Choi Han-bit
South Korean model (born 1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Choi Han-bit (Korean: 최한빛) is a South Korean model, actress and singer. She was a member of the South-Korean girl group Mercury.[3][4] She is a graduate of the School of Dance at the Korean National University of Arts in Seoul, where she majored in Korean traditional dance.[2][5][nb 1] With the support of her parents, Choi underwent male-to-female sex reassignment surgery in 2006.[5][8][nb 1] She changed her given name to Han-bit, and is legally recognized as female in South Korea.[6][9] In an interview, Choi said that "living with the female body itself brought me the greatest feeling of euphoria", but also that she has "a fond memory of the past before the operation".[2] Prior to her surgery, she had appeared on the Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) television show Yoo Jae-suk's Jinsil Game in 2005.[7] She was a contestant on Korea's Next Top Model season 3, where she ended 10th.
Choi Han-bit | |
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Born | (1987-06-16) 16 June 1987 (age 37)[1] |
Occupations | |
Years active | 2009-present |
Spouse | Choi Tae-il (m. 2023) |
Modeling information | |
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[2] |
Agency | Stershop Entertainment, Gaon Entertainment |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 최한빛 |
Revised Romanization | Choi Han-bit |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch‘oe Hanbit |