Chad Future

On January 28, 2006, Lehre uploaded Myspace: The Movie, a parody of the popular social networking site that he directed, co-wrote, edited, scored, and starred in.[8][9] Three days after Lehre uploaded the video to his personal site, another user uploaded the video to YouTube.[10] By February 2006, Myspace: The Movie became YouTube's most viewed video at 3.4 million views.[2] The film movie also began airing on rotation on Current TV, which reached 20 million U.S. homes.[2]

In 2007, Lehre co-starred in the film Epic Movie.[11]

In 2009, Lehre starred as Shamus Bryce in the sci-fi short Turbo, alongside Justin Chon.[12] Lehre appeared in several films, commercials, and music videos.

In 2011, Lehre also worked as an interviewer for MTV’s coverage of Billboard Korea’s KPOP Masters event.[13][4]

In 2021, Lehre’s short film The Newscaster was featured in the My RØDE Reel short film competition.[14]

In 2011, Lehre, performing under the name Chad Future, formed the 5-member musical group Heart2Heart. The group was heavily influenced by the K-Pop boy band structure, with an assigned leader and each member fulfilling a specific role. It and consisted of members Chad Future, Pretty Boi Pete, KX, Nico, and Brayden.[15]

Former N*SYNC member Lance Bass mentored the group and made a cameo in their debut music video.[15][16] Lehre became friends with Bass while hosting the American Music Awards red carpet pre-show together in 2010.[17]

The music video for Heart2Heart's debut single "Facebook Official" was directed by Lehre.[18]

Inspired by his interest in K-Pop and American pop music, Lehre officially announced his solo music project under the stage name Chad Future in 2012, with a goal to bridge the gap between the genres.[19][20] He chose the stage name Chad Future because he was nicknamed Chad while doing character work in high school theater.[21]

Chad Future began creating English covers of popular K-pop songs by artists such as EXO,[22] BigBang,[23] and B.A.P.,[24] which received attention from fans and some of the actual artists.[25]

Chad Future's English remix of BigBang's "Loser", which also featured American recording artist Preston Knight, was chosen as the winner of YG Entertainment's Made Series M cover competition.[23]

Chad Future performed at the first KCON in 2012,[26] and made his official debut on M-Net's M Countdown in Los Angeles on August 25, 2013.[21][27]

He released The First Mini Album in 2014, a 5-song EP which featured collaborations with K-Pop recording artists VIXX's Ravi and NU'EST's Aron.[28]

Chad Future's first television special "I Am Chad Future" aired on Mnet America in 2014, which documented the creation of his first album and the preparation of his M Countdown performance. In addition to being the title star, he also produced and edited the special.[29][30]

In 2015, exactly one year after releasing his first mini album, Future, Lehre released his 2nd mini album, titled AK-Pop, which included 5 songs and collaborations with artists such as Ha Sung-woon and Bestie's U.JI.[31][3] Both American and Korean artists, including Shin Hyuk, participated in its production.[31][3]

In 2016, he directed, executive produced, and starred in Chad Future TV, which premiered on The Audience Network channel as a documentary series, also airing on AT&T U-Verse, DirecTV, and Fullscreen.[32] Chad Future TV followed his first journey to Seoul, South Korea, where he collaborated with and interviewed K-Pop artists and went on several cultural adventures around the country.[33]

In 2022, Chad released original songs "Summer with You" and covers of popular songs by K-Pop artists BTS, Aespa, and Stray Kids.[34][35]

In 2023, he released "Good Vibes" with Korean singer-song writer Kyung Dasom on NHN Bugs Label.[36][37][38]