The cast of Athena has been busy with overseas shoots in scenic locales, but apparently Cha Seung-won wasn’t a part of the first shoots. He was the last of the team to head to Italy, which he did this past weekend, joining the crew that had been there since early July.
In Athena, Cha once again exudes a “cold and powerful charisma” as the “Sohn Hyuk” character. Hyuk meets Jung-woo (Jung Woo-sung‘s spy character) in a “historic [?] first meeting in Italy.” (That question mark is mine; with a descriptor like “historic,” Imma be expecting something incredible.)
The character Hyuk appears suddenly while Jung-woo is on a mission in Italy. He will clash repeatedly with Jung-woo over the course of the drama.
Just before boarding the plane to leave the country, Cha said, “I’m about to set off on the long haul in order to present a Korean drama unparalleled in spectacle and fresh stories. Please look forward to it. I’ll work hard.”
The drama began shooting in June in Korea and headed to Italy in July; filming will occur in Vicenza, Padova, and Dolomites. They’ll be there till the end of the month, and then the crew will move to Japan. Athena will air on SBS in the fall.
Via OSEN
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Love it…..love it!!!!! Hana hou Cha Seung-won!!!! Looking forward to this drama.
I’m hating that atomic-bomb-mushroom-cloud facial hair thing he’s got going on. It needs its own zip code, that thing.
Yay!!! I’m looking forward to this drama!!!
Bravo-Bravo, Cha Seung Won =)
WHAT??? Is they really busy while traveling in Italy and Japan till end of month??
Wow, it’s very impressive…….I did realized that they still have work soo hard and a lot of filming through this drama “Athena” before it will ready in November, yupz!
I am sure that this drama will make all of fan people drool and never their eye off to Athena!!!! (big beams)
I can’t wait!!! FIGHTING!!!
OMG WAAAAH in italy! *____*
I have to go!
By the way javabeans I think you meant Vicenza, not Vizenca
@GF….lmao….the first thing that crossed my mind wen i saw that pic was that he seriously needs to get rid of that beard
puahahahhahah girlfriday….you are hilarious!
i guess athena seems pretty cool….albeit a bit cheesy.
@gingeranna, haha you’re right! I knew it looked funny, but I shouldn’t have trusted that the Korean article had gotten it right. Which, of course, they so often don’t.
Heeey…I*M travelling to Italy! I call this fate! =D
Ah, yes, the requisite overseas shoots. When I watch this drama, the scenery had better be breathtaking and real. I’d better feel Italy. I want to see epic fights in the middle of plazas, with random Italians walking cluelessly onto the scene trying to sell the Korean characters pasta. I have no idea what I’m saying.
@ 2 girlfriday
I swear, you must just sit around all day thinking of incredibly hilarious shxt to say. Ever since you crashed into my life with TWWSWTM, I’ve hacked and choked on my laughter more than is healthy. Quit it.
…what a casting coup!!! I love ALL the actors in this drama…hope it exceeds my expectations & IRIS’ success!!!
..loved CSW in City Hall!!!
Just curios, what is TWWSWTM? But girlfriday, she´s right. Your style cracks me too often up, lol
@ cassie – The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry
Good luck to CSW on his filimg for Athena! Maybe an accident with an errant shaver will eliminate that zip code stache.
i thought only Americans dressed like cr@p when they traveled. o.O (i can say this, being american.)
I`m excited to see Cha in this drama.
CSW…….fighting!
@ 14 pauls253
Oh gag me with a spoon. when I saw the sleeveless tee shirt he was wearing….that beats out some super bad American travel slug wear….
NEVER NEVER NEVER travel looking like that again….
cheers, parsnip
Can’t wait to see this drama
How I wish the “bad guy” would dress up like a “good guy”. Such a play on image and I would go wild if I see that. Yep, those mushroom clouds gotta go.
The beard and mustache are part of CSW’s attraction, at least for me. Slightly sinister and so sexy. AND, he can act. Really looking forward to this series.
I will take him with his shirt
I will take him in Italian dirt
I will take him with zip code hair
I will take Cha Seung-won anywhere!
I like Cha Seung-won sunbae,
I do, I like him Girl-fri-day!
yehay!!!! as long as throughout the series they’re constantly battling against and outsmarting each other, i’m down for this “historic meeting” – i don’t want any cop outs like when Kim Seung Woo’s character stopped being the bad guy and joined LBH’s side – that was no fun…
sporting that goat tee and uber comfy tank top… CSW is so EFFEN HOT!!!! i’ll take him!!
cha seung won can join the quest with Dog the Bounty Hunter.
i think this might be better than Iris. since i’ve only seen 2 episodes of iris, i think i might be able to watch 3 or more because of Lee Bo-young.
I guess bad guys need to look bad, and the mushroom cloud can add to it. OMG Girlfriday, you really cracks me up !
@Leonardswench,
I would gell him in gelato
I would sigh in staccato
I would sew on Cha Seung-won
Sooner than Sun Ah swoons on
Seung-won’s smile like ice cream
File my theme in city hall under nice dreams
Hmmm…not loving the facial hair either, I have to say. Too…um…manscaped, for my liking.
But I am willing to forgive this man many sins (such as that sleeveless T, oh my). I suppose I can handle the Evil Goatee of Terror if it gets him back on my screen.
I don’t want to crack up because of that too-funny-that-it-makes-me-choke-to-death appearence of Cha Seung Won’s. But, can’t wait for the drama.
he look scary,,,,,,,,,,,,,, good for badboy image
Waaaaaah …should have taken the offer from cousin who needs a travel companion to Italy!!!!! There she is,totally NOT a CSW fan( not even a Kdrama fan),and then me, in SoCal….*SOBS*
BTW…@girlfriday, @landgon I don’t care for the “soul patch”(???),manscape,either,but then he does look HOT…I mean I love him since this http://star.koreandrama.org/?p=201 (Bodyguard)
The rhymes made me ROFL
IRIS was on KBS but Athena will be on SBS. I’m not familiar with how this works, can someone explain pls? Who decides which network? Is it dedicated by bidding? Looking forward to the answers, thanks!
Girlfriday, i am with you all the way. he needs to get himself a razor and just SHAVE! but oh how I loved him in City Hall.
cha seung won shi…..really love him.
he was the sexiest man in korea..hehe
finally a drama filmed in Italy wow!
Our country is perfect for a drama set.
@ kim … was???? he still is the sexiest man in Korea!!
CSW is one sexy ajusshi.
cha seung won is really a sexy ajusshi (old uncle). whahaha..
gosh….why not in Vienna???!!!!!
With or without the beard and moustache he still looks yummy ……., the hottest male actor on my list. Love him in CH (city hall). I bet he will steal the whole show though he plays the bad one.
CSW…..cup..cup..wow..wow
I love CSW and JWS so this is one drama I will not miss! I am sure it will be a very exciting one!
Cha Seung Won doesn’t seem to age and I heard he has a 20 year old son who happens to be Sooyoung’s (SNSD) elementary classmate.
OK, the facial hair and attire aren’t – well, good choices for CSW, but the thing I can’t get around the most are his overly shaped eyebrows that he has adorn for the past few projects (really, what is up w/ that?).
But weird eyebrows or not, CSW has this cool, confident and laid back charisma – which he totally showed during his appearance on Family Outing (the only other male guest star having the same combination was Kim Sung soo; CSW and KSS were the only 2 male guest stars that Hyori couldn’t bully or fluster).