Cha Eun-Woo, also known as Lee Dong-Min, is a 26-year-old South Korean singer and actor. His K-drama list includes A Good Day To Be a Dog, True Beauty, and many more.
Before becoming an actor, Eun-Woo won hearts as a K-pop idol. He is a member of the boy band ASTRO, which initially consisted of six members. Currently, the band has four members after Rocky’s departure in February and Moonbin’s death in April.
Meanwhile, Eun-Woo is focused on his acting career. Some of his best works are listed below:
A Good Day To Be a Dog
A Good Day To Be a Dog is the 2023 ongoing K-drama starring Cha Eun-Woo and Park Gyu-Young in lead roles. He plays the role of Jin Seo-Won, a math teacher afraid of dogs. Gyu-Young plays Han Hae-Na, his fellow teacher, who lives with a family curse. She triggers the curse after mistakenly kissing Seo-Won.
Hence, Hae-Na turns into a dog every midnight. She must kiss Seo-Won back in her canine form to break the curse, but he fears dogs. The storyline also includes a past connection with a mysterious character, Lee Bo-Gyeom (Lee Hyun-Woo). The series is available on MBC and Viki.
True Beauty
True Beauty is one of the superhit K-dramas of Cha Eun-Woo. The 2020 romance series is about Im Ju-Kyung (Mun Ka-Young), bullied in school for her average looks. She uses makeup to look prettier when she moves to a new place. While her new schoolmates believe her makeup-filled face is her actual appearance, Lee Soo-Ho (Eun-Woo) knows the truth.
Soo-Ho falls for her natural look, which helps her hide her real face from others. The storyline also includes a second lead, Han Seo-Joon (Hwang In-Yeop), adding a love triangle plot to the drama. Fans can watch the series on Netflix and Viki.
My ID Is Gangnam Beauty
My ID is Gangnam Beauty, a 2018 South Korean drama starring Cha Eun-Woo and Lim Soo-Hyang. It tells the story of Kang Mi-Rae (Soo-Hyang), who was bullied for her appearance. She opts for plastic surgery and enrolls in a school where some call her “Gangnam Beauty” in a derogatory way.
While she is insecure about her looks and judges others based on the same, Do Kyung-Seok (Eun-Woo) is the opposite. He cares about the inner beauty and, hence, falls for Mi-Rae. The K-drama is available on Netflix and Viki.
Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung
Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung is a 2019 K-drama revolving around an intern historian, Goo Hae-Ryung (Shin Se-Kyung). Set in the 19th century, the drama is about the change in palaces where women historians were considered for the first time.
Hae-Ryung takes one step at a time and creates her destiny as a historian. She made a respectable position in the palace along with a few fellow female historians. Also, her intelligence helped solve a big mystery. In addition to her story as a historian, the series also deals with her romance with Prince Yi Rim (Cha Eun-Woo), who lives a secret life.
Fans can stream Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung on Netflix.
Island
Island is a 2022 K-drama about ghosts on Jeju Island. Won Mi-Ho’s (Lee Da-Hee) father banishes her to the island after her selfish attitude harms his company. She became a high school teacher. She gets involved in a case related to ghosts and meets Van (Kim Nam-Gil) and Johan (Cha Eun-Woo).
Van is raised to fight against evil and kills those who are possessed. Johan is a Catholic priest who performs exorcism. The trio forms a team to solve a ghost mystery. The drama’s first and second seasons are available on Amazon Prime Video.
