Choi Min-hwan: Difference between revisions

{{shortShort description|South Korean musician and actor}}

Choi made his acting debut in 2009 in the [[Korean drama|TV drama]] ''[[The Road Home (2009 TV series)|The Road Home]]''. On 23 March 2009, he collapsed while waiting to film. Choi was rushed to the hospital for treatment; he had been suffering from a cold and overwork, and was discharged the next day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2009/03/ft-islands-choi-min-hwan-faints-from-overwork |title=F.T. Island's Choi Min-hwan Faints From Overwork |publisher=Allkpop.com |date=25 March 2009 |access-date=2012-09-19}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=December 2023}}

He also appeared in [[cameo appearance|cameo]]s in the film ''[[Unstoppable Marriage (TV series)|Unstoppable Marriage]]'' (2007), and the television series ''[[On Air (TV series)|On Air]]'' (2008), and ''[[Style (TV series)|Style]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://joynews.inews24.com/php/news_view.php?g_menu=700800&g_serial=434783 |script-title=ko:'스타일' 카메오 향연...김혜수-류시원 인맥 과시|publisher=Joy News|date=11 August 2009|access-date=2014-04-13|language=ko}}</ref>

Choi then starred in the musical ''Gwanghwamun Sonata''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/16353/20121025/ftisland-drummer-choi-min-hwan-to-play-main-role-for-gwanghwamun-sonata-musical.htm|title= FT ISLAND Drummer Choi Min Hwan to be Main Role for ''Gwanghwamun Sonata'' Musical|publisher= KpopStarz|date= 25 October 2012|access-date= 2014-04-13|archive-date= 14 April 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140414110638/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/16353/20121025/ftisland-drummer-choi-min-hwan-to-play-main-role-for-gwanghwamun-sonata-musical.htm|url-status= dead}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=December 2023}} His character Ji-yong is a music director and singer with a bright personality. The musical ran from 10 November 2012 in [[Osaka]], Japan, until January 2013 in Tokyo.

In September 2017, Choi's agency confirmed that he was dating former [[Laboum]] member Kim Yul-hee.<ref>{{cite web|title=최민환 율희 열애 인정 "호감 갖고 좋은 만남 중" [공식입장 전문]|url=http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=1010063|website=Tv Report|date=22 September 2017|access-date=10 May 2018|language=ko|author=Kim Ga-young}}</ref> On January 4, 2018, Choi personally delivered the news of his engagement to Kim via his [[Instagram]] and revealed his plans to marry later that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=minhwan12 on Instagram|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BdhEZtzFLNg/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BdhEZtzFLNg |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=registration|website=Instagram|access-date=10 January 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=K-rock band FT Island's drummer Minhwan is getting hitched soon|url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2018/01/321843/k-rock-band-ft-islands-drummer-minhwan-getting-hitched-soon|website=New Straits Times|date=5 January 2018|access-date=2018-05-10|author=Bibi Nurshudhada Ramli}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2018/01/08/ft-islands-minhwan-ex-laboums-yulhee-to-marry-this-year/|title=FT Island's Minhwan, ex-Laboum's Yulhee to marry this year|website=Manila Bulletin|date=8 January 2018|author=Jonathan Hicap|access-date=10 May 2018|archive-date=22 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122151010/https://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2018/01/08/ft-islands-minhwan-ex-laboums-yulhee-to-marry-this-year/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He subsequently announced on May 9 that Kim was pregnant and that they planned to marry on October 19, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201805092328408010|title='율희 임신' 최민환 아빠된다 "태명 짱이, 결혼식 10월19일"(전문)|website=Newsen|date=9 May 2018|author=Park Soo-in|language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/entertainment/2018/05/10/1104000000AKR20180510034500005.HTML|title=FT아일랜드 최민환 "율희 임신, 10월 결혼"|website=Yonhap News Agency|date=10 May 2018|language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2018/05/682_248753.html|title = F.T. Island's drummer to wed ex-member of girl band|date = 10 May 2018}}</ref> Their son, Jae-yul, was born on May 18, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2018060120270981581|title='우리 짱이 이쁘다'…최민환♥율희...최민환♥율희, 아들 재율군 공개|date=2018-06-02|work=아시아경제|access-date=2018-06-02|language=ko-KR}}</ref> Choi, Kim, and Jae-yul joined the cast of the second season of ''[[Mr. House Husband]]'' in January 2019.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ko:살림남2 |url=http://program.kbs.co.kr/2tv/enter/kbshomenam/pc/detail.html?smenu=e126f2 |website=살림남2 |access-date=23 August 2018 |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nam |first1=Jae-ryeong |title=[공식] 김동현, 오늘(28일) '살림남2' 하차…FT아일랜드하차...FT아일랜드 최민환 합류 |url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/11/28/2018112802188.html |access-date=23 December 2018 |work=news.chosun.com |date=28 November 2018 |language=ko}}</ref>

On August 28, 2019, Choi and Kim announced that they were expecting twins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004076214|title='최민환♥' 율희, 직접 밝힌 쌍둥이 임신 소감 "입덧 심해 정신 못 차려" [전문]|website=n.news.naver.com|language=ko|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref> On February 11, 2020, Choi announced on Instagram that Kim gave birth to twin girls.<ref name="MinhwanEnlist">{{cite web |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000231868 |title=[단독]'쌍둥이 득녀' 최민환, 24일 육군 현역 입대…입대...'상근예비역 복무' |language=ko |trans-title=FT Island's Choi Minhwan will enlist in active duty on the 24th in reserve service |date=February 11, 2020 |website=[[Naver]] |access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref> Following his daughters' births, Choi began his [[conscription in South Korea|mandatory military service]] on February 24 as a reserve soldier, which enables him to commute from home during his service and care for his family.<ref name="MinhwanEnlist" /> Choi was discharged from the military on September 2, 2021 and he rejoined as a cast member in the program ''[[Mr. House Husband]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=001&aid=0012637329|author=Kim Hyo-jeong |title=FT아일랜드 모두 전역…이홍기전역...이홍기·이재진 이어 최민환도 군필자|trans-title=FT Island all discharged…discharged... Following Lee Hong-ki and Lee Jae-jin, Choi Min-hwan is also a military writer|work=Yonhap News |via = Naver |date=September 2, 2021 |access-date= September 2, 2021 |language=ko}}</ref> On December 4, 2023, Choi and Kim Yul-hee announced through their respective social media accounts that they had decided to divorce.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-04 |title=율희·최민환, 결혼 5년만에 파경 "세 아이는 아빠가 양육 중" |url=https://m.sports.chosun.com/entertainment/2023-12-04/202312050100025760002945 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=스포츠조선 |language=ko}}</ref>

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! Year !
! Title !
! Notes

| rowspan="2"| 2008 |
| ''[[Unstoppable Marriage (TV series)|Unstoppable Marriage]]'' |
| Cameo, Ep. 62

| ''[[On Air (TV series)|On Air]]'' |
| Cameo, Ep. 1

| rowspan="2"|2009 |2009
| ''[[Style (TV series)|Style]]'' |
| Cameo, Ep. 6

| ''[[The Road Home (South Korean TV series)|The Road Home]]'' |
| Supporting role

| 2013–2014 |
| [[Cheongdam-dong 111]] |
| Reality show

| rowspan="2"| 2016 |
| ''Hot and Sweet'' |
| Web Drama, Main Role

| Mysterious Solver |
| Lead role, social film

| 2019–2020, 2021-present |
| ''[[Mr. House Husband]]'' |
| Reality show, Ep. 86-150