Choi Min-yeong
South Korean actor (born 2002)
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Choi Min-yeong (Korean: 최민영; born October 9, 2002)[1] is a South Korean actor. He has appeared in the television series The Promise (2016), Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022) and Weak Hero Class 2 (2025). Since 2023, he has starred as Dae in the American series XO, Kitty.
Choi Min-yeong | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 9, 2002 Seoul, South Korea |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Agent | Saram Entertainment |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최민영 |
| Hanja | 崔民英 |
| RR | Choe Minyeong |
| MR | Ch'oe Minyŏng |
Career
Choi Min-yeong made his debut in the KBS2 drama Magic Thousand Characters in 2014. He then appeared in TV series such as JTBC's Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017), tvN's Mr. Sunshine (2018), and JTBC's Itaewon Class (2020). As a musical actor he has appeared in the musicals Bonnie & Clyde, Empress Myeongseong, Frankenstein, and Kinky Boots.
Since April 2022, Choi Min-yeong has had an exclusive contract with artist management company Saram Entertainment.[2] In 2022, he gained recognition in the tvN drama Twenty-Five Twenty-One in the role of Baek Yi-hyun, the younger brother of Baek Yi-jin (Nam Joo-hyuk). That same year, he was cast as Kim "Dae" Dae-heon in the American Netflix television series XO, Kitty, a spin-off of the To All the Boys film series.[3]
Filmography
Film
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Magic Thousand-Character Classic | Baby boy | [6][better source needed] | |
| 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][better source needed] | |
| 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
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Empress Myeongseong - Dageu | Crown prince | [14] |
| Bonnie and Clyde | Young Clyde | ||
| 2014 | Frankenstein | Young Frankenstein | |
| Kinky Boots | Young Charlie |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2023 | Best New Actor | Dream Palace | Nominated | [15] |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Best Young Actor | The Promise | Nominated | [16] |
| The DIMF Musical Star | 2020 | Grand Prize (1st place) | Choi Min-yeong | Won | [17] |
