Siwon (Super Junior) Profile (Updated Facts!)

Siwon (시원) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, and a member of the boy group Super Junior under SM Entertainment. He is also a member of the subunit Super Junior-M.

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Siwon (Super Junior) Profile

Stage Name	Siwon (시원)
Birth Name	Choi Si Won (최시원)
English Name	David Joseph Choi
Occupation	Singer-songwriter, Actor, Model
Birthday	April 7, 1986
Active Years	2005–present
Age	38 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign	Aries
Height	183 cm (6’0″)
Weight	65 kg (143 lbs)
Nationality	Korean
Blood Type	B
MBTI	ENTJ

Siwon (Super Junior) Facts:

Early Life

– Siwon was born in Seoul, South Korea.
– He went to Seoul Sincheon Elementary School and Jamsil Middle School.
– He transferred from Jamshin High School and graduated from Apgujeong High School.

Personal Life

– His fandom name is “Siwonest.”
– His family consists of his parents and a younger sister named Jiwon.
– Yesung would describe Siwon in one word as “wealth” because he is rich. (StarHub)
– He attended Inha University (Theater and Film) and later completed his masters from Inha University Graduate School (Cultural Management / Convergence Course).
– His birthdate is April 7, 1986, but he was officially registered on February 10, 1987.
– His religion is Protestant Christianity.
– He was the first Korean to reach 5 million Twitter followers.
– His father is his role model.
– He lost 8kg in 3 weeks to prepare for his first role of the main lead in the drama “Oh! My Lady”.
– Age is not a factor to him. He said that if he fell in love then he would not care if his girlfriend was 12 years older than him. (Omona Live Journal)
– He described Super Junior as a mental hospital because there is no member who is not crazy. (Super Junior Japan Fanmeeting Interview)
– Siwon’s ideal type is someone who is positive and has pure eyes.
– He had a fight with Ryeowook because he loves giving high fives but Ryeowook does not like skinship so he would not accept his high fives. (Knowing Brothers)
– He treasures his Bible as his most precious item.
– His family owns the second-largest retail (supermarket) chain in Korea.
– He auditioned without parental approval and signed a contract with no financial assistance from his parents.
– He would rather wear wet socks forever than wash his hair once a year. (Buzzfeed Celeb)
– Someone attempted to cast him and Heechul when they went to Lotte World with Yesung and Shindong. (Alcohol Street Fighter)
– His father was the former CEO of Boryung Medicine, a pharmaceutical company.
– Kyuhyun said that if Siwon ever marries, there would be a lot of foreigners at his wedding.
– There was a time when he would receive a thousand hate comments which made him scared. But he has learned to accept that words have no physical power over him.
– He prioritises love and had asked if he was allowed to marry before signing the contract with SM Entertainment even though he was not dating anyone at the time.
– He gains weight easily so he does not eat anything on the day of a photoshoot.
– It took him 6 years to graduate college because of his busy schedule.
– He goes to church with his family every week. (ELLE Man)
– When choosing a project, he not only focuses on the character but the message that is given in the work.
– He always suggests the band should leave SM Entertainment and make their music label. (Knowing Bros)
– He can tell that a script is good in one read because a good script will make you read it one go. If you get distracted and do other things while reading, then the script probably isn’t good. (ELLE Man)
– Ryeowook said that if Siwon debuted in the new generation of K-pop rather than in 2005, he would have taken the K-pop world by storm with his looks.
– He described his attitude towards new challenges as “If you want to set sail in the sea, you must be prepared to run into storms”.
– He reads self-help books to solve life problems. (ELLE Man)

Career

– Siwon is the sub vocalist, visual, and center in Super Junior.
– He is under Label SJ, a subsidiary of SM Entertainment formed by SJ.
– He was scouted at the age of 16 in 2003 and he auditioned for the Starlight Casting System.
– He starred in the Chinese version of “We Got Married” called “We Are In Love” with Chinese model Liu Wen.
– He made his acting debut in 2006 with the Hong Kong film “A Battle of Wits.”
– He serves as the UNICEF regional ambassador for East Asia and the Pacific.
– His wax figure is at Madame Tussauds in Hong Kong.
– He enlisted as a conscripted policeman on November 19, 2015, and was discharged in the summer of 2017.
– In 2018, he ranked 55th on TC Candler’s “The 100 Most Handsome Faces.”
– He was appointed as a representative of Audi Korea.
– He endorses Audi Korea and became the youngest Asian model for Swiss luxury watchmaker Piaget in 2015.
– Since 2010, he has been involved in UNICEF campaigns and was appointed as the special representative of the South Korea committee for UNICEF in 2015.
– In 2008, he and Super Junior-M members appeared on Chinese postage stamps for a charity event supporting earthquake victims.
– In 2013, he attended the Met Gala with Psy.
– He was listed in Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30 Asia” in 2016.
– He has appeared in many dramas including “Work Later, Drink”, “Love Is For Suckers”, and “She Was Pretty”.

Likes & Dislikes

– He likes to eat waffles and espresso coffee.
– Tony Bennett’s “The Way You Look Tonight” has been his favorite song for 15 years.
– “The Godfather” is his favorite movie.
– He is obsessed with cheesecake.
– Siwon has a big appetite and can eat up two boxes of pizzas. (FORTUNE COOKIE)
– He is a fan of the American celebrity Al Pacino.
– He is a fan of BLACKPINK.
– He loves sports.
– He loves to eat scroffle at Yesung’s cafe.

Abilities

– He holds a black belt (4th dan) in Taekwondo, previously being the youngest 4th dan black belt in South Korea.
– He is skilled in playing the drums, piano, and guitar.
– He can speak Korean, English, and Chinese.
– He is nicknamed ‘Horse’ due to his fast running.

Personality & Habits

– He has a habit of giving high fives when he laughs.
– The members like to tease him for his habit of throwing clothes like basketballs into the basket. (MBC WORLD)
– According to Eunhyuk, his heart is still as young as it was at the time of their debut.
– When he runs into problems, he faces them with a positive attitude but it upsets him when his mistakes cause problems for members, his family or work partners.
– He is well-known in the industry for being well-mannered and polite.
– Donghae said that Siwon is charismatic and masculine when it comes to being in love. (Billoard)
– He always keeps the same style of clothes and hair and believes that only the wrinkles on his face will be what’s different 10 or 20 years later. (Seventeen)
– Eunhyuk and Shindong picked him as the member with the most aegyo in the group.

Controversy

– In a controversy in 2017, Choi’s family’s French bulldog bit a neighbor, resulting in the neighbor’s death from sepsis.
– He and his family apologized on Instagram, facing public backlash for not taking precautions with their dog.
– He did not take part in Super Junior’s “Black Suit” promotions.

Awards

– He won the “New Wave Award (Actor)” and “Best Acting Performance” award at the Asia Artist Awards for the drama “Love Is for Suckers” in 2022.
– in 2020, he won the “Most Prominent Korean Artist” at the Indonesian Television Awards.

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