School
| agent = Gold Medalist
| module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul = %최현욱
| hanja = 崔顯旭
}}
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Choi Hyun-wook ({{Korean|최현욱}}; born January 30, 2002) is a South Korean actor. In 2019, he began his acting career by leading in the web drama Real:Time:Love. His role in SBS television series Taxi Driver and Racket Boys awarded him the Best New Actor at the 2021 SBS Drama Awards. Recently, he gained more recognition in Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022), Weak Hero Class 1 (2022), D.P. 2 (2021–2023),{{Cite news|script-title=ko:'스물다섯 스물하나' 야구선수 출신이었어? '이쁜이' 최현욱 존재감[TV보고서]|trans-title="Twenty-five, twenty-one." You used to be a baseball player? "Pretty" Choi Hyun-wook's presence. [TV Report]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000547794|via=Naver|website=Newsen|language=ko|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|date=March 2, 2022|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-date=April 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405215605/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000547794|url-status=live}}Twinkling Watermelon (2023), and My Dearest Nemesis (2025).
Early life and education
Choi Hyun-wook was born on January 30, 2002. During his childhood, he played baseball for ten years. In his first year of high school, he sustained an elbow injury and underwent surgery and rehabilitation, but it did not improve his condition. Due to the situation, he changed his career path and pursued acting.{{Cite news|script-title=ko:[반말인터뷰②] 최현욱 "야구 선수에서 배우로, 선택에 후회 없어"|trans-title=[Informal interview 2] Choi Hyun-wook. "From a baseball player to an actor, I don't regret my choice."|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=052&aid=0001465510|via=Naver|website=YTN|language=ko|last=Ban|first=Seo-yeon|date=July 16, 2020|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-date=March 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318080026/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=052&aid=0001465510|url-status=live}} Eventually, Choi left Gangneung High School as well as his position at the school's baseball team and transferred to Hanlim Multi Art School at Broadcasting & Entertainment Department until he graduated.{{Cite news|script-title=ko:러브 올 플레이 [최현욱, 김강훈, 탕준상, 손상연,김민기]|trans-title=Love All Play [Choi Hyun-wook, Kim Kang-hoon, Tang Jun-sang, Son Sang-yeon, Kim Min-gi]|url=https://www.wkorea.com/2021/07/26/%EB%9F%AC%EB%B8%8C-%EC%98%AC-%ED%94%8C%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4-%EC%B5%9C%ED%98%84%EC%9A%B1-%EA%B9%80%EA%B0%95%ED%9B%88-%ED%83%95%EC%A4%80%EC%83%81-%EC%86%90%EC%83%81%EC%97%B0-%EA%B9%80%EB%AF%BC|website=W Korea|language=ko|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117192358/https://www.wkorea.com/2021/07/26/%EB%9F%AC%EB%B8%8C-%EC%98%AC-%ED%94%8C%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4-%EC%B5%9C%ED%98%84%EC%9A%B1-%EA%B9%80%EA%B0%95%ED%9B%88-%ED%83%95%EC%A4%80%EC%83%81-%EC%86%90%EC%83%81%EC%97%B0-%EA%B9%80%EB%AF%BC/|url-status=live}}
Career
On March 23, 2020, Gold Medalist confirmed that Choi has been cast for the web drama Pop Out Boy!, based on the popular webtoon of the same name. The series began filming the following month.{{Cite news|script-title=ko:신예 최현욱, 웹드라마 '만찢남녀' 캐스팅···위키미키 김도연과 연기호흡|trans-title=Newcomer Choi Hyun-wook cast the web drama "Cartoon Man and Woman" and acted with Weki Meki's Kim Do-yeon.|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000663166|via=Naver|work=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|last=Son|first=Bong-seok|date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2022|archive-date=March 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316014709/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000663166|url-status=live}} It started to air on June 25.{{Cite news|script-title=ko:'만찢남녀', 오늘(25일) 공개...김도연·김민규 '기묘한 동거'|trans-title="Cartoon Man and Woman" will be released today (25th). Kim Do-yeon and Kim Min-kyu "A bizarre cohabitation".|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=629&aid=0000030777|via=Naver|work=The Fact|language=ko|last=Yoo|first=Ji-hoon|date=June 25, 2020|access-date=May 17, 2022|archive-date=May 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517100610/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=629&aid=0000030777|url-status=live}}
In April 2021, Choi appeared in a SBS drama Taxi Driver as Park Seung-tae, a school bully.{{Cite news|script-title=ko:'모범택시' 이제훈, 학교폭력 일망타진 나선다...단정한 교사 변신|trans-title="Model Taxi" Lee Je-hoon will beat up the school violence... A neat teacher transformation.|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=416&aid=0000270063|via=Naver|website=SBS Entertainment News|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Seon-ae|date=April 16, 2021|access-date=May 22, 2022|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406022558/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=416&aid=0000270063|url-status=live}} He was the antagonist on the series' episode 3 and 4.{{Cite news|script-title=ko:'모범택시' 태항호-최현욱-백현진, 분노 유발 빌런 연기|trans-title="Model Taxi" Tae Hang-ho, Choi Hyeon-wook, Baek Hyun-jin, acting as anger-inducing villains.|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000437505|via=Naver|website=Newsen|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Min-ji|date=May 6, 2021|access-date=March 15, 2022|archive-date=April 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405213410/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000437505|url-status=live}} A month earlier, he was selected to star in another SBS drama, Racket Boys.{{Cite news|script-title=ko:신예 최현욱, SBS '라켓소년단' 주연|trans-title=Rookie Choi Hyeon-wook, starring in SBS 'Racket Boys'.|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000475418|via=Naver|work=Ten Asia|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Ji-won|date=March 25, 2021|access-date=March 15, 2022|archive-date=April 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405014556/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000475418|url-status=live}} Choi briefly appeared on Jirisan as Lim Cheol-kyeong in a flashback with Seo Yi-kang, one of the main characters.{{Cite news|script-title=ko:'지리산' 최현욱, 전지현 첫사랑 등장...김도연과 '풋풋 케미'|trans-title='Mt. Jirisan' Choi Hyeon-wook, Jeon Ji-hyun's first love appeared... 'Fresh chemistry' with Kim Do-yeon.|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001370631|via=Naver|website=Xports News|language=ko|last=Choi|first=Hee-jae|date=November 6, 2021|access-date=March 16, 2022|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406014718/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001370631|url-status=live}}
In 2022, Choi rose in popularity after he starred in the coming-of-age television series Twenty-Five Twenty-One alongside Kim Tae-ri, Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Ji-yeon and Lee Joo-myung.{{cite web|script-title=ko:'스물다섯 스물하나' 김태리-남주혁-보나-최현욱-이주명 출연확정(공식)|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000487201|website=NEWSEN|last1=Lee|first1=Min-ji|access-date=September 7, 2021|archive-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010125748/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000487201|url-status=live}} The same year, he starred in the television series Weak Hero Class 1 alongside Hong Kyung and Park Ji-hoon.{{cite web|script-title=ko:박지훈 두뇌 액션→의리의 최현욱, '약한영웅' 5人 캐릭터|url=https://www.joynews24.com/view/1538754|website=Joy News 24|last1=Park|first1=Jin-young|date=November 14, 2022 |access-date=October 10, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103200903/https://www.joynews24.com/view/1538754|url-status=live}}
In 2023, he starred in Twinkling Watermelon alongside Ryeoun, Seol In-ah and Shin Eun-soo.
In May 2025, it was revealed that Choi reprised his role of An Soo-ho, from series Weak Hero Class 1 in second season but as Special appearance.{{cite web |author=Moon Ji-yeon |date=May 2, 2025 |script-title=ko:'약한영웅2' 최현욱, 특출에도 강렬 존재감|trans-title='Weak Hero 2' Choi Hyun-wook, strong presence despite being special|url=https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/11307754 |access-date=May 22, 2025|publisher=Maeil Business Newspaper |language=ko}}
Filmography
=Television series=
=Streaming series=
=Music video appearances=
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! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Song title ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row" | 2022
| "Ditto" | NewJeans | style="text-align:center" | {{Cite web|title=NewJeans unveils 'Ditto' ahead of dropping new album 'OMG'|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20221219000692|website=The Korea Herald|last=Yoo|first=Hong|date=December 19, 2022|access-date=December 19, 2022|archive-date=December 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219085602/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20221219000692|url-status=live}} |
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| scope="row" | 2023
| "Alley" ({{Korean|hangul=골목길|labels=no}}) | Lee Hi (feat. Sung Si-kyung) |
| scope="row" | 2024
| "My Beloved" ({{lang|ko|그대가 해준 말}}) | Lee Hi |
Discography
=Soundtrack appearances=
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{Official website|1=https://www.goldmedalist.com/en/artistView/hyunwook_choi}} {{in lang|ko|en}}
- {{HanCinema person}}
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{{SBS Drama Awards for Best New Actor}}
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Category:21st-century South Korean male actors
Category:South Korean male television actors