Ryu Deok Hwan is a South Korean actor, screenwriter and director. He was born on June 12, 1987 and made his debut in the acting world at the age of six. An award-winning actor, he has appeared in numerous films and television dramas over the years including, “God’s Quiz” (2010), “The Great Doctor” (2012), “Miss Hammurabi” (2018), and “Special Labor Inspector, Mr. Jo” (2019).

Ryu Deok Hwan

When Woo Jin (Esom) and Samuel (Ahn Jae Hong) were first married, they happily enjoyed a rather robust love life. But five years into their marriage, the burning passion that consumed them as newlyweds has all but been extinguished.&nbsp;

Working as a receptionist at a three-star hotel, Woo Jin has become aggressively goal-oriented. Determined to advance no matter the cost, Woo Jin focuses much of her energy on her job while Samuel seems to be exactly the opposite. After graduating from a prestigious university, Samuel immediately landed a job at a large company but he pushed himself so hard at work that his mental health began to suffer. Unable to handle the stress of his job, Samuel left the corporate world behind him. Now working as a taxi driver, his work stress is less but his married life isn’t what it used to be.&nbsp;

One day at work, Woo Jin happens upon a secret involving a couple she’s friends with. Seeing this as an opportunity to turn her own life around, Woo Jin talks her husband into joining her in the business of blackmail. Determined to expose cheating couples, Woo Jin and Samuel waste no time starting their new business but digging into other people’s lives begins to shed an uncomfortable light on some of their own issues. Could exposing other couple’s infidelity be the catalyst that sparks the romantic flame that is so desperately needed in their marriage?

A story of marriage and blackmail, “LTNS” is a 2024 South Korean comedy drama directed by&nbsp;Im Dae Hyung and Jeon Go Woon.

LTNS

LTNS Spy Team🫣

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Detective Young Jin, from the regional investigation unit, has only one thing on her mind to solve as many criminal cases as possible as a way to atone for her friend's murder 19 years ago. Then one day, one of these criminal cases hits too close to home again. Her neighbor's son, Eun Ho, seems to have mysteriously fallen off the roof of a hotel and left in a coma. Ruled as an apparent suicide attempt by the authorities, Young Jin senses foul play and decides to take it upon herself to get to the bottom of it. With the help of Eun Ho's homeroom teacher, Sun Woo, they both begin to uncover that Eun Ho's injuries were no accident.

Nobody Knows

A North Korean defector, Gook Hyeon (Ryu Deok Hwan) has made a new life for himself in South Korea, working as a freelance video journalist. Always on the hunt for a compelling story to cover, he’s only interested in working on the most provocative pieces.

In his search for the next great story, he comes across former violent crimes detective, Ki Man (Jung Doo Hong). Once involved in the investigation of powerful a drug cartel, Ki Man was at the top of his game until things took a serious and unexpected turn for the worst. Now living off scraps, with a piece of knife stuck in his head, Ki Man is searching for a way to get his revenge. Lucky for him, that’s exactly when Gook Hyeon shows up.

Teaming up with the only man willing to listen to him, Ki Man and Gook Hyeon set out on a dangerous mission to chase a story and seek revenge but nothing could prepare them for what they find along the way.

An action-packed thrill-ride, “Fist and Furious” is a 2019 film directed by Ha Won Joon.

Fist and Furious

⚖️ Justice Fist 🤜

JTBC

Miss Hammurabi is a courtroom drama about an overly sympathetic judge, Park Chao Reum (Go Ara), and the coolheaded Ba Reun (Kim Myung Soo). 

Park Chaoreum (Go Ara) is a newly appointed judge who is assigned to the 44th Civil Affairs Department at the Seoul Central District. She is always on the lookout for injustice and is able to profoundly empathize with others. Compared to her, Im Ba Reun (Kim Myung Soo) is a rigid man of principle with the creed of creating a ‘court that is equal to all'. He is displeased with junior judge, Park Chao Reum (Go Ara), who is too sympathetic when it comes to cases.

Miss Hammurabi

The Don't Judge Me Team! 

Go Hwan (Ryu Deok Hwan) is a young man who has Lou Gehrig’s disease. His condition is terminal, and his parents’ attempts to cheer him up are valiant, but fail to hit the mark: His mother fusses about his heath, while his father’s attempts to run a marathon with him – pushing Go Hwan all the way in a wheelchair, ending in calamity for all involved. His two closest friends Nam Joon (Kim Dong Young) and Gap Duk (Ahn Jae Hong) resolve to help him enjoy his last days of life. They smuggle him out of the hospital where he has been since the disastrous marathon attempt and take him on a day out to the beach. The trio has a blast by the seaside, but when they return, Go Hwan’s mother is worried that the outing has worsened his health.

Back in the hospital, Go Hwan reveals his last wish to his two friends: He has never had sex in his life and does not want to die “a boy” – but face his death as a “man.” He pleas with his friends to help him have sex with a woman before time runs out. Reluctantly, Nam Joon and Gap Duk agree – but finding a woman who will agree to fulfill his wish turns out to be much harder than they could have ever imagined!

“The Last Ride” is a 2016 South Korean movie that was directed by Nam Dae Joong.

The Last Ride

🤼 THE BEST BUDDIES TEAM 🤼

Do Ra Hee (Park Bo Young) is a young and idealistic graduate who has just landed what she thinks will be her dream internship at the entertainment desk of a major newspaper. But her dreams are shattered in a mere instant when she meets the hot-tempered, foul-mouthed entertainment section manager Ha Jae Kwan (Jung Jae Young). Before she has even said hello to him, she witnesses him flying into a rage and smashing his office telephone to pieces in a curse-filled rage.

He then berates her for a lack of “passion” and proceeds to inform her that there will be no time off for her if she joins the desk, not even at weekends. She does her best to get on his good side by writing stories, most of which he tears up in front of her face – demanding scandal-filled exclusives. But when she is ordered to write up a suspicious-looking story about an actor who allegedly committed sexual assault, she starts to realize that the information she has been given may have been fabricated. Do Ra Hee decides to defy her section editor and investigate for herself…

“You Call it Passion” is a 2015 South Korean movie that was directed and co-written by Jeong Gi Hun.

You Call It Passion

✨The Passion Lovers Team

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The value was changed from A drama portraying the lives of doctors who struggle to bring happiness to families and children, \u201CGood Doctor\u201D deals with the pediatricians who save the lives of young children through a steadfast sense of duty and the pain and agony these doctors face. The raw, uncut reality of a pediatrics department bound to be substandard due to the upper management\u2019s strict pursuit of profit and a completely illogical insurance system. The actions of the doctors, who take responsibility for the children\u2019s futures rather than just simply treating them, make one rethink the question of what adults must truly do for children. \u201CGood Doctor\u201D attempts to show that those with disabilities have feelings and dreams just like everyone else and that they are actually beautiful people who can touch the hearts of all. It delivers a message saying that what these people need is not sympathy and pity, but a sense of belonging, appreciation, and recognition as a member of society.

Good Doctor

As conjoined twins, Sang Hyun (Cho Seung Woo) and Dong Hyun (Ryu Deok Hwan) have spent literally every moment of their lives together. Forced to live as two people sharing a single body, the brothers have never had a chance to live their own lives. Having spent nearly thirty years living in a remote house with their father, the two brothers have only been allowed to experience life within the confines of their property. Even so, living such a confined life hasn’t stopped either of them from dreaming.

Recognizing Dong Hyun’s dream to become a published children’s book author, their father invites Park Seung Ah (Nam Sang Mi), a tender-hearted young artist to the house with the hopes that her work will help Dong Hyun realize his dreams. As Dong Hyun and Seung Ah work, Sang Hyun has no choice but to remain silent in the background. Often hidden&nbsp;under his brother’s hoodie, Seung Ah has plenty of time to start contemplating his own wants and needs which, up to this point, was something he never thought much about. Meanwhile, Dong Hyun’s own desires, including his most desperate desire to appear “normal” grows, so too grows his resentment towards his brother.&nbsp;

With both brothers desperately reaching for things that will forever remain outside their grasp, their relationship is put to the ultimate test. Will they find a way to make peace with their fate or will their desperate desire for change force them over the edge?

A story of life, love, and loss, “Peach Tree” is a 2012 South Korean film directed by Ku Hye Sun.

Peach Tree

The Peach Halves

After being found in 918, the kingdom of Goryeo faced a critical existential crisis when the powerful Yuan dynasty tried to subjugate them. In the fictional setting of this drama, a warrior living in the timeline of Goryeo meets a plastic surgeon living in the present day. The plastic surgeon gets kidnapped by the warrior who got an order from the king to find a doctor who can cure the fatally injured queen. The two individuals who were not meant to coexist are brought together to fight their way through the ordeals on the land of Goryeo. The warrior makes a promise that he will return her to her world, but a scheming royal advisor persuades the king to force the surgeon to stay as she can be useful to him. There, the surgeon falls in love with the warrior who is the leader of the royal guard. In this era of change and chaos, love that transcends time and space blooms.

The Great Doctor

The Faith Team

Late one night, on the Gangbyeon Expressway leading into Seoul, a desperate young woman throws herself into traffic. The resulting accident leads to a four-car pile up and a night of chaos for the officers at the Yongsan police station.&nbsp;

In an effort to understand exactly what happened, the officers are forced to bring everyone involved in the accident in for questioning. From the witnesses in each of the cars, to a group of bystanders on the street, everyone has their own version of the story but no one seems to have any idea why a young woman would seemingly choose to throw her life away. Chaotic as the station may be, things are thrown into further disarray when it’s discovered that the sole casualty of the accident has, in her possession, a memory stick containing the final question for a big-money television quiz show.

Known for its difficult questions and an accumulating prize pot, the witnesses at the station now have the answer to the quiz show’s jackpot winning question, a jackpot that currently stands at over $13 million dollars. Unable to resist the temptation, each set of witnesses shows up to participate in the next show, knowing only twenty-nine questions stand between them and a fortune. Will this strange twist of fate bring fortune to one scandalous winner or will they fall prey to the darker forces working behind-the-scenes of the popular show?

Featuring a star-studded cast, “The Quiz Show Scandal” is a witty 2010 satirical comedy film directed by Jang Jin.

The Quiz Show Scandal

The Scandalous Team

The year is 1950 and the Korean Peninsula is being torn apart by the Korean War, which has just broken out. All across the country, fierce fighting has broken out, with North Korean forces battling the United States Army and the South Korean military. In a mountainous part of the country, a unit of North Korean soldiers is ambushed by Southern opponents, but three of them – led by Rhee Soo Hwa (Jung Jae Young) – escape through a rocky passage. They eventually stumble upon a free-spirited but mentally challenged young woman named Yeo Il (Kang Hye Jung). She takes them back to her village – a place named Dongmakgol.

Dongmakgol is a place lost in the pages of time: It is a small and very remote, self-sustaining village that is blissfully unaware of the war raging in the rest of the country. The villagers don’t even understand what the soldiers’ rifles and grenades are. But also taking refuge in the village are two South Korean army deserters – Pyo Hyun Chul (Shin Ha Kyun) and Moon Sang Sang (Seo Jae Kyung). What will happen to the villagers – and their idyllic way of life – when these two groups of rival soldiers come face-to-face with their sworn enemies?

“Welcome to Dongmakgol” is a 2005 South Korean movie that was directed by Park Kwang Hyun.

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