Cha Tae-Hyun is a South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n movie star, television actor, and singer. He started his acting career in a 1995 KBS television drama. He appeared in his first movie, Hallelujah, in 1997, also making his debut as a singer in 2001. Internationally he is best known for his protagonist role in the 2001 romantic comedy My Sassy Girl

My Sassy Girl

My Sassy Girl is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong. It tells the story of a man's chance meeting with a drunk girl on the train which changes his life...

, his counterpart being Jun Ji-hyun

Jun Ji-hyun

Jun Ji-hyun also known as Gianna Jun, is a South Korean actress and model. She had her breakthrough role in 2001 as The Girl in the film My Sassy Girl which became the highest grossing Korean comedy of all time...

. He is as well shown in other various works, including Papa (1996).
He is the commercial model of Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart DS

is a racing game developed and published by Nintendo. It was released for the Nintendo DS handheld game console in North America, Australia, and Europe on November 14, 2005, and in Japan on December 8, 2005. The game is the fifth installment in the Mario Kart series of video games, and the first to...

 in South Korea. He is also close friends with singers Kim Jong Kook

Kim Jong Kook

Kim Jong Kook is a South Korean singer. He was initially part of the Korean duo Turbo, and he later pursued a successful career as a solo artist.-Biography:...

, Hong Kyung Min

Hong Kyung Min

- Television drama :* 2006: MBC Love Can't Wait* 2006: KBS2 Fugitive, Lee Doo Young* 2007: SBS The Person I Love- External links :* at KBS World...

, and with actor Jang Hyuk

Jang Hyuk

- Career :As a child, Jang Hyuk spent most of his life in his birthplace Busan, before making his drama debut in the SBS drama Model in 1997. Besides the TV drama School and a minor role in the little-seen film Zzang, Jang appeared in g.o.d.'s music video of their 1999 debut single To My Mother...

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Movies

• 1997: Hallelujah (cameo)
• 2001: My Sassy Girl
  My Sassy Girl
  My Sassy Girl is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong. It tells the story of a man's chance meeting with a drunk girl on the train which changes his life...
  
  
• 2002: Lovers' Concerto
  Lovers' Concerto (film)
  Lovers' Concerto is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Lee Han. It is a romantic melodrama dealing with friendship, jealousy and the ties that bind.-Plot synopsis:...
  
  
• 2003: Happy Ero Christmas
  Happy Ero Christmas
  Happy Ero Christmas is a 2003 South Korean romantic comedy film that offers non-stop laughter in the run-up to Christmas...
  
  
• 2003: Crazy First Love
• 2004: Two Guys (film)
• 2004: Windstruck
  Windstruck
  Windstruck is a 2004 South Korean fantasy-romantic comedy directed by Kwak Jae-yong...
  
   guest appearance
• 2005: My Girl and I
  My Girl and I
  My Girl and I is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Jeon Yun-su. It is a remake of the Japanese film Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World, which itself is based on the novel Socrates in Love by Kyoichi Katayama.-Plot:...
  
  
• 2005: Sad Movie
  Sad Movie
  Sad Movie is a 2005 South Korean romance film with an all-star cast. It is the second film directed by Kwon Jong-kwan, following S Diary from 2004.-Synopsis:...
  
  
• 2008: BABO
  BABO
  BA:BO is a 2008 South Korean film. Based on a popular webcomic, the film was directed by Kim Jeong-kwon, and stars Cha Tae-hyun and Ha Ji-won in the lead roles.- Plot :...
  
  
• 2008: Speedy Scandal
  Speedy Scandal
  Speedy Scandal is a 2008 South Korean film written and directed by Kang Hyeong-cheol and starring Cha Tae-hyun in the lead role. This was Director Kang's first film before Sunny and the highest grossing Korean film of the year.- Plot :...
  
  
• 2010: Hello Ghost
  Hello Ghost
  Hello Ghost is a 2010 South Korean comedy film about a man's multiple failed suicide attempts. After the most recent one he discovers he can now see a family of ghosts...
  
  
• 2011: Champ

Drama

• 1996: Papa (KBS)
• 1997: Ready Go (KBS)
• 1998: Sunflower (MBC)
• 1998: I Love You
• 1998: Shy Lover
• 1999: Happy Together
  Happy Together (1999 TV series)
  Happy Together is a 16 -episode South Korean TV drama series broadcast by SBS in 1999.- Cast :* Lee Byung-Hun - Suh Tae-poong* Song Seung Hun - Suh Ji-suk* Kim Ha Neul - Jin Soo-ha* Jun Ji Hyun - Suh Yoon-joo...
  
  
• 1999: Into The Sunlight (MBC)
• 2000: Juliet's Man (SBS)
• 2004: First Love of a Royal Prince (MBC)
• 2007: Flowers for My Life (KBS2)
• 2008: General Hospital 2 (MBC)

Personal Life

Cha married his long time girlfriend Choi Eun-suk after 13 years of courtship. The wedding took place at the Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel on 01 June, 2006.

Radio

He worked as DJ in some broadcasters. In 2007, he got a prize of best DJ in KBS.

• 1999~2000: KBS 2FM
• 2007: KBS 2FM

Awards

• Blue Dragon Film Awards, 2003: Choice of Audience
• SBS Actors Awards, 2000: Promising star
• SBS Actors Awards, 1999: Best Rookie of this year
• MBC Actors Awards, 1999: Best Rookie of this year

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