Choi Tae-joon (Korean: 최태준, born July 7, 1991) is a South Korean actor, model and TV host born in Seoul.[2][3] He first gained recognition as a child actor in the dramaPiano (2001), and TV movies about student youth situations. He won twoKorea Drama Awards, "Best Young Actor" 2014 for the dramaAll About My Mom, and "Best Villain" 2017 for his villainous co-star role in the disaster-mystery dramaMissing 9. Also, he won another Award for "Best Character" 2017 at theAsia Artist Awards. He has since taken on lead roles in melodramaExit (2018) and the famous and popular romcom TV dramaSo I Married the Anti-fan (2021).
Choi made his acting debut as a child actor, playing the younger version ofJo In-sung's character in the television seriesPiano (2001).[4]
Choi gained recognition with his supporting roles as the protagonist's estranged son in fantasy dramaPadam Padam (2011),[5] a 20-year-old high school bully inwebtoon adaptationPuberty Medley (2013),[6] a villain in disaster dramaMissing 9 (2017),[7] and a lawyer in romance comedy dramaSuspicious Partner (2017).[8] Choi also starred in the youth filmEclipse [ko] (2016) as the lead.[9]
Choi was a cast member of the virtual reality showWe Got Married in 2016, pairing withApink'sYoon Bo-mi.[10]Choi became a permanent host on the Korean variety showHello Counselor in September after being a guest two weeks in a row in August 2016.[11]
In 2018, Choi was cast in his first lead role on network television in the 2-episode drama specialExit.[12] He was then cast in the romantic comedy seriesSo I Married the Anti-fan as the male lead, based on the webtoon of the same name.[13]
On March 7, 2018, it was confirmed by Huayi Brothers that Choi had been in a relationship with actressPark Shin-hye since late 2017.[14][15][16]
On November 23, 2021, it was announced that Park was pregnant and both of them were preparing for marriage.[17] They were married on January 22, 2022, in presence of friends and family in a church ceremony in Seoul.[18] On May 31, 2022, Park gave birth to a son.[19]
Choi started hismilitary service along withBang Yong-guk on August 1, 2019, and served as a public service worker due to health issues. He was discharged from his service on May 18, 2021.[20]
^Jung Yu-jin (November 23, 2021).'중대 절친 선후배' 박신혜·최태준, 공개 열애에서 임신·결혼 발표까지(종합2) [Shin-hye Park and Tae-joon Choi, from 'very close seniors and juniors', from public devotees to pregnancy and marriage announcements (Comprehensive 2)] (in Korean). News1.Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. RetrievedNovember 23, 2021 – viaNaver.
^Yoon, Seong-yeol (January 22, 2022).[단독]'결혼' 박신혜♥최태준, 이홍기→이적 축가..부케는 절친 손에 [종합] [[Exclusive] 'Marriage' Park Shin-hye ♥ Choi Tae-joon, Lee Hong-ki → Transfer congratulatory song..The bouquet is in the hands of best friends [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). X-port News.Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2022 – viaNaver.
^Park, Jung-min (May 31, 2022).박신혜♥최태준, 부모됐다...오늘(31일) 득남 [공식] [Park Shin-hye ♥ Choi Tae-joon became parents... Born today (31st) [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen.Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. RetrievedMay 31, 2022 – viaNaver.
^Kim Soo-jin (February 25, 2022).최태준, '스물다섯 스물하나' 특별 출연 [공식] [Choi Tae-Jun, Special Appearance in 'Twenty-Five Twenty One' [Official]].Star News (in Korean).Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. RetrievedFebruary 25, 2022 – viaNaver.
^Lee, Seung-hoon (January 23, 2024).[단독]최태준, '재벌X형사' 특별출연..'엑시트' 제작진 인연 [[Exclusive] Choi Tae-joon, 'Chaebol X Detective' special appearance...'Exit' production team connection] (in Korean).Star News.Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 26, 2024 – viaNaver.
^Kang, Da-yoon (July 30, 2024).최태준, KBS 주말극 '다리미 패밀리' 주연 확정 [공식] [Choi Tae-joon confirmed to star in KBS weekend drama 'Iron Family' [Official]].MyDaily (in Korean).Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. RetrievedJuly 30, 2024 – viaNaver.
^Kim Jin-seok (September 6, 2021).[단독]최태준, 소집해제 후 복귀작은 '그 놈 목소리' [[Exclusive] Tae-Jun Choi's comeback after being discharged is 'That Guy's Voice].JTBC (in Korean).Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 6, 2021 – viaNaver.
^Tae Yu-na (January 10, 2023).[공식] '박신혜♥' 최태준, 득남 후 첫 복귀작은 '아일랜드'...13일 첫 등장 [[Official] 'Park Shin-hye♥' Choi Tae-joon's first comeback after having a son is 'Island'... First appearance on the 13th] (in Korean). Ten Asia.Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 10, 2023 – viaNaver.
^Lee, Seung-rok (December 30, 2017)."[MBC연기대상] 신성록·한선화, 미니시리즈 우수상 수상 영광" [[MBC Acting Awards] Shin Sung-rok and Han Seon-hwa, Glory of Excellence Award for Miniseries] (in Korean).MyDaily.Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. RetrievedOctober 3, 2022 – viaNaver.
