Yoo Ji Tae is an award-winning South Korean actor and director. Born on April 13, 1976, he began his career as a model before branching into acting in the 1998 film “Bye June.” It was his second film “Attack the Gas Station!” in 1999 that catapulted him to fame, and Yoo Ji Tae went on to star in many hit films that brought him critical acclaim and many acting awards. Some of his recent credits include the films “Split” (2016) and “The Swindlers” (2017) as well as the television dramas “Healer” (2014-2015) and “The Good Wife” (2016). Yoo Ji Tae has been married to actress Kim Hyo Jin since 2011, and the couple is well known for their extensive charity work around the world.

Yoo Ji Tae

Twenty years ago, Yoon Ji Soo (Jeon So Nee) fell in love with a man who made her heart sing. As a freshman in the college of music, Ji Soo didn’t expect to catch the eye of Han Jae Hyun (Jinyoung), a popular, headstrong law school student, but she did. Falling for him as quickly as he fell for her, the two experienced one of the most beautiful moments any two people can experience together: their first love. But like so many first loves, theirs wouldn’t last forever.

Now in her forties, Ji Soo (Lee Bo Young) is a single mother, working a contract job in a desperate attempt to make ends meet. Jae Hyun (Yoo Ji Tae), on the other hand, is a successful, ambitious businessman who has pursued wealth and honor, above all else. Far different than the man he once was, Jae Hyun is hardly recognizable as the headstrong kid he used to be. But when fate brings Ji Soo back into his life, she recognizes him almost immediately.

Suddenly back in each other’s lives, Ji Soo and Jae Hyun have been granted a rare opportunity to start over. But can two people really separated by so many years and experiences, really reignite a flame that flickered out so many years ago?

A story of first loves and second chances, “When My Love Blooms” is a 2020 romantic drama directed by Song Jung Hyun.

When My Love Blooms

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MBC, KOCOWA

During the Japanese colonial period, two events paved the way for the independence of Korea, the March 1st Movement and the establishment of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. And with it, a covert armament for freedom was born, the Heroic Corps. The man leading the corps goes by the name of Won Bong, his real name only a few people know. He rarely stays in one area for more than two hours and sleeps for only short periods at a time. With fiery passion in his heart, he moves about swiftly and dreams for his country's independence. Young Jin, a Korean woman raised by a Japanese military doctor, follows in her surrogate father's footsteps, and through a series of events, attends a prestigious medical university in Shanghai. She returns to Joseon and becomes the first female surgeon. The two of them cross paths, and although they follow different ideologies, Won Bong soon realizes his need for her and begins to regret sending her deep into enemy territory.

Different Dreams

Kim Won Bong

What does it take to catch the world’s most legendary conman?

After swindling a huge sum of money from many victims, master conman Jang Doo Chil (Heo Sung Tae) disappears and is presumed dead. But when rumors surface that Doo Chil may be alive, Prosecutor Park Hee Soo (Yoo Ji Tae) wants to make sure that he remains “dead” to avoid a corruption scandal. 

Prosecutor Park recruits master swindler Hwang Ji Sung (Hyun Bin), who has his own personal vendetta against Doo Chil, as well as Go Suk Dong (Bae Sung Woo), Choon Ja (Nana) and Chief Kim (Ahn Se Ha), to track down Doo Chil in exchange for criminal immunity. They devise a plan to bait Doo Chil’s right-hand man, Kwak Sung Gun (Park Sung Woong), but will it work?

“The Swindlers” is a 2017 South Korean film written and directed by Jang Chang Won.

The Swindlers

Can't Catch Me Team

KBS02

A thriller drama that reveals the realities behind insurance crimes. Mad Dog is a private investigation team that reveals insurance fraud cases. Choi Kang Woo was a former detective who now works as a veteran insurance investigator that leads the team. He decides to create his own investigation team after a suspicious airplane crash that took the lives of his wife and son. Kim Min Joon is a genius former swindler whose brother was also a victim of the airplane crash. Kang Woo and Min Joon join hands and begin their cooperation. Their plan is to disclose the truth behind what happened and to expose those trying to conceal the ugly truth. To today's society where there are not many people left who seek righteousness, Team Mad Dog will demonstrate how things should be done in this era of chaos.

MAD DOG

Michin Gae Team

Choi Kang Woo

The mysterious Seo Jeong Hoo (Ji Chang Wook), also known as "Healer,” is a unique courier who tackles any problem for the right price, with the help of a secretive IT specialist. While he avoids murder, he fulfills his clients' every other request. His latest assignment introduces him to sensation-seeking tabloid journalist Chae Yeong Shin (Park Min Young) and the esteemed reporter Kim Moon Ho (Yoo Ji Tae). As the Healer works with Yeong Shin and Moon Ho, they uncover secrets from their shared pasts, putting all three in mortal danger. This 2014 South Korean drama series was directed by Lee Jung Sub and Kim Jin Woo.

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