CHOI JI WOO

KOREAN STARS

                                                                   CHOI JI WOO

     

PROFILE                                                                                    

Real name: 최미향 / Choi Mi Hyang          

Chinese name: 崔智友 / Cui Zhi You

Profession: Actress

Birthdate: 1975-June-11

Birthplace: Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Height: 175cm

Weight: 50kg

Star sign: Gemini

Blood type: A

Talent agency: Olive 9 Entertainment

TV Series

Can’t Live With Losing (MBC, 2011)

Star’s Lover (SBS, 2008)

Air City (MBC, 2007)

Rondo (TBS, 2006)

101st Proposal (2005)

Stairway to Heaven (SBS, 2003)

Winter Sonata (KBS, 2002)

Beautiful Days (SBS, 2001)

Honesty (MBC, 2000)

Mr. Duke (MBC, 2000)

Message (SBS, 1999)

Humaneness (KBS, 1999)

Love (MBC, 1998)

Happiness is in Our Heart (SBS, 1997)

First Love (KBS, 1996)

Only Love (MBC, 1996)

Happiness (MBC, 1995)

War and Love (MBC, 1995)

Movies

1996	The Adventures of Mrs Park
1997	The Hole	Su-jin
1998	First Kiss	Song Yeon-hwa
1999	Nowhere to Hide	Juyon
2002	The Romantic President	Choi Eun-ju
2004	Everybody Has Secrets	Han Seon-yeong
2005	Shadowless Sword	(cameo)
2006	Now and Forever	Han Hye-won
2009	Actresses	Choi Ji-woo

Awards

• 1995: Korean Isabelle Adjani Award
• 1998: 34th Baeksang Arts Awards - Best New Actress (The Hole)
• 1998: 21st Grand Bell Awards - Best New Actress (The Hole)
• 1999: Video Music Awards - Golden Video Best Actress (For Your Soul)
• 2000: MBC Drama Awards - Best Actress (Mr Duke)
• 2001: SBS Drama Awards - Best Actress for Special Production Drama (Beautiful Days)
• 2001: SBS Drama Awards - Top 10 Stars (Beautiful Days)
• 2002: KBS Drama Awards - Best Actress (Winter Sonata)
• 2002: KBS Drama Awards - Popularity Award (Winter Sonata)
• 2002: Best Dresser Awards - TV Talent category
• 2002: 38th Baeksang Arts Awards - Popularity Award, TV category (Winter Sonata)
• 2003: Golden Film Awards - Popularity Award
• 2003: SBS Drama Awards - Best Actress for Special Production Drama (Stairway to Heaven)
• 2003: SBS Drama Awards - Top 10 Stars (Stairway to Heaven)
• 2004: 40th Baeksang Arts Awards - Popularity Award, TV category (Stairway to Heaven)
• 2005: Korean Movies Association - Special Award
• 2005: 41st Baeksang Arts Awards - Special Hallyu Award
• 2006: Timeless Beauty Acting Award (Seoul)
• 2009: Busan tourism ambassador for the years 2010-2012
• 2009: South Korean Presidential commendation for promoting Korea's tourism
• 2009: Inducted into Star Hall of Fame at the Seoul Drama Awards
• 2012: Asia Model Festival Awards - Asia Star Award

Personal Life

Choi majored in aerobic dance at Pusan Women's College. She enrolled in Hanyang University's Department of Theater/Film and completed her first year; however she had to withdraw from college studies due to her hectic work schedule.

In 2009 Choi confirmed that she was dating her Air City co-star Lee Jin-wook. The couple broke up in 2011.