Photo Album of  Korean Stars
Choi Jin - Choi Jiz
CHOI JIN SIL (Choe/Chae Jin Shil)
Born:   December 24, 1968
Died:  Oct. 2, 2008
Height/Weight:  163 cm (5' 4") / 46 kg (101 lbs)
TV dramas:  Last Scandal (Sun-hee); Bad Woman, Good Woman (Se-young); Rosy
Life (Soonie); War of the Roses (Mi-young); Since We Met (Ok-hwa); Memories
(In-young); A Wish Upon A Star Yun-hee); You and I (Soo-kyung); Roses &
Beansprouts  
Movies:   The Legend of Ginko (2000); Mayonnaise (1999); The Letter (1997);
Baby Sale (1997); Holiday in Seoul (1997); Ghost Mama (1966); Who Drives Me
Mad (1995); Mom Gets a Lover (1995); How To Top My Wife (1994); I Wish for
What is Forbidden to Me (1994); Woman for Love, Woman for Marriage (1993);
Mr. Mamma (1992); A Room in the Woods (1992); Susan Brink's Arirang (1991);
Well, It's a Secret 2 (1991); My Love, My Bride (1990); KokchiTtan (1990); North
Korea's Southern Army (1990)
Awards:  KBS Best Actress (2005)
Articles:  
Chosun Ilbo 7/13/11 (Suicide Actress Buried on Illegal Land);  Chosun
Ilbo 8/27/09 (Suspect 'Told to Steal Ashes by Choi Jin-sil's Spirit'); JoongAng Daily
8/26/09 (Hoaxer nabbed for demanding cash for Choi's urn); Yonhap News 8/26/09
(Police nab suspect in thef of late actress' ashes); Chosun Ilbo 8/21/09 (Thief of
Choi Jin-sil's Ashes Caught on CCTV); Dong-a Ilbo 8/21/09 (Footage Shows Thief
Who Stole Top Actress's Ashes); Korea Herald 8/18/09 (Choi Jin-shil selected as
best newsmaker); Chosun Ilbo 8/17/09 (Police Hunt Thief of Actress Choi Jon-sil's
Ashes); KBS World 8/17/09 (Actress Choi's Ashes Stolen); Yonhap News 8/15/09
(Late actress' burial urn found missing:  police); Korea Times 6/11/09 (Women's
Groups Up in Arms Over Ruling on Late Actress); Chosun Ilbo 6/5/09 (Actress'
Heirs to Compensate Advertiser for 'Disgrace'); Chosun Ilbo 4/24/09 (Fans
Continue to Flock to Choi Jin-sil's Gravesite); Yonhap News 4/23/09 (Two indicted
for spreading rumors about late actress); Chosun Ilbo 1/7/09 (Choi Jin-sil's Brother
Speaks Out); JoongAng Daily 12/10/08 (Custody questions settled for kids of the
late actress Choi Jin-sil); Korea Times 12/8/08 (Cho Sung-min Gives Up Control of
Ex-Wife's Property); Korea Times 10/29/08 (Legal Battle Expected on Late Actress'
Fortune); Newsweek 10/15/08 (When Words Kill:  Suicide spurs bid to regulate the
net in South Korea); Korea Times 10/23/08 (Actress Choi's Last Conversation
Disclosed); Yonhap News 10/4/08 (Funeral service held for actress Choi Jin-sil);
JoongAng Daily 10/4/08 (Look after my kids':  Choi JIn-sil); JoongAng Daily
10/3/08 (Celebrities driven over the edge by online rumors); Korea Times 10/2/08
(Grass Is Not Always Greener for TV Celebs);  JoongAng Daily 10/3/08 (Leading
actress's suicide shocks nation); Yonhap News 10/3/08 (Actress committed suicide
on momentary impulse:  police); Dong-A Ilbo 10/3/08 (Autopsy Scheduled for
Actress Choi); Dong-A Ilbo 10/3/08 (Police:  Malicious Rumors Drove Actress to
Suicide); JoongAng Daily 10/3/08 (Real life tragedies outweigh on-screen success);
Korea Times 10/2/08 (From Ad Star to Celeb-Mom); Korea Times 10/2/08 (Actress
Choi Found Dead in Apparent Suicide); Yonhap News 10/2/08 (Star actress Choi
Jin-sil found dead at home in apparent suicide); Chosun Ilbo 10/2/08 (Popular
Actress Choi Jin-sil Found Dead); KBS Global 10/2/08 ('90s TV Icon Discovered
Dead in Her Apartment); Korea Times 10/2/08 (Top Actress Choi Found Dead at
Home); Yonhap News 3/2/08 (Mothers flood courts to change children's names);
Korea Times 12/18/06; KBS Global 3/24/06; Korea Times 8/3/05; Korea Times
7/18/05; KOCCA 1/26/04;  koreanfilm.org
She divorced baseball player Jo Sung Min, with who she had 2 children.  Her
brother is actor Choi Jin Young.
Shopping:     
YesAsia          


CHOI JIN YOUNG  (Chae Jin Yeong)
Born:  February 27, 1971
Died:  March 29, 2010
Family:  his sister is the late Choi Jin Sil.
School:  Hanyang University
TV dramas:  Love Okay (Suk-hoon)
Articles:  
Chosun Ilbo 7/13/11 (Suicide Actress Buried on Illegal Land);  KBS Global
3/31/10 (Late Choi Jin Young Planned to Be Singer and Actor);  Korea Times
3/31/10 (Choi Jin-young Laid to Rest);  Chosun Ilbo 3/30/10 (Star Choi Jin-young
Commits Suicide);  JoongAng Daily 3/30/10 (Choi Jin-sil's kin found dead from a
possible suicide);  KBS Global 3/30/10 (Choi Jin-young Commits Suicide);  Yonhap
News 3/29/10 (Brother of late actress Choi Jin-sil found dead);  Korea Herald
3/29/10 (Actress Choi Jin-sil's brother found dead); Korea Times 3/29/10 (Choi
Jin-young Dead in Apparent Suicide Monday);  JoongAng Daily 3/29/10 (Brother
of late actress Choi Jin-sil commits suicide);  Chosun Ilbo 1/7/09 (Choi Jin-sil's
Brother Speaks Out)
Home / Understanding Korean Dramas / Drama List / Photo Album

News from KoreanWiz / Special Reports /Shopping / Saimin Boy

Updated:  7/13/11
Copyright 2001 - 2011  KoreanWiz.org    All rights reserved.
Choi Jin Sil
Choi Jin Young