Sim Yi Young is the stage name of Kim Jin Ah, a South Korean actress. Born on January 31, 1980, she made her acting debut in the 2000 film “Real Fiction.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “A Hundred Years’ Inheritance” (2013), “Goddess of Marriage” (2013), “The Suspicious Housekeeper” (2013), “Birth of a Beauty” (2014) and “Five Children” (2016). Shim Yi Young also hosted the reality shows “We Are Mom and Dad From Today” (2013) and “She and Her Car” (since 2012). Shim Yi Young married actor Choi Won Young in 2014. The couple met on the set of “A Hundred Years’ Inheritance.”

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High school student In Young (Lee Re) is a talented dancer, dedicated to her craft despite her young age. However, after losing her mother in a car accident, In Young is suddenly faced with new, adult responsibilities – like paying rent. Threatened with eviction, In Young seeks refuge in the dance studio she practices at. When Seol Ah (Jin Seo Yeon), the director of the dance troupe, discovers In Young's living situation, she reluctantly takes In Young in. Throughout it all, they must prepare for the dance company's 60th anniversary celebration, dealing with interpersonal disputes within the dance group and external pressure, but gradually learn to connect with each other on a deeper level.

IT'S OKAY!

Na Ri's mother

MBC, KOCOWA

After graduating from art school, kind-hearted Seon Ju works as a designer at a local interior design shop. With her income, she supports her husband, Jeon Nam Jin, enabling him to pursue a master's degree abroad and build a career as an architect. However, Nam Jin shows no appreciation for her sacrifices. While studying overseas, he begins an affair with Seon Ju's high school friend, Jin Sang Ah. Nam Jin eventually leaves Seon Ju and joins Sang Ah's father's company, Jin Architects, in hopes of securing a future with her. Bored with her loyal husband, Kim So Woo, Sang Ah becomes captivated by Nam Jin's untamed charisma. Knowing that Nam Jin is Seon Ju's husband only deepens Sang Ah's intrigue, and she declares her intention to leave So Woo. Shocked by the sudden split, So Woo gradually finds himself drawn to Seon Ju, who has also been similarly wronged. In this tangled web of relationships, will Seon Ju and So Woo be able to exact gratifying revenge on the two who betrayed them?

Desperate Mrs. Seon Ju

Seon Ju

KBS02

In May 1980, amidst political turmoil and student uprisings in Gwangju, medical student Hwang Hee Tae (Lee Do Hyun) opens an illegal clinic treating student protestors alongside his best friend, a pro-democracy activist. However, when a factory worker is injured and needs more serious medical attention, Hee Tae makes an agreement with his father: in exchange for the cost of transportation and treatment, he will meet with a potential marriage partner. He finds an unexpected attraction in Kim Myeong Hee (Go Min Si), a nurse who actually took the place of a friend at the meeting. Against all odds, they fall in love, but the escalating violence and the brutal suppression of the Gwangju Uprising threaten to tear them apart.

Youth of May

Little General Team

In this gripping melodrama, Goo Hae Ra (Lee Min Jung) initially approaches Tae In Joon (Joo Sang Wook) with hidden intentions of revenge, but unexpectedly falls deeply in love with him. Her world becomes complicated when she learns that Tae In Joon's family is connected to her sister's suicide attempt, plunging her into a moral quandary of love and vengeance. As the tension builds, Hae Ra struggles with her true motives and the potential consequences of her actions, wondering if her love can survive the revelation of her original plan. This is a 2018 South Korean melodrama directed by Jung Dong Yoon that explores the complex dynamics of love, betrayal, and redemption.

Fates and Furies

Fate's Minions

Every day, the doctors at Taesan Hospital’s Cardiothoracic Surgery Department are faced with life-or-death situations. Park Tae Soo (Go Soo), a fellow in the department, has a personal stake in the matter, as his mother has been on a heart transplant waiting list for four years. He’s highly principled, but sometimes clashes with Choi Seok Han (Uhm Ki Joon), the chief of the department, if he doesn’t agree with particular decisions. However, Seok Han’s hands are often tied by bureaucracy – like when he’s ordered to prioritize saving Yoon Soo Yeon (Seo Ji Hye), the daughter of the hospital’s director, over Tae Soo’s mother, despite having his own personal conflict with Soo Yeon. Can these doctors achieve their personal goals while also saving lives?

Heart Surgeons

Sohn & Co

Disaster strikes teenage violin prodigy Woo Seo Ri (Shin Hae Sun) when a traffic accident leaves her hospitalized before she's supposed to study abroad in Germany. Gong Woo Jin (Yang Se Jong), who blames himself for the accident, is traumatized and plagued by guilt. Thirteen years later, he works as a set designer but remains emotionally cut off from everyone around him. After over twelve years in a coma, Seo Ri miraculously recovers. Though now thirty years old, she is still mentally a teenager. She crosses paths with Woo Jin, and the two become close, unaware of their shared past. Can these emotionally scarred individuals rescue each other, or will their history get in the way? This 2018 South Korean drama series was directed by Jo Soo Won.

Thirty But Seventeen

Lee Young Oh (Jang Hyuk) is a genius neurosurgeon, but he has a terrible bedside manner due to his inability to empathize with others. Upon his return from studying abroad, he joins Hyunsung Medical Center, where his father runs the cardio-cerebrovascular center. On his very first day, he meets rookie traffic police officer Gye Jin Sung (Park So Dam), who accompanied the victim of a car crash. Strangely, patients at the hospital begin to die under peculiar circumstances, and Young Oh wants to figure out why. Using his impeccable skills of observation and deduction alongside Ji Sung’s help, Young Oh begins to unravel the hospital’s mysteries, while also learning more about himself.

A Beautiful Mind

The Doctor Frankenstein Team

Kind-hearted but overweight housewife Sa Geum Ran (Ha Jae Sook) is devastated when she discovers her husband Kang Joon's (Jung Gyu Woon) infidelity. Distraught while driving, another car hits her, and Geum Ran is presumed dead by her ex and his family – but Geum Ran actually survived, and she wants revenge. She contacts a plastic surgeon, getting in touch with Han Tae Hee (Joo Sang Wook) and begging him for help. Tae Hee agrees, but he’s actually the surgeon’s brother – Tae Hee himself is a company heir and adoptive brother to the woman that Kang Joon cheated with, but he hides this from Geum Ran. After getting her makeover, Geum Ran takes on the identity of “Sara” (Han Ye Seul) and plans to destroy Kang Joon’s new relationship with Tae Hee’s assistance. Will Geum Ran's desire for vengeance consume her, or will new feelings bloom amidst the elaborate charade?

Birth of the Beauty

The Beauty Team

SBS, KOCOWA

After his wife’s sudden death, Eun family patriarch Sang Chul (Lee Sung Jae) hires Lee Bok Nyeo (Choi Ji Woo), a mysterious housekeeper, to tend to the house and his four children. Stoic and emotionless, she performs her duties flawlessly but offers no comfort: only blunt, often harsh, truths. Despite her chilling demeanor, Bok Nyeo possesses an uncanny ability to solve the family's problems, from their eldest daughter's bullying to Sang Chul's infidelity. As she systematically dismantles their facades and forces them to confront their deepest fears, the Eun family slowly begins to heal, while unraveling the secrets to their new housekeeper. Can this silent, enigmatic woman truly bring them salvation, or is there a hidden agenda behind her unsettling efficiency? This drama is a remake of the 2011 Japanese series "I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper."

Suspicious Housekeeper

The Outlandish Team

Relationships are often complicated – and radio drama writer Ji Hye's (Nam Sang Mi) is no exception. Ji Hye accepts prosecutor Tae Wook’s (Kim Ji Hun) proposal after dating for a year, but is reluctant to marry. On a trip, she meets architect Hyun Woo (Lee Sang Woo), but their undeniable chemistry has her doubting her relationship with Tae Wook even more. Former news anchor Hye Jung (Lee Tae Ran) struggles with her loveless marriage to an abusive, unfaithful businessman. Eun Hee (Jang Young Nam) is a devoted wife and mother, but her marriage suffers when she finds out about his affair with a coworker. Ji Sun (Jo Min Su), Ji Hye’s older sister, faces societal pressure in the workplace while also contending with her ridiculous in-laws. Between family, love, and personal ambition, these women find ways to balance them all, even if it comes at a personal cost.

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