Jong Hoon Choi

Choi Jong Hoon

  • Name: Choi Jong Hoon
  • Native name: 최종훈
  • Also Known as: Jonghun, Choi Jong Hun
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: March 7, 1990
  • Age: 34
Choi Jong Hoon is a South Korean guitarist, musician, actor and former member of FT ISLAND (FT아일랜드). He graduated from Shindong Shin Information Industrial High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Electronic and Digital Music from Kyonggi University.

He made his debut in June 2007 as FT ISLAND's leader, guitarist, keyboardist and bassist with their first studio album, "Cheerful Sensibility". The lead single, "Love Sick", topped the charts for 8 weeks, and later that year, the band won the Best New Male Group at the Mnet Asian Music Awards and the Popularity and Rookie of the Year awards at the Golden Disk Awards.

The band made their Japanese debut on June 8, 2008, with the EP, "Prologue of F.T. Island: Soyogi", and they enjoyed success both in South Korea and around the world.

However, he was involved in a major scandal when, in April 2019, police booked him for illegally filming women without their consent (part of the Burning Sun Scandal), distributing a total of six videos and bribery to cover up his drunk-driving incident. A few days later, he admitted to spreading hidden camera photos taken without consent and also filming illegally hidden camera footage. He was charged with one count of sharing personally taken illegal footage and five counts of sharing footage from other sources. The band's agency, FNC Entertainment (FNC엔터테인먼트), immediately removed him from FT ISLAND and named Lee Hong Ki as the new leader.

In the same month, 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. He denied the allegation but admitted that he and the woman were together on that day. In May 2019, he was arrested on the gang rape allegations and was indicted on the charge of taking part in a gang rape in 2016.

In November 2019, he was sentenced to five years in prison, but in May 2020, the Seoul High Court reduced his sentence from five years to two and half years after reaching an agreement with one of the victims. In November 2021, he was released from prison.

He left the entertainment industry and remains banned from appearing on any network.

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Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2017 Unexpected Heroes
Korean Drama, 2017, 10 eps
Min Su Ho (Main Role)
10
Main Role
7.0
2017 Devil Inspector
Korean Drama, 2017, 9 eps
Ha Myeong Cheol (Support Role)
9
Ha Myeong Cheol
Support Role
7.2
2017 My Only Love Song
Korean Drama, 2017, 20 eps
Bong Soo Hyuk (Guest Role)
20
Bong Soo Hyuk
Guest Role
7.7
2016 88 Street
Korean Drama, 2016, 12 eps
Marco [Pharmacist] (Main Role)
12
Marco [Pharmacist]
Main Role
6.8
2015 Heroes
Korean Drama, 2015, 16 eps
Choi Hee Yeol (Main Role)
16
Main Role
6.3
2015 Prince's Prince
Korean Drama, 2015, 10 eps
Park Shi Hyun (Main Role)
10
Park Shi Hyun
Main Role
6.6
2007 Unstoppable Marriage
Korean Drama, 2007, 140 eps
(Ep.62) (Guest Role)
140
(Ep.62)
Guest Role
7.2
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2011 You're My Pet
Korean Movie, 2011,
Ji Eun Soo (Support Role)
Ji Eun Soo
Support Role
7.2
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2019 Music Bank in Hong Kong
Korean TV Show, 2019, 1 eps
(Guest)
1
Guest
7.9
2018 Guess My Next Move
Korean TV Show, 2018, 6 eps
(Ep. 2) (Guest)
6
(Ep. 2)
Guest
7.7
2018 Real Life Men and Women
Korean TV Show, 2018, 6 eps
(Main Host)
6
Main Host
8.0
2017 Oppa Thinking
Korean TV Show, 2017, 16 eps
(Ep. 7) (Guest)
16
(Ep. 7)
Guest
7.6
2017 Law of the Jungle in Sumatra
Korean TV Show, 2017, 9 eps
(Ep. 6-9) (Guest)
9
(Ep. 6-9)
Guest
8.2
2017 I Can See Your Voice Season 4
Korean TV Show, 2017, 19 eps
(Ep. 15) (Guest)
19
(Ep. 15)
Guest
8.2
2015 China and South Korea Dream Team
Chinese TV Show, 2015, 10 eps
(Ep. 6) (Regular Member)
10
(Ep. 6)
Regular Member
8.0
2015 Coming Out! FTISLAND
Korean TV Show, 2015, 5 eps
(Main Host)
5
Main Host
8.4
2015 Same Bed, Different Dreams
Korean TV Show, 2015, 62 eps
(Ep. 61) (Guest)
62
(Ep. 61)
Guest
8.1
2014 Cheongdamdong 111: N.Flying's Way to Become a Star
Korean TV Show, 2014, 5 eps
(Regular Member)
5
Regular Member
7.9
2013 Cheongdamdong 111
Korean TV Show, 2013, 8 eps
(Regular Member)
8
Regular Member
7.4
2013 After School Club
Korean TV Show, 2013, 675 eps
(Ep. 33) (Guest)
675
(Ep. 33)
Guest
8.0
2013 We Got Married Global Edition
Korean TV Show, 2013, 15 eps
(Ep. 7) (Guest)
15
(Ep. 7)
Guest
7.8
2013 The Romantic and Idol Season 2
Korean TV Show, 2013, 6 eps
(Regular Member)
6
Regular Member
7.1
2012 Miss and Mister Idol
Korean TV Show, 2012, 1 eps
(Regular Member)
1
Regular Member
7.9
2011 Weekly Idol
Korean TV Show, 2011, 700 eps
(Ep. 15, 34) (Guest)
700
(Ep. 15, 34)
Guest
8.2
2010 Hello Counselor
Korean TV Show, 2010, 431 eps
(Ep. 221) (Guest)
431
(Ep. 221)
Guest
7.9
2010 2010 Idol Star Athletics Championships
Korean TV Show, 2010, 2 eps
(Regular Member)
2
Regular Member
8.0
2010 Beatles Code
Korean TV Show, 2010, 71 eps
(Ep. 11) (Guest)
71
(Ep. 11)
Guest
7.8
2009 Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2
Korean TV Show, 2009, 336 eps
(Guest)
336
Guest
8.0
2009 Flower Boys Generation
Korean TV Show, 2009, 24 eps
(Ep. 17-24) (Main Host)
24
(Ep. 17-24)
Main Host
7.6
2009 You Hee Yeol's Sketchbook
Korean TV Show, 2009, 600 eps
(Ep. 15, 118, 131, 158, 214, 331, 368) (Guest)
600
(Ep. 15, 118, 131, 158, 214, 331, 368)
Guest
8.2
2009 Idol Show Season 4
Korean TV Show, 2009, 5 eps
(Ep. 4) (Guest)
5
(Ep. 4)
Guest
7.8
2008 Idol Show Season 2
Korean TV Show, 2008, 7 eps
(Guest)
7
Guest
8.0
2005 Show! Music Core
Korean TV Show, 2005, 1000 eps
[MC] (2012) (Regular Member)
1000
[MC] (2012)
Regular Member
8.1
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  • First Name: Jong Hoon
  • Family Name: Choi
  • Native name: 최종훈
  • Also Known as: Jonghun, Choi Jong Hun
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: March 7, 1990
  • Age: 34

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