Chae Jong-hyeop

In this Korean name, the family name is Chae.

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).

Chae Jong-hyeop
Chae Jong-hyeop in 2024
Born	(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 32) Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Seoul Arts College (Fashion Model Art)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2016–present
Agent	YNK Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul	채종협
Revised Romanization	Chae Jong-hyeop
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ae Chonghyŏp
Website	ynkent.com/Chae_Jong-hyeop

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	Yoon 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 Awards	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.