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Choi Daniel is a South Korean actor, DJ and television anchorman. He is best known for his roles in High Kick Through the Roof, Cyrano Agency, Baby Faced Beauty, School 2013, Big Man, Jugglers & The Ghost Detective. He is also an anchorman on KBS World Radio since 2011 and a DJ on KBS 2FM since 2013. And he is also popular among his fans as Handsome guy in eye-glasses. SBS DRAMA 2022 Today's Webtoon UPCOMING JTBC DRAMA 2022 (Premiered in Taiwan / Available on Amazon Prime Video) Fly High, Butterfly UPCOMING NETFLIX DRAMA 2023 Mask Girl NAME - Choi Daniel / 최다니엘 / チェダニエル BORN - 22 February 1986 (age 36) Seoul, South Korea HEIGHT / WEIGHT - 186cm / 73kg ZODIAC SIGN - Pisces OCCUPATION - Actor, DJ, television anchor YEARS ACTIVE - 2005–present AGENT - AVANA entertainment (?? - 2017) J,Wide-Company (2017-present) Korean Wikipedia Cafe Daum English Wikipedia Viki Asian Wiki Mydramalist Hancinema His name doesn't mean he's raised in the U.S. or any other English speaking country or that he's half. His mother had serious morning sickness when pregnant with his elder brother (6 years his elder), thus did not consider having a second child. His father had a vasectomy, but he was still conceived. His father wanted to name him Solomon, but his mother preferred Daniel, as he was considered a gift from God. High Kick! | Unstoppable High Kick (MBC / 2006) Worlds Within...... | Keudeuli Saneun Sesang (KBS2 / 2008) - Yang Soo-Kyung Cheer Up On Love | Jalhaettkun Jalhaettyeo (MBC / 2009) - Lee Eun-Hyeok High Kick! 2 | Jibong Ddulgo Haikick (MBC / 2009-2010) - Lee Ji-Hoon Once Upon a Time in Saengchori | Oneseu Eopon Eo Taim In Saengchori (tvN / 2010-2011) - (cameo) Babyfaced Beauty | Dongahn minyeo (KBS2 / 2011) - Choi Jin-Wook The Musical | Deo Myujikeol (SBS / 2011) - Hong Jae-Yi High Kick! 3 | Haikik 3 (MBC / 2011-2012) - Ji-Hoon (ep. 95) Ji Woon-Soo's Stroke of Luck | Ji Woon Soo Dae Tong (CSTV / 2012) - Kim Daniel (cameo) Phantom | Yooryung (SBS / 2012) - Park Gi-Young / Hades Waiting for Love|Yeonaereul Kidaehae (KBS2 / 2013) - Cha Ki-Dae School 2013 | Hakgyo 5 (KBS2 / 2012-2013) - Kang Se-Chan (teacher) Big Man (KBS2 / 2014) - Kang Dong-Seok Heart to Heart (tvN / 2015) - bakeshop owner (cameo) Jugglers (KBS2 / 2017-2018) - Nam Chi-Won The ghost detective | Oneului Tamjung (KBS2 / 2018) - Lee Da-Il My Fellow Citizens| Kookmin Yeoreoboon (KBS2 / 2019) - Guest Role in episode 14 It's Okay to Not Be Okay|Saikojiman kwaenchanha (tvN / 2020) - Guest Role in episode 8 Fly High Butterfly | naaollala nabi (JTBC / 2022) - Ahn Kwang Soo Today's Webtoon | Oneului Webtun (SBS / 2022) - Seok Ji Hyung Mask Girl (Netflix / 2023) - Guest Role Yoga | Yoga Hakwon (2009) - Dong-Hoon Cyrano Agency | Shirano; Yeonaejojakdan (2010) - Sang-Yong The Peach Tree | Boksoongah Namoo (2012) - Cameo Traffickers | Kongmojadeul (2012) - Sang-Ho 11:00 AM | Yeolhanshi (2013) - Ji-Wan The Con Artists | Gisooljadeul (2014) - Art gallery owner (cameo) The Chronicles of Evil | Akui Yeondaegi (2015) - Kim Jin-Gyu Untouchable Lawmen | Chiwyebeobgwon (2015) - Detective Jo Yoo-Min The Beast | Biseuteu (2019) - Jong Chan Happy Together : Season 3 (KBS / 2007 - 2018) - Guest in episodes 194, 334, 412, 552 The Oppa of Tteokbokki House : Season 2 (MBC Every1 / 2022) - Guest in episode 9 "Turn It Up" (2004) - Sung Hyun-ah "Love Ballad" (2010) - Browneyed Soul "Open The Door" (2013) - Im Chang-jung "Coin Laundry" (2014) - Wax KBS World Radio - News Plus (2011~present) KBS 2FM - Pops Pops (2013~present) Best New Actor in a Sitcom/Comedy (High Kick Through the Roof) - MBC Entertainment Awards 2009 Fantasia Award (High Kick Through the Roof) - Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2011 Excellent Actor (mini series) ("Babyfaced Beauty") - KBS Drama Awards 2011 Excellence Award, Actor in a One-act Drama/Special (Waiting for Love) - KBS Drama Awards 2013 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries (Jugglers, The Ghost Detective) - KBS Drama Awards 2018 Best Couple with Baek Jin Hee(Jugglers) - KBS Drama Awards 2018 His mother passed away when he was 5 years old. His first part-time job in high school was a gas station attendant. He quitted after one semester at the Broadcasting and Acting Department of Chungwoon University. He does not like kissing scenes but considers them part of his job. His biggest acting challenge was being encased in a full body cast for his role as genius hacker Hades in Phantom. Daniel Choi began his mandatory military service on October 2, 2015 and did public serve work due to a knee injury he suffered in late 2012. He was the recipient of model public service worker commissioner’s award for being a model employee and sincere work ethic. Daniel Choi was discharged from the military on September 29, 2017. His original discharge date, 1 October, 2017, was advanced 2 days due to the Chuseok holidays. His first acting role after being discharged is drama series "Jugglers". 2009 Spoiler 2010 Spoiler 2011 Spoiler 2012 Spoiler 2014 Spoiler http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-18dKlOuP64I/UtPN6mjrYxI/AAAAAAABkIg/LqcBWgmRlio/s1600/1522137_719188078100896_1857587368_n.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--inTugTBxHI/UtPN6wLPtEI/AAAAAAABkIk/275cfvwEWJ4/s1600/1527014_719188028100901_155529290_n.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2VZGYglivoY/UtPN7r7iwnI/AAAAAAABkI8/ouK2VoSJUsg/s1600/1560728_719188071434230_785002475_n.jpg http://www.koogle.tv/static/media/uploads/news/7-25_choi_daniel_1.jpg 2015 Spoiler 2017 Spoiler http://img.issuedaily.com/2018/thumb_image/thumb_cro1e201802011042416045.jpg 2018 Spoiler 2019 Spoiler 2021 Spoiler 2022 Spoiler Web Choi Daniel Hancinema interview - Part 1(2010) Choi Daniel Hancinema interview - Part 2(2010) Choi Daniel Hancinema interview - Part 3(2010) Choi Daniel, "It's been a miracle for me..." (2015) Choi Daniel is happy to be back (2017) Choi Daniel "Jugglers" interview (2017) Choi Daniel Talks About “Jugglers” (2017) Choi Daniel Praises Baek Jin-hee (2017) Choi Daniel Talks About Upcoming Horror Drama (2018) Choi Daniel reveals his serious look in 'The Ghost Detective' (2018) Youtube [Star Date] Choi Daniel (2010) [Star Date] Choi Daniel and Lim Chang-jung on new movie "Conspirators" (2012) Showbiz Korea - ACTOR CHOI DANIEL (2014) [Showbiz Korea] Interview with Choi Daniel (2018) [Showbiz Korea] The Fabulous Job! Choi Daniel & Park Eun-bin in The Ghost Detective (2018) Choi Daniel SINGLES magazine interview 2021 version SOOMPI FORUM RULES Choi Daniel The Official Soompi Thread Contributors Originally started by @ssaicho Thread last updated by @RPM Cover by @gm4queen / @Combsmania Banners by @gm4queen Trivia & notes by @L Leung

SBS DRAMA 2022 Today's Webtoon English title: Today's Webtoon Korean title: 오늘의 웹툰 Genre: Business, Comedy, Life, Drama Network: SBS Developed by: Studio S Production Company/s: Binge Works and Studio N Episodes: 12 Director/s: Jo Soo Won, Kim Young Hwan Writer/s: Naoko Matsuda (manga), Jo Ye-Rang, Lee Jae-Eun Release Date: 2022 Jul 29 - Sep 3 Runtime: Fri - Sat @ 2200KST NOTES Based on the manga series, "Juhan Shuttai!" by Naoko Matsuda. OST PLOT The story of a main character in the webtoon editorial department struggling with colleagues to grow into a true webtoon editor. CAST Kim Se Jeong as On Ma Eum A former judo athlete who joins the webtoon editorial department as a new employee and struggles in order to mature into a true webtoon editor. Nam Yoon Su as Goo Jun Yeong A webtoon editor who grows to be more like On Ma Eum by sincerely putting his heart and soul into everything after reflecting back on himself. Choi Daniel as Seok Ji Hyung An unpredictable deputy editor with an unreadable poker face who becomes a dependable mentor for On Ma Eum. Although he can be brutally honest, Seok Ji Hyung is also a supportive editor who takes good care of his younger colleagues and the webtoon writers he works with. Go Chang Seok as On Gi Bong The father of On Ma Eum and a high school judo coach. Hwang Young-hee as Hwang Mi-ok On Ma Eum and On Yu Ri's mother. Yoon Seo-ah as On Nu-ri On Ma Eum’s younger sister On Nu-ri. Park Ho-san as Jang Man-cheol The editor-in-chief of the neon webtoon editing department. Ahn Tae-hwan as Choi Doo-hee An editor of the neon webtoon editing department. Kim Kap-soo as Baek Eo-jin A Korean cartoon giant who challenges ‘Webtoon’ in return for more than 30 years of experience in drawing martial arts cartoons. Ha Yul-ri as Pomme A star author of Neon Webtoons. Im Cheol-soo as Na Gang-nam A popular webtoon author Son Dong-woon as Oh Yoon A webtoon star writer, who is active promoting in shows. Jang Sung-yoon as Lee Woo-jin A baseball player. Ha Do-kwon as Heo Kwan-young The director of Neon Service's content division and puts pressure on the webtoon team to solidify his position. Nam Bo-ra as Jang Hye-mi The vice editor of Young Toon, a No. 1 webtoon company. Jin Ye-sol as Ji Han-seul Get the attention of million followers, but try various ways to get the attention of her boyfriend Na Gang-nam. POSTERS CHARACTER POSTER TEASERS / TRAILERS 01.Soompi code of conduct | SOOMPI RULES FOR KDRAMA | MOVIES | ACTORS' & ACTRESS' SECTION Don't post any requests for subs! Anything unrelated to the drama plot is considered spamming. Don't quote images. 01.Due to the copyright/legal problems, no illegal streaming links will/should be posted on this thread as there had been major crackdowns going on lately. 02.Any complaints about any streaming links will be counted as spam and will be reported to the mods. 03.Any complaints of the respective companies such as Viki, youtube, Etc.. should be report to the respective companies instead of posting your complaints here. 04.Those who are caught breaking the Soompi posting rules more than 5 times will have their Id/IDs reported the mods. 05.Those who are caught promoting/posting illegal streaming links with subs ( those without permission from the orginal subbers and doesn't have copyrights like SOOMPI TV, Viki, Dramafever, Kdrama.com or Crunchyroll) will have their ID's reported to the mods for endangering Soompi to legal issues for illegal streaming sites promotions. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT TO WHERE CREDIT IS DUE

JTBC DRAMA 2022 FLY HIGH, BUTTERFLY English title: Fly High, Butterfly / Flying Butterflies / Salon de NABI Korean title: 날아올라라 나비 Genre: Life, Drama Network: JTBC Production Company: jtbc studios / GnG productions Episodes: 16 Director/s: Kim Da Ye (Hello Dracula)/ Kim Bo Kyung (The Wind Blows) Writer/s: Park Yeon Sun (Age of Youth) Release Date: February 2022 Runtime: Mon & Tue @ 2300KST (Premiered in Taiwan / Available on Amazon Prime Video) NOTES The 1st ever korean drama to be based on a hair salon. The 1st JTBC appearance of Choi Daniel & Park Jung Woo. Kim Hyang Gi and Kim Ga Hee will reunite in a JTBC drama after two years following Moments at 18. OST PLOT An ordinary people’s story in an ordinary hair salon. It is a story about someone who love ‘me’ and someone who try to love their-selves. CAST Kim Hyang Gi as Joy/ Gi-Bbeum Gi-Bbeum is in her early 20's and works at the salon named Fly High, Butterfly as an assistant intern. She works with three other assistant interns: Moo-Yeol, Teacher Woo and Soo-Ri. Gi-Bbeum works hard, but she has a hard time dealing with customers. Choi Daniel as Kwang Soo Kwang Soo is a professional hair stylist at Fly High Butterfly. He is enthusiastic at his job and he works with hair salon director Michel and professional hair stylist Jen. Oh Yoon Ah as Michelle / Mi Sel The director of the three-month-old beauty salon Fly, Butterfly and a hair designer with 17 years of experience. Lee Seo Hwan as Kang Tae-won Shim Eun Woo as Jen A professional hair stylist from engineering college. Park Jung-Woo as Moo-Yeol The youngest of the four interns. Moon Tae-Yoo as Teacher Woo A quiet and taciturn intern. Kim Ga-Hee as Soo-Ri A friendly and optimistic intern. Yoo In Soo as TBA Shim Hye-jin as TBA POSTERS TEASERS/ TRAILERS 01.Soompi code of conduct | SOOMPI RULES FOR KDRAMA | MOVIES | ACTORS' & ACTRESS' SECTION Don't post any requests for subs! Anything unrelated to the drama plot is considered spamming. Don't quote images. 01.Due to the copyright/legal problems, no illegal streaming links will/should be posted on this thread as there had been major crackdowns going on lately. 02.Any complaints about any streaming links will be counted as spam and will be reported to the mods. 03.Any complaints of the respective companies such as Viki, youtube, Etc.. should be report to the respective companies instead of posting your complaints here. 04.Those who are caught breaking the Soompi posting rules more than 5 times will have their Id/IDs reported the mods. 05.Those who are caught promoting/posting illegal streaming links with subs ( those without permission from the orginal subbers and doesn't have copyrights like SOOMPI TV, Viki, Dramafever, Kdrama.com or Crunchyroll) will have their ID's reported to the mods for endangering Soompi to legal issues for illegal streaming sites promotions. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT TO WHERE CREDIT IS DUE