Choi Ji-woo (birth name: Choi Mi-hyang) (born June 11, 1975 in Paju, South Korea) is a South Korean actress and model. Her parents are Choi Woon-yong and Yun Gil-ja, and she has one older brother.
Choi graduated from Pusan Sooyoung Elementary, Sooyoung Girl's Jr. High, and Dukmoon Girl's High School, and majored in aerobics at Pusan Woman's Professional College's Dance Department. She was first discovered when she won a talent audition organized by MBC in 1994, and made her debut in the 1995 drama series War and Love, after which she adopted the stage name Choi Ji Woo.[1] She also appeared in the popular drama First Love, where she was the first paired with actor Bae Yong Joon.
