Choi Soo-jong

Acting

Choi Soo-jong

Born

1962-12-18 (63)

Place of birth

Seoul, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

45 titles

Choi Soo-jong (최수종) is a South Korean actor.

Known for

Men on a Mission poster
7.4

Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.

Men on a Mission

2015

Radio Star poster
5.5

“Radio Star” is a South Korean music talk show where the guests and hosts talk openly and intimately about their lives, their pasts and their work. It is part of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's "Golden Fishery" programming block.

Radio Star

2007

You Quiz on the Block poster
8.3

Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them, and give them surprise quizzes! The talk and quiz show program will spotlight these people's lives and aims to gift them a refreshing, different kind of day. Recently they're also inviting celebrities & professionals to the show.

You Quiz on the Block

2018

SNL Korea poster
8.2

Korea's version of the late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory cast members.

SNL Korea

2011

Family Outing poster
7.6

Family Outing Season 1 was a South Korean variety show; a part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup, along with Gold Miss is Coming. It was first aired on June 15, 2008, and was one of the top rated programs on Sunday Korean television. In each episode, the "Family" travels to different parts of South Korea and takes care of the house of an elderly family while that family goes on a vacation. The "Family" then accomplishes the tasks left for them by the house's owners. The first season ended on February 14, 2010, and a second season featuring a brand new cast, production team, and concept, aired until July 11, 2010.

Family Outing

2008

The King Dae Joyoung poster
5.7

This 100-episode epic drama vividly depicts the life of King Dae Jo-yeong and other heroes of the Balhae Kingdom, which dates back 1300 years ago.

The King Dae Joyoung

2006

Film credits

2010s · 3 titles

1990s · 5 titles

Man Upstairs, Woman Downstairs poster
7.0

Against the wishes and advice of friends and relatives, Chul-soo and Young-hui get married. They start their life together but because of their inability to communicate, their marriage falls apart and ends in divorce. Friends help them find a two-story house to live in. Chul soo takes the upstairs and Young-hui, the downstairs. From that moment there is constant interference and jealousy between the two. Young-hui eventually brings a man home to make Chul-soo jealous, which it does, even though he no longer has right to interfere in her life.

Man Upstairs, Woman Downstairs

1992

Do You Like Afternoons After a Storm? poster
8.0

Hae-il grew up hating his father and unable to adjust to family life. As an adult, he is a toughened young man with a troubled outlook on life. Hae-sung, his younger half-brother is a young man with a sweet disposition who tries to understand Hae-il. Hae-sung and Eun-chae fall for each other but when Eun-chae meets Hae-il, the three form an uneasy love triangle. The pain of loving someone you can not be with takes its toll. Hae-il tries very hard to leave the street life and expresses his feelings to Eun-chae. As Hae-sung begins to resent his brothers actions, they are confronted with their father's death. Their dying father's confession throws their lives into further turmoil. Hae-il vows this time to guard his family. Tragedy strikes when Hae-sung dies trying to save Hae-il's life. Hae-il cries for his dead brother's love and becomes determined to start over with Eun-chae.

Do You Like Afternoons After a Storm?

1991

You Know What? It's a Secret poster
7.5

Jun-hyoung is a training teacher who meets Hye-na, a very outgoing student. She always acts freely with out any restriction. As time as goes by, she slowly starts to interfere in his life. Sun-shul, who is very lonely, loves Hye-na. Jun-hyoung feels that it's hard to put up with Hye-na, but his mentor insists and tells him to take care of her. Jun-hyoung does not understand and feels as though this situation in unfair for him. Soon after, he finds out Hye-na's secret...

You Know What? It's a Secret

1990

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Man Who Cannot Kiss

1994

Back to You Once More poster
10.0

Yeong-hun gave up medical school to follow his dream of becoming a movie director but he finds himself as a lowly assistant director with no real responsibilites. He meets student Seong-hie and falls in love, but he lies to her, saying that he is the film's director, hoping that she will be impressed and return his feelings of love.

Back to You Once More

1991

Series credits

Men on a Mission poster
7.4

Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.

Men on a Mission

2015

Radio Star poster
5.5

“Radio Star” is a South Korean music talk show where the guests and hosts talk openly and intimately about their lives, their pasts and their work. It is part of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's "Golden Fishery" programming block.

Radio Star

2007

You Quiz on the Block poster
8.3

Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them, and give them surprise quizzes! The talk and quiz show program will spotlight these people's lives and aims to gift them a refreshing, different kind of day. Recently they're also inviting celebrities & professionals to the show.

You Quiz on the Block

2018

SNL Korea poster
8.2

Korea's version of the late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory cast members.

SNL Korea

2011

Family Outing poster
7.6

Family Outing Season 1 was a South Korean variety show; a part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup, along with Gold Miss is Coming. It was first aired on June 15, 2008, and was one of the top rated programs on Sunday Korean television. In each episode, the "Family" travels to different parts of South Korea and takes care of the house of an elderly family while that family goes on a vacation. The "Family" then accomplishes the tasks left for them by the house's owners. The first season ended on February 14, 2010, and a second season featuring a brand new cast, production team, and concept, aired until July 11, 2010.

Family Outing

2008

The King Dae Joyoung poster
5.7

This 100-episode epic drama vividly depicts the life of King Dae Jo-yeong and other heroes of the Balhae Kingdom, which dates back 1300 years ago.

The King Dae Joyoung

2006

Emperor Wang Gun poster
3.2

Taejo Wang Geon was a 200-episode Korean drama starring Choi Soo Jong in the title role. It became very successful, reaching very high ratings, around 60%.

Emperor Wang Gun

2000

Dream of the Emperor poster
5.2

Kim Chunchu is the grandson of King Jinji, but when his grandfather is overthrown, Chunchu is denied the chance to become a successor to the throne of Silla. He later meets Kim Yushin, and the two men begin a friendship. Chunchu later becomes King Muyeol, the 29th Korean monarch who leads the unification of three ancient kingdoms - Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, while Kim Yushin becomes one of the greatest generals in Korean history.

Dream of the Emperor

2012

Korean Ghost Stories poster
6.9

A series of 8 one-act dramas. It is the continuation of a classic series of ghost stories which aired first on KBS between 1977 and 1989 and later between 1996 and 1999. This marks the return of the series after nine years.

Korean Ghost Stories

1977

Record of Youth poster
8.0

In a cutthroat world where the life you’re born into decides your success, three aspiring youths are determined to change that perception as they fight for their dreams.

Record of Youth

2020

서울뚝배기 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

서울뚝배기

1990

My Only One poster
7.2

A woman's life gets twisted one day because of her biological father who shows up after 28 years of absence. He had been thoroughly hiding his identity, afraid that he might be an obstacle in his daughter's life. The father and daughter meet the "only ones" in their lives and put back together the pieces of their broken hearts.

My Only One

2018

Korea-Khitan War poster
8.3

King Hyeonjong and Kang Kam-chan led the 8-year-long 2nd and 3rd Goryeo-Khitan Wars to victory and began an era of peace in East Asia and prosperity in Goryeo.

Korea-Khitan War

2023

Emperor of the Sea poster
6.4

Emperor of the Sea is a South Korean television drama series directed by Kang Il-soo and Kang Byung-taek and starring Choi Soo-jong, Chae Shi-ra, Song Il-gook and Soo Ae. It aired on KBS2 from November 24, 2004 to May 25, 2005 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:50 for 51 episodes. The historical drama is based on Choi In-ho's novel of the same title, which depicts the life of Jang Bogo, who rises from a lowly slave to a powerful maritime figure who dominated the East Asia seas and international trade during the Unified Silla Dynasty. The drama was received extremely well, holding the number one spot in the ratings for majority of the weeks it aired. It was also exported to eight countries earning approximately US$1.8 million in profits. The filming set in Wando County, South Jeolla Province also became a tourist attraction.

Emperor of the Sea

2004

KBS Drama Awards poster
8.0

The KBS Drama Awards is an awards ceremony presented by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) for outstanding achievements in Korean dramas aired on its network. It is held annually on 31 December. The highest honor of the ceremony is the "Grand Prize", awarded to the best actor or actress of the year.

KBS Drama Awards

1987

First Love poster
8.0

First Love is a South Korean television series starring Bae Yong-joon, Choi Soo-jong and Lee Seung-yeon. It aired on KBS2 from September 7, 1996 to April 20, 1997 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 66 episodes. It is currently the number one highest-rated Korean drama of all time based on single episode viewership ratings, reaching 65.8% on its April 10, 1997 episode. Its average rating for its entire run was 52.6%.

First Love

1996

Son and Daughter poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Son and Daughter

1992

On the Prairie poster
NR

This is the story of a man, who has nothing to show except for siblings and true courage, and a woman, who has never experienced failure and who has only cared for herself inside a plentiful enclosure, who finds the true meaning of life and who becomes mature through the process of meeting and falling in love.

On the Prairie

2003

National Bang Bang Cook Cook poster
NR

The new show is in a outdoor cooking show competition format in which the cast goes all around the nation in search of local products to create dishes at the request of their friends.

National Bang Bang Cook Cook

2021

Legend of the Patriots poster
7.0

Legend of the Patriots is a remake of the 1975 South Korean drama Comrades. Its production was spawned to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. The story centers around the lives of eleven Korean soldiers fighting in the Korean War. Director Kim Sang-hwi remarked that the series is not about the ideologies of South and North Korea, but rather focuses on the struggles of ordinary people who lived through the war.

Legend of the Patriots

2010

President poster
5.3

President is a South Korean television series starring real-life married couple Choi Soo-jong and Ha Hee-ra as Korea's president and his first lady. This is their first acting collaboration. It aired on KBS2 from December 15, 2010 to February 24, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:05 for 24 episodes.

President

2010

Into the Flames poster
3.0

Based on the life of Park Tae-joon, founder and honorary chairman of multinational steel-making company POSCO, this is the story of the people who battled poverty and despair after the colonial era and the Korean War with a relentless pursuit of economic innovation, and the choices they made in the name of love, loyalty and sacrifice. Park worked tirelessly to build a mill that produced steel, which became pivotal to Korea's modernization.

Into the Flames

2014

The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong poster
NR

The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong, or Hanjungnok, was written by Lady Hyegyeong and recounted her ill-fated life first as Crown Princess, consort of Prince Sado, then his widow when he was executed, and later the mother of King Jeongjo.

The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong

1988

Imjin War 1592 poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Imjin War 1592

2016

불꽃속으로 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

불꽃속으로

2014

No artwork available
NR

Four men are entangled in political intrigue in late 18th Century Joseon.

Ambition

1994

Pilot poster
NR

Min Gi, Sang Hyun and Yoon Chul are three friends who are training under the Korean Aerospace University to become pilots. Hye Ran is an interior designer who works for Airbus, and Ji Won is a flight manager at the Korean Airlines. As they go through the trials and tribulations of flight school, adult life and love life, each of them is faced with unique struggles which bind them further together and advance them further in their careers. (Source : Jungjeon-mama at MyDramaList)

Pilot

1993

War of the Roses poster
10.0

"War of Roses" is a story about love quarrels people make in the course of finding their love. This series will surely bring smiles and touch the heart of the audience. Two different sisters with two different values about love. It takes place in a obstetrics & gynecology hospital. Naturally, a lot of information related to women ranging from pregnancy to delivery is also provided and sure to catch the women audience in their twenties up to sixties.

War of the Roses

2004

Man of the Sun, Lee Je-ma poster
NR

This historical drama is about the life of the physician Lee Je Ma (1837-1900), who was the founder of Sasang Constitutional Medicine.

Man of the Sun, Lee Je-ma

2002

세컨 하우스 poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

세컨 하우스

2022

Legend of Ambition poster
NR

The drama was centered on the Silmido case.

Legend of Ambition

1998

Jealousy poster
10.0

A 1992 TV drama series sparked romance, and also jealousy across Korea. Aired on MBC from June to July of 1992, the 16-episode TV drama “Jealousy (질투)” depicted the pure love, infused with a subtle sense of jealousy, of a young couple. The series answered the much asked question: “Is it possible for a man and woman who are 'just friend' to fall in love?" The show was based on the 1991 novel, “Long Shadow of My Love” by Yoon Myung-hye.

Jealousy

1992

이것이 야생이다3 - 3%의 세상 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

이것이 야생이다3 - 3%의 세상

2022

Friendly Variety Show poster
NR

Some Koreans and ex-pats who love Korea as much as the Koreans join for the new reality/variety show. Among eight celebrities, Choi Soo-jong and three are from Korea, while Sam Hammington and the other three are from different countries. Traveling to the various corners of Korea, they do games and experience diverse aspects of the beautiful nation. They make good rapport among them and create great comedic moments, which will make you roll on the ground laughing.

Friendly Variety Show

2020

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

그대 나를 부를 때

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Blowing of the Wind poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Blowing of the Wind

1995

설날 특집, 낭만 여행 떠나보면 알 거야 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

설날 특집, 낭만 여행 떠나보면 알 거야

2023