Cha Tae Hyun is a South Korean actor, singer and radio DJ. Born on March 25, 1976, he launched his career after coming in second place in the 1995 KBS Talent Contest. The exposure brought him many commercial endorsements and television acting roles. Cha Tae Hyun’s career took off after he starred in the widely successful 2001 film “My Sassy Girl” with Jun Ji Hyun. Soon thereafter, he released his debut music album called “Accident.” He went on to star in many more popular films, including “Lover’s Concerto” (2002), “Scandal Makers” (2008). In 2012, Cha Tae Hyun became a regular cast member of the popular reality show “2 Days & 1 Night.” He has also worked a radio DJ when he hosted his own show called “FM Popular Music With Cha Tae Hyun” from 1999 to 2000 and “Mr. Radio” from 2007 to 2008. Cha Tae Hyun married Choi Suk Eun, his high school sweetheart, in 2006 and they have three kids.

Cha Tae Hyun

Min Soo (Yoo Yeon Seok) is a dog-lover who has a beloved puppy named Runni. He is devoted to Runni, but looks to be forced to part with his pet when he meets and falls in love with a woman. He proposes marriage to her and she accepts. But she has a dog hair allergy, which means he will no longer be able to live with Runni. Reluctantly, he decides to look for a new home for his dog, and enlists the help of his older cousin Jin Kook (Cha Tae Hyun).

Jin Kook is a down-on-his-luck cafe operator whose business has just failed. But he agrees to help Min Soo find a suitable “guardian” for Runni. This task proves to be much harder than it first seems, though – the candidates who come forward all appear to be experiencing chaotic challenges. But during the course of the selection process, they get into all sorts of trouble – a fact that leads them with an ever-expanding collection of dogs to care for. Eventually, they have not one but eight pooches to look after. With time running out, will Min Soo and Jin Kook ever find a new home for their pack of puppies?

“My♡Puppy” is a 2023 South Korean movie that was directed by Kim Joo Hwan.

My Heart Puppy

 🐶My♡Puppy Team🐶

KBS, KOCOWA

A neuroscientist Shin Ha Ru with a special brain, a selfless detective Geum Myung Se with a kind brain, a law hypnosis investigator Seol So Jung with a timid brain, and Kim Mo Ran with a hyper-sexuality brain, will join the force and investigate criminal cases as a team. A neuroscience team has been established in order to deal with the increasing number of crimes related to brain disease, and Ha Ru joins them as a consultant. Coincidently, Myung Se and Ha Ru get involved in an ill-fated relationship, and brutal cooperation begins. What will happen during the all-too-human investigation full of madness and plot twists?

Brain Works

🐭Pinky & Brain Team🧠

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Hacking was the only way out of Kang Sun Ho\u2019s miserable life ever since his parents passed away from an accident when he was just ten. He eventually puts his genius hacking skills into practice in an attempt to steal illegal gambling funds to pay for his adoptive father\u2019s cancer surgery. One day, Sun Ho bumps into a charismatic judo girl, Oh Kang Hee, and falls in love at first sight. Just to be with her, he sets a goal to get an acceptance letter from the same university as Kang Hee\u2019s and eventually gets accepted. However, he does not expect a familiar face from his previous misdemeanor, Yu Dong Man, to greet him as his professor. At first, he\u2019s not very pleased to see him again, but he gradually grows fond of Dong Man, the man of justice, to the point where he respects Dong Man\u2019s philanthropic and brave nature as they continue to bicker with one another. Just like that, what started as love at first sight becomes Sun Ho\u2019s life goal, a police officer.

Police University

👮‍♂️ Officers of The Law👮‍♀️

Known as an enthusiastic and impressively effective detective, Jin Kang Ho (Cha Tae Hyun) will stop at nothing to catch the criminals he’s assigned to pursue. Using any means necessary, Kang Ho goes above and beyond the call of duty to bring in the bad guys. While his gung ho attitude makes him an outstanding detective, it makes getting along with his colleagues a bit difficult.&nbsp;

With a passion for solving the unsolvable cases, Kang Ho finds it’s better to work alone. Or so it was, until the day he met Kang Moo Young (Lee Sun Bin). The overly zealous producer of a low-rated investigative program, Moo Young is as enthusiastic about solving cases and catching criminals as Kang Ho. Sharing such an intense passion for their work, the two agree to team up, working together to make the world a better place.&nbsp;

Soon joined on their quest to better the world by a former criminal profiler, a bar CEO and legendary fist-fighter who has chosen to put his past behind him, and a funeral director who once headed up the ace autopsy team at the National Forensic Service, this ragtag team soon become an unstoppable force in the world of crime-fighting.

An action-packed adventure, “Team Bulldog: Off-duty Investigation” is a 2020 crime action investigation drama directed by Kang Hyo Jin.

Team Bulldog: Off-duty Investigation

Suk Moo is a very picky and sensitive man. He used to do music when he was in university, but he gave up on it for some reason. He always thinks he didn\u2019t choose the right path for his life. Hwi Roo is relaxed and positive. She has a hard time trying to get a job, so she earns her money by running a guest house on the second floor of her house and working as a physical activity teacher. She doesn\u2019t care about petty things. One day, Suk Moo and Hwi Roo get into a fight with each other over a piece of cake. They realize that they are so different. Yoo Young is a strong independent woman, but sometimes, she seems so fragile. Jang Hyun is a bad boy who is popular among women. He doesn\u2019t seem like the type to get married, but he easily got married with Yoo Young. Is marriage really the perfect form of love? This drama is a love comedy that shows how men and women differently think about love, marriage, and family.

Matrimonial Chaos

Jo Seok Moo

Kim Ja Hong (Cha Tae Hyun) is a fearless firefighter who dies at the scene of an emergency. At the moment of his death, he finds himself traveling outside his body, witnessing his coworkers trying to resuscitate him as his life ebbs away. He realizes he is now in the afterlife, and he is greeted by three godly guardians, namely Hae Won Maek (Joo Ji Hoon), Lee Deok Choon (Kim Hyang Gi), and Gang Rim (Ha Jung Woo). The trio believes him to be a rare paragon of virtue, a man who has lived a truly virtuous life. If they are proved correct, they will succeed in having him reincarnated, and will also stand a chance of returning to the mortal realm themselves.

But in order to complete the mission, Kim Ja Hong must prove his worth in seven otherworldly courts in the space of 49 days. The courts have unique access to all the apparent misdeeds he has committed over his lifetime. In each courtroom, he must prove he was not at fault, with the guardians acting as defense lawyers. Can Kim Ja Hong pass the trials of the underworld – and does he really want the ultimate prize of reincarnation?

“Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds” is a 2017 South Korean movie that was directed by Kim Yong Hwa.

Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds

 The 🔆 Two Worlds ☀ Team

Childhood friends, Lee Ji Hoon (Kim Min Jae) and Choi Woon Seung (Lee Se Young), have grown up together. Sharing both memories and dreams over the years, the two have always been there to support each other, no matter what. Even now, as they’re preparing to take the civil service exam, the two are tackling the task together. There’s just one problem, Ji Hoon doesn’t want to become a civil servant, instead, he dreams of becoming a singer and songwriter.

Secretly enrolled as an idol trainee, Ji Hoon hopes to make his dreams come true; but the path before him is difficult, to say the least. Without the support of his family, Ji Hoon struggles to keep the balance between what’s expected of him and what his heart desires most. But everything changes the day he meets Yoo Hyun Jae (Yoon Si Yoon).

A member of a popular idol group from the early 1990’s, Yoo Hyun Jae was always the troublemaker of the bunch. But not even his many scandals could prepare him for his accidental trip through time. Unexpectedly finding himself 24 years into the future, Hyun Jae teams up with Ji Hoon, Woon Seung, and a group of their friends as they set out on a journey to discover who they are, what they love, and what it takes to make dreams come true.

A story of love, passion, and friendship, “The Best Hit” is a 2017 drama directed by Cha Tae Hyun and Yoo Ho Jin.

The Best Hit

👍 The Besties 👍

Sometimes you need a little help to muster up the courage to go after things in life. 

Jin Lee Hyung (Cha Tae Hyun) is a talented songwriter who dies in a sudden car accident. His spirit, however, doesn’t depart into the afterlife but instead starts to jump around the bodies of living people. High school student Scully (Kim Yoo Jung) becomes the shepherd of Lee Hyung’s spirit in his times of need. 

One person that Lee Hyung’s spirit takes over is Lee Hyun Kyung (Seo Hyun Jin), who aspires to become a singer but suffers from bad stage fright. Lee Hyung’s former colleague, Park Chan Young (Im Joo Hwan), has a secret crush on Hyun Kyung but is afraid to act on it. 

Can Lee Hyung help Hyun Kyung and Chan Young go after the things they want in life? 

“Because I Love You” is a 2017 South Korean film directed by Ju Ji Hong.

Because I Love You

Jin Lee Hyung

How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern society?
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Shim Cheong (Jun Ji Hyun) is a mermaid who follows her one true love, a nobleman’s son named Kim Moon from the Joseon Dynasty to modern-day Seoul. Moon’s modern doppelgänger is Heo Joon Jae (Lee Min Ho), a highly-skilled scam artist who first becomes interested in Shim Cheong because of a jade bracelet worth $6 million that she wears.
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With nowhere to go, Shim Cheong is taken in by Joon Jae, who also finds his con partners, Jo Nam Doo (Lee Hee Joon) and Tae Oh (Shin Won Ho), hiding out in his home from a vengeful past victim of their scams. Shim Cheong discovers a rival for Joon Jae’s heart in Cha Shi Ah (Shin Hye Sun), a researcher at KAIST who deals with ancient artifacts.
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The plot takes a sinister turn when a dangerous killer named Ma Dae Young (Sung Dong Il) is sent by Joon Jae’s stepmother to murder him in order to make her own son the heir to Joon Jae’s fortunes. Can Shim Cheong survive her strange new environment while also helping Joon Jae avoid the dangers that await him?
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“The Legend of the Blue Sea” is a 2016-2017 South Korean drama series directed by Jin Hyuk. The story is inspired by a historical tale about a mermaid contained in a short story anthology known as Eou Yadam by Joseon-era scholar Yu Mong In.

The Legend of the Blue Sea

The Blue Sea

Ra On will do anything for money. Disguised as a man, she earns money by consulting and giving pieces of advice on love and dating. One day, one of her customers comes up to her with a pale face. It turns out that a lady who Ra On has been ghostwriting for the customer wants to meet a sender of love letters. She feels reluctant at first, but she'd do anything for money, so she decides to pretend to be her customer. However, instead of a pretty lady, Yeong, the handsome-looking man, comes to meet her. Yeong is the last hope of falling Joseon and the crown prince. The unpredictable romance between Ra On and Yeong unfolds at the royal palace.

Love in the Moonlight

The Moonlight Lovers

The real story of the people working at the broadcasting station! Overworking is natural, working overnight is common, and every day is super hectic. Jun Mo is a producer of a popular variety show. Ye Jin, an old friend of Jun Mo from childhood, is also a producer of a music show, and she kind of has feelings for Jun Mo and always tries to take care of him. Seung Chan, a rookie producer in the Entertainment Department, used to be praised as a prodigy when he was young. As Seung Chan hasn't watched variety shows much, he studies them just like he studied at school, and while learning and getting scolded by Ye Jin, he falls for her. Cindy is a poker-faced young singer with ten years of experience who has a crush on Seung Chan.

THE Producers

The Producers

As the son of a nobleman during the Joseon Dynasty, Duk Moo (Cha Tae Hyun) shouldn’t have had any problems securing a government position. But even with his noble father, having a concubine for a mother meant such a prestigious position was far beyond his reach. With no other choice but pursue some other line of work, Duk Moo turned his attention to the marketplace, where he eventually set himself up as a bookseller.&nbsp;

Doing his best to earn an honest living, Duk Moo has always had a hard time accepting the corrupt noblemen who make life for others, like himself, so incredibly difficult. As awful as some nobles are, none is as vile as Jo Myung Soo (Nam Kyung Eup). With plans to monopolize the most valuable commodity of the entire era, ice, the only one standing between the corrupt minister and this lucrative monopoly is Du Moo’s father, Dong Soo (Oh Ji Ho). Determined to have his way, Myung Soo devises a plan to remove Dong Soo from his position; but Du Moo refuses to let this crooked politician get away with his vile schemes. Recruiting a team of highly skilled professionals, Duk Moo sets out to have his revenge in the most unexpected way possible.&nbsp;

With a plan to steal the entire royal supply of ice in a single night, Duk Moo and his team set out to do the impossible. Will they be able to pull off this incredible heist or will they be forced to admit defeat?

Full of hilarious antics and non-stop shenanigans, “The Grand Heist” is a 2012 historical comedy film directed by Kim Joo Ho.

The Grand Heist

Seung Ho (Cha Tae Hyun) is a successful jockey. One day, tragedy strikes when he is involved in a car crash that kills his wife, leaving him to look after his young daughter on his own. The accident also leaves him injured – to the point he discovers that he is gradually losing his eyesight. Faced with imminent blindness, he is unable to ride as he once did. He attempts to turn his fortunes around by cheating at the race track – a stunt that strips him of all of his savings.

He escapes to the island of Jeju, off the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, where he and his daughter take up residence at a little-known ranch. But it is here that fate decides to deal him a better hand, at last. He comes across Woo Bak, a racehorse that has developed a foul temper after a recent injury. Seung Ho decides to try to tame this bad-tempered horse. He decides to try to ride Woo Bak to victory in a prestigious race. But can this injured horse and its almost-blind rider really do the unthinkable – and claim the big prize?

“Champ” is a 2011 South Korean movie that was directed by Lee Hwan Kyung.

Champ

The Miracle Champ Team

Desperate to leave his miserable life behind, Sang Man (Cha Tae Hyun) has tried, on more than occasion, to take his own life. But no matter how many times he tries to end his existence, he just can’t seem to get it right. Convincing himself that this time it will be different, Sang Man jumps off a bridge, plunging into the watery depths below. But just like all of the other times before, his attempt to end his life fails as he’s pulled from the water before death can claim him.

Waking in the hospital, Sang Man finds he’s not alone. Visited by a man no one else can see, Sang Man wonders if his latest suicide attempt has somehow rattled his mind. Distracted by the pretty nurse, Jung Yun Soo (Kang Ye Won), Sang Man tries to ignore the string of invisible visitors who refuse to leave him alone, but to no avail. After being discharged from the hospital, Sang Man is irritated to learn that his mysterious hospital visitors have followed him home. Realizing he’s not crazy but actually being visited by ghosts, Sang Man accepts that the only way to rid himself of these unwanted guests is to help them fulfill their unrealized dreams.

Begrudgingly accepting his fate, Sang Man sets out to do just that, hoping that at the end of it all, he too will be able to leave this world in peace. Will his determination to help these ghosts ultimately bring him what he wants or will it cause him to realize that some things in this world are worth living for after all?

A scary good story full of laughs, “Hello Ghost” is a 2010 comedy film directed by Kim Young Tak.

Hello Ghost

Can a former teen idol survive the biggest scandal of his adult life?

Nam Hyun Soo (Cha Tae Hyun) is a former teen idol who is now in his 30s and working as a radio DJ. He hosts the popular radio show ‘Afternoon Radio With Hyun Soo.” Hwang Jung Nam (Park Bo Young), a teen single mother, calls into the show a few times to talk about her predicament, and she becomes a popular call-in guest.

Shockingly, Jung Nam shows up at Hyun Soo’s home and claims to be Hyun Soo’s daughter. She also brings Hwang Ki Dong (Wang Suk Hyun), her son, and introduces him as Hyun Soo’s grandson! The flabbergasted Hyun Soo has no choice but to let Jung Nam and Ki Dong stay with him in his apartment until he could sort out the truth. But when the paparazzi mistakenly believes that Hyun Soo and Jung Nam are romantically involved, can Hyun Soo survive the ensuing scandal?

“Scandal Makers” is a 2008 South Korean film written directed by Kang Hyung Chul. A Chinese remake was released in 2016.

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