Cha Hak Yeon (N)

Cha Hak Yeon, also known by his stage name N, is a South Korean singer, actor, and presenter.

He is initially known as a member of boygroup under JellyFish Entertainment, VIXX, before he expanded career into acting and starred in various drama series such as Children of Nobody (2018), Mine (2021), and Castaway Diva (2023).

Career

Cha Hak Yeon or popularly known as N initially began to fall in love with the entertainment world after spending his teenage years practicing dance.

Hak Yeon then made his big shot by joining a lot of dance competitions in 2009 and he finally became the winner of the Korean Youth Dance Festival.

This amazing dancer then joined an agency, Jellyfish Entertainment, which later he was being sent to participate in MyDOL.

After that, he became a part of VIXX, a 6-member K-pop boy group and debuted on May 24, 2012, by releasing Super Hero.

Hak Yeon then finally ventured his wings to the acting industry by appearing in the 4th episode of The Heirs (2013).

One year later, he continued his acting appearance in Hotel King as a supporting character.

He then continued his appearances in more dramas, such as The Family Is Coming (2015), Cheer Up! (2015), Tunnel (2017), and Familiar Wife (2018).

In 2020, Hak Yeon decided to leave his agency, Jellyfish Entertainment and joined another agency, 51k.

After that, he continued his acting career by appearing in Mine (2021), Secret Royal Inspector & Joy (2021), and Bad and Crazy (2021).

Profile

Real Name: Cha Hak Yeon (차학연)
Stage Name: 엔 (N)
Nickname: N-Jumma, Hacker Cha, Cha Leader, Annoying Cha, N-Mi
Birthday: June 30, 1990
Birthplace: Changwon, South Korea
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Nationality: South Korean
Religion: –
Profession: Singer, Actor, Presenter
Education: Howon University
Hobbies: Dancing, Performing
Facebook: –
Twitter: @CHA_NNNNN
Instagram: @achahakyeon
TikTok: –
YouTube: Cha Hak Yeon Official

Height, Weight, & Physical Appearance

Height: 180 cm (5’11”)
Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Body Measurements: –
Shoe Size: –

Family

Father: –
Mother: –
Brother: 1
Sister: 2

Girlfriend & Dating History

He has never been involved in a publicly disclosed relationship nor rumored to date someone. He most likely wants to keep her personal and dating life private.

Net Worth

He is estimated by multiple sources to have accumulated $1 million to $5 million. He earns most of his income by working as a singer, actor, and presenter.

Plastic Surgery

There is no known information on whether he has undergone any cosmetic surgery.

Facts

Cha Hak Yeon once lived one year in Japan.
He had 5 years training period before debuting as a VIXX member.
Hak Yeon has darker skin if it’s compared to other VIXX members.
Meat is his most favorite food.
Black and red are his most favorite colors.
Hak Yeon loves reading and doing choreography so much.
He is afraid to be surrounded by animals.
He’d like to be a radio DJ.
So many said his appearance is similar to Jeongmin from Boyfriend and the actor Kim So Hyun.
He once appeared in a musical theatre, Kwanghwamun Love Song.
Hak Yeon was a part of Big Byung, a parody group alongside Jackson from GOT7, Hyuk, and Sungjae from BTOB.
He once appeared in The Romantic & Idol Season 2.
He was a singer for a K-Drama OST titled W, Without You, alongside Yeo Eun from Melody Day.
He had his radio live show in 2015, VIXX N KPOP.
Hak Yeon once made a choreography for Starlight in Desperate and Otakon performance.
He made a choreography for Light Up The Darkness, G.R.8.U, and My Teen’s Take It Off.
He becomes a choreography coach for My Teen.
He once wrote VIXX’s song, Cactus.
Hak Yeon would date Ravi if he were a girl.
He made a good friendship with Super Junior’s Ryeowook.
His ideal type is someone who is wise and kind. He picks Seohyun from SNSD as his ideal type.

Drama Series

Castaway Diva (tvN | 2023), as Kang Woo-Hak
Joseon Attorney: A Morality (MBC | 2023), as Yoo Ji-Sun
Drama Special: Staino (KBS2 | 2022), as Gong Ji-Hoon
Tomorrow (MBC | 2022), as Kim Hun (ep.9)
Bad and Crazy (tvN, iQIYI | 2021-2022), as Oh Kyung-Tae
Drama Stage: The Fair (tvN | 2021), as Go Do-Young
Secret Royal Inspector & Joy (tvN | 2021), as Choi Seung-Ryul
Mine (tvN | 2021), as Han Soo-Hyuk
Children of Nobody (MBC | 2018-2019), as Lee Eun-Ho
Familiar Wife (tvN | 2018), as Kim Hwan
Tunnel (OCN | 2017), as Park Gwang-Ho
Ms. Perfect (KBS2 | 2017), as Brian
What’s With Money? (Naver TV | 2016), as Choi Geum-Son
Cheer Up! (KBS2 | 2015), as Ha Dong-Jae
The Family Is Coming (SBS | 2015), as Cha Hak-Yeon
Hotel King (MBC | 2014), as No A
The Heirs (SBS | 2013), as himself (cameo)

TV Shows

Battle Trip (KBS ⏐ 2018), as himself (contestant)
Music Bank (KBS ⏐ 2018), as himself (special MC)
Lipstick Prince (OnStyle ⏐ 2018), as himself (co-host)
King of Mask Singer (MBC ⏐ 2017), as himself (contestant)
Celebrity Bromance (Naver TVCast, YouTube⏐ 2017), as himself (cast member)
Weekly Idol (MBC⏐ 2015-2016), as himself (assistant MC)
Law of the Jungle in Nicaragua (SBS ⏐ 2015), as himself (cast member)
Off to School (JTBC ⏐ 2015), as himself (cast member)
100 People, 100 Songs (JTBC ⏐ 2015), as himself (contestant)
Bachelor’s Party (MBC ⏐ 2015), as himself (cast member)
Show! Music Core (MBC ⏐ 2015), as himself (co-host)
Hitmaker (MBC ⏐ 2015), as himself (cast member)
First Day Of Work (tvN⏐ 2014), as himself (cast member)
Hitmaker (MBC ⏐ 2014), as himself (cast member)
4 Things Show (Mnet ⏐ 2014), as himself (main star)
The Romantic & Idol Season 2 (tvN ⏐ 2012), as himself (cast member)

Quotes

“My resolve to do my best, my faith that I can do better than I did last time, these are the things that drive me. I always act with sincerity and do my best so that my feelings can transmit across the screen to the viewers.”

“The VIXX members are always cheering each other on and monitoring each other’s work […] I think that right now is a time when I have to focus on acting more than performing. I want to be acknowledged as the actor Cha Hak Yeon.”

“I always get especially caught up in my thoughts and worries at the end of each year. Up until now, I’ve had regrets when looking back at the past year, but it was different this year.”

“My love for the job of acting really grew starting from ‘Tunnel.’ Even though I had a small role and little screen time, I found my character really charming.”

“It’s true that I have the type of personality where I need to do something perfectly, exactly the way I’ve prepared it, in order to feel satisfied. If I don’t prepare properly, I get so nervous that I can’t even do half of what I need to do.”

“I’d like it if I could enjoy things a bit more. It’s okay to enjoy things and relish in them.”