Jang Young Nam is an award-winning South Korean actress. Born on November 25, 1973, she began her acting career in the 1995 theater production of “Romeo and Juliet” and went on to star in many theater productions that brought her a lot of critical acclaim. She transitioned to roles in both film and television and has appeared in such popular dramas as “I Am Legend” (2010), “Vampire Prosecutor” (2011), “Glory Jane” (2011), “Dr. Jin” (2012), “7th Grade Civil Servant” (2013), “Goddess of Marriage” (2013), “Pinocchio” (2014), “Persevere, Goo Hae Ra” (2015) and “Glamorous Temptation” (2015). Her many film roles also include “A Werewolf Boy,” which went on to become the biggest box office hit for a melodrama in Korean cinematic history. Jang Young Nam married Lee Ho Ung in 2011.

Jang Young Nam

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MBC, KOCOWA

Whether it's nationality, race, or social status, it does not matter before crimes. As the world is coming closer together and borders recede, it has become harder to track down the violent crimes that occurred and spread all around the world with just one country's specific investigative authority. Therefore, a multinational network that handles global crimes has been established, which is the worldwide crime infotainment where veteran police officers from all parts of the world are gathered. From remote past to present and from a murder that shook up a town to an international crime targeting citizens of the world, the actual police officers in charge will guide you through the fiction-like but real crime scenes.

SUPER POLICE

In the treacherous waters between the Philippines and Busan, the container ship Frontier Titan becomes a floating prison transporting dangerous criminals, including the tattooed Jong Doo (Seo In Guk). Led by Seok Woo (Park Ho San), a team of police officers struggles to maintain control of the volatile prisoners. When the criminals stage a violent breakout and attempt to take over the ship, they unleash chaos and bloodshed. However, the convicts are unaware that a far more terrifying threat is also aboard, promising to turn their maritime escape into a nightmare of unimaginable horror. This is a 2022 South Korean action-horror film directed by Kim Hong Sun.

Project Wolf Hunting

Ji Hyuk, an ace in the NIS Foreign Intelligence Bureau, has never failed a mission. However, during a mission by the China-North Korea borders in Liaoning, China, he goes MIA. After one year, Ji Hyuk, classified dead, suddenly appears at the Korean Consulate in Shenyang, China, in the most horrific state and doesn't remember anything that happened within the last year. With his memory lost, Ji Hyuk gets assigned to a team with minor tasks. While on the team, he meets Je Yi, who is delicate and heartwarming but with a painful past. For the first time, Ji Hyuk gets assigned to save people. As he relates to the stories of those people, he faces his memories. Will he be able to unravel all the clues and remember the past year when he went missing?

The Veil

The Black Sun team 

Kang Yo Han (Ji Sung) is the "Devil Judge" who presides over a televised courtroom in a dystopian future South Korea, where justice is a public spectacle. His controversial methods expose corruption while blurring the lines between hero and villain. Jeong Seon Ah (Kim Min Jung), a powerful and ambitious foundation director, seeks to uncover Yo Han's secrets and challenge his authority. Childhood friends Kim Ga On (Jinyoung), a rookie judge, and Yun Su Hyeon (Park Gyu Young), a police officer, are drawn into this high-stakes battle for justice. As Yo Han's unconventional court captivates the nation, the complex dynamics between these characters threaten to unravel the very system of justice they seek to uphold. This is a 2021 South Korean drama series that was directed by Choi Jung Gyu.

The Devil Judge

Min Gi Heon (Gong Yoo), a former South Korean intelligence agent struggling with migraines, is offered a chance at redemption by transporting Seo Bok (Park Bo Gum), the first human clone with extraordinary telekinetic powers and self-healing DNA. As various groups seek to capture Seo Bok for his potentially immortality-granting genetic secrets, terrorists mobilize to seize him. However, Seo Bok is fully aware of his own remarkable abilities and is prepared to defend himself against those who would exploit him. This is a 2021 South Korean science fiction film directed by Lee Yong Ju.

Seo Bok

Jeong Hoon is a news anchor for one of the countries most popular broadcasting stations. He's a handsome man who can always pull off a great suit. However, unlike his gentle appearances, he gradually becomes abrasive with his interviews and causes people to feel uncomfortable due to his interrogatory-like questions. Due to his hyperthymia, he recalls everything that he has experienced since childhood. A memory he wishes he can forget is that of Seo Yeon, a woman he once loved before suddenly disappeared eight years ago. One day, Ha Jin, a rising star who attracts everyone's attention, crosses paths with Jeong Hoon. Despite the recent negative press, her composure and confidence never seem to waiver. The complete opposite of Jeong Hoon, her memory has slowly been fading away.

Find Me in Your Memory

SBS, KOCOWA

Detective Young Jin, from the regional investigation unit, has only one thing on her mind to solve as many criminal cases as possible as a way to atone for her friend's murder 19 years ago. Then one day, one of these criminal cases hits too close to home again. Her neighbor's son, Eun Ho, seems to have mysteriously fallen off the roof of a hotel and left in a coma. Ruled as an apparent suicide attempt by the authorities, Young Jin senses foul play and decides to take it upon herself to get to the bottom of it. With the help of Eun Ho's homeroom teacher, Sun Woo, they both begin to uncover that Eun Ho's injuries were no accident.

Nobody Knows

Do Young lived and worked in a public bathhouse after leaving the orphanage. Yeo Ok, the head of Deo Group, finds favor in her eyes of Do Young, and with Yeo Ok's support, Do Young changes her name to Jenny Jang and gets to run a high-end fashion boutique. Also, she becomes a central and powerful figure in the political and business circles as she secretly solves problems for the upper classes. Jenny's ultimate goal is to become the queen of the Deo family using the international city development project. On the other hand, Yeo Ok plans to take advantage of Jenny and abandon her as soon as she succeeds in making Deo Group one of the top 10 corporates in Korea through the international city development project. To do so, Yeo Ok shouldn't make Jenny notice her scheme.

Secret Boutique

🌹The Secret Team🌹

In the tumultuous kingdom of Joseon, political unrest threatens the reign of King Lee Hun (Yeo Jin Goo), who faces constant assassination attempts. To protect the monarch, a lookalike clown named Ha Sun (Yeo Jin Goo) is brought to the palace to serve as the king's double. As Ha Sun skillfully impersonates the ruler and navigates the complex royal court, he unexpectedly develops feelings for the elegant Queen Yoo So Woon (Lee Se Young). Adapting the film "Gwanghae: The Man Who Became King," this drama explores the dangerous world of royal deception and unexpected love. This is a 2019 South Korean historical drama directed by Kim Hee Won.

The Crowned Clown

THE ON FIRE PENGUINS TEAM 🔥🐧

Weary homicide detective Yoo Jin Kook (Park Sung Woong) doesn’t have much to look forward to in life besides his younger sister, Yoo Jin Kang (Jung So Min), whom he’s fiercely protective of. While investigating a suspicious death, all signs point to the victim’s boyfriend, Kim Moo Yeong (Seo In Guk), a seemingly charming man with a dark side. But when Moo Yeong starts dating Jin Kang, Jin Kook becomes determined to end their relationship. Can he shield her from the looming threat, or is the real danger closer than he thinks? This 2018 South Korean drama, directed by Yoo Je Won, is a remake of the 2002 Japanese series of the same title.

Hundred Million Stars From the Sky

The Twinkle Twinkle Team 

After a hostage situation goes terribly wrong, skilled negotiator Ha Chae Yoon (Son Ye Jin) finds herself questioning her desire to remain with the police. However, when arms dealer Min Tae Gu (Hyun Bin) abducts a group that includes a news reporter and Chae Yoon's superior, Chae Yoon is forced to put her personal struggles aside and intervene. However, as the hours go by, Chae Yoon begins to uncover a deeper conspiracy afoot, involving corruption, betrayal, and secret identities. When Tae Gu announces his intent to kill all the hostages – and himself – Chae Yoon must find a way to balance the competing interests of law enforcement, Tae Gu, and the hostages before it's too late.

The Negotiation

Crime and Justice💥Team

Chief Han

KBS02

Have you ever thought about a shared fate? Lovely Horribly is a romantic comedy thriller drama. You Philip, a top star, and Ji Eul Soon, a drama story writer, meet each other and go through strange things. They have been born on the same day at the same time, and they share their zero-sum fate. If one of them becomes happy, the other person becomes unfortunate. The relationship between these two is all about coincidence, fate, horror, and romance. How will Philip and Eul Soon handle their shared fate? Like everybody else, they both want to be happy, but that seems impossible. Stay tuned to watch the lovely and horrible romance between these two to find out.

Lovely Horribly

Seok Geun (Lee Sung Min), a Jeju Island taxi driver notorious for his womanizing ways, continues to chase women even after his wife's death. His brother-in-law Bong Soo (Shin Ha Kyun), married to Seok Geun's sister Mi Young (Song Ji Hyo), struggles to manage their struggling Italian restaurant and lacks the courage to stand up to his strong-willed wife. When a captivating young woman named Jenny (Lee El) arrives in town, both Seok Geun and Bong Soo become infatuated with her, potentially setting the stage for romantic and personal complications. Their mutual attraction to Jenny threatens to disrupt their already fragile family dynamics and personal relationships. This is a 2018 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Lee Byeong Hun.

What a Man Wants

In the Goryeo Dynasty, Crown Prince Wang Won (Yim Si Wan) is consumed by an insatiable desire for power, with his loyal royal cousin and comrade Wang Rin (Hong Jong Hyun) always by his side. Their lives are dramatically altered when they meet Eun San (Yoona), the stunning daughter of the country's wealthiest man. As both Wang Won and Wang Rin develop romantic feelings for Eun San, their deep friendship and individual ambitions are put to the ultimate test. This is a 2017 South Korean historical drama series directed by Kim Sang Hyup, based on a novel by Kim Yi Ryung.

The King Loves

Royal Minions

A respected scholar becomes an unexpected protector when tasked with educating a rebellious princess. Gyeon Woo (Joo Won), renowned as "Joseon's National Treasure," is commissioned by the king to guide Princess Hye Myung (Oh Yeon Seo), a headstrong royal. When rebels threaten her future reign, Gyeon Woo finds himself thrust into the role of her defender. As danger closes in, he must navigate the challenges of protecting the princess and securing her throne. This is a 2017 South Korean historical television drama series directed by Oh Jin Seok, based on the 2001 hit film of the same name, reimagined in the Joseon Dynasty setting.

My Sassy Girl

The Soo Sassy Team

Highly skilled North Korean detective Lim Cheol Ryung (Hyun Bin) is tasked with capturing Cha Gi Sung (Kim Joo Hyuck), a former superior-turned-crime syndicate leader who betrayed the regime by stealing counterfeit money printing plates, killing Cheol Ryung's team, and fleeing to South Korea. Upon Cheol Ryung's own arrival in Korea, he meets Kang Jin Tae (Yoo Hai Jin), a bumbling yet well-meaning South Korean detective who's secretly keeping tabs on Cheol Ryung for the South Korean government. Will Cheol Ryung and Jin Tae manage to overcome their mutual distrust to track down Gi Sung and hold him accountable for his crimes?

Confidential Assignment

Park So Yun

Bok Joo is a college student and a weightlifting player. She deeply loves her father, who is sick but sells fried chicken to support her. She can't stand injustice and values loyalty. She has never had a chance to go on a blind date as she is a weightlifting player, but she accepts it as her life. Jun Hyung is a swimmer who goes to the same college as Bok Joo. They used to know each other when they were kids. He constantly teases her, so she resents him. Jun Hyung has a cousin, Jae Yi. He is kind to everyone, so it sometimes causes misunderstanding, making some women feel led on. One day, Bok Joo runs into Jae Yi and falls for him after seeing him smile at her. She finds out he is a doctor at an obesity clinic and signs up for the weight-loss program at the clinic. However, Jun Hyung finds out about this, and he can't pass up the opportunity to tease her.

Weightlifting Fairy, Kim Bok-joo

I'm Busy Getting Stronger Team

In 1978 Busan, a young girl's mysterious disappearance sends shockwaves through the community. With the police losing hope, her desperate mother turns to Kim Joong San (Yoo Hae Jin), a famous fortune teller who claims the girl is still alive. He urges veteran investigator Gong Gil Yong (Kim Yun Seok) to help, despite Gil Yong's initial skepticism. As Kim Joong San's prophecies begin to prove accurate, the unlikely pair start working together to unravel the kidnapping mystery and potentially save the girl's life. Based on real-life events, this gripping thriller explores the intersection of intuition and investigation. "The Classified File" is a 2015 South Korean movie directed by Kwak Kyung Taek.

The Classified File

The Classified Team

Dal Po's real name is Ha Myung. When he was about to drown at 14, Gong Pil saved and adopted him, giving him a new name. Gong Pil believes Dal Po is his son who was lost in the sea in the past. And Dal Po tries to erase his past to live as Gong Pil's son. He even pretends to be bad at his studies even though he is brilliant and intentionally wears shabby clothes to hide his good looks. He gives up going to college due to financial difficulty at home. Still, he succeeds in becoming a reporter with unique talents thanks to the intelligence and experience he acquired by driving a taxi. Meanwhile, he has a niece who is the same age as him. She has Pinocchio syndrome, so she can't choose a job that requires some amount of lying. She decides to be a reporter, whose job is to seek the truth at all times.

Pinocchio

The Can't Lie Team

Ji Hye is a proud woman who speaks her mind and works as a writer for a radio show. Tae Wook meets Ji Hye at a private gathering, and after two years of keeping an eye on her, he decides to ask her out. After a year of dating, Ji Hye accepts his marriage proposal despite being unsure about her feelings for him. Tae Wook is a prosecutor and successor of a conglomerate group who decides to marry Ji Hye against his father's wishes. However, Ji Hye asks to call off their engagement because she can't withstand the overwhelming pressure of her future in-laws. Ji Hye then leaves for a trip to Jeju Island, where she meets and falls in love with Hyun Woo, paving the way for these three people's stormy and complicated future.

Goddess of Marriage

The Goddesses Team

KBS, KOCOWA

Young Kwang has been a professional baseball player in the minor league for seven years. But he is never discouraged. Even under bad circumstances, he is always full of confidence. But he eventually gets entangled in several incidents and is kicked out of his baseball team. Young Kwang applies for a job at Geodae International and meets Jae In. Jae In is a bright and warm-hearted woman who helps others under any circumstance. While working as a nursing assistant, Jae In gets into a problem and submits her resignation letter. After she quits, she joins Geodae International as a new employee. The two people begin to fall in love while getting involved with Seo In Woo, the famous fourth batter, and trying to solve the matters involving Geodae International.

Glory Jane

On the Gangbyeon Expressway, a young woman's desperate suicide triggers a four-car accident that brings multiple witnesses to the Yongsan police station. As officers attempt to unravel the mysterious incident, they discover the woman was carrying a memory stick with the final question to a high-stakes television quiz show with a $13 million jackpot. The witnesses, tempted by the potential fortune, each decide to participate in the upcoming show, knowing only twenty-nine questions separate them from life-changing wealth. As they pursue their chance at the prize, questions arise about whether this twist of fate will lead to a scandalous victory or expose darker forces behind the popular program. This is a witty 2010 South Korean satirical comedy film directed by Jang Jin.

The Quiz Show Scandal

The Scandalous Team

Ahn Soo Ji (Kim Ha Neul), a skilled martial artist and veteran NIS secret agent, keeps her profession hidden from her boyfriend Lee Jae Joon (Kang Ji Hwan). Unbeknownst to her, Jae Joon is also an NIS analyst and rookie field agent who is frustrated with her constant unexplained absences. When they are both assigned to the same critical mission to prevent a Russian organized crime group from obtaining an advanced bio-chemical weapon in Korea, the couple must navigate their complicated relationship while working together. Their professional and personal lives collide as they struggle to complete the mission without compromising their cover or their relationship. This is a 2009 South Korean action-comedy film directed by Shin Tae Ra, which was later remade into the 2013 television drama "7th Grade Civil Servant."

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