''Runway Cop'' (, literally "Detective Cha") is a 2012 South Korean action comedy film, starring

Kang Ji-hwan Kang Ji-hwan (born Jo Tae-gyu; March 20, 1977) is a South Korean actor. He began his career in musical theatre, and has since starred in television dramas such as ''Be Strong, Geum-soon!'' (2005), ''Capital Scandal'' (2007), '' Hong Gil-dong ...

and

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and directed by Shin Tae-ra. It tells the story of an overzealous and overweight detective Cha Cheol-soo who goes undercover as a fashion model in order to solve a case. It reunites the two leads since the

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'' Hong Gil-dong'' (2008), and is the second film Kang has worked on with Shin since ''

My Girlfriend Is an Agent ''My Girlfriend Is An Agent'' (; lit. "7th Level Civil Servant") is a 2009 South Korean romantic action comedy film directed by Shin Tae-ra and starring Kim Ha-neul and Kang Ji-hwan. The film had 4,078,293 admissions nationwide and was the 4th mo ...

'' (2009).

Plot

Cha Chul-soo is an overzealous and overweight detective who stops at nothing to catch his suspect. He doesn't a waste any precious moment to shower, and dresses in ramshackle and sometimes dirty clothes. However, when another cop was injured and unable to go undercover in the city's biggest criminal cases, he steps up to the plate and accepts the challenge to be transformed into a runway model in 60 days. Among the challenges of losing 20 kilograms in 2 weeks, Cha also have to work with high school alum Ko Young-jae, who is the designer. Convinced he stinks and will ruin her show, she sets him the impossible. With so much to learn in such a short period of time, Cha case turns into the biggest radical makeover at the hands of fashion designer.

Cast

as Detective Cha Chul-soo **

Park Bo-gum Park Bo-gum (; born June 16, 1993) is a South Korean actor. He gained recognition for his diverse range of roles in film and television, notably, a psychopathic lawyer in ''Hello Monster'' (2015), a genius Go player in ''Reply 1988'' (2015–2 ...

as young Chul-soo *

as Fashion designer Ko Young-jae *

Kim Young-kwang Kim Young-kwang (, born 28 June 1983) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Seongnam FC as a goalkeeper. Career In December 2006 he transferred to Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i in a deal reportedly worth around $2.2m International career He w ...

as Han Seung-woo *

Lee Soo-hyuk Lee Soo-hyuk (; born Lee Hyuk-soo on May 31, 1988) is a South Korean model and actor. Life and career Born Lee Hyuk-soo, he debuted as a model in designer Jung Wook-jun's ''Lone Costume'' fashion show in 2006. He walked down the runways of th ...

as Top model Kim Sun-ho *

Lee Hee-joon Lee Hee-joon (born June 29, 1979) is a South Korean actor. Personal life Lee Hee-joon and model Lee Hye-jung confirmed their relationship in August 2015. They registered their marriage prior to the ceremony and had their private wedding ceremon ...

as Kyung-Seok *Shin Min-chul as Min-seung *Seo Jiayu as herself *Seo Jini as herself

References

External links

* * 2012 action comedy films South Korean action comedy films 2010s police comedy films Films shot in Daejeon Films directed by Shin Tae-ra 2012 comedy films 2010s Korean-language films 2010s South Korean films {{SouthKorea-film-stub