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Andrew Choi

Andrew Choi
Birth nameChoi Seung-hyun (최성현)
Also known asAndrew Choi (앤드류 최 )
Born (1980-12-25) December 25, 1980 (age 44)
Busan
OriginSouth Korea
GenresK-pop, dance, R&B
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
InstrumentVocals
LabelsSM Entertainment
Iconic Sounds
Sony Music
Korean name
Hangul
최성현
RRChoe Seonghyeon
MRCh'oe Sŏnghyŏn

Andrew Choi (born December 25, 1980), Korean name Choi Seung-hyun (Korean: 최성현), is a South Korean singer and composer signed under SM Entertainment. He is best known for finishing in third place on SBS's K-pop Star Season 2. He released his first album, Love Was Enough on May 27, 2013.[1] He is the singing voice for the character Jinu in the Netflix animation, KPop Demon Hunters.[2]

Background

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Choi was born in Busan on December 25, 1980,[3][4] but grew up in the United States. He was five years old when his family moved to New Jersey.[2] He wanted to enroll to a music school when he was younger but never had the opportunity, thus he pursued a musical career on his own.[2] He majored in psychology at Rutgers University. He returned to Korea in 2009 and started working as an English teacher at a hagwon. He then joined Iconic Sounds and started composing music for other artists, before applying to K-pop Star 2.[5]

He was brought on board the KPop Demon Hunters project by Ejae and originally asked to sing as Romance or Mystery but eventually became the singing voice for the main male character, Jinu.[2]

Discography

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Extended plays

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Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
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Love Was Enough
Track list
  1. "느금마"
  2. "Basketball team"
  3. "멀리 있더라도 (Sending You My Love)"
  4. "Not Over Us"
  5. "If It Wasn't For You"
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Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
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"Love Was Enough" 2013 59 Love Was Enough
"Under My Skin" 2025 — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles

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Title Year Album
"행복을 크게 넓게 길게" 2013 Non-album single

Soundtrack appearances

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
KOR
[9] 		AUS
[10] 		CAN
[11] 		MLY
[12] 		NZ
[13] 		PHL
[14] 		SGP
[15] 		UK
[16] 		US
[17] 		WW
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"Soda Pop"
(with Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, and SamUIL Lee as Saja Boys) 		2025 2 5 8 5 5 7 3 3 5 3 KPop Demon Hunters
"Free"
(as Jinu, with Ejae as Rumi) 		26 13 25 6 9 10 7 —[A] 23 11
"Your Idol"
(with Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, and SamUIL Lee as Saja Boys) 		7 4 9 3 4 16 4 6 4 3
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting credits

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Year Label Album Artist Song Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2014 Jellyfish Entertainment Error VIXX "After Dark" No — Yes Hayley Aitken, Jake K, 220
2015 JYP Entertainment The day Day6 "이상하게 계속 이래" (Out Of My Mind) No — Yes 220, Day6
2016 SM Entertainment Press It Taemin "Guess Who" No — Yes Greg Bonnick, Tay Jasper, Hayden Chapman
2017 Cherry Bomb NCT 127 "Whiplash" No — Yes The Stereotypes, MC Meta, 220
S.M. Station Season 2 NCT Ten "Dream in a Dream" No — Yes Lee Soo-man, Dillon Pace, Kwon Nam Woo, Kim Chul Soon
JYP Entertainment Moonrise Day6 "Out of My Mind" (이상하게 계속 이래; Final Ver.) No — Yes 220, Day6
2018 Avex Trax Magic Exo-CBX "Off the Wall" No — Yes Simon Janlöv
2019 Starship Entertainment Follow: Find You Monsta X "Disaster" No — Yes Albin Nordqvist, BINTAGE
2020 Cube Entertainment Universe: The Black Hall Pentagon "Asteroid" No — Yes Coach & Sendo, minGtion, Oh Seung-eun, Andreas Baertels
YG Entertainment Non-album single Bang Ye-Dam "Wayo" (왜요) No — Yes Future Bounce, YOON

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
2025 KPop Demon Hunters Jinu (singing voice)

Television

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Year Title Role Network
2012–2013 Survival Audition K-pop Star Season 2 Contestant SBS

Notes

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  1. ^ "Free" did not enter the Official Singles Chart, but peaked at number 32 on the Official Singles Sales and number 29 on the Streaming chart.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Park Mi-hye (May 27, 2013). 앤드류 최, 첫 미니앨범 'Love Was Enough' 발매 [Andrew Choi Releases First Mini Album 'Love Was Enough']. Star Daily News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "KPop Demon Hunters singer Andrew Choi says actor Ahn Hyo-seop's cover of Free is 'perfect'". The Straits Times. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  3. ^ "이재, 오드리 누나, 레이 아미…'케이팝 데몬 헌터스' OST 가수도 스타덤" (in Korean). Nate News. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "앤드류 최 (가수)" (in Korean). 광고정보센터 (Korea Advertising Federation). Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "앤드류 최 "작곡가가 노래도 부르니 꿈 이뤘죠"" (in Korean). KBS News. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "Album Chart: 2013 Weeks 23". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  7. ^ "Album Chart: 2013.05 Month". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  8. ^ "Digital Chart: 2013 Weeks 23". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  9. ^ "Digital Chart: 2025 Weeks 30". Circle Chart. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  10. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  11. ^ "Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. August 30, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  12. ^ "The Official Southeast Asia Charts – This Week's Official Malaysia Chart Top 20 from 07/04/2025 to 07/10/2025". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 15, 2025. [Select 2025 Week 28]
  13. ^ "Official Top 40 Singles". Official Aotearoa Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  14. ^ "Philippines Hot 100: Week of July 5, 2025". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  15. ^ Peaks on the Official Singapore Chart:
  16. ^ "SAJA BOYS/ANDREW CHOI/NECKWAV songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  17. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. August 30, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  18. ^ "Billboard Global 200". Billboard. August 30, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  19. ^ a b c "New Zealand single certifications – KPop Demon Hunters Cast". Radioscope. Retrieved August 22, 2025. Type KPop Demon Hunters Cast in the "Search:" field.
  20. ^ "RUMI/JINU/EJAE/ANDREW CHOI songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
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