Choi Hyun-wook
최현욱
Choi in November 2022
Born
Choi Hyun-wook

(2002-01-30) January 30, 2002
South Korea
EducationHanlim Multi Art School
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2019–present
Agent
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Hyeon-uk
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Hyŏnuk

Choi Hyun-wook (Korean: 최현욱; Hanja: 崔顯旭; 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),[1] and Twinkling Watermelon (2023).

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.[2] 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.[3]

Career

Choi made his debut as an actor on the 2019 WhyNot Media's web series Real: Time: Love, playing the role of Moon Ye-chan. Originally, he wasn't planning to pass the audition for the program, as he only wanted to gain experience. But, to his surprise, he was offered the role.[4]

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.[5] It started to air on June 25.[6]

In April 2021, Choi appeared in a SBS drama Taxi Driver as Park Seung-tae, a school bully.[7] He was the antagonist on the series' episode 3 and 4.[8] A month earlier, he was selected to star in another SBS drama, Racket Boys.[9] Choi briefly appeared on Jirisan as Lim Cheol-kyeong in a flashback with Seo Yi-kang, one of the main characters.[10]

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.[11] The same year, he starred in the television series Weak Hero Class 1 alongside Hong Kyung and Park Ji-hoon.[12]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Taxi Driver Park Seung-tae Guest role; episode 3-4 [7][8]
Racket Boys Na Woo-chan [9]
Jirisan teenager Lim Cheol-kyeong Guest role; episode 6 [10]
2022 Twenty-Five Twenty-One Moon Ji-woong [13]
2023 Twinkling Watermelon Ha Yi-chan [14]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019–2020 Real: Time: Love Moon Ye-chan Season 1–4 [15]
2020 Pop Out Boy! Noh Ye-joon [5][6]
2022 Weak Hero Class 1 An Soo-ho [16]
2023 D.P. Shin Ah-hui Season 2 [17][18]
High Cookie Seo Ho-soo [19][20]

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist Ref.
2022 "Ditto" NewJeans [21]
2023 Alley Lee Hi (feat Sung Si-kyung) [22]

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances with selected chart position, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[23]
KOR
Hot

[24]
"With"[25]
(with Kim Ji-yeon, Kim Tae-ri, Lee Joo-myung, and Nam Joo-hyuk)
2022 4054 Twenty-Five Twenty-One OST

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.
APAN Star Awards 2022 Best New Actor Racket Boys
Twenty-Five Twenty-One
Nominated [26]
Asia Contents Awards 2022 New Comer – Actor Twenty-Five Twenty-One Nominated [27]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 Best New Actor – Television Nominated [28]
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2023 Whynot Award Weak Hero Class 1 Won [29]
Brand Customer Loyalty Award 2022 Best New Actor Choi Hyun-wook Won [30]
SBS Drama Awards 2021 Best New Actor Racket Boys
Taxi Driver
Won [31]

References

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  2. Ban, Seo-yeon (July 16, 2020). "[반말인터뷰②] 최현욱 "야구 선수에서 배우로, 선택에 후회 없어"" [[Informal interview 2] Choi Hyun-wook. "From a baseball player to an actor, I don't regret my choice."]. YTN (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2022 via Naver.
  3. "러브 올 플레이 [최현욱, 김강훈, 탕준상, 손상연,김민기]" [Love All Play [Choi Hyun-wook, Kim Kang-hoon, Tang Jun-sang, Son Sang-yeon, Kim Min-gi]]. W Korea (in Korean). July 26, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
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  29. Hong Se-young (July 19, 2023). “수고했다 혜교야” 송혜교 대상→‘카지노’ 작품상 (청룡시리즈어워즈)[종합] [“Good job, Hye-kyo” Song Hye-kyo Grand Prize → ‘Casino’ Best Picture (Blue Dragon Series Awards) [Comprehensive]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2023 via Naver.
  30. Kim, Kyeong-hee (May 4, 2022). "최현욱, 가장 영향력 있는 신인 배우 선정!" [Choi Hyun-wook, the most influential new actor!] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved May 17, 2022 via Naver.
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