2014–2015: Beginnings Chae was spotted by a casting director on the streets, and upon signing a management contract with Toin Entertainment, she proceeded to make her debut in 2014 with the film
My Dictator. She then featured in weekend drama
House of Bluebird (2015) and youth series
Cheer Up! (2015) which won her Best New Actress awards at both
4th APAN Star Awards and
29th KBS Drama Awards.
2016–2019: Rising popularity and breakthrough Chae became recognized for her performance in the popular sageuk drama
Love in the Moonlight (2016) starring
Park Bo-gum The same year she starred in the play
Blackbird and the Chinese-South Korean web-drama
My Catman. In January 2017, she took on her first prime-time leading role in the historical television series
The Rebel. The series was a modest success and led to a rise in popularity for Chae. She then starred in
KBS2's youth romance drama
Strongest Deliveryman, and
MBC's romantic comedy drama ''
I'm Not a Robot. Also in 2017, Chae starred in the first episode of the eighth season of the KBS2 anthology series KBS Drama Special'', "
If We Were a Season." Her performance won her the Excellence Award at the
SBS Drama Awards. After the expiration of her management contract with Toin Entertainment in December 2018, Chae joined
King Kong by Starship in January 2019. In 2021 and 2022, Chae appeared opposite
Gong Myung in the music video series for
Kyuhyun's Four Seasons Project, which consisted of the singles "Moving On," "Coffee," "Together," and "Love Story." In January 2022, she starred alongside
Kang Daniel in the
Disney+ series
Rookie Cops. That same month, Chae starred in the South Korean period adventure film
The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure. On May 25, 2022, Chae decided to extend her contract with
King Kong by Starship. In September, Chae was reunited with her
Love in the Moonlight costars for the
TVING entertainment program ''
Young Actors' Retreat''. In January 2023, Chae was cast as
Viola de Lesseps in the 30th anniversary edition of
Seoul Arts Center's production of
Shakespeare in Love, alongside
Jung So-min and
Kim You-jung as alternates. In 2024, Chae starred in
Hijack 1971, a film based on the hijack attempt of a Korean Air F27 airliner in 1971. It was released theatrically on June 21, 2024. That same year, she played the female lead in the
romantic thriller When the Phone Rings. In 2025, she starred in the live-action fantasy film
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy, an adaptation of the web novel
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint by Sing Shong. ==Personal life==