Cha Ye-ryun

Cha Ye-ryun strikes me as an actress built through patient accumulation rather than overnight hype. Born in Seoul in 1985, she stepped into film at twenty with a supporting role in the horror movie Voice, then graduated to a lead in the 2007 melodrama Cruel Love. I like that arc, from genre fright to mainstream emotion, because it suggests an actress willing to stretch across registers early. Careers built one role at a time tend to age well, and I respect the discipline that implies. I am always curious how she lets warmth seep through the screen in roles that demand restraint.

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Name (English)

Cha Ye-ryun

Name (Japanese)

チャ・イェリョン

Reading

ちゃ・いぇりょん

Born

July 16, 1985 (age 41)

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

film actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

High school

Sangmyung High School

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/chayeryun/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cha%20Ye-ryun
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6694102

Tags

• film actor
• actor

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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