Kim Sun Young

Shamans Lee Hwa Rim (Kim Go Eun) and Yoon Bong Gil (Lee Do Hyun) are hired to help a rich Korean-American family whose firstborn children are plagued by a strange, otherworldly illness. They trace the root of the problem to a long-forgotten family burial ground in South Korea. The shamans team up with the geomancer Kim Sang Deok (Choi Min Sik) and the undertaker Ko Young Geun (Yoo Hae Jin) to exhume the bodies from tombs and relocate the remains, but the project takes a dark turn. Has this crew dug into cursed ground… and unleashed demonic forces beyond their control? This 2024 South Korean movie was directed by Jang Jae Hyun.

Exhuma

Oh Gwang Sim

JTBC, KOCOWA

Kim Sa Ra is the epitome of a girl crush with no coyness or connections. After watching her mother suffer by her father's side, Sa Ra realized that marriage was a reality and married the affluent Noh Yul Sung instead of poor Dong Ki Jun. But soon, she found herself in ruins. Once a daughter-in-law of the Cha-Yul Law Firm, Sa Ra became a divorcee in jail and was left penniless without custody. Now, her goal is "Zero." Turn Yul Sung's assets or income into zero or lock him away with zero tolerance. That's the only way she can get her child back. In front of Sa Ra, who believes marriage is the graveyard of love, her ex-boyfriend, Ki Jun, appears after eight years. Ki Jun still believes that marriage is the completion of love and asks Sa Ra, who claims that justice is all about getting the bad guys to plead, who comes up with the standards. As they discover that Yul Sung played a role in ending Ki Jun's career as a prosecutor, Sa Ra and Ki Jun join forces for their great revenge.

Queen of Divorce

Two years ago, No Jeong Yeol (Kang Ha Neul) and Hong Na Ra (Jung So Min) were so madly in love that they decided to go against both of their family’s wishes and get married. While at the time, it may have seemed that their love would be enough to get them through whatever hardships might come their way, two years of married life have brought them to a very different place.

Agreeing that the time has come for them to go their separate ways, Jeong Yeol and Na Ra head to the courthouse to make their separation official. Leaving the courthouse with a 30-day divorce settlement period, the once-happy couple now has a month to settle things between them but an unexpected car accident on the way home leaves them both with a severe case of amnesia. What should have been a very simple divorce settlement turns complicated when Jeong Yeol and Na Ra find themselves falling in love with each other all over again.

Horrified to see the young couple falling in love once more, Jeong Yeol and Na Ra’s families devise an elaborate 30-day plan to help them regain their memories and end their marriage. Will their complicated schemes work in keeping the two apart or will it only serve to bring them closer together?

A delightful romantic romp, “Love Reset” is a 2023 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Nam Dae Jung.

Love Reset

A massive earthquake turns the once-great city of Seoul, South Korea, into a heap of rubble. All modern services, including food supply, the police service, the financial system, and transportation, vanish in the blink of an eye. Every house in the city, it seems, has been destroyed – just as outdoor temperatures begin to fall. One single complex – the Imperial Palace Apartments – remains intact. For a while, the Imperial Palace residents think they are blessed. But it is not long before the rest of the city’s survivors learn of the fate of Imperial Palace…

Soon, groups of survivors try to barge their way into the complex, forcing the Imperial Palace residents to make a grim choice: Should they admit the survivors to the complex, or fight to keep them out? The residents turn to the quick-thinking resident of room 902, Yeong Tak (Lee Byung Hun), for leadership. He turns to the civil servant Min Seong (Park Seo Joon) for help keeping the homeless survivors at bay. But Min Seong’s wife Myung Hwa (Park Bo Young) doesn’t want to close the door on the hopeless survivors. Will Imperial Palace Apartments become a beacon of hope amid the disaster – or a cauldron of violence?

Concrete Utopia is a 2023 South Korean movie that was directed by Um Tae Hwa.

Concrete Utopia

KBS02

Three families live under one roof at a boarding house called Samgwang Villa. Sun Jeong's family lives a pure and simple life and doesn't have a lot of money. Jung Hoo's family is rich but is far from peaceful. Jung Won's family looks perfect from the outside but is actually quite rocky. Others join these families at Samgwang Villa, each with their own stories. What is the meaning of family in this day and age, with so many single-person households and people choosing not to get married? Let's meet the people who open their hearts to one another to live and love as a family in Homemade Love Story.

Homemade Love Story

Saet Byul (Kim Yoo Jung) is the 22-year old elder daughter to taekwondo master Jung Chul Min (Ryu Seung Soo). While training one day, Choi Dae Hyun (Ji Chang Wook) saves Saet Byul from a falling sandbag and it’s love at first sight for her. One day, Dae Hyun encounters Saet Byul but he doesn’t recognize her. Saet Byul tries to convince Dae Hyun to buy her cigarettes, but she gets candy and a lecture instead. She gives him a kiss for caring, and they never see each other again.
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Several years later, Dae Hyun is a corporate employee doing PR for GS25, a major convenience store chain. One day, his girlfriend and manager Yoo Yeon Joo (Han Sun Hwa) becomes embroiled in a police investigation. He decides to take the rap, but is forced to give up his office job and become a store manager. His store’s finances are poor, however, and he decides to try to freshen things up by hiring a new part-time worker.
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Enter Saet Byul, who applies for the job and finally gets it after Dae Hyun initially refuses. When Yeon Joo caught wind of the beautiful new part-timer hired for the store, she wasn’t too pleased. She was even more insecure after seeing Saet Byul’s beauty and the affectionate way she gazes at Dae Hyun. She started seeing Saet Byul as a threat and wanted her fired. However, Dae Hyun refused, seeing how Saet Byul attracts customers to the store.
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Can Yeon Joo finally oust Saet Byul from Dae Hyun’s life? Or will Saet Byul succeed in winning Dae Hyun’s affection after all these years?

Backstreet Rookie

💥Wookie's Rookies🏪💖Team

In this role reversal gone wrong, an old school boss goes to work for his former employee, testing their rocky relationship is hilarious and surprising ways. Yeol Chan is a hard-working manager at a ramen company who has achieved rapid success, climbing the ranks at Joonsu Food thanks to his creativity and marketing skills. But when he gets an intern, he never expects it to be Man Sic, his former, condescending employer who caused him a lot of turmoil at his first office job. Man Sic is a quintessential "kkondae," a self-entitled and stubborn older person normally found in management workplace positions in South Korea.

Kkondae Intern

Sung Deok Mi (Park Min Young) is a dedicated art gallery curator who’s even more dedicated to her “job” as the fansite owner for boy group member Cha Shi An (Jung Je Won). While Deok Mi keeps her fangirl activities a secret at her day job, the new gallery director Ryan Gold (Kim Jae Wook) manages to discover her extracurricular activities. As Ryan learns more about Deok Mi's secret, he disrupts her carefully guarded life, sparking unexpected changes. With her personal and professional worlds colliding, Deok Mi must navigate the complexities of love, fandom, and her secret. Can she keep her passion concealed, or will it redefine her life forever? This 2019 Korean drama was based on the webtoon “Noona Fan Dot Com” by Kim Sung Yeon, and was directed by Hong Jong Chan.

Her Private Life

The Undercover Sasaeng Team

The year is 1940, and the Korean Peninsula is still under the colonial rule of Imperial Japan.

The Imperial Japanese are on the verge of what will soon be their undoing – their involvement in World War II. But even as the nation prepares for war, the colonial government is doing its utmost in its colony to stamp out the Korean language. Its goal is to promote the Japanese language and culture at all costs.

Against this backdrop, a group of people forms an unlikely alliance. Their aim is to produce a Korean language dictionary – an act of defiance and patriotism that could well see them land in very hot water with the colonial government.

This group is led by an erudite young scholar named Ryu Jeong Hwan (Yoon Kye Sang) and Kim Pan Su (Yoo Hae Jin), an illiterate, middle-aged petty thief.

Together with the rest of the group, the duo attempts to do the unthinkable – complete and publish a vital reference book that could help restore national pride in a language that has been placed under existential threat.

This film was partly based on a true story.

“Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission” is a 2019 South Korean movie directed by Eom Yu Na.

Mal. Mo. E – The Secret Mission

⚘ The Dandelion Society Team ⚘

Baek Sang Ah (Han Ji Min), aka Miss Baek, is a former convict who was convicted after protecting herself from abuse. Due to her troubled past, she grew up closed off from the rest of the world. However, after her release from prison, she comes across Ji Eun (Kim Si Ah), who is also suffering from a similar situation. When she begins to see herself in the young girl, Miss Baek slowly opens up to her and vows to fight for and save Ji Eun, even if it means risking her own life.

Miss Baek

The Badass team

During World War II, Bae Jung Gil (Kim Hae Sook) was one of the many South Korean women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military. After surviving the war, she did her best to move on by taking a position as a housekeeper for Moon Jung Sook (Kim Hee Ae) — until she goes missing. Jung Gil's disappearance sets Jung Sook on a journey where she uncovers the heartbreaking stories of Jung Gil and the other victims. Determined to help them, Jung Sook takes it upon herself to help the surviving comfort women take on the Japanese government in court. Will these women find justice so long overdue?

Based on real-life events surrounding the Shimonoseki trials, this is a 2018 South Korean drama film directed by Min Kyu Dong.

Herstory

Kang Shin Woo (Lee Jung Shin) is a 28-year-old mathematics teacher who is still haunted by a love regret from a decade ago. Ten years ago, he fell in love with Han Ji Soo (Lee Yeol Eum). But, being shy and cautious by nature, he never plucked up sufficient courage to let her know how he felt. The feeling turned out to be mutual too. Time passed by and eventually, so did the moment. As he approaches his thirties, he still can’t forget Han Ji Soo and the unrequited first love that got away...

But when a freak incident sends him back in time to his high school days, he suddenly gets that chance to live out his late high school days all over again – and win Han Ji Soo’s heart. But traveling back in time is a complicated affair: His appearance on the scene irks and provokes the 18-year-old Kang Shin Woo (Seo Ji Hoon), spurring him into action. The future Kang Shin Woo is unsure as to whether he should help the former “him” on his love quest...or try to win her affections himself. And suddenly, Han Ji Soo finds that she has two admirers intent on winning her heart – unaware that they are actually two “versions” of the same person!
“My First Love” is a 2018 South Korean drama series that was directed by Min Yeon Hong.

My First Love

  💗 The Destined Lovers 💗

Who has time for love when finances are on the mind? Nam Sae Hee (Lee Min Ki) is a socially awkward man in his early 30s who has spent his life’s savings purchasing his own house. While he can now be called the master of his own home, his finances are in a sorry state and his job as an IT employee provides him with next to no disposable income after paying off his mortgage. Yoon Ji Ho (Jung So Min), also in her 30s, is a homeless writer who barely makes enough to feed herself. Dating is the last thing on the mind for these financially strapped singles. Through a turn of events, Ji Ho comes to rent a place to stay in Sae Hee’s house and they find themselves as landlord and tenant.
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How will these individuals grow in the unexpected circumstance of being thrust together? Is there room for romance in such impoverished situations? Can they help each other work through their personal, familial, and financial issues?
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“Because This Is My First Life” is a 2017 South Korean drama series. Reinventing a relatively predictable drama plot, this heart-fluttering and highly addictive Kdrama, together with its stellar cast, might have you on a binge spree.

Because This Is My First Life

The Scrimp & Scrape Team

Kim Hyun Ja

Lee Min Jae (Im Siwan) is an ostensibly poor and defenseless university student who appears to be in urgent need of money in order to stay afloat. He comes to loan broker Jang Seok Goo (Jin Goo) and his violent right-hand man Park Ji Won (Park Byung Eun) looking for help. Jang Seok Goo sees himself as something of a modern-day Robin Hood, helping poor people get money from super-rich corporate banks using clever but fraudulent tactics. He agrees to help Lee Min Jae, dressing him up as an office worker and helping him falsify documents so he can secure a bank loan.

But Jang Seok Goo soon learns that Lee Min Jae is actually a talented scammer in his own right – and has duped him out of his brokerage fee with help from a budding young forger. Intrigued, he suggests that Lee Min Jae joins his operation as a loan broker. The latter agrees. But when the police come calling for Jang Seok Goo, Lee Min Jae finds himself pitted against Park Ji Won...who proves to be an altogether more ruthless opponent.

“One-Line” is a 2017 South Korean movie that was written and directed by Yang Kyung Mo.

One-Line

💸Swindlers on the roll🤑

This drama isn't any other kidnapping story. It's about realizing people's desires by showing how they react to what they see through the media. Jung Hye In is one of the top actresses in the country and a loving mother. On the day of her retirement, someone kidnaps her son, Hyun Woo. The kidnapper demands her to host a live reality show, "Wanted," and carry out a mission for every episode to save her son. With the help from the show producer, Shin Dong Wook, and a skilled detective, Cha Seung In, will Hye In be able to accomplish every mission with the entire country watching? Even when a person's life is at stake, everything is only part of entertainment here. The media brings up more pungent subjects for their shows to satisfy people's demand for every day's entertainment.

Wanted

The Wanted

JTBC 

Everyone knows that fire and ice don’t mix. But when they collide, which element wins out? Nam Jung Gi (Yoon Sang Hyun) is the marketing department manager at a cosmetics company who is known for being super-sweet and nice. The calm and unflappable Jung Gi is so nice that his colleagues have dubbed him “Father Theresa” and the “Walking UNICEF.” Jung Gi may sound like a great person to work with, but he is the thorn in the side of Ok Da Jung (Lee Yo Won), the youngest team leader at the cosmetics company. Da Jung is hot-tempered, ill mannered and so nasty that her coworkers call her “Fire Da Jung.” Jung Gi’s affable personality seems to fuel the flames of Da Jung’s bad temper, and she lashes out at the sight of Jung Gi along with everyone else around her. Will Da Jung be the one person who will make Jung Gi lose his cool, or will he be the one person who can finally cool her fire? “Ms. Temper and Nam Jung Gi” is a 2016 South Korean drama series directed by Lee Hyung Min.

Ms. Temper & Nam Jung Gi

The Hot Tempered Team

Han Young Mi

Times may have been a little simpler, less technological, but still just as challenging to get through a typical day of life in the late 1980s. Five childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures. Sung Deok Sun (Hyeri) struggles for attention as the middle child in her poor family while also carrying the burden of her 989th ranking in school. Kim Jung Hwan (Ryu Jun Yeol) only has a one-track mind for soccer, even after his family becomes rich overnight. Sung Sun Woo (Ko Gyung Pyo) is the perfect student, student council president and a caring and dependable son in his family. Ryu Dong Ryong (Lee Dong Hwi) is a geek who knows more about girls and life than the rest of his friends, but his poor academic score prevents him from being able to go to college. Choi Taek (Park Bo Gum) is a genius baduk player who dropped out of school to go professional. As the group of friends get into and out of mischief around the neighborhood, what experiences from these memorable times together will they carry with them into their future lives? “Reply 1988” is a 2015-2016 South Korean drama series directed by Shin Won Ho. The series is inspired by the drama “Three Families Under One Roof,” which originally aired from 1986 to 1994. It is the third series of the nostalgia-themed “Reply” dramas that include “Reply 1997” (2012) and “Reply 1994” (2013), but the characters and stories are not related to the previous series.

Reply 1988

The Lucky Eights Team

Wang Soe, a prince of Goryeo, is the fourth son of King Taejo. He is called a cursed prince as it's been foretold that he will make the kingdom of Goryeo covered in blood. His brother was killed when he was eight years old, so he was sent to Mount Geumgang so that he could grow away from the turmoil at the palace. Shin Yule is the last princess of Balhae. She was born with the prediction that she would become the light of another kingdom. She was almost killed due to that prediction, but she has become a business magnate with her skills and brilliance. Wang Soe meets Shin Yule and learns the meaning of free will through her. He turns into a true leader through the only woman he loves.

Shine or Be Mad

The Crazy Shine Team

MBC, KOCOWA

Jae Wan is the general manager at the hotel CIEL and the most renowned star hotelier. He is perfect, from his clean looks to his successful career, but even he can't get everything, which hurts him so much. After the president of the hotel CIEL dies, his only daughter, Mo Ne, becomes the successor. She is such a charismatic person with her glamorous looks and confident attitude that everyone finds it hard to approach her. But even though it doesn't show, she struggles not to be deprived of her father, hotel, and the man she loves. And the vice president, Lee Joong Gu, keeps an eye on them, hiding his secret desire to own the hotel. However, something unexpected happens as someone discovers his plan to take away the hotel CIEL.

Hotel King

At Your Service Team

In 1969, ten-year-old Young Rae (Park Ji Bin) lives with his single mother (Shin Ae Ra) in the countryside, where she sells illegally imported cosmetics to make ends meet. Young Rae is determined and resilient, but he is deeply affected by being called "fatherless" by other kids. However, his life changes when he hears that his father, who he thought was dead, is actually alive and living in Seoul. Unfortunately, Seoul is a long and expensive train ride away from Young Rae's hometown. To try and raise money for a train ticket, Young Rae begins selling ice cream bars, but encounters numerous obstacles from ice cream thieves to his own mother opposing his efforts. Will Young Rae ever be able to meet his father? This award-winning 2006 Korean movie was directed by Yeo In Kwang.

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