Chae Won Bin

STUDIO V+, KBS, KOCOWA

In one of Korea's traditional villages, there lives a grandma named O Mal Soon. People say she has it all with her own restaurant and a happy family. At least she seems to. Actually, it's been long since she'd felt joy in life, but there is still one thing that makes her smile. It's singing! Secretly practicing for a senior singing contest with her granddaughter Ha Na, Mal Soon's dreams are shattered when her performance goes wrong. On top of that, her daughter Ji Sook's brutal words push Mal Soon to the edge and to leave the house at last. Lost and disheartened, Mal Soon finds herself in a taxi to "Youth Photo Studio," where she takes a portrait. Believe it or not, the hopeless grandma turns into a young lady! Mal Soon stands at the start line of a dazzling new life as she's even offered to debut as an idol singer. Will Mal Soon seize this opportunity to pursue her long-lost dream?

Who Is She!

Choi Ha Na

MBC, KOCOWA

At a time when the profiling world was still foreign, Jang Tae Soo voluntarily took the path of a criminal behavior analyst. His proficiency gleamed as he extracted confessions from notorious serial killers. His composure and instinct for "doubt" in the interrogation room became his greatest weapon as an investigator. However, at the same time, he was a horrible father. When unexpected tragedy struck, he couldn't fulfill his duty as a father or husband. His high school daughter, Jang Ha Bin, quickly realized her gift growing up, seeing how the questions her father would ask criminals came naturally to her. The biggest obstacle in her life was her father, Profiler Jang Tae Soo. Ha Bin's lies did not work on her father, and as her lies grew, distrust between them grew deeper. Now, the father and daughter plunge deeper into the darkness as their doubts about each other conflict endlessly.

Doubt

Jang Ha Bin

As a high school student, Jung Woo (Lee Dae Hwi) isn’t exactly at the top of his class's social hierarchy. In fact, as one who is bullied daily, Jung Woo could easily be considered one of the lowest, most unlucky students in his entire school.&nbsp;

Struggling every day just to get by, Jung Woo does everything he can to hang on long enough to graduate. But when Jae Seong (Kim Do Yon) and his cronies decide to hold a fighting tournament among the school’s weakest students, Jung Woo finds himself caught up in the school’s biggest, most talked-about event of the year. Determined not to lose, Jung Woo heads to the gym to train, but it isn’t until he meets the school’s new transfer student, Min Ah (Chae Won Bin), that he finds the inspiration he needs to truly fight back.&nbsp;

Standing up for Min Ah and all of the other students who have ever been bullied by Jae Seong and his gang, Jung Woo takes to the ring. Knowing the only way to make Jae Seong back down is to beat him in a fight, Jung Woo fights his way through the tournament. But even if he comes out on top, will he have what it takes to take down the school’s biggest bully?

“Strong Underdog” is a 2023 South Korean action, comedy, and drama drama directed by Ryu Gwang Hyeon.&nbsp;

Strong Underdog

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As a high school student, Jung Woo (Lee Dae Hwi) isn’t exactly at the top of his class's social hierarchy. In fact, as one who is bullied daily, Jung Woo could easily be considered one of the lowest, most unlucky students in his entire school.&nbsp;

Struggling every day just to get by, Jung Woo does everything he can to hang on long enough to graduate. But when Jae Seong (Kim Do Yon) and his cronies decide to hold a fighting tournament among the school’s weakest students, Jung Woo finds himself caught up in the school’s biggest, most talked-about event of the year. Determined not to lose, Jung Woo heads to the gym to train, but it isn’t until he meets the school’s new transfer student, Min Ah (Chae Won Bin), that he finds the inspiration he needs to truly fight back.&nbsp;

Standing up for Min Ah and all of the other students who have ever been bullied by Jae Seong and his gang, Jung Woo takes to the ring. Knowing the only way to make Jae Seong back down is to beat him in a fight, Jung Woo fights his way through the tournament. But even if he comes out on top, will he have what it takes to take down the school’s biggest bully?

“Strong Underdog” is a 2023 South Korean action, comedy, and drama film directed by Ryu Gwang Hyeon.&nbsp;

Strong Underdog (Movie)

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Being forced to live under the constant pressure of her mother’s unrealistic expectations and strict control, Chae Da Hee (Han Sung Min) has spent her entire life miserable. Now as a university freshman, Da Hee hopes to find a freedom she’s never had before. Determined to make a fresh start at school, Da Hee is trying her best to do just that. But trying to be herself while still attempting to live up to everyone else’s expectations of her is proving to be a lot more difficult than she originally imagined.

As if dealing with her mother’s overbearing nature wasn’t hard enough, it seems to Da Hee that even her friends are trying to tell her where to go and what to do. Unable to be herself or do what she wants, Da Hee is beginning to feel suffocated by those closest to her. As she struggles to find a way out, she finds a sympathetic soul in her classmate Lee Hyun Jin (Kim Woo Seok). With dreams of becoming a music producer, Hyun Jin is doing everything he can to turn those dreams into reality; but it isn’t easy when he has his own set of family problems to deal with.

Connected by a shared pain, Da Hee and Hyun Jin find comfort in each other. But will the outside forces in their lives allow them to draw closer or will they ultimately tear them apart?

A story full of hopes and dreams, “TWENTY-TWENTY” is a 2020 school romance drama directed by Han Soo Ji.

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