Name: Moon Chae Won (Mun Chae Won)
Profession: actress, model
Agency: Namoo actors
Place of birth: Daegu, South Korea
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 46 kg
Blood type: B
Family: parents, brother
Education: Chugye University of Arts (Faculty of Fine Arts)
Favorite color: beige brown
Favorite season: autumn
Favorite food: pasta
Favourite flowers: roses
Favorite animal: dog
Want to visit: Southeast Islands
Chae Won studied Western painting at university. Over time, she firmly decided to become an actress and worked hard for supporting roles.
She made her debut in the teen series Go Mackerel, Go! in 2007. On the big screen, she made her debut in the teenage film Our English Teacher. She successfully portrayed teenage heroes, and a new role in the drama “Drawing the Wind”, as a beautiful courtesan who fell in love with a woman, showed her from a completely different side. Although the role was secondary, the charisma and beauty of the actress fascinated viewers. For this role, she and actress Moon Geun-yeon won the SBS award for Best Screen Couple, receiving the highest ratings of the popular vote. It was also a huge achievement for the actress herself. This was just the beginning of her career.
In 2010, the actress received two supporting roles in the popular TV series “Magnificent Heritage” and “My Fair Lady”. September 2010 became a turning point in the career of the actress. In 2 months of popular online voting, among all acting actresses in Asia, for a secondary role in “Magnificent Heritage”, Chae Won scored 71,294 votes, which made her more popular than the main actress in the series. For the first time, a supporting actress has received such an honor in the film industry. After that, she was invited to the well-known agency Barunson Entertainment.
In February 2011, Moon Chae Won canceled her trip to Spain due to a new offer. She was offered a role in the film “Arrow War”. For this role, the actress underwent serious training, learned to shoot with a bow and horseback riding. For this role, Moon Chae Won received good reviews from Western audiences. The film was shown at the London Film Festival and in American cinemas. Immediately after filming ended in the film “Arrow War”, Chae Won received the main role in the series “Princess’s Beloved”. Initially, the series received negative reviews, which was the hardest blow for the actress. However, with the willpower and support of her friends, she did her best to change the minds of her critics. At the same time, the film “Arrow War” was gaining popularity. Within 3 days, she received more than a million emails from viewers, and the media tried to interview the actress. She turned down all requests and focused on her role in the TV series Princess Beloved. Her work was not in vain, the series receives the highest rating. Her charm has earned her popularity among viewers, especially male audiences, the public, the media and film critics.
In 2012, Moon Chae Won starred with actor Song Joon Ki in the drama The Good Guy. She received praise for her role as a cold-blooded, cynical girl from a wealthy family. The rating of the drama exceeded its time interval since its broadcast, and received positive reviews from critics, and Moon Chae Won received the award for Best Actress.
In 2013, Moon starred in the medical drama The Good Doctor. She got the role of a pediatric surgeon, and to prepare for the role, she communicated with real doctors in real life, visited the hospital, memorized medical terms and attended surgery to observe the process. She then starred in a short film directed by Kang Jae-gyu. She played the role of a girl who was separated from her husband (played by Go Soo), and they did not see each other for 16 years, living in different countries (in North and South Korea). This film was screened at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.
In 2015, Moon returned to television, starring in the film Love Today, teaming up with her old colleague on the series Magnificent Heritage, actor Lee Seung-gi. In the new drama, she played the role of a weatherman with a beautiful face, but an absolutely terrible character that does not match her appearance.
Awards:
2015 - 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival: Producers' Choice Award
2013 - KBS Drama Awards: For outstanding acting achievements (Good Doctor)
2013 - KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Good Doctor)
2013 - KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple with Joo Won (Good Doctor)
2012 - KBS Drama Awards: For Outstanding Acting Achievement (Good Guy)
2012 KBS Drama Awards: Netizen's Award (The Good Guy)
2012 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple with Song Joon Ki (Good Guy)
2011 - KBS Drama Awards: For Outstanding Achievement (Princess Beloved)
2011 - KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Princess Beloved)
2011 - KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple with Park Shi Hoo (Princess Beloved)
2011 - 19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards For Outstanding Achievements in TV (Arrow War)
2011 - 19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards: Excellence Award, Actress "Film"
2011 - 27th Korea Best Dressed Swan Awards: Best Dressed, TV Actress category
2011 - 3rd Asian Jewelry Awards: Diamond Award (among actresses)
2011 - 9th Korea Lifestyle Awards: Best Dressed of the Year
2011 - 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Novice Actress (Arrow War)
2011 - 48th Grand Bell Awards: Best Beginner Actress (Arrow War)
2008 - SBS Drama Awards: New Star (Drawing Wind)
2008 - SBS Drama Awards: Best Couple with Moon Geun Young (Drawing the Wind)
2008 - 16th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards: Best Beginner Actress (Drawing the Wind)