Chae Soo-bin

Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Chae Soo-bin

Role / Field:

South Korean actress known for roles in Love in the Moonlight and The Rebel.

Born:

1994-07-10

Century / Era:

1994s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Bae Soo-bin (Korean: 배수빈; born July 10, 1994), known professionally as Chae Soo-bin (채수빈), is a South Korean actress. She first 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), Where Stars Land (2018), and When the Phone Rings (2024). 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. 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.

Career & Major Achievements

Chae became recognized for her performance in the popular sageuk drama Love in the Moonlight (2016) starring Park Bo-gum and directed by Kim Seong-yoon, 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.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

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.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1994 (1994-07-10): Birth of Chae Soo-bin — South Korean actress known for roles in Love in the Moonlight and The Rebel.
2. 2014: 2014 Milestone — 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.
3. 2015: 2015 Milestone — She then featured in weekend drama House of Bluebird (2015) and youth series Cheer Up!
4. 2016: 2016 Milestone — She first 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), Where Stars Land (2018), and When the Phone Rings (2024).
5. 2017: 2017 Milestone — In January 2017, she took on her first prime-time leading role in the historical television series The Rebel.
6. 2018: 2018 Milestone — " In 2018, Chae starred in the airport-themed drama Where Stars Land.
7. 2020: 2020 Milestone — In 2020, Chae starred in the romance drama A Piece of Your Mind alongside Jung Hae-in.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Chae Soo-bin

True or False: “Chae Soo-bin's first major breakthrough role was in a film released in 2014.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): Her initial recognition came from the television series Love in the Moonlight in 2016.

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