# 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.
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.

## 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 even did an EEG test and honestly explained that he had been diagnosed with epilepsy.
Currently, 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 | |
| 2021 | Nevertheless | Yang Do-hyeok | |
| 2022 | Love All Play | Park Tae-joon | |
| 2022 | 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 |
| 2023 | Castaway Diva | Kang Bo-gul | |
| 2024 | Eye Love You | Yoon Tae-oh | Japanese drama |
| 2024 | Serendipity's Embrace | Kang Hoo-yeong | |
| 2025 | Shining | Yeon Tae-o | |

### 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 | Eye Love You [ja] | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2022 | Popularity Award, Actor | Love All Play | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2022 | Best New Actor | Love All Play | Won |
| Korea First Brand Awards | 2022 | Best New Actor | Chae Jong-hyeop | Won |

### 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 | 2024 | National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee Award | |

### 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 | |