From K-Pop Idol to Inmate: The Downfall of Coed School's Cha Joo Hyuk

What happens when a K-Pop star's dream turns into a legal nightmare? For Cha Joo Hyuk, once known by his stage name Kangho in the group Coed School, the stage lights were replaced by the harsh reality of a prison cell. His story is a cautionary tale of a promising career derailed by a series of criminal charges.

A Rare Co-ed Experiment

Coed School debuted in 2010 under Core Contents Media. As a ten-member group with both male and female members, they were an anomaly in a K-Pop scene dominated by boy groups and girl groups. The group later split into two subunits, SPEED (male) and F-ve Dolls (female). However, the original group disbanded just three years later in 2013. Cha Joo Hyuk attempted to transition into acting but his career never truly took off.

A Spiral of Scandals: The Timeline

It was a string of criminal charges that brought his name back into the headlines. According to media reports, his legal troubles began to mount significantly in 2016.