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Choi Jin-hyuk

Choi Jin-hyuk

Acting

Biography

Choi Jin Hyuk is one of the most popular South Korean actors working today. Born as Kim Tae Ho on February 9, 1986, Choi Jin Hyuk broke into entertainment in 2006 after he won the grand prize in the reality talent show “Survival Star Audition.” He adopted his stage name in 2010 before his role in the drama “It’s Alright, Daddy’s Daughter.” He also starred in “I Need Romance” (2011) and “Panda and Hedgehog” (2012), but it was his memorable roles of a fierce spirit god in the drama “Gu Family Book” and a moody chaebol in “Heirs” in 2013 that elevated Choi Jin Hyuk to superstardom. Leading roles quickly followed starting in 2014 with the popular dramas “Emergency Couple,” “Grandpas Over Flowers Investigation Unit,” “Fated to Love You” and “Pride and Prejudice.” In March 2015, Choi Jin Hyuk enlisted for his mandatory military service, and he made his comeback after discharge in the 2017 drama “Tunnel.”

Known For

Running Man
8.3

These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!

Running Man

2010
Men on a Mission
7.5

Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.

Men on a Mission

2015
My Little Old Boy
7.0

How much do you know about your grown up son? In Mom’s Diary, the daily lives of the grown up celebrity sons are closely observed by their mothers. Do you know why your son drinks so much these days? How much do you know about your son’s philosophy in his life style? Heart-warming moments of observational communication between a mother and a son can be seen on Mom’s Diary.

My Little Old Boy

2016
KBS Drama Special
7.4

Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership.

KBS Drama Special

2010
Radio Star
5.8

“Radio Star” is a South Korean music talk show where the guests and hosts talk openly and intimately about their lives, their pasts and their work. It is part of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's "Golden Fishery" programming block.

Radio Star

2007
Let's Eat Dinner Together
7.0

As more and more people are getting used to eating dinner alone, Kang Ho-dong and Lee Kyung-kyu visit ordinary Korean families at dinner time and share their lives as they eat dinner together.

Let's Eat Dinner Together

2016
The Heirs
7.8

After a chance encounter in LA, two teens from different social backgrounds reunite at an exclusive high school attended by Korea's über rich.

The Heirs

2013
Mr. Queen
8.5

A modern chef suddenly becomes trapped inside the body of a queen from the Joseon era, which causes chaos for everyone involved.

Mr. Queen

2020
Rugal
6.9

A police detective who loses everything to a criminal organization seeks payback when he gains special abilities through biotechnology.

Rugal

2020
Korean Ghost Stories
6.9

A series of 8 one-act dramas. It is the continuation of a classic series of ghost stories which aired first on KBS between 1977 and 1989 and later between 1996 and 1999. This marks the return of the series after nine years.

Korean Ghost Stories

1977
Numbers
7.4

A high-achieving high school graduate, battles for justice at South Korea’s most reputable accounting firm.

Numbers

2023
Miss Night and Day
8.5

A bittersweet romantic comedy about a job seeker who suddenly gets stuck in time as an old-ager one day, and an extraordinary internship with a prosecutor who is caught up in her all day and night.

Miss Night and Day

2024
Tunnel
8.0

A police detective from 1986 travels in time to the present to save his daughter.

Tunnel

2017
Fated to Love You
8.3

A wealthy business heir marries an ordinary office worker after they have a one-night stand that leads to her unexpectedly becoming pregnant.

Fated to Love You

2014
Gu Family Book
6.9

Choi Kang Chi is a half-beast and half-human and was adopted by a merchant Park Mu Sol when he was a infant. Kang Chi has a kind of unusual power. Dam Yeo Wool is the daughter of Dam Pyeong Joon who is the owner of the Invisible Knife Moo Kwan and also a patriotic warrior. Kang Chi and Yeo Wool meet and fall in love with each other. However, there is hatred between their fathers. Jo Gwan Woong is a traitor. He uses his power to frame faithful and upright individuals and obtain profit for himself. His criminal plots are destroyed by Kang Chi time and again. Therefore, he is determined to kill Kang Chi through different ways. Kang Chi is troubled by his identity but stands up for justice.

Gu Family Book

2013
I Need Romance
5.3

Revolves around three thirty-something career women and their complicated love lives.

I Need Romance

2011
The Last Empress
6.0

In an alternate-reality South Korea, where a constitutional monarchical system prevails, Oh Sunny, a musical actress, becomes the empress of the country. Thus begins a dispute for power in the royal palace. Nothing is what it seems, and Oh Sunny is ready to fight until the end to uncover a mysterious homicide within the royal palace, fighting to protect those she loves the most and obtain happiness.

The Last Empress

2018
My Daughter the Flower
10.0

Yang Kkot-Nim is a therapist at a rehabilitation hospital. She is bright and brave, but highly emotional inside. Since her father passed away, Kkot-Nim gets through the world with her step mom Jang Soon-Ae, who has been always nice to her step-daughter Kkot-Nim.

My Daughter the Flower

2011
Positively Yours
8.7

A man and a woman who swore off marriage find their carefully controlled lives overturned after a one-night mistake forces them into an unexpected, reverse romance neither planned nor wanted.

Positively Yours

2026
Zombie Detective
8.4

Kim Moo-Young wakes up to find he has become a zombie with no memories of his past. Witnessing the death of a Detective, he has assumed his identity to try discover the mysteries of his past. Meanwhile, Kong Sun-Ji works as investigative journalist who quits whilst investigating the 'Santa Killer' case. By chance the two are brought together and various circumstances lead to Sun-Ji working at Moo-Young's detective agency as an intern.

Zombie Detective

2020