# Chae Soo-bin

Bae Soo-bin (Korean: 배수빈; born July 10, 1994), known professionally as Chae Soo-bin (채수빈), is a South Korean actress. She gained recognition for her role in the television series Love in the Moonlight (2016), and transitioned into leading roles with The Rebel (2017), Strongest Deliveryman (2017), I'm Not a Robot (2017–2018), Where Stars Land (2018), A Piece of Your Mind (2020), Rookie Cops (2022), The Fabulous (2022), and When the Phone Rings (2024).

## Career
### 2014–2015: Beginnings

Chae was spotted by a casting director on the streets, and upon signing a management contract with Toin Entertainment, she proceeded to make her debut in 2014 with the film My Dictator. Due to the fact that her birth name is the same as the stage name of the more popular actor Bae Soo-bin (born Yoon Tae-wook), she was given the stage name "Chae Soo-bin". She then featured in weekend drama House of Bluebird (2015) and youth series Cheer Up! (2015) which won her Best New Actress awards at both 4th APAN Star Awards and 29th KBS Drama Awards.

### 2016–present: Rising popularity and leading roles

Chae became recognized for her performance in the popular sageuk drama Love in the Moonlight (2016), from which she gained an Excellence Award nomination at the 30th KBS Drama Awards. The same year she starred in the play Blackbird and the Chinese-South Korean web-drama My Catman.
In January 2017, she took on her first prime-time leading role in the historical television series The Rebel. The series was a modest success and led to a rise in popularity for Chae. She then starred in KBS2's youth romance drama Strongest Deliveryman, and MBC's romantic comedy drama I'm Not a Robot. Also in 2017, Chae starred in the first episode of the eighth season of the KBS2 anthology series KBS Drama Special, "If We Were a Season."
In 2018, Chae starred in the airport-themed drama Where Stars Land. Her performance won her the Excellence Award at the SBS Drama Awards. Chae and co-star Lee Je-hoon were also appointed honorary ambassadors of Incheon International Airport. After the expiration of her management contract with Toin Entertainment in December 2018, Chae joined King Kong by Starship in January 2019.
In 2020, Chae starred in the romance drama A Piece of Your Mind alongside Jung Hae-in.
In 2021 and 2022, Chae appeared opposite Gong Myung in the music video series for Kyuhyun's Four Seasons Project, which consisted of the singles "Moving On," "Coffee," "Together," and "Love Story." Also in 2021, she starred with Jang Ki-yong in the romantic comedy film Sweet & Sour.
In January 2022, she starred alongside Kang Daniel in the Disney+ series Rookie Cops. That same month, Chae starred in the South Korean period adventure film The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure. On May 25, 2022, Chae decided to extend her contract with King Kong by Starship. In September, Chae was reunited with her Love in the Moonlight costars for the TVING entertainment program Young Actors' Retreat. In December of that same year she starred in the Netflix series The Fabulous.
In January 2023, Chae was cast as Viola de Lesseps in the 30th anniversary edition of Seoul Arts Center's production of Shakespeare in Love, alongside Jung So-min and Kim Yoo-jung as alternates. On May 24, Chae and singer Jo Yu-ri released the promotional single "Yellow Circle" in collaboration with Lipton and Starship Entertainment.

## Personal life

Chae is a Catholic.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | My Dictator | Crop Top Girl | |
| 2015 | Night With a Perfect Stranger | Hye-jin | Seoul International Love Film Fest: Entry 4 |
| 2015 | M.Boy | Lee Eun-soo | |
| 2016 | Sori: Voice From The Heart | Kim Yoo-joo | |
| 2019 | Rosebud | Hyun-ah | |
| 2021 | Sweet & Sour | Da-eun | Netflix Film |
| 2022 | The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure | Hae-geum | |
| 2024 | Hijack 1971 | Ok Soon | |
| 2025 | Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint | Yoo Sang-ah | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Drama Special – "The Diary of a Resentful Woman" | Shim Cheong-yi | One-act drama |
| 2015 | Spy | Jo Soo-yeon | |
| 2015 | House of Bluebird | Han Eun-soo | |
| 2015 | Cheer Up! | Kwon Soo-ah | |
| 2016 | Love in the Moonlight | Jo Ha-yeon | |
| 2016 | Shopping King Louie | Wang Mong-shil | Cameo (Episode 16) |
| 2017 | The Rebel | Song Ga-ryung | |
| 2017 | Strongest Deliveryman | Lee Dan-ah | |
| 2017 | Drama Special – "If We Were a Season" | Hae Rim | One-act drama |
| 2017–2018 | I'm Not a Robot | Jo Ji-ah / Aji3 | |
| 2018 | Where Stars Land | Han Yeo-reum | |
| 2020 | A Piece of Your Mind | Han Seo-woo | |
| 2024–2025 | When the Phone Rings | Hong Hui-joo | |
| TBA | Treat Her With Caution | | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2016 | My Catman | Mi-oh |
| 2022 | Rookie Cops | Go Eun-gang |
| 2022 | The Fabulous | Pyo Ji-eun |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021 | House on Wheels: For Rent | Cast Member | Spin-off of House on Wheels; with The Pirates 2 cast | |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2022 | Young Actors' Retreat | Cast member | | |
| 2022 | Saturday Night Live Korea | Host | Season 3 Episode 3 | |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Title | Artist |
| 2014 | "Girlfriend" | Uniqnote feat. Bobby Kim and Jung Yup |
| 2016 | "You Are, You Are, You Are" | Wax |
| 2021 | "Moving On" | Kyuhyun |
| 2021 | "Coffee" | Kyuhyun |
| 2021 | "Together" | Kyuhyun |
| 2022 | "Love Story" | Kyuhyun |

## Theatre

Theatre play performances :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2012–2013 | Thursday Romance (그와 그녀의 목요일) | Seo Yi-kyung |
| 2016 | Blackbird (블랙버드) | Una |
| 2019–2021 | The Student and Monsieur Henri [fr] (앙리할아버지와 나) | Constance Piponnier |
| 2023 | Shakespeare in Love (셰익스피어 인 러브) | Viola de Lesseps |

## Discography

List of singles, showing year released, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Yellow Circle" (with Jo Yu-ri) | 2023 | Non-album single |
List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "That's Love" | 2017 | The Rebel OST |
| "Way to You" | 2017 | Strongest Deliveryman OST |

## 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 Star Awards | 2015 | Best New Actress | House of Bluebird | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2015 | Best New Actress | House of Bluebird | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2015 | Best New Actress | Cheer Up! | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2015 | Best Couple Award | Chae Soo-bin (with Lee Sang-yeob) House of Bluebird | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2015 | Netizen Award, Actress | House of Bluebird | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2015 | Netizen Award, Actress | Cheer Up! | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Love in the Moonlight | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2017 | Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | If We Were a Season | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2017 | Best Couple Award | Chae Soo-bin (with Go Kyung-pyo) Strongest Deliveryman | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2017 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Strongest Deliveryman | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2017 | Netizen Award, Actress | Strongest Deliveryman | Nominated |
| Max Movie Awards | 2016 | Rising Star Award | Sori: Voice From The Heart | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2017 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | The Rebel | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2017 | Popularity Award, Actress | I'm Not a Robot | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2024 | Best Couple Award | Chae Soo-bin (with Yoo Yeon-seok) When the Phone Rings | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2024 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | When the Phone Rings | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2018 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | Where Stars Land | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2018 | Best Couple Award | Chae Soo-bin with Lee Je-hoon Where Stars Land | Nominated |