Choi Hyun-wook (; 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 ''

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Early life and education

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. Eventually, Choi left Gangneung High School as well as his position at the school's baseball team and transferred to

Hanlim Multi Art School Hanlim Multi Art School ( ko, 한림연예예술고등학교) is an arts high school located in Songpa District in Seoul, South Korea. History Hanlim School was founded on 3 March 1962, with Lee Hyeon-man being appointed school principal. In 20 ...

at Broadcasting & Entertainment Department until he graduated.

Career

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. On March 23, 2020, Gold Medalist confirmed that Choi has been cast for the web drama ''Pop Out Boy!'', based on the popular

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of the same name. The series began filming the following month. It started to air on June 25. In April 2021, Choi appeared in a SBS drama ''

'' as Park Seung-tae, a school bully. He was the antagonist on the series' episode 3 and 4. A month earlier, he was selected to star in another SBS drama, ''

''. Choi briefly appeared on '' Jirisan'' as Lim Cheol-kyeong in a flashback with Seo Yi-kang, one of the main characters.

Filmography

Television series

Web series

Music video appearances

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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