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Choi Min-young
Born (2002-10-09) 9 October 2002 (age 22)
NationalitySouth Korean
Other namesChoi Min-yeong, Minyeong Choi
Alma materDankook University
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
AgentSaram Entertainment
WorksFilmography
Korean name
Hangul
최민영
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Minyeong
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Minyŏng

Choi Min-young (Korean최민영; born 9 October 2002)[1] is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 2014, since then, he has appeared in a number of television series. He is known for his role as a child actor in the 2016 revenge series The Promise and 2022 coming-of-age TV series Twenty-Five Twenty-One as Baek Yi-hyun.[2] In 2022, he was cast in the American Netflix series XO, Kitty, as the male lead.

Career

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Choi Min-young has had an 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 the tvN drama Twenty-Five Twenty-One in the role of Baek Yi-hyun, Baek Yi-jin's (Nam Joo-hyuk's) younger brother. In the same year, he was also cast in the American Netflix series XO, Kitty, a spin-off of To All the Boys I've Loved Before,[4] as Kim "Dae" Dae-heon.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2014 I Want to Talk to You Kang Joon-seok [2]
2023 Dream Palace Dong-wook Filming [5]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
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]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2023–present XO, Kitty Kim Dae-heon American Netflix series [11][12]

Musical shows

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Empress Myeongseong - Dageu Crown prince [13]
Bonnie and Clyde Young Clyde
2014 Frankenstein Young Frankenstein
Kinky Boots Young Charlie

Awards and nominations

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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.
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2023 Best New Actor Dream Palace Nominated [14]
KBS Drama Awards 2016 Best Young Actor The Promise Nominated [15]
The DIMF Musical Star 2020 Grand Prize (1st place) Choi Min-young Won [16]

References

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  1. ^ "Choi Min-young (최민영)". HanCinema. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "최민영" [Choi Min-young]. Daum. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Ahn Byung-gil (March 31, 2022). "최민영, 사람엔터 전속계약…이하늬 한솥밥[공식]" [Choi Min-young signed an exclusive contract with Saram Entertainment... Honey Lee One Pot Rice [Official]]. Sports trend (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Kim Na-yeon (April 6, 2022). "최민영·이상헌→김윤진·마이클 리, 넷플릭스 '내사모남' 스핀오프 합류" [Choi Min-young and Lee Sang-heon → Kim Yun-jin and Michael Lee join Netflix's 'My Lovers' spin-off]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Jeong Hyung-hwa (August 19, 2021). "김선영x이윤지 투톱 영화 '드림팰리스' 크랭크인" [Kim Seon-young x Lee Yoon-ji's two-top movie 'Dream Palace' crank-in]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Choi Min-young (최민영) - Filmography; Page 2". HanCinema. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Kim Mi-ri (December 31, 2016). "[KBS 연기대상] 정윤석·허정은, 男女 청소년연기상 수상" [[KBS Acting Awards] Jung Yun-seok and Heo Jeong-eun win the Young Female Acting Award]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Choi Min-young (최민영) - Filmography; Page 1". HanCinema. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  9. ^ Kim Nara (March 31, 2022). "'남주혁 동생' 최민영, 사람엔터와 전속계약…'이하늬X정호연 등과 한솥밥' [공식]" ['Nam Joo-hyuk's younger brother' Choi Min-young signed an exclusive contract with Sara Entertainment... 'Hanui X Jung Ho-yeon and others in one pot' [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  10. ^ Park Ah-reum (March 31, 2022). "'스물다섯' 최민영, 엄정화 조진웅 이하늬와 한솥밥(공식)" ['Twenty-five' Choi Min-young, Uhm Jung-hwa, Jo Jin-woong, and Lee Ha-nui and one pot rice (official)]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  11. ^ Choi Ji-yoon (April 7, 2022). "최민영, 美 넷플릭스 '엑스오 키티' 주연" [Choi Min-young to star in Netflix's 'X-O Kitty']. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  12. ^ Swift, Andy (April 5, 2022). "Netflix's To All the Boys Spinoff Series XO, Kitty Reveals Full Cast — First Look". TVLine. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "최민영: 뮤지컬배우" [Choi Min-young: Musical actor performances]. Play DB (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  14. ^ Kim, Yu-jin (November 6, 2023). "제44회 청룡영화상 후보 발표…'밀수'·'콘크리트 유토피아' 11개 부문 최다 노미네이트" [44th Blue Dragon Film Awards Nominations Announced...'Smuggling'-'Concrete Utopia' Receive Most Nominations in 11 Categories]. X-ports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Park Ah-reum (December 31, 2016). "[KBS연기대상]허정은 "박신양 오지호 고마워" 청소년연기상 깜찍소감" [[KBS Acting Awards] Heo Jung-eun "Thanks Park Shin-yang and Oh Ji-ho" Youth Acting Award Cute feeling]. Herald POP (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "2020 DIMF 뮤지컬 스타 - Best 영상 [8D AUDIO] 2020 DIMF 뮤지컬 스타 대상 -최민영의 '스웨그에이지: 외쳐, 조선! - 운명' 8D 뮤지컬 라이브" [2020 DIMF Musical Star - Best video [8D AUDIO] 2020 DIMF Musical Star Grand Prize - Choi Min-young's 'Swag Age: Shout, Chosun! - Destiny' 8D Musical Live]. Channel A (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
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