Choi Yeo-jin (; born July 27, 1983) is a South Korean-Canadian model-turned-actress.

Career

Choi Yeo-jin was born in South Korea, but after her parents divorced, they emigrated to Canada when she was in the first year of middle school. She dreamed of becoming a ballerina, but had to give that up after her family went through some financial difficulties. She debuted in the entertainment business via the Super

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Model Contest held in Canada in 2001. Choi went on a

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(she was majoring in Hotel Management) to pursue an entertainment career in Korea. She has since starred in several

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, like

Dream High 2 ''Dream High 2'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Kang So-ra, Jay B, Jeong Jin-woon, Park Ji-yeon, Hyolyn, and Park Seo-joon. It aired on KBS2 from January 30 to March 20, 2012, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( KST). Like it ...

, and films, notably ''

Surgeon Bong Dal-hee ''Surgeon Bong Dal-hee'' () is a 2007 South Korean medical drama television series starring Lee Yo-won (in the title role), Lee Beom-soo, Kim Min-jun and Oh Yoon-ah. It aired on SBS from January 17 to March 15, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays ...

'', ''

Golden Bride Golden Bride () is a 2007 South Korean weekend television drama series starring Lee Young-ah, Song Chang-eui, Choi Yeo-jin and Kim Hee-chul. It aired on SBS TV from July 23, 2007 to February 3, 2008, airing every Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 fo ...

'', ''My Woman'', ''More Charming by the Day'' and ''

I Need Romance ''I Need Romance'' () is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy series starring Jo Yeo-jeong, Kim Jeong-hoon, Choi Yeo-jin, Choi Song-hyun and Choi Jin-hyuk. It aired on tvN from June 13 to August 2, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 ( KST) for 1 ...

''. In 2012 she gained popularity due to her stint on reality show ''

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'', taking the top spot six times out of 11 competitions, and eventually winning. Choi said, "Viewers like my dancing more than my acting. I was kind of frustrated as an actress because I always played the same kind of characters and ended up projecting stereotypes, which could bore viewers. But now I'm much happier because I can turn into a glamorous dancer every time I get on stage."

Filmography

Television series

Film

Television show

Music video

Books

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Yeo-jin 1983 births Living people South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses South Korean female models Canadian actresses of Korean descent Models from Seoul