36 Facts About Choi Min-soo

Choi Min-soo is one of the only actors, alongside Lee Byung-hun, to have won in all categories of the Best Actor Award at all three of South Korea's most prestigious awards ceremonies.

Choi Min-soo then made a shift to more television roles, appearing in the historical fantasy series The Legend, which was a ratings success.

Choi Min-soo was born on March 27,1962, in Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea to actor Choi Moo-ryong and actress Kang Hyo-shil.

Choi Min-soo's father was a popular actor in the 1960s and 1970s.

Choi Min-soo is the fourth born of three daughters and one son to his parents.

Choi Min-soo has one half-sister from his father's second marriage to actress Kim Ji-mee and a half-brother and half-sister from his father's third marriage.

Choi Min-soo is a third generation actor from a family of actors.

Choi Min-soo's grandmother is actress Jeon Ok, who was referred to as the 'Queen of Tears' for her excellence in acting in tragic dramas.

Choi Min-soo's grandfather is Kang Hong-shik, who was an actor, film director, and singer active during the Japanese occupation period.

Choi Min-soo's grandmother stayed in South Korea with their daughter, while his grandfather went over to North Korea with their son Kang Hyo-son, who later became an actor in North Korea.

Choi Min-soo graduated from Lila Elementary School, Seongdong Middle School, Dongbuk High School, and the Seoul Institute of the Arts with an associate degree in Broadcasting and Entertainment.

Choi Min-soo then made his television debut in the KBS drama Skewers in 1987.

Choi Min-soo would continue to play lead roles in films.

Choi Min-soo would continue to establish his popularity as an actor with lead roles in the MBC dramas Humble Men and A Mob House in 1991.

Choi Min-soo appeared in such comedy-orientated projects until around 1993.

Choi Min-soo went on to star in the romance films A Good Day to Fall in Love and My Old Sweetheart in 1995.

Choi Min-soo would continue to receive steady work, with some of his acting projects consisting of the films Blackjack in 1997 and Phantom, The Submarine in 1999.

Choi Min-soo's comeback was a success, achieving high viewership ratings and positive reception from viewers.

In 2011, Choi Min-soo made his American film debut in Serpent Rising.

In 2012, Choi Min-soo reunited with his The Marriage Life co-star Shim Hye-jin in the drama Happy Ending.

Choi Min-soo received praise for his acting, showcasing his dramatic and emotional acting skills in the drama.

In 2015, Choi Min-soo ventured into regular variety show appearances for the first time.

However, after getting involved in a physical altercation with a staff member and receiving immense public backlash for his actions, Choi Min-soo voluntarily stepped down from the show and apologised to viewers and all those involved.

Choi Min-soo's family was popular with viewers and the show presented a different side to Choi Min-soo's public perception, showing a more light-hearted and easy-going side to him as a family man.

Choi Min-soo would continue to make guest appearances in many popular variety shows, such as I Can See Your Voice Season 3 in 2016, Secretly Greatly in 2017, Master in the House and Happy Together Season 4 in 2019, and My Little Old Boy and Dolsing Fourmen in 2023.

In 2023, Choi Min-soo was cast as Han Je-gyun in the MBC drama Numbers alongside Kim Myung-soo and Choi Min-soo Jin-hyuk.

Choi Min-soo made regular appearances on the reality show With Father and Me alongside his wife.

On October 23,2024, it was confirmed that Choi Min-soo was set to appear in the upcoming MBC drama Motel California as Ji Chun-pil.

Choi Min-soo married his wife, June Elizabeth Kang, on June 18,1994 in Seoul, South Korea.

Choi Min-soo was there to sing for the congratulatory stage performance.

At the time, Choi Min-soo was filming the MBC drama My Mother's Sea and ran into Kang by chance at the studio.

Choi Min-soo was dismissed by police when the victim declined to press charges, but the public reaction was swift and condemning.

On January 31,2019, it was reported that Choi Min-soo was indicted without detention and would be going on trial for charges associated with an incident where he engaged in retaliatory driving on September 17,2018.

Choi Min-soo then claimed that the driver made denigrating comments towards him.

Hence, Choi Min-soo went after her to request safety measures and had no intentions of retaliating or causing any harm to the driver.

Choi Min-soo further accused him of using insulting language after the accident while they were trying to determine precisely what had happened, which Choi's side acknowledged had occurred.