# Choi Hyun-wook

Choi Hyun-wook (Korean: 최현욱; born January 30, 2002) is a South Korean actor. In 2019, he began his acting career by leading in the web drama Real:Time:Love. His role in SBS television series Taxi Driver and Racket Boys awarded him the Best New Actor at the 2021 SBS Drama Awards. Recently, he gained more recognition in Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022), Weak Hero Class 1 (2022), D.P. 2 (2021–2023), and Twinkling Watermelon (2023).

## Early life and education

Choi Hyun-wook was born on January 30, 2002. During his childhood, he played baseball for ten years. In his first year of high school, he sustained an elbow injury and underwent surgery and rehabilitation, but it did not improve his condition. Due to the situation, he changed his career path and pursued acting. Eventually, Choi left Gangneung High School as well as his position at the school's baseball team and transferred to Hanlim Multi Art School at Broadcasting & Entertainment Department until he graduated.

## Career

On March 23, 2020, Gold Medalist confirmed that Choi has been cast for the web drama Pop Out Boy!, based on the popular webtoon of the same name. The series began filming the following month. It started to air on June 25.
In April 2021, Choi appeared in a SBS drama Taxi Driver as Park Seung-tae, a school bully. He was the antagonist on the series' episode 3 and 4. A month earlier, he was selected to star in another SBS drama, Racket Boys. Choi briefly appeared on Jirisan as Lim Cheol-kyeong in a flashback with Seo Yi-kang, one of the main characters.
In 2022, Choi rose in popularity after he starred in the coming-of-age television series Twenty-Five Twenty-One alongside Kim Tae-ri, Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Ji-yeon and Lee Joo-myung. The same year, he starred in the television series Weak Hero Class 1 alongside Hong Kyung and Park Ji-hoon.
In 2023, he starred in Twinkling Watermelon alongside Ryeoun, Seol In-ah and Shin Eun-soo.

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2021 | Taxi Driver | Park Seung-tae | Guest role; episode 3-4 |
| 2021 | Racket Boys | Na Woo-chan | |
| 2021 | Jirisan | teenager Lim Cheol-kyeong | Guest role; episode 6 |
| 2022 | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | Moon Ji-woong | |
| 2023 | Twinkling Watermelon | Ha Yi-chan | |
| 2025 | My Dearest Nemesis | Ban Joo-yeon | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2019–2020 | Real: Time: Love | Moon Ye-chan | Season 1–4 |
| 2020 | Pop Out Boy! | Noh Ye-joon | |
| 2022 | Weak Hero Class 1 | An Soo-ho | |
| 2023 | D.P. | Shin Ah-hui | Season 2 |
| 2023 | High Cookie | Seo Ho-soo | |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Song title | Artist |
| 2022 | "Ditto" | NewJeans |
| 2023 | "Alley" (골목길) | Lee Hi (feat. Sung Si-kyung) |
| 2024 | "My Beloved" (그대가 해준 말) | Lee Hi |

## Discography
### Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances with selected chart position, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | KOR Hot | Album |
| "With" (with Kim Ji-yeon, Kim Tae-ri, Lee Joo-myung, and Nam Joo-hyuk) | 2022 | 40 | 54 | Twenty-Five Twenty-One OST |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best New Actor | Racket Boys Twenty-Five Twenty-One | Nominated |
| Asia Contents Awards | 2022 | New Comer – Actor | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2022 | Best New Actor – Television | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2023 | Whynot Award | Weak Hero Class 1 | Won |
| Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2024 | Best New Actor | High Cookie | Nominated |
| Brand Customer Loyalty Award | 2022 | Best New Actor | Choi Hyun-wook | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best New Actor | Racket Boys Taxi Driver | Won |