His eyes are all done..Lee Chae-min, the chef of the tyrant, has a new melodrama king

By Jeeyoung, Jo

Sep 22, 2025

His eyes are all done..Lee Chae-min, the chef of the tyrant, has a new melodrama king
Lee Chae-min is having a photo time at the production presentation of tvN's new Saturday drama "The Tyrant's Chef" held at Sindorim the St. in Seoul on the 19th. Reporter Huh Sang-wook @sportschosun.com/2025.08.19/



It's a blessing in disguise. Actor Lee Chae-min, who replaced actor Park Sung-hoon, who was dropped out due to controversy over his personal life, captivated viewers with his meticulous emotional passion and exciting romance.

In tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 'The Tyrant's Chef' (written by fGRD, directed by Jang Tae-yu), Lee Hun (Lee Chae-min) struggled to save Yeon Ji-young (Im Yoon-ah), who was falsely accused of serving in the army. Lee Heon's sincere heart toward Yeon Ji-young was conveyed with his confession, leaving a deep lingering impression on the small screen.

Lee Hun was overwhelmed by the hardships faced by the woman he loved, and his sorrow reached the viewers. As soon as he saw Yeon Ji-young trapped with a broken body, Lee Heon caused regret with her eyes turning red as if her heart was collapsing, and she showed her strong trust in Yeon Ji-young by confronting Ja Hyun-dae (Shin Eun-jung) and Kang Mok-joo (Kang Han-na), who suspected Yeon Ji-young. With Yeon Ji-young in jeopardy, Lee Heon's love has become more and more solid.




Lee Hun, who even threw himself out to reveal the truth, was seen more than desperate. After hard work, the Grand Prince recovered his energy and escaped the crisis as soon as the Great Inju Daebi (Seo Yi-sook) gave him, and Lee Heon gave Yeon Ji-young Cheoyongmu. Then "I don't want to go back." completed the romance with a desperate confession and a jade ring.

His eyes are all done..Lee Chae-min, the chef of the tyrant, has a new melodrama king
Lee Chae-min delicately intersected the tyrant's passion and pure love and accumulated the character's emotions in detail. In order to protect his loved ones, he skillfully controlled the straight face of losing his reason and the affectionate melodrama sensibility, and completely fascinated the small screen by capturing Lee Hun's emotions with his expression and trembling voice. In particular, the dense enthusiastic performance, which expresses the intersecting emotions of worry, sadness, and anger in the scene where Yeon Ji-young is trapped in prison, made even the viewers immerse themselves in Lee Heon, leaving a deep and deep lingering feeling. On top of that, the ending completed with Lee Heon's love led to the exclamation by maximizing romance.

As such, Lee Chae-min's high-density enthusiastic performance is drawing enthusiastic cheers from the small screen "The Tyrant's Chef" has only two episodes left, and it airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 p.m. on tvN.








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