# Kang Chan-hee

Kang Chan-hee (Korean: 강찬희; born January 17, 2000), also known by his stage name Cha ni, is a South Korean singer and actor. He began his career as a child actor, in the television dramas Listen to My Heart (2011), The Innocent Man (2012), The Queen's Classroom (2013), interactive drama Click Your Heart (2016), crime drama Signal (2016), and high-rated drama Sky Castle (2018). In 2015, he was introduced as one of the first members of NEOZ, which was a first group of FNC Entertainment's pre-debut team Neoz School. He debuted in October 2016 with the boy group SF9 and the single "Fanfare".
Kang's best-known acting role was for his part in Sky Castle, where he played the role of Hwang Woo-joo, a smart and sweet high school student who lives in a high-end residential area called Sky Castle.

## Discography
### Soundtrack appearances

| Title | Year | Peak position | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "Starlight" (그리움) | 2021 | — | True Beauty OST |
| "How Do You Do" | 2021 | — | True Beauty OST |
| "Shining Star" | 2022 | — | Miracle OST |
| "Forever Love" | 2022 | — | Miracle OST |
| "Milky Way" (with Hwiyoung) | 2022 | — | Miracle OST |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2016 | Familyhood | Hyun-bin |
| 2017 | The King's Case Note | King Yejong (Young) |
| 2019 | The First Issue | Hyun-jun |
| 2021 | The Gossip | Jung-seok |
| 2021 | White Day: The Labyrinth | Hee-min |
| TBA | Method Acting | Jung Tae-min |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Queen Seondeok | Hwarang | |
| 2009 | Three Brothers | Kim Sung-tae | |
| 2011 | Listen to My Heart | Cha Dong-joo (Young) | |
| 2011 | Garden of Heaven | Shin Seung-woo | |
| 2012 | To the Beautiful You | Kang Tae-joon (Young) | |
| 2012 | The Innocent Man | Kang Ma-ru (Young) | |
| 2013 | The Queen's Classroom | Kim Do-jin | |
| 2015 | Splendid Politics | Ja-gyung (Young) | |
| 2016 | Signal | Park Sun-woo | |
| 2016 | Click Your Heart | Kang Chan-hee | |
| 2018 | Coffee House 4.0 | Do-yoon | Cameo (Ep. 8) |
| 2018–2019 | Sky Castle | Hwang Woo-joo | |
| 2020 | Once Again | Choi Ji-won | Cameo (Ep. 59–66, 68) |
| 2020 | True Beauty | Jung Se-yeon | Cameo (Ep. 1, 4–5, 11, 12, 16) |
| 2021 | Must You Go? | Park Yeon | |
| 2021 | Imitation | Lee Eun-jo | |
| 2022 | Under the Queen's Umbrella | Prince Ui-seong | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2019 | Love In Your Taste | Yoon Dan |
| 2021 | Jinx | Gyu-han |
| 2022 | Miracle | Louis |
| 2024 | The Scandal of Chunhwa | Jang-won |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | d.o.b (Dance or Band) | Contestant | |
| 2021 | Kingdom: Legendary War | Contestant | Survival Show as SF9 |
| 2021–2022 | Teacher of Narat | Teacher | |

### Hosting

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2019–2021 | Show! Music Core | February 16, 2019 – July 17, 2021 | |
| 2022 | 2022 KBS Entertainment Awards | with Seol In-ah and Moon Se-yoon | |

## 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 |
| APAN Music Awards | 2020 | Entertainer of the Year – Male | Kang Chan-hee | Nominated |
| Brand of the Year Awards | 2021 | Male Idol Actor of the Year | Kang Chan-hee | Nominated |
| MBC Entertainment Awards | 2020 | Rookie Award in Variety Category – Male | Show! Music Core | Nominated |
| Soompi Awards | 2019 | Best Idol Actor Award | Sky Castle | Nominated |