Cha Hwa-yeon explained

Cha Hwa-yeon
Birth Name:Cha Hak-kyung
Birth Date:25 January 1960
Birth Place:South Korea
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1978–present
Children:3
Agent:Imagine Asia
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Child:yes
Headercolor:transparent
Hangul:차화연
Rr:Cha Hwa-yeon
Mr:Ch'a Hwayŏn
Hangulborn:차학경
Rrborn:Cha Hak-gyeong
Mrborn:Ch'a Hakkyŏng

Cha Hwa-yeon (born Cha Hak-kyung; January 25, 1960) is a South Korean actress.

Career

Cha made her acting debut in 1978, and became best known as the heroine Kim Mi-ja in the 1987 television drama Love and Ambition, a character who became an icon for modern Korean women in that era.[1] She retired a year after getting married in 1988.[2] Cha returned to acting twenty years later in 2008 with Aeja's Older Sister, Minja.[3]

In March 2018, Cha signed with new management agency Imagine Asia.[4]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRole
1978 Woman's Face
1979 In The Sunset Sky
500 Years of Joseon Dynasty
1980 Pilnyeo
Ahrong-yi Darong-yi
Daldongne (Moon Village)
1981 Pursuit
Detective
TV Literature:
"The Road to Sampo"
Now Is the Time to Love
1982 TV Literature"
"Ma"
Wind Flower
Diary of a Mom
Long Live Ttok-soon
1983 Thaw
Geum-nam's House
1984 Impatience
1985 Lights and Shadows
Sun Rising Over the Hill
1986 Her Portrait Hee-jae
1987 Love and Ambition Kim Mi-ja
2008 Aeja's Older Sister, Minja Joo Min-ja
2009 The City Hall Jo Yong-hee
Temptation of an Angel Jo Kyung-hee
2010 Jejungwon Im Jo-si, Hwang Jung's mother
I Am Legend Mrs. Hong
Sunday Drama Theater:
"Lunch Box"
Park Sook-ja
2011 My Princess Fashion designer (cameo)
The Thorn Birds[5] Yoon Myung-ja/Lee Ae-rin
Protect the Boss[6] Shin Sook-hee
A Thousand Kisses Yoo Ji-sun
Pianissimo
You're Here, You're Really Really Here Jeon Mi-ok
2012 Man from the Equator Ma Hee-jung
The Wedding Scheme So Doo-ryun
A Gentleman's Dignity Seo Yi-soo's mother
(cameo, episodes 16 and 19)
Five Fingers Na Gye-hwa
Missing You Kang Hyun-joo
2013 A Hundred Year Legacy Baek Seol-joo
King of Ambition[7] Baek Ji-mi
Flower of Revenge Min Hwa-young
A Little Love Never Hurts Hong Soon-ae
The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang Do-rim
2014 Big Man Choi Yoon-jung
Make Your Wish Shin Hye-ran
It's Okay, That's Love[8] Ok-ja
My Secret Hotel (cameo)
Family Secret Jin Joo-ran
2015 My Mom Yoon Jung-ae
2017 Oh Hye-jung, Eun-Jae's mother (Ep. 1-2)
2018 Secret Mother[9] Park Sun-ja
My Only One[10] Oh Eun-young
Encounter[11] Kim Hwa-jin
2019 The Golden Garden Jin Nam-hee
2020 Once Again Jang Ok-boon
Run On Yook Ji-woo
2021 Young Lady and GentlemanWang Dae-ran[12]
Now, We Are Breaking Up Min Hye-ok
2023Divorce Attorney ShinMa Geum-hee[13]
The Real Has Come!Lee In-ok[14]
2024Beauty and Mr. RomanticBaek Mi-ja[15]

Film

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1981 Thoughts on Capitalism
1982 Choi In-ho's Evening Color
1983 The Sparrow and the Scarecrow Ok-boon
1985 Cicada Singing in the City
1987 A Long Journey, A Long Tunnel (cameo)
2009 White Night[16] Seo Hae-yeong
2011 Sunday Punch Soon-young
2012 Never Ending Story Oh Song-kyung's mother (cameo)

Variety show

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1981 Show Show Show Host

Musical theatre

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2010-2011 Really Really Like You Shin Jang-mi

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1978 Miss Lotte Pageant Winner
1987 Most Popular Actress (TV) Love and Ambition
Top Excellence Award, Actress
2009 SBS Drama Awards[17] Best Supporting Actress in a Special Planning Drama Temptation of an Angel
2011 MBC Drama Awards[18] Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Serial Drama A Thousand Kisses
Special Acting Award, Actress in a Drama Special Protect the Boss
2012 Best Supporting Actress Man from the Equator
Special Acting Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama Five Fingers
2013 MBC Drama Awards[19] Golden Acting Award, Actress A Little Love Never Hurts
2014 Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries It's Okay, That's Love
2015 Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama My Mom
2018 KBS Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, Actress[20] My Only One
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
2021KBS Drama Awards[21] Young Lady and Gentleman

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I'm Not Your Mother 5: 여배우 차화연과의 인터뷰. I'm Not Your Mother 5: Interview with Actress Cha Hwa-yeon. GQ Korea. ko. 2014-11-20. May 2011. 2014-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035225/http://www.gqkorea.co.kr/content/view_02.asp?menu_id=04030100&c_idx=011004020000589. dead.
  2. Web site: Wee. Geun-woo. INTERVIEW: Actress Lee Min-jung - Part 2. Asiae. September 28, 2010. 2014-11-20.
  3. Web site: Lee. In-kyung. Lee. Young-mok. 인터뷰 ①: 차화연 "HD 카메라 앞에서 성형 유혹도 느꼈다". Ilgan Sports. ko. 2014-11-20. 8 October 2008. 2014-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129061929/http://article.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?ctg=11&Total_ID=3327566. dead.
  4. Web site: Park. Seok-soo. [공식입장] "차화연, 이매진아시아 전속계약..유동근·전인화 한식구"]. OSEN. ko. March 6, 2018. 2018-03-06.
  5. Web site: Kwon. Mee-yoo. Love, lies & family secrets. The Korea Times. 2014-11-20. 27 February 2011.
  6. Web site: Kim. Ji-yeon. Protect the Boss Proves It's Not Just About the Ratings. enewsWorld. 2014-11-20. 1 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20141106075354/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/687/protect-the-boss-proves-its-not-just-about-the-ratings. 6 November 2014. dead.
  7. Web site: Nam. Woo-jeong. Queen of Ambition The first script reading held successfully. StarN News. 2014-11-20. 7 December 2012. 2014-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129022950/http://en.starnnews.com/news/index.html?no=149560. dead.
  8. Web site: Kim. Hye-in. Cho In Sung getting great reactions from many Korean mothers. StarN News. 2014-11-20. 12 August 2014. 2014-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129022906/http://en.starnnews.com/news/index.html?no=319968. dead.
  9. Web site: 차화연 SBS '시크릿 마더' 출연 확정, 송윤아 시어머니 役. April 24, 2018. Hankook Ilbo. ko.
  10. Web site: "Only on My Side" Park Sang-won, Cha Hwa-yeon, Im Ye-jin, and Jin Kyung Join the Team. August 12, 2018. HanCinema.
  11. Web site: '남자친구' 송혜교-박보검, '달달X유쾌' 대본리딩. October 5, 2018. WowTV. ko.
  12. News: '신사와 아가씨' 김영옥 차화연→이종원 이일화, 베테랑 배우 총출동 . 'Gentleman and Lady' Kim Young-ok, Cha Hwa-yeon → Lee Jong-won, Lee Il-hwa, veteran actors all over . Kim Myung-mi . Newsen . . May 24, 2021. May 30, 2021. ko.
  13. Web site: Kim. Myung-mi. January 19, 2023 . '신성한, 이혼' 강말금-차화연-전배수-한은성 캐스팅 "조승우와 호흡"[공식] ]. 'Shin Seong-han, Divorce' Kang Mal-geum - Cha Hwa-yeon - Jeon Bae-soo - Han Eun-seong casting "Jo Seung-woo and breathing" [Official] . January 19, 2023. Newsen. . ko.
  14. Web site: 진짜가 나타났다' 강부자-홍요섭-차화연-김혜옥-김창완, 중견 어벤져스 총출동. Baek Ah-young. The real one appeared' Kang Bu-ja - Hong Yo-seop - Cha Hwa-yeon - Kim Hye-ok - Kim Chang-wan, middle-aged Avengers all out. iMBC Entertainment News. Naver. March 19, 2023. March 19, 2023. ko.
  15. Web site: [공식] 임수향, 돈 버는 기계서 추락한 톱배우...지현우와 로맨스('미녀와 순정남')]. [Official] Lim Soo-hyang, a top actor who fell from a money-making machine... Romance with Ji Hyun-woo ('Beauty and the Pure Man'). Ten Asia. Naver. ko. Kang Min-kyung. February 1, 2024. February 1, 2024. February 1, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240201113559/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/312/0000647375. live.
  16. Web site: Lee. Hyo-won. Love Lurks in Shadows in White Night. The Korea Times. 2014-11-20. 12 September 2009.
  17. Web site: Jang Seo-hee wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards. Asiae. 2014-11-20. 4 January 2010.
  18. Web site: The Greatest Love snags 7 honors at 2011 MBC Drama Awards. Asiae. 2011-11-20. 2 January 2012.
  19. Web site: Winners of the 2013 MBC Drama Awards. Soompi. 30 December 2013. 2014-11-20.
  20. Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000364968. ko: [2018 KBS 연기대상] 유동근 대상 "장미희 덕분인데 내가 왜..대하드라마 부활 기원". [2018 KBS Drama Awards] Donggeun Lee Grand Prize "Why am I ... thanks to Jang Mi-hee.. Woo. Bin. January 1, 2019. Ten Asia. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20190101002757/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000364968. January 1, 2019. January 1, 2019. Naver.
  21. Web site: 윤주상·박하나·홍은희, 장편드라마 부문 우수상 수상 [2021 KBS 연기대상]]. Jung Ji-hyun. Yoon Joo-sang, Park Ha-na, and Hong Eun-hee, won the Excellence Award in the Feature Drama Category [2021 KBS Drama Awards]. My Daily. . December 31, 2021. January 1, 2022. ko.