Choi Kang-hee

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Choi Kang-hee
Born May 5, 1977 (1977-05-05) (age 31)
South Korea
Other name(s) Choi Kang-hie, Choi Se-yeon
Occupation Actress, radio DJ
Years active 1995—present
Korean name
Hangul 최강희

Choi Kang-hee (born May 5, 1977) is a South Korean actress and radio DJ.

Choi made her film debut in the 1998 horror Whispering Corridors, and in 2006 she starred in the low budget My Scary Girl, a surprise hit for which she earned a "Best Actress" nomination at the 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards.[1] Her boyfriend is television director Lee Jae-dong, whom she has worked with on the drama series Sweet Buns and Rules of Love.[2]

In addition to her acting, Choi is known as a radio DJ, and is a former host of the KBS Cool FM show "Pump Up on Volume".[3][4] She also has her own clothing brand, Nowhere333.[5]

In October 2006, Choi was awarded a silver medal by the Korea National Red Cross in recognition of her frequent blood donations. In October 2007, she became the first Korean celebrity to donate bone marrow, having pledged as a donor in 1999.[6]

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
MBC Best Theater (TV) Appeared in "Faux Romeo and Faux Juliet"
1996 Icing (TV)
1998 Whispering Corridors Youn Jae-yi Credited as Choi Se-yeon.
Sunflower (TV) Nurse Lee Eun-joo
Paper Crane (TV) Eun-seo
1999 Ad Maniac (TV) Sung-yeon
School (TV)
2000 Happy Funeral Director So-hwa
Feels Good (TV)
March (TV)
2001 This is Love (TV) Oh Young-ah
A Fairy Story of Love (TV)
Wanee & Junah So-yeong
2002 The Glory Era of the Maeng's (TV)
Yellow Flower Credited as Choi Se-yeon.
2003 Land of Wine (TV)
2004 Sweet Buns (TV) Han Ka-ran
2005 Beating Heart (TV) Appeared in episodes 7 and 8.
Rules of Love (TV) Kim Geun-Young
2006 My Scary Girl Lee Mi-na
2007 Thank You (TV) Cha Ji-min
My Love Joo-won

[edit] References

  1. ^ "The 27th Blue Dragon Awards", The Korea Society. Retrieved on June 10, 2007.
  2. ^ "Thank You, a new MBC TV series", MBC Global Media, March 22, 2007. Retrieved on April 1, 2007.
  3. ^ "BoA and Choi Kang-hee to Hold Talk Show for Women", KBS Global. Retrieved on February 3, 2008.
  4. ^ "Choi Kang-hee to Fill In as Radio DJ", KBS Global. Retrieved on February 3, 2008.
  5. ^ "Trends 2006: Starlets Turn to Fashion", Digital Chosunilbo, December 28, 2006. Retrieved on February 3, 2008.
  6. ^ Park Si-soo, "Actress Choi Kang-hee Donates Bone-Marrow", The Korea Times, October 23, 2007. Retrieved on February 3, 2008.

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NAME Choi Kang-hee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Choi Kang-hie (alt spelling); Choi Se-yeon (pseudonym)
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress, radio DJ
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH South Korea
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH