Yoo Oh Sung is a veteran South Korean actor. Born on September 11, 1968, he made his acting debut in the 1991 film “Love, Love: Han Hee-jak’s Love Stories.” He has since enjoyed a prolific career in film, television and theater. He shot to fame in 1999 with his breakout roles in cult comedy film “The Spy” and the box-office hit “Attack of the Gas Station.” Some of his more recent popular roles include “The Great Doctor” (2012), “Gunman in Joseon” (2014), “Spy” (2014) and “The Merchant: Gaekju 2015” (2015).

Yoo Oh Sung

Despite being a powerful crime lord, Chairman Oh (Kim Se Joon) has always prioritized civility and respect within his organization. As such, his underlings have always operated under the same code, including his most devoted man, Kim Gil Seok (Yoo Oh Sung). Trusted above all others, it’s Gil Seok who is trusted with the task of overseeing the construction of the organization’s largest resort and casino in Gangneung.

Guaranteed to be a smashing success, the prospect of this new casino draws the attention of a number of rival gangs. All hoping to get their own cut of the profits, other organization leaders try to step in but despite their best efforts, it’s Chairman Oh who ultimately holds the majority share. But Chairman Oh’s position at the top is soon challenged when Lee Min Seok (Jang Hyuk), a former hitman from Seoul sets his sights on the Gangneung casino. Determined to have the casino as his own, Min Seok will let nothing stand between him and his goal. With relentless determination, Min Seok begins a brutal killing spree which successfully eliminates anyone who might have stood in his way. Now holding the second largest number of shares in the casino, Min Seok’s greed refuses to be satisfied with settling for second.

With his eyes fixed on Chairman Oh’s position at the top, Min Seok goes up against Gil Seok and his right-hand man, Kim Hyung Geun (Oh Dae Hwan), starting a bloody war between the two organizations which rocks Gangneung to its core. With Gil Seok’s friend, Detective Cho Bang Hyun (Park Sung Keun) working with him, will they be able to stop Min Seok before he tears the entire city apart?

A brutal tale of brotherhood and blind ambition, “Paid in Blood” is a 2021 South Korean noir action film directed by Yoon Young Bin.

Paid in Blood

Blood Sacrifice

Nam Shin (Seo Kang Joon) is poised to be the heir to the lucrative family-run PK business group… until a shocking and brutal assault leaves him badly injured and comatose. His mother Oh Laura (Kim Sung Ryung), one of South Korea’s top robotics and AI scientists, decides to act to ensure Nam Shin’s medical condition doesn’t jeopardize his chances of taking over PK. She secretly releases Nam Shin III, an android copy of her son, to stand in for Nam Shin, and hires Kang So Bong (Gong Seung Yeon), a former female MMA fighter, as the android’s bodyguard. But schemes are afoot, as unscrupulous individuals try to oust Nam Shin. And things get even messier when So Bong starts to fall for Nam Shin III. Is an unconventional romance in the cards? And can So Bong protect Nam Shin – and Nam Shin III – from harm? This 2018 South Korean drama was directed by Cha Young Hoon.

Are You Human Too?

The Humanoids

Former teenage sweethearts separated by uncontrollable circumstances, Sin Joon Young (Kim Woo Bin) and No Eul (Suzy) are reunited as adults – when the latter is commissioned to make a documentary about Joon Young. He is now a superstar actor and singer who's dead-set against filming his documentary and gives No Eul a miserable time. Gradually, he relents to the documentary and uses the time to try and win her heart back. Can they rekindle their once-passionate love? This 2016 South Korean drama series was directed by Park Hyun Suk and Cha Young Hoon.

Uncontrollably Fond

The Uncontrollable Lovebirds

Choi Hyun Joon

KBS02

In the late 19th century, escaping from feudal society, everyone starts dreaming big. Tens of stores are newly open in Namdaemun and Dongdaemun. And Bong Sam, the son of a collapsed peddler, starts from rock bottom and does everything he can to reach the top of society. The drama depicts his journey of becoming one of the wealthiest merchants in Joseon from a puller-in at a marketplace. Just like the modern days, capitalism and a free market economy prevailed at the time. Bong Sam shows how to seek a chance to earn money and maximize profits and how wicked and greedy monopolies are crushed by him.

The Merchant: Gaekju 2015

Twenty five-year-old Soo Myung (Yeo Jin Goo) has resigned himself to a life of living in psychiatric hospitals after his mother's suicide six years prior left him with severe mental trauma. Twenty five-year-old Seung Min (Lee Min Ki), however, will do no such thing – after being forced into the facility by his half-brother in an attempt to seize Seung Min's inheritance, he plans to break out by any means necessary. Soon enough, the formerly-passive Soo Myung finds himself swept up in Seung Min's escape attempts, bringing the two closer together despite opposition from the abusive staff. Can these young men defy the odds and find their way to freedom? This film is adapted from Jeong You Jeong's novel of the same name.

Shoot Me in the Heart

Choi Gi Hoon

KBS, KOCOWA

Sun Woo is a son with a special emotional bond with his mother but has a secret he can't share. He was a field agent at the National Intelligence Service but is working for the intelligence analysis on North Korea after failing the operation. He tries to catch Hwang Ki Chul, who killed his partner. His mother, Hye Rim, was a spy in the past, but she currently keeps her identity hidden. She has kept it a secret from Sun Woo but when Ki Chul shows up, she becomes a spy once again to protect her son. And along the way, Sun Woo learns the identity of his mother. The mother and the son fight to protect their beloved family and Ki Chul's revenge begins.

The Undercover Team

Hwang Ki Chul

The weapon that protected Joseon since its founding was the sword. It was always up to the sword to end the battle. However, a new rifle that flowed into Joseon during the time of enlightenment reversed such a notion. Ironically, the muzzle of the new rifle aims at the king and scholars who insist on enlightenment. To fight against it, Yoon Kang, the son of Joseon's best swordsman Park Jin Han, abandons his sword and confronts his enemy with a rifle. While the king was humiliated by the Chinese emperor and the people groaned in pain because of paying tributes, Park Yoon Kang appears as a gunman to revenge on the aristocrats who were preoccupied with protecting their power and wealth.

Gunman In Joseon

The Avenger

Seung Ho (Cha Tae Hyun) is a successful jockey. One day, tragedy strikes when he is involved in a car crash that kills his wife, leaving him to look after his young daughter on his own. The accident also leaves him injured – to the point he discovers that he is gradually losing his eyesight. Faced with imminent blindness, he is unable to ride as he once did. He attempts to turn his fortunes around by cheating at the race track – a stunt that strips him of all of his savings.

He escapes to the island of Jeju, off the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, where he and his daughter take up residence at a little-known ranch. But it is here that fate decides to deal him a better hand, at last. He comes across Woo Bak, a racehorse that has developed a foul temper after a recent injury. Seung Ho decides to try to tame this bad-tempered horse. He decides to try to ride Woo Bak to victory in a prestigious race. But can this injured horse and its almost-blind rider really do the unthinkable – and claim the big prize?

“Champ” is a 2011 South Korean movie that was directed by Lee Hwan Kyung.

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