Choi Kang-hee (actress)

Not to be confused with Choi Se-yeon the costume designer.

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Kang-hee (born May 5, 1977) is a South Korean actress and radio DJ. She launched her career by starring in two classic film and television series franchises, Whispering Corridors and School.

Choi Kang-hee
Choi in May 2024
Born	(1977-05-05) May 5, 1977 (age 48) Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, South Korea[1]
Occupation(s)	Actress, radio DJ
Years active	1995–present
Agent	Management Gil (2019-present)[2]
Korean name
Hangul	최강희
Hanja	崔江姬
Revised Romanization	Choe Gang-hui
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Kanghŭi

Career

Choi Kang-hee made her acting debut in 1995 with a high school drama The New Generation Report: Adults Don't Know.^[3] She then went on to appear in the first installment of famed film and series franchises, horror film Whispering Corridors (1998) and television series School (1999), followed by Sweet Buns (2004) and Our Stance on How to Treat a Break-up (also known as Rules of Love, 2005).^[4][5]

In 2006, Choi starred in the low-budget black/romantic comedy film My Scary Girl, which became a critically-praised sleeper hit.^[6][7][8][9]

Choi released two popular films in consecutive years, a 2009 dramedy Goodbye Mom and the 2010 romantic comedy Petty Romance,^[10][11] which earned her three Popularity Awards from major film awards: 46th Baeksang Arts Awards and 30th-32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards.^[12][13][14]

In 2011 Choi starred in the romantic comedy series Protect the Boss. The drama became one of major winners at the SBS Drama Awards.^[15][16][17] Her next TV dramas were 2013's action romantic comedy 7th Grade Civil Servant and 2015's medical romantic comedy Heart to Heart.^{[18][19][20][21]}

Choi acted in a melodrama for the first time in some years with the 2015 series Glamorous Temptation.^[22] She then acted in a two season series with the 2017-2018 procedural comedy Queen of Mystery and its sequel.^[23][24]

In 2020 Choi led the espionage comedy drama Good Casting,^[25]

In 2021, Choi appeared in the fantasy romantic comedy Hello, Me! opposite Kim Young-kwang.^[26]

Other activities

In addition to acting, Choi is a radio DJ on KBS Cool FM.^[27][28] She also has her own clothing brand, Nowhere333.^[29][30]

In October 2006, Choi was awarded a silver medal by the Korea National Red Cross in recognition of her frequent blood donations. A year later, she became the first Korean celebrity to donate bone marrow, having pledged as a donor in 1999.^[31]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1998	Whispering Corridors	Yoon Jae-yi	credited as Choi Se-yeon
2000	The Happy Funeral Director	So-hwa
2001	Wanee & Junah	So-young
2002	Yellow Flower	Woman (story 4)	credited as Choi Se-yeon
2004	Sweet Buns	Han Ga Ran
2006	My Scary Girl	Lee Mi-na
2007	Attack on the Pin-Up Boys	Movie scene	Cameo
	My Love	Joo-won
2009	Goodbye Mom	Park Ae-ja
2010	Bestseller	Whispers	Cameo
	Petty Romance	Han Da-rim
2013	Happiness for Sale	Kang Mi-na		[32]
2015	He Who Loves the World		Documentary narrator
2019	Tune in for Love		voice

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1995	The New Generation Report: "Adults Don't Know"
1996	Drama Game: "Sons and Lovers"
	Icing
1997	I
1998	MBC Best Theater: "Village Bus"
	Sunday Best: "That Light Green Color That Won't Be Erased"	Nan-joo
	To The Woman: My Wife Susie
	Hometown of Legends: "A Ghost Faced Breeze"
	Theme Game
	The King and the Queen	Royal consort Sugeun-bi
	Paper Crane	Eun-seo
	Sunflower	Lee Eun-joo
1999	School 1	Lee Min-jae
	Ad Madness	Yoon Sung-yeon
	Sunday Best: "Beautiful Gift"
2000	Feels Good	Mi-soo
	March
	2000 Romeo and Juliet
2001	School 3		Cameo (Episode 38) / Episode :Like the First Time
	Medical Center	Attempted suicide patient	Cameo (Episode 20)
	Open Drama Man and Woman: "Fatherhood"
	MBC Best Theater: "The Scent of Limes"
	Legend	Jeon Mi-sun
	This Is Love	Oh Young-ah
2002	Open Drama Man and Woman: "To Reverse the Clock"
	The Maengs' Golden Era	Maeng Eun-ja
2003	Land of Wine	Song Ae-ryung
	New Gyun-woo and Jik-nyu	Ri Yeon-jung		[33]
2004	Sweet Buns	Han Ka-ran
2005	Drama City: "Home Improvement Work Log"	Kang Do-kyung
	Beating Heart	Oh Soo-kyung	Cameo (Episode 7–8) / Episode: Hope
	Our Stance on How to Treat a Break-up	Kim Geun-young
2007	Thank You	Cha Ji-min	Cameo
2008	My Sweet Seoul	Oh Eun-soo		[34]
2011	Protect the Boss	Noh Eun-seol
2013	7th Grade Civil Servant	Kim Seo-won/Kim Kyung-ja
2015	Heart to Heart	Cha Hong-do
2015–2016	Glamorous Temptation	Shin Eun-soo		[35]
2017	Queen of Mystery	Yoo Seol-ok
2018	Queen of Mystery 2
	KBS Drama Special: "A Very Midday Romance"	Yang-hee		[36]
2020	Good Casting	Baek Chan-mi / Baek Jang-mi
2021	Hello, Me!	Ban Ha-ni

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	Kang-hee's Six Addictions
2009	Living Beauty: Kang-hee's Colored Fantasy

Music video

Song Title	Artist
"If You Can"	Adam
"Because I Love You"	Son Sung-hoon
"Go"	K
"For The First Time"
"Flirt"	3Boys
"Olla Olla"	Uptown

Radio shows

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref.
2004–2006	Volume Up	DJ	October 18, 2004 – October 8, 2006
2011	Volume Up		January 1, 2011 – October 30, 2011
2011–2012	Night Flight		November 7, 2011 – November 4, 2012
2017	Volume Up		June 19, 2017 – July 2, 2017

Book

Year	Title	Publisher	ISBN
2009	Choi Kang-hee, A Little Child's Little Happiness (photo-essays)[37]	Book Nomad	ISBN 978-895-460-885-5

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	2016	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Glamorous Temptation	Nominated
Baeksang Arts Awards	2010	Best Actress – Film	Goodbye Mom	Nominated
		Most Popular Actress		Won
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2001	Best Supporting Actress	Wanee & Junah	Nominated
	2006	Best Actress	My Scary Girl	Nominated	[38]
	2009		Goodbye Mom	Nominated
		Popular Star Award		Won
	2011	Best Actress	Petty Romance	Nominated
		Popular Star Award		Won
Brand Academy	2008	Best Female Advertising Model	Choi Kang-hee	Won
Buil Film Awards	2009	Best Actress	Goodbye Mom	Nominated
	2011		Petty Romance	Nominated
Dior Timeless Beauty Awards	2006	Recipient	Choi Kang-hee	Won	[39]
Grand Bell Awards	2009	Best Actress	Goodbye Mom	Nominated
	2011		Petty Romance	Nominated
Johnson & Johnson	1995	Best Clean Face	Choi Kang-hee	Won
KBS Drama Awards	1999	Best New Actress	School, Ad Madness	Won
	2017	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Queen of Mystery	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries		Nominated
	2018	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Queen of Mystery 2	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries		Nominated
		Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama	Too Bright for Romance	Nominated	[40]
	2021	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Hello, Me!	Nominated	[41]
Korean Entertainment Awards	2006	Best Radio Host	Pump Up the Volume	Won
Max Movie Awards	2011	Best Actress	Petty Romance	Won
MBC Drama Awards	1996	Special Award, Best Young Actress		Won
	2004	Excellence Award, Actress	Sweet Buns	Nominated
	2013	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	7th Grade Civil Servant	Nominated
	2015	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama	Glamorous Temptation	Nominated
MBC Entertainment Awards	2024	Rookie Award (Variety) – Female	Omniscient Interfering View	Won	[42]
Miss Ramona	1995	Most Refreshing	Choi Kang-hee	Won
SBS Drama Awards	2008	Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special	My Sweet Seoul	Won
	2011	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special	Protect the Boss	Won
		Netizen Popularity Award		Won
		Top 10 Stars		Won
		Best Couple Award	Choi Kang-hee with Ji Sung Protect the Boss	Won
	2020	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Action Drama	Good Casting	Nominated
		Best Character Award, Actress		Won	[43]
Seoul Social Work Conference	2008	Social Welfare Award	Choi Kang-hee	Won
Sharing People of the Month	2011	Minister's Award		Won