Han Ye Ri

MBC, KOCOWA

At a time when the profiling world was still foreign, Jang Tae Soo voluntarily took the path of a criminal behavior analyst. His proficiency gleamed as he extracted confessions from notorious serial killers. His composure and instinct for "doubt" in the interrogation room became his greatest weapon as an investigator. However, at the same time, he was a horrible father. When unexpected tragedy struck, he couldn't fulfill his duty as a father or husband. His high school daughter, Jang Ha Bin, quickly realized her gift growing up, seeing how the questions her father would ask criminals came naturally to her. The biggest obstacle in her life was her father, Profiler Jang Tae Soo. Ha Bin's lies did not work on her father, and as her lies grew, distrust between them grew deeper. Now, the father and daughter plunge deeper into the darkness as their doubts about each other conflict endlessly.

Doubt

Lee Eo Jin

wavve, KOCOWA

Ha Kyung, a high school Korean Literature teacher, weaves an escape from her grinding reality through Saturday escapades. These one-day trips filled with walking, dining, and daydreaming, often take unexpected twists and turns. While navigating the country, she encounters an intriguing set of individuals: a novelist, a Buddhist monk, and an old student of hers. In Busan, she even tumbles into a romantic tangle that leaves her heart a flutter. Join her on these remarkable journeys, with each more engaging and humorous than the last.

One Day Off

As the first son of a wealthy and important government official, Baek Yi Kang (Jo Jung Suk) ought to have grown up with the world at his feet. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. Being the illegitimate son of his father’s wife’s handmaid, Yi Kang spent his entire life being looked down upon by those around him, simply because his mother was part of a much lower social class. Downtrodden and practically an outcast, Yi Kang’s life has never been easy; however, the same can’t be said for his younger brother.

The only legitimate son of their father, Baek Yi Hyun (Yoon Shi Yoon) has known nothing but luxury and privilege his entire life. Having received an elite education in Japan, Yi Hyun has returned to his father’s home to prepare for the national civil service exam. Despite having different mothers, Yi Hyun has always treated his older brother well, but when rumblings of a peasant uprising begin to spread, things between the brothers become rather strained. Caught between these two brothers and the growing tension between them, is Song Ja In (Yeri Han), the daughter of a well-known and respected peddlers group who dreams of becoming the best merchant in all of Joseon.

With her own part to play in the impending uprising, Ja In’s involvement only serves to cause more tension between the brothers as Yi Kang sides with the lower classes while Yi Hyun sympathizes with upper classes. Can the strength of these brother’s bonds withstand the trials ahead or will their different ideologies eventually tear them apart?

Inspired by the events of the Donghak Peasant Revolution, “The Nokdu Flower” is a 2019 South Korean historical drama directed by Shin Kyung Soo.

The Nokdu Flower

💮The Flower of Revolution💮

Is blood thicker than water? Kim Eun Hee (Han Ye Ri), is about to find out. 

She is the middle child in a family that is slowly starting to drift apart.

Her older sister is a former patent attorney, and her younger brother is a sensitive soul. And although her father is hard-working, he is often distant – an attitude that has her mother poised to begin a new chapter in her life.

While she pines for intimacy, Kim Eun Hee keeps her feelings hidden from her family. Instead, she prefers to confide in her close male college friend Park Chan Hyuk (Kim Ji Suk) – a man who has become more like a brother to her than any of her real siblings.

And it is to him that she turns for love advice as she looks to return to the dating scene after a long absence.

But what happens when events take a turn? Could the family pull together in time to weather the storm? And when the going gets tough, will it be Kim Eun Hee’s family or her friends who step up to the plate?

“My Unfamiliar Family” is a 2020 South Korean drama series directed by Kwon Young Il.

My Unfamiliar Family

𐐪𐑂 The Kindred Team 𐐪𐑂

Adopted by an American family when he was just a boy, Mark (Ma Dong Seok) hasn’t stepped foot on Korean soil for 30 years. A former arm wrestling champion, he has been supporting himself by working as a bouncer at bars and as a security guard at various big-box stores. Tired of feeling lonely and unfulfilled, Mark allows an old friend of his, Jin Ki (Kwon Yool), to convince him to participate in an upcoming arm wrestling tournament in South Korea. With the promise of an easy victory and the address of the mother who abandoned him all those years ago, Mark finds himself on a plane headed home.

Upon arrival, Jin Ki holds true to his world, giving Mark his biological mother’s address. But Mark isn’t sure he’s ready for this particular meeting. Eventually Mark musters up the courage to visit his mother, only to find that she passed away several years ago. Gone though she may be, Mark soon finds that he’s not entirely without family. Meeting a step-sister he never knew he had, Mark is warmly accepted by the widowed Soo Jin (Han Ye Ri) and her adorable children, Joon Hyung (Choi Seung Hoon) and Joon Hee (Ock Ye Rin).

As Mark spends more time with his sister and her children, he finds the bitter loneliness of his old life slowly melting away. With the support of his new family, Mark prepares for the upcoming tournament, determined to leave an indelible mark on the world of professional arm wrestling.

An endearing story of love and determination, “Champion” is a 2018 sports comedy film directed by Kim Yong Wan.

Champion

We are the Champions 

Scam a thousand dollars, and you are a thief. If the amount becomes a billion, you are a financier. Break a small promise, you become a conman. If you betray the trust of millions of people, you are a politician. If the law cannot punish those who have wronged thousands of lives, what can we do about it? In a society without righteousness, there needs to be a drastic measure taken in order to catch the bad guys. An eye for an eye, and a conman for a conman. Oh Ha Ra, a young prosecutor, meets a man who looks exactly like her senior prosecutor, Baek Joon Soo. While looking for a double to replace Joon Soo, she meets an unordinary man named Sa Do Chan. Do Chan, a genius conman, puts his skills to use in order to catch the bad guys who know their ways around the law.

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 ⚖️ ✨ King Peacock Team ✨ ⚖️

Oh Ha Ra

JTBC

It’s been a year since Yoon Jin Myung (Yeri Han), Jung Ye Eun (Han Seung Yeon), Song Ji Won (Park Eun Bin), Kang Yi Na (Ryu Hwayoung), and Yoo Eun Jae (Ji Woo) all moved into the Belle Époque sharehouse. While some things have changed, over the past year, others have remained very much the same.&nbsp;

Having recently returned from China, Jin Myung is excited to begin her new job. Though perhaps not as excited as Jin Myung is about her job, Ye Eun is happy to be returning to university after a year-long hiatus. Still single, Ji Won wonders if she’ll ever find a boyfriend, while Eun Jae wonders if her heart will ever heal, after breaking up with her first love. As the only one to move on from Belle Époque, Yi Na is happy to step into the next chapter of her life, but her housemates are a little concerned when her room is taken by Jo Eun (Choi A Ra), a young woman in possession of a strange and ominous letter.&nbsp;

Struggling to adjust to life with a new housemate, will the residents of Belle Époque find a way to return their lives to normal or will the drama at home eventually get the better of them?

A sequel to the 2016 series, “Hello, My Twenties!”, “Hello, My Twenties! 2” is a 2017 South Korean drama directed by Lee Tae Gon and Kim Sang Ho.

Hello, My Twenties! 2

✨ The Marvellous ✨ Team

Ye Ri (Han Ye Ri) is a Chinese woman who grew up without her father, who once enjoyed a brief fling with her mother.

She decides to visit her father, in South Korea, but this proves to be an ill-fated decision: Shortly after she arrives, he becomes sick and is eventually paralyzed.

Left with no choice in the matter, she must stay and take care of him. In order to make ends meet, she takes a job running a local bar. This is quite a fall from grace for Ye Ri, who is highly educated, and spends her time on high-minded pursuits, including poetry.

The bar’s male patrons have developed a fixation on her, however. These include Ik Joon (Yang Ik Joon), a potty-mouthed, scruffy ruffian, landlord Jong Bin (Yoon Jong Bin), and Jung Bum (Park Jung Bum), a defector from North Korea.

Although on friendly terms with one another, all three vie for her affections – but can any of these lowly suitors win Ye Ri’s heart?

“A Quiet Dream” is a 2016 South Korean movie that was directed by Zhang Lu.

A Quiet Dream

Dreamer Team

Yoon Jin Myung (Yeri Han), Jung Ye Eun (Han Seung Yeon), Song Ji Won (Park Eun Bin), Kang Yi Na (Ryu Hwayoung), and Yoo Eun Jae (Park Hye Soo) have a lot in common. They’re all university students in their twenties, and they call the “Belle Époque” sharehouse home. But just because they have a lot in common doesn’t mean they’re living the same life.

Solely responsible for her education and her financial situation, Jin Myung never allows herself a second to rest. Overworked and sleep-deprived, Jin Myung knows she runs a very real risk of burning out but that doesn’t stop her from pushing herself just a little bit more. An outspoken young woman who isn’t afraid to share her opinions with the world, Ye Eun has a serious and unwavering amount of devotion to her boyfriend. On the other hand, Eun Jae is quite timid, which makes her unique taste in men all the more surprising. With an exceptionally bright personality, Ji Won never ceases to shine, but her penchant for drinking tends to get her into trouble. And then there’s Yi Na, who is known by everyone for her looks, but there’s more to her than most people realize.&nbsp;

As each young woman struggles with their issues, they come to find that having each other around makes life more bearable. Will the friendship that blossoms between them give each of them the strength to overcome their personal trials?

A fun, slice-of-life story, “Hello, My Twenties!” is a 2016 South Korean drama directed by Lee Tae Gon.

Hello, My Twenties!

✨ The Marvellous✨ Team

MBC every 1

What could be more therapeutic than a furry friend? Hyun Jong Hyun (Yoo Seung Ho) is an aspiring webtoon writer whose ideas keep getting rejected by companies because he narrowly, stubbornly focuses on scenarios that are of interest only to him. He is emotionally cut off from everyone and is only interested in himself. On a rainy day, Jong Hyun comes across a stray cat, Bok Gil (Han Ye Ri), and he takes the cat home with him. Bok Gil is an overweight, old cat, but she was quite the cat’s meow in her day. She was once sexy and desirable – but the advent of age and the extra pounds from overeating have contributed to her losing her once girlish figure and energy. With Jong Hyun, Bok Gil is happy to have a new butler in her life who serves her three meals and day and plays with her on command. But as Jong Hyun and Bok Gil gradually open up to each other, they become a source of comfort and warmth for each other. In order to support Bok Gil, Jong Hyun has no choice but to go work part-time at Naeil Bookstore until he can establish his career as a webtoon writer. Oh Na Woo (Jo Hye Jung), a photography student who is taking a break from her studies and working part-time at a café, is drawn to both Jong Hyun and Bok Gil. “Imaginary Cat” is a 2015 South Korean drama series directed by Lee Hyun Joo. It is based on the webcomic “Sangsanggoyangi” written by Kim Gyung.

Imaginary Cat

The Alley Cat Team

In the formation of every great nation, many battles are fought by those who have clashing ideologies and political views. 

It is said that during the establishment of the fledgling Joseon Dynasty, six dragons held vast powers and each fought for their political views. These six dragons — Prince Lee Bang Won (Yoo Ah In), Jeong Do Jeon (Kim Myung Min), Lee Seong Gye (Chun Ho Jin), Boon Yi (Shin Se Kyung), Ddang Sae (Byun Yo Han) and Moo Hyul (Yoon Kyun Sang) — fall on opposite sides of a power struggle between those who want a country ruled by ministers and those who want absolute power. 

Do Jeon helps his father, Seong Gye, who becomes the first King Tae Jo, establish the Joseon Dynasty, but Bang Won, who later becomes King Tae Jong, will become his biggest enemy. 

“Six Flying Dragons” is a 2015 South Korean drama series directed by Shin Kyung Soo.

Six Flying Dragons

The Flying Dragons

One man is on a mission to avenge the death of his family members.

Dolmuchi (Ha Jung Woo) is a butcher, which is considered the lowest class, in the Joseon Dynasty. In a society where a person’s status is purely determined by his or her birth, Jo Yoon (Kang Dong Won) is born into a wealthy family. But because his mother was a concubine, Jo Yoon’s illegitimacy gives him no standing in society or his family.

Jo Yoon hires Dolmuchi to kill the pregnant wife of his dead stepbrother so that he can become a legitimate heir, but when Dolmuchi is not able to go through with the killing, Jo Yoon has Dolmuchi’s family killed instead.

The devastated Dolmuchi takes on the name Dochi and joins Ttaeng Choo (Lee Kyung Young) and Dae Ho (Lee Sung Min) in a band of outlaws known as Kundo. The bandits go after wealthy tyrants who prey on the poor by stealing from the rich and giving back to the poor. But can Dochi avenge his family’s death when he comes face-to-face with Jo Yoon again?

“Kundo: Age of the Rampant” is a 2014 South Korean film directed by Yoon Jong Bin.

Kundo: Age of the Rampant

The Time Outlaws

What would you do to save your younger sister’s life?

When a North Korean spy fails to complete his mission in South Korea, his children, Myung Hoon (T.O.P) and Hye In (Kim Yoo Jung), are sent to a North Korean labor prison camp. High-ranking military official Colonel Moon Sang Chul (Jo Sung Ha) strikes a deal with 19-year-old Myung Hoon that he can’t refuse: infiltrate South Korea as a defector and kill a North Korean spy known as the Big Dipper (Jung Ho Bin) if he wants to save his sister’s life.

When Myung Hoon arrives in South Korea as a teenage defector, he is taken in by a South Korean couple who are actually North Korean spies. He enrolls in high school and befriends Lee Hye In (Han Ye Ri), who has the same name as his younger sister, after he rescues her from bullies.

As Myung Hoon tries to carry out his mission, political unrest in the North Korean government results in Myung Hoon suddenly becoming a liability to Colonel Moon. When an assassin is sent to kill Myung Hoon, can he survive and save his sister back home?

“Commitment” is a 2013 South Korean film co-written and directed by Park Hong Soo.

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