Namjoo's replacement..Lee Chae-min, the chef of the tyrant, appears in the historical drama version of a dark horse

By Yoona, Lee

Sep 01, 2025

Namjoo's replacement..Lee Chae-min, the chef of the tyrant, appears in the historical drama version of a dark horse



It's the appearance of a historical drama version of the dark horse. Actor Lee Chae-min dominated the small screen with tvN 'Chef of the Tyrant'.

Lee Chae-min, who plays Lee Hun, a tyrant of absolute taste in tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 『The Tyrant's Chef" (directed by Jang Tae-yu/scripted by fGRD), has carved Lee Chae-min's name into the viewers' hearts by performing overwhelming charisma, acting emotionally depicting sadness, and romance full of excitement.

In the 3rd and 4th episodes, Lee Hun (Lee Chae-min), who brought Yeon Ji-young (Im Yoon-ah) to the palace, who met her on the day of the total solar eclipse, opened up to Yeon Ji-young and his cooking despite strong opposition from ministers and the plot by the concubine Kang Mok-joo (Kang Han-na). Lee Heon remembered his mother, Yoon, while watching Yeon Ji-young, and appointed Yeon Ji-young, who captured his taste buds despite jealousy and opposition within the palace, as Colonel Suragan's master, causing a stir. As the contest was contested by Kang Mok-ju's scheme and the test of Inju's Daebi (Seo Yi-sook), Lee Heon revealed his strong will as a king with a harsh condition of saving only one victorious master and cutting the rest of his arms, while raising the tension of the play with a cold attitude toward Daebi the Great related to his mother's death.




Namjoo's replacement..Lee Chae-min, the chef of the tyrant, appears in the historical drama version of a dark horse
Lee Hun, who found out that everything surrounding him and Yeon Ji-young was created by Kang Mok-ju, was then angry and marked a turning point in a new conflict. Meanwhile, Lee Heon fell into deeper internal confusion when his henchman Lee Jang-kyun, who was chasing the clues of Yoon's death, was forced to work. Yeon Ji-young appeared in front of Lee Heon, who was leaning on alcohol alone and swallowing pain, and Lee Heon completed a dramatic ending by giving a tearful kiss with the wounds of the past and emotions toward Yeon Ji-young intertwined.

Lee Chae-min, who played Lee Hun, a mad tyrant and the owner of an absolute taste in the play, depicted a person with revenge and solitude related to his mother's death in three dimensions behind the cruel monarch, and released curiosity about Yeon Ji-young, who presents new dishes that he has never seen, with a twist charm, announcing Won-seok's discovery from the first broadcast. On this day's broadcast, the delicate control of the boystone and the eyes shows the tyrant's harshness and dignity as a monarch, and the various taste expressions and the heart of becoming affectionate with Yeon Ji-young are being reborn as `Roco's Jewel.'

Above all, even though it is the first historical drama challenge, it demonstrates its potential as a next-generation protagonist by demonstrating its power as a king, human anguish, and romance in a new phase by exerting weight and charisma appropriate to the genre. Lee Chae-min's enthusiastic performance, which is drawing hot attention in each episode, can be found on tvN "The Tyrant's Chef", which airs at 9:10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.






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