Lee Ji Ah is a South Korean actress and screenwriter. Born as Kim Sang Eun on February 2, 1978, she is reported to have moved to the United States with her family when she was in sixth grade and lived there for 10 years. During a visit to Korea in 2004, she appeared in a TV commercial for LG Telecom with actor Bae Yong Joon. She then moved back to Korea in 2005, changing her name to Kim Ji Ah before adopting the stage name Lee Ji Ah. She shot to stardom after being cast in the leading role of the 2007 television series “The Legend,” which also starred Bae Yong Joon. Lee Ji Ah has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Beethoven Virus” (2008), “Style” (2009), “Athena: Goddess of War” (2010), “Me Too, Flower!” (2011) and “The Woman Who Married Three Times” (2014). Lee Ji Ah also appears in the Viki original series “Dramaworld” (2016), which was filmed in both Los Angeles and Seoul. In addition to acting, Lee Ji Ah signed a three-picture contract in 2014 with Maybach Film Productions as a screenwriter. Lee Ji Ah was secretly married to famous Korean singer Seo Taiji from 1997 to 2006. Their marriage and divorce came to light in 2011 when Lee Ji Ah filed for a multimillion-dollar settlement.

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Kim Sa Ra is the epitome of a girl crush with no coyness or connections. After watching her mother suffer by her father's side, Sa Ra realized that marriage was a reality and married the affluent Noh Yul Sung instead of poor Dong Ki Jun. But soon, she found herself in ruins. Once a daughter-in-law of the Cha-Yul Law Firm, Sa Ra became a divorcee in jail and was left penniless without custody. Now, her goal is "Zero." Turn Yul Sung's assets or income into zero or lock him away with zero tolerance. That's the only way she can get her child back. In front of Sa Ra, who believes marriage is the graveyard of love, her ex-boyfriend, Ki Jun, appears after eight years. Ki Jun still believes that marriage is the completion of love and asks Sa Ra, who claims that justice is all about getting the bad guys to plead, who comes up with the standards. As they discover that Yul Sung played a role in ending Ki Jun's career as a prosecutor, Sa Ra and Ki Jun join forces for their great revenge.

Queen of Divorce

After Shim Su Ryeon’s (Lee Ji Ah) shocking reveal, she believes she’s finally gotten revenge on Cheon Seo Jin (Kim So Yeon) and Joo Dan Tae (Uhm Ki Joon), as the schemers have lost everything. But just as she thinks her nightmare is finally over, Logan Lee (Park Sun Suk), who helped Su Ryeon throughout her quest for vengeance, is murdered right before her eyes. Su Ryeon and Oh Yoon Hee (Eugene) continue fighting to expose Dan Tae for the monstrous figure he truly is, but he may have found a way to rise from the ashes yet again for one final showdown. Who will ultimately win the war of the penthouse? This is the final installment of “The Penthouse” series.

The Penthouse 3

💥The Penthouse Tangles III💥

Following Shim Su Ryeon’s (Lee Ji Ah) shocking death at the apparent hands of Oh Yoon Hee (Eugene), Cheon Seo Jin (Kim So Yeon) and Joo Dan Tae (Uhm Ki Joon) believe that everything has fallen perfectly into place. But life at Hera Palace is about to shake up once again after Yoon Hee escapes from prison and crashes Seo Jin and Dan Tae’s engagement party, refusing to take the fall for something she didn’t do. As secrets threaten to come to the surface and new figures enter the fray, Seo Jin and Dan Tae’s carefully-crafted facade seems poised to crumble. This series follows the events of 2020’s “The Penthouse.”

The Penthouse 2

💥 The Penthouse Tangles II 💥

Hera Palace, a luxurious 100-story high-rise, is a battleground for its elite residents, driven by insatiable greed and ambition. Sim Su Ryeon (Lee Ji Ah), a woman of elegance and grace, seeks revenge for a past tragedy, unraveling the dark secrets of her neighbors – and of her husband Joo Dan Tae (Uhm Ki Joon). Cheon Seo Jin (Kim So Yeon), a renowned soprano, will stop at nothing to maintain her top-tier status, even if it means sacrificing her own family. Oh Yoon Hee (Eugene), a determined former singer from humble beginnings, fights to secure a better life for her daughter, even if it means entering the cutthroat world of Hera Palace. However, when a young girl falls to her death during a party, the fight for power and prestige only intensifies as the residents suspect each other of murder while simultaneously trying to cover up the incident.

The Penthouse

The Penthouse Tangles Team

What is the most exciting — and most terrifying — thing that can happen to a K-drama fanatic? Claire Duncan (Liv Hewson) is a 20-year-old college student who finds her real life boring. Maybe that’s because she’s never looking up, instead having her nose buried in her smartphone and watching her favorite Korean drama, “Taste of Love,” starring her favorite actor Joon Park (Sean Dulake). Joon Park plays the hot chef and protagonists in “Taste of Love” who is still waiting for his one true love to come into his life. Through a touch of the supernatural and a sprinkle of magic, Claire’s desire to shed her own boring life and live in the world of “Taste of Love” comes true when she is transported into her favorite drama and comes face-to-face with Joon Park! There, Claire also meets the mysterious waiter Seth Ko (Justin Chon), who made his own journey into the drama years ago from the real world and mentors Claire on how to navigate the dramaworld. When the appearance of Claire throws “Taste of Love” off-balance, causing other dramas to splice into the series, what kind of crazy adventure will Claire experience? “Dramaworld” is a 2016 Viki original series. Set in Los Angeles and Seoul, the first-ever American-Korean mashup series is written by Josh Billig and Chris Martin and directed by Chris Martin.

Dramaworld

The K-Drama Lovers

Sisters Oh Eun Soo (Lee Ji Ah) and Hyun Soo (Uhm Ji Won) both long for love, but struggle to find the right partner. Eun Soo met her first husband Jung Tae Won (Song Chang Eui) at work, and the two later married and had a daughter together. However, Eun Soo and her mother-in-law could not get along, leading to her and Tae Won’s divorce after four years of marriage, although Eun Soo remains friendly with Tae Won. After returning to work, she marries Kim Jun Gu (Ha Seok Jin), but still feels unsatisfied with her life. Hyun Soo has loved Ahn Kwang Mo (Jo Han Sun), her friend and business partner, for years, but he’s engaged to be married to someone else. Will they ever manage to find happiness in their love lives?

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