Shin Hyun Tak

Ahn Hee Yeon (Yoo In Young) is a hard-working, overstressed team leader in a busy office in Seoul. Her boss tells her to take a break from work, thinking she is looking burned out. Coincidentally, she receives a phone call from Seong Seon (Lee Mi Do), a former colleague she used to be friendly with before the latter left some seven years ago. Seong Seon has relocated to her native South Gyeongsang Province, and is now living in the quiet seaside town of Tongyeong. Taking this sudden phone call as a sign, Hee Yeon buys a bus ticket and heads down south to see Seong Seon. But when they meet, the two women are stunned to discover that they now effectively live in two different worlds. While Seong Seon has become a stay-at-home mom, Hee Yeon is still stuck in the high-speed, big-city rat race. Will this visit change either of their lives for the better?

“A Day in Tongyeong” is a 2022 South Korean movie that was directed by Han Gyung Tak.

A Day in Tongyeong

KBS, KOCOWA

Cho Hee is a wife who struggles to afford a house in Gangnam for the sake of her daughter\u2019s education. Despite her effort to move to Gangnam for better life quality, she finds herself lost due to the constant increase of housing prices. Cho Hee\u2019s husband Nam Gu, is an idealist who has no self-awareness of reality, despite the fact that he had become a full-time university professor thanks to Cho Hee\u2019s devoted support. Cho Hee\u2019s family used to be wealthy and successful, but ever since her father-in-law passed, she is now burdened with her in-laws\u2019 problems as well. With all these obstacles in her path, will she be able to settle in Gangnam and find happiness?

The All-Round Wife

Young Hoon (Song Sae Byuk) is a seemingly ordinary man whose life takes a chilling turn when his wife is suddenly murdered. DNA evidence found at the crime scene appears to indicate that Young Hoon’s closest friend Joon Sung (Oh Min Seok) was the murderer. The police arrest and charge Joon Sung with the crime, despite his pleas of innocence. The only person who believes he did not kill the woman is his wife Da Yeon (Yoo Sun). She is so certain that he did nothing wrong that she approaches Young Hoon in a bid to convince him to testify in favor of her husband.

To her surprise, Young Hoon agrees, but only on the condition that she first helps him uncover the truth about what really happened on the day of his wife’s murder. She agrees, but the ensuing alliance seems shaky at best. Will this unlikely partnership really uncover the fact behind what happened...and can they really trust one another?

“The Culprit” is a 2019 South Korean movie that was directed by Goh Jung Wook.

The Culprit

Justice Team ⚖️

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.

Sunny

"Sunny Fun's"

MBC, KOCOWA

Hyuk Ju is a bullheaded man who is proud and lives like life is dependent on loyalty. Hyuk Ju, who has always been reckless and ignorant, enters a youth dance competition by chance and is forced to dance on stage. After being scolded as a juvenile delinquent all his life, Hyuk Ju heard people cheering loudly for him for the first time and decides to become a singer from that day forward. However, he isn't the only one who decided to become a star as Sang Mi is the same. Sang Mi is a clumsy girl who is unruly and simple-minded. After living in her own little world and imagining how her life unfolds, Sang Mi finally ends up achieving the dream of becoming a star. Meanwhile, Hyuk Ju's fate brings him to face the ingenious star of his time, Rex, and he enters a huge turning point. What future awaits these young men and women who want to become stars?

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