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Cha Hak-yeon (, born June 30, 1990),

He began his acting career in 2014 in MBC's romantic-melodrama Hotel King as Noah. He has since had roles in The Family is Coming (2015), Cheer Up! (2015) andTomorrow Boy (2016). He was a part of the lead cast in Castaway Diva (2023) and Oh My Ghost Clients (2025). N began his career as a radio host in May 2015 with his show VIXX N K-pop on SBS Power FM. Early life Born in Changwon, South Korea, N's family consists of himself, his parents, one older brother and two older sisters. N studied at Howon University and spent a year in Japan. Before debuting with VIXX, N participated in a musical called Gwanghwamun Love Song and entered in dance competitions. He had an extensive dance background, specializing in hip-hop, ballet, jazz and contemporary. In 2009, he participated and won various competitions held by big entertainment agencies such as SM, YG, and JYP. His blindfold dance, which he personally choreographed, won the Grand Prize at the Korean Youth Dance Festival.

Career 2012–2013: Debut with VIXX and variety show appearances

N was one of ten trainees who were contestants in Mnet's survival reality show MyDOL and was chosen to be a part of the final line-up and the 6-member boy group VIXX finally debuted with "Super Hero" on May 24, 2012 on M! Countdown. Prior to participating in MyDOL, N was featured in Brian Joo's "Let This Die" and Seo In-guk's "Shake It Up" music videos. In the year 2012, after VIXX's debut, N became a cast member in the second season of TVN's reality television show The Romantic & Idol.

In 2013 with the release of VIXX's album, Jekyll N created the choreography to go along with title song "G.R.8.U" of the repackaged Hyde mini-album; he also appeared in Episode 4 of SBS's Television Drama The Heirs alongside his group members. That same year, he choreographed other VIXX performances for their song "Light Up the Darkness" and for a special performance on the show Dancing 9 with Justin Timberlake's "LoveStoned".

2014–2015: Big Byung, acting debut, MC-ing and Radio Hosting In 2014, N appeared in many variety shows as a cast member such as Mnet's 4 Things Show, TVN's First Day of Work Season 3 and MBC Every 1's Hitmaker. In Hitmaker, he became a member of Jeong Hyeong-don and Defconn's first project group, Big Byung, alongside VIXX member Hyuk, Got7's Jackson and BtoB's Sungjae. Going by the stage name Dol Baeki, N and the group created two singles "Stress Come On" and "Ojingeo Doenjang" . N was cast in his first television drama in a supporting role as Noah, a bright and lively hotel employee in MBC's romantic-melodrama Hotel King. and appeared with Hongbin as a cameo in K.Will, Mamamoo and Wheesung's "Peppermint Chocolate" music video.

In 2015, N was cast in his second television drama in a supporting role as Cha Hak-yeon in SBS's The Family Is Coming and also appeared on Running Man alongside other idols, later he joined Super Junior's Eunhyuk and Kangin as cast members of MBC Every 1's Bachelor's Party. On April 25, 2015, N joined SHINee's Minho and Red Velvet's Yeri as MC on MBC's Show! Music Core from April 25, 2015, to November 14, 2015. On May 2, 2015, N's own radio show VIXX N K-pop premiered on the radio with N as the host and fellow member Ken as a fixed guest for the Quiz King segment (every Wednesday). N was also appearing on Super Junior Kiss the Radio as a fixed guest hosted by Super Junior's Ryeowook.

On July 7, 2015, N went Off to School at Hyundai Chungun High School in Ulsan, South Korea for three days as a student in JTBC’s variety program Off to School alongside other celebrities. Towards the end of July, N was confirmed to join the cast in SBS's survival variety show Law of the Jungle in Nicaragua; the show aired in September. In August 2015, N was appointed as co-MC on Weekly Idol with AOA's Mina and Apink's Ha-young. He was the MC of the show with the main MC's Jeong Hyeong-don and Defconn from September 2, 2015, to March 24, 2016 In September 2015, N was cast as Ha Dong-jae, a character who is brilliant yet has an oddball personality in KBS’s drama Cheer Up! which follows the lives of students at a prestigious boarding high school as they form a cheer-leading club.

2016–2018: Web dramas, First OST and musical theatre debut In February 2016, N was cast in his first web drama as Ahn Tae-pyung, a character who takes care of his grandmother and three siblings after his parents' death in the web drama Tomorrow Boy which aired on Naver TV Cast in March. In September, N participated in his first original soundtrack for a drama. N and Melody Day's Yeoeun released the song "Without You" for the drama W on September 7, 2016. In the same month, N was cast alongside fellow VIXX member Lee Hong-bin and AOA's Chanmi in the web drama What's Up With These Kids? which will air on Naver TV Cast on November 16. In November N was cast in the musical In The Heights as the lead role of Benny from December 20, 2016, to February 12, 2017, at the CJ Towol Theater in Seoul Arts Center. In July 2017, it was announced that he also co-choreographed with Jane Kim for MyTeen's debut album's Track 4 titled '꺼내가' ('Take it out).

2019–present: Military enlistment, departure from Jellyfish, and acting A few months before his enlistment N created his own channel on YouTube where he would share short clips of him dancing, touring, etc. under the title "오늘의 기록" Today's Record. On March 4, 2019, N enlisted for his military service. On October 7, 2020, N was officially discharged after having completed his military service. On October 31, 2020, N left Jellyfish Entertainment after he decided not to renew his contract and joined 51k on November 3. In 2021, N starred in the tvN drama Mine. The same year, he played a supporting role as Oh Kyung-tae, a warm-hearted police constable in tvN drama Bad and Crazy.

Discography

Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionSalesAlbumKORGaon As Lead Artist "Cactus" 2018 — Collaborations "Stress Come On"(with Hyuk, Jackson and Sungjae as Big Byung) 2014 — "Ojingeo Doenjang" (with Hyuk, Jackson and Sungjae as Big Byung) 2015 —Original soundtracks "Without You" (with Yeoeun of Melody Day) 2016 98 KOR: 26,260+ W OST Part.9"Edge" 2018 — — Children of Nobody OST Part 4 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other recordings Year Song Note 2015 "Higher Than Me" Shin Seung-hun cover 2017 "Tearful" Go Han-woo cover

Songwriting credits

Year Song Album Artist Role 2017 '' VIXX Lyricist and composer 2018 "Resemble" Eau De VIXX VIXX Lyricist and composer2019"Walking" (걷고있다)Walking (걷고있다)VIXXLyricist with Ravi and composer

Filmography

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2013 The Heirs Himself Cameo with VIXX members (Episode 4) Ms. Perfect Brian Lee 2018 Familiar Wife Kim Hwan Children of Nobody Lee Eun-ho 2021Drama Stage – The FairGo Do-young Season 4; Episode 8 Mine Han Soo-hyuk Secret Royal Inspector & Joy Choi Seung-yeol Cameo (Episode 9–11, 14) 2021–2022 Bad and Crazy Oh Kyung-tae 2022 Tomorrow Kim Hoon Cameo (Episode 9) Drama Special – StainGong Ji-hoonone act-drama 2023 Joseon Attorney Yoo Ji-seon Castaway DivaKang Woo-hak 2025 Oh My Ghost Clients Go Gyeon-woo 2026 Absolute Value of Romance Ga U-su

Web shows Year Title Role 2016 Tomorrow Boy Ahn Tae-pyung Off to School Cast member Episodes 53–56 2017 King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Got My Favorite Dartman" (Episode 101) Lipstick PrinceCo-Host Season 2 2018 Music Bank Special MC with Ahn Sol-bin (Episode 929) Battle Trip Contestant Episode 78; with Hongbin (Episode 91-93)

Radio shows Year Title Role Notes 2015 VIXX N K-pop Host from May 2, 2015 to November 2, 2015 2019-2020Return: The Promise of the DayHae Il Military theater

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 KBS Drama Awards 2022 Best Actor in Drama Special/TV Cinema The Stains