Quick Facts
Biography
Choi Tae-joon (Korean: 최태준, born July 7, 1991) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is known for his lead role in melodrama Exit (2018).
Career
Choi made his acting debut as a child actor, playing the younger version of Jo In-sung's character in the television series Piano (2001).
Choi gained recognition with his supporting roles as the protagonist's estranged son in fantasy drama Padam Padam (2011), a 20-year-old high school bully in webtoon adaptation Adolescence Medley (2013), a villain in disaster drama Missing 9 (2017), and a lawyer in romance comedy drama Suspicious Partner (2017). Choi also starred in the youth film Eclipse (2016) as the lead.
Choi was a cast member of the virtual reality show We Got Married in 2016, pairing with Apink's Yoon Bo-mi. Choi became a permanent host on the Korean variety show Hello Counselor in September after being a guest two weeks in a row in August 2016.
In 2018, Choi was cast in his first lead role on network television in the 2-episode drama special Exit. He was then cast in the romantic comedy series So I Married the Anti-fan as the male lead, based on the webtoon of the same name.
Personal life
Relationship
On March 7, 2018, it was confirmed by Huayi Brothers that Choi has been in a relationship with actress Park Shin-hye since late 2017.
On November 23, 2021, it was announced that Park is pregnant and both of them are preparing for marriage. Park Shin Hye and Choi Tae Joon will be holding a private wedding ceremony on January 22, 2022 in Seoul.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Project X | ||
| 2012 | Pacemaker | Min Yoon-ki | |
| 2016 | Eclipse | Se-joon |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Piano | young Lee Kyung-ho | SBS | |
| 2002 | Magic Kid Masuri | Min Ho-soo | KBS2 | |
| 2011 | Padam Padam | Im Jung | jTBC | |
| 2012 | The King of Dramas | Oh In-sung, actor in Elegant Revenge (Bit part, Episode 1) | SBS | |
| The Great Seer | Yi Bang-won | |||
| 2013 | Ugly Alert | Gong Hyun-seok | ||
| Adolescence Medley | Lee Yeok-ho | KBS2 | ||
| 2014 | Mother's Garden | Cha Ki-joon | MBC | |
| 2015 | A Girl Who Sees Smells | Ye Sang-gil | SBS | |
| All About My Mom | Lee Hyung-soon | KBS2 | ||
| 2016 | The Flower in Prison | Sung Ji-heon | MBC | |
| 2017 | Missing 9 | Choi Tae-ho | ||
| Suspicious Partner | Ji Eun-hyuk | SBS | ||
| 2018 | Exit | Do Kang-soo | ||
| The Undateables | Choi Jun-soo | |||
| 2021 | So I Married the Anti-fan | Hoo Joon | Naver TV |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 109 Strange Things | KDI-109 | Naver TV Cast |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hello Counselor | KBS | Host | Permanent host from episode 288-341 | |
| Celebrity Bromance | MBig TV | Cast member | Season 2 with Zico (Block B) | ||
| We Got Married | MBC | Season 4 with Bomi (Apink) (Episodes 341-363) |
Music video
| Year | Song title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Bye Bye Happy Days!" | Kara | |
| 2017 | "When We Were Two" | Urban Zakapa |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2nd Asia Rainbow TV Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Ugly Alert | Nominated | |
| MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Mother's Garden | Won | ||
| 2015 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | All About My Mom | Nominated | |
| Best Couple Award | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | The Flower in Prison | Nominated | |
| KBS Entertainment Awards | Rookie Award in Talk Show | Hello Counselor | Won | ||
| 2017 | 2nd Asia Artist Awards | New Wave Award | N/A | Won | |
| MBC Drama Awards | Best Character Award | Missing 9 | Won | ||
| SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Suspicious Partner | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | 3rd Asia Artist Awards | Best Icon | N/A | Won |
