# Choi Myung-bin

Choi Myung-bin (Korean: 최명빈; born on 15 April 2008) is a South Korean teenaged actress. She made her acting debut in 2016, since then, she has appeared in number of films and television series. She is best known for her roles in historical drama The King's Affection (2021) and weekend drama Young Lady and Gentleman (2021-2022) for which she won the Best Young Actress Award at 2021 KBS Drama Awards. She has acted in films also such as: The Vanished (2018) and Waiting for Rain (2021) among others.

## Career

Choi Myung-bin is affiliated to artist management company Prain TPC.
In 2021 Choi played young female protagonist in KBS historical romance drama The King's Affection and was praised for her dual performance as Crown Prince Lee Hwi and court maid Dam-yi. The same year, she was cast in KBS2 weekend drama Young Lady and Gentleman as Lee Jae-ni - eldest daughter of male lead. Her performance in both dramas earned her Best Young Actress award at 2021 KBS Drama Awards.
In 2022 she appeared in tvN coming-of-age romantic drama Twenty-Five Twenty-One as Kim Min-chae, the daughter of protagonist.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2016 | Queen of Walking | 8 years old Man-bok |
| 2018 | The Vanished | Hwa-yeong |
| 2019 | My First Client | Kim Da-bin |
| 2019 | Tazza: One Eyed Jack | Young Madonna |
| 2021 | Waiting for Rain | Young Gong So-hee |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Tunnel | Yoon Soo-jeong | Cameo, episode 4 |
| 2017 | Chicago Typewriter | Jeon Seol (young) | Guest |
| 2017 | Suspicious Partner | Eun Bong-hee (young) | |
| 2017 | KBS TV Novel: Dal Soon's Spring | Han Hong-joo (young) | |
| 2017 | Black | Kang Ha-ram (young) | Guest |
| 2017 | Prison Playbook | Lieutinant Paeng Se yun's daughter | Cameo, episode 16 |
| 2018 | Your House Helper | Im Da-yeong (young) | Guest |
| 2018 | Return | So-mi | |
| 2018 | 100 Days My Prince | Kim So-hye (young) | |
| 2019 | Trap | Go Min-joo | |
| 2019 | Kill It | Do Hyun-jin (young) | Cameo, episode 6 |
| 2019 | Queen: Love and War | Kang Eun-bo / Kang Eun-gi (young) | Guest |
| 2020 | Itaewon Class | Jo Yi-seo (young) | Cameo, episode 3 |
| 2021 | Voice 4 | Kang Kwon-joo (young) | |
| 2021 | The King's Affection | Lee Hwi / Dam-yi (young) | |
| 2021–2022 | Young Lady and Gentleman | Lee Jae-ni | |
| 2022 | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | Kim Min-chae | |
| 2022–2023 | Missing: The Other Side | Moon Bo-Ra | Season 2 |
| 2022–2023 | Trolley | Nam Yoon-seo | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2021 | Dramaworld 2 | Sam | |

### Musical shows

| Date of appearance | Nursery rhymes | Co-Singer | Publisher |
| Wicked |||||
| April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18) | "Hello" | Lee Ha-rang, Choi Ye-na, Kwak I-an, Park Ye-eum, Hong Eui-hyun | Genie Music |
| April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18) | "Thinking of Brother" | Park Ye-eum | Genie Music |

## 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 | Ref. |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Young Actress | Young Lady and Gentleman and The King's Affection | Won | |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Young Actress | Trolley | Nominated | |