Choi Sung-eun (; born June 17, 1996) is a South Korean actress. She is known for roles in television dramas such as ''

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'' (2020), '' Beyond Evil'' (2021), and ''

The Sound of Magic ''The Sound of Magic'' () is a 2022 South Korean streaming television series based on the Naver webtoon ''Annarasumanara'' by Ha Il-kwon. Directed by Kim Seong-yoon and written by Kim Min-jeong, starring Ji Chang-wook, Choi Sung-eun, and H ...

'' (2022).

Early life and education

Choi Sung-eun was born on June 17, 1996 in Seoul, South Korea. Choi’s family consists of her parents, an older brother, and a younger brother. She attended Kaywon High School of Arts under the Department of Theater and Film before getting admitted at the

Korea National University of Arts Korea National University of Arts is a national university in Seoul, South Korea. Korea National University of Arts was established in 1993 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea as the only national university of arts with an a ...

' Acting Department in 2015.

Career

Beginnings

Choi started out acting in short films and as a theater actress at the Doosan Art Center. In 2018, she played the role of Autumn, a girl waiting for an organ transplant in the theater play ''Grain in the Blood''. As a college student, Choi was featured as a cover of popular university magazine, Life Magazine College Tomorrow's 853 issue for 20s which drew the attention of industry officials and various management companies. In July 2018, Choi officially signed an exclusive contract with SALT Entertainment officially starting her career as a rookie actress.

2019 – present: Acting debut

Choi landed her first major role in a feature film after passing an audition for the comedy film '' Start-Up'' (2019) where she played the role of red-haired girl So Kyung-joo. For her scene-stealing performance, she won Best New Actress from the Chunsa Film Festival and earned another nomination from the Buil Film Awards in South Korea. In 2020, Choi appeared in the short film, ''Nipple War 3''. In April of the same year, Choi made her CRT debut through the MBC drama ''

: Joan's Galaxy (Ep. 3).'' Her first lead role in an independent film, ''Ten Months'' was also screened during the 21st

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under the category "Korean Cinema". In August 2020, Choi signed an exclusive contract with Ace Factory. In 2021, Choi joined the JTBC drama '' Beyond Evil'' as Manyang butcher shop owner, Yoo Jae-yi marking debut in a mini series. Following her moving performance as Yoo Jae-yi, Choi was nominated for the

57th Baeksang Arts Awards The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards () ceremony, organised by ''Ilgan Sports'' and JTBC Plus, was held on May 13, 2021, at KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Gyeonggi Province, beginning at 9:00 p.m. KST. It was hosted by Shin Dong-yup and Bae Suzy, and was broa ...

in the category Best New Actress – Television. In April, Choi joins the Netflix series ''

,'' playing the role of Yoon Ah-yi alongside

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and

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in her first main role in a drama series. Later in August 2021, Choi was cast in the Wave's original film ''Gentleman'' as prosecutor Kim Hwa-jin, which is slated to premiere in 2022, alongside

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and

Park Sung-woong Park Sung-woong (born January 9, 1973) is a South Korean actor. Following his acting debut in '' No. 3'' in 1997, Park has starred in several movies and television series, notably as a gangster in ''New World The term ''New World'' is often ...

. Later in October, Choi's independent film, ''Ten Months'' was released commercially in cinemas.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Web shows

Discography

Singles

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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