Choi Woo-Shik's Best Movies And TV Shows

You don’t need to be knee-deep in K-dramas to know Choi Woo-Shik. He’s the guy who went from running from zombies in Train to Busan to scamming rich families in Parasite. He’s also conveniently the kind of actor who slips between genres with the ease of someone flipping through Spotify playlists — melancholy indie one minute, summer pop the next. There’s a boy-next-door quality to him, sure, but underneath that mild-mannered charm is someone who’s quietly built one of the most interesting careers in Korean entertainment.

And now, he’s back in the spotlight — again — thanks to Would You Marry Me?, the kind of fake-marriage romantic comedy that sounds like it should’ve been left in 2013, but actually…works. Maybe it’s because Woo-shik plays romance the way most actors play tragedy: slow-burn, sincere, and always a little wounded.

Choi Woo Shik in "Our Beloved Summer" (Netflix)IMDb

Here’s a look back at the shows and films that made him the Korean star everyone’s suddenly crushing on again.

Would You Marry Me? (2025– )

The premise sounds like something that Korean TV has been doing for ages – fake newlyweds, 90 days, and a luxury home prize dangling in front of them. But add Woo Shik’s boy-next-door-charm and suddenly Would You Marry Me? works. His character — a stoic heir with emotional scar tissue — anchors the chaos with quiet sincerity. The man’s basically rebranded awkward vulnerability as a love language. The drama is being called the year’s best, and oh, I believe it.

Melo Movie (2025)

Woo Shik kicked off 2025 by playing a film critic in love with an aspiring director (Park Bo-young). It’s meta, a little self-indulgent, and a little endearing. The chemistry feels lived-in — like two people who’ve shared playlists and heartbreaks before. Melo Movie isn’t trying to reinvent the rom-com; it’s just proof that Woo Shik can make even the quiet moments feel cinematic.

A Killer Paradox (2024)

This Netflix thriller turned Woo Shik into a morally confused college student who starts murdering people who “deserve” it. Think Dexter meets Death Note but with Korean-level of cinematography. It’s one of his grittiest performances — eerie, conflicted, and surprisingly restrained.

Our Beloved Summer (2021–2022)

Woo Shik and V’s OSTs on the same screen? What else do we even want?

This one’s the slow-burn romance that turned Woo Shik from “that guy from Parasite” into a full-blown K-drama heartthrob. Reuniting with The Witch co-star Kim Da-mi, he plays an illustrator who’s forced to reconnect with his ex after a high school documentary they made goes viral. It’s tender, melancholic, and frustratingly relatable. Woo Shik nails that feeling of trying to move on when part of you still wants to stay.

Parasite (2019)

This is the one that changed everything. Bong Joon-ho’s masterpiece made Woo Shik a global name, but his performance is the quiet core of it all — the kid who just wants in, even if the cost is his soul. Watching him bluff his way into a rich family’s home feels like watching innocence curdle in real time. When the film detonates, it’s his face that lingers — that mix of guilt and realisation that he was never supposed to belong there in the first place.

Train to Busan (2016)

Before the Oscars came the zombies. Woo Shik plays a baseball player on a train gone to hell — and even in a cast led by Gong Yoo, he manages to make you care. His death scene, holding onto his infected girlfriend, remains one of the film’s most gutting moments.

Set Me Free (2014)

If you want to understand why directors keep trusting him with complicated men, start here. At just 24, Woo Shik carried this raw, indie coming-of-age drama like a veteran. He plays a teenager pretending to be religious to stay in a group home, caught between survival and morality. It’s messy, claustrophobic, and deeply human. You can see the DNA of every future performance in this — the restraint, the empathy, the rebellion.