Cha In-pyo joins Kwon Sang-woo for TV series "Big Thing"

Korean actor Cha In-pyo will be joining Kwon Sang-woo and Ko Hyun-jung for the upcoming TV series "Big Thing," according to the show's production company Lee Kim Productions.

Lee Kim announced in a press release on Wednesday that Cha has been cast for the role of Kang Hyun-seok, a charismatic politician who falls in love with Ko's character Seo Hae-rim.

Based on a popular comic series of the same name, "Big" is about a gigolo played by Kwon, who helps a human rights lawyer played by Ko, to achieve her dream of becoming Korea's first female president.

"Big" had drawn much publicity when Ko chose the series as her next acting project after starring in last year's smash hit "Queen Seon-deok."

Cha, 42, rose to instant stardom when he starred in his first TV series "Love In Your Arms" (MBC, 1994) opposite actress Shin Ae-ra whom he later married.

He has since appeared in numerous television dramas and films including "Fireworks" (SBS, 2000), "Her House" (MBC, 2001), "Perfect Love" (SBS, 2003) and "Crossing" (2008).