K-pop idol and actor Choi Bo Min has officially launched his career in the Philippines.
On March 20, Choi Bo Min (최보민) signed a contract with Universal Records and GLXY Talent Management for the management of his career in the country.
Present at the contract signing ceremony were Kathleen Dy-Go, Universal Records managing director; Ramon Chuaying, Universal Records executive vice president; and Andre Alvarez, GLXY executive director.
K-pop idol and actor Choi Bo Min at the press conference and contract signing on March 20 (Jonathan Hicap) 
K-pop idol and actor Choi Bo Min (Instagram)
Choi Bo Min debuted in K-pop boy band Golden Child in 2017 and he is now pursuing a solo career.
He appeared in the Korean series "A-Teen 2," "18 Again, "Shadow Beauty," and "Melting Me Softly."
In an interview with Manila Bulletin, Choi Bo Min talked about his career in the Philippines and Dy-Go on plans for him.
A meeting between Choi Bo Min and Dy-Go in Korea last year started the ball rolling.
“I met Miss Kathleen when she went to Korea last year,” he said.
Dy-Go said when she “went to Korea last year, I met the CEO. And then he included Bo Min that time. He said, ‘What do you think?’ So we talked. When I arrived in the Philippines, my kids told me, ‘Oh my God, mom, you met Golden Child?’”
K-pop idol and actor Choi Bo Min (second from left) with (from left) Andre Alvarez, GLXY executive director; Kathleen Dy-Go, Universal Records managing director; and Ramon Chuaying, Universal Records executive vice president (Jonathan Hicap)
Choi Bo Min said he has an upcoming project with GMA Network.
“Please stay tuned for my upcoming projects,” he said.
Dy-Go said they already have projects for the Korean star.
“We are currently doing production for songs for release worldwide. At the same time, we’re doing a big GMA drama series,” she said.
Choi Bo-min will reportedly star in a series with Filipino actress Barbie Forteza.
He said he will try to venture into singing and acting in the Philippines.
The 24-year-old star said he has total confidence in Universal Records and GLXY in managing his career in the country.
“I believe that with Universal Records, I will be able to share my talent with Filipino fans and I’ll be able to explore and show more sides of me. This will allow me to be more diverse,” he said.
On what kind of roles he wants to do in the future, he said, “I want to challenge every genre but I prefer rom-com, action and suspense as much as possible. I will try every genre.”
Choi Bo Min is an addition to the roster of Korean talents under Universal Records and GLXY Talent Management.
“I have a dream. I said I need to find a niche market that is not being done by ABS-CBN, GMA. So that’s what I thought because we have an affiliate in Thailand, Indonesia but Korea is really the trend,” said Dy-Go.
In addition to managing Korean talents in the Philippines, she said, “I can also represent them in other countries that would get them work, except Korea.”
“Our concentration is bringing in talents from abroad and bringing out talents from the Philippines,” she said.