Justin Chon is an American actor who is best known for his roles in “The Twilight Saga” film series. Born on May 29, 1981, in Garden Grove, California, he grew up in Irvine, California, and graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in business administration. Justin’s parents are of South Korean descent, and he spent part of his junior year of college in South Korea to learn the Korean language. His father was a former child actor in Korea, and Justin grew up watching his father’s old movies and was inspired to pursue a career in entertainment. He made his acting debut in a small role in the 2005 television series “Jack & Bobby.” He has since starred in many television shows and films, most notably “The Twilight Saga” series (2008-2012). Justin also wrote and directed a few short films and the feature-length film “Man Up” (2015). He also stars in the first Viki Original series “Dramaworld” (2016), which was set in both Los Angeles and Seoul.

Justin Chon

What is the most exciting — and most terrifying — thing that can happen to a K-drama fanatic? Claire Duncan (Liv Hewson) is a 20-year-old college student who finds her real life boring. Maybe that’s because she’s never looking up, instead having her nose buried in her smartphone and watching her favorite Korean drama, “Taste of Love,” starring her favorite actor Joon Park (Sean Dulake). Joon Park plays the hot chef and protagonists in “Taste of Love” who is still waiting for his one true love to come into his life. Through a touch of the supernatural and a sprinkle of magic, Claire’s desire to shed her own boring life and live in the world of “Taste of Love” comes true when she is transported into her favorite drama and comes face-to-face with Joon Park! There, Claire also meets the mysterious waiter Seth Ko (Justin Chon), who made his own journey into the drama years ago from the real world and mentors Claire on how to navigate the dramaworld. When the appearance of Claire throws “Taste of Love” off-balance, causing other dramas to splice into the series, what kind of crazy adventure will Claire experience? “Dramaworld” is a 2016 Viki original series. Set in Los Angeles and Seoul, the first-ever American-Korean mashup series is written by Josh Billig and Chris Martin and directed by Chris Martin.

Dramaworld

The K-Drama Lovers

Seth Ko

In Flushing, Queens, New York, in 1983 Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu) are childhood best friends. But their boyhood days are torn asunder when a violent human-trafficking mob named the Green Dragons forcibly recruit them to their number. They are put through harrowing and frightening induction rituals. Too afraid to attempt an escape, they resign themselves to their fate, and go along with what the mob and its bosses, including the cold, scheming Paul Wong (Harry Shum Jr.). By the end of the decade, they have both become prominent lieutenants in the mob’s hierarchy. The Green Dragons are dragged into a turf war with a rival Asian-American gang named the White Tigers – but in a tragic turn, Steven accidentally kills an innocent passer-by, sparking a chain of events that threatens to derail the Green Dragons forever.

But there are further complications to come: Sonny falls in love with the daughter of one of the mob’s partners, while a determined policeman and an experienced FBI agent start trying to break up the crime ring. As matters come to a head, what will become of Sonny and Steven’s life of crime? Will they be sucked in until the end, or could an escape route present itself?

“The Revenge of the Green Dragons” is a 2014 American movie that was directed by Andrew Lau Wai Keung and Andrew Loo.

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