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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Choi Bo-min
Person · male · South Korea · Yongin · born 2000
South Korean singer and actor
Also known as Bomin · Bomin · 崔普闵 · 최보민
Timeline
1 events◦ Birth 1
2000s
Biography
English biography369 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1360918697
Biography
Choi Bo-min (born August 24, 2000), known mononymously as Bomin, is a South Korean singer, actor and host. He is a former member of Golden Child. He made his acting debut with a lead role in the web-drama A-Teen 2 (2019) and hosted the KBS music program Music Bank from July 5, 2019, to July 17, 2020.
Early life and family
Born on August 24, 2000, in Giheung-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He is the eldest of two siblings and his younger sister, Choi Seo-bin is a singer, dancer and K-pop idol who is a member of BPM Entertainment's 7-member K-pop girl group Badvillain under the stage name Vin. Bomin attended Hanlim Multi Art School.
2017–present: Debut with Golden Child and solo activities
Pre-debut, in May 2017, Bomin appeared in the MV for Lovelyz single Now, We.
Bomin officially debuted with Golden Child on August 28, 2017, with their first EP Gol-cha!, with a total of six tracks including the title track "DamDaDi". Their debut showcase was held at the Blue Square iMarket Hall on the same day as the album's release.
Bomin made his acting debut in the second season of A-Teen, playing the role of Ryu Joo-ha. In May, Bomin joined the cast for SBS's reality show Law of the Jungle in Chatham Islands. In June 2019, Bomin was named the official brand model for cosmetics company Lilybyred.
Bomin hosted the music program Music Bank with actress Shin Ye-eun from July 2019 to July 2020. Bomin was cast in the romantic comedy drama Melting Me Softly.
In September 2020, Bomin played the role of Seo Ji-ho in the JTBC fantasy drama 18 Again. In October 2020, Bomin starred in a CF, or commercial film, for the LG Wing.
In February 2021, Bomin was named an official brand model for cosmetics label Etude.
On July 8, 2021, Bomin has been cast in the upcoming drama Shadow Beauty.
On September 29, 2022, his agency announced that he got injured in the face the day before with a wooden club, while he was practicing golf.
On August 27, 2024, Woollim Entertainment announced that Bomin, along with members Tag and Kim Ji-beom, did not renew their contracts and departed from the group.
Ambassadorship
Tourism Ambassador for Tourism Promotions Board of the Philippines (2025)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Choi Bo-min head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Child(band) | May 2017 | 27 August 2024 | original |
Where this record comes from
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43089334seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Bo-min_%28entertainer%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Bo-min_%28entertainer%29
Why this artist is in the database
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Wikidata: Q43089334 · MusicBrainz: 2121cb89-2ce6-436e-a1bb-d8b08a39ae7f
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