Choi Bo-min (entertainer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Bo-min (born August 24, 2000), known mononymously as Bomin, is a South Korean singer, actor and host. He is a former member of Golden Child. He made his acting debut with a lead role in the web-drama A-Teen 2 (2019) and hosted the KBS music program Music Bank from July 5, 2019, to July 17, 2020.^[1]

Choi Bo-min
Bomin in August 2022
Born	(2000-08-24) August 24, 2000 (age 24) Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Education	Hanlim Multi Art School
Occupations	Singer actor host
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Woollim
Formerly of	Golden Child
Korean name
Hangul	최보민
Hanja	崔普閔
Revised Romanization	Choe Bo-min
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Pomin

Early life and family

Born on August 24, 2000, in Giheung-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He is the eldest of two siblings and his younger sister, Choi Seo-bin is a singer, dancer and K-pop idol who is a member of BPM Entertainment's 7-member K-pop girl group BADVILLAIN under the stage name Vin.^[2]

Bomin attended Hanlim Multi Art School.

Career

2017–present: Debut with Golden Child and solo activities

Main article: Golden Child (band)

Pre-debut, in May 2017, Bomin appeared in the MV for Lovelyz single Now, We.

Bomin officially debuted with Golden Child on August 28, 2017, with their first EP Gol-cha!, with a total of six tracks including the title track "DamDaDi".^[3] Their debut showcase was held at the Blue Square iMarket Hall on the same day as the album's release.^[4][5]

Bomin made his acting debut in the second season of A-Teen, playing the role of Ryu Joo-ha.^[6] In May, Bomin joined the cast for SBS's reality show Law of the Jungle in Chatham Islands.^[7] In June 2019, Bomin was named the official brand model for cosmetics company Lilybyred.^[8]

Bomin hosted the music program Music Bank with actress Shin Ye-eun from July 2019 to July 2020.^[9][10] Bomin was cast in the romantic comedy drama Melting Me Softly.^[11]

In September 2020, Bomin played the role of Seo Ji-ho in the JTBC fantasy drama 18 Again.^[12] In October 2020, Bomin starred in a CF, or commercial film, for the LG Wing.^[13]

In February 2021, Bomin was named an official brand model for cosmetics label Etude.^[14]

On July 8, 2021, Bomin has been cast in the upcoming drama Shadow Beauty.^[15]

On September 29, 2022, his agency announced that he got injured in the face the day before with a wooden club, while he was practicing golf.^[16]

On August 27, 2024, Woollim Entertainment announced that Bomin, along with members Tag and Ji-beom, did not renew their contracts and departed from the group.^[17]

Discography

Main article: Golden Child (band) § Discography

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2019	Melting Me Softly	Hwang Ji-hoon	[18]
2020	18 Again	Seo Ji-ho	[19]
TBA	Spirit Fingers	Goo Seon-ho	[20]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	A-Teen 2	Ryu Joo-ha	Main role	[6]
2020	Twenty-Twenty		Cameo (Ep. 1)	[21]
2021	Shadow Beauty	Kim Ho-in		[22]

Variety shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Law of the Jungle in Chatham Islands	Cast member	Ep. 360–362	[7]
2019	Music Bank	Host	with Shin Ye-eun	[9]
2020	Soomi's Side Dishes	Cast member	Ep. 83-90	[23]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref.
2019	V Live Awards	Favorite Web Series Actor	A-Teen 2	Won	[24]
	2019 KBS Entertainment Awards	Best Couple Award (with Shin Ye-eun)	Music Bank	Won	[25]
		Rookie Award		Nominated

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External links

• Choi Bo-min at IMDb
• Choi Bo-min at HanCinema