Choi Min-young (Korean: 최민영; born on 9 October 2002)[1] is a South Korean child actor. He made his acting debut in 2014, since then, he has appeared in number of television series. He is known for his role as child actor in 2016 revenge series The Promise and 2022 coming-of-age TV series Twenty-Five Twenty-One as Baek Yi-hyun.[2] In 2022, he is cast in American Netflix series XO, Kitty, as main lead.
Choi Min-young | |
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Born | (2002-10-09) 9 October 2002 (age 20) |
Nationality | South Korean |
Other names | Choi Min-yeong |
Alma mater | Dankook University |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Agent | Saram Entertainment |
Works | Filmography |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Choe Minyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Minyŏng |
Choi Min-young has exclusive contract with artist management company Saram Entertainment since April 2022.[3]
Choi Min-young made his debut in the KBS2 drama Magic Thousand Characters in 2014. Then he appeared in many TV series such as JTBC's Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017), tvN Mr. Sunshine (2018), and JTBC's Itaewon Class (2020). As a musical actor he has appeared in musicals Bonnie & Clyde, Empress Myeongseong, Frankenstein, and Kinky Boots.
In 2022 he got recognition in tvN drama Twenty-Five Twenty-One in the role of Baek Yi-hyun, Baek Yi-jin's (Nam Joo-hyuk) younger brother. In same year he is also cast in American, Netflix series XO, Kitty, a spin-off of To All the Boys I've Loved Before.[4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2014 | I Want to Talk to You | Kang Joon-seok | [2] | |
TBA | Dream Palace | Dong-wook | Filming | [5] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2014 | The Magic Thousand-Character Classic | Baby boy | [6] | |
2016 | The Promise | young Kang Tae-joon | Nominated for KBS Drama Awards | [7] |
2016 | Choco Bank | Young Dal-soo | [6] | |
2016 | Memory | Kim Myung-soo | [8] | |
2016 | Entertainer | Lee Gyeong-soo | ||
2016 | Lucky Romance | Min-jae | ||
2016 | W | Kang Cheol's younger brother | Special appearance | |
2017 | Strong Girl Bong-soon | Young In Guk-doo | [9][8] | |
2017 | Chicago Typewriter | Young Han Se-joo | ||
2017 | Queen for Seven Days | Young Seo Noh | ||
2017 | Two Cops | Young Tak Jae-hee | ||
2018 | Radio Romance | Woo Ji-woo | ||
2018 | Mr. Sunshine | Young Goo Dong-mae | ||
2018 | Your Honor | Young Han Soo-ho/Han Gang-ho | ||
2019 | Confession | Yoo Joon-hwan | ||
2020 | Itaewon Class | Young Jang Dae-hee | ||
2021 | You Are My Spring | Young Chae Joon | [8] | |
2022 | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | Baek Yi-hyun | [10] | |
2022 | XO, Kitty | Dae | American Netflix series | [11][12] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Empress Myeongseong - Dageu | Crown prince | [13] |
2013 | Bonnie and Clyde | Young Clyde | |
2014 | Frankenstein | Young Frankenstein | |
2014 | Kinky Boots | Young Charlie | |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actor | The Promise as young Kang Tae-joon | Nominated | [14] |
2020 | The 6th DIMF Musical Star | Grand Prize (1st place) | Won | [15] | |