{"id":254010,"date":"2026-03-29T18:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T09:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/29\/remembering-choi-jin-young-16-years\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:38:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:38:37","slug":"remembering-choi-jin-young-16-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/media\/2026\/03\/29\/remembering-choi-jin-young-16-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Choi Jin-young: 16 Years Since His Untimely Passing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result. <\/p>\n<div class=\"view_article\">\n<div id=\"article\">\n<div>\n<table cellpadding=\"2\" class=\"news_photo\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/03\/CP-2023-0081\/image-9a3d12bc-0f63-4107-b464-28b9b6e781b7.jpeg\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font color=\"#3522A4\">Late Choi Jin-young \u2014 16th anniversary \/ Photo: MBC<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>[Sports Today reporter Kim Tae-hyung] It has been 16 years since singer-actor Choi Jin-young&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p> Choi Jin-young was found dead at his home on March 29, 2010. He was 39.<\/p>\n<p> His older sister, actress Choi Jin-sil, died on October 2, 2008. His death roughly two years later deepened the family&#8217;s tragedy.<\/p>\n<p> Choi debuted in 1990 with the film \\&#8221;Yeah, Let&#8217;s Look at the Sky Sometimes\\&#8221; and went on to appear in television dramas such as \\&#8221;Our Heaven,\\&#8221; \\&#8221;City Men and Women,\\&#8221; \\&#8221;A Wife&#8217;s Scenery,\\&#8221; \\&#8221;Banguli\\&#8221; and \\&#8221;It&#8217;s Okay to Love.\\&#8221; His film credits include \\&#8221;Yeah, Let&#8217;s Look at the Sky Sometimes,\\&#8221; \\&#8221;A Distant Reunion\\&#8221; and \\&#8221;Gangster Class.\\&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> He also pursued a music career under the stage name SKY. His debut single \\&#8221;Eternal\\&#8221; helped him earn the 2000 Golden Disc Best New Artist award and the Korea Video Record Awards&#8217; Best New Artist honor.<\/p>\n<p> The remains of Choi Jin-young and his sister Choi Jin-sil are interred at Gapsan Park Cemetery in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province.<\/p>\n<p> [Sports Today reporter Kim Tae-hyung <span><font color=\"blue\">ent@stoo.com<\/font><\/span>]<br \/>\u300cThe most up-close, most FunFun news \u24d2 Sports Today\u300d   <\/p>\n<div class=\"byeline\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- view_related --><!-- view_related\/\/ --><!-- \ubc14\uc774\ub77c\uc778 \ud558\ub2e8 2\uc904 \ud558\uc774\ub77c\uc774\ud2b8 --><!-- \ubc14\uc774\ub77c\uc778 \ud558\ub2e8 \ud558\uc774\ub77c\uc774\ud2b8 --><!-- next_article\/\/ --><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer and actor Choi Jin-young passed away 16 years ago, following his sister Choi Jin-sil. 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