Song Ji Hyo is a popular South Korean actress. Born on August 15, 1981, as Cheon Seong Im, she always wanted to become an actress and chose her stage name from two famous actors, Song Seung Heon and Song Hye Gyo. Song Ji Hyo made her acting debut in the 2003 film “Whispering Corridors: Wishing Stairs” and went on to star in many popular films and television dramas. She is best known for her roles in “Princess Hours” (2006), “Jumong” (2007), “Emergency Couple” (2014,)” “Ex-Girlfriend Club” (2015) and “My Wife Is Having an Affair This Week” (2016). Song Ji Hyo also was a cast member of the popular reality show “Running Man” (2010-2017) and hosted the beauty programs “Song Ji Hyo's Beauty View” (2017) and “Song Ji Hyo's Beautiful Life” (2018).

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As one of the nation’s most beloved stars, Gong Tae Sung (Kim Young Dae) is used to living his life in the spotlight. With the eyes of the world constantly on him, Tae Sung does his best to keep a smile on his face and his temper in check. Seen by the people as a kind and polite young man, the only people who don’t buy into his whole good guy personna are those working for his management company.

As the head of that company’s PR team, Oh Han Byeol (Lee Sung Kyung) knows exactly what Tae Sung is really like. Well aware of his strong desire to win and his hot temper, Han Byeol has had to employ her excellent speech and crisis management skills on a number of occasions, in order to keep Tae Sung’s reputation as spotless as it seems. Constantly bickering, there isn’t anyone in the world better suited to the role of natural enemies than Han Byeol and Tae Sung.&nbsp;

Forever at odds with each other, Tae Sung and Han Byeol seem destined to hate each other forever. But could the time they’re forced to spend together change those feelings or will their mutual loathing last for all eternity?

A hilarious story of the ultimate love/hate relationship, “Sh**ting Stars” is a 2022 Korean romantic comedy drama directed by Lee Soo Hyun.

Sh**ting Stars

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At the age of 28, Jeong Jin (Nam Ji Hyun) had everything in life that a person could ever want or need. With a great job and a fantastic boyfriend, Jin was convinced her life was as close to perfect as anyone could ever wish. Little did she know, her perfect world was about to come crashing down around her.&nbsp;

Stricken by a string of bad luck, Jin now finds herself without a job, a boyfriend, or a clue as to what to do next. With no better ideas, Jin agrees to open a restaurant with her mother but even that venture ends in bankruptcy. With her mother leaving for the countryside, Jin is left with nothing but a failed business and overwhelming heartache. But after an unexpected encounter with Jo Hee Ra (Song Ji Hyo), a sorceress who specializes in granting wishes, things take an unexpected turn for the better.

Wishing to borrow Jin’s restaurant to run a restaurant of her own, Jin agrees to the mysterious woman’s request. Soon the place is full of people willing to sell their soul for a taste of Hee Ra’s magical wish-granting dishes. Though thrilled by their success, Jin sometimes wonders if the price of Hee Ra’s dishes isn’t just a little high...

Adapted from a novel of the same name written by Goo Sang Hee, “The Witch’s Diner” is a 2021 fantasy drama directed by So Jae Hyun.

The Witch's Diner

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Seo Jin (Kim Moo Yeol) is an architect whose wife was killed in an apparent hit-and-run traffic incident six months ago, leaving him to care for their young daughter on his own, as well as continue his work. He has also vowed to find the driver who was responsible for his wife’s death. One day, he receives a mysterious phone call from an orphanage. The caller says that Seo Jin’s sister Yoo Jin (Song Ji Hyo), who was abducted 25 years ago, has been found and is working in a hospital.

Seo Jin visits the hospital, where a colleague speaks about her with glowing praise. He brings Yoo Jin to meet the rest of the family, and they are instantly won over by her charms, delighted to be reunited with her after all this time. But something appears to be very off about this woman – a fact that only Seo Jin seems to notice. When he begins to suspect that she may not be who she claims to be, and could somehow be involved in his wife’s death, a web of mysteries slowly begins to untangle...

“Intruder” is a 2020 South Korean movie that was directed by Son Won Pyung.

Intruder

The Intruders

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Have you ever thought about a shared fate? Lovely Horribly is a romantic comedy thriller drama. You Philip, a top star, and Ji Eul Soon, a drama story writer, meet each other and go through strange things. They have been born on the same day at the same time, and they share their zero-sum fate. If one of them becomes happy, the other person becomes unfortunate. The relationship between these two is all about coincidence, fate, horror, and romance. How will Philip and Eul Soon handle their shared fate? Like everybody else, they both want to be happy, but that seems impossible. Stay tuned to watch the lovely and horrible romance between these two to find out.

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A popular muse for K-beauty returns as the host of a different kind of reality program.

Song Ji Hyo, popular actress and reality show star, hosts “Song Ji Hyo’s Beautiful Life,” a beauty program that has her going out and completing missions. The show will differ from other traditional beauty shows that focus on makeup tips and products and provide a fun take on beauty and healthy lifestyles.

“Song Ji Hyo’s Beautiful Life” is a 2018 South Korean reality show.

Song Ji Hyo's Beautiful Life

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A middle-aged man is preoccupied with women. Seok Geun (Lee Sung Min) works as a taxi driver on Jeju Island. He is crazy about women and had a hard time staying faithful to his wife, Dam Deok (Jang Young Nam), when she was alive.

After her death, Seok Geun still chases after women and is a bad influence on his brother-in-law, Bong Soo (Shin Ha Kyun), who is married to his younger sister, Mi Young (Song Ji Hyo). They also live next-door to him.

Bong Soo once aspired to become a top chef and now runs an Italian restaurant with Mi Young that is not doing well. Bong Soo wants to change the restaurant concept to Chinese instead, but he doesn’t have the backbone to stand up to the strong-willed Mi Young. 

When a hot young woman named Jenny (Lee El) comes to town, Seok Geun and Bong Soo both become infatuated with her. Are the two men looking for trouble?

“What a Man Wants” is a 2018 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Lee Byeong Hun.

What a Man Wants

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Where do you turn when your happy life is ripped apart? Do Hyun Woo (Lee Sun Gyun) is a television producer who considers himself blessed to have a successful career and a happy marriage. 

But his happy existence is shaken to the core when he accidently sees a text message to his wife, Jung Soo Yeon (Song Ji Hyo), from a mysterious man named Michael who says he has reserved a hotel room for later in the week and he can’t wait to see her. Convinced that his wife is having an affair, Hyun Woo doesn’t know where to turn for help to save his marriage and ends up going on an online forum to ask for anonymous advice from strangers. 

The people closest to Hyun Woo are of no help. His coworker Ahn Joon Young (Lee Sang Yeob) is married but is obsessed with fellow colleague Kwon Bo Young (BoA), who is divorced. His lawyer friend Choi Yoon Gi (Kim Hee Won) is a master philanderer who goes to great lengths to hide his cheating from his suspicious wife, Eun Ah Ra (Ye Ji Won). 

Can Hyun Woo survive the worst crisis of his life? “My Wife Is Having an Affair This Week” is a 2016 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Suk Yoon. 

It is a remake of the 2007 Japanese television drama “My Wife’s Having an Affair This Week?!” (“Konshu Tsuma ga Uwaki Shimasu”), written by Tomoko Yoshida.

My Wife Is Having an Affair This Week

The Cheaters

Li Mei Qing (Irene Wan) is an aspiring entrepreneur who has come to Shenzhen, China, to attempt to make a name for herself in the world of business.

But she soon discovers that life is hard at the sharp end of the business world. However, fate intervenes when she meets Jiang Hai (Chen Rui), an aging entrepreneur who has become a success in the world of business.

Despite his riches, Jiang Hai has a warm heart and decides to help and mentor Li Mei Qing – a relationship that deepens over time.

Meanwhile, free-spirited Li Ming Zhe (Kenji Wu) has spent his formative years traveling and partying. But he must quickly change his tack when he is appointed as the CEO of an asset-rich business group.

And his life changes again when he gets to know Song Mei Yue (Song Ji Hyo), a woman whose life was changed forever after the plotting of Li Ming Zhe’s stepmother drove her father to bankruptcy.

“70 80 90 Shenzhen Love Story“ is a 2016 Chinese movie that was directed by Deng Jian Quan, Lin Yi Qi, and Chen Mu Chuan.

70 80 90: A Shenzhen Love Story

✨ Chasing a dream ✨

Running Man is a reality-variety show that stars Yu Jae Seok, Kim Jong Kook, Haha, Jee Seok Jin, Song Ji Hyo, Lee Kwang Soo, Jeon So Min, and Yang Se Chan. In each episode, they must complete missions at various places to win the race. Each mission is action-packed and hilarious as each member tries to beat the others using their wits and skills. Each week, is filled with fun that includes trust and betrayal, knowledge and skills, physical strengths, and outrageous penalties. Sometimes, they work as a team and cooperate for one common goal. Other times, they betray each other throughout the race in order to win all the honor and glory for themselves. You will be brought to tears each week from laughing at their silly antics.

Running Man

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Some couples marry for love but can’t overcome the objections of their families. Chang Min (Choi Jin Hyuk), a medical student, falls in love with and marries Jin Hee (Song Ji Hyo), a dietitian, despite the objections of Chang Min’s family, which is full of successful doctors. Chang Min’s family cuts him off and he is forced to drop of medical school and go to work as a pharmaceutical sales rep, but the strains and pressures from his family finally wear on the couple, and Chang Min and Jin Hee divorce. After they separate, Chang Min returns to his medical education and Jin Hee also puts herself through medical school. Years later, they meet up again unexpectedly when they both start their internships in the emergency department of a hospital. Can the couple survive their three-month rotation in close proximity to one another? “Emergency Couple,” also known as “Emergency Man and Woman,” is a 2014 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Cheol Kyu.

Emergency Couple

Romance in the ER Team

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This epic historical K-Drama is set during the reign of King Injong. It is about a royal physician desperate to cure his ailing daughter. He becomes a fugitive when he gets entangled in an assassination plot to poison the Crown Prince and must fight to save his daughter\u2019s life and his own.

The Fugitive of Joseon

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Ja Sung (Lee Jung Jae) is a policeman who has spent eight years undercover.

He has infiltrated the notorious Goldmoon crime gang. In fact, he proved almost frighteningly capable and has risen close to the top of the syndicate – and has won the absolute trust of Jung Chung (Hwang Jung Min), the right-hand man of the Goldmoon boss.

But when that same boss is murdered, a brutal power struggle breaks out, with Jung Chung vying with another rival for the gang’s leadership.

Back at police headquarters, Ja Sung’s boss Kang Hyung Chul (Choi Min Sik) believes he can see an opportunity to take down Goldmoon once and for all, with Ja Sung’s help.

But Ja Sung’s time in the gang has changed him. Enacting the police plan will mean betraying mobsters who now consider him to be as good as family.

To complicate matters, Ja Sung’s wife is pregnant, and he fears the police sting could endanger her life and that of his unborn child.

Can the police bring the criminals to justice? And where do Ja Sung’s true loyalties lie?

“New World” is a 2013 South Korean crime thriller directed by Park Hoon Jung.

New World

The New World Team

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Gye Baek was born as the son of Mu Jin, a student and guard of Baekje\u2019s King Mu, but because of his father being falsely accused, he grew up as a commoner in the market streets.There, he meets a merchant named Eun Go and he falls in love with her. One day, after getting caught up fighting in the mountains, Gye Baek is lowered to become a war slave and becomes a prisoner of war for Silla. At Silla, he reunites with Uija who came as an envoy and learns there is a great secret about his father\u2019s death. Though King Uija and Gye Baek have a strong friendship, they both have feelings for Eun Go at the same time. Gye Baek\u2019s loyalty to Baekje and King Uija completes a history page. What will the situation be in the relationship of Uija and Gye Baek with Eun Go in between?

Gye Baek, Warrior's Fate

The Heart Soldier Team

Eun Ko

Se Hyuk lost his daughter, Hae In, five years ago during a police arrest. Since then, he has become a hot-tempered and violent detective who will catch criminals by any illegal means. While taking the elite course as the top student of a police university, Il Do deeply regrets killing two innocent civilians while arresting a criminal and returns to the Violent Crimes Unit. Min Ju becomes a reporter specializing in cases and develops a relationship with Se Hyuk. What cases will the Violent Crimes Unit cover?

Detectives in Trouble

After taking the Yuan Dynasty princess (Song Ji Hyo) as his wife, the King of Goryeo (Joo Jin Mo) is under constant pressure, from court officials of each country, to produce an heir and ensure the continuity of the royal dynasty. In love with Hong Rim (Jo In Sung), the military general who leads the thirty-six young men who make up his royal guard, the King has no interest in the Queen and no desire to use her to produce an heir. Tired of the constant nagging, the King devises a plan that will inevitably appease both courts and ensure his dynasty continues.

Taking Hong Rim and the Queen aside, the King demands that they produce an heir in his stead. Shocked by the King’s orders, the two are reluctant to obey, but no one in Goryeo can go against the King for long. Eventually abiding by the King’s order, Hong Rim and the Queen soon realize there is more between them than a royal edict. As the love between them grows, the King begins to suspect there may be more going on between his lover and the Queen, than a simple will to follow his command. Determined to learn the truth, the King has them followed and soon his suspicions are confirmed. Catching them in the act, the King’s rage is terrible and his punishment severe.&nbsp;

Narrowly escaping death, Hong Rim becomes a wounded outlaw on the run. Desperate to know what happened to the Queen, he seeks out his love, uncertain of whether she has survived the King’s rage. When it appears she has not, Hong Rim’s quest for revenge leads him back to the palace where a final meeting with the King could very well alter the course of history forever.

An erotic tale of burning passions and bloody revenge, “A Frozen Flower” is a 2008 historical romance film directed by Yoo Ha.

A Frozen Flower

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This is the story of Ju Mong's life and love in the period between Gojoseon's fall and Goguryeo's foundation. Ju Mong was conceived by Hae Mo Soo and Lady Yu Hwa, but he was raised as the son of Geum Wa who betrayed Hae Mo Soo. Ju Mong yearned for meeting his father, and he loved only one woman for his whole life. Hae Mo Soo was Ju Mong's teacher, but he passed away before finding out about their relationship. Also, Ju Mong couldn't get married to the woman he loved. So Seo No was a bright and bold woman who could foresee the era she lived in. She loved Ju Mong for her life as well, but she couldn't become his wife. However, she managed to become the wise helper who supported Ju Mong to become the leader. Ju Mong overcomes all the ordeal and hardship, take the land of Gojoseon, and establishes a new country, Goguryeo.

Ju Mong, Prince of Legend

Following Korea’s liberation in 1945, one of the country’s first acts was to reinstate the Korean monarchy. Since then, the country has thrived under the reign of its emperors and a fondness has grown between the monarchy and its people. As such, when it’s announced that Emperor Lee Hyeon (Park Chan Hwan) has fallen ill, the entire country hopes and prays for his quick recovery.

With the Emperor gravely ill, the imperial family insists that Crown Prince Lee Shin (Joo Ji Hoon) take a bride, thus securing his ascension to the throne, should the need arise. Though he once wished to marry Min Hyo Rin (Song Ji Hyo), a talented ballerina who chose her career over the prince, Lee Shin finds his wishes ultimately irrelevant as his grandfather had promised his hand to Shin Chae Kyung (Yoon Eun Hye), the granddaughter of the late Emperor’s best friend. Though not in love with the prince, Chae Kyung agrees to honor the late Emperor’s wishes to help her financially struggling family and soon finds herself trading her life as a normal high school girl for that of a Crown Princess.

Adjusting to life in the palace is hard for Chae Kyung, especially since her husband tends to give her the cold shoulder, but the arrival of Prince Lee Yul (Kim Jeong Hoon) makes her life a little easier as the two quickly become good friends. Despite her husband’s seemingly frozen heart, Chae Kyung can’t help falling for him over time. But can she ever win his heart if it seems it already belongs to someone else?

Adapted from the manhwa “Gung - Palace Love Story” by Park Soo Hee, “The Princess Hours” is a 2006 South Korean romantic comedy drama directed by Hwang In Roe and Kim Do Hyung.

Princess Hours

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