Chae Jong-hyeop

In this Korean name, the family name is Chae.

Chae Jong-hyeop
Chae Jong-hyeop in 2024
Born (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materSeoul Arts College (Fashion Model Art)
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
AgentYNK Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
채종협
Revised RomanizationChae Jong-hyeop
McCune–ReischauerCh'ae Chonghyŏp
Websiteynkent.com/Chae_Jong-hyeop

Chae Jong-hyeop (Korean: 채종협; born May 19, 1993) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in dramas such Webtoon Hero – Tundra Show Season 2 (2016), Hot Stove League (2019), Sisyphus: The Myth (2021), Nevertheless (2021), The Witch's Diner (2021), Love All Play (2022), Unlock My Boss (2022), Castaway Diva (2023), and Serendipity's Embrace (2024).

Career

Chae made his debut with MBC every1 drama Webtoon Hero - Tundra Show Season 2 which appeared a little.[1]

In 2017, Chae made his debut through web dramas Between Friends[2] and No Bad Days.[3]

In 2018, Chae joined the web drama No Bad Days Season 2.[4]

In 2019, Chae joined the web drama Rumor.[5]

In 2019–2020, Chae made his debut through the SBS successful sport-themed drama Hot Stove League as a baseball pitcher named "Yoo Min-ho". Hot Stove League gained high viewership rating throughout its run, therefore he gained a lot of public recognition through this drama.[6]

In April 2021, Chae joined the JTBC drama Sisyphus: The Myth with Cho Seung-woo and Park Shin-hye and brought him attention.[7] Later in June, he appeared in the JTBC drama Nevertheless along with Song Kang and Han So-hee.[8] In July, he appeared in TVING's original drama The Witch's Diner with Song Ji-hyo and Nam Ji-hyun.[9]

In 2022, Chae acted in Love All Play and appeared in a cameo appearance in Shooting Stars.[10]

In 2022–2023, Chae acted in Unlock My Boss,[11] and Castaway Diva as the lead actor.[12]

Personal life

Chae had resided in South Africa for five years due to his studies.[13][14]

Health and military service

In January 2023, Chae was interviewed by the media, saying he was exempt from mandatory military service. Chae was judged to be a 4th-grade supplementary service (social service agent) in his first physical examination and was finally judged to be a 5th-grade wartime worker in a re-examination in 2018. At the time of his re-physical examination, he even did an EEG test and honestly explained that he had been diagnosed with epilepsy.[15][16]

Currently, Chae is treating epilepsy by taking medication, He has been taking epilepsy medicine for 10 years.[17]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Webtoon Hero - Tundra Show 2 King Sejong [1]
2018 Come and Hug Me Jung Eui-ah Cameo
2019 Rumor Park Seon-jae [5]
2019–2020 Hot Stove League Yoo Min-ho [6]
2021 Sisyphus: The Myth Sun / Choi Jae-sun [7]
Nevertheless Yang Do-hyeok [8]
2022 Love All Play Park Tae-joon [18]
Shooting Stars Ham Yoo-jin Cameo (episode 5) [10]
2022–2023 Unlock My Boss Park In-seong [11]
2023 See You in My 19th Life Bok-dong Cameo [19]
Castaway Diva Kang Bo-gul [12]
2024 Eye Love You Tae-oh Japanese drama [20]
Serendipity's Embrace Kang Hoo-yeong [21]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Between Friends Moon Do-hyuk [2]
2017–2018 No Bad Days Choi Joon-ho Season 1–2 [3][4]
2021 The Witch's Diner Lee Gil-yong [9]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards 2024 Best Newcomer Actor Eye Love You [ja] Won [22]
KBS Drama Awards 2022 Popularity Award, Actor Love All Play Nominated [23]
Best New Actor Won [24]
Korea First Brand Award 2022 Chae Jong-hyeop Won [25]

Honors

Name of country or organization, year given, and name of honor or award
Country or Organization Year Honor or Award Ref.
Newsis K-EXPO Cultural Awards[a] 2024 National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee Award [26]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Moviewalker Press 2024 10 Korean Actors that Movie Writers Recommended in 2024 Top 10 [27]

Notes

  1. ^ Established in 2019 and co-sponsored by Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea Creative Content Agency, Seoul Metropolitan Council and the Seoul Tourism Organization, it awards cultural icons, businesses, and individuals who have contributed greatly to Hallyu, the Korean wave.

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