Cha In-ha
Native name차인하
Birth nameLee Jae-ho
Birth dateJuly 15, 1992
Birth placeSeoul, South Korea
Death dateDecember 3, 2019 (aged 27)
Death placeSeoul, South Korea
OccupationActor
Years active2017–2019
AgentFantagio

Cha In-ha (July 15, 1992 – December 3, 2019) was a South Korean actor best known for starring in The Banker, Clean with Passion for Now, and Love with Flaws. He was a member of the actor group Surprise U.

Biography

Cha In-ha was born Lee Jae-ho[1] on July 15, 1992, in Sinchon.[2][3] In 2017, he started his acting career as one of five members of Surprise U.[4] He also starred in Deep Inside of Me.[1] He played Hwang Jae Min in Clean with Passion for Now.[5] He appeared in the You, Deep Inside of Me short film.[4] He also appeared in Are You Human? and Temperature of Love.[4] At the time of his death, he was playing Joo Won-seok in Love with Flaws.[6]

Death

Cha died on December 3, 2019,[7] of undisclosed causes.[8] He was found dead in his house in the Gangnam District of Seoul by his manager.[9] Cha's agency, Fantagio, has advised against spreading "rumors [and] speculative reports" involving his death out of respect for his family, and they have stated that he would have a private funeral.[10] A police spokesman stated that Cha left "no will or final message", and that his family has requested an autopsy not be conducted.[10]

The New York Times, The Guardian, and Deadline Hollywood have made comparisons of his death to those of Sulli and Goo Hara, both of whom died young within two months of his death.[1][11][7] Korea Times reported that concerns over copycat suicides have been raised.[12]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2017Temperature of LoveKim Ha-seong[4]
2018Queen of Mystery 2Dae-yoon[1]
Wok of LoveBong Chi-soo[4]
Are You Human?Hwang Ji-yong[4]
2018–2019Clean with Passion for NowHwang Jae-min[13]
2019Miss Independent Ji-eun 2Ha-jun[4]
The BankerMoon Hong-joo[7]
Love with FlawsJoo Won-seok[1]

References

  1. ^ Bakare, Lanre (December 3, 2019). "South Korean pop star and actor Cha In Ha found dead aged 27". The Guardian. Archived December 3, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2019. – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. ^ "Cha's profile starts HanCinema". HanCinema. Archived January 11, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  3. ^ ko:Cha In Ha 차인하 - '신인수다' EP.02 (video) (in Korean). Fantagio. November 15, 2019. pp. 1:07. Archived January 11, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "3 things to know about Cha In-ha, the latest Korean celebrity casualty". South China Morning Post. December 4, 2019. Archived December 6, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "'일뜨청' 김민규x학진x차인하, 순수·반항美·무한긍정까지 3人3色 매력". entertain.naver.com. Archived December 7, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "'하자있는 인간들' 오연서, 꽃미남 혐오증에 걸린 건 오빠·동생 탓?! 美친 비주얼 4남매!". MBC 연예. November 21, 2019. Archived December 4, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Grater, Tom (December 3, 2019). "Cha In-ha Dies: Korean Actor Found Dead At Age 27". Archived December 6, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  8. ^ McCarthy, Tyler (December 3, 2019). "Korean actor Cha In Ha found dead in his home at 27". Fox News. Archived December 6, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  9. ^ Jung, Joon-ki (December 3, 2019). "ko:배우 차인하 자택에서 숨진 채 발견…경찰 조사 중" (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. Dongwha Enterprise. Archived November 19, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "Korean police will not request for post mortem on actor Cha In-ha". sg.news.yahoo.com. Archived December 5, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  11. ^ Murphy, Heather (December 3, 2019). "Cha In-ha Becomes Third Young Korean Entertainer to Die in Two Months". The New York Times. Archived December 5, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2019. – via NYTimes.com.
  12. ^ "Rookie actor Cha In-ha's suicide raises concern of 'Werther effect'". The Korea Times. December 4, 2019. Archived December 5, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "Cha In-ha, Korean Actor, Reportedly Dead at 27". www.yahoo.com. Archived December 4, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2019.