Chae Jong-hyeop to star opposite Kanna Hashimoto in Japanese drama

Actor Chae Jong-hyeop will be the male lead in “Rules of Vacation,” a Japanese television series set to premiere Aug.

27 on Ameba, Chae's agency Blitzway Entertainment said on Thursday.

Chae will be starring opposite Kanna Hashimoto, playing a woman on vacation who falls in love with a man she encounters at her grandmother’s summer house.

The romantic comedy marks Chae’s second lead role in a Japanese drama, following “Eye Love You” from 2024.

The appearance also marked the first time a Korean a ...