Kim Eui Sung is an award-winning veteran South Korean film actor. Born on December 17, 1965, he made his acting debut in the 1995 film “Mom Has a Lover” and has enjoyed a prolific career in films since then. His role in the 2016 film “Train to Busan” garnered him the Best Supporting Actor at the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards. He branched into television dramas with “Six Flying Dragons” (2015-2016) and “W” (2016), for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 2016 APAN Star Awards and the 2016 MBC Drama Awards.

Kim Eui Sung

Ean (Kim Tae Ri) has become stuck in the past, searching for the Divine Blade, the only item that can open the gates of time. But she is not alone in her quest, as blind swordsman Neung Pa (Jin Seon Kyu) also hunts for the blade. Time is quickly running out, though, as back in the “future,” an escaped alien prisoner is ready to unleash chaos on the world. Ean must gain control of the Divine Blade fast – and save the future world from doom! This 2024 South Korean movie is the follow-up to “Alienoid” and was directed by Choi Dong Hoon.

Alienoid: Return to the Future

Ja Jang

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

SBS, KOCOWA

Do Ki seals the end of the painful vengeance against his mother's killer, but the wounds remain. The whistling that reminds him of his mother's last moment still lingers around his ears. Ha Joon newly joins Rainbow Transport as a troublemaker taxi driver, and he holds Do Ki as his role model. Ha Joon accidentally finds a secret passage that leads to the underground maintenance room. What is this place for? How will Do Ki's vengeful journey for the victims unfold along with the precious people around him?

Taxi Driver 2

In modern-day South Korea, a supernatural alien named Guard (Kim Woo Bin) and a flying robot sidekick named Thunder manage prisoners who are “locked” into human bodies and brains. They are now on a quest to thwart a group of evil aliens to escape their human forms. Meanwhile, back in the year 1391, a bounty hunter and Taoist magician named Muruk (Ryu Jun Yeol) is on his own quest for a powerful sword known as the Divine Blade, as is a young pistol-wielding woman named Ean (Kim Tae Ri). Both hope to swap the sword for a massive reward, as do a host of other rival opportunistic bounty hunters...

Things get a little complicated, however, when the appearance of a spacecraft in both Guard’s time and that of Muruk and Ean appears to open up a portal between the two times. All of a sudden, Guard and his companions find themselves catapulted back into the past, and confronted with someone from his own past! The race to find the Divine Blade is really heating up now, with the evil alien mastermind ready to play a decisive card. Can the forces of good beat their evil foes in a final, chaotic showdown?

“Alienoid” is a 2022 South Korean movie that was directed by Choi Dong Hoon.

Alienoid

Some deliveries are too hot for the post office to deal with. And that, thinks Mr. Baek (Kim Eui Sung), is where his unofficial “company” comes in. Although to the rest of the world, it seems that he runs a junkyard, this is actually an elaborate front: His engineers soup up ordinary-looking cars to make them run at breakneck speeds and disguise their real identity so nobody can trace the vehicles. Mr. Baek’s star driver is Jung Eun Ha (Park So Dam), who has a 100% record of delivering even the most difficult packages. 

But Jung Eun Ha is in for a shock when her latest delivery turns out to be a young boy (Jung Hyun Joon). And this is not just any boy: He is the son of a client who has become involved in a gambling ring. And he has a key to a bank account – and millions of dollars worth of funds. All of a sudden, Jung Eun Ha finds herself at the heart of a high-octane chase – with a corrupt cop named Cho Kyung Pil (Song Sae Byuk) on her tail. Can she maintain her perfect delivery record – or will Cho Kyung Pil get his hands on the key? 

“Special Delivery” is a 2022 South Korean thriller movie that was directed by Park Dae Min.

Special Delivery

📜Trustworthy people📜

Former Special Forces officer Kim Do Ki (Lee Je Hoon) has always lived an honest life, but his world is shattered when his mother is murdered. Driven by a desperate need for justice, Do Ki meets Jang Sung Chul (Kim Eui Sung), who recruits him to work for his company Rainbow Taxi, a secret organization masquerading as a taxi service. Rainbow Taxi specializes in avenging victims of crimes that the law fails to address. Excelling in his new role, Do Ki grapples with the true meaning of justice. Meanwhile, prosecutor Kang Ha Na (Esom) finds her sense of right and wrong challenged as her investigation into Rainbow Taxi uncovers the organization's effectiveness. Based on the webtoon “The Deluxe Taxi (Red Cage)” by Carlos and Lee Jae-jin, this 2021 South Korean series was directed by Park Joon Woo.

Taxi Driver

KBS02

There are prestigious professions such as doctors, lawyers, and professors. One family, however, thinks con artist is the best profession if they don't get caught by the police. Jung Gook is the third generation con artist in his family and continues to swindle people out of their money. Due to his profession, he has many enemies and always has to watch out for the police. He has spent his entire life avoiding getting caught by the police, but his wife reveals to him that she is a detective after his wedding ceremony. Jung Gook's wife, Mi Young, kept this a secret because her past relationship got ruined due to her profession.

My Fellow Citizens!

The Sweet Scammers

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

Woojoo Film

Does law and corruption go together? Park Tae Soo (Jo In Sung) comes from a poor background and fought his way through school. But when he learns that the world is ruled by those with power and money, he decides he wants a piece of it.

Tae Soo hits the books and gets into a top university to study law. With sheer determination, he becomes a prosecutor, only to work long hours and feel unappreciated. But that all changes when he is taken under the wings of the powerful Chief Prosecutor Han Kang Shik (Jung Woo Sung), who rules the legal profession, giving Tae Soo a taste of the good life of the wealthy elite.

But when Tae Soo gets sucked into the dark side of dirty politics and the criminal underworld, will he find that life in the fast lane is all that it’s cracked up to be?

“The King” is a 2017 South Korean film directed by Han Jae Rim. Kim So Jin won Best Supporting Actress and Ryu Jun Yeol won Best New Actor at the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards for their roles in this film.

The King

Fund manager Seok Woo (Gong Yoo) lives in Seoul and is separated from his wife.

His life is his work, and he spends relatively little time with his young daughter, who misses him very much.

She asks him to grant him a birthday wish – to take her to the seaside city of Busan. He agrees and decides to take her out for the day on the KTX, a high-speed express train that links some of South Korea’s biggest cities.

They board the train, along with a number of fellow passengers, including a young couple who are expecting a baby, a homeless man, and the members of a high school baseball team.

One more passenger also boards, just as the train is preparing to pull out of the station – a flesh-eating zombie!

The zombie bites and infects a member of the train’s crew, and together the two zombies run rampant on the KTX, turning a large number of the passengers into zombies, too.

Outside the train, things are even worse. A full-blown zombie pandemic is raging, and many cities fall to the flesh-eaters.

The South Korean military manages to establish a safe haven in Busan – so Seok Woo and the other non-zombie survivors must pool their wits if they are to escape the train without getting infected!

Can Seok Woo bring his daughter to safety?

“Train to Busan” is a 2016 horror-action movie directed by Yeon Sang Ho.

Train to Busan

🧟‍ Next Stop Zombieland 🧟‍

Oh Yeon Joo (Han Hyo Joo) is searching for her missing webtoon-writing father when she is sucked into the strange world of her father’s comic creation. In this dimension, she comes face-to-face with Kang Cheol (Lee Jong Suk), an Olympic gold medal winner and self-made millionaire… and the main character in her father’s unfinished masterpiece “W.” Yeon Joo soon discovers that she can only escape from this bizarre universe by winning the feelings of Cheol. Will she ever return to the “real” world – and find love on the way? This 2016 South Korean drama series was directed by Jung Dae Yoon.

Cassiopeia

Oh Sung Moo

In the formation of every great nation, many battles are fought by those who have clashing ideologies and political views. 

It is said that during the establishment of the fledgling Joseon Dynasty, six dragons held vast powers and each fought for their political views. These six dragons — Prince Lee Bang Won (Yoo Ah In), Jeong Do Jeon (Kim Myung Min), Lee Seong Gye (Chun Ho Jin), Boon Yi (Shin Se Kyung), Ddang Sae (Byun Yo Han) and Moo Hyul (Yoon Kyun Sang) — fall on opposite sides of a power struggle between those who want a country ruled by ministers and those who want absolute power. 

Do Jeon helps his father, Seong Gye, who becomes the first King Tae Jo, establish the Joseon Dynasty, but Bang Won, who later becomes King Tae Jong, will become his biggest enemy. 

“Six Flying Dragons” is a 2015 South Korean drama series directed by Shin Kyung Soo.

Six Flying Dragons

The Flying Dragons

Jeong Mong Joo

Choi Ik Ho (Lee Jung Jae) is a former footballer and mixed martial artist who finds himself dragged into a deadly game run that could cost him his life.

The suspense begins when his brother and coach disappears and is presumed dead. The police suspect foul play and arrest Choi Ik Ho.

Enter Ace (Shin Ha Kyun), a shadowy figure who tells the former sports star that the only way to save his brother and stay out of jail is to follow his instructions – and those of another mysterious individual named Soo Kyung (BoA).

Choi Ik Ho soon discovers he is trapped in a deadly gambling ring operated for the behalf of some of South Korea’s richest people, who bet on the success (or failure) of his rescue efforts.

Things come to a head when Soo Kyung tells him the only way to save his brother and clear his name is to complete a potentially lethal mission in a packed soccer stadium during a crunch match.

“Big Match” is a 2014 South Korean thriller movie directed by Choi Ho.

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