Park Ha Sun is a South Korean actress. Born on October 22, 1987, she made her acting debut in the 2005 television series “Love Needs a Miracle” and rose to stardom with her role in the 2010 historical drama “Dong Yi.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged” (2011), “Ad Genius Lee Tae Baek” (2013), “Two Weeks” (2013), “Three Days” (2014), “Temptation” (2014) and “Drinking Solo” (2016). She also appeared in the all-women cast of the popular reality series “Real Men 2” in 2015.

Park Ha Sun

KBS, KOCOWA

The KBS Drama Special, a collection of episodes that are fully packed with well-constructed content, has made its comeback in 2023 as KBS airs the series annually. The stories to be told will include one about a typical working professional who makes a decision to better his life that ends up being the wrong decision, a coming-of-age story of people trying to protect a kid who lies to hide the family history, a story of a female amateur futsal team's passion as they become one through the sport, a story about the victim, perpetrator, and bystander of bullying at a school, a hectic, wisecracking rom-com about a Joseon scholar who witnesses a secret rendezvous of his wife and his servant, and a rom-com set in a university where a student tries to mess with the smartest student in class to be at the top. The 2023 KBS Drama Special offers a plethora of stories accompanied by extreme thrills, fresh takes, and heartwarming sensations. Expect to find an episode that hits the sweet spot!

2023 KBS Drama Special

ENA, KOCOWA

Is it friendship or love? A total of 16 cast members, 8 men and 8 women, are college friends, and they are in their early 20s. Each group consists of 4 people, and they will make their final choice after meeting and playing games for 2 days and 1 night. The main MCs who will host various games with a retro concept, catch the change of heart among the cast members, and participate as managers at the group meeting are Seo Jang Hoon, who always drops truth bombs, Chae Jung An, who never turns back and goes straight, Park Ha Sun, who has a 100 percent rate of success in matching for couples, and Yang Se Chan, who is overly enthusiastic. Don't miss out on the couple-matching results of fresh and good-looking men and women.

Love or Friendship

It's 1999, and Kim Yong (Yeo Jin Goo) has just returned to his junior year of college after completing his military service, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. One day, he happens to pick up a ham radio set that puts him in touch with Kim Mu Nee (Cho Yi Hyun), a sociology student at the same university who's looking for someone to interview for a class. However, despite showing up at the agreed-upon time, they don't see each other... because Kim Mu Nee lives in 2022! Somehow, the radio set lets them communicate with one another in real-time, despite the massive time gap. Kim Yong and Mu Nee begin to talk to one another about their respective love lives and problems, gradually becoming closer and feeling connected despite the distance. But is there any way they'll ever be able to meet? This 2022 South Korean sci-fi film was directed by Seo Eun Young, and is a remake of the 2000 South Korean movie of the same name.

Ditto

Professor of Sociology

This version is fully dubbed in English. It's 1999, and Kim Yong (Yeo Jin Goo) has just returned to his junior year of college after completing his military service, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. One day, he happens to pick up a ham radio set that puts him in touch with Kim Mu Nee (Cho Yi Hyun), a sociology student at the same university who's looking for someone to interview for a class. However, despite showing up at the agreed-upon time, they don't see each other... because Kim Mu Nee lives in 2022! Somehow, the radio set lets them communicate with one another in real-time, despite the massive time gap. Kim Yong and Mu Nee begin to talk to one another about their respective love lives and problems, gradually becoming closer and feeling connected despite the distance. But is there any way they'll ever be able to meet? This 2022 South Korean sci-fi film was directed by Seo Eun Young, and is a remake of the 2000 South Korean movie of the same name.

Ditto (Dubbed)

Kakao TV

Sa Rin and Mu Young receive surprising news. Their original plan of buying a house and trying for a baby in two years comes to a halt when they discover Sa Rin is pregnant. She now faces major changes in her life due to her pregnancy in the midst of a thriving career. Meanwhile, Hye Rin, the Joan of Arc of all daughters-in-law, continues to speak her mind to her in-laws. She also offers practical advice to Sa Rin and explains that it's important to maintain a healthy distance from the in-laws. Continuing from Season 1, will Sa Rin be able to successfully adjust to her new role as a mother-to-be?

No, Thank You 2

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 

A mysterious kidnapping case has polarized South Korea – a handwritten note from what appears to be a ruthless criminal has shown up, claiming that if citizens do not collectively pay up a ransom into a mysterious bank account, the kidnapper will kill a child they have taken hostage.

But something appears to be amiss: Investigators uncover that the bank account is somehow linked to the social services sector.

Policewoman Kim Ji Won (Ha Yun Kyung), who was motivated to join the force after being bullied as a child comes into contact with a social worker named Park Oh Soon (Park Ha Sun).

Park Oh Soon is distraught, as a young girl she knows of is being abused by her violent parents, but she is unable to do anything to stop the young girl’s torment and the police will do nothing to help. Having lived through abuse as a child herself, Park Oh Soon empathizes with the child – compounding her misery.

As the evidence begins to mount, suspicion begins to fall on Park Oh Soon, and Kim Ji Won must do her utmost to discover if the kidnapping is somehow linked to the social worker’s frustration that nothing can be done to halt the pain being inflicted on the young girl…

“Go Back” is a 2020 South Korean movie that was written and directed by Seo Eun Young.

Go Back

Go Back Team

Sa Rin and Mu Young studied at the same college. Years later, they run into each other and fall in love. But once they get married, they realize that the reality of marriage is different from what they expect. Sa Rin is a career woman who is very good at her job, but not when it comes to her in-laws. Sa Rin is asked to prepare a birthday meal for her mother-in-law and constantly struggles with what to get as birthday presents for her in-laws. On the other hand, Gu Young's older brother, Gu Il, and his wife, Hye Rin, have no problem saying what's on their minds to the in-laws. Can ordinary daughter-in-law Min Sa Rin persevere in the complicated world of in-laws?

No, Thank You

Channel A

When her husband announces he’s taken a job in a small town, Son Ji Eun (Park Ha Sun) is less than thrilled. Unhappy in her life and marriage, Ji Eun finds a job at a local mart to combat the overwhelming boredom. Not long after, she meets Yun Jeong Wu (Lee Sang Yeob), a local biology teacher whose frequent stops at the mart quickly become the highlight of her day. Completely enamored with the handsome teacher, Ji Eun follows her heart directly into Jeong Wu’s arms. But how long can they keep their affair a secret? Kim Jung Min directed this 2019 South Korean romance series.

Love Affairs in the Afternoon

Forbidden Love Team🔥

Students at the Korean National Police University, Ki Joon (Park Seo Joon) and Kee Yeol (Kang Ha Neul) have a long way to go before they become official officers of the law but that doesn’t stop them from dreaming. One their way back from a club one night, they happen to witness a kidnapping and immediately jump into action, alerting the local officers of what just happened. However, swamped with other cases, the local police station has no time to take on the case. Knowing the critical hours are quickly dwindling, Ki Joon and Kee Yeol jump into action.

Tracking down the kidnappers, the pair of cadets find that the kidnappers are part of a gang running an egg harvesting ring. With dozens of girls locked up for harvesting, Ki Joon and Kee Yeol break into the gang’s hideout, determined to rescue the girls. However, the thugs prove too much for the amateur cops. Beaten down and locked up themselves, the pair are embarrassed by their own inadequacies.

After finding a way to escape, the two harden their resolve, knowing they may be those girls’ only chance of rescue. Despite being advised to let the professionals handle the case, Ki Joon and Ki Yeol continue with their investigation, determined to find the criminals and bring them to justice. Can a pair of police academy cadets really take down one of the country’s most sinister crime organizations?

An action-packed romp with lots of laughs, “Midnight Runners” is a 2017 action comedy film directed by Jason Kim.

Midnight Runners

Sae Young is a clever, competent, and cold-hearted CEO. She succeeded her father\u2019s company, and only in a matter of four years, she made the company one of the top 50 largest firms in the nation. She is not interested in any romantic relationships but only in work. But there\u2019s always a temptation, even in her life. Seok Hoon was born into a poor family, so he had to work really hard to earn tuition. He married Hong Joo, a very kind-hearted and considerate woman, and established his own company with Do Sik. He thought he was the happiest guy in the world. But he also faces irresistible temptation.

Temptation

The Garden of Eden Team

Blackmailed and in love, Jang Tae San, a member of a criminal organization, is about to be a father. With a new life ahead of him, Tae San decides to give up a life of crime. However, before he gets the chance to retire, he is forced to take the blame for a murder his boss, Moon Il Seok, had committed or would see his girlfriend, Seo In Hye, die. Without question, Tae San tells In Hye to get an abortion and ends the relationship. Eight years later, after serving the prison sentence and still affiliated with the gang, Tae San runs into In Hye and finds out that she never got the abortion and that his daughter, Soo Jin, is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. Apparently, In Hye is not a match. Luckily, Tae San turns out to be a perfect match. He decides to save his daughter\u2019s life and schedules the operation to occur in two weeks when suddenly he is placed under arrest for the death of two detectives.

Two Weeks

The Tweeks Team 

Seo In Hye

Nae Sang was a company's CEO, but now he has no job as his business went bankrupt. His wife Yu Sun used to be a mild-mannered person, but she often blows hot and cold after the bankruptcy. Kye Sang and Ji Suk are her younger brothers, and Nae Sang and Yu Sun have a son and a daughter, Jong Suk and Soo Jung. The four family members all have unique characteristics. Ha Sun lives next door and works as a teacher at the high school that Jong Suk and Soo Jung attend. Ji Suk also works as a teacher there, and he has a crush on her. The two families are tangled, building a pleasant rapport. Ji Won, Ha Sun's cousin, and Jin Hee, who went to the same college as Ha Sun, lodge with her, forming a relationship with Nae Sang's family, which leads to a tale full of incidents.

High Kick 3

Seung Ho (Cha Tae Hyun) is a successful jockey. One day, tragedy strikes when he is involved in a car crash that kills his wife, leaving him to look after his young daughter on his own. The accident also leaves him injured – to the point he discovers that he is gradually losing his eyesight. Faced with imminent blindness, he is unable to ride as he once did. He attempts to turn his fortunes around by cheating at the race track – a stunt that strips him of all of his savings.

He escapes to the island of Jeju, off the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, where he and his daughter take up residence at a little-known ranch. But it is here that fate decides to deal him a better hand, at last. He comes across Woo Bak, a racehorse that has developed a foul temper after a recent injury. Seung Ho decides to try to tame this bad-tempered horse. He decides to try to ride Woo Bak to victory in a prestigious race. But can this injured horse and its almost-blind rider really do the unthinkable – and claim the big prize?

“Champ” is a 2011 South Korean movie that was directed by Lee Hwan Kyung.

Champ

The Miracle Champ Team

In the middle of the 18th century in Joseon, the social class's severe contradiction and rapid change are vividly described through the main character of this story, who was born into the lowest-class family. This is a story about the hope and self-consciousness of the lowest class of people, who were evaluated only by the value of wealth without being recognized for the minimum value as a human being. In addition, it introduces the reality of the underground organization of the lowest class of people, which emerged as a serious social problem during the Manchu Invasion of Korea in 1636.

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