Kim Hae Sook is a South Korean actress. Born December 30, 1955, she made her acting debut in 1974. A highly acclaimed veteran in her field, she has won numerous awards for her various roles in countless television dramas and films. You can find her in dramas such as, “I Hear Your Voice” (2013), “Pinocchio” (2015), “Father is Strange” (2017), and “Mother of Mine” (2019).

Kim Hae Sook

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!

O Mal Soon

TV Chosun

Park Shi Hoo plays a fiery prosecutor (Park Shi Hoo) who originally worked as a newspaper reporter. Raised in a privileged environment, his life is dramatically altered when his father dies in a suspicious accident, followed by his mother's suicide. Driven by grief and a desire for justice, he discovers his father's bankruptcy and death are linked to a powerful conglomerate. Determined to uncover the truth, he embarks on a relentless mission of revenge against those responsible for his family's destruction. This is a 2019 South Korean legal drama directed by Yoon Seong Sik.

Tower of Babel

Babel's Minions

Strange things happen inside Room No. 9 of the high-security women’s prison.

Eulji Hae Yi (Kim Hee Sun) is a ruthless lawyer who wins all of her cases. She goes to meet with Jang Hwa Sa (Kim Hae Sook), who is on death row for an infamous case of poisoning serial murders. Inside Room No. 9 of the high-security women’s prison, the souls of Hae Yi and Hwa Sa change bodies. 

Does psychiatrist Gi Yoo Jin (Kim Young Kwang), who is Hae Yi’s boyfriend, somehow hold the key to the women returning to their own bodies?

“Room No. 9” is a 2018 South Korean drama series directed by Ji Young Soo.

Room No. 9

During World War II, Bae Jung Gil (Kim Hae Sook) was a South Korean woman forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military. Years later, working as a housekeeper for Moon Jung Sook (Kim Hee Ae), Jung Gil mysteriously disappears. Jung Sook begins investigating her former housekeeper's past, uncovering the devastating stories of comfort women during the war. Driven by compassion and a quest for justice, she helps the surviving victims challenge the Japanese government in court, seeking long-overdue recognition and reparation for their suffering. This powerful narrative exposes the painful historical trauma of wartime sexual violence and the resilience of women who fought to reclaim their dignity. Based on real-life events surrounding the Shimonoseki trials, this is a 2018 South Korean drama film directed by Min Kyu Dong.

Herstory

Michaela Choi (Lee Sung Kyung), an aspiring musical actress with the unique ability to see life spans, discovers her time clock stops when near Lee Do Ha (Lee Sang Yoon), the chief director of a cultural foundation. Desperate to pursue her dreams before her limited time expires, she strategically inserts herself into Do Ha's life, hoping to extend her own lifespan. As Do Ha becomes increasingly aware of her persistent presence, their unexpected connection challenges the boundaries of fate and time. This is a 2024 South Korean fantasy drama exploring themes of time and personal dreams.

About Time

The Tick-Tock Team 🕗

There have been many court-related dramas, but there have never been any dramas based on the court itself. There have been many characters who took the roles of judges, prosecutors, and lawyers. However, rarely were their lives at the court depicted in detail. This drama focuses on the true nature of the court and the cutthroat competition among the judges as well as the conflicts, joy, sorrow, desires, and failures that they experience. Lee Jung Joo, also known as Judge Knucklehead, is a young judge who has lost both of her parents and whose older brother is incarcerated for the rape and murder of an underage girl. Sah Eui Hyun is a judge who strives to be fair, wise, and passionate in his field. Do Han Joon is a prosecutor who is also known as the Knucklehead Prosecutor. He is determined to sit his own father in court no matter what it takes.

Judge vs. Judge

Young Joo is a detective. As she spends the better part of her time dealing with criminals, she tends to speak bluntly, but she also has a girlish side to her. Dong Joon is a judge who refuses to use his family's connections and wants to stand on his own. Young Joo's father has been framed for murder, so she tries to prove his innocence. She hopes Dong Joon will help her father after she finds crucial evidence. However, Dong Joon is in danger of failing to be reappointed. Even though he has always wanted to be a fair and righteous judge, he succumbs to temptation when faced with the danger of not being reappointed and convicts Young Joo's father. Young Joo and Dong Joon seem to be enemies, but the future has much more in store for them, and their relationship changes.

Whisper

The Whisperer Team

Kim Suk Hee

KBS02

Byeon Hye Yeong (Lee Yoo Ri), a sharp and successful lawyer, is determined to uncover the truth when her father, Byeon Han Soo (Kim Yeong Cheol), is suddenly accused of being a completely different person: Lee Yoon Seok. As the Byeon family grapples with this shocking revelation, a handsome actor, Ahn Joong Hee (Lee Joon), who believes he is Han Soo's son, enters their lives. As Joong Hee integrates into the quirky Byeon family, long-buried secrets begin to surface, forcing Hye Young to confront uncomfortable truths about her beloved father and the true meaning of family. Can she navigate the tangled web of lies and protect her family, or will their carefully constructed world unravel?

My Father is Strange

The Strange Squad

Na Yeong Sil

Lee Jung Soo (Ha Jung Woo), an auto salesman, is driving home to celebrate his daughter's birthday when the Hado tunnel suddenly collapses around him. Miraculously surviving the catastrophic accident, he becomes trapped in the tunnel's wreckage. Dae Kyung (Oh Dal Soo), the head of the accident response team, and Lee's wife Se Hyun (Bae Doo Na) communicate with him, discovering he may not be the only survivor. As the rescue mission continues, political pressures mount to halt the search, threatening to compromise the ongoing tunnel construction. With time running out and hope dwindling, Lee Jung Soo must fight for survival amid the crushing concrete and rubble. This is a 2016 South Korean disaster drama directed by Kim Seong Hun.

Tunnel

The Hado Team

King Yeongjo (Song Kang Ho) ascends the Joseon throne with ambitions to overcome his tarnished background, haunted by rumors of his lower-class mother and his brother's murder. Determined to be a great ruler, he focuses on educating his son, Crown Prince Sado (Yoo Ah In), who disappoints him by showing more interest in art and swordplay than scholarly pursuits. As the relationship between father and son deteriorates, tension builds within the royal palace. Thirty-five years into Yeongjo's reign, the Crown Prince is accused of plotting treason, leading to a devastating confrontation. Unable to execute his son directly, King Yeongjo orders Prince Sado to take his own life. When the prince refuses, the King makes the brutal decision to lock him in a wooden rice chest in the palace courtyard, condemning him to a slow, agonizing death. This is a 2015 South Korean historical drama film directed by Lee Joon Ik, inspired by one of the most notorious events in Korean history.

The Throne

The Throne Team

In the 1930s during the Japanese occupation of Korea, Yeom Sek Jin (Lee Jung Jae), a resistance fighter, plans an assassination of a Japanese commander. He recruits Ahn Ok Yoon (Jun Ji Hyun), a skilled sniper, along with her comrades Soksapo (Jo Jin Woong) and Hwang Duk Sam (Choi Duk Moon) to execute the mission. As they prepare to fight for Korean independence, the Japanese government dispatches contract killers Hawaii Pistol (Ha Jung Woo) and Buddy (Oh Dal Soo) to hunt them down. With a potential traitor in their midst, Ok Yoon must navigate dangerous obstacles to complete their critical mission. This is a 2015 South Korean historical action film co-written and directed by Choi Dong Hoon.

Assassination

As a child, Ki Ha Myung’s (Lee Jong Suk) life was torn apart by the media: his firefighter father was accused of killing his team members, and his devastated mother jumped off a cliff, trying to take Ha Myung with her. However, Ha Myung survived, rescued by an old man with memory loss who renamed him after his own deceased son. Now named Choi Dal Po, he grew up with his “niece” Choi In Ha (Park Shin Hye), a girl the same age as him who suffers from "Pinocchio Syndrome," which causes her to hiccup uncontrollably whenever she tells a lie. As adults, they end up hired as reporters for rival news stations, navigating the cutthroat world of broadcast news, and encountering ethical dilemmas and the tragic consequences of biased reporting while also working through their burgeoning feelings for each other and the dark secrets of their pasts.

Pinocchio

The Can't Lie Team

After overcoming a difficult childhood, Jang Hye Sung (Lee Bo Young) finally succeeds in becoming a public defender. However, she sees her job purely as a way to make money, and tends to push people away with her blunt, jaded personality. Her outlook changes, though, when she unexpectedly runs into high school student Park Soo Ha (Lee Jong Suk) who claims he can help her. Soo Ha developed a strange ability to read people’s minds through eye contact after his father’s murder ten years prior – and teenage Hye Sung, who also witnessed the incident, eventually put the murderer behind bars. Though initially reluctant, Hye Sung allows Soo Ha to stick around, and his ability gives Hye Sung additional assistance in the courtroom. However, when Soo Ha’s father’s murderer is released, Hye Sung and Soo Ha are faced with their most dangerous situation yet.

I Hear Your Voice

Popie (Lee Jung Jae), Yenicall (Jun Ji Hyun), Chewing Gum (Kim Hae Sook), and Zampano (Kim Soo Hyun) are a skilled team of South Korean professional thieves who have just successfully stolen a valuable antique vase. Macao Park (Kim Yun Seok) recruits them for a high-stakes heist in Macau to steal the Tear of the Sun, a rare diamond worth $20 million. Unexpectedly, Pepsee (Kim Hye Soo), Macao Park's former lover who previously went to jail after he betrayed her, joins the team. In Hong Kong, they meet a local crew of thieves including Chen (Simon Yam), Andrew (Oh Dal Soo), Julie (Angelica Lee), and Johnny (Derek Tsang). As tensions rise and personal agendas threaten to derail the mission, the international team must work together to execute the most challenging heist of their careers. This is a 2012 South Korean film directed by Choi Dong Hoon, which became the third-highest grossing film in South Korean cinematic history.

The Thieves

The masters

When high schooler Oh Sung Eun's (Kang Eun Bi) sister get married, Sung Eun and her friends can't help but envy the married couple, eager to find their own true loves. An opportunity arises in the form of Kang Bong Gu (Lee Jee Hoon), a handsome new student teacher at the girls' school, but he has an embarrassing secret – he can't help but pass gas when he's turned on! Undeterred, Sung Eun decides she wants to win him over, competing for his affection against Baek Se Mi (Shin Joo Ah), the most popular girl in school. Will Sung Eun succeed in her mission, or is this an impossible dream? This 2005 Korean movie, directed by Jung Cho Shin, is the sequel to the 2002 movie "Wet Dreams."

Wet Dreams 2

💘 Scent of Love💘

Oh Sung Eun's Mother

KBS, KOCOWA

In the depths of winter, Kang Jun Sang (Bae Yong Joon) transfers to a new high school. Jun Sang becomes popular at school for his talent in music, but struggles to connect to his classmates due to complicated family relationships. However, he begins to grow close to Jung Yu Jin (Choi Ji Woo) after a shared bus ride, and they eventually develop feelings for each other. Unfortunately, their budding relationship is tragically cut short by a devastating car accident. Ten years later, Yu Jin, now engaged to another man, is stunned to meet Min Hyung (also played by Bae Yong Joon), who looks exactly like her lost love – but seems like a completely different person. Is he Jun Sang, returned from the dead, or a cruel twist of fate?

Winter Sonata

Yoon Joon Seo (Song Seung Heon) and Eun Seo (Song Hye Kyo) grow up as loving siblings, their bond seemingly unbreakable. However, a shocking revelation shatters their idyllic world: Eun Seo was swapped at birth, and belongs to a different family. Forced to return to her biological parents, Eun Seo experiences a harsh, impoverished life, while Joon Seo grapples with the loss of his sister. Years later, fate intervenes, bringing them back together. But their reunion is fraught with societal taboos and the burgeoning, forbidden feelings that complicate their already tragic circumstances. As love and loyalty clash, they must navigate a path paved with heartbreak and impossible choices.

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