Cha Jun-hwan
Biography
Cha Jun-hwan is a pioneering South Korean figure skater and a ten-time consecutive national champion who made history as his country's first male skater to medal at the World Championships and the Grand Prix Final, and to win at the Four Continents Championships and the Asian Winter Games. As a three-time Olympian, he achieved the highest-ever Olympic finish for a Korean male skater by placing fourth at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Originally a child actor, he continues to expand his influence across ice shows, commercials, and public events, while actively serving the sports community as the first Korean figure skater to join a workplace team and as vice chairperson of the KSOC Athletes' Committee.
Known For & Full Filmography24 Titles
Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • as Self
These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!
Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes • as Self- Guest
Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.
Drama Series - 2007, 16 episodes • as Self
2 Days & 1 Night is a South Korean reality-variety show with the motto "real wild road variety." Its main concept is to recommend various places of interest that viewers can visit in South Korea.
Drama Series - 2007, 16 episodes • as Self
“Radio Star” is a South Korean music talk show where the guests and hosts talk openly and intimately about their lives, their pasts and their work. It is part of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's "Golden Fishery" programming block.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Self
Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them, and give them surprise quizzes! The talk and quiz show program will spotlight these people's lives and aims to gift them a refreshing, different kind of day. Recently they're also inviting celebrities & professionals to the show.
Drama Series - 2014, 16 episodes • as Self
The best chefs of Korea compete to create impromptu dishes that feature ingredients found inside the guest stars' personal refrigerators.
Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes • as Ha-neul
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes • as Seo Jin-woo (child)
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes • as Self
Competitors are given elaborate masks to wear in order to conceal their identity, thus removing factors such as popularity, career and age that could lead to prejudiced voting. In the first round, a pair of competitors sing the same song, while in the second and third rounds they each sing a solo song. After the First Generation, the winner of the Third Round goes on to challenge the Mask King, and is either eliminated or replaces the previous Mask King through live voting. The identities of the singers are not revealed unless they have been eliminated.
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Self
YouTube variety program hosted by rapper Lee Young-ji in a form of talk show in which she invites celebrities to her home and interview them over some drinks. When the contract expired, a new YouTube channel was opened to continue the broadcast with a slight modification to the show name—차린건 쥐뿔도 없지만 (Absolutely Nothing Prepared). The earlier iteration of the show can be found under "NO PREPARE"
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Self
Six celebrities are judged by “Dark Spirits” as they compete to tell the best horror story for a chance to win this haunting Korean variety show.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • as Self
Four female hosts blend quick quips and laughter with candor as they invite celebrity guests to open up about their lives.
Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
The Accidental Couple is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-min and Kim Ah-joong. The show is a romantic comedy focusing on the relationship between a post office clerk and an actress after they agree to a six-month contract marriage. It aired on KBS2 from April 29 to June 18, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. This is acclaimed film and stage actor Hwang Jung-min's first TV drama in a career spanning over fourteen years.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Self
Ever wondered what kids these days are thinking? Instead of TV, they’re always on their smartphones. They talk with their mouths open while eating, and have a different view of the world. Grown up celebrities who are considered “adults these days” and have become “old kids” get together with the most popular young stars of the day. The go out to look for “Kids These Days” who are proud of their lives in the 21st century.
Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Iljimae (young)
The Return of Iljimae is a 2009 South Korean historical action television series, starring Jung Il-woo in the title role of Iljimae, Yoon Jin-seo, Kim Min-jong and Jung Hye-young. It aired on MBC from January 21 to April 9, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. The series is based on comic strip Iljimae, published between 1975 and 1977, by Ko Woo-yung which was based on a Chinese folklore from the Ming dynasty about a masked Robin Hood-esque character during the Joseon era. MBC bought the rights to the comic strip for their adaptation, which was to star Lee Seung-gi in the title role of Iljimae. However he pulled out and was replaced by Jung, which makes him the third Korean actor to play the hero following Jang Dong-gun and Lee Joon-gi for Iljimae.
Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Young-yi
The Return of Iljimae is a 2009 South Korean historical action television series, starring Jung Il-woo in the title role of Iljimae, Yoon Jin-seo, Kim Min-jong and Jung Hye-young. It aired on MBC from January 21 to April 9, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. The series is based on comic strip Iljimae, published between 1975 and 1977, by Ko Woo-yung which was based on a Chinese folklore from the Ming dynasty about a masked Robin Hood-esque character during the Joseon era. MBC bought the rights to the comic strip for their adaptation, which was to star Lee Seung-gi in the title role of Iljimae. However he pulled out and was replaced by Jung, which makes him the third Korean actor to play the hero following Jang Dong-gun and Lee Joon-gi for Iljimae.
Drama Series - 2008, 16 episodes • as Heo Kyun (child)
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes • as Self
Kim Yuna's Kiss & Cry was a South Korean figure skating/ice dancing competition/reality show. It aired from May 22 to August 21, 2011 as part of the Good Sunday line-up on SBS. While the professional skater can perform jumps within a program, the lifting restrictions (no lifts above the man's waist) meant this is mostly in line with ice dancing regulations.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Self
Medalists and stars of the world championships in Boston perform in the exhibition gala
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Self
Performances from the Exhibition of Champions at the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama
Drama Series - 2006, 16 episodes • as Woon-hyuk
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Self
A star-studded line-up of figure skaters, including Olympic champions Alysa Liu, Mikhail Shaidorov, Guillaume Cizeron/Laurence Fournier Beaudry, and Miura Riku/Kihara Ryuichi deliver a spectacular show on ice to wrap up the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Self
The Olympic Gala of Champions in PyeongChang 2018