Jung Jin Young is a veteran South Korean actor. Born on October 16, 1964, he is a prolific film actor who is best known for his roles in “Gangnam Blues” (2015), “Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield” (2003) and its sequel “Battlefield Heroes” (2011), “Sunny” (2008) and “King and the Clown” (2005). He also has starred in the popular television dramas “”Dong Yi” (2010), “Brain” (2011), “Love Rain” (2012), “Angel Eyes” (2014) and “Glamorous Temptation” (2015). Jung Jin Young also served as MC of the television variety shows “I Want to Know” (2002-2006), “Human Survival Challenger in Hawaii” (2011) and “I Am a Singer 2” (2012).

Jung Jin Young

When Woo Jin (Esom) and Samuel (Ahn Jae Hong) were first married, they happily enjoyed a rather robust love life. But five years into their marriage, the burning passion that consumed them as newlyweds has all but been extinguished.&nbsp;

Working as a receptionist at a three-star hotel, Woo Jin has become aggressively goal-oriented. Determined to advance no matter the cost, Woo Jin focuses much of her energy on her job while Samuel seems to be exactly the opposite. After graduating from a prestigious university, Samuel immediately landed a job at a large company but he pushed himself so hard at work that his mental health began to suffer. Unable to handle the stress of his job, Samuel left the corporate world behind him. Now working as a taxi driver, his work stress is less but his married life isn’t what it used to be.&nbsp;

One day at work, Woo Jin happens upon a secret involving a couple she’s friends with. Seeing this as an opportunity to turn her own life around, Woo Jin talks her husband into joining her in the business of blackmail. Determined to expose cheating couples, Woo Jin and Samuel waste no time starting their new business but digging into other people’s lives begins to shed an uncomfortable light on some of their own issues. Could exposing other couple’s infidelity be the catalyst that sparks the romantic flame that is so desperately needed in their marriage?

A story of marriage and blackmail, “LTNS” is a 2024 South Korean comedy drama directed by&nbsp;Im Dae Hyung and Jeon Go Woon.

LTNS

LTNS Spy Team🫣

In desperate need of work, Jung Seok (Chani) takes a part-time job caring for the ailing tycoon, Chairman Choi (Jang Gwang). Working as a live-in caretaker, Jung Seok moves to the chairman’s mountain home, taking up residence in what appears to be a deserted mountain village. Unfazed by his remote surroundings, Jung Seok gladly takes on the responsibility of keeping the chairman well-cared for and comfortable. Spending his days changing soiled undergarments and administering pills, Jung Seok takes advantage of his free-time by gossiping with his co-worker, Ippal (Kim Gang Hyun).

A chatterbox who never stops talking, Ippal knows everything there is to know about everyone and everything. Recognizing just how exhausting it is to care for the dying chairman, Ippal loves to fill Jun Seok’s head with stories of the beautiful Se Na (Kim So Ra). Known for her extraordinary skill in bed, Se Na is nothing short of a legend; which is why Jung Seok is beside himself the day Se Na shows up at the chairman’s home. Happy to indulge in some well-deserved rest, the three take a moment to relax. But their carefree moment is cut short when the chairman suddenly appears and begins attacking Ippal. Desperate to save their friend, Jung Seok and Se Na try to step in only to have the chairman fall over dead, mid-attack.

With their boss now dead, things at the mansion begin to take a strange turn as a bizarre set of incidents have each of them soon questioning what is real and what is not. Will any of them be able to escape this nightmare unscathed?

A dark and thrilling comedy, “The Gossip” is a 2021 horror mystery film directed by Hwang Song Jae.&nbsp;

The Gossip

The Rumored Team

In 2020, the world is in the grip of an existential crisis when an extraterrestrial virus spreads through global populations, causing anyone who catches it to be overcome with wrath and violence. Tensions boil up, with society edging toward the very brink of collapse. The world is in need of otherworldly heroes – and, fortunately, they are at hand. They come from far and wide – from across the galaxy, in fact. Some hail from Alkaid, the easternmost star in the Big Dipper, also called the “hope star.” Others come from Alcor, a dim star close to the Big Dipper. It is commonly known as the devil’s star – due to the fact that some earthlings believe anyone who could make it out would soon die.

The six heroes (the members of the K-pop all-male group P1Harmony) need to travel through time and space to arrive on Earth. When they arrive, they will have to find and harness a unique superpower that will help them fight the forces of evil and restore light to the world. These incredible powers include the ability to teleport, telekinesis, and more. But do these young heroes really have what it takes to survive the ordeals that lay in store for them on what has become of Earth?

“P1H: The Beginning of a New World” is a 2020 South Korean movie that was written and directed by Yoon Hong Seung.

P1H: The Beginning of a New World

 🦠 Your Superheroes Team 🦸

Is blood thicker than water? Kim Eun Hee (Han Ye Ri), is about to find out. 

She is the middle child in a family that is slowly starting to drift apart.

Her older sister is a former patent attorney, and her younger brother is a sensitive soul. And although her father is hard-working, he is often distant – an attitude that has her mother poised to begin a new chapter in her life.

While she pines for intimacy, Kim Eun Hee keeps her feelings hidden from her family. Instead, she prefers to confide in her close male college friend Park Chan Hyuk (Kim Ji Suk) – a man who has become more like a brother to her than any of her real siblings.

And it is to him that she turns for love advice as she looks to return to the dating scene after a long absence.

But what happens when events take a turn? Could the family pull together in time to weather the storm? And when the going gets tough, will it be Kim Eun Hee’s family or her friends who step up to the plate?

“My Unfamiliar Family” is a 2020 South Korean drama series directed by Kwon Young Il.

My Unfamiliar Family

𐐪𐑂 The Kindred Team 𐐪𐑂

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When detective Kang Dong Soo (Rain)'s fiance is killed mysteriously, he works with a female detective (Lee Sun Bin) who can see 3 days into the future to find out who killed his fiance. She sketches what she sees, and with her sketch, the investigative team begins to set out to capture the murderer. Meanwhile, Kim Do Jin (Lee Dong Gun) is a former special forces member plotting to avenge the death of his pregnant wife.

Sketch

Dream Sketcher

In the 1970s, Gangnam was nothing more than an underdeveloped piece of land on the southern side of Seoul. Growing up, childhood friends Jong Dae (Lee Min Ho) and Yong Gi (Kim Rae Won) struggled to get by. After local thugs demolish their homes, the pair of money-desperate friends find themselves caught on separate sides of a violent political skirmish. Three years later, Jong Dae lives an honest life while Yong Gi has teamed up with the city’s most powerful criminal organization. Soon engulfed in the brutal fight between Gangnam's political powers and criminal organizations, the friendship of these childhood friends is put to the ultimate test. Yoo Ha directed this 2015 South Korean neo-noir action film.

Gangnam Blues

Gang Gil Su

This story is about 'desire, mistake, forgiveness, and salvation.' The only power making all of this possible is love. People feel desires throughout their lives. When desires blind us, we make mistakes of making choices we wouldn't have made. That's because we are human beings and because we have to live on and survive. It's not that we were born badly, nor did we have evil hearts. However, sometimes, they demand a harsher price than we have done. Life is about how to take responsibility for mistakes and forgive others.

Angel Eyes

The Angel Eyes Team

Yong Gu (Ryu Seung Ryong) is the father of a six-year-old daughter (Kal So Won) – but he also has a neurological condition that means his own mental age is also six years. When a terrible accident appears to have killed a young girl, he rushes to try to help her by giving her CPR. But onlookers believe that he has sexually assaulted the child and then killed her. He is arrested and charged with the child’s murder and assault and when a court finds him guilty, he is imprisoned.

In the prison, he pines for his beloved daughter and is ostracised by his cellmates, who are outraged by the notion of having to share a cell with a child molesting murderer – unaware that he is actually innocent of the crime. But when he bravely steps in to save the life of So Yang Ho (Oh Dal Soo), a powerful gang leader, the cellmates start to realize that Yong Gu is actually a very tender-hearted, innocent, and misunderstood individual. They plot to help reunite him with his daughter – even if it means smuggling her into the prison!

“Miracle in Cell No. 7” is a 2013 South Korean movie that was directed by Lee Hwan Kyung.

Miracle in Cell No.7

The Miraculous Prisoners

&nbsp;Kang Il (Go Soo) is a highly skilled firefighter with a troubled past. When his wife was involved in an accident, he chose to help another individual who appeared to be in a more perilous condition – a decision that ultimately cost his wife’s life. Since that day, he has been wracked with guilt and has almost recklessly thrown himself in the path of danger in a bid to save lives wherever possible.

Meanwhile, Mi Soo (Han Hyo Joo) is a doctor at a large general hospital. But when she one day makes a wrongful assumption about a patient, she lands in legal hot water. She assumes that a woman has been assaulted by her husband, when it turns out the patient had another condition. As the case heads to court, her lawyer advises her to get Kang Il to testify against the husband for an assault that the latter committed. But Kang Il wants nothing to do with her initially – a fact that leads her to desperation, attempting to strike up a romantic relationship with him and even joining a paramedic unit in a bid to spend more time by his side. The ruse starts to unravel when she actually starts to develop genuine romantic feelings for Kang Il...but does he feel the same way?

“911 Love” is a 2012 South Korean movie that was directed and co-written by Jeon Gi Hyun.

Love 911

🚒 Call 911 Team 🚑

When you’re in love, rain can be sweet like flowing emotions, or it can be bittersweet if it reminds you of the love that got away. While in college in the 1970s, Seo In Ha falls in love with the sweet Kim Yoon Hee. But destiny stepped in and separated them, and both moved on with their lives. Forty years later, In Ha’s son meets and falls in love with Yoon Hee’s daughter. Can the young couple finish what their parents started or will fate step in again to separate two generations of lovers?

“Love Rain” is a South Korean drama series directed by Yoon Seok Ho that airs between March 26, 2012, and May 29, 2012. The drama reunites Yoon, a well-known director of Korean dramas, with screenwriter Oh Soo Yun, who worked together on the popular “Autumn Tale” (2000) and “Winter Sonata” (2002) drama series.

Love Rain

The Rainy Love 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.

Jewel in the Crown

Sign of the Heavens Team

South Korea is rocked in 1997, when a college student is found apparently stabbed to death in the restroom of a fast food chain in the Itaewon District of the capital, Seoul. The district is popular among Americans and other foreigners due to its proximity to a large United States Army base. The case is particularly hard for both the police and public prosecutors to crack: Before the student was found dead, he was seen having an argument with other young men.

Two Korean-American friends – Robert Pearson (Jang Geun Suk) and Alex “AJ” Jung (Shin Seung Hwan) – were seen going into the restroom shortly before the body was discovered. They had also been handling a knife at the table they had been sitting at. The investigators consider both to be suspects. But the case gets even harder to solve when Robert Pearson and Alex Jung claim that they are innocent – and blame one another for the killing. It falls to the quick-witted Prosecutor Park (Jung Jin Young) to try to determine who is telling the truth. Will he help bring the killer to justice – and help the innocent man walk free?

This movie was based on a true story.

“Where the Truth Lies” is a 2009 South Korean movie that was directed by Hong Ki Seon.

Where the Truth Lies

🩸Where the Truth Lies🩸

The year is 1971 and in South Korea, a young woman named Soon Yi (Soo Ae) has been obliged to enter into an arranged marriage with Sang Gil (Uhm Tae Woong). Sang Gil is distant and doesn’t really love Soon Yi – he instead seems to still hold a candle for his first love. But when South Korea joins the Vietnam War on the side of the United States, about 320,000 South Korean men are dispatched to fight. Their number includes Sang Gil, who leaves suddenly.

Soon Yi is distraught. She resolves to follow Sang Gil to Vietnam, despite having no idea where he may be. She also learns that the only female civilians allowed to travel to Vietnam are singers/performers who put on morale-boosting shows to lift the spirits of the troops. She is soon recruited by a chancer, band leader, and con artist named Jung Man (Jung Jin Young), who hopes to exploit her beauty and vocal talents to his own ends. She agrees to join his band – and proves to be a hit among the soldiers. But when Soon Yi – or Sunny as she is now known – starts to win the hearts of senior officers, she starts to gain real hope that she may once again be reunited with her husband...

“Sunny” is a 2008 South Korean movie that was directed by Lee Jun Ik.

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