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Moon Chae-won

Moon Chae-won

Actor · Born November 13, 1986 (39) · Daegu, South Korea

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Moon Chae-won (born November 13, 1986) is a South Korean actress. Moon first attracted attention in 2008 in her supporting role as a gisaeng in Painter of the Wind. She was next cast in Brilliant Legacy, one of the top-rated Korean dramas of 2009. 2011 marked Moon's career breakthrough, with leading roles in the television period drama The Princess' Man and the action blockbuster War of the Arrows; both were critical and commercial hits, with Arrows as the highest grossing Korean film of the year. For her performance in the latter, Moon won Best New Actress at the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Moon's other notable television series include the revenge melodrama The Innocent Man (2012) and the humanistic medical drama Good Doctor (2013).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 13, 1986 (39)
From
Daegu, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 36% in 30 days

What are Moon Chae-won's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
47%
Self
26%
Power
14%
Survival
9%
Morality
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Romantic
4
Warm
2
Hopeful
2
Joyful
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2

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 Moon Chae-won's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Moon Chae-won'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

23 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Heartman: Rock and Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Bo-na

  • Gory: A Horror Tale(2025)

    as Lee Chae-won

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Payback: Money and Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Park Joong-kyung

  • Taxi Driver(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Oh Mi-seo

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Flower of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · as Cha Ji-won

  • Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Sun Ok-nam

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Feng Shui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Cho-seon

  • Criminal Minds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · as Ha Sun-Woo

  • Goodbye Mr. Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Kim Swan

  • Mood of the Day(2016)

    as Bae Soo-jung

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Love Forecast(2015)

    as Kim Hyun-woo

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Awaiting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Yeon-hee (past)

  • Good Doctor(2013)

    Show 20 episodes · as Cha Yoon-seo

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Innocent Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 20 episodes · as Seo Eun-gi

  • War of the Arrows(2011)

    as Ja-in

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Princess's Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 24 episodes · as Lee Se Ryung

  • It's Okay, Daddy's Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 17 episodes · as Eun Chae-ryung

  • Running Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • My Fair Lady(2009)

    Show 16 episodes · as Yeo Eui-joo

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Shining Inheritance(2009)

    Show 28 episodes · as Yoo Seung-mi

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Painter of the Wind(2008)

    Show 20 episodes · as Jung-hyang

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Our School's E.T. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Lee Eun-sil

  • Mackerel Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · as Min Yoon-seo

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

War of the Arrows (2011)

$51M worldwide

Highest rated

War of the Arrows (2011)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Good Doctor (2013)

Film career

20072026

Peak 2016 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting23 of 23: 23 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

2000s5 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s5 · acting

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.

How do Moon Chae-won's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter (2018)

60th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

War of the Arrows (2011)

Midcredits 87th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 50. 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 Moon Chae-won work with?

People who share at least 2 of Moon Chae-won's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lee Seung-gi shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and editors