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Choi Jae-rim
South Korean musical actor (born 1985) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Choi Jae-rim (Korean: 최재림; born on April 29, 1985) is a South Korean musical theatre actor. Since making his professional debut in 2009 as Tom Collins in Rent, he has portrayed a wide range of iconic roles, including Gabe in Next to Normal, Judas Iscariot in Jesus Christ Superstar, Lola in Kinky Boots, Gringoire in Notre-Dame de Paris, Billy Flynn in Chicago, Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical, Radames in Aida, the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, and Jean Valjean in Les Misérables. Known for his powerful vocals, precise diction, and commanding stage presence, Choi is regarded as one of the leading figures in contemporary Korean musical theatre.
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He has received multiple accolades, including the Korea Musical Award for Best Actor for his performance as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical (2019)[1], and Best Supporting Actor for his role as Billy Flynn in Chicago (2022)[2].
On screen, Choi has played Jung Jae-woong in Green Mothers' Club (2022), Kim Yoon-beom in Lies Hidden in My Garden (2023), and Kwon Seong-soo in A Virtuous Business (2024).
In addition to his work on stage and screen, he has appeared on two televised singing competition shows: The King of Masked Singers (Korean: 미스터리 음악쇼 복면가왕; aired on MBC in 2020), where he became the 41st "King of Masked Singers,"[3] and Lotto Singer (Korean: 로또싱어; aired on MBN from 2020 to 2021)[4], which he won after competing against 44 other professional singers.
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After serving as a choir following his elder brother in the cathedral, which he has been attending for a long time since his childhood, he started taking vocal music lessons in his second year of high school with his mother's recommendation. Usually, it started quite late considering the entrance examination process for arts and sports, but he entered the department of vocal music at Kyungwon University and graduated with the highest grade. However, when he thought that he was trapped in a frame while singing, he met his successor who was doing musicals while serving in the military and became interested in musicals. After being discharged from the military, he went to enter Park Kalin's Kick Musical Academy to audition for musicals, and sang "This Moment". He was cast as Colin in the musical Rent because he caught the eyes of the staff who were auditioning for Rent in the 2009 season in the same space. Later, in 2010, he appeared in a chorus of men's qualifications and became a famous figure at one point.[5]
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