Ha Jung-woo, Cha Jung-won. Provided by their agencies
As actor Ha Jung-woo (real name Kim Sung-hoon) and actor Cha Jung-won are in a pink-hued romance, attention is focusing on whether an unprecedented ‘star family’ will emerge.
On the 4th, news broke that Ha Jung-woo and Cha Jung-won are dating with marriage in mind. In response, both agencies acknowledged this, saying “It is true the two are dating,” while taking a cautious stance on a rumored July wedding raised by some, saying, “Nothing has been finalized regarding marriage.”
However, fans point to Ha Jung-woo having appeared last December on the YouTube channel ‘Jjanhan-hyung Shin Dong-yup’ and declaring, “Next year (2025) I will definitely get married,” as well as to his usual remark that his ideal type is a “cute and sensual style,” taking the couple’s union as virtually a given.
Hwang Bo-ra, Ha Jung-woo, Kim Yong-gun. Yonhap News, Kyunghyang Shinmun DB
The reason their relationship is drawing particular buzz is Ha Jung-woo’s illustrious family tree. His father is the ‘national actor’ Kim Yong-gun, and his younger brother Cha Hyun-woo (real name Kim Young-hoon) is also a former actor who now heads their agency, Workhouse Company. With actor Hwang Bo-ra (Cha Hyun-woo’s wife and Ha Jung-woo’s sister-in-law) added to the mix, they have already formed a distinctive ‘actor family.’
If Cha Jung-won, loved as a ‘wannabe fashionista,’ marries Ha Jung-woo, they would become a bona fide ‘star family,’ with every member from the father to the two sons and their spouses active across the entertainment industry.
Since his 2002 debut, Ha Jung-woo has delivered numerous 10-million-viewer hits such as ‘The Chaser’ and the ‘Along with the Gods’ series, and he is now awaiting the broadcast of his next project, the tvN drama ‘How to Become a Building Owner in the Republic of Korea.’
Cha Jung-won debuted with the 2012 film ‘Horror Stories,’ has been active in dramas such as ‘She Was Pretty’ and ‘Player 2,’ and is hailed as an icon among women in their 20s and 30s for her excellent fashion sense.
