Choi Bo-min (entertainer) explained

Choi Bo-min
Birth Date:24 August 2000
Birth Place:Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Education:Hanlim Multi Art School
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Genre:K-pop
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2017–present
Label:Woollim
Current Member Of:Golden Child
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Hangul:최보민
Rr:Choe Bo-min
Mr:Ch'oe Pomin

Choi Bo-min (born August 24, 2000), known mononymously as Bomin, is a South Korean singer, actor and host. He is a member of Golden Child. He made his acting debut with a lead role in the web-drama A-Teen 2 (2019) and hosted the KBS music program Music Bank from July 5, 2019, to July 17, 2020.[1]

Early life and family

Born on August 24, 2000, in Giheung-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He is the eldest of two siblings and his younger sister, Choi Seo-bin is a singer, dancer and K-pop idol who is a member of BPM Entertainment's 7-member K-pop girl group BADVILLAIN under the stage name Vin.[2]

Bomin attended Hanlim Multi Art School.

Career

2017–present: Debut with Golden Child and solo activities

See main article: Golden Child (band). Pre-debut, in May 2017, Bomin appeared in the MV for Lovelyz single Now, We.

Bomin officially debuted with Golden Child on August 28, 2017, with their first EP Gol-cha!, with a total of six tracks including the title track "DamDaDi".[3] Their debut showcase was held at the Blue Square Hall on the same day as the album's release.[4] [5]

Bomin made his acting debut in the second season of A-Teen, playing the role of Ryu Joo-ha.[6] In May, Bomin joined the cast for SBS's reality show Law of the Jungle in Chatham Islands.[7] In June 2019, Bomin was named the official brand model for cosmetics company Lilybyred.[8]

Bomin hosted the music program Music Bank with actress Shin Ye-eun from July 2019 to July 2020.[9] [10] Bomin was cast in the romantic comedy drama Melting Me Softly.[11]

In September 2020, Bomin played the role of Seo Ji-ho in the JTBC fantasy drama 18 Again.[12] In October 2020, Bomin starred in a CF, or commercial film, for the LG Wing.[13]

In February 2021, Bomin was named an official brand model for cosmetics label Etude.[14]

On July 8, 2021, Bomin has been cast in the upcoming drama Shadow Beauty.[15]

On September 29, 2022, his agency announced that he got injured in the face the day before with a wooden club, while he was practicing golf.[16]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRole
2019Melting Me SoftlyHwang Ji-hoon[17]
202018 AgainSeo Ji-ho[18]
Spirit FingersGoo Seon-ho[19]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019A-Teen 2Ryu Joo-haMain role
2020Twenty-TwentyCameo (Ep. 1)[20]
2021Shadow BeautyKim Ho-in[21]

Variety shows

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Law of the Jungle in Chatham IslandsCast memberEp. 360–362
2019Music BankHostwith Shin Ye-eun
2020Soomi's Side DishesCast memberEp. 83-90[22]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated WorkResult
2019V Live AwardsFavorite Web Series ActorA-Teen 2[23]
2019 KBS Entertainment AwardsBest Couple Award Music Bank[24]
Rookie Award

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 새로운 아이돌 남매 탄생…배드빌런 빈, 친오빠=골든차일드 최보 민. Top Star News. 2024-05-17. 2024-05-17. ko.
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  4. Web site: [SW포토] 그룹 골든차일드, 데뷔 쇼케이스]. Naver. November 10, 2019.
  5. Web site: [TD영상] 골든차일드 데뷔, 칼군무 돋보이는 '담다디' 첫 무대]. Naver. November 10, 2019.
  6. News: 에이틴, 팬들 위한 팬미팅 개최... 이나은·신예은 등 참석. JTBC News. ko. Kim. Jin-seok. May 22, 2019. December 10, 2021. December 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210160648/https://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11821668. live.
  7. News: '정글의 법칙 in 채텀' 새해 첫 정글로 떠나는 41기 병만족. Special Times. ko. Choi Seon-eun. January 1, 2019. November 10, 2019. April 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190415045118/http://www.specialtimes.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=6838. live.
  8. Web site: 골든차일드 최보민, 메이크업 브랜드 모델 발탁...반전 매력 발산. 뉴스인사이드. ko. June 19, 2019. August 30, 2020. June 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214932/http://www.newsinside.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=814184. live.
  9. Web site: '뮤직뱅크' 새MC 신예은, 청량 미모X통통 튀는 진행 '성공적 데뷔'. The Chosun Ilbo. ko. Lee. Ji-yeon. July 6, 2019. September 4, 2019. July 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706160028/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/07/06/2019070600484.html. live.
  10. Web site: '뮤직뱅크' 새 MC에 골든차일드 최보민×배우 신예은. No Cut News. ko. July 2, 2019. November 10, 2019. July 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190702160139/https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/5175841. live.
  11. News: '날 녹여주오' 최보민, 연하남의 정석...안방 여심 저격 성공. SpoTVNews. ko. October 28, 2019. November 10, 2019. June 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214801/http://m.spotvnews.co.kr/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=325402#_enliple. live.
  12. Web site: '에이틴 어게인' 골든차일드 최보민, 출연확정...연기돌 행보(공식). Naver. ko. September 30, 2020. June 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214349/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000248772. live.
  13. Web site: 골든차일드 최보민, 스마트폰 모델 발탁...'광고계 블루칩'. Naver. ko. October 15, 2020. October 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201018060116/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0003354143. live.
  14. Web site: 골든차일드 최보민 '에뛰드' 새얼굴. Naver. ko. February 1, 2021. February 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201011125/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/144/0000714894. live.
  15. Web site: 심달기X골든차일드 최보민, '그림자미녀' 출연 확정. iMBC. Naver. ko. Baek. A-young. July 8, 2021. July 10, 2021. July 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210710161115/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=408&aid=0000127748. live.
  16. Web site: 골든차일드 최보민, 안면골절 부상..."우드에 맞아". Newsis. ko. Choi. Yoon-jung. September 29, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  17. News: '날 녹여주오' 원진아, 신입생 최보민과 묘한 기류..지창욱과 ♥삼각로맨스 불꽃?. TheChosunIlbo. ko. October 12, 2019. July 9, 2021. July 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185002/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/10/12/2019101200850.html. live.
  18. Web site: '18 어게인' 노정의-려운-최보민-황인엽-오소현-이은재-류다빈, 이도현과 동급생 케미 폭발 예고! 기대 UP. EnterMedia. Choi. Myeong-hee. September 2, 2020. October 3, 2021. October 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211003120756/http://www.entermedia.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=19091. live.
  19. Web site: 최보민, 꽃미남 사기캐로 '스피릿 핑거스' 캐스팅[공식]]. Choi Bo-min casts 'Spirit Fingers' as a handsome scammer [Official]. Naver. Sports Kyunghyang. ko. Lee Yoo-min. March 23, 2023. March 23, 2023. March 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230323020854/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000875263. live.
  20. Web site: [단독]골든차일드 최보민, 웹드라마 '트웬티트웬티' 특별출연]. SpoTVNews. ko. Kang. Hyo-jin. June 9, 2020. June 14, 2020. July 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717220422/http://www.spotvnews.co.kr/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=361231. live.
  21. Web site: 심달기X골든차일드 최보민, 카카오TV 신작 '그림자미녀' 출연 확정 [공식]]. Osen. Naver. ko. Yeon Hwi-seon. July 8, 2021. July 8, 2021. July 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210708023940/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004438527. live.
  22. Web site: [단독]'수미네 반찬' 이태곤-광희-보민 합류..오는 18일 첫 녹화]. Sports Seoul. Daum. ko. December 10, 2019. August 29, 2020. July 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712131131/https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20191210120029224. live.
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