Veteran actor the late Choi Jeong-hoon, who was praised for his bold acting, has been gone for three years.
May 10, 2026, marks the third anniversary of the late Choi Jeong-hoon's death. He died of pneumonia on May 10, 2023, at the age of 83.
Born in Anju, South Pyongan Province, in 1940, the late Choi Jeong-hoon debuted as a first cohort KBS contracted actor in 1961. In 1972, in the KBS drama "Yeo-ro," he left a deep impression playing independence activist Kim Sung-Joon, and he was active as a leading actor in the 1970s and 1980s, winning the KBS acting award for best actor in 1975.
The late Choi Jeong-hoon, who was praised for his bold acting in epic dramas such as "Daemyeong," "Gaeguk," "Saebyeok," and "land," also drew attention for portraying President Rhee Syng-man in works such as "Oseong general Kim Hong-il" and "The count of Myeong-dong." In the 2000s, he worked with writer Kim Soo-hyun and also appeared in "The Woman of My Man." The late Choi Jeong-hoon's final work is known to be the 2011 broadcast "Scent of a Woman."
In particular, the late Choi Jeong-hoon was also known as the younger brother of director the late Choi Hoon, who died in 2005.
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