Finally, it’s Cha Seung-won’s turn for the spotlight for his new drama, Best Love, the Hong sisters project that stars him as a famous actor.
He’s still sporting the facial hair (sigh), but it’s a much tidier version than the look he wore for Athena, which practically had a lifeforce of its own. Cha’s character is Dokko Jin (yes, Dokko is a Korean surname, albeit an uncommon one), a star much beloved by the public, which means he’s the polar opposite to his love interest, who’s dogged by a more negative reputation. It also means that Cha is working with a more clean-cut image than his badass one of recent years.
In the stills directly below, Jin is at the office of his agency, and goes through a speed quiz over the phone with Ae-jung, the former idol star with a bad image played by Gong Hyo-jin. It’s reportedly an important scene connecting Episodes 1 and 2, and given the Hong sisters’ love of outrageous setups and comic gags, no doubt the scene’ll end with a kicker.
The Hongs have written six hit shows in six years, so they’ve earned the audience’s trust that they’ll deliver a solid mix of laughs, parodies, and romantic chemistry between their leads. I have faith that they’ll bring the funny, just as I trust Cha and Gong to deliver winning characters; now, I just hope the writers can work on maximizing their strong supporting cast too, since they’ve got Yoo Inna (Secret Garden) and Yoon Kye-sang (Who Are You) to work with.
Best Love premieres on May 4 on MBC.
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he needs to get rid of that facial hair already!
honestly, i kinda like the facial hair….but in Athena it was just :shudders:
yeah, like it too. I think it suits him. I like his face more now than during his Bodyguard days. I think it makes him more sexy =) and kinda cute when he smiles like that (pic 3&4)
me three. this is one sexy man who looks better with the facial hair ;p
me too…love that facial hair…he totally rocks it…
agree with you on that one. he looks more ‘macho’ with the facial hair. and it frames his face. as long as he keeps it tidy and sparse.
i am so looking forward to this role where he’s not playing someone mean. i wonder how he’ll execute that. the moustache and goatee/beard makes him look mean.
me too….i’m glad he didnt completely get rid of it
Yeah I like it too! I’m not a fan of facial hair but he looks so hot with it … I think he must keep it just like this!
This drama is in my watch-list… not really for the plot but definitly for the actors!
There’s a lot of guys that I think rock the ‘stache (namely, that guy from Norazo and the rapper Nassun). Cha Seung-won is hot either way but I think it balances out his face…
agreed. Please shave it off!
Nooooo the facial hair makes him super sexy, it totally suits him. Dont shave it pleaseeeee!
With or without I like his facial hair. Makes him more in character depending on the role. So Im really glad the facial hair is softer here as I really want to see this Korean equivalent to a greek god be in a lighter role like in City Hall. Im so excited for this drama I can burst into song! lol KAMSAHAMIDA JB for CSW Fanservice/Update ! hehe…
na-ah.. you did NOT say that!!!!!!!!!!
He’s my Dream… Really. old, sexy and …. Korean… Love it..
LOL at old
Old? Ok but seems like all noonas and ajhummas like me have gone bonkers today coz of him~ lol!
No no no no, it stays!!! His facial hair is very sleek, well groomed. Kissing a man with facial hair like his make you feel a whole bunch of different sensations
I agree and it looks soooooo good on him.
at least it has been tamed a little…unlike in Athena
It’s not so much about how good or not he looks with the hair to me- it’s more about the fact that his image has remained pretty much stagnant for the last however many years. It’s like he thinks people won’t recognize him without it and is too scared to take it off.
I mean, it’s not like going bald or something – i personally like being able to see a person’s face in completeness, at least once in a few years
Without it, he’d look like a pretty boy. Really. It changes his image completely, which is why I don’t mind the stache.
No he doesn’t! I think it makes him look even better.
So excited!
I’m SUPEEEEEEEEEER excited to! Weeee.
YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D =D
I am stupid excited for this one.
my ULTIMATE ahjussi crush.
hot dayum he is smexy.
even with the lee seung-gi ‘do and facial hair…i really can’t even remember what he looks like without the facial hair anymore.
it would probably make him even smexier and my poor heart palpitate at an unhealthily wild rate.
SWOON.
i want yoon kye sang and yoo in na stills now!! (i know, SO demanding…^_^)
wasn’t YKS in “TRIPLE”? How come you only listed “Who are you?”
Because she didn’t like Triple.
HAHAHA omg…I wish there was a “like” button. XD
but yeah…it gets tiring putting all the dramas people are in all the time…I’m glad javabeans is nice enough to do it, especially when there are more unknown actors/actresses. And as long as you know who she’s talking about…it shouldn’t matter too much which dramas she mentions, right? =)
His haircut. . . Is it me, or does it resemble a mohawk, albeit, a tame version? He does, it’s shaved on the side. Eun Ji-won can pull off that look because, well, it just looks good on him, and it fits his hip hop look. On Cha, it just looks weird, at least his right side (our left) looks weird. . . But who cares? His mustache and beard is tame and we’re getting closer to being able to watch this show. So YAY!
Nevermind. I was watching Oh! My School (100 Points Out of 100) and saw that Jongmin has it too. My conclusion? It’s probably a growing trend for cuts to shave the sides to a point of it being noticed.
Triple was an awful drama. I couldn’t finish it even though I was super excited about many of my fav actors in it. Who Are You? is a much better reference to give.
Agree. It seemed really good on paper. Lee jung jae + lee seon kyun + yoon kye sang + lee hana. Doesn’t sound bad at all. But yoon kye sang’s character was stalker-ish, lee hana’s character a total energy suck (which was a shame since she was so energetic and likable in Alone in Love), and the story went nowhere. Triple was possibly my biggest disappointment that year.
I liked YKS in Who Are You, Crazy For You and My Sis-In Law is 19. I was so looking forward to Triple mostly because of him but it was a big let-down. I didn’t even bother to finish it. One of the few dramas I invested in more than halfway and decided not to finish.
I just wish YKS gets a starrign role in n=his next drama. He is so versatile, I think. And he emotes with just his facial expression.
I skipped Road Number One as I’m not into war dramas.
Wahhh thank you for mentioning My Sister-In-Law is 19. That drama is <3…but so underrated. =( And especially now with Jung Da Bin gone…I find it hard to re-watch it.
Anyways, I totally agree the YKS needs a starring role. I'm waiting for him to break out….hopefully the Hong Sisters use him wisely. It'd be a shame if he were wasted….AGAIN ::coughRoadnumber1coughcoughCOUGH::
we are talking about the Hong Sisters so i’m really looking forward to this one. Even with the change in cast (now we’ve got an older cast) I think it’s getting to be a blast.
I completely ignore the fact that he could almost be my dad. He’s hot.
hahahah i agree with you
He could be my perfect Chul Soo-ah, and that is OK.
gosh danggit right before ap testing………. i’ll probably not study and be watching all the new dramas that come out
I just finished watching cit hall again *sigh* darn it! this MAN is SEXY!
Yes, the City Hall look, so SEXY!
Shave it off! Shave it off! Shave it off!
love Cha Seung-won! he won me over in City Hall ♥♥♥
and i love Gong Hyo Jin too plus the Hong sisters!
this drama is really FTW!!!!
can’t wait!
he’s still hot, but he needs a new haircut. it’s the same as his city hall look.
WHY YOON KYE SANG IS ONLY IN SUPPORTING ROLE?! I honestly have never seen a single drama/movie with Cha Seung Won and can’t judge him. But I saw Yoon Kye Sang, and think he is a wonderful actor. Gong Hyo Jin is one of my the most favorite and respected Korean actresses, and i think together they will have a great chemistry.
I am happy Hong sisters chose mature and skillful actors for their next drama. Although I enjoyed all their dramas, I can see how Gong Hyo Jin will show some great plau XD
Looking forward – just during summer break ))))
CSW is much better actor than YKS believe me. But that doesn’t mean YKS should’ve taken the second lead role. She has taken 3 second lead roles since he came back from army, Tripple, Road no 1 & this. And all 3 of them has A-List actors as the leads so I guess it’s OK. maybe he wanted to work and learn from them.
hot damn!
i have to disagree with you JB and other readers..i think his facial hair makes him yummier than he already is ^^
I love seeing him smile instead of smirk! This should be a lot of fun…..he’s good at comedy. See Kick the Moon and Ghost House. He was a little chubbier then, but if you look at the recent trend for men (skiiiinny), or flex’n green hulk look’n abs, most of the older ones look chubbier in their past films/dramas.
More excited for this one than is healthy! Cha seung won is definitely leading man material- anyone who’s seen City Hall could tell you that (also kinda my ajusshi crush). But Cha seung won + Gong hyo jin + Hong sisters? How can that not be amazing?
gotta love CSW and his sexy smirk. if all 40 year old korean ahjussis are this hot, i wouldn’t mind baiting one. ;p
*screaming and running away in tears*
I’m so happy he’s back in small screen with light theme drama….
huuhuhuhuhu
lol Im just as happy but have none of your good humor! You make me laugh so much as Im in the same boat as you!
OMO OMO! He is so sexy! His facial hair is just sexy.
I can’t wait for this drama. I’m just now watching “city hall” and goshhhhhhhhh he is sooo fine!!!! Whew. Sexyman.
Oh yeah! Awesome drama with the best actors. Kim Sun- Ah simply hilarious. I don’t know how many times I ve watched it. And the *hot* kissing in the car, wow i am gonna watch it again
And the romantic garden ending too!!! Rewatching City Hall for my May 4 countdown!!! Im too excited!!
It will be perfect if Kim Sun-ah can make a cameo in the drama, but her appearance must have some interraction with CSW’s character. Please Hong sisters!!!
Totally MrBloo !!! That would be a Dream! Where can I sign the petition???
omo! i will surely go crazy if Kim Sun-ah makes a cameo
i want sizzling interaction from them!! (then it’ll make me wanting more and more of the Gumi couple… sigh)
i love Cha Seung Won facial hair, i think it’s charming so i hope he never shaves lol
and i’m so excited to this new drama, i’m not watching nothing at the moment :/
i ‘m still bitter about YKS cast as second lead …or, or i can rooting for YKS and yoo inna..should be great if they pair up together.
its needs to BE MAY!!! i’m super excited for this drama ;D
he is like sex on legs ….a korean george cloony?
He is like sex on legs with large hands.
I thnk Clooney’s hands aren’t as big.
lol@Big Hands comment! My mind is imagining things best not to share! lol
Someone is obsessed with his big hands…
It’s the motion of the ocean, not the size of the boat
But depending where it lands, I like huge tracks of hands.
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This doesn’t even make sense, but it made me laugh.
Oh my…I love this comment!
now you really make me wanna watch the car scene again…
yes!
Yes! May 4 Go Go Go!!!
Out of 31 Comments (including JB)
10 love the facial hair
5 hate the facial hair
16 don’t mention the facial hair
I think he looks good either way.
Ditto! Looks good both ways – wild sexy vs clean-shaved sexy… i don’t mind any of those hehehe
Gosh he looks dazzlingly gorgeous. I almost need a pair of sunglasses looking at those photos of him smiling directly to the camera. Swoon.
lol@Facial Hair Tally, Loving the stats! Agree he looks good either way! He is just soo fine!!!
wave@So3 !!!!! Was hoping to see ya here…. swooning together with you… He is still hasnt lost his mojo! I really hope JB/GF does recaps for this drama!!!! Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Drama Goddesses!! I will make offerings if you do ! *keeping toes & fingers crossed*
QD, *wave, wave*
I’m in such a dilemma whether to follow this drama episode by episode as I have an exam coming up early June… but i feel so good by just seeing these yummy pix of CSW… hehehe (ok the dilemma is only valid for the month of may anyway… i will catch that up surely after exam)
I have faith that there’ll be recaps here in DB… looking forward to the crazy discussion re how sexy Mr Dokko is muahaha
Think there’s this refreshing air from the photos – him looking all charming (as #1 popular star) with killer eyes smiling at me (ok, the camera). These photos make my day hehe
So3,
Exam in June? sigh… Study now, make way for May and cram in for June! lol I suppose if you are as hardworking as CSW you might be able to muster some willpower and avoid this drama until after June, as for me I am so glad I have no exams, just work alone is making me think I should take some holidays for May & June just for Best Love! lol Needless to say I have no willpower when it comes to CSW! kekeke…
Oh man… I really hope so with the recaps as I really admire JB/GF work so it will be extra special with their input. Yeah sexy Mr Dokko! That’s catchy…will definitely be attracting questions marks with my friends with that ! lol only the ‘inner circle’ will understand eh?
I know… this is the highlight of my week! So glad JB did a write up & of course the photos…when I spotted Cha Seung-won header and then enraptured by his royal highness of hotness I swear I was like a kid in a candy store!!! Such a fine specimen of a man!!!
even if i can persevere through may without watching the drama, i don’t think i can skip the recaps…which will only make me wanna feel the hotness from watching CSW *sigh*
i can’t wait til more photo stills of CSW come out!!!
This one is going to be foolproof…
AAAAAH I missed my Sexy Deputy Mayor!
This news made me super happy! Cant wait!
I love him. He is a very sexy beast.
It’s a sin to even think this but dame, I would like to be on top of him because he is just very manly (Okay, need to stop because imagination is running wild now…)
He is so fine like aged wine
kakakak reading these comments about him are so much fun. you dirty fans! i can’t help it either.. hes so fineeeee X]
errrr…. cant help it… he makes me weak to my knees…makes my heart miss a beat… makes me break a sweat out of hotness and drives my imagination wild!!! *blush*
hasn’t he had that hairstyle for quite some time too? But dang he looks good with it and with the facial hair – i guess if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. I hope they get as much done before May 4th as possible so these actors can get sleep!
OML…I actually felt my heart go ‘thump thump’
The man still has it
oh this is when I love the current trend for hot shower scenes.
4th May can’t come fast enough.
OMG~~~~ I would just die if there is hot shower scene of CSW !!!!! He is the hottest & sexiest korean man I know!!! ck10z, couldnt agree more … he has something extra!
I guess as popular star he has to manage his outlook – so perhaps a scene of him at the gym / he gotta take off his top to check his body shape / go to sauna or something to detox *cough cough*
then shower time
Dang~ I hope they have all those scenes of him! Yummy!!! So3 You have one very active imagination! Me Likey!
This is making me hungry!!!!!! grrrr! LOL
Ohmph!
I was holding out all thread on letting those images affect me, and, then, your post hit me like a, like a, like a unstoppable force of smexiness!
and perhaps a pool side scene; or him swimming as his daily exercise routine, no?
this time he ain’t gonna wear a full body swimsuit huh??
OMG
CSW…. soooo YUMMY, and the facial hair is so damn sexy
May 4th cant wait……
Wowwwww… Cant wait to watch this drama…
CSW and GHJ are totally rock couple…
More photos, More news, please…
I love dramabeans…
It will be good to see Jo Guk again and I hope in nice casuals and 3-piece suits. This man is sexy!
I say ….. Bring it on!!! Let’s Hope!
Oh my……………..GOD, i hope tomorrow is May 4th! I luuurrrveee this guy! And his mustache too.. ;P
i love this tame down version of his facial hair…oozes sexiness…just can’t imagine kissing him…lol..gotta hurt
I kinda wish he has a different look here. I hope I don’t watch this drama and all the while think I’m still watching City Hall.
hey..we got the same handle (I’ll change mine, got dozen
) but I don’t mind his look in this drama
well I don’t mind anything as long as
it’s CHA SEUNG-sWOOOOONNN…OMG!!
Nice Acronym!
the set looks to me a bit of Foxy Hunter lair (c’mon the black curtains are exactly the same ) or the apartment’s decor
not even counting that the Foxy ahjussi looks so smexy ( I love his D’Artagnan-esque facial hair )
I loved how Hong Sisters made Park Dong Ju – and I hope they will give it to me with a garnish of main lead and CSW perfume (version 2.0 with spectacular enchantments )
Somehow, I’m not really into Cha Seung Won’s hairstyle. I feel like seeing him in a more clean cut do, kinda like what Choi Si Won sports in Athena. *shrug*
Random obervation: I just realized that the both of them are CSWs.
Speaking of Athena, when does that wrap?
Cause if it’s still going, how is CSW going to rest?
Or does Athena have a large enough cast that he has been able to sleep during the filming?
I guess it could be he is wired to work all the time, and wouldn’t spend his down town sleeping anyway, still…
Or maybe with the forced change in the script called for an older actor, the opportunity to work with the Hong sisters was too good to pass up so he decided to rest later?
Uhm, Athena wrapped up already. Its last episode was aired 21st of February. It’s just that kaedejun still isn’t finished recapping Athena.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
That makes me happy, then.
Thanks!
i wish they had cast an up and coming actor. Look at ALL the lead guys in their previous shows, from Lee Dong Wook, to Jae Hee, to even Lee seung Gi. ALL OF THEM were pretty much rookies at acting but EXPLODED after their hong sisters show. (well maybe except kang ji hwan, but he wasnt as popular until after hong gil dong)
Cha seung won has already been popular during his younger days, and just seems to lack that “freshness” that would have made this drama so much more exciting. *sighs*
Lee Seung-gi was a super popular singer before Gumiho. He had also done Brilliant Legacy, which was really popular as well (averaged about 30% in ratings). I think Shin Min-Ah benefitted the most from that particular drama by getting a bunch of CF deals.
I agree that with their reputation, they have the power to launch careers and should do so, but I think it’ll be interesting to see them work with veterans as leads – it might give the drama a different quality from their other work. isn’t this the first time they’ve had lead characters who are past their twenties?
You guys are making me sad. Do you know how much guts it takes to sport facial hair? *sadly takes out razor*
Unless you’re using that razor to cut off your clothes, PUT IT AWAY, man!
Second this. With or without facial hair
as long as you got no shirt on you,
that’s all that matters..
Don’t you dare mister!!!
Aw shucks….now you’re making me cry….so much love ….razor, begone! *crushes razor with big hairy hands*
Dude!
What are you doing? There’s blood everywhere!
Don’t worry. I’ll clean you right up…
Now that’s a sweet view….. Mr. Hand Towel tiding up Mr. Big Hands…. *dies*
This is totally irrelevant but I notice that a lot of guys who are balding or bald actually have a lot of facial hair on other parts of their bodies like the chest. Like my friend’s husband who is really bald has got a forest of thick and lush hair on his chest. He likes to walk around shirtless on hot days, that’s how I know. That’s the truth, cross my heart.
Facial hair or not… he is still my number 1 idol! And this is the only post from JB that made me smiled like a lunatic when I read it on a train!
Agree!!! This JB write up with so many photos of the royal highness of hotness CSW has made my day!!! So glad I didnt read this at work I would have fell off the chair with that sexy smile~~~ This has definitely been the highlight of my week ! Thank You Again JB!!!!
Gosh all I see is City Hall senator..lol
He still has his City Hall character feel going on. I think it’s because of the facial hair..but i’m so looking forward to him taking up a role so different from his badass ones.
Though i do love the badass roles because that’s what made me a fan but something different would be awesome &show that he is indeed a versatile actor.
***Hotness Alert***
Gah he looks as sexy as ever *Drool*…..
People, watch CITY HALL first and you will how great CSW is as an actor…
And I’m curious as to why dramabeans hasn’t rated city hall? Samsooki did City Hall recap here.
Since she did not recap it, and samsooki did, the review was also done by him here:
http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/12/a-newbie-reviews-2009-year-in-review-part-3/
Thanks Jomo. I just wanna know how they rate City Hall, Dramabeans didn’t recap let say PP or QoR but they rate it, and they say that they only rate drama that they’ve seen in their entirety. So since I’m crazy about City Hall,
I just wonder whether they didn’t see it? didn’t finish it? got bored? Got bored of Cha Seung-won?
Cha Seung-won in City Hall??
Is it even possible???
My total guess is that samsooki did a very complete job on both the recaps and the review that even though JB/GF saw it, there was no reason to do their own rating.
They had nothing to add.
Their silence is a tacit agreement.
I just wanted to use the word “tacit.”
@ Jomo:
OMG I think you right CSW awesomeness has left GF speechless. They had nothing to add to the Greek God.
*nod nod* Tacit agreement indeed..
Uhmm, I’m pretty sure javabeans did not finish watching “City Hall”. She did write a bit about the first few episodes, but not recaps proper, if I’m not mistaken.
Cha seung won in drama comedy…. Hmm remaind me of city hall….
Love him since city hall,,,my sister and I favourite ahjushi…..