Kim Tae Woo is a South Korean actor. He was born April 15, 1971 and made his acting debut in 1996. Since his debut, he has appeared in countless films and television dramas, including “God’s Quiz” (2010), “God’s Gift - 14 Days” (2014), “Secret Mother” (2018), and “The Banker” (2019).

Kim Tae Woo

The troubled Crown Prince Sajo Hyeon (Park Ji Hoon) has a dark secret: he has a charming but flawed alter ego named Ak Hee, who works in an unassuming downtown store. Sparks fly when the Prince meets Yeon Wol (Hong Ye Ji), a vengeful descendant of a fallen royal family. She’s on a mission to kill the King, but loses her memory in a trap and ends up as the Prince’s concubine. Will she recover her memories and carry out her deadly mission? And could she help heal – and find love with – the tormented prince? This 2024 South Korean drama series was based on a webtoon by Vanziun and directed by Lee Jung Seop.

Love Song for Illusion

Troubled Hearts Team

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Jin Jung is a troublemaking prosecutor of the Central District Office. With a strong sense of justice and craziness, he punishes criminals more than they deserve. A Ra is Jung's partner, a competent prosecutor who always judges issues objectively and handles them with a clean finish. Also at the Central District Office is the elite prosecutor Do Hwan, who believes money and power are everything. He is a man who is willing to do whatever it takes to go higher up. In a world corrupted with wealth and evil, the story of these prosecutors unfolds.

Bad Prosecutor

🐧 My Dear Penguin Team 🐧

Under the rule of King Gwang Hae, widows of the Joseon Dynasty were often stolen in the night and forced to marry their kidnapper, against their will. This practice, known as bossam, was a customary practice employed by those wishing to easily gain a wife and there were those, like Ba Woo (Jung Il Woo) who made their living, stealing these widows for other men.&nbsp;

Framed for a crime he didn’t commit, Ba Woo was forced into hiding at a very young age. Barely escaping with his life, he was forced into hiding. Growing up in abject poverty Ba Woo got by as best he could. Now a scoundrel and a degenerate, with a nasty gambling habit and a penchant for picking fights, Ba Woo wasn’t the marrying type himself; but he had no qualms about stealing widows for other men. Often hired for bossam, Ba Woo never had any troubles stealing a wife, at least not until the day he accidentally kidnapped the widowed princess, Soo Kyung (Kwon Yuri).&nbsp;

Now stuck with the daughter-in-law of his sworn enemy, Ba Woo finds his life taking an unexpected and increasingly complicated turn. Will he be able to free himself of Soo Kyung and return to his old life, or will the presence of a princess lead him down a different path?

A tale of mistaken identities and unexpected love, “Bossam: Steal the Fate” is a 2021 historical romance drama directed by Kwon Seok Jang.

Bossam - Steal the Fate

Destiny Thieves

TVING

A male chef (Choi Jin Hyuk) has risen up the ranks to find a job cooking for the country’s top politicians in the South Korean presidential residences, the Blue House.

He is something of a dreamer – but one day finds himself in the body of a young queen from Korea’s past, Kim So Yong (Shin Hye Sun).

Kim So Yong’s husband is the reigning monarch, King Cheol Jong (Kim Jung Hyun). However, he is only king in name – the late King Sunjo’s Queen, Sun Won (Bae Jong Ok), has taken advantage of Cheol Jong’s better nature, and is ruling the realm in his name.

Queen Sun Won’s brother Kim Jwa Guen (Kim Tae Woo) also has designs on power.

However, Kim So Yong soon discovers that King Cheol Jong harbors secrets, and is not as gentle and meek as he seems…

“Mr. Queen” is a 2020 South Korean period drama series that was directed by Yoon Sung Sik.

This is a spin-off program of the drama Mr. Queen, which tells the story behind the scenes.

Mr. Queen: The Secret

The "No Touch" Team 👑

A male chef who works at the South Korean presidential residence is transported from the present day to Korea’s past, where his soul ends up in the body of queen-to-be Kim So Yong (Shin Hae Sun) shortly before her marriage to King Cheol Jong (Kim Jung Hyun)! As Queen So Yong gets acquainted with her new life, she realizes that conspiracy is afoot in the kingdom, as the real Kim So Yong had an mysterious accident before the wedding and a scheming matriarch is trying to take advantage of King Cheol Jong’s kind nature, although he has secrets of his own. Can So Yong help right the wrongs going on in Joseon? This 2020 South Korean period drama series was directed by Yoon Sung Sik and Jang Yang Ho.

Mr. Queen

The Royal Team 👑

Do Jun Woo (​​Namgoong Min), the leader of the special task forces at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Academy, ends up embroiled in the mystery surrounding a village named “White Night”. People related to White Night are being killed and these murders are somehow related to the tragic string of events that were never solved in that very same village 28 years ago. Officer Gong Hye Won (Seolhyun) and Jamie (Lee Chung Ah), an FBI agent on loan, partner with him as he investigates this series of uncanny events.
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Personalities clash and working together is not as easy as it may seem. Known for his excellent detective work, Jun Woo is revered among his peers as a legend. His unruly appearance belies a highly sophisticated mind. Hot-headed officer Hye Won has her own manner of doing things and refuses to let anything stand in the way of solving this mystery. This time, the cries for help from White Night’s unfortunate villagers will not be ignored.
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The present and the past collide as secrets are unveiled and the mystery of what happened almost three decades ago comes to light.
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A story of mysteries and unexpected love, “Awaken” is a 2020 romantic crime drama directed by Jo Soo Won. With a solid performance delivered by the main cast and supporting actors, Day and Night is filled with plot twists that will keep you at the edge of your seat.

Awaken

the Mysterious Team

Under the rule of King Sejong the Great (Han Suk Kyu), the Joseon Dynasty flourished as scientific advancements and technological developments served to better the lives of the people. Honoring those who made scientific progress, the King sought out the greatest minds in Joseon, celebrating the advancements they made in agriculture, astrology, medicine, and more. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge and a mind inclined to think outside the box, it was only a matter of time before he crossed paths with the brilliant Jang Yeong Sik (Choi Min Sik).&nbsp;

Born a slave, Jang Yeong Sik had no claims to greatness, but his astounding mind and impressive talents eventually earned him a position within the local government. Finding a kindred spirit in Yeong Sik, King Sejong gives the low-born man a position as his science advisor, and together they make great strides in the scientific world. As time passes, their love of scientific research and invention leads them to form an unusual and completely unprecedented friendship.

But the technological advances they make for Joseon catch the eye of the Ming Empire. Wary of Joseon becoming too great, the Chinese Emperor orders an immediate cessation of astrological study and demands that Jang Yeong Sik be handed over at once. Forced to make a terrible choice, King Sejong must decide between the friend he cherishes or the people he was born to protect.

Based on actual events, “Forbidden Dream” is a 2019 historical drama film directed by Hur Jin Ho.

Forbidden Dream

✨The Forbidden Dreamers Team✨

After being attacked by a group of female assassins, young swordsman Jeon Nok Du (Jang Dong Yoon) sets out to track down one of his assailants. However, his quest leads him to a village populated entirely by widows. In order to evade detection, Nok Du disguises himself as a woman while he searches for clues. But one of the residents, Dong Dong Ju (Kim So Hyun), learns Nok Du’s secret identity… although she has a secret of her own: she has escaped from an ill-fated gisaeng (courtesan) apprenticeship. Will they succeed in keeping each others’ identities a secret? And what will happen when they begin to fall for each other? This 2019 South Korean drama series was based on the hit webtoon “Nok Du Jeon” by Hye Jin Yang and was directed by Kim Dong Hwi.

The Tale of Nokdu

💞Lovers Secrets Joseon's Team

Heo Yoon

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

Dae Ho makes his way from being a banker to being the bank's biggest changing factor. From small dividend managements to corporate decisions, Dae Ho and his most trusted team work their way to solving the problems of Daehan Bank. With a lot of corruption, life and death moments, and emotions within the corporation, there's no such thing as a typical day in Dae Ho's life.

The Banker

During the Joseon Dynasty, King Lee Jo (Kim Eui Sang) is a toady of the Qing Emperor in China – and the Crown Prince decides to attempt a coup to free the nation from the Qing’s influence. His plan involves buying arquebuses, an early form of firearm, from Dutch traders.

However, a rival plot is being hatched by the war minister Kim Ja Joon (Jang Dong Gun), who wants to launch a rebellion and take the Joseon throne. Kim Ja Joon exposes the Crown Prince’s scheme and foils him.

The Crown Prince agrees to commit suicide if his men are spared but sends word to his brother Gang Lim (Hyun Bin), who is now in Qing territory, that he wants his brother to take care of his pregnant wife.

The minister orders his troops to board the Dutch traders’ cargo ships to seize the weapons.

But while aboard, one of the soldiers is bitten by a terrifying zombie being kept in a cage.

The soldier returns to his home village, unaware that he is now the host of a savage infection.

Soon, the entire village becomes infected – with its population turning into flesh-eating zombies.

Gang Lim must navigate this chaos and save his sister-in-law from the twin peril of warring powermongers and gruesome zombies. Is he up to the challenge?

“Rampant” is a 2018 South Korean horror-action movie directed by Kim Sung Hoon.

Rampant

The fresh meat team

Secret Mother is a drama based on women who live in Daechi-dong, the center of child education. Yoon Jin has been living comfortably with her husband\u2019s care but to provide a better education for her son, she decides to focus fully on her son\u2019s education and hires a child sitter. Eun Young is a highly educated child sitter who teaches and guides children to enter a good school but still, her hot temper does not suit her title as a child sitter. Along with Yoon Jin, mothers in Daechi-dong go through hard times as secrets of each mother get revealed with Eun Young\u2019s appearance in the town. Tune in to Secret Mother and see how they handle the crisis in order to educate their children.

Secret Mother

The Secret Moms

One man will go to any lengths to find his father’s killer. Cha Ji Won (Lee Jin Wook) is a highly trained Navy SEAL officer who is a member of the special Underwater Demolition Team. Ji Won and his best friend, Min Sun Jae (Kim Kang Woo), have done everything together since childhood, when Sun Jae was taken in by Ji Won’s father because Sun Jae wanted to get away from his deadbeat dad. But Sun Jae has always harbored a resentment against Ji Won for having a silver spoon in his mouth while he has had to struggle to get anything in life. While Ji Won’s younger sister, Cha Ji Soo (Im Se Mi), has always liked Sun Jae, Sun Jae has had a secret crush on Yoon Ma Ri (Yoo In Young), Ji Won’s fiancée. Sun Jae decides to leave the Navy to get out from under Ji Won’s shadow, but the only place he has to go is Ji Won’s father’s corporation. New on the job, Sun Jae becomes an easy target for the company’s enemies and he is framed to do a number of deeds that leads to the death of Ji Won’s father. When the devastated Ji Won learns that his father has been murdered in Thailand, he is determined to find the killer, only to find himself framed as the killer of a local man and becoming an outlaw. With the help of Korean ex-patriots Kaya (Moon Chae Won), a two-bit street hustler; Ko Sung Min (Lee Won Jong), an unlicensed doctor to local gangsters; and Kim Ji Ryoong (Kim Tae Woo), a humanitarian worker in Thailand, can Ji Won find his way back to Korea and find his father’s real killer? “Goodbye Mr. Black” is a 2016 South Korean drama series directed by Han Hee. It is based on a comic written by Hwang Mi Na that is loosely fashioned after “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas.

Goodbye Mr. Black

BLACK Is Back Team

Kim Ji Ryoon

A young girl’s destiny is with a sword.

Three mighty warriors, Deok Gi (Lee Byung Hun), Seol Rang (Jeon Do Yeon) and Poong Chun (Bae Soo Bin), lead an uprising to fight for freedom from an incompetent king. But at the last minute, Deok Gi betrays them, leading to Poong Chun’s death. Deok Gi tries to persuade Seol Rang to join his side, but she flees with Poong Chun’s baby daughter, Hong Ee.

Eighteen years later, Seol Rang goes by the name Wall So and is now blind and runs a tea house at the Byukran Port. She has been training Hong Ee, who now goes by the name Seol Hee (Kim Go Eun), to become a master of the sword so that she can avenge her father’s death.

Deok Gi now goes by the name Yoo Baek and has become a powerful military ruler. When he hosts a sword competition in the market, Seol Hee participates in the match. Her fight with master swordsman Yull (Lee Junho) catches Yoo Baek’s attention because of her similar sword style to Woll So. Yoo Baek sends his men after Seol Hee but she manages to escape.

Can Seol Hee take down one of the most powerful warriors of Goryo to fulfill her destiny of revenge?

“Memories of the Sword” is a 2015 South Korean film co-written and directed by Park Heung Sik.

Memories of the Sword

⚔️ 🤺 The Swordsmen Team 🤺 ⚔️

Oh Soo (Zo In Sung) has always lost the people he has loved. His parents died when he was young, and his first love also died, leaving him a cold-hearted man who turns to a life of high-stakes gambling and womanizing to get the things he wants in life. The conartist makes a sport out of targeting rich women, and when he meets Oh Young (Song Hye Kyo), a wealthy heiress, he believes he has stumbled upon his best female prey yet. But Oh Young is a blind, untrusting woman who also has lost everything she has loved. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she became estranged from her mother and older brother. Then her father dies, leaving her the sole heir to a large corporation. Can two people who have both given up on love find it in each other? “That Winter, The Wind Blows” is a 2013 South Korean drama series written by No Hee Kyung and directed by Kim Kyu Tae, who worked together on the 2008 drama “Worlds Within.” The new drama is based on the 2002 Japanese drama “I Don’t Need Love, Summer,” which was adapted into a 2006 South Korean film “Love Me Not.”

That Winter, The Wind Blows

The Winter Lovers Team

Immortal Songs is a music competition show that airs every Saturday, and the show is hosted by a talented comedian, Shin Dong Yeob. Also, artist Hwang Chi Yeul, original idol star Moon Hee Jun, and singer-songwriter Jung Jae Hyung appear on the show to shine the waiting room. Each episode covers one legendary singer or singer-songwriter of Korea's pop history, and talented singers and idol singers join the show to compete against each other to win the trophy while the audience votes for the winner every round. So far, over hundreds of heartwarming stages were performed and many new artists were discovered. Who will shine the stage and become the new rising star of Immortal Songs? Also, who will win the trophy? Stay tuned and check out the winners of every legendary episode!

Immortal Songs

The Legendary Team

Radio program producer Dong Hyun (Han Suk Kyu) is still trying to get over his ex – to the extent that when he receives a record that had particular symbolic importance to his ex, he decides to play the song "Pale Blue Eyes" in the hopes of reaching out to her. However, he ends up reaching someone else entirely: home shopping telemarketer Soo Hyun (Jeon Do Yeon), who narrowly escapes a car accident while listening to Dong Hyun's broadcast. Seeing the incident as a sign, she submits a request online for Dong Hyun to play the same song again the next day, and he obliges, thinking that the song request came from his ex. The two continue chatting with each other online and develop a relationship beyond just talking about music. Will this case of mistaken identity lead to real romance? This movie won several awards, including the 1997 Grand Bell Award for Best Film.

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