# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/choi-tae-min
# Generated: 2026-09-01T15:54:13.034Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/choi-tae-min"
name: "Choi Tae-min"
slug: "choi-tae-min"
description: "Choi Tae-min was the leader of the Church of Eternal Life, a South Korean cult combining elements of Buddhism, Christianity, and traditional Korean Shamanism. Choi, originally a Buddhist monk, then a convert to Presbyterian pastor, was married six times. He was the mentor of the impeached South Korean president, Park Geun-hye, until his death in 1994. He allegedly used his relationship with Park to solicit bribes from government officials and businessmen. In late 2016, a scandal involving his daughter, Choi Soon-sil, broke out, with allegations that she too has exerted undue influence over President Park."
tagline: "South Korean cult leader (1912–1994)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "South Korea"
  isoCode: "KR"
category:
  name: "Business Professionals"
  slug: "business-professionals"
profileType:
  name: "Business Professional"
  slug: "business-professional"
birthDate: "1912-08-25"
deathDate: "1994-07-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.38
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.002813333333332
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B4%94%E5%A4%AA%E6%95%8F"
    title: "崔太敏"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%8A_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%8A_%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "تشوي تاي مين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Tae-min"
    title: "Choi Tae-min"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Tae-min"
    title: "Choi Tae-min"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Tae-min"
    title: "Choi Tae-min"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B4%94%E5%A4%AA%E6%95%8F"
    title: "崔太敏"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B5%9C%ED%83%9C%EB%AF%BC"
    title: "최태민"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Tae-min"
    title: "Choi Tae-min"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D1%85%D0%B2%D0%B5_%D0%A2%D1%85%D1%8D_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD"
    title: "Чхве Тхэ Мин"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Tae-min"
    title: "Choi Tae-min"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16262161"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump