at the age of 19 and 16, choi dongyoon and lee suji met on the set of a high school drama. the two of them were mere extras who had just started their acting careers. dongyoon had been in the industry since he was 13, while suji was a year fresh into the business. despite knowing that love was never a good idea in the show business, the two pursued it anyway and eventually fell in love.

throughout the few years in the industry, they've gotten a few idle roles whether it was supporting or extra. when dongyoon turned 20, he landed a role in a movie that skyrocketed his career. everyone knew his name, he had made it. his career was stable for the four years, he was a known actor now. it wasn't until paparazzi caught him with a very pregnant lee suji just outside their home. they were caught. they thought it was over.. until it wasn't.

having already established his name, many loved him too much to care that he was already dating and with child with another actress. it was surprising, but it managed to shoot suji's career up as well. after having the baby, they were both instantly booked for more movies. they were an unstoppable pair who had made it into the film scene.
 

choi hyuk was born in the eyes of the public. he's seen in old interviews and clips with his parents all throughout his childhood. he was absolutely adored by everyone.

what the public wasn't aware of was the neglect hyuk faced from his own parents. to everyone, he was raised in a loving family. behind closed doors, his parents were too egoistic to properly care for the child they accidentally had. in fact, suji wasn't planning on keeping hyuk, not until the scandal happened. it was something she'd bring up to hyuk every time she'd get upset with him throughout the years. every now and then, he's reminded that he wasn't actually wanted.
 

when his parents' career took off even further, they wanted more. south korea wasn't enough, they wanted to take it to where the film industry shines best. at the age of 14, they packed up and moved to san diego, california.

hyuk had a hard time adjusting to the new scene. he was a shy boy, one who had lacked attention his entire life. it was tough for him but he had to make it work on his own, especially when his parents were travelling hours back and forth los angeles for work.
 

eventually, the chois officially moved to los angeles when hyuk turned 16. he spent his final school years there and eventually graduated.

His parents were building up their career in hollywood and with the lacking amount of asian talent in the hollywood scene back then, it was easy for the public to take a liking to them.

at the age of 19, hyuk graduated high school as the son of the famous actors, steven choi and suzy lee. once more, the limelight was shone over the young man and he was getting more and more known each time his parents showed up on the tv screen.