Kim Joo Ryung is a South Korean actress. She was born on September 10, 1976 and made her acting debut in 2000. Since then, she has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “The Ghost Detective” (2018), “The Snob” (2019), “When My Love Blooms” (2020), “King Maker: The Change of Destiny” (2020), and “SF8” (2020).

Kim Joo Ryoung

In 2023, Ha Eun Gyeol (Ryeoun) is a high schooler and a budding rock musician. He stumbles upon a magical music store that sends him back in time to 1995… where he comes face-to-face with his father Ha Lee Chan (Choi Hyun Wook), who is still in high school! Things get even weirder when he discovers that Lee Chan has a crush on the icy cellist Se Kyeong (Seol In Ah) – not Eun Gyeol's mother, Cheong Ah (Shin Eun Soo)! To try and make things right, Eun Gyeol must join a band fronted by his father. Can Eun Gyeol bring his future parents together? And will he ever get back to his “modern” life? This 2023 South Korean drama series was directed by Son Jong Hyun.

Twinkling Watermelon

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In South Korea in the early 1960s, Seo Chang Dae (Lee Sun Gyun) is a pharmacist who dreams of escaping his job and becoming a political strategist. Kim Woon Beom (Sol Kyung Gu), meanwhile, is a struggling politician for the opposition left-wing political party. Both he and his party are experiencing hard times – in the wake of the Korean War (1950-1953), the country is bitterly opposed to left-wingers, branding them all “communists” who want to “betray” the country to the North Korean government. But Seo Chang Dae approaches Kim Woon Beom and explains to him that if he is prepared to fight dirty, he could win political power. The latter is skeptical, but when he finally agrees to try the pharmacist’s methods, he attains phenomenal success at the polls.

Kim Woon Beom uses Seo Chang Dae’s insights and strategies to mount a political platform that takes him from his soapbox on the fringes of regional politics to the national stage. But as they both rise to the top of the political pyramid, a clash of ideals ensues. Kim Woon Beom is not sure that his strategist’s methods are ethical, while Seo Chang Dae’s loyalty to his political ally is about to be put to the ultimate test…

“Kingmaker: The Fox of the Election” is a 2022 South Korean movie that was directed by Byun Sung Hyun.

Kingmaker: The Fox of the Election

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As a major conglomerate, Sung Jin Group holds the proverbial reins of South Korea’s political and financial worlds. A powerhouse like no other, the Sung Jin Group has their hands in nearly every aspect of Korean life. As head of the Sung Jin Cultural Foundation, Yoon Jae Hee (Soo Ae) has a very specific power of her own. Overseeing the operations of the foundation’s art museum, “Space Jin”, many might see Jae Hee as a woman who has already successfully climbed her way to the top, but Jae Hee’s ambition knows no bounds.

Trading her long-term relationship for a marriage of wealth and convenience, Jae Hee now stands as the second daughter-in-law of the country’s most powerful family. But her ambition doesn’t stop there. Now the wife of Jung Joon Hyuk (Kim Kang Woo), the illegitimate son of Sung Jin Group, Jae Hee is ready to take her ambition to the next level. Determined to make her husband the country’s next president, Jae Hee teams up with the future Public Prosecutor General. But even with a husband on the road to the presidency, Jae Hee’s ambition can’t be stopped.

With the Public Prosecutor General on her side, Jae Hee goes to war with her in-laws in an attempt to give her husband absolute control. Little does she know that her husband has secret ambitions of his own…

A story of greed, ambition, and secret desire, “Artificial City” is a 2021 psychological mystery thriller drama directed by Jun Chang Geun.

Artificial City

TV Chosun

During the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), Choi Cheon Joong (Park Shi Hoo) is Korea’s leading fortuneteller and face-reading physiognomist – as well as a skilled gambler and martial artist. He is beloved by the people of the realm and is a fierce patriot.

However, he now faces his biggest challenge yet when he takes it upon himself to replace the corrupt regime running the country, hoping to elect in their place a virtuous young prince from a minor royal line. The prince, he believes, is the ideal man to take the Joseon throne.

He also identifies the realm’s ideal royal consort – a humble street girl.

Choi Cheon Joong must use all of his abilities to help the couple take power – but is aided in his efforts by a princess named Hwang Bong Ryun (Go Sung Hee) a woman who also displays incredible fortune-telling skills.

As the duo proceeds with the audacious plan, they begin to develop feelings for one another...

This drama series was based on a novel by writer Lee Byung Ju, entitled “Wind and Clouds and Rain,” which was serialized in a national newspaper between 1977 and 1987.

“King Maker: The Change of Destiny” is a 2020 South Korean drama series directed by Yoon Sang Ho and adapted for the screen by Bang Ji Young.

King Maker: The Change of Destiny

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Twenty years ago, Yoon Ji Soo (Jeon So Nee) fell in love with a man who made her heart sing. As a freshman in the college of music, Ji Soo didn’t expect to catch the eye of Han Jae Hyun (Jinyoung), a popular, headstrong law school student, but she did. Falling for him as quickly as he fell for her, the two experienced one of the most beautiful moments any two people can experience together: their first love. But like so many first loves, theirs wouldn’t last forever.

Now in her forties, Ji Soo (Lee Bo Young) is a single mother, working a contract job in a desperate attempt to make ends meet. Jae Hyun (Yoo Ji Tae), on the other hand, is a successful, ambitious businessman who has pursued wealth and honor, above all else. Far different than the man he once was, Jae Hyun is hardly recognizable as the headstrong kid he used to be. But when fate brings Ji Soo back into his life, she recognizes him almost immediately.

Suddenly back in each other’s lives, Ji Soo and Jae Hyun have been granted a rare opportunity to start over. But can two people really separated by so many years and experiences, really reignite a flame that flickered out so many years ago?

A story of first loves and second chances, “When My Love Blooms” is a 2020 romantic drama directed by Song Jung Hyun.

When My Love Blooms

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Not the world’s most honest painter, Sun Woo Jung (Yoo Da In) is an artist who finds her greatest source of artistic inspiration comes not from within, but more from the work of her fellow artists. Inspired by other artists’ work, Woo Jung has made it her life’s work to copy the work of others and sell it under her own name. Though she is constantly being sued by the original artists, Woo Jung insists that she is merely borrowing their art, not stealing it.&nbsp;

Despite her unethical work, Seo Jin Ho (Song Jae Rim), the head curator of an art museum approaches her with an offer to display her work at a special exhibition. Thrilled to have her work noticed, she accepts Jin Ho’s offer, but her enthusiasm doesn’t stop there. Determined to seal the deal, Woo Jung quickly moves her meetings with Jin Ho from the conference room to the bedroom. Carrying on an affair with Jin Ho behind her boyfriend, Kim Hyung Joong’s (Sim Hee Sup) back, Woo Jung and Jin Ho agree to keep their relationship secret. Little does Woo Jung know, her boyfriend and her old school friend, Tak So Young (Ok Ja Yeon), have a few secrets of their own.

Caught in a tangled web of lies and deceit, both Woo Jung’s life and work slowly begin to fall apart. Will she be able to put the crumbling pieces of her life back together or will her life of deception cause everything to come crashing down around her?

A dramatic story of lies and deception, “The Snob” is a 2019 drama film directed by Shin A Ga and Lee Sang Cheol.

The Snob

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A prosecutor (Park Shi Hoo) who started out as a newspaper reporter has personality described as fiery and hot-tempered. He grew up in a comfortable life, but one day his family is shattered when his father dies in an accident due to an unclear cause, and his mother takes her own life. When he finds out that his father’s bankruptcy and death are connected to a conglomerate, he begins his mission to uncover the truth and get revenge.

"Tower of Babel" is a 2019 Viki Original drama directed by Yoon Seong Sik.

Tower of Babel

Babel's Minions

KBS02

We live in a world full of hatred and rage, where people are not even surprised by horrible and heinous acts of crime anymore. While some continue with their lives shivering in fear, some decide to end their misery by taking their own lives. The lack of humanity in our world led us to believe that we can't put our trust in others. But what if these heinous crimes and horrible accidents were caused by something other than humans? What if there was more to what meets the eyes in this world? This is a story about a private detective and his sidekick whose mission is to solve mysterious crimes by hunting down spiritual beings.

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