Group Golden Child’s Choi Bomin continues his global journey by being cast in a Filipino drama.

Choi Bo-min has been confirmed to appear in the new Philippine drama ‘Beauty Empire’, which was released on the 16th through Asia’s largest OTT platform Viu, as Alex Jang.

‘Beauty Empire’ is a work that unfolds in the Philippines and Korea in 2025, where the beauty industry has become a huge market.It features various SNS influencers, beauty brand founders, and live commerce sellers, and depicts the competition and conflict surrounding beauty.

In ‘Beauty Empire’, Choi Bo-min plays the role of Alex Jang, a Korean-American businessman.With an easygoing personality and a knack for improvising, he shows interest in and helps the main character, Noreen Alfonso, and is also a mysterious figure amidst the fierce power struggles in the beauty industry.

In particular, Choi Bo-min has garnered even more attention as he is working alongside top Filipino stars such as top Filipino actress Barbie Forteza, who co-stars in ‘Beauty Empire’, and Kyline Alcantara, the rising icon of the Filipino MZ generation.This casting once again makes us realize his immense global popularity as a leading figure in the next-generation Hallyu craze through his various activities from singing to acting.

Through ‘Beauty Empire’, Choi Bo-min will show off his refined acting skills based on his solid foundation that he has built up over a long period of time, and he will capture the hearts of local fans in the Philippines.Expectations are high for Choi Bo-min’s global steps, which will capture the hearts of overseas viewers as well as domestic viewers and leave a mark on their presence.

Also, Choi Bo-min will be making his screen debut in the movie ‘The Train of Ghosts’, which will be released on July 9th.He will be making his film debut as Woo-jin, a YouTube company PD.For this work, he won AAA Potential Award at The ‘9th Asia Artist Awards’ held in Bangkok, Thailand in December last year, proving the attention it has received even before its release.

Choi Bomin, who debuted in 2017 as a member of the boy group Golden Child, first challenged himself as an actor in 2019 with the Playlist drama ‘A-Teen 2 ‘.He then went on to receive recognition for his acting skills through tvN’s ‘Melting Me Softly’, JTBC ‘18 Again’, and his first leading role in the Kakao TV original ‘Shadow Beauty’, solidifying his position as an actor.



Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga.com

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