Cha Tae-hyun as a former racing champ

7 March 28, 2010March 27, 2010

by javabeans

I guess horses are in this year? Cha Tae-hyun is taking on his next role in a film called Champ, which is set in the world of horse racing.

In the movie, Cha plays a former star jockey who loses his wife in a sudden accident and seriously damages his eyes. It’s all downhill after that and his life and career take a downturn, but a chance encounter with a racehorse kick-starts his comeback. This is based on a true story of a racehorse named Luna that debuted in 2004 at the Busan Gyeongnam Race Park and went on to win 13 of 33 races.

Champ shares a similar topic with another upcoming film project, Lee Jun-ki and Kim Tae-hee‘s jockey film Grand Prix. This one may have the edge, as writer and director Lee Hwan-kyung is already has a racehorse-themed film under his belt, 2006’s Lump of Sugar (which starred Im Soo-jung). Lee said that he intends for Champ to be “an upgraded version” of Lump of Sugar that will show a “lively, touching human story.”

Cast as Cha’s daughter is child actress Kim Soo-jung, a six-year-old who attracted notice for being the “answer girl” on KBS’s Star Golden Bell. The movie will film in Jeju Island, Busan, and Japan with a budget of 6 billion won. With this film, Cha will be returning to the big screen two years after his last (Speed Scandal), which was a huge hit and broke into the Top 10 Korean box office hits of all time.

Via No Cut News

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1 Rhean

March 28, 2010 at 12:11 PM

He is one of my favorite Korean actor.

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2 okdubu

March 28, 2010 at 12:25 PM

i love love LOVE this man! he seems to be a really chill guy. he seems hilarious both on screen and in real life!

and lol that korea goes through these themes.. first swimming in BOF (park taehwan) and skating in triple (kim yuna) IS THERE SOME FAMOUS KOREAN JOCKEY I'M NOT AWARE OF?

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3 Kender

March 28, 2010 at 1:51 PM

@2 okdubu - Hahahaha, I was wondering the same thing! I wonder what's up with the jockey thing right now?

I love CTH a bunch, so I might check this out. The story seems more compelling that the LJK one anyway. :x

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4 Brendel

March 28, 2010 at 5:57 PM

Cha Tae-hyun! He is not one of the most good-looking Korean actors out there but the guy seriously has the acting chops. I watched some of his movies and enjoyed them immensely. Aside from My Sassy Girl, my favorite is Scandal Makers. Cha Tae-hyun is so funny when his is being cocky.

I hope Champ is just as good. :-)