{"id":149229,"date":"2025-10-28T08:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/149229\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T08:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:39:10","slug":"bts-jungkook-brings-cha-eun-woo-to-movie-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/149229\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS\u2019 Jungkook brings &#8216;Cha Eun-woo&#8217; to movie premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"editor-p\">BTS member Jungkook turned heads at the Seoul premiere of the new comedy film \u201cFirst Ride\u201d \u2014 not for his outfit, but for who he brought along.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">On Oct. 27, Jungkook attended the VIP screening at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Seoul\u2019s Songpa District, carrying a life-sized doll dressed exactly like his close friend, Cha Eun-woo of ASTRO, who is currently serving in the military.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/35a6e65c-6178-47e4-a71b-91d616900ac0.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto\" alt=\"BTS' Jungkook \/ Xportsnews\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BTS&#8217; Jungkook \/ Xportsnews<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The BTS star playfully lifted the doll\u2019s hand to make it appear as if Cha was greeting the cameras, even hugging it in front of the photo wall. Fans and reporters alike laughed at the unexpected yet heartwarming gesture \u2014 a display of friendship that instantly went viral on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">During the event, Jungkook told reporters, \u201cWhen Eun-woo and I were in our early twenties, we used to hang out a lot. He said he filmed this movie thinking about those days. I\u2019ll try to enjoy it with that same feeling.\u201d He added a heartfelt message for his friend, saying, \u201cI hope he stays healthy and completes his service safely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Cha Eun-woo enlisted for active duty on July 28 and is currently serving in the Army band. Despite his military hiatus, his presence remains strong through projects like \u201cFirst Ride\u201d and Netflix\u2019s upcoming \u201cThe Wonderfuls,\u201d both already filmed and scheduled to be released during his enlistment period. His discharge date is set for Jan. 27, 2027.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f180d890-6456-471f-a49e-af6885fbf892.jpg\" style=\"display:block;width:740px;height:auto\" alt=\"A scene from 'First Ride' \/ Courtesy of Showbox \" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A scene from &#8220;First Ride&#8221; \/ Courtesy of Showbox <\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">\u201cFirst Ride\u201d follows a group of long-time friends \u2014 Tae-jung (Kang Ha-neul), Do-jin (Kim Young-kwang), Yeon-min (Cha Eun-woo), Geum-bok (Kang Young-seok), and Ok-shim (Han Sun-hwa) \u2014 who embark on their first overseas trip together. The film, directed by Nam Dae-joong, opens in Korean theaters on Oct. 29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Jungkook finished his own service on June 11, returning to fans after completing his duties as an active-duty soldier. The two are both part of the so-called \u201c\u201997 line,\u201d which also includes SEVENTEEN\u2019s Mingyu and GOT7\u2019s Yugyeom, because they were all born in 1997.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1ff812f1-19d6-4305-87f7-e663453750fb.jpg\" style=\"display:block;width:740px;height:auto\" alt=\"Cha Eun-woo \/ Captured from Cha's social media\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cha Eun-woo \/ Captured from Cha&#8217;s social media<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Their bond has long been celebrated by fans. Before joining the military, Jungkook sent a coffee truck to the set of Cha\u2019s MBC drama \u201cA Good Day to Be a Dog,\u201d while Cha joined Jungkook\u2019s viral \u201cSeven\u201d challenge, drawing millions of views for their \u201cvisual chemistry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">This article from Xportsnews is adapted by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BTS member Jungkook turned heads at the Seoul premiere of the new comedy film \u201cFirst Ride\u201d \u2014 not&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[18,117,19,17,337],"class_list":{"0":"post-149229","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-music"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115450895752691852","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}