Shin Goo is a celebrated veteran South Korean actor. Born on August 13, 1936, as Shin Sun Gi, he began his career as a child actor, winning the Best Child Actor award at the 7th Kyoto Awards in 1939 for his role in “Man.” Many more Best Actor Awards have followed during his prolific career in films, television shows and theater productions. Some of his recent memorable roles include “A Hundred Years’ Inheritance” (2013), “God’s Gift – 14 Days” (2014) and “Laurel Tree Tailors” (2016-2017), as well as the popular reality series “Grandpas Over Flowers” (2013-2015) and the film “Proof of Innocence” (2016).

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As chief of a special investigation team at the Central District Prosecutors’ Office, Han Hye Ryul (Kim Sun Ah) has achieved a great deal of success in her career. But for Hye Ryul, being successful just isn’t enough. As the third generation of a wealthy and powerful family who has used their collective careers in law to build an empire of wealth and power, Hye Ryul refuses to be satisfied with anything less than the best.

With her sights set on becoming the next Prosecutor General, Hye Ryul hopes to break free from the family ties that bind her. But with a family like hers, breaking free comes at a very steep price. With her father, Han Gun Do (Song Young Chang) working as an attorney for one of the country's biggest law firms, and both her mother, Ham Gwang Jeon (Lee Mi Sook), and her husband, Na Geun Woo (Ahn Jae Wook), working as professors at a prestigious law school, each member of her family casts a very large shadow over Hye Ryul. Tired of people denigrating her work because of her family’s prestigious background, Hye Ryul is willing to do whatever it takes to satisfy her desires.&nbsp;

When talk of her husband’s possible consideration for the next presidential candidate begins to circulate, Hye Ryul takes matters into her own hands. With her family soon embroiled in several scandals, will Hye Ryul finally have a chance to seize that which she has most desired?

A story of wealth and ruin, “The Empire” is a 2022 South Korean melodrama directed by Yoo Hyun Ki.

The Empire

Living a precarious life as a part-timer at a convenience store, Ae Ri works to support her mother, who is on a waiting list for a heart transplant. Unfortunately, her mother's physical condition worsens, leading her to forgo the long-awaited opportunity for the transplant, yet just like that, her mother disappears. Things were already chaotic enough for Ae Ri, and then she receives a phone call from a strange man claiming he's 31 days in the future.

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⏱ The Chronos Team ⏱

Under the rule of King Sejong the Great (Han Suk Kyu), the Joseon Dynasty flourished as scientific advancements and technological developments served to better the lives of the people. Honoring those who made scientific progress, the King sought out the greatest minds in Joseon, celebrating the advancements they made in agriculture, astrology, medicine, and more. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge and a mind inclined to think outside the box, it was only a matter of time before he crossed paths with the brilliant Jang Yeong Sik (Choi Min Sik).&nbsp;

Born a slave, Jang Yeong Sik had no claims to greatness, but his astounding mind and impressive talents eventually earned him a position within the local government. Finding a kindred spirit in Yeong Sik, King Sejong gives the low-born man a position as his science advisor, and together they make great strides in the scientific world. As time passes, their love of scientific research and invention leads them to form an unusual and completely unprecedented friendship.

But the technological advances they make for Joseon catch the eye of the Ming Empire. Wary of Joseon becoming too great, the Chinese Emperor orders an immediate cessation of astrological study and demands that Jang Yeong Sik be handed over at once. Forced to make a terrible choice, King Sejong must decide between the friend he cherishes or the people he was born to protect.

Based on actual events, “Forbidden Dream” is a 2019 historical drama film directed by Hur Jin Ho.

Forbidden Dream

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Where can a wrongly accused person turn to for help? Kwon Soon Tae (Kim Sang Ho) was a law-abiding single father raising his daughter, Kwon Dong Hyun (Kim Hyang Gi), when his whole world turns upside after he is wrongly accused of murder and sent to prison. Soon Tae writes a letter pleading his innocence and asking for help and sends it to Choi Pil Jae (Kim Myung Min), a police detective that Soon Tae believed was righteous. But Pil Jae had already quit his job as a detective after his partner betrayed him and now works as an illegal law broker at a law firm. Pil Jae disregards Soon Tae’s letter at first, but when he realizes that it was a case handled by his former partner, Pil Jae is intrigued. Will he put his detective skills back into use to crack this murder case and help prove Soon Tae’s innocence? “Proof of Innocence” is a 2016 South Korean film written and directed by Kwon Jong Kwan.

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