Choi Jin-young explained

Choi Jin-young
Birth Date:17 November 1970[1]
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Death Place:Seoul, South Korea
Death Cause:Suicide by hanging
Occupation:Actor, singer
Othername:SKY
Years Active:1990–2010
Family:Choi Jin-sil (sister)
Education:Kyungwon College – Creative Writing (dropout)
Hanyang University – Theatre
Module:
Child:yes
Hangul:최진영
Hanja:崔眞永
Rr:Choe Jin-yeong
Mr:Ch'oe Chin-yŏng

Choi Jin-young (; November 17, 1970[1] – March 29, 2010) was a South Korean actor and singer.

Career

Choi made his debut as a television commercial model in 1987 and began his acting career three years later. He rose to stardom in 1993 with the popular TV show Our Paradise, and his resemblance to his elder sister, popular actress Choi Jin-sil gave him a head start in his career, while his youthful image helped him gain recognition in various TV dramas, commercials and even films. Choi's acting career floundered but in 1999, after completing military service, he returned to the stage as a singer using the stage name SKY. His first album Final Fantasy was a success, with the popular single "Forever" topping music charts. He released his third and last album in 2004. In 2007, he returned to acting with a supporting role in the series It's OK Because I Love You, but failed to catch much attention.[2]

Personal life

When Choi Jin-sil committed suicide on October 2, 2008, photos of Choi in tears clutching his sister's picture shook the nation, and fans wept with him as he led her funeral procession.[3] Acting upon his late sister's wishes to finish college, he belatedly enrolled in Hanyang University to study acting in 2009, and played Demetrius in a staging of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.[4] [5]

Suffering from depression after his sister's death, Choi canceled engagements for more than a year. Friends later said he made several suicide attempts and had his stomach pumped for a drug overdose in 2009. Refusing his mother's pleas that he see a doctor, Choi relied instead on nonprescription tranquilizers he bought from a pharmacy. In January 2010, Choi signed with a new agency, MCloud Entertainment, and announced plans on March 2 to resume activities in the first half of the year, but his approaching comeback added to his stress and he increasingly felt frustrated that he wasn't getting cast in any TV series.[6] [7]

Death

On March 29, 2010, Choi hanged himself with an electrical cord in the attic of his apartment in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul. When Choi did not answer the phone, Chung alerted Choi's mother, and the two hurried to his home together. His body was found by his mother and a woman identified as Chung, who was his junior in college. They called the police and a 119 rescue squad around 2:14 pm. Choi was rushed to Gangnam Severance Hospital for CPR at 2:46 p.m. but was pronounced dead on arrival.[8] [9]

Choi's body was cremated and his ashes was buried next to his sister at the Kapsan Cemetery in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province.[10] [11] [12]

Filmography

Television series

Film

Theater

Discography

Album informationTrack listing
Final Fantasy
  • 1st Album
  • Released: November 17, 1999
  • Label: Doremi Media / KT Music
영원 II
  • 2nd Album
  • Released: November 12, 2001
  • Label: Wawa Entertainment
Sky the 3rd
  • 3rd Album
  • Released: September 23, 2004
  • Label: Korean Association of Phonogram Producers

Awards

Best New Male Artist[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Choi Jin Young. koreandrama.org. April 21, 2017. April 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170421200319/http://star.koreandrama.org/choi-jin-young/. dead.
  2. Web site: Han. Sang-hee. Choi Jin-young Dead in Apparent Suicide Monday. The Korea Times. January 8, 2013. March 29, 2010. September 23, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120923074016/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/03/117_63223.html. live.
  3. Web site: 2010-03-29 . Choi Jin-young Dead in Apparent Suicide Monday . 2022-12-16 . . en . December 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221216230959/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2022/12/113_63223.html . live .
  4. Web site: Park. Sun-young. Reunion for 'Midsummer Night' revival. Korea JoongAng Daily. January 8, 2013. June 5, 2009. usurped. https://archive.today/20120710172111/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2905712. July 10, 2012.
  5. Web site: Chung . Ah-young . Star Actors Team Up in Shakespeare Play . . January 8, 2013 . June 9, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150630083152/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2012/08/145_46554.html . June 30, 2015 .
  6. Web site: Kim. Mi-ju. Police: Choi depressed before suicide. Korea JoongAng Daily. January 8, 2013. March 31, 2010. usurped. https://archive.today/20130216094001/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2918568. February 16, 2013.
  7. Web site: Star Choi Jin-young Commits Suicide. The Chosun Ilbo. January 8, 2013. March 30, 2010. January 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130112002644/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/03/30/2010033000579.html. live.
  8. Web site: Kim. Mi-ju. Brother of late actress Choi Jin-sil commits suicide. Korea JoongAng Daily. January 8, 2013. March 29, 2010. usurped. https://archive.today/20130408063100/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2918461. April 8, 2013.
  9. Web site: Kim. Mi-ju. Choi Jin-sil's kin found dead from a possible suicide. Korea JoongAng Daily. January 8, 2013. March 30, 2010. usurped. https://archive.today/20130408074201/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2918517. April 8, 2013.
  10. Web site: ko:故 최진영, 사후 100일 만에 누나 최진실 옆 안장. http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/show.asp?idx=1519403. No Cut News. Korean. January 8, 2013. July 6, 2010. July 22, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120722112613/http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/show.asp?idx=1519403. live.
  11. Web site: Han. Sang-hee. Choi Jin-young Laid to Rest. The Korea Times. January 8, 2013. March 31, 2010. May 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082948/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/04/117_63379.html. live.
  12. Web site: Last memorial for Choi in Yangpyeong. Korea JoongAng Daily. January 8, 2013. October 3, 2011. usurped. https://archive.today/20130216073640/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/html/221/2942221.html. February 16, 2013.
  13. http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2000 "2000 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list"

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