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Encyclopedia > Choi Si Won
Si Won
Background information
Birth name Choi Si Won (최시원)
Born February 10, 1987
Origin South Korea
Genre(s) Pop, dance
Occupation(s) Singer, actor, host, actor
Years active 2005–present
Label(s) SM Entertainment
Associated
acts
Super Junior
Website SiWon's page on ILikePop Super-junior.com

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Career

Choi was discovered by the Starlight Casting System in 2003 and debuted as a member of Super Junior in 2005. He was first officially seen in a music video for fellow label-mate Dana when she was still a solo singer. He quickly emerged as one of the highly visible members, seen on many variety shows, although he has not been of the main vocalists. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Acting career

Choi has been seen in television dramas and the silver screen. Shortly after Super Junior's debut, he joined the cast for the Korean drama mini-series Spring Waltz. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Korean drama (Korean: 한국드라마) refers to televised dramas, similar to Western miniseries, produced in the Korean language for Korean audiences. ... Spring Waltz is a KBS drama starring Daniel Henney, Seo Do-Yong, Han Hyo-joo and Lee So-yeon. ...


He has also been part of the epic film Battle of Wits with Hong Kong actor Andy Lau. Battle of Wits is a big budget film with joint collaboration from South Korea, China, and Japan, and was released in China and Hong Kong on November 23, 2006; it is due for release in Korea sometime in 2007. Choi has promoted the movie in China with a short tour of four cities at the end of November[1] The epic film is a film genre typically featuring expensive production values and dramatic themes. ... Andy Lau Tak-Wah (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: Liú Déhuá; Cantonese Yale: Lau Dak-Wa; born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as 劉福榮 Lau Fuk-Wing) is a Hong Kong cantopop star and a movie actor. ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Events Rome Greek geographer Strabo publishes Geography, a work covering the world known to the Romans and Greeks at the time of Emperor Augustus - it is the only such book to survive from the ancient world. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Korea (Korean: 한국 in South Korea or 조선 in North Korea, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


In early March, 2007. He has been picked up as the presenter of a Thai's powder and he went to Thailand to shoot this commercial. This has made him more popular among the Thai Fans. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...


Personal life

Choi attended Hyun Dae High School as a teenager and later went on to attend Inha University. Choi is also a drummer, having performed with the band The TRAX in September 2006 on SBS's music show 인기가요 (Popular Songs), due to the fact that their drummer had left the band. Both the TRAX and Super Junior are part of SM Entertainment. Choi is nicknamed Simba (심바) by Kim Hee Chul, fellow Super Junior member. Inha University is a university in Incheon, South Korea. ... TRAX is a three-member South Korean rock band formed in the summer of 2004 by SM Entertainment and formerly produced by X Japans co-founder Yoshiki. ... Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) KSE: 034120 is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... Kim Hee Chul (Korean:김희철 Hanja: 金希澈) (born July 10, 1983), or simply Hee Chul, is an actor and a member of popular Korean boy band Super Junior. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...


Variety Shows

  • KM Super Junior Show - 슈퍼주니어쇼 (December 6, 2005 to April 24, 2006)
  • Mnet Mystery 6 - 미스터리 (March 30 to May 4, 2006)
  • SBS Super Junior Full House - 슈퍼주니어 풀하우스 (May 27 to August 26, 2006)
  • Mnet Super Junior Mini-Drama - 대결! 슈퍼주니어의 자작극 (August 13 to September 13, 2006)
  • Super Summer - (July 14 to Present)

Film and television appearances

Eighteen, Twenty-Nine (열여덟, 스물아홉; Yeolyeodeolb, seumulahop), also known as 18, 29, 18:29 and 18 vs. ... Spring Waltz is a KBS drama starring Daniel Henney, Seo Do-Yong, Han Hyo-joo and Lee So-yeon. ... A Battle of Wits (Chinese: 墨攻; Pinyin: Mò Gōng) was a Hong Kong film released in November 2006. ...

References

  1. ^ KBS Global. Actor Choi Si-won Set to Become Next-Generation Korean Star. November 23, 2006. Retrieved November 29, 2006.

External links

  • Siwon's profile at ilikepop


 

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