CHA Tae-hyun is a true messenger of happiness in our time. He elicits euphoria from the audience. It was <My Sassy Girl> that introduced him as a bright and innocent character to the world. Playing Gyeon-woo, a giving boyfriend, he even walked around the campus in his girlfriend’s high heels. This most ideal boyfriend stole the hearts of female fans across Asia: another hallyu star was born. CHA Tae-hyun is an all-round entertainer: he can act, he can sing, and he is...More

CHA Tae-hyun is a true messenger of happiness in our time. He elicits euphoria from the audience. It was <My Sassy Girl> that introduced him as a bright and innocent character to the world. Playing Gyeon-woo, a giving boyfriend, he even walked around the campus in his girlfriend’s high heels. This most ideal boyfriend stole the hearts of female fans across Asia: another hallyu star was born. CHA Tae-hyun is an all-round entertainer: he can act, he can sing, and he is a talented show host. His role choices have played to his image as an innocent and devoted lover in TV dramas and films. He has pursued a “variation” rather than a transformation in his acting career. He is often quoted as saying, “I hope my acting to continue to bring warmth and happiness to the audience.” CHA Tae-hyun has focused on human comedy since his debut. He has had a deeper interest in a heart-warming romantic drama supported by comedy, rather than in laugh-out-loud situations. CHA Tae-hyun gave 100% of himself in <Lover's Concerto> and enlivened <Crazy First Love> as well the blockbuster hit <Scandal Makers> using his comic instinct. He played a man haunted by a number of geeky ghosts in another comedy work <Hello Ghost>. In <Champ> from 2011, CHA effectively portrayed a jockey who overcomes his failures to succeed. He found success again in the summer of 2012 as the leader of a group of ice thieves in the period comedy <The Grand Heist>. CHA teamed up again with director KIM Young-tak for the comedy <Slow Video>. In 2015, he reprised his role for the <My New Sassy Girl>, which was made as co-production with China.

Outside Story
Date of Birth: March 25, 1976
Height, Weight, Blood Type: 175cm, 65kg, Type A
Hobbies: Watching Movies, Singing
Talents: Golf
Educational Background: Master Degree in Mass Communication, Chung-Ang University
Family Relationship: CHOI Soo-Min (Mother), CHOI Seok-Eun (Wife)

Awards
‘09 Max Movie Film Festival - Best Actor Award
‘03 Blue Dragon Awards - Popularity Award
‘02 Daejongsang Film Festival – Popularity Award
‘02 Blue Dragon Awards - Popularity Award
Others

Debut
‘95 KBS Super Talent Contest


Drama
‘08 MBC <General Hospital 2> - Choi Jin-Sang
‘07 KBS2 <Flowers For My Life> - Yoon Ho-Sang
‘04 MBC <First Love of the Crown Prince> - Choi Kun-Hee
‘00 SBS <Juliet’s Man> - Chang Ki-Poong
‘99 SBS <Happy Together> - Ha Shin-Yup
‘99 MBC <I Love You> - Young Jae
‘99 MBC <Into the Sunlight> - Kang In-Ha
‘98 MBC <Ready Go> - Park Chan-Ki
‘98 MBC <Sunflower> - Huh Jae-Bong
‘97 KBS2 <First Love> - Chan Woo’s Friend
‘96 KBS2 <Papa> - Kang Myung
‘96 KBS2 <Daughter-in-law Story of Three States> - Restaurant employee
‘96 KBS <Don’t Touch Cash>
‘95 KBS2 <A Place in the Sun> - Student

Movies
’12 <The Grand Heist> - Duk-Moo
’12 <Neverending Story> - Song Kyung’s friend (cameo)
‘11 <Champ> - Seung-Ho
‘10 <Hello Ghost> - Kang Sang-Man
’09 <Maybe> (cameo)
‘08 <Speed Scandal> - Nam Hyub-Soo
’08 <My Mighty Princess> - Guy feeding pigeons (cameo)
‘08 <BA:BO> - Seung-Ryong
‘07 <Highway Star> - Bong-Pil
’06 <Hanbando>
‘05 <My Girl and I> - Kim Soo-Ho
‘05 <Sad Movie> - Jung Ha-Seok
‘04 <Two Guys> - Kim Hoon
’04 <Who’s Got the Tape>
’04 <Windstruck> - Guy on platform
‘03 <Happy Ero Christmas> - Sung Byung-Ki
‘03 <Crazy First Love> - Son Tae-Il
‘02 <Lover’s Concerto> - Ji-Hwan
‘01 <My Sassy Girl> - Gyun-Woo
‘97 <Hallelujah> - Juvenile Delinquent in Church

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