Choi Bool-am 1940 – 2026

Biography

Choi Bool-am was one of South Korean television’s most familiar faces (1940–2026). Born June 15, 1940 in Incheon, he caught the acting bug in his high school theater club, studied at Seorabeol Art College and Hanyang University, and was already starring in plays before graduation. Recruited as a KBS television actor in 1976, he shot to stardom as Kim Jong-seo in the drama series Prince Suyang, and later became beloved nationwide as the host of Korean Cuisine and Dining, a food travelogue celebrating Korean cooking at home and abroad. He also served as a Seoul public relations ambassador in 2023. Choi died October 29, 2026 at a hospital in Seoul while recovering from spinal disc surgery he had received in March, aged 86. Burial details have not been announced.