Choi Myung-bin

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Myung-bin (Korean: 최명빈; born on 15 April 2008)^[1] is a South Korean teenaged actress. She made her acting debut in 2016, since then, she has appeared in number of films and television series. She is best known for her roles in historical drama The King's Affection (2021) and weekend drama Young Lady and Gentleman (2021-2022) for which she won the Best Young Actress Award at 2021 KBS Drama Awards. She has acted in films also such as: The Vanished (2018) and Waiting for Rain (2021) among others.^[2][3]

Choi Myung-bin
Born	(2008-04-15) 15 April 2008 (age 16) Suwon, Gyeonggi-do South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2016–present
Agent	Prain TPC
Awards	Best Young Actress at 2021 KBS Drama Awards
Korean name
Hangul	최명빈
Hanja	崔名彬
Revised Romanization	Choe Myeongbin
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Myŏngpin

Career

Choi Myung-bin is affiliated to artist management company Prain TPC.^[4]

In 2021 Choi played young female protagonist in KBS historical romance drama The King's Affection and was praised for her dual performance as Crown Prince Lee Hwi and court maid Dam-yi.^[5] The same year, she was cast in KBS2 weekend drama Young Lady and Gentleman as Lee Jae-ni - eldest daughter of male lead.^[6] Her performance in both dramas earned her Best Young Actress award at 2021 KBS Drama Awards.^[7]

In 2022 she appeared in tvN coming-of-age romantic drama Twenty-Five Twenty-One as Kim Min-chae, the daughter of protagonist.^[8]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Queen of Walking	8 years old Man-bok		[9]
2018	The Vanished	Hwa-yeong		[10]
2019	My First Client	Kim Da-bin		[10]
	Tazza: One Eyed Jack	Young Madonna		[10]
2021	Waiting for Rain	Young Gong So-hee		[10]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Tunnel	Yoon Soo-jeong	Cameo, episode 4	[9]
	Chicago Typewriter	Jeon Seol (young)	Guest	[9]
	Suspicious Partner	Eun Bong-hee (young)		[9]
	KBS TV Novel: Dal Soon's Spring	Han Hong-joo (young)
	Black	Kang Ha-ram (young)	Guest
	Prison Playbook	Lieutinant Paeng Se yun's daughter	Cameo, episode 16
2018	Your House Helper	Im Da-yeong (young)	Guest
	Return	So-mi
	100 Days My Prince	Kim So-hye (young)		[11]
2019	Trap	Go Min-joo
	Kill It	Do Hyun-jin (young)	Cameo, episode 6
	Queen: Love and War	Kang Eun-bo / Kang Eun-gi (young)	Guest
2020	Itaewon Class	Jo Yi-seo (young)	Cameo, episode 3
2021	Voice 4	Kang Kwon-joo (young)		[12]
	The King's Affection	Lee Hwi / Dam-yi (young)		[5]
2021–2022	Young Lady and Gentleman	Lee Jae-ni		[6]
2022	Twenty-Five Twenty-One	Kim Min-chae		[8]
2022–2023	Missing: The Other Side	Moon Bo-Ra	Season 2
	Trolley	Nam Yoon-seo		[13]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2021	Dramaworld 2	Sam

Musical shows

Date of appearance	Nursery rhymes	Co-Singer	Publisher	Ref.
Wicked
April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)	"Hello"	Lee Ha-rang, Choi Ye-na, Kwak I-an, Park Ye-eum, Hong Eui-hyun	Genie Music	[14]
	"Thinking of Brother"	Park Ye-eum

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.
KBS Drama Awards	2021	Best Young Actress	Young Lady and Gentleman and The King's Affection	Won	[7]
SBS Drama Awards	2023	Best Young Actress	Trolley	Nominated	[15]

References

1. "Choi Myung-bin (최명빈)". HanCinema. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
2. "최명빈" [Choi Myung-bin]. Daum.
3. "최명빈" [Choi Myung-bin]. Daum Movies.
4. Park Dong-jae (April 22, 2021). "이규성 전속계약, 프레인TPC서 류승룡·오정세·엄태구 등과 한솥밥" [Lee Kyu-seong's exclusive contract, with Ryu Seung-ryong, Oh Jeong-se, Uhm Tae-goo, and one pot rice at Plain TPC]. Break News (in Korean). Retrieved November 10, 2021.
5. Lee Jae-eun (October 13, 2021). "'연모' 최명빈, 완벽한 1인 2역 소화" ['Yeonmo' Choi Myung-bin, perfect one-person dual role digestion]. Sports trend (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
6. Park Soo-in (June 9, 2021). "최명빈 '연모→신사와 아가씨' 출연, 박은빈 아역-지현우 딸 된다(공식)" [Choi Myung-bin to appear in 'Mother and Gentleman and Lady', Park Eun-bin's child role and Ji Hyun-woo's daughter (official)]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
7. "'신사와 아가씨' 최명빈, 청소년 연기상" [Choi Myung-bin, Youth Acting Award for 'Gentleman and Lady']. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
8. Jeon Ha-na (February 12, 2022). "'스물다섯 스물하나' 김소현, 발레 콩쿠르 포기한 딸 최명빈에 "1등 아니면 의미없어?"" ['Twenty-five Twenty One' Kim So-hyeon, daughter Choi Myung-bin who gave up ballet contest "Is it meaningless if it's 1st place?"]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
9. "Choi Myung-bin (최명빈) - Filmography, Page 2". HanCinema. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
10. "Choi Myung-bin (최명빈) - Filmography, Page 1". HanCinema. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
11. Son Jin-ah (May 2, 2018). "아역배우 최명빈, tvN '백일의 낭군님' 출연 확정" [Child actor Choi Myung-bin confirmed to appear in tvN's 'One Hundred Days']. Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). Retrieved November 10, 2021.
12. Yoo Byung-cheol (June 4, 2021). "최명빈, '보이스4' 이하나 아역으로 출연 확정" [Choi Myung-bin confirmed to appear in 'Voice 4' as Lee Hana's child role]. Korea Economic TV (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
13. Park Soo-in (November 23, 2022). "최명빈 '트롤리' 출연, 박희순 김현주 딸 된다" [Choi Myung-bin appears in 'Trolley', becomes the daughter of Park Hee-soon and Kim Hyun-joo] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved November 23, 2022 – via Naver.
14. "Wicked" [위키드]. Melon. April 18, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
15. Lee, Ye-jin (December 29, 2023). "'악귀' 박소이x'모범택시2' 안채흠, 청소년 연기상 수상 "열심히 하겠다" [SBS 연기대상]" [Demon' Park So-i x 'Model Taxi 2' Ahn Chae-heum wins Youth Acting Award "I will do my best" [SBS Acting Awards]]. X-ports News (in Korean). Retrieved December 30, 2023 – via Naver.

External links

• Choi Myung-bin at HanCinema
• Choi Myung-bin on Daum (in Korean)