Meet Single’s Inferno star Cha Hyun-seung: the backup dancer of K-pop idols Exo, Rain and Sunmi is also a YouTuber and bodybuilder
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- After hit Korean TV shows Squid Game and Hellbound comes a new reality dating series on the live-streaming giant – and contestant Cha Hyun-seung is turning plenty of heads
- Cha has modelled for Columbia Sportswear and Men’s Health, enjoys wake-surfing and swimming, and a ‘fancam’ of his dance moves once went viral
From Squid Game to Hellbound, Korean productions on Netflix have been performing tremendously over the past few months. Its newest hit Single’s Inferno, a dating reality show, has been picking up traction as the hottest show at the moment – in more ways than one.
Nine attractive contestants are trapped on an island called Inferno for nine days; not only do they have to live by their own means, but they’re all looking for love at the same time.
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Cha Hyun-seung made his appearance on the fifth episode of the programme, with both the female and male contestants acknowledging his good looks.
But beyond impressive build, let’s find out a little bit more about Cha’s life and what he gets up to outside of Single’s Inferno!
He rose to fame for performing with Sunmi
![Cha Hyun-seung has been working closely with Sunmi since 2014. Photo: @502bright/Instagram Cha Hyun-seung has been working closely with Sunmi since 2014. Photo: @502bright/Instagram](https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2022/01/07/72afe68c-f17a-4b75-a802-890ffd3ecdfa_d7491f3d.jpg)
Not only have videos – or “fancams” – highlighting Cha’s dancing gone viral, during Sunmi’s performance of her single Lalalay on Korean music programme Inkigayo, a fancam of Cha dancing alongside Sunmi accumulated one million views.
He’s also worked with other K-pop celebrities
![Cha Hyun-seung and K-pop star Rain. Photo: @502bright/Instagram Cha Hyun-seung and K-pop star Rain. Photo: @502bright/Instagram](https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2022/01/07/40da11c1-db54-47ef-b20c-e0ead10a1433_7390c88c.jpg)