Lee El is the stage name of Kim Ji Hyun, a South Korean actress. Born on August 26, 1982, she made her acting debut in the 2009 film “Secret” and in the television drama “Cheer Up on Love.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Wild Romance” (2009), “7th Grade Civil Servant” (2013), “Liar Game” (2014), “Divorce Lawyer in Love” (2015), “Beautiful Bride” (2015), “Imaginary Cat” (2015) and “Monster” (2016).

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Twenty years ago, Jung I Sin (Go Hyun Jung) lived life as a serial killer after she murdered five men, nicknamed "Mantis" due to female mantises' reputation for eating and killing their mates. She was eventually convicted and imprisoned, leaving behind her son Cha Su Yeol (Jang Dong Yoon), who later became a police officer. Su Yeol has long loathed his mother for her crimes, but when a murder that seems to mimic his mother's tactics takes place, he's forced to enlist I Sin's help to try and catch the culprit. Will I Sin be able to help – or is something even darker afoot? This drama was adapted from the 2017 French series "La Mante."

Queen Mantis

Mantis Crimes Team

Kim Na Hee

Actress Im Se Ra (Jang Da A) is on top of the world after becoming the youngest winner of a best actress award. Unfortunately, that same night, she's hit by a truck – and transported 25 years into the future, where she wakes up in the body of middle-aged woman Bong Cheong Ja (Uhm Jung Hwa). Cheong Ja decides to return to acting, hoping to restore her former glory and figure out what happened to her. She's assisted by Dokgo Cheol (Song Seung Heon), a former violent crimes detective who got demoted to traffic duty... and who shares a mysterious past connection with Se Ra. To both Cheong Ja and Cheol's surprise, they begin to fall for each other, sending their lives onto an entirely new trajectory.

My Troublesome Star

Acting Out of Time 🎬

Ko Hui Yeong

Realtor Koo Jung Tae (Byun Yo Han) has a despicable hobby: sneaking into people's homes and peeping into their lives when they're not around. His curiosity is piqued when social media influencer Han So Ra (Shin Hae Sun) leaves her house key at Jung Tae's agency, and he begins snooping around her home, where he learns that So Ra is a frequent liar and scammer. However, on one fateful day, Jung Tae visits So Ra's home – only to find her dead on her sofa. Even worse, when Jung Tae attempts a roundabout method to report the crime, the body disappears, and the subsequent investigation reveals evidence that points to him as the culprit. Jung Tae decides to try and clear his name, but he soon realizes that there are layers of deception that go deeper than he ever could have imagined. Can Jung Tae find out what really happened to So Ra?

Following

Oh Young Ju

In the toxic world of social media, three affluent mothers – Song Jeong A (Jin Seo Yeon), Kim Na Young (Cha Ye Ryun), and Oh Yoo Jin (Park Hyo Joo) – obsessively curate perfect online personas while secretly plotting to destroy each other's happiness. When one of these mothers dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances, the remaining two find their carefully constructed lives unraveling. Jang Mi Ho (Lee El), a working-class mother who has always seen through their facade, becomes determined to expose the truth behind their picture-perfect social media posts. As tensions escalate and secrets threaten to surface, Mi Ho challenges the powerful women's carefully maintained illusions. Based on the novel by Joo Young Ha, "Battle for Happiness" is a gripping 2023 South Korean mystery crime drama directed by Kim Yoon Cheol.

Battle for Happiness

Toxic Moms Team

KBS02

Jo Suk Moo (Cha Tae Hyun) is at a difficult point in his three-year marriage to Kang Hwi Roo (Bae Doona). After deciding to pursue music in university and failing to find a career in the field, he ended up working at a security services company, where he met Hwi Roo. However, Suk Moo’s stubborn, solitary personality conflicts with Hwi Roo’s easygoing, positive attitude, resulting in constant fights that eventually lead to them considering divorce. Coincidentally, he runs into Jin Yoo Young (Lee El), his first love, who’s married to another man, playboy Son Jang Hyun (Son Suk Ku) – but Jang Hyun’s hiding a huge secret from Yoo Young about their marriage. This drama is an adaptation of the 2013 Japanese drama “Saikou no Rikon.”

Matrimonial Chaos

Jin Yoo Young

Jin Seon Mi (Oh Yeon Seo), born with the ability to see spirits, is tasked by the powerful demon Woo Ma Wang (Cha Seung Won) to retrieve a mystical fan from a haunted house. There, she encounters the mischievous deity Son Oh Gong (Lee Seung Gi), who tricks her into freeing him by promising to protect her but erases her memory and abandons her. Years later, Seon Mi runs a real estate business flipping haunted properties, using her powers to exorcise spirits. She reconnects with Oh Gong, now trying to regain his immortality by performing good deeds. As their lives become intertwined, Seon Mi discovers she holds the key to his destiny. Together, they face dangerous spirits and scheming deities, but their growing bond raises the ultimate question: can their love overcome fate, or is it doomed to end in heartbreak?

Hwayugi

The Monkey Minions

Betrayed by his king, Kim Shin (Gong Yoo), a decorated military general from the Goryeo Dynasty, was forced to watch his family die before him. Saved by the Almighty, yet condemned to an eternal life as a goblin, Kim Shin uses his supernatural abilities to save humans, including the mother of Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun), an optimistic high school student with a strange connection to the supernatural. When Eun Tak is repeatedly drawn to him, Kim Shin wonders if she might be the one he has spent an eternity searching for, the only one who can set his soul free, the Goblin Bride. Written by Kim Eun Sook, this award-winning 2016 South Korean fantasy romance series was directed by Lee Eung Bok and Kwon Hyuk Chan.

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

The Immortal Team

MBC every 1

Hyun Jong Hyun (Yoo Seung Ho), an aspiring webtoon writer struggling with rejection, encounters Bok Gil (Han Ye Ri), an overweight stray cat, on a rainy day. Taking her home, Jong Hyun gradually forms an unexpected bond with the feline, who becomes his companion and source of comfort. To support Bok Gil, he takes a part-time job at Naeil Bookstore while continuing to pursue his writing career. Oh Na Woo (Jo Hye Jung), a photography student working at a café, becomes intrigued by Jong Hyun and Bok Gil's unique relationship. As they slowly open up to each other, Jong Hyun and Bok Gil find warmth and understanding in their unlikely friendship. This is a 2015 South Korean drama series based on the webcomic "Sangsanggoyangi" and directed by Lee Hyun Joo.

Imaginary Cat

The Alley Cat Team

Divorce attorney Go Cheok Hee (Cho Yeo Jeong) and office manager So Jeong Woo (Yeon Woo Jin) are constantly at odds: Cheok Hee bosses Jeong Woo around like a personal assistant, while he cuts back by nitpicking her mistakes and talking about her behind her back. However, Cheok Hee’s life takes a turn when she’s sued for malpractice and loses her law license for unethical behavior, leaving both herself and Jeong Woo without a job. Jeong Woo decides to go to law school and succeeds in passing the bar, eventually becoming a divorce attorney himself – and to his surprise and delight, Cheok Hee is now an office manager. Jeong Woo decides it’s finally time for revenge, but his view of Cheok Hee changes when he learns that she saved him from a fatal accident, unbeknownst to him. Will this open up a new chapter for the two?

The Divorce Lawyer in Love

The Marriage, Not Divorce Team

King Gwang Hae (Lee Byung Hun), the tyrannical 15th ruler of the Joseon Dynasty, orders his chief secretary Heo Gyun (Ryu Seung Ryong) to find him a body double to help evade assassination attempts. Heo Gyun finds Ha Seon (also played by Lee Byung Hun), a talented beggar who looks remarkably similar to the king, and not a moment too soon, as King Gwang Hae is poisoned shortly after. Heo Gyun grooms Ha Seon to take over while the real king recovers, and Ha Seon is put to the test during his first official appearance in the royal court. Ha Seon gives serious consideration to his subjects' concerns, taking a far more humanitarian approach than the real king. However, some who oppose King Gwang Hae find "the king's" sudden change in behavior suspicious, while the Queen Consort (Han Hyo Joo) struggles with her preference for Ha Seon over her actual husband.

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