Kim Ji Won is a South Korean actress and model. Born on October 19, 1992, she made her acting debut in 2008 in minor roles in television dramas, commercials and a music video. She was cast in her first leading role in the 2011 movie “Romantic Heaven” and then gained widespread fame for her role as the fiancée of Lee Min Ho’s character in the 2013 hit television drama “Heirs,” for which she won Best New Actress at the 2013 SBS Drama Awards. Kim Ji Won also has starred in the dramas “High Kick: Revenge of the Short-Legged” (2011), “To the Beautiful You” (2012), “One Sunny Day” (2014), “Gap Dong” (2014), “Descendants of the Sun” (2016) and “Fight My Way” (2017).

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High school friends Ko Dong Man (Park Seo Joon), Choi Ae Ra (Kim Ji Won), Kim Joo Man (Ahn Jae Hong), and Baek Seol Hee (Song Ha Yoon) struggle to balance their big dreams with the realities of adulthood. After an injury, Dong Man was forced to quit taekwondo, but he still longs to return to fighting. Ae Ra, a department store employee with dreams of becoming a news anchor, faces constant setbacks in her stagnant relationship. Their lifelong friendship, built on playful bickering and unwavering support, begins to blossom into something more. Meanwhile, Joo Man and Seol Hee both work at a home shopping network where they’ve hidden their six-year relationship, but their love is about to be put to the test by new employees with less-than-pure intentions. Will these friends manage to find their way in life?

Fight For My Way

The Fighting Team

Choi Ae Ra

South Korean special forces officer Yoo Si Jin (Song Joong Ki) falls for surgeon Kang Mo Yeon (Song Hye Kyo) but their ideological differences force them to split up. Now, war has broken out in a faraway nation, and Si Jin’s unit is deployed on the battleground. Coincidentally, an unpleasant workplace incident has forced Mo Yeon to join a group of medical volunteers in the same country. The former lovers reunite, but can they find love again – against the backdrop of a bloody war? This 2016 South Korean drama series was directed by Lee Eung Bok and Baek Sang Hoon.

Descendants of the Sun

The Sunshine Team

Yoon Myung Joo

Kim Tan (Lee Min Ho)’s wealthy parents have been grooming him to take over the lucrative family business, the Empire Group, since he was just a young boy. His jealous older half-brother Kim Won (Choi Jin Hyuk) – already a successful executive at the firm – is a constant thorn in Tan’s side. Tan, meanwhile, is engaged to an heiress, Rachel Ryu (Kim Ji Won), the scion of a powerful, hotel-owning family. But while he is studying in the United States, Tan meets and falls for Cha Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye), unaware that she is the daughter of his family’s housekeeper. As super-rich families hatch plans for their children’s future, could love put an end to their ambitious schemes? This 2013 South Korean drama series was directed by Kang Shin Hyo and Boo Sung Chul.

Heirs

The Heirs Team

All the youth in the world is beautiful because they do not fear facing the scorching sun, starting something new, calling others' names, or falling in love with someone. Jae Hee transfers to a boys' high school from the States to help Tae Joon regain his own feet as Tae Joon was there for her when she was at her lowest. Although Tae Joon announces his retirement as a high jumper, he slowly opens his heart thanks to Jae Hee. Eun Gyeol feels confused about his gender identity because of Jae Hee, who is disguised as a boy. But the boys here enjoy training and exercising regardless of their records and beyond competition and form beautiful bonds and show what real youth is like. Check out how the boys grow as humans and as athletes.

To the Beautiful You

The Beautiful Team

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