Cha In-ha

Cha In-ha
차인하
Cha in November 2018
Born	Lee Jae-ho July 15, 1992 Seoul, South Korea
Died	December 3, 2019 (aged 27) Seoul, South Korea
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2017–2019
Agent	Fantagio

Cha In-ha (July 15, 1992 – December 3, 2019) was a South Korean actor best known for starring in The Banker, Clean with Passion for Now, and Love with Flaws. He was a member of the actor group Surprise U.

Biography

Cha In-ha was born Lee Jae-ho on July 15, 1992, in Sinchon. In 2017, he started his acting career as one of five members of Surprise U. He also starred in Deep Inside of Me. He played Hwang Jae Min in Clean with Passion for Now. He appeared in the You, Deep Inside of Me short film. He also appeared in Are You Human? and Temperature of Love. At the time of his death, he was playing Joo Won-seok in Love with Flaws.

Death

Cha died on December 3, 2019, of undisclosed causes. He was found dead in his house in the Gangnam District of Seoul by his manager. Cha's agency, Fantagio, has advised against spreading "rumors [and] speculative reports" involving his death out of respect for his family, and they have stated that he would have a private funeral. A police spokesman stated that Cha left "no will or final message", and that his family has requested an autopsy not be conducted.

The New York Times, The Guardian, and Deadline Hollywood have made comparisons of his death to those of Sulli and Goo Hara, both of whom died young within two months of his death. Korea Times reported that concerns over copycat suicides have been raised.

Filmography

Television series