Jang Gwang is a veteran South Korean voice-over actor and actor for both film and television. Born on January 5, 1951, he began his career in 1978 as a voice-over actor. But he went in front of the camera for his dual role as twin school administrators in the gripping and controversial 2011 film “Silenced,” which garnered him a tremendous amount of attention. He has since had a prolific career acting in both films and television dramas, including “Grandpas Over Flowers Investigation Team” (2014), “Fated to Love You” (2014), “Super Daddy 10” (2015), “Yong Pal” (2015), “Memory” (2016), “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds” (2016), “Defendant” (2017) and “Bad Thief, Good Thief” (2017).

Jang Gwang

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Driven by his motivation to provide for his wife and child, Shin Moo Gwang (Yeon Woo Jin) has worked hard to become an exemplary soldier. Through endless hard work and unwavering dedication, Moo Gwang has finally managed to capture the attention of one of his division’s commanding officers. Impressed by Moo Gwang’s impeccable work ethic, the Division Commander (Jo Sung Ha) appoints him as his new household chef.

Thrilled by his new assignment, Moo Gwang accepts his new post with pride. Working in the Division Commander’s home, Moo Gwang is soon introduced to Ryu Soo Ryeon (Ji An), the commander’s pretty young wife. Frequently crossing paths with the commander’s wife, Moo Gwang soon finds himself an unexpected object of Soo Ryeon’s desires.&nbsp;

Unable to leave a post he worked so hard to acquire, Moo Gwang soon finds himself desperate to escape the unwanted advances of the commander’s wife. With the commander expected to be away on business, will Moo Gwang find a way to free himself from Soo Ryeon’s persistent advances or will his steadfast willpower eventually begin to crumble?

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Yan Lian Ke, “Serve the People” is a 2022 South Korean romantic film directed by Jang Cheol Soo.

Serve the People

Public servants

KBS02

In this romantic K-Drama, Lee Hye Ri plays an innkeeper and bootlegger who accidentally rents a room to the #1 policeman in Korea. Will she be able to keep her bootlegging under wraps? How about her heart?

Moonshine

In vino Veritas & Love Team 🍷

Kim Ja Hong (Cha Tae Hyun) is a fearless firefighter who dies at the scene of an emergency. At the moment of his death, he finds himself traveling outside his body, witnessing his coworkers trying to resuscitate him as his life ebbs away. He realizes he is now in the afterlife, and he is greeted by three godly guardians, namely Hae Won Maek (Joo Ji Hoon), Lee Deok Choon (Kim Hyang Gi), and Gang Rim (Ha Jung Woo). The trio believes him to be a rare paragon of virtue, a man who has lived a truly virtuous life. If they are proved correct, they will succeed in having him reincarnated, and will also stand a chance of returning to the mortal realm themselves.

But in order to complete the mission, Kim Ja Hong must prove his worth in seven otherworldly courts in the space of 49 days. The courts have unique access to all the apparent misdeeds he has committed over his lifetime. In each courtroom, he must prove he was not at fault, with the guardians acting as defense lawyers. Can Kim Ja Hong pass the trials of the underworld – and does he really want the ultimate prize of reincarnation?

“Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds” is a 2017 South Korean movie that was directed by Kim Yong Hwa.

Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds

 The 🔆 Two Worlds ☀ Team

Hee Min (Chani of SF9) is the son of South Korea’s most powerful shaman – an individual who is able to communicate with the spirits of the dead in order to influence the world of the living. He thinks little of shamanism, but is forced to channel powers he never knew he had when malevolent spirits begin to terrorize the high school he transfers to.

Also at the school, he meets So Young (Park Yoo Na), with whom he falls in love at first sight. By chance, he finds her diary and decides to declare his feelings for her by returning it to her, along with a special gift – as a heartfelt declaration of his feelings. However, So Young is preoccupied with other matters: She know about dark secrets connected to the school and ghastly events the school authorities would rather sweep under the carpet. Can this duo help save the school from evil spirits – and maybe find love while they’re at it?

This movie was based on the video game “White Day: A Labyrinth Named School,” which was released for PCs in 2001, and issued as a mobile gaming console title in 2015.

“The Labyrinth” is a 2021 South Korean movie that was directed by Song Eun.

The Labyrinth

☯️ Evil Shamans Team ☯️ 

Will Park Gyu Young find love and save her family's art gallery from bankruptcy? The help she needs might just come from the rugged and rich son of a soup empire who is a little rough around the edges.

Dali and Cocky Prince

Dali and Prince Lovers Team 

In desperate need of work, Jung Seok (Chani) takes a part-time job caring for the ailing tycoon, Chairman Choi (Jang Gwang). Working as a live-in caretaker, Jung Seok moves to the chairman’s mountain home, taking up residence in what appears to be a deserted mountain village. Unfazed by his remote surroundings, Jung Seok gladly takes on the responsibility of keeping the chairman well-cared for and comfortable. Spending his days changing soiled undergarments and administering pills, Jung Seok takes advantage of his free-time by gossiping with his co-worker, Ippal (Kim Gang Hyun).

A chatterbox who never stops talking, Ippal knows everything there is to know about everyone and everything. Recognizing just how exhausting it is to care for the dying chairman, Ippal loves to fill Jun Seok’s head with stories of the beautiful Se Na (Kim So Ra). Known for her extraordinary skill in bed, Se Na is nothing short of a legend; which is why Jung Seok is beside himself the day Se Na shows up at the chairman’s home. Happy to indulge in some well-deserved rest, the three take a moment to relax. But their carefree moment is cut short when the chairman suddenly appears and begins attacking Ippal. Desperate to save their friend, Jung Seok and Se Na try to step in only to have the chairman fall over dead, mid-attack.

With their boss now dead, things at the mansion begin to take a strange turn as a bizarre set of incidents have each of them soon questioning what is real and what is not. Will any of them be able to escape this nightmare unscathed?

A dark and thrilling comedy, “The Gossip” is a 2021 horror mystery film directed by Hwang Song Jae.&nbsp;

The Gossip

The Rumored Team

War games threaten to turn deadly after political skullduggery by international political extremists threatens to plunge the entire East Asian region into a catastrophic war.

With the United States president Willis Chatman Smoot (Angus Macfadyen) insistent that the South Korean president Han Kyeong Jae (Jung Woo Sung) agrees to let his country’s military take part in military exercises, the latter finds himself in a quandary, with Chinese officials warning him to refrain.

But at a summit with North Korean leader Jo Seon Sa (Yoo Yeon Seok), the three political leaders are taken captive while the head of the North Korean military attempts to seize power in a coup.

The three men find themselves kidnapped and aboard a North Korean nuclear submarine. Political chaos threatens to break loose – and the East Asian nations, as well as the United States, find themselves edging toward the brink of nuclear war.

Can the leaders escape – and foil the plans of the warmongers threatening to engulf the world in a devastating nuclear conflict?

“Steel Rain 2” is a 2020 South Korean movie that was directed by Yang Woo Suk.

Steel Rain 2

🎬Hard Steel Team👮

Twenty years ago, Yoon Ji Soo (Jeon So Nee) fell in love with a man who made her heart sing. As a freshman in the college of music, Ji Soo didn’t expect to catch the eye of Han Jae Hyun (Jinyoung), a popular, headstrong law school student, but she did. Falling for him as quickly as he fell for her, the two experienced one of the most beautiful moments any two people can experience together: their first love. But like so many first loves, theirs wouldn’t last forever.

Now in her forties, Ji Soo (Lee Bo Young) is a single mother, working a contract job in a desperate attempt to make ends meet. Jae Hyun (Yoo Ji Tae), on the other hand, is a successful, ambitious businessman who has pursued wealth and honor, above all else. Far different than the man he once was, Jae Hyun is hardly recognizable as the headstrong kid he used to be. But when fate brings Ji Soo back into his life, she recognizes him almost immediately.

Suddenly back in each other’s lives, Ji Soo and Jae Hyun have been granted a rare opportunity to start over. But can two people really separated by so many years and experiences, really reignite a flame that flickered out so many years ago?

A story of first loves and second chances, “When My Love Blooms” is a 2020 romantic drama directed by Song Jung Hyun.

When My Love Blooms

💘 When My Love Blooms Team 💘

The kingdom of Joseon is plagued by disorder, with violent political uprisings breaking out, and a power struggle surrounding the ruthless King Lee Hun (Yeo Jin Goo).

To avoid assassination attempts on the king's life, a clown named Ha Sun (Yeo Jin Goo), who happens to look exactly like the king, is brought to the palace to act as his double. As Ha Sun takes the throne and tricks the court into believing he truly is the king, he begins to fall for the beautiful Queen Yoo So Woon (Lee Se Young).

This series is an adaptation of the movie “Gwanghae: The Man Who Became King” (also known as “Masquerade”), starring Lee Byung Hun and Han Hyo Joo.

“The Crowned Clown” is a 2019 Korean drama series directed by Kim Hee Won.

The Crowned Clown

THE ON FIRE PENGUINS TEAM 🔥🐧

Lee Dong Il (Jang Gwang) is a septuagenarian who lives on his own and is thoroughly enjoying his old age. With plenty of free time on his hands, he has hobbies aplenty and a busy social life.

But one day, his son comes by to request that Lee Dong Il temporarily look after his teenage grandson Lee Jae Hoon (Yeon Jun Suk), while the former goes overseas to remarry.

The elderly man very begrudgingly agrees, and Lee Jae Hoon, who would prefer to spend his days lazing around, is no fan of the idea either. The two soon begin to get on each other’s nerves and butt heads on more than one occasion.

But when a mysterious crime wave begins to shale up the area – targetting pensioners – the duo decides to pool their wits and get to the bottom of the matter.

In the meantime, they must also work to shore up their relationship. But as they start to work together, they start to realize that they have a lot more in common than they once thought.

“60 Days of Summer” is a 2018 South Korean movie that was directed by Kim Hee Young.

60 days of Summer

Hwayugi follows the story of Jin Seon Mi (Oh Yeon Seo), who was born with the ability to see spirits. One day, she is asked by a strange man Woo Ma Wang (Cha Seung Won) to retrieve a fan from a haunted house. She is blocked by Son Oh Gong (Lee Seung Gi) who asks her to blow out five candles to free him in exchange for protection. Upon doing so, her memory is erased by Son Oh Gong, who runs away.
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Years later, Jin Seon Mi, now running a real estate business specializing in stigmatized properties, bumps into Son Oh Gong, who is trying to do good deeds in order to have his immortal status restored by Heaven. Through radical circumstances, Son Oh Gong is now bound to Jin Seon Mi and must protect her from supernatural forces, or risk his own goals. What fate lies ahead for this odd partnership?
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Directed by Park Hong Kyun, Kim Jung Hyun, Kim Byung Soo, this drama is an epic retelling of the Chinese 16th-century story, Journey to the West. Written by the Hong sisters, this drama also marks the return of Lee Seung Gi to the screen, having finished his military service. On top of that, the Hwayugi cast is known for their synergy and dynamics - this is not a drama to be missed if you enjoy supernatural elements, comedy, and a stellar cast of heartthrobs.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Hwayugi
Where can I watch Hwayugi?
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Are there English subtitles for Hwayugi?
Hwayugi is available in English, Japanese, Tagalog, and 17 more languages.
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How many episodes are available for Hwayugi?
Hwayugi has 20 episodes x 70 min.

Hwayugi

The Monkey Minions

MBC, KOCOWA

A thrilling, action-packed ride! A group of skilled thieves, who are descendants of Korean freedom fighters, expose the secrets and crimes of the powerful of Korea.

The Good Thieves

Good Thieves

Hong Il Kwon

With an adorable blend of humor, romance, and palace intrigue, you will get swept up in this charming romance between a girl who pretends to be a palace eunuch and the crowned prince of Korea. You will love this sweet romance with the lovable duo that won Best Couple at the 53rd Baeksang Awards Show.

Love in the Moonlight

The Moonlight Lovers

A brilliant Korean surgeon saves patients in a prestigious hospital by day and treats criminals in the underworld by night to pay off his sister's medical bills and avoid the wrath of a loan shark until he gets involved with a mysterious comma patient who wakes up after three years.

The Gang Doctor

The Pali Pali Team

In a South Korean village in the early 1950s, in the immediate aftermath of the Korean War, a tradition has developed – many males in the village prove their worth by selling their blood. The gesture not only proves that they have the ability to earn money, but also that their blood has been tested and proved healthy enough to sell. For Heo Sam Gwan (Ha Jung Woo), a construction worker and part-time farmhand, selling blood is part of his plan to win the heart of the prettiest young woman in the village: Heo Ok Ran (Ha Ji Won). The task is not easy, particularly as she already has a boyfriend, a womanizer from a relatively affluent background.

Somehow, though, Heo Sam Gwan succeeds in charming Heo Ok Ran and they go on to marry and have children. But as the children grow up, people in the village start to realize that the eldest of the children does not look much like the man who is supposed to be his father. When rumors about the boy’s paternity start to spread in the village, the once-happy family is in danger of breaking up…

This movie was based on a 1995 novel of the same name that was authored by Yu Hua.

“Chronicle of a Blood Merchant” is a 2015 South Korean movie that was adapted for the screen and directed by Ha Jung Woo.

Chronicle of the Blood Merchant

The Blood Ties

After a one-night stand, a kind-hearted secretary becomes pregnant with an arrogant and wealthy CEO's child. They decide to get married for the sake of the baby, but things don't really go as planned.

Fated to Love You

The Fated Team

Doctor Moon

Based on the life story of Baek Pa Sun, Jung Yi faces the struggle of being a woman who happens to be the best in her craft in the middle of the Joseon Era. She happens to be close with Prince Gwanghae and also masters the art of ceramics. She's out to find justice for her father and re-enter the palace of Bunwon as the best ceramist of the kingdom.

Goddess of Fire

GoF Team

Lee Pyung Ik

Soo Young is a judge who decides to join the challenging world of politics in order to rectify it. He wins an election and becomes a congressman, but rather than make things right, he's always criticized for his behavior and becomes the ugly duckling of the Great Korea Party. Seeing them up close, he realizes that politicians are even more pathetic than he initially thought and decides to call it quits. But on the day his party is secretly passing the press laws, he is hit on the head with a fire extinguisher by Noh Min Young of the Green Justice Party. She used to have zero interest in politics until her sister, who was considered to be a presidential candidate, died in a freak car accident with just six months to go until the presidential elections. This motivates Min Young to get into politics. After she accidentally hits Soo Young on the head with a fire extinguisher, the two of them become the most recognized politicians in all of Korea.

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