Son Ji-chang

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Son Ji-chang
Born (1970-02-20) February 20, 1970 (age 54)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1989–present
Spouse
(m. 1998)
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
손지창
Revised Romanization Son Jichang
McCune–Reischauer Son Chich'ang

Son Ji-chang (born February 20, 1970) is a South Korean actor, singer and songwriter. He starred in television series such as Mudong's House (1991), The Last Match (1994), Trio (2002), and Rose Fence (2003). [1] He is also member of musical duo The Blue.

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Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1992CalendulaCha Song-joo SBS
1992Wind in the GrassJin Soo MBC
1993Walking up to the SkyGu Yeon-su
1994 The Last Match Lee Dong-min
FeelingsHan Bin KBS2
Koreiski MBC
19961.5 GenerationSuk Hyun
Beginning of HappinessMyung Gyu SBS
1997PremonitionKyung Min MBC
1999Young SunPark Min SBS
2000The TruthPark Seung-jae MBC
2001Well-known WomanJung Byung-hoon SBS
2002PresentOh Kyung-sik MBC
Trio Jang Bum-soo
2003Rose FenceNam Gun-woo KBS2

Variety shows

YearTitleNetworkRoleNote
2021Fireman BoytvN STORY & tvNCast Member [2]
2021Star Golf Big LeaguetvN DCast Member [3]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1993 KBS Drama Awards Popularity AwardWon
Baeksang Arts Awards Best New ActorWon
1994 KBS Music Awards Artist of the YearWon

According to Mr. Son's Facebook, [4] on September 10, 2016, his all electric Sport Utility Vehicle Tesla Model X crashed into his garage.

He has been requesting Tesla Inc. to investigate the accident. Tesla has stated that logs downloaded from the car show that the driver pressed the accelerator instead of the brake. Tesla's press statement to Reuters [5] states,

"We take the safety of our customers very seriously and conducted a thorough investigation following Mr. Son's claims. The evidence, including data from the car, conclusively shows that the crash was the result of Mr. Son pressing the accelerator pedal all the way to 100%."

It also asserts that the actor threatened to use his celebrity to damage Tesla,

"Before filing his class action lawsuit against Tesla, Mr. Son had threatened to use his celebrity status in Korea to hurt Tesla unless we agreed to make a financial payment and acknowledge that the vehicle accelerated on its own. However, the evidence clearly shows the vehicle was not at fault. Our policy is to stand by the evidence and not to give in to ultimatums." [6]

According to the NHTSA, there have been about 16,000 preventable pedal error automobile collisions in the U.S. every year. [7]

Nevertheless, Son filed a lawsuit [8] to claim damages.

On Friday, March 31, 2017, Tesla submitted a motion for an order to dismiss 13 of the 27 causes of action in Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint ("FAC") citing that they are not relevant to the laws. [9]

The plaintiff now has 15 days as of April 15, 2019 to amend the complaint or the lawsuit is dismissed by U.S. District Judge James V. Selna. The slander and defamation filing is outside of the one-year statute of limitations. For the false advertising and breach of warranty claims, the Judge ruled that Tesla's designs are for safety enhancement and not to prevent the plaintiff's claims of sudden unintended acceleration. [10]

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