Youn Yuh Jung is a celebrated veteran South Korean actress whose career spans more than five decades. Born on June 19, 1947, she made her acting debut in the 1967 television drama “Mr. Gong,” for which she won the Best New Talent award at the TBC Drama Awards in 1969. Many celebrated roles in both films and television followed. In 1975, Youn Yuh Jung married singer Jo Young Nam and immigrated to the United States before returning in 1984 to resume her acting career. They divorced in 1987. Some of her recent award-winning roles include the films “The Housemaid” (2010), “Canola” (2016), and “The Bacchus Lady” (2016), as well as the television dramas “My Husband Got a Family” (2012), “Wonderful Days” (2014) and “Dear My Friends” (2016). Youn Yuh Jung also starred in the popular cooking reality series “Youn’s Kitchen” (2017) and “Youn’s Kitchen 2” (2018). In 2020, she appeared in the movie “Minari,” a role that won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

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Jung Man (Bae Sung Woo), a struggling office worker facing bankruptcy, discovers an abandoned designer bag filled with cash in a sauna locker. Desperate and conflicted, he hides the bag while contemplating his next move. Soon, other interested parties, including Yeon Hee (Jeon Do Yeon), a brothel madam, and Tae Young (Jung Woo Sung), a customs agent in debt, learn about the mysterious bag and plot to claim it for themselves. As multiple characters converge around the tempting fortune, tensions rise and dangerous intentions emerge. This is a 2020 South Korean crime thriller directed by Kim Yong Hoon.

Beasts Clawing at Straws

The residents of the Nakwon Inn in the heart of Seoul come from diverse backgrounds, each carrying their own stories and reasons for staying. Headed by the feisty and wise Bok Mak Rye (Youn Yuh Jung), the inn becomes a sanctuary for those who have experienced heartbreak and loneliness, particularly the elderly. Among them are a former singer, a disillusioned businessman, and a woman seeking to escape her past. Their lives intertwine with the employees of the nearby Guseong Hotel, a powerful corporation owned by the wealthy Na Wang Sam (Han Jin Hee). As relationships form and secrets unravel, the residents of Nakwon Inn find solace, companionship, and the courage to face their futures, proving that it's never too late to find happiness and a sense of belonging.

Never Twice

Bok Mak Rye

Can celebrities keep a restaurant kitchen running smoothly in its second season?

Veteran actress Youn Yuh Jung is back in “Youn’s Kitchen 2,” the second season of the popular Korean cooking reality show! Lee Seo Jin and Jung Yu Mi also return from the first season, and they are joined by Park Seo Joon, who joins the cast for the second season. 

Youn Yuh Jung seeks expert counsel from Lee Won Il and Hong Seok Chun about operating the restaurant in Garachico, a scenic small town on Tenerife, one of the seven Canary Islands of Spain. The restaurant starts the second season with a focus on two types of bibimbap, but a number of menu changes are made as the season progresses.

“Youn’s Kitchen 2” is the second season of the popular Korean cooking reality show directed by Na Young Seok. It originally aired in 2018. The first season of “Youn’s Kitchen” originally aired in 2017.

Youn's Kitchen 2

Team Youn's Sous-Chef

Through a series of unfortunate events, three adult siblings all find themselves returning home to live with their mother (Youn Yuh Jung): eldest Han Mo (Yoon Je Moon), an unemployed ex-gangster with a criminal record; middle child In Mo (Park Hae Il), a failed film director whose wife left him; and youngest Mi Yeon (Kong Hyo Jin), a twice-divorced woman with a teenage daughter named Min Kyung (Jin Ji Hee). Tensions soon begin to rise among the newly-reunited family members as old conflicts return to the surface and new problems exacerbate their issues. Can they manage to overcome their problems and re-establish a familial relationship? The film is based on the novel "Modern Family" by Cheon Myeong Kwan.

Boomerang Family

Mother

Eccentric film director E J Yong accepts a contract to direct a short film for a smartphone advertising campaign. He casts veteran actress Youn Yuh Jung in the lead role, as well as over a dozen other stars, but informs them that this will be no ordinary shoot: he's planning to direct and shoot the film from Hawaii, utilizing smartphones, webcams, and other remote communication. However, the subterfuge doesn't end there – while Director E planned to stay in Seoul while pretending to be in Hawaii, he instead decides to direct the film from Los Angeles while still having the cast believe he's in Hawaii. Understandably, the cast and crew are confused, but decide to follow the director's lead... until mounting technical issues and rising interpersonal tensions lead to a revolt. Will this film ever get made, or has Director E gone too far in the name of art?

Behind the Camera

Lee Jae Ha (Lee Seung Gi) is a cynical, playboy prince of a constitutional monarchy in South Korea, far from the throne. Kim Hang Ah (Ha Ji Won) is a North Korean special forces officer, tough and principled. To foster peace and unity between the two Koreas, a political agreement surrounding an international military officers’ competition culminates in an arranged marriage between Jae Ha and Hang Ah. Their personalities clash immediately, leading to hilarious and tense encounters. As they are thrust into the global spotlight, they must navigate political intrigue, assassination attempts, and their own warring emotions. Can a pampered prince and a stoic soldier find love and unite their nations amidst a world determined to keep them apart?

The King 2 Hearts

The King's Lovers Team

Talented trumpet player Hyeon Woo (Choi Min Sik) dreams of joining a prestigious orchestra in Seoul, but faces repeated rejections and financial hardships. A painful breakup with his girlfriend serves as the final straw for him to reluctantly accept a temporary position teaching a wind ensemble at a rural junior high school. When he's confronted with the school's worn-out instruments and the wind ensemble's imminent disbandment, Hyeon Woo isn't sure if he can succeed, but his students' passion for music inspire him as he prepares them for a national competition. Can Hyeon Woo lead the ensemble to first place – and find new joy in life?

Springtime

🌸Spring is full of music

Hyeon Woo's Mother

The wife of a successful attorney, Eun Ho Jeong (Moon So Ri) has sacrificed her own ambitions to play the role of a "good wife" and raise their adopted son. However, while her husband Ju Yeong Jak (Hwang Jung Min) presents himself as an upstanding citizen, he's actually a serial womanizer who's currently seeing a former model. After learning about Yeong Jak's mother's marital affair, Ho Jeong begins her own relationship with a voyeuristic teenage neighbor. As things continue to heat up, Ho Jeong and Yeong Jak's extramarital activities start to have even greater effects on their lives. Is it possible for things to end well for this couple? This award-winning 2003 South Korean film was written and directed by Im Sang Soo.

A Good Lawyer's Wife

Hong Byeong Han

MBC, KOCOWA

Tae Jun was the former general manager of Seoul Hotel, a prestigious hotel with a 30-year tradition. The sudden death of the hotel's CEO calls for Tae Jun to return. Meanwhile, Bok Man, a businessman who had been eyeing Seoul Hotel, hires a mergers and acquisitions specialist, Dong Hyuk, to buy the hotel. Jin Young, Tae Jun's past girlfriend who succeeds in calling back Tae Jun, falls in love with Dong Hyuk, and Yoon Hee, Bok Man's daughter, falls in love with Tae Jun. What will be the end of the hotel management and romances of these four?

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