Kim Young Ok is a veteran, award-winning South Korean actress. Born December 5, 1937, she made her acting debut at the age of 19 in the 1957 film “Farewell Sorrow!” Her role in the 1978 television drama “I Sell Happiness” brought her the Daesang Award (Grand Prize for Television) at the 15th Baeksang Arts Awards, the first of many acting accolades throughout her prolific career that spans films, television and voice-over acting. She has become a fixture in the past few decades in memorable motherly and grandmotherly roles in popular films and television dramas. Her recent credits include the dramas “Shopping King Louie” (2016), “The Most Beautiful Goodbye” (2017), “The Rich Son” (2018) and “Witch’s Love” (2018).

Kim Young Ok

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MBC, KOCOWA

Ja Wang (Jung Sang Hoon), the head of Onghwa Village, is witty and gets along with the nosy people. Having pride and passion for his job, saying it's national affairs, there is one thing he has pride for and that is his virility! Giving birth to three healthy baby boys right after getting married, Ja Wang feels bad for his burdened wife Shin Ae (Jeon Hye Bin), but wanting a daughter that fully resembles his wife, he waits for the opportunity to make that history. He is happy to hear of his wife's pregnancy but finds out this time it's not a daughter but a son. The curse doesn't stop there. Unable to bear any longer, Shin Ae suggests a vasectomy! To make things worse, his childhood friend Deok Sam (Lee Joong Ok) also begins to covet his village head position. He now knows what it feels like for "Baekgu," the neighborhood Casanova dog that will be getting neutered.

The Pork Cutlets

Chun Sim

High schooler Kim Eun Mi (Jeon Hye Jin)’s life changed forever when she gave birth to her daughter. Decades later, her child Jin Hee (Choi Soo Young) has grown up and Eun Mi has become a physical therapist. The two spend most of their time bickering, as Jin Hee still lives at home while working as a police officer – where she butts heads with station chief Eun Jae Won (Park Sung Hoon). Eun Mi’s life also becomes more complicated when she meets the mysterious and shy doctor Park Jin Hong (Ahn Jae Wook). Will this mother and daughter duo resolve their differences – and renew their bond of affection? This 2023 South Korean romantic comedy drama was based on the webtoon “Strangers” by Jung Young Rong and directed by Lee Min Woo.

Not Others

Like Mother Like Daughter

Jirisan National Park, Korea's oldest and largest national park, is home to a team of dedicated rangers led by the exceptional Seo Yi Kang (Jun Ji Hyun), a skilled tracker known for saving countless lives. Alongside her is Kang Hyun Jo (Joo Ji Hoon), an ex-military lieutenant turned rookie ranger with impressive skills, and their colleague Jung Goo Young (Oh Jung Se), under the leadership of Jo Dae Jin (Sung Dong Il). As mysterious rumors begin to circulate about the mountain's unexplored regions, the rangers' expertise and courage are put to the ultimate test. They must confront the challenges of Mount Jiri's treacherous terrain and uncover its hidden secrets, risking their lives to protect visitors and unravel the mountain's mysteries. This 2021 South Korean drama explores the dangerous and compelling world of national park rangers.

Jirisan

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

KBS02

Dan Dan lives with her stepbrother, Dae Bum, the ever-failing businessman, and her stepmom. Tired of putting up with them, she leaves home. Feeling down on her luck, she climbs up a mountain. There, Dan Dan runs into Young Guk, who is hiking while dressed in a suit. Young Guk is the capable chairman of a corporation, as well as a widower with three kids. By chance, Dan Dan becomes a live-in tutor at Young Guk's house. As they start to live together and look after Young Guk's kids, they find themselves in situations of conflict, both small and large. Despite their 14-year age difference, they start to grow fond of one another. With the help of Dan Dan, will Young Guk be able to overcome his grief and grow closer to his kids?

Young Lady and Gentleman

Looking for my Gentleman Team

Rookie police officer Jung Ba Reum (Lee Seung Gi) and his partner Goo Moo Chi (Lee Hee Joon) are dedicated law enforcement officers whose world is turned upside down by a series of brutal murders. As a psychopathic serial killer terrorizes the nation, leaving chaos in his wake, Ba Reum and Moo Chi become obsessed with catching the elusive criminal. Their investigation leads them to explore the depths of psychopathic behavior, raising profound questions about the nature of evil and the thin line between justice and extreme action. Determined to understand and stop the killer, the officers find themselves in a dangerous game of cat and mouse that challenges their beliefs and pushes them to their limits. This is a 2021 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Choi Joon Bae and Kang Cheol Woo, expanding on the hit series "Mouse".

Mouse: The Movie

Rookie cop Jung Ba Reum (Lee Seung Gi) is dedicated to justice and his job. While he’s content with his life, everything changes when a psychopathic serial killer terrorizes the nation. Teaming up with his partner, Go Mu Chi (Lee Hee Joon), Ba Reum hunts down the elusive murderer, but surviving a deadly encounter with the killer alters his life forever. Shaken by the experience, Ba Reum becomes obsessed with understanding the mind of a psychopath, diving into a dark and dangerous quest for answers. As the line between right and wrong begins to blur, Ba Reum must confront terrifying truths that may shatter everything he thought he knew. This 2021 South Korean mystery drama was directed by Choi Joon Bae and Kang Cheol Woo.

Mouse

🐭 The Mouseketeers Team 🐭 

Four people from very different backgrounds with very different personalities and professions portray women and men's mysterious and secret lives in their thirties. One of them is Dong Joo. An optimistic woman who has endured more than enough bitterness in life. Innocent and bubbly like a can of soda, her life and existence get taken from her. Sabina, the second woman of the four, steals Dong Joo's life. She has an unquenchable thirst for success. And with her deadly beauty, she intends on taking the world. Pil Seung, a man out of the four, is a cold-hearted detective when it comes to love. And the last out of the four is Joon Ki, a man who has everything but love. He dedicates everything to Sabina. Although he manages to triumph his dangerous endeavor, at the end of Dong Joo and Pil Seung's tenacious chase, everything crumbles before him like a mirage. With one miraculous event, the lives of these four people, Dong Joo, Pil Seung, Sabina, and Joon Ki, become entangled in which becomes a turning point in each of their lives. A traumatic dream shared by Dong Joo and Pil Seung soon reveals a horrific secret in their memories of 28 years ago. In that deep secret, Sabina and Joon Ki exist. The dangerous game between the ones who hide and the ones who chase begins now.

Golden Garden

In bustling Seoul, three generations of witches live discreetly, with Kang Cho Hong (Yoon So Hee) running a restaurant alongside Maeng Ye Soon (Kim Young Ok) and Jo Aeng Doo (Go Soo Hee). Hwang Jae Wook (Lee Hongbin), a neighborhood guy, is constantly drawn to Cho Hong's youthful appearance. Their quiet lives are disrupted when their building landlord, Ma Sung Tae (Hyun Woo), begins investigating a traumatic childhood incident. As Sung Tae increasingly intrudes into their lives, Cho Hong struggles to keep her supernatural identity hidden. This is a 2018 South Korean drama series directed by Park Chan Yool.

Witch's Love

The Bewitched Team

JTBC

Miss Hammurabi follows the contrasting journeys of two judges in the 44th Civil Affairs Department at the Seoul Central District. Park Cha Oh Reum (Go Ara) is a newly appointed, empathetic judge who is always passionate about fighting injustice, while Im Ba Reun (Kim Myung Soo) is a rigid, principled colleague committed to creating an equal court system. Their differing approaches to judicial work create tension and challenge each other's perspectives on law and human compassion. Together, they must navigate complex legal cases while exploring the intricacies of judicial decision-making and their own personal growth within the court system. This is a 2018 South Korean legal drama directed by Kwak Jung Hwan.

Miss Hammurabi

The Don't Judge Me Team! 

Louis, a young and handsome heir of vast business empire, who lived a luxurious life happens to become a homeless by a car accident that caused him to loose his memories. He meets an angelic country girl who agrees to take care of him until he finds out his real identity. She tries to teach homeless Louis on right amount of spending, but she is astounded by his spending habits, never knowing his real identity before he lost the memory.

Shopaholic Louis

The Shopaholics Team

Jang Go is a young man who brings joy and pride to his family and serves as a human rights lawyer for the socially disadvantaged. Mi Poong, a beautiful young lady who has excellent dance skills recognized in Pyongyang, fled the country with her father and came to South Korea. Sin Ae is also a North Korean defector who would do anything to survive. Therefore, when she finds out that Hee Dong is a rich heir, she marries him. When she thinks everything is going well with her plan, she runs into Mi Poong in South Korea, who knows every dark secret about her. How will they survive the conflict and love over their huge heritage?

Windy Mi Poong

Love is an extraordinary thing. However, love becomes sweeter when it involves two extraordinary people. An extremely odd Eun Seol who's fresh out of college struggles to get a job because of her third-rate university degree. Despite this, she lands a job at a company where she meets her extremely weird boss. Though Ji Hun's got the looks, the money, and the connections, he's got a lot to work on, in terms of his character as an heir to his father's chaebol. Through thick and thin, just to keep her job, Eun Seol does her best to protect her boss, but soon enough, she finds herself falling in love with him. Or maybe, it just so happened to be the other way around too.

Protect the Boss

The Bossy Team

In the wake of a diplomatic dispute over kimchi's origins between South Korean and Japanese leaders, the South Korean government launches a high-profile kimchi-making contest. Song Chan (Jin Goo) enters the competition to save his late mother's restaurant, using her treasured recipe, while his step-sister Jang Eun (Kim Jung Eun), who currently manages the struggling establishment, seeks to close it down. The step-siblings agree that the contest's winner will determine the restaurant's fate, setting the stage for a culinary showdown rooted in family tension and national pride. This is a 2010 South Korean culinary drama directed by Baek Dong Hoon.

Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi War

👩🏻‍🍳 Masters of Kimchi 🍴

SBS, KOCOWA

Despite Yang Soon's parents being criminals, which makes her nothing to brag about, Yang Soon has always lived brightly, keeping her chin up. As Yang Soon comes up to Seoul, she starts working as a housekeeper at the house of a cosmetics company owner and later meets Ki Tae. Ki Tae is supercilious, obstinate, and fiery and he is the only son whose father is the co-founder of the cosmetics company. After losing his parents in childhood, he grew up in the co-founder's protection. Na Hee, the co-founder's daughter, loves Ki Tae and gets engaged to him. However, Yang Soon and Ki Tae continue to get entangled and form a relationship, so where will their turbulent and comical romance end?

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