Cha Hak-yeon (Korean차학연, born June 30, 1990),[1] better known by his stage name N (), is a South Korean singer, actor, presenter, and radio host, signed to 51k. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band VIXX in May 2012,[2] he began his acting career in 2014 in MBC's romantic-melodrama Hotel King as Noah.[3] He has since had roles in The Family is Coming (2015), Cheer Up! (2015), and Tomorrow Boy (2016). N began his career as a radio host in May 2015 with his show VIXX N K-pop on SBS Power FM.[4]

N
N in December 2017
Born
Cha Hak-yeon[1]

(1990-06-30) June 30, 1990 (age 34)
Changwon, South Korea
Education
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
  • presenter
Agent
  • 51K
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2012–present
Labels
Member ofVIXX
Formerly ofBig Byung
Korean name
Hangul
차학연
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCha Hak-yeon
McCune–ReischauerCh'a Hakyŏn
Stage name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationEn
McCune–ReischauerEn

Early life

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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.[5] Before debuting with VIXX, N participated in a musical called Gwanghwamun Love Song[6] and entered in dance competitions. He had an extensive dance background, specializing in hip-hop, ballet, jazz and contemporary.[7] In 2009, he participated and won various competitions held by big entertainment agencies such as SM, YG, and JYP.[8] His blindfold dance, which he personally choreographed, won the Grand Prize at the Korean Youth Dance Festival.[9]

Career

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2012–2013: Debut with VIXX and variety show appearances

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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"[10] on May 24, 2012[11] on M! Countdown.[12][13] 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.[14][15]

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.[16]

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;[17] he also appeared in Episode 4 of SBS's Television Drama The Heirs alongside his group members.[18] 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".[19]

2014–2015: Big Byung, acting debut, MC-ing and Radio Hosting

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In 2014, N appeared in many variety shows as a cast member such as Mnet's 4 Things Show,[20] TVN's First Day of Work Season 3[21] 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.[22] Going by the stage name Dol Baeki, N and the group created two singles "Stress Come On" and "Ojingeo Doenjang" (Korean오징어 된장).[23][24]

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.[3][25] and appeared with Hongbin as a cameo in K.Will, Mamamoo and Wheesung's "Peppermint Chocolate" music video.[26]

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 [27] and also appeared on Running Man alongside other idols,[28] later he joined Super Junior's Eunhyuk and Kangin as cast members of MBC Every 1's Bachelor's Party.[29] 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.[30][31] 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).[32] 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.[33][34] 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.[35] 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[36] 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.[37]

2016–2018: Web dramas, First OST and musical theatre debut

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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.[38][39] In September, N participated in his first original soundtrack for a drama. N and Melody Day’s Yeoeun released the song "Without You" (Korean니가 없는 난) for the drama W on September 7, 2016.[40] 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.[41][42] 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.[43] 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).[44]

2019–present: Military enlistment, departure from Jellyfish, and acting

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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.[45]

On March 4, 2019, N enlisted for his military service.[46] On October 7, 2020, N was officially discharged after having completed his military service.[47]

On October 31, 2020, N left Jellyfish Entertainment after he decided not to renew his contract and joined 51k on November 3.[48]

In 2021, N starred in the tvN drama Mine.[49] The same year, he played a supporting role as Oh Kyung-tae, a warm-hearted police constable in tvN drama Bad and Crazy.[50]

Discography

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Singles

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Title Year Peak chart position Sales Album
KOR
Gaon

[51]
As Lead Artist
"Cactus" (선인장) 2018 Non-album single
Collaborations
"Stress Come On"
(with Hyuk, Jackson and Sungjae as Big Byung)
2014 Non-album singles
"Ojingeo Doenjang" (오징어 된장)
(with Hyuk, Jackson and Sungjae as Big Byung)
2015
Original soundtracks
"Without You" (니가 없는 난)
(with Yeoeun of Melody Day)
2016 98 W OST Part.9
"Edge" (가장자리) 2018 Children of Nobody OST Part 4
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other recordings

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

Songwriting credits

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Year Song Album Artist Role
2017 "Cactus" (サボテン) Lalala ~ Thank you for your love ~ (ラララ ~愛をありがとう~) VIXX Lyricist and composer[53]
2018 "Resemble" (닮아) Eau De VIXX VIXX Lyricist and composer
2019 "Walking" (걷고있다) Walking (걷고있다) VIXX Lyricist with Ravi and composer

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 The Heirs Himself Cameo with VIXX members (Episode 4) [18]
2014 Hotel King Noah [3]
2015 The Family is Coming Cha Hak-yeon [27]
Cheer Up! Ha Dong-jae [37]
2017 Tunnel Park Kwang-ho [54]
Ms. Perfect Brian Lee [55]
2018 Familiar Wife Kim Hwan [56]
Children of Nobody Lee Eun-ho [57]
2021 Drama Stage – The Fair Go Do-young Season 4; Episode 8 [58]
Mine Han Soo-hyuk [59][60]
Secret Royal Inspector & Joy Choi Seung-yeol Cameo (Episode 9–10) [61]
2021–2022 Bad and Crazy Oh Kyung-tae [62]
2022 Tomorrow Kim Hoon Cameo (Episode 9) [63]
Drama Special – Stain Gong Ji-hoon one act-drama [64]
2023 Joseon Attorney Yoo Ji-seon [65]
Castaway Diva Kang Woo-hak [66]

Web shows

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Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Tomorrow Boy Ahn Tae-pyung [38]
What's Up With These Kids? Choi Geum-son [41]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 The Romantic & Idol Season 2 Cast member [16]
2014 4 Things Show Main star [20]
Hitmaker Cast member [22]
First Day Of Work Season 3 [21]
2015 Hitmaker Season 2 [22]
Show! Music Core Co-Host with Yeri (Red Velvet) and Minho (Shinee) [30]
Bachelor's Party Cast member [29]
100 People, 100 Songs Contestant [67]
Off to School Cast member Episodes 53–56 [33]
Law of the Jungle in Nicaragua Episodes 181–184 [35]
2015–2016 Weekly Idol Assistant MC with Mina (AOA) and Oh Ha-young (Apink) [36]
2016 Celebrity Bromance Cast member Season 7; with Lee Won-keun [68]
2017 King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Got My Favorite Dartman" (Episode 101) [69]
Lipstick Prince Co-Host Season 2 [70]
2018 Music Bank Special MC with Ahn Sol-bin (Episode 929) [71]
Battle Trip Contestant Episode 78; with Hongbin (Episode 91-93) [72]

Radio shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 VIXX N K-pop Host from May 2, 2015 to November 2, 2015 [32]

Musicals

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Gwanghwamun Love Song [6]
2016–2017 In The Heights Benny [43]
2017–2018 Interview Gordon Sinclair [73]
2019-2020 Return: The Promise of the Day Hae Il Military theater [74]

Awards and nominations

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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 Ref.
KBS Drama Awards 2022 Best Actor in Drama Special/TV Cinema The Stains Won [75]

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