Cha Yup
Actor · Born January 7, 1986 (40) · South Korea
Cha Yup was born on 7 January 1986 in South Korea. He is an actor, known for Connection (2024), Train (2020) and Secret Reunion (2010).
Biography from IMDb.
- January 7, 1986 (40)
- South Korea
- Actor
- 17 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Cha Yup's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heraldas Oh Chi Hyun in Connection (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Cha Yup's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Cha Yup's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.
My Royal Nemesis(2026)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
To My Beloved Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Connection(2024)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Song of the Bandits(2023)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Remarriage & Desires(2022)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Insider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
It's Beautiful Now(2022)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
The Policeman's Lineage(2022)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Shark: The Beginning(2021)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Sweet Home(2020)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Train(2020)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Crazy Romance(2019)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Warning: Do Not Play(2019)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Long Live the King(2019)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Door Lock(2018)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
On Your Wedding Day(2018)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Are You Human? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Luck-Key(2016)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
18 - Eighteen Noir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Secret Reunion(2010)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Love Is a Crazy Thing(2005)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 2010 to 2026; peak year 2018.
Biggest box office
Luck-Key (2016)
Highest rated
On Your Wedding Day (2018)
Most popular right now
Connection (2024)
Film career
Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2010Screen debut· Secret Reunion
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Cha Yup's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 61. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Cha Yup work with?
People who share at least 2 of Cha Yup's MovieCove titles; Jeong In-gi shares the most, 2.
- Jeong In-giShared titles: Secret Reunion (2010), Love Is a Crazy Thing (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Jeong In-gi
