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South Korean singer and actor

Changjo
최종현
Changjo in December 2015
Born Choi Jong-hyun (1995-11-16) November 16, 1995 (age 28)Chuncheon-si, Gangwon, South Korea
Other names Changjo
Occupations Singersongwriteractor
Musical career
Genres K-popR&B
Instrument Vocals
Years active 2010–present
Labels TOP MediaBeat Interactive
Member of Teen Top
Korean name
Hangul 최종현
Hanja
Revised Romanization Choe Jong-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Chonghyŏn
Stage name
Hangul 창조
Revised Romanization Chang-jo
McCune–Reischauer Ch'angcho

Choi Jong-hyun (Korean: 최종현; born November 16, 1995), better known by his stage name Changjo (창조), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy group Teen Top.

On July 10, 2010, Changjo made his debut as a member of Teen Top with their debut album Come into the World on MBC's Show! Music Core with the title track of the album "Clap". As of their debut, Teen Top has released one studio album, seven EPs and four single albums.

On December 28, 2021, Changjo announced that he will not renew his contract with TOP Media starting from January 10, 2022. However, he will still remain as a member of Teen Top.[1]

On June 7, 2023, it was announced Changjo signed an exclusive contract with Beat Interactive as soloist and actor.[2]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Mak Girls Choi Kang-ho Lead role[3][4][_unreliable source?_]
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2015 Sweden Laundry Yong Soo-chul Main role
2017 My Brother Disappeared Kong Jung-ki Main role
2017 Criminal Minds Cameo
  1. ^ Yoon, Sang-geun (December 28, 2021). "틴탑 니엘·창조 티오피미디어 전속계약 종료 "팀 활동 유지"[전문]". Star News. Naver. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "[단독] '7월 컴백' 틴탑 창조, 고우림 한솥밥…비트인터렉티브行". iMBC 연예 (in Korean). 2023-06-07. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  3. ^ "Changjo (창조)". Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  4. ^ "TEEN TOP's Changjo's fans send a food cart for his movie 'Nonsense Girls'". Archived from the original on 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2014-10-27.