After his first success, Choi Woo Hyuk went on to appear in the drama Glass Slippers (2002) playing the character of young Jang Jae-hyuk).
Choi stated in an interview that he wanted to continue his studies and fulfill his mandatory two-year military service.
Six years later (September 2008), Bel Actors Entertainment revealed current pictures of Choi, creating a buzz across Korean websites.
It was said that Bel Actors Entertainment revealed the pictures because Choi was slated to play the role of young Seongjong in the historical drama Empress Chun Chu (2009).
In August 2009, a "Woo Hyukolic" made a fan video on YouTube with his co-star from Autumn in My Heart, Moon Geun-young in an attempt get them cast in a drama together once again.