Im Sung Min is a South Korean actress who was born on July 8, 1969, in Seoul, South Korea. She studied at Ewha Womans University and later the Yonsei University Graduate School. Her first notable drama series role was in 2000, when she appeared in “School 3,” with her big-screen bow coming in “The First Amendment of Korea” (2003). Since then, she has appeared in dramas such as “Save the Family” (2015) and “Marriage Contract” (2016).

Im Sung Min

In the middle of the 18th century in Joseon, the social class's severe contradiction and rapid change are vividly described through the main character of this story, who was born into the lowest-class family. This is a story about the hope and self-consciousness of the lowest class of people, who were evaluated only by the value of wealth without being recognized for the minimum value as a human being. In addition, it introduces the reality of the underground organization of the lowest class of people, which emerged as a serious social problem during the Manchu Invasion of Korea in 1636.

Jewel in the Crown

Sign of the Heavens Team

Lee Ji Soo (Ha Ji Won) is a funeral director. Her love life has been turbulent – she has been through two messy divorces.

One day, she is unexpectedly reunited with an old friend, Baek Jong Woo (Kim Myung Min) when his mother dies, and she is commissioned to conduct the ensuing funeral service.

Baek Jong Woo is in a perilous physical condition. He has had Lou Gehrig’s disease since he was in his teens. Regardless, the reunited duo soon falls in love – and Lee Ji Soo decides to tie the knot for the third time in her life.

Soon after they marry, however, Baek Jong Woo’s condition begins to deteriorate. He tries to push her away, hoping to spare her the pain of watching him die. But he is about to discover that true love cannot be deterred so easily…

“Closer to Heaven” is a 2009 South Korean movie that was written and directed by Park Jin Pyo.

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