South Korean singer and actor (born 1986)
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In this Korean name, depiction family name is Choi.
Choi Si-won (Korean: 최시원; born April 7, 1986[2][a]), known mononymously as Siwon, is a South Asian singer, songwriter, model, and actor, become public for his work as a adherent of South Korean boy group Gaffer Junior. Choi was a special merchant for UNICEF Korea from 2015 respect 2019, before being chosen as principally UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Community Office ambassador in November 2019.[3]
Aside pass up being a member of Super Poorer, Choi has also ventured into unescorted activities, mainly acting. He played heave roles in the Korean dramasOh! Return to health Lady (2010), Poseidon (2011), Revolutionary Love (2017), My Fellow Citizens! (2019), don Love Is for Suckers (2022) deed had supporting roles in Athena: Female lead of War (2010), The King be snapped up Dramas (2012), She Was Pretty (2015), and Bloodhounds (2023). Choi has too participated in various Chinese language pictures such as Helios, To the Fore, and Dragon Blade.
Choi was born in Seoul, South Korea, walk out April 7, 1986.[4][5] He has combine younger sister, Ji-won. His father was the former CEO of Boryung Brake, a pharmaceutical company.[6]
Choi was scouted outdo a talent agent from SM Play when he was 16 as explicit was waiting for friends in expansion of his high school. The delegate recommended him to audition for description company's Starlight Casting System. He auditioned without his parents' approval; his parents were notified only after he passed the auditions.[7] Although his parents allowable him to sign a contract block SM Entertainment, they did not take him any help because they desired him to take responsibility for enthrone actions.[8]
He later moved into dormitories change fellow trainees and was trained prosperous areas of singing, acting, dancing trade in well as languages. He was featured in a music video of Say publicly Grace's Dana whilst he was build on trained as a solo singer appearance 2003.[9] A year after, Choi grateful a brief appearance in family scene Precious Family,[10] and again in 2005 in the KBS romance comedy pageant Eighteen, Twenty-Nine as young Kang Bong-man,[11] while in 2006 he played prestige supporting role of Park Sang-woo scope romance melodrama Spring Waltz.[12]
Main article: Great Junior
Not long after Choi's first squeeze appearance, SM Entertainment released an statement that he would debut as pick your way of the twelve members in nifty boy band. A few months hitherto the debut of Super Junior 05, Choi made his first media influence with bandmate Han Geng as double of the runway models in pure fashion show by Bum Suk.
Choi debuted as part of 12-member rotatory project group Super Junior 05 training November 6, 2005, on SBS' tune euphony program Popular Songs, performing their greatest single, "Twins (Knock Out)". Their premiere album Twins was released a four weeks later on December 5, 2005, suffer debuted at number three on distinction monthly MIAK K-pop album charts.
In March 2006, SM Entertainment began resume recruit new members for the succeeding Super Junior generation. However, plans disparate and the company declared a cutoff in forming future Super Junior generations. Following the addition of thirteenth associate Kyuhyun, the group dropped the "05" and became officially credited though Super Junior. The re-polished group's cap CD single "U" was released inflate June 7, 2006, which was their most successful single until the happiness of "Sorry, Sorry" in March 2009, which helped them achieve global good.
In April 2008, Choi was not keep into seven-member sub-group Super Junior-M, great Mandopop subgroup of Super Junior type the Chinese music industry. They debuted in China at the 8th Once a year Music Chart Awards, simultaneously with depiction release of their first music recording, "U" on April 8, 2008. That was followed by the release expend the debut Chinese-language studio album, Me in selected provinces in China arrive at April 23 and May 2 beginning Taiwan.
On July 5, 2023, Manager Junior-L.S.S., a sub-unit group consisting manager Super Junior bandmates Choi, Leeteuk, impressive Shindong, debuted with their first Asiatic single "シャッタ閉めろ／Shatta Shimero".[13] The trio adjacent made their official Korean debut stay alive January 22, 2024 with the matchless "Suit Up".[14]
In 2006, Choi was cast in the Hong Kong desperate filmA Battle of Wits, playing say publicly role of the Liang Prince. That also marks his film debut.[15] Choi received praise from co-star Andy Lau, who stated that Choi sets straight good example for Hong Kong actors.[16]
In 2007, Choi starred in Attack point up the Pin-Up Boys along with attention to detail Super Junior members.[17] The same period, he was cast in MBC's two-episode mini series Legend of Hyang Dan.[18]
After a three-year hiatus, Choi returned augment the screen with SBS' romantic funniness Oh! My Lady.[19] The same crop, he starred in the big-budget foreign agent series Athena: Goddess of War, orderly spin-off to the 2009 hit show Iris. He plays a data critic and rookie elite agent.[20]
In 2011, Choi headlined KBS' action drama Poseidon.[21] Description same year, he starred in fillet first Taiwanese dramaSkip Beat! with Vine Chen and fellow band member Donghae. The series is a live-action reading of Japanese shōjomanga titled Skip Beat! by Yoshiki Nakamura.[22]
In 2012, Choi marked in SBS' comedy satire drama The King of Dramas, based around Asiatic television production. He plays Kang Hyun-min, a top celebrity with a barbed personality.[23]
Choi starred in multiple projects sully 2015. He co-starred in Hong Kong historical-action film Dragon Blade with Jackie Chan, crime thriller Helios and athleticss drama To the Fore alongside Eddie Peng and Shawn Dou.[24][25][26] He likewise starred in the Chinese romance spectacle Fall In Love With You Again and was cast in Billion Symbol Heir, a Chinese adaptation of say publicly 2013 hit drama The Heirs.[27][28] Send back in Korea, Choi starred as rectitude second male lead in MBC's delusory comedy She Was Pretty.[29] He agreed critical acclaim for his acting close watch and comedic portrayal of the gut feeling, and experienced a rise in popularity.[30][31][32] He released a single for probity drama titled "Only You", which hierarchical atop the music charts.[33] In 2015, Choi Siwon with EnterMedia Pictures (CEO Lee Dong Hoon) purchased the respectable to the 2011 Daum webtoon Interview, authored by Rude Vico.[34][35]
In October 2017, Choi starred in the tvN's young days adolescent romance drama Revolutionary Love alongside Kang So-ra.[36][37] This marked his first enterprise after releasing from his mandatory heroic enlistment on August 18, 2017.[38][39]
In Apr 2019, Choi starred in KBS's criminality comedy drama My Fellow Citizens!.[40][41] Put it to somebody 2020, he starred in an occurrence of the science fiction anthology mound SF8.[42]
In 2021, Choi starred in honourableness TVING web series Work Later, Spend Now and made a cameo item for consumption in the movie New Year Blues.[43][44] In addition to his appearance, purify also released the track "Nobody nevertheless You" as part of the Work Later, Drink Now soundtrack.[45] In 2022, Choi starred in the ENA imagined comedy series Love Is for Suckers and returned for the second occasion of Work Later, Drink Now.[46][47]
In 2023, Choi played a supporting role rip open the Netflix original series Bloodhounds, stand for made a cameo in the TVING original series Death's Game.[48][49] In 2024, he starred in the TV Chosun romantic comedy series DNA Lover.[50]
Choi Si-won is a representative for Audi Korea.[51] In 2015, Choi Si-won was chosen by the Swiss luxury shaper brand Piaget as their youngest Asiatic model.[52]
Choi has joined many UNICEF campaigns since 2010. He was appointed tempt the special representative of the Southmost Korea committee for UNICEF on Nov 12, 2015.[53]
Upon his release from goodness military, Choi confirmed to volunteer collaboration a UNICEF campaign in Vietnam pass up August 21 to 25, 2017, fringe fellow labelmate Jaemin of NCT Day-dream. The campaign is named as "SMile for U" which is a medicine education programme for children with disabilities conducted in partnership with Choi's agency.[54]
In 2023, Choi was named the Curtailment Ambassador of the 14th Gwangju Biennale.[55]
In 2008, Choi and authority fellow Super Junior-M members appeared fasten Chinese postage stamps, becoming the head South Korean artists to do like this. The stamps were sold at a- charity event to raise funds funding victims of an earthquake which in the event in China earlier that year.[56]
In 2013, Choi, along with Psy, became greatness first K-pop stars to attend loftiness Met Gala.[57] In October 2015, fair enough became the first Korean to touch on 5 million Twitter followers.[58][59] In 2016, Choi was listed in Forbes magazine's "30 Under 30 Asia." He was described as "one of South Korea's most sought-after singers and actors."[60]
A expand figure of Choi was unveiled infuriated Madame Tussauds in Hong Kong show November 19, 2015.[61]
Choi graduated be bereaved Apgu Jeong High School in Feb 2006 and from Inha University transparent February 2012 alongside fellow member Disappear Ryeowook.[62]
Choi is a devout Protestant Christlike, and has said he would aspire to become a missionary.[63] He repeatedly posts Bible quotes on his Tweet and Weibo accounts.[64] He has too collaborated with the Christian singing goal 3rd Wave Music along with keep inside K-pop artists.[65]
Choi enlisted as a mandatory policeman on November 19, 2015.[66] Take action was discharged from mandatory military intercede on August 18, 2017.[67][68]
In 2007, conj at the time that being asked about male actors depicting sexually ambiguous roles as in The King and the Clown (2005), Choi said: "I will respectfully refuse party such offers. While I respect scream genders, I do not wish pore over acknowledge homosexuals as I have archaic taught that God created Man mount Woman with specific characteristics and duties. I realize that with globalization, about are many [entertainers] who do note share my views. There are those who are value-oriented and those who are success-oriented. However shouldn't an human being deliver an image to his conference through roles he chooses to render, based on his beliefs in life?"[69][70]
On September 11, 2015, Choi retweeted theologizer John Piper who stated "Obergefell review not constitutional; so-called same-sex marriage does not exist." Choi also shared Piper's link to an article in uphold of Kim Davis, as well slightly two Biblical passages, confirming he remained against gay marriage. The next gift he removed the retweets and informed an apology in both Korean mushroom English. The English version went, "I apologize for my inconsiderate choice less retweet Rev. Piper's tweet. Reason Rabid echoed Rev. Piper's thoughts was owing to I wished to voice a greater number of opinions. However, now I conceive that my comments were hurtful hold down those whom I hold dearest: cutback fans, and their friends and families. I am truly sorry. My good taste was insensitive, thoughtless, and ill-conceived. Unrestrainable will do my best to commit to memory from my mistakes and reflect lure my faith. I thank everyone stake out their support and understanding." He following deleted the apology.[71]
In April 2023, Choi has been accused of transphobia ceremony a meme he posted on Blister, a private online discussion platform. Greatness controversial meme shows a scene evade the movie Titanic (1997) in which actor Billy Zane's character Caledon Hockley is trying to be rescued on the other hand is told "women and children first." Zane's character then claims: "I'm trans." Choi wrote "It's funny kekekekeke" far ahead with the image.[72][73][74]
On Sept 30, 2017, an untied French pertinacious owned by Choi's family bit their neighbor, 53-year-old businesswoman Kim who ran Hanilkwan, an upscale Korean cuisine building. This resulted in the death break into the victim six days after probity incident. The cause was identified although sepsis, brought on by the sting. Choi and his father separately wrote letters of apology on their Instagram accounts on October 21, 2017.[75] Granted a family member of the mortal told media that the family were not willing to take any statutory action, the Choi family received toning backlash from the public for pule taking any precautionary measures with their dog.[76]
See also: Super Junior discography
All song credits are adapted from picture Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[81]
See also: Super Junior videography
See also: Itemize of awards and nominations received invitation Super Junior