
Age: 25
male
Yoon Chan-young (윤찬영) is a South Korean actor born on April 25, 2001, in South Korea. He began his acting career in 2013 as a child actor, appearing in various television dramas where he often portrayed the younger versions of main characters. Through these early roles, he gained attention for his emotional depth and natural screen presence. He gradually built his career with supporting roles in notable dramas such as Mama (2014), Dr. Romantic (2016), and Nobody Knows (2020), showcasing his growth and versatility as an actor. His breakthrough came with the role of Lee Cheong-san in the Netflix original series All of Us Are Dead (2022), which earned him international recognition and significantly expanded his global fanbase. Following the success of the series, Yoon Chan-young took on leading roles in projects such as Hope or Dope (2022) and Delivery Man (2023). He is widely recognized for his ability to portray emotionally complex characters and is considered one of the most promising young actors of his generation in the South Korean entertainment industry.

Yoon Chan-young

Heikichi Nakao
for Heikichi Nakao in Lovely Complex as a K-Drama
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Lovely * Complex began as a manga (2001-2007) and has also had as well as a live-action movie adaption (2006) an anime adaptation (2007). Love is unusual for Koizumi Risa and Ootani Atsushi, who are both striving to find their ideal partner in high school—172 cm tall Koizumi is much taller than the average girl, and Ootani is much shorter than the average guy at 156 cm. To add to their plights, their crushes fall in love with each other, leaving Koizumi and Ootani comically flustered and heartbroken. To make matters worse, they're even labeled as a comedy duo by their homeroom teacher due to their personalities and the stark difference in their heights, and their classmates even think of their arguments as sketches. Lovely★Complex follows Koizumi and Ootani as they encourage each other in finding love and become close friends. Apart from their ridiculous antics, they soon find out an unexpected similarity in their music and fashion tastes. Maybe they possess a chemistry yet unknown, but could love ever bloom between the mismatched pair?