Car, the Garden
Car, the Garden | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Cha Jung-won |
| Also known as | Mayson the Soul |
| Born | October 23, 1990 South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | DRDR AC |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 차정원 |
| RR | Cha Jeongwon |
| MR | Ch'a Chŏngwŏn |
Cha Jung-won (Korean: 차정원; born October 23, 1990), known professionally as Car, the Garden (카더가든) and formerly Mayson the Soul (메이슨 더 소울), is a South Korean singer. He released his first EP, Jackasoul, on September 30, 2013.[1]
The name Car, the Garden was suggested by his friend, Oh Hyuk of Hyukoh.[2] It is a literal translation of his birth name; his last name Cha (차) is a homonym of "car", while his first name Jung-won (정원) means "garden".[3][4]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [5] | |||
| Photographer |
|
86 | — |
| Apartment |
|
41 |
|
| C |
|
53 | — |
| Harmony |
|
46 |
|
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| KOR [5] | ||
| Jackasoul |
|
58 |
| Absence (부재) |
|
86 |
| Diamond |
|
— |
| Two (with O3ohn) |
|
— |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales (DL) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [8] | ||||
| "Bus Stop" | 2013 | — | — | Jackasoul |
| "Holiday" (홀리데이) (featuring Beenzino) | — | |||
| "Talk" | 2014 | — | Photographer | |
| "Gray" (featuring Brother Su) | — | |||
| "6 to 9" (featuring Loco) | —[A] |
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| "Pretty Woman" (예쁜여자) | — | — | ||
| "Somebody" (featuring Paloalto, Ugly Duck) | 2015 | — | ||
| "Little by Little" | 2016 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Gimme Love" | — | |||
| "Together" | 2017 | — | Apartment | |
| "Island" (섬으로 가요) (featuring Oh Hyuk) | — | |||
| "Tree" (나무) (featuring Youra) | 2019 | 104 | Non-album singles | |
| "Memorize Our Night" (우리의 밤을 외워요) | 106 | |||
| "Dreamed a Dream" (꿈을 꿨어요) | — | C | ||
| "31" | 2020 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Get to You" (그날, 우리) | — | |||
| "Doesn't Matter" (아무렇지 않은 사람) | 2021 | 112 | Absence | |
| "Closely Far Away" (가까운 듯 먼 그대여) | 64 | Non-album singles | ||
| "No Place to Hide" (숨을 곳 없어요) | —[B] | |||
| "Between You And Me" (그대와 잠든 나 사이에) | 2022 | 116 | ||
| "Diamond" | — | Diamond | ||
| "Tomorrow" (내일의 우리) | 2023 | —[C] | Harmony | |
| "Ta-Ta For Now" (이젠 안녕) | 2024 | —[D] | Non-album singles | |
| "Just As We Were" (그 자리 그대로) | —[E] | |||
| "Wish 2025" | — | |||
| "Come to My Dream" (꿈에 들어와) | 2025 | —[F] | ||
| "Big Bird" (with O3ohn, featuring Youra) | —[G] | Two | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales (DL) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [8] | ||||
| "Dream or Reality" | 2017 | — | — | Live Up to Your Name OST |
| "Simple Words" (간단한 말) | — |
|
Yellow OST | |
| "Lie" | — | — | Two Cops OST | |
| "Nothing" | 2018 | — | Secret Mother OST | |
| "A Word of Apology" (미안하다는 말) | 2019 | — | The Secret Life of My Secretary OST | |
| "Tree" (Chocolate version) | — | Chocolate OST | ||
| "All Night Long" (밤새) | 2020 | 63 | She Is My Type webtoon OST | |
| "Happy Ending" | 2021 | — | True Beauty OST | |
| "Empty" | — | Beyond Evil OST | ||
| "Romantic Sunday" | 97 | Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha OST | ||
| "Peony" (꽃말) | 2022 | —[H] | Thirty-Nine OST | |
| "Scars Leave Beautiful Trace" (상처는 아름다운 흔적이 되어) | —[I] | Alchemy of Souls OST | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [20] | |||
| "Home Sweet Home" | 2017 | 180 | Apartment |
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Emergency | Doctor Cha | Medical Sitcom | [21][22] |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Galaxy | Episode 1–10 | ||
| Finding Heros: Geek Tour | Cast | Episode 1–3 | ||
| 2018–2019 | The Fan | Contestant | Episode 1–12 | |
| 2023 | Super Karaoke Survival: VS | Producer | with Giriboy | [23] |
Web shows
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Better Late Than Single | Host/Cupid | [24] |
Notes
- ^ "6 to 9" did not enter the Circlel Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 82 on the component Download Chart.[9]
- ^ "No Place to Hide" did not enter the Circlel Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 52 on the component Download Chart.[11]
- ^ "Tomorrow" did not enter the Circlel Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 71 on the component Download Chart.[12]
- ^ "Ta-Ta For Now" did not enter the Circlel Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 57 on the component Download Chart.[13]
- ^ "Just As We Were" did not enter the Circlel Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 61 on the component Download Chart.[14]
- ^ "Come to My Dream" did not enter the Circlel Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 74 on the component Download Chart.[15]
- ^ "Big Bird" did not enter the Circlel Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 88 on the component Download Chart.[16]
- ^ "Peony" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 61 on the Download Chart.[18]
- ^ "Scars Leave Beautiful Trace" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 53 on the Download Chart.[19]
References
- ^ "카더가든, 단독 콘서트 'APARTMENT' 개최 "새 앨범 비하인드 공개"" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ Suh, Jenny (July 17, 2017). "Car, the garden finds his sound with new name". The Korea Herald. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ ""본명이 차정원"...'더스테이지X엘포인트' 카더가든, 이름의 비밀". SBS연예뉴스 (in Korean). 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ Jung, Hae-myoung (October 29, 2019). "Singer 'Car, the Garden' confronts traumatic childhood". The Korea Times. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Gaon Album Chart positions:
- Photographer: "2015년 14주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- Apartment: "2017년 50주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- C: "2019년 45주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- Harmony: "2024년 40주차 Album Chart". Circle Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- Jackasoul: "2013년 41주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- Absence: "2021년 08주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "2017년 12월 Album Chart".
- ^ Cumulative Sales of Harmony:
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 40 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 4 of 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Gaon Digital Chart positions:
- "Tree": "2025 Week 17 Digital Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- "Memorize Our Night": "2019년 25주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-02-11. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- "All Night Long": "2020년 38주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-02-11. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- "Doesn't Matter": "2021년 06주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-02-11. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- "Romantic Sunday": "2021년 37주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- "Closely Far Away": "2024 Week 42 Digital Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- "Between You and Me": "2022 Week 2 Digital Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "2014 Week 33 Download Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "2014년 34주차 Download Chart".
- ^ "2021 Week 46 Download Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "2023 Week 37 Download Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Week 22 Download Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Week 25 Download Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Week 17 Download Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Week 25 Download Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "2017년 43주차 Download Chart".
- ^ "Download Chart 2022 Weeks 11". Circle Chart. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "Download Chart 2022 Weeks 27". Circle Chart. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "Home Sweet Home". Circle Chart (in Korean). June 8–14, 2025. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ Jang Soo-jung (September 24, 2021). "김희정, 힙합 시트콤 '이머전시' 출연...힙한 간호사 역" [Kim Hee-jung to appear in hip-hop sitcom 'Emergency'... hip nurse]. Dailyan (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Soo-in (October 1, 2021). "양동근→마미손 김희정 '이머전시' 출연, 래퍼들 멘탈 치유한다" [Yang Dong-geun → Mommy Son Kim Hee-jung Appears in 'Emergency' to heal rappers' mental health]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Kang, Ga-hee (August 10, 2023). "총상금 1억 '초대형 노래방 서바이벌 VS'..초호화 프로듀서 라인업 공개" [Total prize money of 100 million won. "Super-large karaoke survival vs."The lineup of super luxurious producers will be released] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ "'Better Late than Single' finds global audience with sincere stories of first-time daters". The Korea Times. July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.