Han Ye Seul is a popular Korean-American actress, model and singer. She was born on September 18, 1981, in Los Angeles, California, and also goes by the name Leslie Kim. She moved to South Korea to pursue acting and modeling after she attained her associate of arts degree in computer graphics from Cerritos College. She renounced her U.S. citizenship in 2004 and became a South Korean citizen to establish herself as an actress in Korea. Han Ye Seul won a supermodel competition in Korea in 2001 and debuted as a model. After appearing in many commercials, she broke into acting with a small role in the 2003 television drama “Breathless.” She has since appeared in several popular dramas, including “Couple or Trouble” (2006), “Will It Snow for Christmas?” (2009), “Spy Myung-wol” (2011), “Birth of a Beauty” (2014), “Madame Antoine” (2016) and “20th Century Boy and Girl” (2017).

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Two characters delve us into the world of tabloid journalism and the paparazzi who stop at nothing to get the big scoop. Gentle in nature, Seok Joo, a renowned photographer of the nation\u2019s largest newspaper, has plummeted to the lowest point in his life. With one picture, he loses his job, his self-confidence, and most punishingly, his family. When he declines a deal with the devil to save his daughter, who is suffering from congenital heart disease, he succumbs to the guilt and resorts to alcohol with no intention of returning to his prominent self until he meets Soo Hyun. Soo Hyun is the editor-in-chief for Sunday Dispatch, a notorious celebrity paparazzi tabloid leading the field. Elegant, sophisticated, and connected, once she gets on the scent of any celebrity scandal, nothing can stop her from getting the story. Growing up, being a reporter of truth was her aspiration. But revealing the truth had no power. The powerful just conceived the truth. She decides to take on reality, and with it, the people who once discounted her start to disappear. She is now more famous than a celebrity, and when she offers Seok Joo his second chance to redeem himself, he resurrects as a paparazzo and fights to see his daughter again. Will the two overcome the obstacles in tabloid journalism, triumph over the powerful, and rise from despair?

Big Issue

JTBC

Can a very observant woman outwit a psychotherapist? Go Hye Rim (Han Ye Seul) operates the Madame Antoine cafe on the first floor of a building that also houses a famous psychotherapy clinic on the top floor. Hye Rim uses her keen intellect and heightened senses to also work as an adviser to psychotherapist Choi Soo Hyun (Sung Joon). But unknown to Hye Rim, Soo Hyun is running a top-secret experiment on her “ideal type of man” with the help of his younger half-brother, Choi Seung Chan (Jung Jin Woon), and clinic employee Won Ji Ho (Lee Joo Hyung). But unknown to Soo Hyun, Hye Rim also is being paid by a mysterious man to get a hold of Soo Hyun’s valuable experiment files. What is Soo Hyun’s true experiment, and will Hye Rim help him or hurt him in his research goals? “Madame Antoine” is a 2016 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Yoon Cheol.

Madame Antoine

The Fortunetellers

Ko Hye Rim

Running Man is a reality-variety show that stars Yu Jae Seok, Kim Jong Kook, Haha, Jee Seok Jin, Song Ji Hyo, Lee Kwang Soo, Jeon So Min, and Yang Se Chan. In each episode, they must complete missions at various places to win the race. Each mission is action-packed and hilarious as each member tries to beat the others using their wits and skills. Each week, is filled with fun that includes trust and betrayal, knowledge and skills, physical strengths, and outrageous penalties. Sometimes, they work as a team and cooperate for one common goal. Other times, they betray each other throughout the race in order to win all the honor and glory for themselves. You will be brought to tears each week from laughing at their silly antics.

Running Man

Don't Walk , Run Team 

Sara has the most beautiful face in the whole of South Korea. She attracts anyone and just everyone with her gorgeous smile. However, that face of hers wasn't always that amazing. She gets tangled up with Tae Hee, Min Hyuk, and Kang Joon in their battle for power in the Winner Group of Companies. She fights for justice, for love, and for the wedding dress she deserves.

Birth of the Beauty

The Beauty Team

SBS, KOCOWA

Gang Jin, who moved around frequently with her mother, now works as a bartender to get by while she studies to be the top student in school. Living a rough life and raised with strong values, Gang Jin finds her only hope of love in Ji Wan at the end of his teen years. Yet when Ji Wan loses her older brother when he tries to find Gang Jin\u2019s pendant, she leaves her hometown, and they separate. It is not until ten years later that Gang Jin and Ji Wan reunite.

Will It Snow for Christmas?

Shin Mi Su (Han Ye Seul) is an advertising assistant who is on the lookout for Mr. Right.

Her search has taken all sorts of unconventional turns, however, and she soon finds herself in multiple relationships with a number of very different men.

One of their number is Joon Seo (Kwon Oh Jung), a millionaire heir to a successful family business.

Second of the bunch is Yoon Cheol (Kim In Kwon), a bookish law student who is trying to pass the bar exam and become a public prosecutor.

And third is a dashing rapper named Hyun Jun (Son Ho Young).

This triple life forces Shin Mi Su to change her appearance and personality every time she meets one of her suitors: She plays the serene philanthropist for Joon Seo, becomes an encouraging fellow academic for Yoon Cheol – and transforms into a hedonistic party animal for Hyun Jun.

As if life wasn’t hectic enough, a fourth love suitor arrives on the scene in the shape of neighbor Dong Min (Lee Jong Hyuk).

Can Shin Mi Su keep up the presence? Will one of her suitors turn out to be her perfect match? Or will the men finally learn her secret – bringing her house of cards tumbling down?

“Miss Gold Digger” is a 2010 South Korean movie directed by Park Yong Jib.

Miss Gold Digger

Miss Gold Digger Team 

KBS, KOCOWA

It is a story of a forbidden love between a human and a Gumiho. The Gumiho Tribe are foxes that have the ability to shapeshift and have been living amongst humans for centuries. They have physical capabilities that far surpass humans and can only be killed by stabbing them in their livers. Min Woo, a police detective at the Major Crimes Investigation Division, comes to learn of the Gumiho's existence and ends up falling in love with Si Yeon, a female warrior of the Gumiho Tribe who turns out to be his estranged childhood friend. Their fateful and tragic love blossoms amidst the conflict between the two forces.

Forbidden Love

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