Hwang Jung Min is a South Korean actor who was born on September 1, 1970, in South Gyeongsang Province. He started out as a musical actor, making his debut in a stage play production of “Line 1” in 1995. He later transitioned to movie acting and appeared in a number of box office smash hits, such as “New World” (2013), “Ode to My Father (2014),” and “Veteran” (2015).

Hwang Jung Min

On December 12, 1979, South Korea’s president, Park Chung Hee was assassinated. Acting in direct defiance of Acting President Han Gyu (Jung Dong Hwan), Major General Chun Doo Gwang (Hwang Jung Min) and the officers who followed him, arrest General Jeong Sang Ho (Lee Sung Min), the Republic Of Korea’s Army Chief of Staff, on allegations of involvement in the late president’s murder, clearing the way for a national coup d'état.

Following the capture of General Jeong, an impressive military presence sets itself up in downtown Seoul in support of Major General Chun. Utterly appalled by Major General Chun’s grab for power, Commander Lee Tae Shin (Jung Woo Sung) of the Capital Garrison Command rallies forces to take a stand against Chun Doo Gwang.&nbsp;

Fighting against those trying to seize power, Commander Lee does everything he can to stop the insurrection. As tensions rise between the two groups, military leaders are called to action but nothing seems able to stop Chun Doo Gwang in his quest for power. Backed by powerful allies, will Chun’s grab for power ultimately pay off?

Inspired by true events, “12.12: The Day” is a 2023 South Korean historical action drama film directed by Kim Sung Su.&nbsp;

12.12: The Day

The year is 2007 and in Afghanistan, a bloody multinational conflict is raging, with a range of troops from the United States and its allies – including South Korea – are stationed in the country. This small 200 soldier-strong force is stationed in the country but is due to withdraw by the year’s end. Meanwhile, a group of Christian missionaries from a South Korean Presbyterian church has entered the country, against government guidelines, on a quest to evangelize among the Afghan population. While moving through the Ghazni Province by bus, the group is kidnapped by armed Taliban gunmen who hold the group hostage.

The terrorists believe that the South Korean civilians will make an ideal bargaining chip in their effort to raise money and force an early exit from the South Korean forces. The South Korean government is reluctant to bargain with terrorists, but the gunmen threaten to kill the hostages one by one if their demands are not met. Seoul dispatches Dae Sik (Hyun Bin), a National Intelligence Service agent, and the diplomat Jae Ho (Hwang Jung Min) to the warzone to negotiate for the group’s lives. It’s a dangerous mission, and soon not only are the hostages at risk, but also their two would-be rescuers.

This film is based on a true story of events that took place in 2007.

“The Point Men” is a 2023 South Korean movie that was directed by Yim Soon Rye.

The Point Men

One of Korea’s biggest film stars, Hwang Jung Min lives his life in the spotlight. The center of attention, no matter where he goes, all eyes were focused solely on him at the premiere of his most recent film. But not everyone attending the star-studded event was there to admire the dazzling man of the hour.&nbsp;

Perfectly hidden among the star-struck fans lurked a group of dark-hearted villains who saw Jung Min not as a celebrity to be admired but a quick way to earn an obscene amount of money. Successfully kidnapping the shining star at his own film premiere, Jung Min at first believes his “kidnapping” is nothing but a prank. But when his kidnappers begin to brutally unleash their cruelty upon him, Jung Min quickly realizes his situation is no joke.&nbsp;

Holding Jung Min hostage for an enormous ransom, the battered celebrity knows he has less than twenty-four hours to find a way to escape. With the clock ticking, will he find a way out before it’s too late?

Based on the 2015 Chinese films, “Saving Mr. Wu”, “Hostage: Missing Celebrity” is a 2021 South Korean reality action thriller film directed by Pil Kam Sung.

Hostage: Missing Celebrity

Let's Escape team🤺

In Nam (Hwang Jung Min) is a South Korean hired killer who has decided to turn his back on his deadly profession for good after finishing off a job in Japan, where he was hired to kill a mafia kingpin. He completes the task and believes he can now draw a line under his “old life.” But events far away in Thailand drag him back into the mire, when his former flame Young Joo (Choi Hee Soo) is abducted. When things take a tragic turn, he decides to travel to Thailand to investigate.

But In Nam is unaware that he may be connected to Young Joo’s child Yoo Min (Park So Yi), whose life could now be in danger. He decides to help, but is immediately dragged into a deadly struggle when Ray (Lee Jung Jae), the brother of the mob boss he just killed, travels from South Korea in the bloody pursuit of revenge. Can In Nam keep Yoo Min out of harm’s way? Or will his “old life” catch up with him, no matter what he tries?

“Deliver Us from Evil” is a 2020 South Korean film that was written and directed by Hong Won Chan.

Deliver Us from Evil

🔥 Spare our lives 🎲

A Japanese stranger (Kunimura Jun) arrives in a sleepy little South Korean village – and disturbing things start to happen.

A policeman named Jong Goo (Kwak Do Won) is called in to investigate, as villagers begin to report sightings of a flesh-eating, red-eyed demon.

Soon afterward, a strange and inexplicable sickness starts spreading among the villagefolk. A series of murders also begins.

When his already-ill, bed-ridden daughter also falls sick, Jong Goo’s plight becomes all the more precarious.

Jong Goo teams up with a shaman named Il Gwang (Hwang Jung Min) and a mysterious woman clad in white in a desperate bid to save the village from doom.

Can he protect the residents – and his family – from the perils that unravel in this cursed village?

“The Wailing” is a 2016 South Korean horror movie directed by Na Hong Jin.

The Wailing

The Wailling Team

At forty-two, Han Tae Il (Hwang Jung Min) is well settled into his life as a low-level thug. Roaming the streets of Gunsan, Tae Il makes a living by collecting debts for a local loan shark and harassing shop owners to make their monthly protection payments to the small gang he regularly works for. Though detested by many, Tae Il has no qualms about his job. He’s simply satisfied doing what he does best.

Living with his brother, Han Young Il (Kwak Do Wan) and his family, Tae Il is perfectly content to be a part of his brother’s happy domestic life; yet he has never dreamed of having one of his own. Having never been in love, Tae Il has never given the idea much thought. But when a job brings Joo Ho Jung (Han Hye Jin), a pretty bank clerk struggling to care for her terminally ill and debt-ridden father, into his life, things take an unexpected turn. Forcing Ho Jung to sign an impossible contract, Tae Il doesn’t think much about it. At least not until he realizes he can’t seem to get Ho Jung off his mind. Feeling bad for the contract he made her sign, Tae Il offers her a different contract, but only on the condition that she agrees to go out with him.

Despite their awful and rocky beginnings, Tae Il and Ho Jung soon find themselves coming to enjoy each other’s company. Realizing he has fallen in love for the very first time, Tae Il couldn’t be happier; but an awful truth soon takes that all away. Will this man in love find the strength to overcome one of life’s most cruel fates?

A touching story of life and love, “Man in Love” is a 2014 romance film directed by Park Noo Ri.

Man in Love

💖 What Love Will Do 💖

Ja Sung (Lee Jung Jae) is a policeman who has spent eight years undercover.

He has infiltrated the notorious Goldmoon crime gang. In fact, he proved almost frighteningly capable and has risen close to the top of the syndicate – and has won the absolute trust of Jung Chung (Hwang Jung Min), the right-hand man of the Goldmoon boss.

But when that same boss is murdered, a brutal power struggle breaks out, with Jung Chung vying with another rival for the gang’s leadership.

Back at police headquarters, Ja Sung’s boss Kang Hyung Chul (Choi Min Sik) believes he can see an opportunity to take down Goldmoon once and for all, with Ja Sung’s help.

But Ja Sung’s time in the gang has changed him. Enacting the police plan will mean betraying mobsters who now consider him to be as good as family.

To complicate matters, Ja Sung’s wife is pregnant, and he fears the police sting could endanger her life and that of his unborn child.

Can the police bring the criminals to justice? And where do Ja Sung’s true loyalties lie?

“New World” is a 2013 South Korean crime thriller directed by Park Hoon Jung.

New World

The New World Team

It is the winter of 1994 in South Korea and the country is shaken by an explosion on a busy river bridge named Balam Bridge, just outside Seoul. The media reports that the explosion was carried out by terrorists. But some investigators are not so sure. One journalist named Lee Bang Woo (Hwang Jung Min) starts to try to get to the bottom of this incident, unsure that is as it seems. Things get more mysterious when a friend from the past named Yoon Hyuk (Jin Goo) surfaces with some information.

Yoon Hyuk gives Lee Bang Woo a cache of what he says are secret documents and states that terrorists were not behind the explosion after all. Instead, he claims, the explosion was masterminded by government agents. With the help of two fellow journalists – Sung Hyo Kwan (Kim Min Hee) and Son Jin Ki (Kim Sang Ho) – he begins to dig deeper. What the group discovers is shocking: A secret group that appears to have power over all governmental affairs. But just how deep does this dastardly conspiracy go?

“Moby Dick” is a 2011 South Korean movie that was co-written and directed by Park In Je.

Moby Dick

Jae Soo (Kim Young Chan) is an 11-year-old boy whose father (Ryu Seung Ryong) is a violent, abusive, womanizing alcoholic. As his father is also unemployed, Jae Soo is responsible for managing both of their finances, including the use of precious government-issued food stamps. He even has to work in a number of minor jobs in order to make ends meet. Periodically, his father brings home women, whom Jae Soo invariably addresses as “mom.”

One day, his father brings home the 11th such woman (Kim Hye Soo). With her wig and thick make-up on, she looks glamorous. But when she takes it all off, she looks much more mundane. Jae Soo expects this new “mom” to leave soon – as have all of her predecessors. He quickly reaches the end of his tether with her, too. She seems to eat everything she can get her hands on and sleeps all day. But when she witnesses her father drunkenly beating the young boy one day, she steps in. He retaliates by beating her, too. But this terrible experience brings them together. As they begin to develop an emotional connection, however, things are about to come to head at home...

“My 11th Mother” is a 2007 South Korean movie that was directed by Kim Jin Sung.

My 11th Mother

The Best Mother 💋 Team

The wife of a successful attorney, Eun Ho Jeong (Moon So Ri) has sacrificed her own ambitions to play the role of a "good wife" and raise their adopted son. However, while her husband Ju Yeong Jak (Hwang Jung Min) presents himself as an upstanding citizen, he's actually a serial womanizer who's currently seeing a former model. After learning about Yeong Jak's mother's marital affair, Ho Jeong begins her own relationship with a voyeuristic teenage neighbor. As things continue to heat up, Ho Jeong and Yeong Jak's extramarital activities start to have even greater effects on their lives. Is it possible for things to end well for this couple? This award-winning 2003 South Korean film was written and directed by Im Sang Soo.

A Good Lawyer's Wife

Ju Yeong Jak

Despite family expectations to become a scholar, Lee Ho Chang (Song Kang Ho) never aspired to a life of academics. As Japanese imperial rule takes hold across Korea, Ho Chang begins to search for a different purpose in life – and finds it in a game of baseball! Min Jung Rim (Kim Hye Soo), who's accompanying a group of missionaries at the YMCA, teaches Ho Chang how to play. Eventually, Jung Rim, Ho Chang, and Oh Dae Hyun (Kim Joo Hyuk) form the YMCA Baseball Team, marking Korea's first ever baseball team. The team has some success, but they eventually run into opposition from the Japanese military occupation. Will the power of sports help these players find freedom, or is this game over? Based on a true story, this 2002 Korean film was written and directed by Kim Hyun Seok.

YMCA Baseball Team

Ryu Kwang Tae

Seong Woo (Lee Eol) is the lead singer and guitarist of the Waikiki Brothers, a struggling band that mainly performs in nightclubs. With his bandmates, the keyboardist Jeong Seok (Park Won Sang) and the drummer Kang Su (Hwang Jung Min), he heads back to his hometown. The group finds work here. But Woo also finds himself reunited with some of his former high school friends. These include In Hui (Oh Ji Hye), his now-widowed first love, as well as some of the people he first started his musical career with. Will this journey down memory lane prove too difficult for the Waikiki Brothers – or could it grant the group a new lease of life? This 2001 South Korean movie was directed by Yim Soon Rye.

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