Shin So Yul

Martial arts specialist Seong Jun (Oh Ji Ho) has spent his life in the mountains training in the Tae Baek fighting style, preparing for a decisive duel that will determine who will become the ultimate Tae Baek master. But when the day of the long-awaited duel arrives, his opponent mysteriously vanishes. Seong Jun heads into the "regular" world to find his rival. But he instead finds love, falling for a woman named Bo Mi (Shin So Yul). He settles down with her and uses his Tae Baek skills – which focus on activating pressure points and redirecting force – to start a chiropractic salon. But financial pressures and physical dangers soon catch up with him, with loan sharks and unscrupulous developers circling and forcing him to defend the people he loves from harm. Can he channel his fighting skills to save his new family from danger?

The Therapist: Fist of Tae Baek

Martial Arts Experts

Bo Mi

Seo Do Won (Yoon Shi Yoon), a fearless detective dedicated to justice, finds his world shattered when the woman he loves becomes a serial killer's victim. Mysteriously able to move between parallel universes, Do Won now navigates two realities: one where he must atone for his father's sins, and another where he struggles to survive because of them. Discovering his deceased love is alive in another universe, he becomes determined to track down her killer in one world while protecting her in the other. Enlisting the help of Han Seo Kyung (Kyung Soo Jin), a prosecutor who exists differently in each universe, and Lee Jung Min (Shin So Yul), a tenacious investigator, Do Won fights to unravel the mystery and save the woman he loves. This is a 2020 South Korean mystery romance thriller directed by Ryu Seung Jin.

Train

The Time Detectives

Two characters delve us into the world of tabloid journalism and the paparazzi who stop at nothing to get the big scoop. Gentle in nature, Seok Joo, a renowned photographer of the nation's largest newspaper, has plummeted to the lowest point in his life. With one picture, he loses his job, his self-confidence, and most punishingly, his family. When he declines a deal with the devil to save his daughter, who is suffering from congenital heart disease, he succumbs to the guilt and resorts to alcohol with no intention of returning to his prominent self until he meets Soo Hyun. Soo Hyun is the editor-in-chief for Sunday Dispatch, a notorious celebrity paparazzi tabloid leading the field. Elegant, sophisticated, and connected, once she gets on the scent of any celebrity scandal, nothing can stop her from getting the story. Growing up, being a reporter of truth was her aspiration. But revealing the truth had no power. The powerful just conceived the truth. She decides to take on reality, and with it, the people who once discounted her start to disappear. She is now more famous than a celebrity, and when she offers Seok Joo his second chance to redeem himself, he resurrects as a paparazzo and fights to see his daughter again. Will the two overcome the obstacles in tabloid journalism, triumph over the powerful, and rise from despair?

Big Issue

When Jeong Bong (Im Won Hee) and Seong Hye (Shin So Yul) married, they left Seoul to open a guesthouse on Jeju Island. As the busy summer season winds down, their tranquil life is disrupted by the sudden arrival of Seong Hye's ex, In Gu (Jeon Seok Ho), and Jeong Bong’s former colleague, Chae Yun (Jung Yeon Joo). Seong Hye senses tension between her husband and Chae Yun, and her unease grows when In Gu threatens to expose her past to Jeong Bong. With emotions escalating and secrets surfacing, the four are soon entangled in a web of jealousy and mistrust. Can the picturesque scenery of Jeju grant them the serenity they need to navigate through this unexpected storm of emotions? Cho Sung Kyu directed this 2018 South Korean film.

Passing Summer

Blast From the Past

Seong Hye

KBS02

Black Knight is a love story between a woman who is waiting for the love of her life and a man who is willing to do anything to protect his love. The story spans over two hundred years. Moon Soo Ho is a businessman with a pure heart, but he never shows his true colors to anyone except for Jung Hae Ra, a travel agent who has never traveled abroad. Soo Ho and Hae Ra grew up like siblings in Hae Ra's house, but they got separated later. They meet each other after they grow up and love approaches them as if it were fate. Will their love survive despite all the faltering events?

Black Knight

Young Jin's supposedly a full-time mother, but she's also got the duty of being one of Seoul's best detectives under the country's police force. Because she loves her job more, Young Jin sticks to her duties as a badass detective against one of the country's toughest chairman. Chairman Kang also seems to be one of the people behind her father's death, which infuriates her the most about this prime suspect.

Mrs. Cop

Justice Seekers

SBS Plus

Fashion can be a tough industry to break into. Do Ra Hee (Shin So Yul), a sassy clothing wholesaler at Dongdaemun, dreams of doing more in fashion, while Hong Ha Ra (Yura) works odd jobs to support her clothing passion. When they meet through Ha Ra's boyfriend No Chul (Yoo Min Kyu), who is Ra Hee's ex, they decide to launch an online shopping mall together. As they navigate the challenges of e-commerce and their shared ambitions, the women strive to make their mark in the competitive fashion world. This is a 2014 South Korean mini-drama with episodes running approximately 15-20 minutes long.

Be Arrogant

The Fashionistas

Choi Hyun (Park Hae Il), a South Korean professor living in Beijing, returns to his homeland after a childhood friend's death and visits Gyeongju, a city filled with nostalgic memories. At a café, he encounters Yoon Hee (Shin Min Ah), the new owner who has covered an erotic artwork he once admired. As Hyun and Yoon Hee develop an unexpected friendship, the arrival of his former college flame Yeo Jung (Yoon Jin Seo) further complicates their connection. Their interactions explore themes of memory, chance encounters, and the lingering echoes of past experiences. This is a 2014 South Korean movie directed by Zhang Lu.

Gyeongju

~ Memories of You Team ~

JTBC

Can a neighbor change your life? In a boarding house owned by former gangster Han Man Bok (Lee Moon Sik) and his wife, Madam Hong (Kim Hee Jung), a hodgepodge group of petty criminals, other “bottom feeders” and working-class people live as neighbors. Kang Yoo Na (Kim Ok Bin), one of the boarders, is the daughter of a legendary pickpocket who followed in her father’s footsteps and has been convicted three times. Infamous in pickpocketing circles for her skill, compassion and sense of honor, Yoo Na always tries to help out her underlings while trying to evade being captured by police. Her roommate is Kim Mi Sun (Seo Yoo Jung), a gold digger who has affairs with wealthy married men to extort money from them. Also living in the building are Byeon Chil Bok (Kim Young Woong), a day laborer who struggles to find work, and his wife, Uhm Hye Sook (Kim Eun Soo), who works at the “colatech” (a dance hall for seniors) owned by Man Bok; Old Man Jang (Jeong Jong Jun), a former gangster boss who has lost his bite; Hong Gye Pal (Jo Hee Bong), Madam Hong’s younger brother who can’t do anything right; and Man Bok’s children, Da Young (Shin So Yul) and Dong Min (Baek Chang Min). When good-natured Kim Chang Man (Lee Hee Joon) moves into the building, all of their lives begin to change. Chang Man is a straight-talking jack of all trades who is unemployed at the moment but is studying to take the civil service exam. After he meets Yoo Na and his other neighbors, he quickly becomes a positive force in their lives. Can one man teach a group of misfits the true meaning of family, even when it’s a bottom-feeding family? “Yoo Na’s Street” is a 2014 South Korean drama series directed by Im Tae Woo and Kim Jae Hong. It is a remake of the 1994 drama “Seoul’s Moon” by the same writer, Kim Woon Kyung.

Yoo Na’s Street

The Street is Ours

Soo Young is a judge who decides to join the challenging world of politics in order to rectify it. He wins an election and becomes a congressman, but rather than make things right, he's always criticized for his behavior and becomes the ugly duckling of the Great Korea Party. Seeing them up close, he realizes that politicians are even more pathetic than he initially thought and decides to call it quits. But on the day his party is secretly passing the press laws, he is hit on the head with a fire extinguisher by Noh Min Young of the Green Justice Party. She used to have zero interest in politics until her sister, who was considered to be a presidential candidate, died in a freak car accident with just six months to go until the presidential elections. This motivates Min Young to get into politics. After she accidentally hits Soo Young on the head with a fire extinguisher, the two of them become the most recognized politicians in all of Korea.

All About My Romance

The Secret Lovers

Sung Shi Won (Jung Eun Ji) and her five high school friends – Yoon Yoon Jae (Seo In Guk), Mo Yoo Jung (Shin So Yul), Kang Joon Hee (Hoya), Do Hak Chan (Eun Ji Won), and Bang Sung Jae (Lee Shi Un) – were obsessed with K-pop idols in 1997. For 18-year-old Shi Won, her world revolved around Tony An of H.O.T., with dreams of becoming his wife. Fifteen years later, at 33, the friends reunite for a mini-reunion where two of them announce their engagement. As they reminisce about their teenage years, the story challenges viewers to guess which two friends' passionate idol worship transformed into genuine love. This nostalgic journey explores friendship, first loves, and the transformative power of youth. "Answer Me 1997" is a 2012 South Korean drama series directed by Shin Won Ho that captures the essence of teenage dreams and lasting connections.

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