Lee Kwang Soo is a South Korean actor and entertainer. Born on July 14, 1985, he began his career as a model in 2007 and then made his acting debut in the 2008 television drama “The Scale of Providence.” Lee Kwang Soo is best known for being a cast member of the popular variety show “Running Man,” which he joined in 2010. He also has won numerous awards for his roles in films and television dramas and is a popular commercial endorsement star. Some of his most well-received roles include the 2012 films “Wonderful Radio,” “All About My Wife” and “The Scent” as well the television dramas “The Innocent Man” (2012) “Jung Yi, Goddess of Fire” (2013) and “It’s Okay, That’s Love” (2014).

Lee Kwang Soo

Despite having an excellent memory, Ahn Dae Sung (Lee Kwang Soo) has yet to pass his civil service examination. Studying to become a ninth grade public official, Dae Sung has taken the exam three years in a row and failed every single time. Even so, his determination remains strong and with the never ending support of his mother, Myung Sook (Jin Hee Kyung) and his girlfriend, Ah Hee (Seolhyun),&nbsp;Dae Sung is convinced that the next time he takes this exam, he won’t fail.

Working part-time at the convenience store his mother owns on the outskirts of Seoul, Dae Sung’s life takes an unexpected turn when a murder takes place at an apartment building nearby. As a police officer, Ah Hee feels it’s her duty to solve this case and thus begins an investigation of the murder on her own. Despite not being an official detective, she soon makes a shocking discovery. Finding a receipt from Myung Sook’s store at the scene of the crime, Ah Hee pulls Dae Sung and his mother into the investigation.

With no other clues to go on, Ah Hee, Dae Sung, and Myung Sook are determined to find a way to crack this case. But how can a team of rookies catch a murderer when the pros on the job have yet to find a single clue?

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Kang Ji Young, “The Killer’s Shopping List” is a 2022 comedy mystery thriller drama directed by Lee Eon Hee.

The Killer’s Shopping List

📃The Killer's Shopping List🛒

Disaster strikes for Dong Won (Kim Sung Kyun), who has worked for over a decade to finally buy a place of his own. Despite clashing with his nosy neighbor Man Su (Cha Seung Won), Won's new apartment feels like a dream come true. He invites coworkers Seung Hyeon (Lee Kwang Soo) and Eun Ju (Kim Hye Joon) to a housewarming party. But heavy rain unexpectedly causes the whole building to collapse into a 500m-deep sinkhole: co-workers, neighbors, and all! As rainwater starts to gush into the hole, will this motley crew find a way out in time… or sink into a watery grave? This 2021 South Korean disaster comedy film was directed by Kim Ji Hoon.

Sinkhole

Kim Seung Hyeon

Doh Il Chul (Park Jung Min) is the son of a famous gambler, and a young student preparing to take the civil service entrance exam.
However, he also lives a double life, as a successful poker player in an underground casino.

Life takes an unexpected turn when he meets an attractive woman called Madonna (Choi Yu Hwa). He develops a crush on her but discovers that she owes a debt to a rich man.

Doh Il Chul later meets this man and challenges him to a game of poker – hoping to win Madonna’s heart in the process. Unfortunately, he loses spectacularly, and ends up knee-deep in debt, with loan sharks closing in.

In steps One Eyed Jack (Ryu Seung Bum), a former associate of Doh Il Chul’s father.

He agrees to pay off the loan sharks on one condition: Doh Il Chul must join a gang of elite gamblers in an audacious bid to plot to steal a small fortune from a wealthy business magnate.

Will One Eyed Jack’s plan prove to be a success, or will the gamblers’ plans come to naught?

“Tazza: One Eyed Jack” is a 2019 South Korean movie, based on a comic strip illustrated by Huh Young Man and written by Kim Se Young, and directed by Kwon Oh Kwang.

Tazza: One Eyed Jack

Tazza: The Hidden Card 

Se Ha (Shin Ha Kyun) and Dong Goo (Lee Kwang Soo) may not be related by blood, but for the past twenty years, they have been friends with an unshakable bond. Closer than any two brothers, Se Han and Dong Goo have helped each other overcome every challenge life has brought their way. And those challenges have been numerous, to say the least.

With a brilliant mind and an impressive way with words, Se Ha uses his gifts to speak up for those who, like himself, are often overlooked or worse, mistreated, by those around them. Confined to a wheelchair, Se Ha may not be able to fight against society's injustices physically, but that hasn’t stopped him from finding ways to speak up and fight back against the prejudices of an ableist society. Standing tall by his side is Dong Goo who, at first glance, seems to be everything Se Ha is not. In excellent physical condition, Dong Goo is capable of taking on any physical task, but being mentally challenged, he relies heavily on Se Ha’s nurture and support.&nbsp;

Strong where the other is weak, Se Ha and Dong Goo have spent the past twenty years looking out for each other. But will things change when they meet a young woman who treats them as equals, without any sort of prejudice?

A heart-warming story of unwavering brotherly love, “Inseparable Bros” is a 2019 comedy drama film directed by Yook Sang Hyo.

Inseparable Bros

Inseparable Bros 🤸‍♀️

In the early 1990s, the controversial pop star Yoo Hyun Jae (Yoon Si Yoon) is at the peak of his fame as one half of the chart-topping “first-generation” K-pop act J2. But his life is thrown into disarray when he accidentally travels forward in time! He finds life in 2017 almost impossible to adjust to, until he finds his former manager (Cha Tae Hyun) – and meets the manager’s son Lee Ji Hoon (Kim Min Jae). Together with his lifelong friend Choi Woon Seung (Lee Se Young), Ji Hoon is preparing to take the civil service exam, but he is also secretly training to become a K-pop star. Can this motley crew help each other to achieve their goals – and will the journey lead them to a remarkable discovery about Hyun Jae’s true identity? This 2017 South Korean drama was directed by Yoo Ho Jin, Cha Tae Hyun, and Kim Sang Hoon.

The Best Hit

👍 The Besties 👍

KBS02

We all once have read about Hwarang and heard about a few famous historical Hwarangs. However, not one of us exactly knows what or who they were, as all myths do. How could beautiful-looking young men have been able to be the leaders of Silla, the millenary kingdom that united the ancient Korean Three Kingdoms? What kind of a rite of passage did they go through in order to become the spirit of Silla? Now, we give full scope to our imagination to answer these questions, which were never written in history. This is a story of the friendship and love of Hwarang and a story of the youth struggling to make the world a better place. Above all, this is a whole new myth.

Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth

South Korean special forces officer Yoo Si Jin (Song Joong Ki) falls for surgeon Kang Mo Yeon (Song Hye Kyo) but their ideological differences force them to split up. Now, war has broken out in a faraway nation, and Si Jin’s unit is deployed on the battleground. Coincidentally, an unpleasant workplace incident has forced Mo Yeon to join a group of medical volunteers in the same country. The former lovers reunite, but can they find love again – against the backdrop of a bloody war? This 2016 South Korean drama series was directed by Lee Eung Bok and Baek Sang Hoon.

Descendants of the Sun

The Sunshine Team

Running Man is a reality-variety show that stars Yu Jae Seok, Kim Jong Kook, Haha, Jee Seok Jin, Song Ji Hyo, Lee Kwang Soo, Jeon So Min, and Yang Se Chan. In each episode, they must complete missions at various places to win the race. Each mission is action-packed and hilarious as each member tries to beat the others using their wits and skills. Each week, is filled with fun that includes trust and betrayal, knowledge and skills, physical strengths, and outrageous penalties. Sometimes, they work as a team and cooperate for one common goal. Other times, they betray each other throughout the race in order to win all the honor and glory for themselves. You will be brought to tears each week from laughing at their silly antics.

Running Man

Don't Walk , Run Team 

A doctor bumps into an award-winning writer in a talk show, which leads them to a heated debate on an upcoming book about goodness. A man who comes from a family with a murder case, Jae Yeol, but doesn't know his guilt from what happened to his childhood. A woman from a debt family faces her anxieties even as a psychiatrist who slowly falls in love with him. Through thick and thin, the couple faces the problems of psychological disorders, with the hopes of having their love prevail amidst their considerable differences in lifestyles and beliefs. They are accompanied by senior psychologist Dong Min, a problematic Soo Gwang, high school student So Nyeo, and his friend Gang Woo.

It's Okay, That's Love

Love Obsessed Team

Best friends since childhood, Hyun Tae (Ji Sung), In Chul (Joo Ji Hoon), and Min Soo (Lee Kwang Soo) have been an integral part of each other’s lives for as long as they can remember. Sharing all of life’s moments together, they have always been there for each other, through the good times and the bad, a constant source of strength, encouragement, and unwavering friendship.&nbsp;

Despite having busy lives of their own, the three are just as close as adults as they were as children. Working as a paramedic, Hyun Tae struggles to balance work and his home-life, as he tries to raise his young daughter on his own. Meanwhile, In Chul has made a name for himself as a shady, swindling insurance man while Min Soo owns a small business. Though walking different paths in life, each is happy to be able to call the others friends. So content are they, in their lives and their friendship, they could never imagine things ever being any different. But when tragedy strikes, their friendship is put to the ultimate test.&nbsp;

Now suspecting his friends of unspeakable crimes, Hyun Tae seeks out those responsible for the accident that led to his mother’s untimely death. Pushing past the lies, he is determined to uncover the truth, but what he finds may destroy them all.

A dark thriller, “Confession” is an intense 2014 crime drama film directed by Lee Do Yoon.

Confession

👬🏻 The Good Friends Team 👬

Based on the life story of Baek Pa Sun, Jung Yi faces the struggle of being a woman who happens to be the best in her craft in the middle of the Joseon Era. She happens to be close with Prince Gwanghae and also masters the art of ceramics. She's out to find justice for her father and re-enter the palace of Bunwon as the best ceramist of the kingdom.

Goddess of Fire

GoF Team

Kang Maru and Han Jaehui have chased their dreams, relying on each other despite their poor existence. Maru is a college student who's always been at the top of his class and Jaehui dreams of being an anchor that can help her escape his garbage life, so she works as an anchor at HBS broadcast station. Seo Eungi has been bred to be the heir of a major conglomerate but is devoid of warmth. The moment they all take steps closer and closer to their dreams. A desperate call from Jaehui to Ma-ru. After that day, their lives change in an unexpected way.

The Innocent Man

The Naughty Team

Park Jae Gil

Shin Jin Ah (Lee Min Jung) was once a national South Korean sweetheart: She was the lead singer of the wildly popular “first-generation” K-pop group Purple. But her career has now slumped to a new low: She is the DJ of a radio show whose ratings have plummeted. The show is stale, devoid of ideas, and boring. When the show’s producer goes on maternity leave, the radio station manager tells an ambitious producer named Lee Jae Hyuk (Lee Jung Jin) to take over. But the manager knows that the show is underperforming – and orders the new producer to freshen things up.

Things get off to a bad start for both parties. Lee Jae Hyuk comes across as cold and unpleasant to Shin Jin Ah. And he finds her to be a charmless diva. In desperation to drag the listening figures up, Lee Jae Hyuk challenges all the show’s staff – including Shin Jin Ah – to come up with a new segment idea that can freshen the show up. Surprisingly, Shin Jin Ah devises a segment that involves members of the public coming to the studio to dedicate and sing a song for the people they love. The segment starts to gain popularity – as does the show. But a new threat is on the way as a disgruntled former member of Purple attempts to derail the show’s revival!

“Love On-air” is a 2012 South Korean movie that was directed by Kwon Chil In.

Love On-air

📻Radio Love❤

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

Soon Jae's family consists of three generations living under the same roof. Soon Jae's daughter Hyeon Gyeong, her husband Bo Seog, her younger brother Ji Hoon, and her son and daughter Jun Hyuk and Hae Ri all live together. There is not much solidarity among the family members, though. They only take care of their own business without consideration for others. Ja Ok is living next door. Even though her family is not related by blood, they have a strong bond among them. Jung Eum, who is Jun Hyuk's tutor, Julien, In Na, and Kwang Soo are living as a family in Ja Ok's house. This family welcomes new members, Sae Kyeong and her sister Shin Ae. They have come to Seoul to escape from creditors and start to work as housekeepers in Soon Jae's house, which leads to a new phase in the story of this family.

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