Park Geun Hyung is an award-winning veteran South Korean actor whose prolific career spans more than five decades. Born on June 7, 1940, he began his career in the 1960s and has appeared in many popular films, television dramas, theater productions and variety shows since then. Some of his recent popular works include the popular television dramas “The Legendary Witch” (2014), “Angry Mom” (2015) and “Here Comes Love” (2015), and the films “Salut d’Amour” (2015) and “Because I Love You” (2017).

Park Geun Hyung

KBS2, KOCOWA

Park Do Ra is a bright, brave woman with a challenging personality who became a top actress because her mother, Park Mi Ja, said it was the only way to escape poverty. After earning fame and fortune as a top star, all Do Ra wants to do is rest and enjoy her riches, but her mother keeps causing trouble. Mi Ja always adorns herself in luxury, even more than any top star, thanks to Do Ra's success. However, Mi Ja wants more. Do Ra can't handle her tight schedule due to Mi Ja's desires and wants to quit her new drama "Straightforward Romance," but she can't because she met her first love, Go Pil Seung, the assistant director. Pil Seung is passionate about his job but tries to leave "Straightforward Romance" because of Do Ra, who was very particular to him when he was young. Unfortunately, an unusual assignment to exclusively lead her falls in his lap. Will Do Ra find her happiness by escaping her mother's never-ending desires?

Beauty and Mr. Romantic

The Beauty of Mr. Romantic

Han Pil Joo (Lee Sung Min) is an elderly man who works as a waiter in a large family restaurant. His co-workers, including a young cook named In Gyu (Nam Joo Hyuk), have no idea that he has a brain tumor that will likely kill him very shortly. He is also suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, meaning his memory is starting to fail him. One day, In Gyu witnesses Han Pil Joo carrying out what looks like an execution. Stunned, he confronts Han Pil Joo – and learns a shocking secret…

Han Pil Joo’s family was devastated by a number of dastardly individuals during the Japanese colonization of Korea (1910-1945). He has devoted his life ever since to hatching a mission to hunt down the surviving individuals who tore his family apart – and kill them. In Gyu finds himself caught up in the mission. But with Han Pil Joo’s memory and health now starting to decline fast, he must strike now – or fail in his quest for revenge!

“Remember” is a 2022 South Korean movie that was written and directed by Lee Il Hyung.

Remember

Remember Team

JTBC

Kang Do Chang (Son Hyun Joo) and Oh Ji Hyeok ( Jang Seung Jo) are detectives in the South Korean port city of Incheon. But they are polar opposites: While the former is a grizzled veteran of almost two decades who uses his experience and personal connections to crack cases, Oh Ji Hyeok is his foil. Instead, he is cool, calculating, and prefers to delve into criminals’ minds to look for clues. The duo has formed an unlikely partnership, but they will need to pool all of their skills if they are to crack their toughest case yet.

Troubles begin when they investigate a savage beating at a seedy underground club – as well as a serial killer who seems to have a fondness for preying on young women dressed in white. The mystery leads them to the TJ Group – a powerful family-run conglomerate. The family that runs the group appears to be at war with itself. And amid all the chaos, a number of key players emerge, including Cheon Na Na (Kim Hyo Jin) and the TJ legal chief Woo Tae Ho (Jung Moon Sung). Could the TJ Group and its feuding family operators be the key to the crimes? Only Incheon’s finest detectives can find out!

“The Good Detective S2” is a 2022 South Korean drama series that was directed by Jo Nam Gook.

The Good Detective 2

The Incheon Case Crackers

iHQ Drama, MBN

Working as both a photographer and editor of one of the nation’s most famous magazines, Lee Sun Woo (Lee Ji Hoon) has managed to convince everyone around him that his life has always been nothing short of perfect. But hidden behind his warm smile and gentle disposition, is a man who has suffered greatly at the hands of others. Having spent the majority of his life attempting to overcome his past, Sun Woo’s driving force is his desperate desire for revenge.

But Sun Woo isn’t the only one driven by secret desires. The CEO of a cosmetics company, Han Chae Rin (Han Chae Young) has everything a person could ever desire, yet she is constantly driven by a relentless need to have more. Greedy and ambitious, Chae Rin will stop at nothing to obtain everything her heart desires. While Chae Rin plots her next big move, rising actress Park Da Som (Ji Yi Soo) finds herself so desperate to protect her ailing child that she’s willing to do absolutely anything, if it will bring her success. While Da Som struggles between the demands of motherhood and her career, her husband, Hyun Seung Hoon (Koo Ja Sung) is so frustrated by the harsh realities of their life that he finds himself focused solely on achieving his own dreams of professional success.&nbsp;

Each driven by an unrelenting desire to succeed in one way or another, these four desperate souls begin a search for a sponsor who might help them attain their deepest desires. But if such a sponsor exists, what will be the asking price for making such desirous dreams come true?

A story of burning passions and deep desires, “Sponsor” is a 2022 Korean romantic thriller drama directed by Kwak Gi Won.

Sponsor

🤫Hidden Secrets👀 Team

SBS, KOCOWA

In modern society, some people are neglected and suffering. They are often involved in unfortunate events, such as industrial accidents, and end up dying. Most of the disasters could be prevented in advance with little attention. However, some companies or public organizations tend not to prepare for potential accidents because of the high cost. That's how industrial accidents take place. Doctor Detective is a drama where medical doctors treat the patients suffering from industrial accidents and look into the truth behind the accidents. The drama story starts when Joong Eun, an enormously talented medical doctor, gets to join an undiagnosed disease center(UDC) in the middle of experiencing difficulties in her personal life. And she starts to look into her patients' diseases caused by industrial accidents and work on revealing the truth concealed by those with power.

Doctor Detective

With his family struggling to make ends meet, Uhm Bok Dong (Rain) dutifully does his part to help out by selling water to local merchants. Tired of the daily struggle to carry water to his customers, Bok Dong dreams of someday being able to make his deliveries on wheels. As if fate had been listening to his silent prayers, Bok Dong soon comes across a man selling a bicycle. Sharing his dream with his siblings, his younger brother decides to help Bok Dong turn his dream into a reality by using his school tuition money to buy the bicycle. But Bok Dong’s joy soon turns to sorrow as his newly acquired bike is stolen.

After facing the wrath of his furious father, Bok Dong has no choice but to find a way to pay his brother back. Leaving his small town, he travels to Seoul, where he soon comes across an advertisement for an upcoming bicycle competition organized by the Japanese Government General of Korea. Enticed by the prize money, Bok Dong enters the race. Competing against Japanese and Korean participants alike, Bok Dong beats them all, taking home the title of champion, as well as the prize money. A month later, he wins his second race and becomes a national hero overnight.

Raising the spirits of his fellow countrymen, in a time of Japanese colonial rule, Bok Dong’s string of victories bring with them a glimmer of hope; but not everyone is pleased with Bok Dong’s success. Desperate to put an end to Bok Dong’s winning streak, the Japanese referees are willing to do anything; but will their efforts be enough to stop this hero of the people?

Inspired by the true story of famed cyclist Uhm Bok Dong, “Race to Freedom - Um Bok Dong” is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Kim Yoo Sung.

Race to Freedom - Um Bok Dong

The Freedom Fighter team.

One son chooses power while another son chooses justice. The powerful and corrupt Jang family has controlled the city of Bukcheon for three generations. The current leader of the family operations is Jang Beom Ho (Park Geun Hyung), and his oldest son, Jang Ki Seo (Kim Sung Kyun), follows in his father’s footsteps in all the ruthless dealings to keep a stronghold on the city through whatever violent means necessary.

The second son, Jang Joon Seo (Jin Goo), decides to pursue a more noble life by becoming a police detective. When Joon Seo’s wife ends up being killed, Joon Seo is determined to get to the bottom of the murder, even if it means exposing dirty secrets about his own powerful family. 

Seo Yi Ra (Jung Eun Ji), a prosecutor, is intent on bringing the Jang family to justice. But she has to contend with Joon Seo and Goo Ja Kyung (Go Jun Hee), the daughter of the former president, in her quest to bring down the powerful crime family.

“Untouchable” is a 2017-2018 South Korean drama series directed by Jo Nam Kook.

Untouchable

The Touch Me If You Can Team

Sometimes you need a little help to muster up the courage to go after things in life. 

Jin Lee Hyung (Cha Tae Hyun) is a talented songwriter who dies in a sudden car accident. His spirit, however, doesn’t depart into the afterlife but instead starts to jump around the bodies of living people. High school student Scully (Kim Yoo Jung) becomes the shepherd of Lee Hyung’s spirit in his times of need. 

One person that Lee Hyung’s spirit takes over is Lee Hyun Kyung (Seo Hyun Jin), who aspires to become a singer but suffers from bad stage fright. Lee Hyung’s former colleague, Park Chan Young (Im Joo Hwan), has a secret crush on Hyun Kyung but is afraid to act on it. 

Can Lee Hyung help Hyun Kyung and Chan Young go after the things they want in life? 

“Because I Love You” is a 2017 South Korean film directed by Ju Ji Hong.

Because I Love You

An ambitious equestrian with dreams of someday winning the Grand Prix Championship, Seo Joo Hee (Kim Tae Hee) has dedicated her life to the sport of horse racing. An accomplished jockey, Joo Hee was well on her way to making her dreams come true until an accident during one of her races put an end to everything. Losing her horse and injuring her arm, Joo Hee is too devastated by the loss to continue racing.

Sinking into an ever-deepening depression, Joo Hee realizes something is going to have to change, and soon. Knowing nothing will change without action, Joo Hee travels to Jeju Island, hoping the time away will help clear her head and heal her heart. She doesn’t hold out much hope for the trip but admits that a vacation might be nice.

While exploring the wonders of Jeju Island, Joo Hee meets Lee Woo Suk (Yang Dong Geun), a champion jockey who understands the pain and heartache that comes with racing. Able to relate to Joo Hee in ways no one else can, Woo Suk helps his new friend find the courage to start over. With Woo Suk by her side, Joo Hee once again dreams of winning the Grand Prix and this time, nothing is going to stand in her way.

An emotional story of broken dreams and starting over, “Grand Prix” is a 2010 sports film directed by Yang Yun Ho.

Grand Prix

Today, modern people have even lost love for each other. We shout that the core value of the universe is love, and our life is all about a fight to find that love, but we hide from our closest friends and family like an actor. So we become the loneliest people in the world, dreaming of futile escape and wasting the precious gifts of life. Through the stories with mixed fates, we realize that true love and salvation of the soul are the restorations of humanism. As society rapidly advances, we have become psychological nomads. Where is our haven? This drama is about the restoration of humanism. Humanism and devotion between family members are what we need.

East of Eden

MBC, KOCOWA

This is the story of Ju Mong\u2019s life and love in the period between Gojoseon\u2019s fall and Goguryeo\u2019s foundation.\u00A0Ju Mong was conceived by Hae Mo Soo and Lady Yu Hwa, but he was raised as the son of Geum Wa who betrayed Hae Mo Soo. Ju Mong yearned for meeting his father, and he loved only one woman for his whole life. Hae Mo Soo was Ju Mong\u2019s teacher, but he passed away before finding out about their relationship. Also, Ju Mong couldn\u2019t get married to the woman he loved. So Seo No was a bright and bold woman who could foresee the era she lived in. She loved Ju Mong for her life as well, but she couldn\u2019t become his wife. However, she managed to become the wise helper who supported Ju Mong to become the leader. Ju Mong overcomes all the ordeal and hardship, take the land of Gojoseon, and establishes a new country, Goguryeo.

Ju Mong, Prince of Legend

A Ri Young is working as a TV drama writer, and her pen name is Eun A. Her father, Jin Sub, abandoned his wife and A Ri Young for a colleague of his wife's to start a new family. While working as a deputy director at Taeyang Daily, Jin Sub is shocked to learn that the drama writer Eun A is actually his daughter, A Ri Young. Ye Young, Jin Sub's new daughter, was in a happy relationship with her boyfriend, Ju Wang. However, A Ri Young shakes up her life with her vengeance, and Ye Young learns that her mother had seduced her father, who was already married, to start a new family.

Story of a Mermaid

Hyo Dong is the son of Hyo Dong Tower's owner, but he's not exactly a model student who only cares about being cool. Cho Paeng Dal opens his own Chinese restaurant with Hyo Dong Tower's secret recipes, so Hyo Dong makes a scene at his restaurant. While running from Paeng Dal's guys, Hyo Dong ends up hiding in Hee Ae's trunk. Hee Ae saves Hyo Dong, and as they constantly run into each other, they fall in love. But Hee Ae was the daughter of Golden Dragon's owner, a rival to Hyo Dong Tower. Hee Ae's older brother and the son of Golden Dragon, Hee Moon, is ambitious enough to crush Hyo Dong Tower down and expand the restaurant to a national chain. Yet Hyo Dong fights back, and the two go against each other. Hee Ae loves Hyo Dong, who is a genuine person, but as she finds out his family restaurant is her family's rival, she also participates in a cooking battle to protect her family's restaurant. Will Hee Ae and Hyo Dong be able to protect each family's restaurant as well as their love?

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