13 Facts About Choi Soo-jong

Choi Soo-jong has appeared in movies, on television and as an MC for various award shows.

Choi Soo-jong has received worldwide recognition for his leading roles in some of the highest-rated Korean dramas of all time, including Jealousy, Sons and Daughters, Pilot, Ambition, Blowing of the Wind, First Love, Legend of Ambition, Taejo Wang Geon.

Choi Soo-jong is well known for his portrayals in the Korean historical dramas Emperor of the Sea, played the role of Jang Bogo, and as the title character Dae Joyoung in the epic series Dae Jo-yeong.

Choi Soo-jong openly discusses his commitment to clean living through regular exercise and healthy eating.

Choi Soo-jong was among those whose educational background on his resume proved to be exaggerated and included untrue information.

In 2010, Choi Soo-jong was cast in a lead role in Legend of the Patriots, a remake of the 1975 series Comrades.

On January 3,2022, Choi Soo-jong was appointed as the new president of the Korean Broadcasting Actors Association.

When Ha was pregnant, Choi Soo-jong did the housework, cooked, and let her rest, a fact that has made Choi Soo-jong very popular with Korean women and jokingly scorned by Korean men.

Choi Soo-jong is frequently seen text messaging and making phone calls with his wife Ha Hee Ra while filming and was even documented doing so in the television special for Emperor of the Sea.

Choi Soo-jong has a reputation amongst co-stars as funny and bright.

Choi Soo-jong is known as a jokester on the set that has earned him the title "NG Mawang".

In 2008, Choi Soo-jong announced that he would begin studying English in his spare time.

Additionally, in December 2008, Choi Soo-jong was one of five celebrities appointed as a goodwill ambassador to the Korean capital Seoul.