Chae Jong-hyeop (; born May 19, 1993) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in television dramas The Witch's Diner (2021), Love All Play (2022), Unlock My Boss (2022), Castaway Diva (2023), Serendipity's Embrace (2024), In Your Radiant Season (2026).
Career Chae made his debut with MBC every1 drama Webtoon Hero - Tundra Show Season 2 which appeared a little. In 2017, Chae made his debut through web dramas Between Friends and No Bad Days. In 2018, Chae joined the web drama No Bad Days Season 2. In 2019, Chae joined the web drama Rumor.
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. In April 2021, Chae joined the JTBC drama Sisyphus: The Myth with Cho Seung-woo and Park Shin-hye and brought him attention. Later in June, he appeared in the JTBC drama Nevertheless along with Song Kang and Han So-hee. In July, he appeared in TVING's original drama The Witch's Diner with Song Ji-hyo and Nam Ji-hyun. In 2022, Chae acted in Love All Play and appeared in a cameo appearance in Shooting Stars. In 2022–2023, Chae acted in Unlock My Boss, and Castaway Diva as the lead actor.
In 2026, Chae starred in the MBC TV romance drama In Your Radiant Season opposite Lee Sung-kyung.
Personal life Chae had resided in South Africa for five years due to his studies.
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 did an EEG test and explained that he had been diagnosed with epilepsy. As of January 2023, Chae is treating epilepsy by taking medication. He has been taking epilepsy medicine for 10 years.
Filmography Television series Year Title Role Notes 2016 Webtoon Hero - Tundra Show 2 King Sejong 2018 Come and Hug Me Jung Eui-ah Cameo 2019 Rumor Park Seon-jae 2019–2020 Hot Stove League Yoo Min-ho 2021 Sisyphus: The Myth Sun / Choi Jae-sun Nevertheless Yang Do-hyeok 2022 Love All Play Park Tae-joon Shooting Stars Ham Yoo-jin Cameo (episode 5) 2022–2023 Unlock My Boss Park In-seong 2023 See You in My 19th Life Bok-dong Cameo Castaway Diva Kang Bo-gul 2024 Yoon Tae-oh Japanese drama Serendipity's Embrace Kang Hoo-yeong 2026 In Your Radiant Season Sunwoo Chan The Rules of Vacation Nishigami Japanese drama
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2017 Between Friends Moon Do-hyuk 2017–2018 No Bad Days Choi Joon-ho Season 1–2 2021 The Witch's Diner Lee Gil-yong
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 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards 2024 Best Newcomer Actor KBS Drama Awards 2022 Popularity Award, Actor Love All Play Best New Actor Korea First Brand Awards 2022 Chae Jong-hyeop
Honors + Name of country or organization, year given, and name of honor or award Country or Organization Year Honor or Award Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards 2024 National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee Award
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Moviewalker Press 2024 10 Korean Actors that Movie Writers Recommended in 2024 Top 10
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