Choi Hyun-wook

Choi Hyun-wook

Choi in November 2022

Born January 30, 2002 (age 22)

South Korea

Alma mater Hanlim Multi Art School

Occupation Actor

Years active 2019–present

Agent Gold Medalist

Korean name

Hangul 최현욱

Hanja 崔顯旭
 Revised Romanization Choe Hyeon-uk

McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Hyŏnuk

Choi Hyun-wook (Korean: 최현욱; born January 30, 2002) is a South Korean actor. In 2019, he
began his acting career by leading in the web drama Real:Time:Love. His role in SBS television
series Taxi Driver and Racket Boys awarded him the Best New Actor at the 2021 SBS Drama
Awards. Recently, he gained more recognition in Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022), Weak Hero
Class 1 (2022), D.P. 2 (2021–2023),[1] and Twinkling Watermelon (2023).
Early life and education[edit]
Choi Hyun-wook was born on January 30, 2002. During his childhood, he played baseball for ten
years. In his first year of high school, he sustained an elbow injury and underwent surgery and
rehabilitation, but it did not improve his condition. Due to the situation, he changed his career
path and pursued acting.[2] Eventually, Choi left Gangneung High School as well as his position at
the school's baseball team and transferred to Hanlim Multi Art School at Broadcasting &
Entertainment Department until he graduated.[3]
Career[edit]
Choi made his debut as an actor on the 2019 WhyNot Media's web series Real: Time: Love,
playing the role of Moon Ye-chan. Originally, he wasn't planning to pass the audition for the
program, as he only wanted to gain experience. But, to his surprise, he was offered the role.[4]
On March 23, 2020, Gold Medalist confirmed that Choi has been cast for the web drama Pop
Out Boy!, based on the popular webtoon of the same name. The series began filming the
following month.[5] It started to air on June 25.[6]
In April 2021, Choi appeared in a SBS drama Taxi Driver as Park Seung-tae, a school bully.[7] He
was the antagonist on the series' episode 3 and 4.[8] A month earlier, he was selected to star in
another SBS drama, Racket Boys.[9] Choi briefly appeared on Jirisan as Lim Cheol-kyeong in a
flashback with Seo Yi-kang, one of the main characters.[10]
In 2022, Choi rose in popularity after he starred in the coming-of-age television series Twenty-
Five Twenty-One alongside Kim Tae-ri, Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Ji-yeon and Lee Joo-myung.[11] The
same year, he starred in the television series Weak Hero Class 1 alongside Hong Kyung and Park
Ji-hoon.[12]
In 2023, he starred in Twinkling Watermelon alongside Ryeoun, Seol In-ah and Shin Eun-soo.[13]
Filmography[edit]
Television series[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.

[7][8]
2021 Taxi Driver Park Seung-tae Guest role; episode 3-4
Year Title Role Notes Ref.

Racket Boys Na Woo-chan [9]

Jirisan teenager Lim Cheol-kyeong Guest role; episode 6 [10]

Twenty-Five Twenty-
2022 Moon Ji-woong [14]

One

2023 Twinkling Watermelon Ha Yi-chan [13]

Web series[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.

Moon Ye-
2019–2020 Real: Time: Love Season 1–4 [15]

chan

2020 Pop Out Boy! Noh Ye-joon [5][6]

Weak Hero Class

2022 An Soo-ho [16]

D.P. Shin Ah-hui Season 2 [17][18]

2023
High Cookie Seo Ho-soo [19][20]

Music video appearances[edit]

Year Song title Artist Ref.

2022 "Ditto" NewJeans [21]

Lee Hi (feat. Sung Si-

2023 "Alley" [22]

kyung)

Discography[edit]
Soundtrack appearances[edit]

List of soundtrack appearances with selected chart position, showing year released and album name

Peak chart positions

Title Year Album

KOR
KOR
[23] Hot
[24]

"With"[25] Twenty-Five
(with Kim Ji-yeon, Kim Tae-ri, Lee Joo-myung, and Nam Joo- 2022 40 54 Twenty-One
hyuk) OST

Awards and nominations[edit]

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.

Racket Boys
APAN Star Awards 2022 Best New Actor Twenty-Five Nominated [26]

Twenty-One

[27]
Asia Contents Awards 2022 New Comer – Actor Twenty-Five Nominated
 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.

Best New Actor –

Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 Twenty-One Nominated [28]

Television

Blue Dragon Series

2023 Whynot Award Weak Hero Class 1 Won [29]

Awards

Brand Customer
2022 Best New Actor Choi Hyun-wook Won [30]

Loyalty Award

[31]

Racket Boys
SBS Drama Awards 2021 Best New Actor Won
Taxi Driver