Kim Byung Chul is a South Korean character actor. After making his acting debut in the 2003 film “Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield,” he has worked mainly as a supporting actor in films. He branched into television with “Descendants of the Sun” (2016), Viki’s first original series “Dramaworld” (2016), and “Shopping King Louie” (2016).

Kim Byung Chul

KBS2

Life was perfect for Choi Jin Hyeok (Kim Byung Chul), his wife Ha Eun Ju (Yoon Se Ah), and their beloved daughter Sun Hui (Park Ju Hyun) – until the day the young girl came home covered in blood, saying she thinks she killed her friend… When the latter’s house burns down, suspicions at home and school begin to surface. When another kid goes missing too, family members and friends begin to point fingers at one another. Will the truth about this “perfect family” ever emerge? This 2024 South Korean drama series was based on a webtoon by Nyangpa and Joo Eun and was directed by Yukisada Isao.

Perfect Family

Nobody's Perfect Team

Choi Jin Hyeok

In 1980s South Korea, Lee Eui Shik (Oh Dal Soo), a popular left-wing politician under house arrest, becomes the target of political rivals seeking to discredit him. A government agency dispatches a team of covert spies, led by Dae Kwon (Jung Woo) and including bugging expert Dong Shik (Kim Byung Chul), to pose as neighbors and gather incriminating evidence. As they secretly plant surveillance devices and listen to Lee Eui Shik's private conversations, the team gradually discovers that he may not be the corrupt politician his enemies claim. Their investigation reveals a more complex and potentially sympathetic portrait of the politician. This is a 2020 South Korean movie directed by Lee Hwan Kyung.

Best Friend

JTBC

In the exclusive SKY Castle, a luxurious condo community home to Joo Nam University's elite doctors and professors, the relentless pursuit of academic success becomes a dark comedy of ambition. The residents, driven by an obsessive desire to secure their children's futures, will stop at nothing to guarantee admission to top universities. When wealthy parents begin to manipulate, scheme, and destroy lives in their ruthless quest for prestige, the true cost of success becomes devastatingly clear. At the heart of this satirical drama are families whose materialistic desires expose the toxic underbelly of Korea's hyper-competitive educational landscape. This 2018 South Korean satirical drama offers a biting critique of social climbing and parental pressure in modern Korean society.

SKY Castle

The Sky High Team

Betrayed by his king, Kim Shin (Gong Yoo), a decorated military general from the Goryeo Dynasty, was forced to watch his family die before him. Saved by the Almighty, yet condemned to an eternal life as a goblin, Kim Shin uses his supernatural abilities to save humans, including the mother of Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun), an optimistic high school student with a strange connection to the supernatural. When Eun Tak is repeatedly drawn to him, Kim Shin wonders if she might be the one he has spent an eternity searching for, the only one who can set his soul free, the Goblin Bride. Written by Kim Eun Sook, this award-winning 2016 South Korean fantasy romance series was directed by Lee Eung Bok and Kwon Hyuk Chan.

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

The Immortal Team

Park Joong-Hun

Wealthy heir Kang Ji Sung, better known as Louis (Seo In Guk), grew up in France, shielded from the world and indulging in extravagant shopping sprees. His impeccable "golden dog nose" for discerning quality and trends makes him a walking encyclopedia of luxury goods. However, a tragic accident leaves him with amnesia, and he finds himself penniless and homeless in Seoul, remembering nothing but his name. He is discovered by Ko Bok Shil (Nam Ji Hyun), a pure-hearted country girl who has come to Seoul to find her runaway younger brother. Mistaking Louis for her brother due to his familiar clothes, she takes him in. As they navigate the harsh realities of city life, Bok Shil teaches Louis the value of money and hard work, while Louis's innate shopping instincts inadvertently lead them to clues about his past and help Bok Shil in her search. Will their unlikely cohabitation blossom into a heartwarming romance?

Shopaholic Louis

The Shopaholics Team

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

South Korean special forces officer Yoo Si Jin (Song Joong Ki) falls for surgeon Kang Mo Yeon (Song Hye Kyo) but their ideological differences force them to split up. Now, war has broken out in a faraway nation, and Si Jin’s unit is deployed on the battleground. Coincidentally, an unpleasant workplace incident has forced Mo Yeon to join a group of medical volunteers in the same country. The former lovers reunite, but can they find love again – against the backdrop of a bloody war? This 2016 South Korean drama series was directed by Lee Eung Bok and Baek Sang Hoon.

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