Kim Sun Ah is an award-winning South Korean actress who is best known for her role in the hit television drama “My Name Is Kim Sam Soon” (2005). Born on October 1, 1975, she immigrated to Japan with her family when she was young and grew up in Tokyo. She attended college at Ball State University in Indiana in the United States. Kim Sun Ah accidentally broke into entertainment when she stood in for a friend in a modeling job while she was on vacation in South Korea in 1996. She then dropped out of college to pursue a modeling career. She made her acting debut in supporting roles in 1997 and has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “City Hall” (2009), “Scent of a Woman” (2011), “I Do, I Do” (2012), “Masked Prosecutor” (2015) and “Should We Kiss First” (2018).

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Do Jae Yi (Kim Sun Ah), a prominent human rights lawyer with a massive social media following, is known for defending vulnerable victims. Hiding a dark past from a traumatic crime ten years ago, she secretly manipulates a corrupt politician and assists the current mayor, all while strategically positioning herself to become the next mayor. Her powerful network includes Joo Yoo Jung (Shin Eun Jung), an arts foundation director, and Yoo Hae Mi (Yoo Sun), a ambitious hotel executive. When their former friend Go Yoo Na (Oh Yoon Ah) returns from the USA searching for her missing daughter, their paths dramatically intersect, potentially setting the stage for a complex revenge scenario. This is a 2023 South Korean drama series directed by Kang Ho Joong.

Queen of Masks

👑 Queen of Masks Team 👑

JTBC

Han Hye Ryul (Kim Sun Ah), a successful chief prosecutor from a powerful legal family, is determined to become the next Prosecutor General and break free from her family's influence. With her father Han Gun Do (Song Young Chang) as a top attorney, her mother Ham Gwang Jeon (Lee Mi Sook), and husband Na Geun Woo (Ahn Jae Wook) working in prestigious legal positions, Hye Ryul is constantly overshadowed by her family's reputation. When rumors of her husband's potential presidential candidacy emerge, she strategically maneuvers to create scandals that could disrupt her family's carefully constructed image. As her ambitions collide with her family's expectations, Hye Ryul risks everything to achieve her ultimate goal of personal and professional success. This is a 2022 South Korean melodrama directed by Yoo Hyun Ki that explores the complex dynamics of power, ambition, and family.

The Empire

SBS, KOCOWA

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🌹

Jenny Jang

KBS02

Ha Dae Cheol is a prosecutor that works at the South District Prosecutors' Office, and Yoo Min Hui is a capable detective at the Homicide Department of Gangnam Police Station. Dae Cheol feels there are always loopholes in the law, and the law is not always equal for everyone. So he works as a materialistic prosecutor in the daytime and becomes a man in the mask who seeks justice using violence at night. For Dae Cheol, Min Hui is the only love. However, due to her old trauma, Min Hui finds it hard to form intimate relationships with men. Hyeon Ung, Dae Cheol's stepbrother and a prosecutor, also falls in love with Min Hui, drawing a love triangle.

The Man in the Mask

The Vigilantes

Yoo Min Hee

Yeon Jae endures harassment and unfair treatment from her boss because she doesn't want to lose her job. However, she regrets this decision when she hears that she has only six months to live. Ji Wook was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. But he doesn't like the life that his father wants him to live. Then he meets Yeon Jae, who is running out of time to find the love of her life.

The Scent of a Woman

The politics we have learned from books about social studies in school or from more difficult professional books in college should be the same as what we learned. But now, what does politics look like in reality? Are there no more dreams or hopes? Here, there is a mayor. The mayor is with a lot of affection. She always corrects her mistakes and starts anew. Whenever she has a chance, she carries a shopping cart. She says the gas price is too high when using the official car, so she uses a bicycle instead. She has boldly shaken off the tricks of conspiracy and party strategy. We dream that the cynicism and ignorance of the people who look at politics will be replaced with expectations and hopes through the success story of the erratic and pleasant mayor of a small town, City Hall.

City Hall

MBC, KOCOWA

Cho Hee is a member of the Cultural Relic Control Team at the Cultural Heritage Administration. She chose her career path because of her dad, who was a grave robber. He left saying that he'd quit after he finishes his last job but has been missing since then. In hopes of finding her dad, Cho Hee decides to join the Control Team. She meets Bum Sang while she's working on the Control Team. He's an ancient art appraiser and restoration expert and is excellent at his job, handsome, and humble. At least he seems it until you really get to know him. Cho Hee and Bum Sang start bickering as they run into each other more and more. Are they bickering, or are they falling in love?

Night After Night

Research shows over 73 percent of Korean women believe they're fat. And among those 73 percent, our heroine Kim Sam Soon exists. She's a heartbroken 29-year-old woman. She didn't go to college, got fired on Christmas, nor she has a lover or a lovely car. She lives in harsh reality but still dreams like any other 29-year-old woman. She dreams of having a movie-like romance with her ideal man, but she knows it is unlikely to happen. When she buries herself in work, it feels like she can carry on without getting married and just travel around the world. But sometimes, her heart flutters to a kind man, and she starts to get afraid of how time flies. She feels like she'll be able to achieve all her dreams if she can just suddenly hit the jackpot. To all Sam Soons, we present you this romance. We hope you stay strong just like Sam Soon. May life deceives you, and you shed tears over love, but don't let yourselves down but firm your heart up.

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