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Cha Seung-won shaves his cow mustache

HA! Cha Seung-won has finally shaved off his facial hair, showing off his new clean-cut image in a photo he uploaded to his me2day account on the 15th. Cha wrote the accompanying comment: “I’ve cut off the facial hair at last. You’ll be able to find out the reason by watching Episode 5. I’m Dokko Jin!”

The “cow” descriptor comes from the fact that the shape his hair made was the Korean word 소, meaning cow, as pointed out to Dokko Jin in Best Love’s Episode 3 by Ae-jung’s nephew. Ever since, Jin has been self-conscious about it, going so far as to cover up his face when talking to Ae-jung — it’s one of those things you may have never thought of, but once you see it, you just can’t un-see it.

I just love that the proud movie star is motivated to fuss with his appearance because of a crush on a girl. It’s exactly the thing Hwang Tae-kyung (Jang Geun-seok) did in an early episode of You’re Beautiful, when Mi-nyeo expressed a preference for his older hairstyle, only to have him immediately go to the salon to bring it back. And then go through verbal backflips to explain that he changed it because HE liked it, not because she had anything to do with it AT ALL. Can’t wait to see how Jin explains the change.

Granted, the 소 was much more pronounced in Athena (below, left), when it had practically had a life of its own. It actually doesn’t look so bad in Best Love, but I’ve been wanting to see him clean-shaven for so long that I’m doing a little happy dance now. Thank you, Hong sisters!

Episode 5 airs on Wednesday, May 18.

Via Sports Chosun

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Yum. He looks so good. >.<

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When CSW did his Armani ad earlier this year there's one shot with shaving cream covering his mustache and i was already thinking "geez this man looks real young without the mustache!!"

and now with the cow gone CSW looks like 10 years younger. who would think that he's a 40+ man??? just plain hotnessssssssssssssss

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OMG he looks 20 years younger.
WOW

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Nooooooooo :( give me he 'cow' look back! but i still support u CSW *fighting* :)

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I prefer him with facial hair I think he looks HOT with it.
Clean shaven he looks ordinary.

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He absolutely, positively, definitely could NEVER EVER look ordinary!!! :-)

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agree. though i miss the cow :(

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AMEN to that!!

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Lol!!!!!!!!! Omg love it! And brigs back memories of Hwang tae kyung!

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wow, he looks even hotter! can't wait for episode 5!

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Now Hong sisters, let's take care of this modified bowl cut that has attacked every head in town! Make's heads look so big- no balance. The best part, i guess, is fads come and go so quickly in Seoul

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LOL! cow no more. I prefer him being freed from that impertinent cow! YAY!

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CSW is killin' it as DJ in "BL" - the manic laugh he does is over-the-top but so hilarious.

CSW needs to do away with that hairstyle (where the bangs are longer at one side); it's not a great look and he's had it for too long.

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Never liked facial hair on men in general because I believe only a few can really pull it off, especially Asian men, but hot damn CSW and facial hair goes together like peanut butter and jelly...

http://www.oneasianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/vision-of-style-vogue-3.jpg

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But I guess I'm okay with him shaving it off because he looks hot in anything...

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What about facial hair on a mouse?You think I'd look good with a moustache? Or a beard? Or both? I'm thinking of revamping my image. I've been cute for fifty years. I'm sick of being cute.

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I think whether with or without that mustache,he still looks HOT.

LOL!
^-^

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With or without i still Love Him ..

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No!!!! He looks so...naked (?) ....

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Oh, do NOT mention naked CSW. Some things are just so explosively HOT they should not be mentioned in polite company. I'm swooning...

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CSW!??!! Naked?? NAKED!!! *faint*

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Thank goodness!!! He looked so oily with it :-D

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Waah, CSW clean-cut! Tho I still miss his image in "City Hall"

Actually, about the 소 thing, at first I thought it meant "small" (the hanja xiao in Mandarin, w/ or w/o the diacritics), d/t to the beard formation in CSW's upper lip...

Anyways, good thing it got clear...

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This's hilariouse and very funny drama, I laughed non-stop while reading the recaps. Can't imagine once I see this drama in DVD? Especially, the cow mastach. Can't help to wait for the recap of the next episode to come.

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NOOOOOO i loved his facial hair it looks sexy on him

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Awww, I kinda miss it, but he does look way younger and ridiculously hot without it. And word on the street is he passed it on to Eric Moon from Shinhwa...lol.
http://www.allkpop.com/2011/05/shinhwas-eric-to-debut-his-own-girl-group-stellar-in-june

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I loved his stubble look because he looked so manly but he has such beautiful lips that I'm super glad he's clean-shaven :D

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WOW, makes him look a lot younger.

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It was hilarious when Ding-Dong pointed it out in the first place (as i don't know Korean)! He really is very good looking!

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Ugh, no. He's one of a few Korean men who can pull off the mustache and looks good with it. It adds to his sexy charm. But maybe this is for the plot so I don't complain.

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Nooooooooooooo. i want his cow backkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. i really don't like men with facial hair, but he's the only one who looks gorgeous and hotttttttt with it. Anyway he looks mighty fine cause he has a beutiful face (look shower scene in episode 1 of best love. and yes take your eyes off his abs. i'm sure it's hard but you can)
take a look and enjoy: http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l580/antoniazc/MySreencaps-Theshowerscene.jpg

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*drooling*

Dear Antonia, thank you, thank YOU!
and please keep it coming...

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don't worry i have a debt with second shower scene. as soon as i do my pleasant job (meaning taking screencaps of CSW's awesomeness) i'll share :P

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thank you :) getting giddy just imagining it csw+shower+boxer+thigh.

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Oh.My.God!!! Antonia, those pictures are amazing! I feel almost like a voyeur, ogling the man practically naked, but it's awesome.

My heart is skipping beats and I'm feeling flushed and breathless... how can this man be SO HOT?

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and THAT's my wallpaper this year!!

Thank you Antonia.

All these posts make me want to watch CityHall again.

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you're welcome
we don't make harm just looking at him, do we???
but sethe i have his face from episode 2 ending as my wallpaper. very inocent!!!!!

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Oh, Antonia, how can you talk about an "innocent" picture of a man who's like sex incarnate?

Seriously, I don't know if it's just because he's older and more mature than all those little skinny pretty-boy 20-somethings (whom I appreciate, don't get me wrong), but the man just epitomizes HOT!

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sethe i know the man is the hottest thing ever!!!!! but to prove my inocence here's the link to my wallpaper (don't know wich site i found it): http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l580/antoniazc/54574425201105132021368159723417131_001.jpg
it's heartbreaking

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Antonia, you're killing me with those pictures!

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OK, Antonia, your pic is awfully sweet and innocent. Makes me just want to give him a big hug... and then... y'know, something more that might develop from a hug...

My wallpaper shows him smoking a cigarette with his big hand and displaying his sexy (although also kinda weird) tattoo. Guess my taste is not so innocent, huh?

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Linda165, i know they're killing!!!

Sethe may I volunteer myself for the consolation hug?
Ha ha, I guessed what pic you are talking about :P.
to be honest I live with an aunt and I’m always lending her my laptop, so I have to keep appearances ;)

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Hmm... I don't know how old your aunt is, Antonia, but I can't imagine a woman who would not appreciate the virile, sexy, hot attractiveness that CSW exudes. Yeah, words fail me when I try to describe him... :)

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ha ha you convinced me

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i wish.... the cow will stay in the barn happily..for good!

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this plot device of disappearing facial hair reminds me of the same thing from ShaespeaREtold: Much Ado About Nothing.. I love it in that movie so I'm hoping I'll love it here.. but something tells me CSW alone would make it up for it.. <3<3<3

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Even though I'm in the minority, I'm glad I'm not the only one mourning the death of CSW's facial cow hair. I didn't watch Athena but LOVED LOVED LOVED his 'stache in City Hall. Doesn't it just set him apart from other actors? I mean it's just so....manly! haha

After watching all of City Hall this weekend, I officially think CSW is the the SEXIEST man on the planet! So I'll take him with or without the facial hair :)

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just last weekend? geez take a line lady..

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I know right??!

I apologize and hope I may be forgiven for my lateness -__-

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City Hall was fantastic -- a good story AND Cha Seung-won!!! -- but you really shouldn't miss (at the very least) his love scene in Athena. I think it's episode 10. REALLY makes me swoon...

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While I'm tempted to watch anything Cha Seung-won breathes on, I heard Athena was soooo boring. If the love scene is worth it, I'll definitely watch hehe!

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Well, my problem with Athena was that the main leads weren't sympathetic or believable characters -- I didn't really like them or care about what happened to them. But if you only watch the scenes with CSW, then it's an excellent drama! :)

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LOL! Ok I will take that into consideration :) (by that, I mean I'm going to watch it fer shur)

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i'm watching athena now (episode 9) i don't know if it's because i had so low expectations about it (with so many bad comments around) but i'm finding it very thrilling and entertaining... and CSW is soooooooo hot. hottest ever (seriously i can't focus when he's on screen)

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The hair NEVER moves. It's not natural that the hair never moves. If you have seen him in something where there is action or romance AND the hair moves, please let me know. Cause ... I think it looks like a comb over.... something.

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it moves! I don't think he's balding. see the photo iamyournoona posted. even if he was bald I wouldn't mind. my brain is warring on itself. on the one hand it's impossible for anyone to be so amazing and on the other how can he not be amazing?

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Well - i am with you there... when a guy oozes romance like he does it doesn't matter if they have hair or not.

but - in the gif... the back half moves... the front half does not. I have to check this out some more.

Thanks :)

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watch the almost ending of City Hall episode 4. Samsooki made a funny gif of it: http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/07/city-hall-episode-4/
that scene was so fun, it's impressed in my mind

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i'm laughing just watching the gif

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Ahh...I just decided to go watch "City Hall" again. Thanks for posting the link. I think Cha Seung-won is charming.

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thanks for sharing. i just rewatched CH before best love began. but you made me miss it: i want to watch it again.
the love story between Mi rae and Jo Guk is the best ever!!! and even when it had scenes that break my heart to pieces (though i love them) this drama is the only one that makes me happy. some dramas makes me laugh but when MR & JG are happy all i want is to laugh and clap and jump and smile... and i am happy with them!!!!!!

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antonia,

I want to thank you and Samsooki for revealing to me which episode has "The Kiss" it it! I have asked and asked on the OT and no one would tell me.

Muhahaaaaaaa Now I know!!!!!!

And I found out without having to watch all of the episodes!!!!

Yippee!!! I won a free-time prize!!!!

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No, you're not, That's not the Kiss that everyone talks about :P

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Ms. MJP!
Don't live your life in this way! That is cheating!

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"The Kiss" is the kiss in the car episode 14. there are more kisses, and i love them all. but The Kiss is in episode 14. episode 14 also has the blocking the sun scene wich made me fall for Jo Guk and is similar to episode 4 ending of Best Love.
but you must watch all the episodes cause they're Great!!!!

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Thanks!!!

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is he wearing a bolero in that top picture? *squints*

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Actually, I think the cow reference goes waaaaay back. Even in City Hall, Mi Rae tells a cow that it reminds her of someone... And there was a hilarious scene where CSW moo-ed, and it was NG-ed too as KSA burst out laughing!

City Hall was the first I saw of him and it's one of my favourites since, but trouble is he kept reminding me of Jo Guk while in Best Love. Shouldn't be a prob now.
*if only I have the will power to not watch this until it's fully subbed*

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i remember now. when i watched CH i didn't understand the cow reference, i got she's talking about Jo Guk but didn't know why. Now i understand it all. thanks!!!!

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Yay! Now I'll finally be able to watch Cha Seung Won the actor and not Mr. Goatee.

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I miss seeing the 'cow' around, already. He's very hot nonetheless.

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The whole mouse and bunny comments was so freakin funny, the mouse don't have to wait long for Lee Da Ha she quit Ripley mid way. Sorry they said cheese taste the best age but waiting for Lee Da Ha would take a split second.

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i couldn't stop laughing when he was called 'cow' by little DingDong!!! sooooo funny!!!
i do love the Hong sisters...you're right it was a bit similar to Hwang Taekyung going to the salon right after GoMinam told him she preferred his hairstyle from when they started...ke ke ke...
i also want to see a clean shaven DokJin....
omo, the Doctor is quite handsome too!!!

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OMO...he doesn't look like 40 years old. my gosh he's really hot. how do koreans maintain their baby faced? what's their secret, I really want to know.

I was really hook in Greatest Love. I'm really laughing out loud whenever I see Dokko Jin and Ae Jung. lol.

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it will return. I know it!

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Is this man FINE or what!!!!

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If his expressive eyes mesmerized you, the facial hair has made CSW more irresistible. HOT indeed!

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noooooooooo. me wants some pornstache.

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I wonder what he smells like is there a fan meeting I can go to? I'll probably faint before I even get into the building he's in but then he might piggyback me!

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I like the hair on his face... *sighs...

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Why the heck did he shave it off just becuz of some dummies who cant stop lookin at gay lookin boys so real men to look like a gay lookin boy freak!!!!!

this makes me so mad he was like the asian johnny depp

and he does look like a cow. I know it's hard to accept manly lookin men in asian but chasungwon looked the freakin best b4 he shaved it off.... and he still don't look like a pretty boy so stop tryna make him look like a fag!

YOU PEOPLE RUINED HIM!

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Why the heck did he shave it off just becuz of some dummies who cant stop lookin at gay lookin boys and want real men to look like gay lookin boy freaks!!!!!

this makes me so mad he was like the asian johnny depp

and now he does look like a cow. I know it's hard to accept manly lookin men in asian but chasungwon looked the freakin best b4 he shaved it off.... and he still don't look like a pretty boy so stop tryna make him look like a fag!

YOU PEOPLE RUINED HIM!

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aww...i miss the 'stache!!

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I don't normally care for facial hair ...but he exudes gorgeously dark masculinity. All the pretty boys are nice..but it's the difference between a tabby and a JAGUAR.

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he's really cool with his mustache ! OMG I LOVE HIM BADLY (*screeminggggggggggg YEAH !!) ^^!

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