Cha Jun-hwan or Junhwan Cha is a South-Korean personality who plays figure skating by profession. He competes in men’s singles disciplines and emerged as a personality who has achieved huge popularity along with fan following still being 21 old. He has been the champion of 2022 Four Continents, a bronze medalist at the 2016-17 Junior Grand Prix Final, and a six-time champion of the South Korean National Championship in the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2021, and 2022. Despite all these, he has also been the winner of three bronze medals in the ISU Grand Prix series, a two-time winner of silver medals at the ISU Challenger Series, and a presenter of South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Early Life
Cha Jun-hwan was born on 21st October 2001 and as of 2022, he is merely 21 years old. He was brought up in Seoul and worked as a child actor, model, and ballet dancer. He is not the only one in the family but was raised along with his younger brother who is currently a teenager nearly 4-5 years old. Hwan’s personality type of ENTJ. He has appeared on various music varieties on television shows including King of Mask Singer which was telecasted in June 2020.
Cha Jun-hwan Career
Junhwan Cha was very young when he first started preparing himself for ice skating professionally. He began skating at the age of seven while he was gone for a school excursion. At that time, he was guided by the coach Hea-Sook. He describes his skating idols as Evgeni Plushenko and Daisuke Takahashi. Hwan has been a junior skater and has won the title while being at the fourth position of the 2011 South Korean Championship. Not only this, but he has also been the winner of the South Korean Championship in 2012 which he won at an early age. Junhwan Cha took the honor of becoming a gold medalist at the Asian Trophy in 2012-13 and thereby repeated the honor of being a junior champion at the South Korean Championships.
He participated in the 2014 Korean Championships and won the title by coming at the fifth position while being in his senior levels. This was the first time he experienced any game in the senior season at the national championships. Hwan entered the season by preparing himself for the Olympic test event for the 2021 Asian Open Games in Beijing. He gained the sixth position in the competition. Hwan also showed his interest in the 2022 Four Continents Championship in Tallinn. Later, he became the first South Korean personality to win the medal at Four Continents. Junhwan Cha also took part in the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men’s event. He skated a clean short program and came in fourth place in the segment with his best score of 99.51.
Cha Jun-hwan Biography |
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| Real Name | Cha Jun-hwan |
| Birth Date | 21 October 2001 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 20 Years |
| Birth Place | Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Profession | Figure Skater |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | Libra |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 10” – in Centimeters – 178 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 56 kg – in Pounds – 123 lbs |
| Shoe Size | 9 (U.S.) |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Body Type | Athletic |
Family |
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| Father | – |
| Mother | – |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | One |
Qualification/Education |
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| School | Whimoon High School, Whimoon Middle School, Seoul |
| College | – |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | Single |
| Affair | No |
| Who is his girlfriend? | None |
Personal Life
Cha Jun-hwan is neither married nor is he committed to any girlfriend. However, he is quite funny, which is depictable from his behavior and the attitude he carries. This is because he was once caught having fun or enjoying the moment when he asked one of his friends whether he had a girlfriend or not. To that question, his friend replied that he would surely like to have one and the person who would be waiting for him when he was out for the games. Hwan took the moment to a funny stage when he answered that they both can go out of the game.
Cha Jun-hwan Net Worth
Cha Jun-hwan has been a record-breaker. He has presented himself at various national games including the 2016 Junior Grand Prix Japan where he scored 239.47 points. Earlier, the record was broken by the Russian personality Dmitri Aliev who scored 240.07 points in the 2016-17 Junior Grand Prix Final. It is for sure that he must be earning millions. He has also been a child actor, ballet dancer, and a famous television personality who has tried his hands in music videos. It is great to see such talented personalities scoring for the nation. We wish good luck to Junhwan Cha for his bright future and endeavor in the future.
