{"id":151264,"date":"2025-10-28T12:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=151264"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:15:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:15:01","slug":"cha-eunwoo-wins-critics-approval-with-the-first-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/cha-eunwoo-wins-critics-approval-with-the-first-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Cha Eunwoo wins critics\u2019 approval with \u201cThe First Ride\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cha Eunwoo<\/strong> is stealing the spotlight once again, this time for his role as Ahn Yeonmin in \u201c<strong>The First Ride<\/strong>,\u201d directed by Nam Dae-jung. The upcoming film is set to release on October 29th, 2025, and will tell the story of four lifelong friends who embark on their first overseas trip, only for things to spiral into chaos. Critics across South Korea have praised Chae Eunwoo\u2019s performance, calling him the \u201clucky charm\u201d and emotional anchor of the film.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pbRLj6nVNQA?si=_u9sDYss4RTtZ37E\" title=\"The First Ride (2025) \ud37c\uc2a4\ud2b8 \ub77c\uc774\ub4dc Movie Trailer | EONTALK\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pbRLj6nVNQA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Media outlets such as Baeksang Awards, Sisa Week, and Ize Magazine highlighted his mix of humor, warmth, and authenticity. Reviews describe his portrayal as \u201ctrustworthy acting, bomb comedy, deep narration, and charm.\u201d Within News expressed that he \u201cfills the screen\u201d with his narration and presence, while Sports Kyunghyang said his emotional range adds depth to the movie\u2019s heartwarming tone. Meanwhile, the film gave an impressive 83% rating and celebrated Cha Eunwoo\u2019s ability to bring energy to every scene.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaEunwooINTL\/status\/1982619715668226498\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf7f[UPDATED] Reviews from media, journalists, and critics on CHA EUNWOO as AHN YEONMIN in the film \u2018THE FIRST RIDE\u2019 (\ud37c\uc2a4\ud2b8 \ub77c\uc774\ub4dc), directed by NAM DAEJUNG.<\/p>\n<p>Note: \ud835\udc4a\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc64\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc59\ud835\udc59 \ud835\udc58\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc5d \ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc51\ud835\udc51\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc54 \ud835\udc5a\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc60 \ud835\udc61\u210e\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc66 \ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc5d\ud835\udc62\ud835\udc4f\ud835\udc59\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc60\u210e\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc51.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChaEunwoo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ChaEunwoo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheFirstRide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TheFirstRide<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mchPQpwjA1\">pic.twitter.com\/mchPQpwjA1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CHA EUNWOO \ucc28\uc740\uc6b0 INTERNATIONAL (@ChaEunwooINTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaEunwooINTL\/status\/1982619715668226498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Director Nam Dae-jung himself praised the star, stating that only Chae Eunwoo could truly capture Yeonmin\u2019s sincerity. \u201cIf he hadn\u2019t chosen this film, we would have had to change the character and wait until his discharge to shoot it,\u201d he said. With positive reviews, a strong ensemble cast including Kang Ha-neul, Kim Young-kwang, and Han Sun-hwa, and a story that blends nostalgia, friendship, and comedy, The First Ride is shaping up to be one of Korea\u2019s most anticipated films of 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cha Eunwoo is stealing the spotlight once again, this time for his role as Ahn Yeonmin in \u201cThe First Ride,\u201d directed by Nam Dae-jung. The upcoming film is set to release on October 29th, 2025, and will tell the story of four lifelong friends who embark on their first overseas trip, only for things to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":151265,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,16,1399],"tags":[1967],"class_list":{"0":"post-151264","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-kpop","9":"category-movies","10":"tag-cha-eunwoo"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}