Choi Si-won hits 5mn Twitter followers

Super Junior member Choi Si-won has racked up more than 5 million Twitter followers five years after making his debut on the micro-blogging site.

Choi, who is expanding his singing and acting career worldwide, has amassed 5,001,170 followers as of Tuesday morning, according to the website.

Choi has been had the highest number of followers among Korean Twitter users since December 2011.

The “Sorry Sorry” singer has been focusing on his acting career lately, with four of his band members having left to join the Army for their two-year mandatory military service.

Choi is currently playing the main character in MBC drama “She was Pretty” opposite actress Hwang Jeong-eum. He also sang a song on the soundtrack to the drama, “Only You,” which has received rave reviews since its release on Oct. 22.

By Suk Gee-hyun (monicasuk@heraldcorp.com)