Choi Jong-hoon

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Choi Jong-hoon
Choi in 2012
Background information
Born (1990-03-07) March 7, 1990 (age 34)
Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • keyboard
  • vocals
Years active
  • 2007–2019
  • 2024–present
[1]
Labels
Formerly of
Websitefncent.com
Criminal information
Criminal statusreleased
Conviction(s)Gang rape, Illegal Filming[2]
Criminal penalty2 years in prison
Details
DateNovember 2015 – June 2016
Date apprehended
March 21, 2019
Korean name
Hangul
최종훈
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Jong-hun
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Chonghun

Choi Jong-hoon (Korean: 최종훈, pronounced [tɕʰø dʑoŋɦuːn]; born March 7, 1990) is a South Korean musician, actor, and convicted rapist. He served as the leader, guitarist, and keyboardist of rock band F.T. Island from its debut in 2007 until his retirement from the entertainment industry in 2019.

On March 14, 2019, Choi retired from the entertainment industry, amidst allegations of being involved in bribery and sharing of illicit sex videos and pictures, a part of the Jung Joon-young KakaoTalk chatrooms, first revealed in the Burning Sun scandal.[3][4] On November 29, 2019, Choi was found guilty of rape and sentenced to five years in prison.[5][6]

On January 15, 2024, Choi announced his plans to resume entertainment activities after 5 years.[7]

Early life and education

Choi Jong-hoon was born in Seoul, South Korea on March 7, 1990,[8] according to the solar calendar, and February 6 according to the lunar calendar.[9] He attended the Shindongshin Middle Information Industry High School. During his high school years, he was accepted into the FNC Music talent agency, which later formed the band F.T. Island with Jong-hoon as its leader and guitarist.

Choi attended University of Suwon, majoring in digital music alongside former band member Oh Won Bin.[10]

Career

Music career

Main article: F.T. Island

In January 2009, members Choi Jong-hoon, Choi Minhwan, and Lee Jaejin were put into the sub group "A3". This group debuted at the 2009 New Year concert "My First Dream" held at the JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan on January 2, 2009. Choi performed as the guitarist and a sub-vocalist. The group's name was "A3" due to each of the three members having type A blood. This group was formed to help take up some singing time during their concerts, so that lead singer, Lee Hong-gi, would not overstrain his voice.[11]

In 2019, Choi's agency announced that he will be leaving F.T. Island and retiring from the entertainment industry.[12]

Television and acting

Choi began making cameos and guest appearances on many television series starting in 2008. Together with Song Seung-hyun, he starred in Style Wave in December 2009 and January 2010.[13] In this show, stars discuss major style trends and dress a shopper according to a chosen style theme.

Choi participated in episode 15 of Seoul Broadcasting System's Idol Maknae Rebellion (아이돌 막내반란시대) with fellow band member Seung-hyun, who was a cast member of the show; the episode aired on February 15, 2010. He made his acting debut as a supporting character in the film You're My Pet (2011) starring actors Jang Keun-suk and Kim Ha-neul.[14] Based on the Japanese manga Tramps Like Us, Choi plays the younger brother of Kim's character. The film centers around a woman living with her human pet.[15]

In December 2012, Choi joined the second season of tvN's The Romantic & Idol.[16]

Choi was cast as the lead character Park Shi-hyun in the web drama Prince's Prince (2015). Seo Yu-na of girl group AOA, who plays his onscreen younger sister Yu-na, Lim Yoon-ho as Lee Mong-ryong, also played co-leads. Based on the webtoon of the same name, the series revolves around Shi-hyun's sister and her immersion into video games.[17] As a first-time lead role, Choi remarked during a press conference prior to filming, "I previously did a bit of acting, but I should carefully and cautiously undertake this role".[18] He also starred in the drama Heroes and Unexpected Heroes (2017).[19][20][21]

Other activities

With fellow band member Song Seung-hyun, Choi modeled at the 2009 Autumn Seoul Fashion Week on October 17, 2009 for Lee Ju Young, the designer of the "Resurrection" collection.[22] On June 29, 2009, he was featured with Core Contents Media's soloist Hong Jin Young as one of the main characters in her music video "Love Battery". In August, he participated in episode 19 of MNet Scandal.[23]

Controversies

Main articles: Burning Sun scandal and Jung Joon-young KakaoTalk chatrooms

Allegations and departure

In March 2019, Choi was revealed to be a member of an online group chat that shared sexually explicit videos of women filmed without their knowledge or consent, together with celebrities Lee Jong-hyun and Jung Joon-young. He was also reported to have bribed the police in order to prevent newspapers from covering a drunk driving incident he was involved in 2016. Subsequently, his agency announced that he will be leaving F.T. Island and retiring from the entertainment industry.[12]

In April 2019, police booked Choi for illegally filming women without their consent, distributing a total of six videos, and bribery to cover up his drunk-driving incident.[24][25] On April 11, 2019, Choi admitted to spreading hidden camera photos taken without consent and also filming illegal hidden camera footage. He was charged with one count of sharing personally taken illegal footage and five counts of sharing footage from other sources.[26]

Sentence to prison

On April 19, 2019, a woman came forward to SBS funE, claiming that five men including Choi, had raped her after she was intoxicated in March 2016, and then shared the footage in a group chat. Choi denied the allegation, but admitted that he and the woman were together on that day.[27][28] On May 10, 2019, Choi was arrested on the gang rape allegations and was indicted on charge of taking part in a gang rape in 2016.[29][30] On November 29, 2019, Choi was sentenced to five years in prison.[5][6] On May 12, 2020, Seoul High Court reduced his sentence from five years to two and half years after reaching an agreement with one of the victims.[31] On November 8, 2021, it was reported that Choi was released from prison.[32]

Filmography

Television series

Year Network Title Role Notes
2008 SBS On Air Himself Cameo (Ep. 1)
2009 SBS Style Himself Cameo (Ep. 6)
2012–2013 tvN Romantic & Idol Season 2 Himself Cast member
2013–2014 tvN Cheongdam-dong 111 Himself Reality show
2015 Naver TV cast, KBS2 Prince's Prince Park Shi-hyun Lead role, web drama
JTBC Heroes Choi Hee-yeol Lead role
2017 SBS Law of the Jungle Himself Sumatra Guest (Ep. 261 - 264)
Naver TV Cast Unexpected Heroes Min Su-ho Web-drama
2018 MBN Real Life Men and Women Himself Cast member

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 You're My Pet Ji Eun-soo Supporting role

Music video appearances

Year Title Artist Ref.
2015 "Already Winter" Vromance feat. Huh Gak [33]

Discography

See also: F.T. Island discography

Guest appearances

Title Year Release Ref.
"Wish Ver.2" (소망 Ver.2; Somang Ver.2) 2009 Errand

References

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  2. ^ "Court upholds prison terms for Jung Joon-young, Choi Jong-hoon for rape". Entertainment News. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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