Cha Seung-Won 차승원 [Upcoming Movies: “Believer 2”, “Tyrant”, “ War and Revolt”]

[Guest kdramafanusa]

So fine in suits!

Looks good with mustache too. Hehe~

from Naver blogs

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Source=KBS

Male Actors Try New Roles in TV Dramas

[2009-07-02]

One of the viewers of the KBS TV2 drama “He Who Can’t Marry” has recently written that she was surprised by its main male character, Cho Jae-hee, who is played by actor Ji Jin-hee. So far, Ji has mostly played gentle and smart men, but this time he has been transformed into a narrow-minded old bachelor, whom he portrays in a comical way. The viewer said she had no idea Ji could portray comical roles and that they suited him perfectly.

Ji is not the only one to reflect the latest small-screen trend. A growing number of male actors are shedding their existing images to try on new roles. Despite the risk, so far the majority of them have succeeded in their transformations.

Ji Jin-hee, Lee Jong-won Realize Their Long-cherished Dreams

Ji Jin-hee has played only serious roles so far, such as Min Jung-ho in “Jewelry In The Palace,” Oh Tae-seok in “Spotlight” and his big-screen roles in the movies “Soo” and “The Old Garden.” But in the TV drama “He Who Can’t Marry,” Ji plays a very rigid man who receives hemorrhoids surgery from a female doctor, to his great embarrassment, and is engrossed in playing with a toy like a child. Ji said he was glad to take on this comical role because he had wanted to play a cheerful role for a long time. He also added that sometimes he gets carried away during filming, prompting the director to stop him.

Actor Lee Jong-won from the KBS TV1 drama “Jolly Widows” also portrays a comical man, as if trying to shed his image as a playboy. Lee, who played a cool-headed doctor in “General Hospital 2” and a charismatic prince in “The Land Of Wind,” recently impressed viewers by perfectly portraying a man who was cheating on his wife. However, this time he is back as a completely new actor, both in terms of the way he looks and acts. He wears round-framed glasses, which have earned him the nickname “fat Harry Potter,” to portray a cartoonist who puts on a headband and turns on the theme song of the movie “Mission Impossible” whenever he has to meet tight deadlines. Lee says it wasn’t his intention to portray only serious roles and that it feels good to portray an upbeat role for the first time in a while.

Kim Sung-min, Jeon No-min in Vicious Roles

Kim Sung-min from the MBC TV drama “Can I Get A Meal?” and Jeon No-min from the MBC drama “The Great Queen Seondeok” have also drawn the spotlight by appearing in vicious roles. Kim Sung-min, who has so far mostly played comical roles, such as those in the TV drama “Married to the Mafia” and the movie “The Mafia the Salesman,” appears as a man who cheats on his wife in “Can I Get A Meal?” He is unabashed and rude, but when his wife asks for a divorce, he ignores her request.

Actor Jeon No-min has played righteous and kindhearted men so far, but in “The Great Queen Seondeok” he plays a vicious man who does everything to destroy his enemies. Jeon says he had wanted to try a new role when he was cast for the drama and that although he still feels awkward portraying a person who is obsessed with jealousy and wants to realize his ambitions by any means, he is glad to try his skills at a completely new role.

Cha Seung-won, Han Sang-jin in Melodrama Roles

Actors Cha Seung-won and Han Sang-jin, for their part, have made a major transformation by taking on romantic roles in the SBS TV series “City Hall” and the KBS TV2 drama “My Too Perfect Sons,” respectively. Cha, who has already gained significant recognition for his skills in portraying comical roles and also successfully playing a charismatic character in “Eye For An Eye,” perfectly portrays a romantic guy in his first small-screen role in six years. Viewers have lauded his acting skills so far, and said they were impressed by his acting in crying scenes.

Actor Han Sang-jin, who has gained popularity for playing in the dramas “Isan” and “White Tower,” also plays a romantic man in “My Too Perfect Sons” in a break from his previous roles that mostly included “dry-hearted” guys who had no interest whatsoever in love. Han’s character--an intelligent and exemplary reporter--tied the knot with an actress in an episode that aired June 28. On that day, the drama’s viewer ratings exceeded 30 percent. Han says it is fun to finally play a man who has a girlfriend and even gets married.

http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2009/...1072800005.HTML

[Guest kdramafanusa]

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Fans love & praise his expressive eyes which convey various emotions without having to say anything.

http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/sports/2009...15414791970.htm

http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200907020902211001

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"Mature Flower Men" Sweeping Film/TV Industry

장동건·차승원·윤상현…TV·스크린은 '꽃중년' 전성시대

http://spn.edaily.co.kr/news/newspath.asp?...233286589750584

TV 美중년의 재발견..차승원·윤상현·최철호

http://star.mt.co.kr/view/stview.php?no=2009070300170550533

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Horror film 'The Haunting In Connecticut' Partner poll conducted by Cyworld site from June 23~29.

1. Lee Seung-Ki - 40%

2. Cha Seung-Won - 29%

3. Yoon Sang-Hyun - 17%

4. Lee Seon-Gyun - 14%

http://www.egn.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=4953

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Article on movies in the 2nd half of 2009

http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2009/....HTML?did=1179m

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Will add more details soon...

[Guest fobbiyo]

I LOVE HIM IN CITY HALL!

Never knew how great of an actor he is. I will definitely check out his other things.

[Guest theLEGEND]

Honestly, I don`t remember anymore, may be it was not a recent guesting I guess.

May be I saw the info here thats why I`m asking Helena, I can`t remember....sorry!

Oh, that's fine with me! Don't worry about it~

Fans love & praise his expressive eyes which convey various emotions without having to say anything.

Definitely agree 1000% about his eyes. Again, please tell me why is he married?

[Guest kdramafanusa]

I quoted your post which was over two months old but I was just wondering, did Cha Seung Won ever appeared on both Sang Sang Plus and Golden Fishery? I've skimmed through the guest lists from both SSP and GF's official website trying to find out which episode he was on but I couldn't find his name. I thought I should I asked you about it.

Golden Fishery (Episode 35) 2007-3-21

http://blog.naver.com/crom__/150051862267

Sang Sang Plus (Episode 121) 2007-03-20

Sang Sang Plus (Episode 75) 2006

[Guest swtlive]

Hello everyone.

http://cafe.daum.net/4RWON/

http://www.cyworld.com/noahyeney

aw too bad i cant read any of that. thanks so much though.

[jeeji]

June 7...A surprise birthday Party by the cast of City Hall to Seungwon

SOO SEXY

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Here are the DVD Releases of his movies, most of them (especially the 1st edition) are out of print though. Some online stores might have the re-released ones.

Eye For An Eye (Han Seok-Gyu, Cha Seung-Won) [2008]

http://www.madmad.co.kr/dvd/detail.html?dvd_id=50361

My Son (directed by Jang Jin; Cha Seung-Won, Ryu Deok-Hwan) [2007]

http://www.madmad.co.kr/dvd/detail.html?dvd_id=42003

The Big Scene / Murder, Take One (directed by Jang Jin; Cha Seung-Won, Shin Ha-Gyun) [2005]

http://www.madmad.co.kr/dvd/detail.html?dvd_id=16447

Blood Rain (Cha Seung-Won, Park Yong-Woo, Ji Sung) [2005]

http://www.madmad.co.kr/dvd/detail.html?dvd_id=15194

Mr Teacher, Mr Kim (Cha Seung-Won) [2003]

http://www.madmad.co.kr/dvd/detail.html?dvd_id=5179

Ghost House (Cha Seung-Won, Jang Seo-Hee) [2004]

http://www.madmad.co.kr/dvd/detail.html?dvd_id=11418

Jail Breakers (Seol Kyung-Gyu, Cha Seung-Won, Song Yoon-Ah) [2002]

http://www.madmad.co.kr/dvd/detail.html?dvd_id=4003

Spark The Lighter / Breakout (Kim Seung-Woo, Cha Seung-Won) [2002]

http://www.madmad.co.kr/image.html?dvd_id=3099&ino=1

Kick The Moon (Lee Sung-Jae, Cha Seung-Won, Kim Hye-Soo) [2001]

http://www.madmad.co.kr/dvd/detail.html?dvd_id=1332

Libera Me (Choi Min-Soo, Yoo Ji-Tae, Cha Seung-Won) [2000]

http://www.madmad.co.kr/dvd/detail.html?dvd_id=422

Cha Seung-Won Collection (Jail Breakers, My Teacher Mr Kim, Spark The Lighter)

http://www.madmad.co.kr/dvd/detail.html?dvd_id=16194

[Guest cleown]

http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/ZE...d074e4aeac7.jpg

When I worked on the recap for ep4 of City Hall, the ending scene where JG tries to make Mi Rae's friends believe he's going to kiss her... Don't you think he resembles Eric from Shinhwa a little? CSW beats Eric a trillion times in every aspect, though

[Guest kdramafanusa]

exceeded the number of images allowed in 1 post earlier

South Of The Border (directed by Ahn Pan-Seok; Cha Seung-Won, Jo I-Jin, Shim Hye-Jin) [2006] {melodrama}

http://www.madmad.co.kr/dvd/detail.html?dvd_id=20340

Small Town Rivals (Cha Seung-Won, Yoo Hae-Jin) [2007]

http://www.madmad.co.kr/dvd/detail.html?dvd_id=42004

[Guest desert_rain]

i love love love csw in city hall.

i loved it when mr said to jg "a man who can give a speech, in a sexy way, a man with a handsome silhouette under a street lamp."

csw is one hot daddy.

[Guest kdramafanusa]

He left a message at Daum Cafe ( http://cafe.daum.net/4RWON ) on July 4 at 02:45am.

Reposted and translated by psyhnwei at ChaSeungWonBar

http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=603636788

정말 3개월이란 시간이................... 휴우~~~~~

真的3个月的时间..........................呼~~~~~~~

너무 사랑해주시고 응원해주셔서감사드립니다......

给了这么多的爱和支持，非常感谢...................

이번 작품은 그 후유증이 오래 가지않을까 생각됩니다....후회없이 임했고 미련없이 떠날수 있기에.......

这次作品的后遗症恐怕很久都不会消失………没有后悔的参加了才能没有迷恋的离开................

빨리 다음작품 결정해서 훌훌떨치고도 싶지만 그러기에는 심신이 너무도 많이 지쳐있는것 같습니다......

虽然因为要尽快决定下一部作品而希望呼呼的振作起来，但是这样的话身心都感到非常疲惫...............

그동안 드라마하면서 하지못하고 넘겨 두였던 일들도 정리 해야 할거 같고.....................

这段时间因为拍电视剧而没能做的事情也需要整理..........

무엇보다 우리식구들과 시간을 많이 가져야 할거 같습니다...........

和其他的比起来，也要多些时间和家人们一起…

언제가 될지는 모르겠지만 조만간 더좋은 작품으로 찿아뵙겠습니다...............

虽然不知道什么时候可以，但是迟早会找到更好的作品的..........

다시한번 감사드립니다...사랑해주셔서.................

再一次感谢你们，给了这么多的爱.................

안일한 굴복보다는 분투하다 쓰러질수 있는 사람이기를 바라며///////////// 차승원올림

和屈服于安逸比起来，希望是奋斗到倒下的人吗？/////////////车胜元留

summary

It's really 3 months (of filming City Hall).

He thanked the fans for giving him a lot of love and support.

As a result of shooting this drama, he wasn't able to do things so he needs to readjust (now that filming's completed). Compared to other things, he will need to spend more time with his family.

He's choosing his next project.

[Guest kdramafanusa]

His autograph

translated text by psyhnwei@ChaSeungWonBar

DC City Hall gall

没有后悔的参与了 No regret participating

才能没有迷恋的离开 therefore able to leave without obsessing

作品“City Hall” Work City Hall

谢谢你们的爱！！ Thank you for your love!!

Credits: DC & psyhnwei

another one posted by fan who visited the filming set

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Thanks to friends here who sent me articles/stuffs on him (hugs~); I've been really busy, I don't have a chance to follow up.

Many are interested in seeing his family pictures, here they are some older ones...

family

wife

^ this picture should be recent

son

daughter

I have to get off now...will add some more...

[Guest jastinel]

I lost all my bookmarks when my PC needs to reformat.

HELENA, do you have the DL link of Cha`s movies?

Someone posted the link in CH thread, but it`s hard to find it now and do back reading.

I hope you can add a DL link for his movie My Son. Thanks in advance!

Thanks for sharing his family picture and updating this thread, i will be a regular here!

Cha is a very loving man, I guess his sweet and romantic in real life, lucky wife!

[Guest doohee]

can we have a link for golden fishery ep 35 or a megaupload or clubbox link!!! pleasE!!! thank you!!!

[Guest]

watching City Hall

OMG, this guy CSW is soooo hot

love his romantic scenes with KSA

first time watching him and I am sold

he looks so much better than in that pic with his daughter

if loosing weight and a different hair style can do so much, I really should loose weight too.....hehehe....

[Guest dramaaddict]

Ok... I am getting annoyed with people keep saying 'How lucky his wife ...'

I think we should say How lucky Cha Seung Won is for having a wife who always be with him for 20+ years!!! Who is dedicated to raise their kids and deal with possibilities of rumors of her husband from the newspapers/magazines/paparazzi... It's very hard for a wife to stay behind quietly and support her husband who is so famous...

Why why people don't see that hardship endured by the wife of a famous celebrity?

Sorry if I offended some of you...

[Guest Ming65sia]

Ok... I am getting annoyed with people keep saying 'How lucky his wife ...'

I think we should say How lucky Cha Seung Won is for having a wife who always be with him for 20+ years!!! Who is dedicated to raise their kids and deal with possibilities of rumors of her husband from the newspapers/magazines/paparazzi... It's very hard for a wife to stay behind quietly and support her husband who is so famous...

Why why people don't see that hardship endured by the wife of a famous celebrity?

Sorry if I offended some of you...

Very well said.