Choi Young-joon

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Young-joon (Korean: 최영준; born July 7, 1980) is a South Korean actor and singer. He began his acting career as a supporting character in the television series Arthdal Chronicles (2019) and Flower of Evil (2020). He is known for his roles in Hospital Playlist (2020–2021), Vincenzo (2021), Our Blues (2022)^[2] and Gyeongseong Creature (2023–present).

Choi Young-joon
Choi in June 2022
Born	(1980-07-07) July 7, 1980 (age 44) Daegu, South Korea
Education	Dong-a University
Occupations	Actor singer
Years active	2002–present
Agent	Ace Factory[1]
Spouse	Unknown ​ (m. 2024)​
Korean name
Hangul	최영준
Hanja	崔英俊
Revised Romanization	Choe Yeong-jun
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Yŏngchun

Career

Choi made his debut in 2002 as a member of boy band 7Dayz. After the group's disbandment, Choi went on to become a musical actor.^[3]

Personal life

On September 15, 2024, it was reported that Choi would be getting married in October.^[4] The couple married on October 20, 2024, in a private ceremony in Seoul.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
TBA	Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint	Han Myeong-oh	[6]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Arthdal Chronicles	Yeon-bal		[7]
2020	Flower of Evil	Choi Jae-sub		[8][9]
2020–2021	Hospital Playlist	Bong Gwang-hyun	Season 1–2	[10]
2021	Mine	Baek Dong-hun		[11]
	Inspector Koo	Jang Seong-woo		[12]
	Vincenzo	Cho Young-woon		[13]
2022	Our Blues	Bang Ho-sik		[14]
	Why Her	Yoon Se-pil		[15][16]
2023	Family: The Unbreakable Bond	Musa	Cameo (Eps. 9)	[17]
	Delightfully Deceitful	Ryu Jae-hyeok		[18]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	The Sound of Magic	Detective Kim		[19]
2023	Bloodhounds	Kang Yong		[20]
2023–present	Gyeongseong Creature	Lieutenant General Kato		[21]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2023	Black: I Saw the Devil	Cast member	Crime Thriller Crime Documentary (Season 2)	[22]

Theater

Musical

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
2006	Number of Animals	마리	Minseong	Ewha Girls' High School 100th Anniversary Hwaam Hall	Dec 7–17	[23]
2009	Midnight Serenade	한밤의 세레나데	Park Jung-ja	Daehakro Arts Theater Small Theater	Jul 11-Aug 16	[24]
				BNK Busan Bank Cho Eun Theatre 1	Sep 3–Oct 4	[25]
2011	Oh! While You were Sleeping	오! 당신이 잠든 사이	Peter	Daehangno Art Plaza 2	Apr 7-Oct 3	[26]
2015–2016	Oh! While You were Sleeping	오! 당신이 잠든 사이	Choi Byong-ho	JTN Art Hall 3	Sep 04-Feb 28
2018	Interview	인터뷰	Eugene	Daehak-ro Dream Art Center Building 1	Jul 10–Sep 30	[27]
				Heulik Hall in Tokyo	Oct 5–8	[28]

Theater

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
2022	Come Back	돌아온다	Monk	Arts Centre CJ Towol Theatre	May 7–June 5
	Art	아트	Sergei	Yes 24 Stage 1	Sep 17-Dec 11	[29][30]

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 Supporting Actor	Our Blues	Nominated	[31]
Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards	2022	Excellence Award, Actor		Won	[32]

References

1. "최영준, 에이스팩토리 새 둥지…이준혁·이시영과 한솥밥" [Choi Young-joon, Ace Factory's new nest... Rice with Lee Jun-hyeok and Lee Si-young]. MBC Entertainment (in Korean). June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
2. "Choi Young-joon (최영준)". HanCinema. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
3. "최영준, 버티고 마침내 승리하다" [Choi Young-joon: Winning and persevering]. IZE (in Korean). 10 June 2022. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
4. Lee, Myeong-ju (15 September 2024). "[단독] "가토 중좌, 결혼합니다"…배우 최영준, 10월 비공개 예식" [[Exclusive] "Lieutenant Kato, getting married"... Actor Choi Young-jun, private ceremony in October] (in Korean). Dispatch. Retrieved 15 September 2024 – via Naver.
5. Kim, Do-ah (20 October 2024). "'빈센조' '우블' 최영준, 오늘(20일) 오랜 연인과 결혼" ['Vincenzo' 'Wooble' Choi Young-jun, marrying long-time lover today (20th)] (in Korean). Daily Hankook. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
6. Jo Ji-young (January 24, 2024). "[공식] 이민호→지수까지 '전지적 독자 시점'으로 뭉쳤다..지난해 크랭크 인" [[Official] Lee Min-ho → Ji-Soo has even joined the "Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint." Crank-in last year] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Naver.
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9. "최영준, '아스달'→'슬의생'→'악의 꽃'으로 증명한 1人 3色 '다채로운 매력'" [Choi Young-joon, 'Arthdal' → 'Life of Despair' → 'Flower of Evil', 3 colors in one person, 'Colorful charm']. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
10. "최영준, '우리들의 블루스'→'왜 오수재인가' 연이은 활약 기대" [Choi Young-jun, 'Our Blues' → 'Why Su-jae Oh', looking forward to success]. iMBC (in Korean). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
11. "'마인' 김서형, 형사 최영준에 "제가 한 말에 답이 있어요"" ['Main' Seohyung Kim, Detective Youngjun Choi, "I have an answer to what I said"]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
12. "[어게인TV] '구경이' 이영애, 최영준 언급하다 기절…"얼마나 살기가 싫었을까"" [[Again TV] Lee Young-ae, Choi Young-jun, fainted after mentioning 'Gu-gyeong-i'... "How I hate to live"]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
13. "'영주아방' 최영준의 대표 연극… "대본 보고 '내 인생 바꿀 수도 있겠다' 생각"" [Choi Young-jun's representative play in 'Youngju Abang'... "I saw the script and thought, 'I could change my life'"]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
14. "최영준, 버티고 마침내 승리하다" [Choi Young-joon: Winning and persevering]. IZE (in Korean). 10 June 2022. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
15. "SBS '왜 오수재인가' 배우 최영준, 촬영 현장 담아낸 비하인드 공개" [SBS 'Why Oh Soo-jae' Actor Choi Young-joon reveals behind-the-scenes footage from the shooting site]. GP Korea (in Korean). 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
16. Jang Jin-ri (3 November 2021). "[단독]'빈센조·슬의생' 최영준, '왜 오수재인가' 캐스팅" [[Exclusive] Choi Young-jun from 'Vincenzo's Destiny' casts for 'Why Oh Soo-jae] (in Korean). Sports TV News. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022 – via Naver.
17. Hwang Soo-yeon (May 16, 2023). "'패밀리' 최영준, 섬뜩한 악의 얼굴…특별출연의 정석" (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved May 16, 2023 – via Naver.
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21. Kim, Ji-woo (December 7, 2023). '경성크리처' 박서준·한소희, 인연 혹은 악연 ['Gyeongseong Creature' Park Seo-joon and Han So-hee, fate or ill-fated relationship] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023 – via Naver.
22. Park, Soo-in (March 2, 2023). "'블랙' 시즌2로 컴백, 장진→김지훈·오대환·최영준 출연" [Comeback with 'Black' season 2, Jang Jin → Kim Ji-hoon, Oh Dae-hwan, Choi Young-jun appeared] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Naver.
23. "최영준: 연극배우" [Choi Young-joon: Theater actor performances]. Play DB (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
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29. "이순재·백일섭·노주현·최영준·최재웅·박은석, '아트' 캐스팅 [공식입장]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-07-22.
30. Kim Hyun-jeong (August 8, 2022). "이순재·백일섭·노주현·최영준·최재웅·박은석, '아트' 캐스팅 [공식입장]" [Lee Soon-jae, Baek Il-seop, Noh Joo-hyun, Choi Young-jun, Choi Jae-woong, Park Eun-seok, 'Art' Casting [Official Position]] (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022 – via Naver.
31. Lee Seul-bi (August 31, 2022). "김혜수→이준호 '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' 수상 후보 공개" [Kim Hye-soo → Lee Jun-ho's '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' nominees revealed] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Naver.
32. Jang Da-hee (December 1, 2022). "우리들의 블루스' 최영준, '제30회 대한민국 문화연예대상' 우수 연기상 수상" ['Our Blues' Choi Yeong-joon, 'The 30th Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards' Award for Excellence in Acting] (in Korean). SpoTV News. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Naver.

External links

• Choi Young-joon at IMDb
• Choi Young-joon at HanCinema
• Choi Young-joon on Play DB
• Choi Young-joon on Instagram