Kim Young Ae was an award-winning veteran South Korean actress. Born on April 21, 1951, she launched her career after participating in an open recruitment for one of the major television networks in 1971. After making her acting debut in the 1971 television drama “Chief Inspector,” she enjoyed a prolific career in films and television dramas. Some of her memorable recent roles included “The Moon Embracing the Sun” (2012), “Medical Top Team” (2013), “Liar Game” (2014), “Birth of a Beauty” (2014), “Kill Me, Heal Me” (2015), “Mirror of the Witch” (2016), “Doctors” (2016) and “Laurel Tree Tailors” (2016-2017), as well as the film “Proof of Innocence” (2016). Kim Young Ae passed away on April 9, 2017, at the age of 66 from recurrent pancreatic cancer.

Kim Young Ae

Despite his successful career as a surgeon, an accident on the job causes Hong Ji Hong (Kim Rae Won) to take a step back from practicing medicine and transition to teaching high school biology. In his new position, one particular student stands out: Yoo Hye Jung (Park Shin Hye), a prickly, rebellious girl raised by her grandmother. Under Ji Hong’s guidance, Hye Jung turns her life around both academically and personally as she learns to let her guard down around others. They part ways after Hye Jung graduates from high school, but reunite thirteen years later: Ji Hong has returned to neurosurgery, and Hye Jung works at the same hospital after becoming a surgeon herself, motivated by her grandmother’s tragic death due to medical negligence. Alongside her former teacher, Hye Jung navigates hospital politics, complex medical cases, and reawakened feelings for Ji Hong – but can she have it all?

Doctors

Nerves Gone Wild Team

Mal Soon

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When Queen Sim (Jang Hee Jin) struggles with infertility, she seeks help from shaman Hong Joo (Yum Jung Ah), whose powerful black magic helps her give birth to twins Soon Hwae (Yeo Hoe Hyun) and Seo Ri (Kim Sae Ron). However, the dark sorcery curses Seo Ri, causing the Queen to abandon her. Rescued by Poong Yeon's (Kwak Si Yang) father, Seo Ri grows up in hiding, learning witchcraft with her friend Poong Yeon and helper Choi Hyun Seo (Lee Sung Jae). When she encounters royal physician Heo Jun (Yoon Shi Yoon), she hopes he can help her break the curse and reclaim her true identity. This is a 2016 South Korean historical fantasy drama directed by Jo Hyun Tak, inspired by the classic medical text "Mirror of Eastern Medicine" from the Joseon Dynasty.

Mirror of the Witch

Team Bewitched

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

When brothers Park Ha Yeon (Kim Sung Kyun) and Park Sang Yeon (Jo Jin Woong) were children, they were separated at an orphanage after their father's death, with their mother Seung Ja (Kim Young Ae) unable to care for them. Thirty years later, Sang Yeon, a devout Christian priest living in America, and Ha Yeon, a passionate shaman in South Korea, are reunited through a television show. Moments after their emotional meeting, Seung Ja, who suffers from Alzheimer's, wanders away from the studio and disappears. The brothers must now embark on a nationwide search to find their mother, challenging their contrasting religious beliefs and personal differences. Their journey becomes a test of familial love and understanding as they work together to locate their lost parent. This is a 2014 South Korean movie directed by Jang Jin.

We Are Brothers

The Brotherhood Team

Hidden behind the palace walls, a forbidden love story unfolds between Crown Prince Lee Hwon (Kim Soo Hyun) and Yeon Woo (Han Ga In), a bright and compassionate young noblewoman chosen to be his future queen. However, a dark conspiracy orchestrated by those vying for power tragically separates them, leading Yeon Woo to a cruel fate. Years later, a mysterious shaman named Wol (also played by Han Ga In) appears in the palace, eerily resembling the lost Yeon Woo. As Lee Hwon, still haunted by his first love, seeks to uncover the truth behind her disappearance, he finds himself drawn to Wol. Can love truly transcend the boundaries of life and death, and can ancient secrets be unveiled to reclaim a stolen destiny? This drama was based on the novel of the same name by Jung Eun Gwol.

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