My Take
Lee Chae-min is one of those quietly impressive young actors who seems to show up at exactly the right moment — and then you realize he's been putting in serious work all along. Born in 2000, he's barely in his mid-twenties and already has a string of solid Korean drama credits under his belt, from the sleek thriller vibes of High Class to the feel-good sports romance of Love All Play. His turn in Crash Course in Romance gave him a wider audience, and frankly it's easy to see why — there's a natural ease to his presence on screen that a lot of actors twice his age haven't figured out. Plus, hosting Music Bank for nearly two years on KBS is no small thing; that kind of live broadcast experience shapes a performer in ways that pure acting work just doesn't. I'm genuinely curious where he takes it from here.
Overview
Lee Chae-min (Korean: 이채민; born September 15, 2000) is a South Korean actor. He appeared in the television series High Class (2021), Love All Play (2022), Crash Course in Romance (2023), and Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (2025). He hosted the KBS music program Music Bank from September 2022 to May 2024.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lee Chae-min
- Name (Japanese)
- イ・チェミン
- Reading
- い・ちぇみん
- Born
- September 15, 2000 (age 25)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- South Korea, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television presenter / actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.