- hy un ▁in ▁a ▁came o ▁appearance ▁in ▁S BS ' s ▁fant asy ▁drama ▁The ▁Leg end ▁of ▁the ▁Blue ▁Sea . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Cha ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁rom antic ▁comedy ▁Because ▁I ▁Love ▁You , ▁playing ▁a ▁gift ed ▁composer ▁who ▁connect s ▁people ▁in ▁love ; ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁again ▁produced ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁Cha ▁Ji - hy un . ▁He ▁next ▁star red ▁in ▁K BS 2 ' s ▁variety - d rama ▁Hit ▁the ▁Top , ▁which ▁he ▁also ▁direct s . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁Cha ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁fant asy ▁block b uster ▁Al ong ▁With ▁the ▁God s : ▁The ▁Two ▁World s , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁web to on ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁by ▁J oo ▁Ho - min . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Cha ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁rom ance ▁drama ▁Mat rim onial ▁Cha os , ▁a ▁re make ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁television ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁title . ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 – present ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Cha ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁engaged ▁in ▁g amb ling , ▁which ▁was ▁discovered ▁through ▁Jung ▁Jo on - you ng ' s ▁phone ' s ▁text ▁messages ▁during ▁the ▁police ' s ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁for ▁ill ic it ▁sex ▁video ▁cr imes . ▁Cha ▁subsequently ▁issued ▁a ▁formal ▁statement ▁of ▁ap ology ▁and ▁with d rew ▁from ▁all ▁his ▁shows . ▁