Recently, the drama "EYE LOVE YOU" has been attracting attention in Japan for its pairing of a Korean male actor and a Japanese female actor, leading to a surge in popularity for actor Chae Jong-hyeop in Japan. In a recent video uploaded to his agency's YouTube channel titled 'Tokyo Vlog', despite lacking Japanese subtitles, the majority of comments were in Japanese. With the rising popularity of actor Chae Jong-hyeop, there is growing interest in the dramas he has starred in. Therefore, in this post, we will introduce two dramas where Chae Jong-hyeop played the lead role.

1. Castaway Diva (無人島のディーバ)

There is a girl who has lived alone on a deserted island for 15 years.

'Seo Mok-ha', an ardent fan of singer 'Yoon Ran-ju', dreams of becoming a singer like her. Dreaming of becoming a singer and performing on stage with Yoon Ran-ju, Seo Mok-ha decides to film a video of herself singing with the help of her classmate, 'Jeong Gi-ho'. As they make the video together, they discover each other's secrets: both were suffering from domestic violence from their fathers. To escape their fathers, they decide to secretly leave the island they live on. However, noticing their escape, Seo Mok-ha's father tries to stop them, and in order to protect Seo Mok-ha, Jeong Gi-ho fights Seo Mok-ha's father and is left behind on the island. On the boat, Seo Mok-ha jumps into the sea to escape her father who has chased her to the edge of the boat, and thus begins Seo Mok-ha's 15-year life on a deserted island.

Seo Mok-ha, who never gave up her dream of meeting Yoon Ran-ju and sang for 15 years, decides to meet Yoon Ran-ju as soon as she escapes the deserted island. With the help of 'Kang Woo-hak', who rescued her from the deserted island, she becomes Yoon Ran-ju's manager.

The Korean drama "Castaway Diva", which warmly explores the theme of dreams while offering solace to victims of domestic violence, has become another healing drama created by Park Eun-bin, the lead actress of "Extraordinary Attorney Woo". Chae Jong-hyeop plays the role of 'Kang Bo-geol', the younger brother of Kang Woo-hak, who hides a secret. Recently, Chae Jong-hyeop posted a picture on his SNS of him at Park Eun-bin's Japanese fan meeting. It seems the two actors have a close friendship as they worked together on "STOVE LEAGUE" prior to "Castaway Diva".

The Korean drama "Castaway Diva" is available to watch on TVING and Netflix.

2. Unlock My Boss (社長をスマホから救い出せ！～恋の力でロック解除)

'Park In-seong', who is disheartened after failing to find a job, climbs a nearby mountain and stumbles upon a suspicious smartphone. The smartphone, which moves on its own without anyone manipulating it, claims to be 'Kim Seon-ju', the CEO of an AI corporation. At first, Park In-seong doesn't believe it, but soon he comes to believe it after seeing 100 million won deposited into his account.

CEO Kim Seon-ju's request is for Park In-seong to become the CEO in his place, trapped as he is within the smartphone. Park In-seong, who had previously failed to get a job at the company where Kim Seon-ju is the CEO, enters the company again as the new CEO. Immersed in the CEO play, Park In-seong initially follows the smartphone CEO's instructions, but gradually starts acting independently.

The Korean drama "Unlock My Boss", with its fresh premise of a person trapped inside a smartphone, is based on the webtoon of the same name. While viewers initially might think it's a comedic fantasy drama, many are surprised by the dark truth behind the events. In this work, Chae Jong-hyeop portrays a character who initially appears childish but transforms into a cool and serious persona as the plot takes a turn, offering a different side of Chae Jong-hyeop that was not seen in "EYE LOVE YOU".

"Unlock My Boss" is available to watch on U-Next, Genie TV, TVING, Netflix, Rakuten Viki, and Viu.