Chun Ho Jin is a veteran South Korean actor. Born on September 9, 1960, he made his acting debut in the 1986 film “Street of Desire” but his career took off after he won Best New Actor at the 28th Baeksang Arts Awards for his role in the 1990 television drama “Love on a Jujube Tree.” Chun Ho Jin has appeared in many popular films and television dramas throughout his prolific career, including the recent “City Hunter” (2011), “Bridal Mask” (2012), “All About My Romance” (2013), “Two Weeks” (2013), “Doctor Stranger” (2014), “Six Flying Dragons” (2015) and “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds” (2016), “Chicago Typewriter” (2017) and “My Golden Life” (2017-2018). In 2009, Chun Ho Jin published a book titled Chun Ho Jin’s Woodworking DIY.

Chun Ho Jin

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Lee Ji Hyeok (Jung Il Woo) is well-liked for his work ethic and charming personality, but he dedicates most of his free time and money to his personal hobbies instead of following his family's wishes for him to marry. It's not that women aren't interested in him: Ji Eun Oh (Jung In Sun), an underclassman from university, once confessed her feelings for him, but he turned her down. Despite this, Eun Oh decided to remain Ji Hyeok's friend. However, Ji Hyeok's best friend Park Seong Jae (Yoon Hyun Min) might affect Eun Oh and Ji Hyeok's friendship, as he's developed feelings for Eun Oh over the years, although he has yet to confess due to his loyalty to Ji Hyeok. When these long-dormant feelings are finally brought to the surface, all three of their lives change – but will it be for the better, or for the worse?

Our Golden Days

Circle of Life Team

As a newly married woman in 19th-century Korea, Park Yeon Woo’s (Lee Se Young) life should have been a happy one. But when her new husband dies shortly after their wedding, her life goes from bad to worse when she’s kidnapped and thrown down a well. What should have been the end of her story turns out to be just the beginning when her fall into the well lands her in a swimming pool in modern-day Korea. Fished out by Kang Tae Ha (Bae In Hyuk), Yeon Woo soon finds herself presented with a strange request: to join him in a contract marriage. Lost in a strange new world, will Yeon Woo agree to make a dying man’s wish come true? This 2023 South Korean historical romance series was directed by Park Sang Hoon.

The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract

✨ The Marvellous ✨ team

In 2023, Ha Eun Gyeol (Ryeoun) is a high schooler and a budding rock musician. He stumbles upon a magical music store that sends him back in time to 1995… where he comes face-to-face with his father Ha Lee Chan (Choi Hyun Wook), who is still in high school! Things get even weirder when he discovers that Lee Chan has a crush on the icy cellist Se Kyeong (Seol In Ah) – not Eun Gyeol's mother, Cheong Ah (Shin Eun Soo)! To try and make things right, Eun Gyeol must join a band fronted by his father. Can Eun Gyeol bring his future parents together? And will he ever get back to his “modern” life? This 2023 South Korean drama series was directed by Son Jong Hyun.

Twinkling Watermelon

🍉Viva la Watermelon🍉Team

JTBC

Lee Dong Sik (Shin Ha Kyun), a former ace detective haunted by a failed serial killer case, now works at a small police station doing menial tasks. When Han Joo Won (Yeo Jin Goo), a privileged young detective sent by his police chief father, arrives, their initial friction gives way to an uneasy partnership after a new murder case emerges with striking similarities to the unsolved killings from 20 years ago. As they investigate, both men's hidden secrets and complex motivations come to light, testing their loyalties and pushing them to uncover the truth behind these mysterious murders. This 2021 crime drama received 4 Baeksang Art Award nominations.

Beyond Evil

Beyond Evil team

KBS02

The Song family, led by parents Song Young Dal (Chun Ho Jin) and Jang Ok Boon (Cha Hwa Yeon), face unexpected chaos when all four of their adult children abruptly return home. First, divorced daughter Ga Hee (Oh Yoon Ah) and her son move back in. Then, pediatrician Na Hee (Lee Min Jung) and her husband Yoon Gyu Jin (Lee Sang Youb), both doctors at the same hospital, announce their own marital woes. The younger siblings, aspiring stuntman Joon Sun (Oh Dae Hwan) and the youngest, Da Hee (Lee Cho Hee), also navigate their own romantic and professional struggles. As the sprawling family grapples with unemployment, divorce, and new loves, they must learn to lean on each other, rediscover the meaning of family, and ultimately find their own paths to happiness.

Once Again

❝💥 The Almighty ✨ Team ❞

In order to accommodate the construction of a new dam, the residents of a rural village are forced to relocate. While they've been promised compensation, the villagers fight over the next steps. Amidst the turmoil, a traveling church group led by pastor Choi Kyung Seok (Chun Ho Jin) appears to offer assistance, appearing to perform miracles – and he gradually convinces them to donate their money to "the church" to make it into heaven. The only person who opposes Pastor Choi is ex-convict Kim Min Chul (Um Tae Goo), who's skeptical of the newcomers' motives and vows to expose the truth. However, when his younger sister Young Sun (Esom) falls for the church's tricks, he's put in an even more difficult situation. This drama is a remake of the 2013 Korean animated film "The Fake" and is a thematic sequel to the 2017 Korean drama "Save Me."

Save Me 2

Choi Kyung Seok

In high school, Kang Bok Soo (Yoo Seung Ho) was expelled after being framed for bullying, which sent him into a downward spiral and ruined his reputation. Years later, he lives a decent life, but deep down he harbors a burning desire for revenge against those who wronged him. His chance for vindication arrives when he's offered an opportunity to return to Seolsong High School as a student, as he crosses paths with two of his former classmates. Bok Soo’s high school girlfriend Son Soo Jung (Jo Bo Ah), whose testimony played a key role in his expulsion, is now a teacher at the very same school, while Bok Soo’s former best friend Oh Se Ho (Kwak Dong Yeon) is now the chairman of the school board. Will Bok Soo successfully avenge his teenage self, or will he find a way to heal from his past another way?

My Strange Hero

Ye Jin Woo (Lee Dong Wook), a compassionate emergency care doctor at Sangkook University Hospital, finds his world disrupted when the hospital's Director is found dead under mysterious circumstances after being accused of misusing public funds. The new Director, Koo Seung Hyo (Cho Seung Woo), is focused solely on the hospital's profitability, planning to transfer loss-making departments and causing tension among staff, including junior pediatrician Lee No Eul (Won Jin Ah). As conflicts arise over patient deaths and financial pressures mount, the hospital's staff must navigate increasingly challenging circumstances. This is a 2018 South Korean drama series directed by Hong Jong Chan and Im Hyun Wook.

Life

Fighters for life team

Seo Ji An (Shin Hae Sun), a hardworking but struggling contract worker, dreams of a better life. She seems to get her wish when she's told she's the long-lost daughter of a wealthy chaebol family, turning her life upside-down. As she enters her new life of luxury, she finds herself falling for Choi Do Kyung (Park Si Hoo), the family's charming eldest son. However, as Ji An navigates her new reality, a shocking truth about her identity threatens to unravel everything, forcing her to confront the true meaning of family, happiness, and what it means to belong, while questioning the very foundations of her newfound life.

My Golden Life

The Golden Team

Chicago Typewriter is a blockbuster Korean drama that tells the tale of three mysteriously connected people – an award-winning writer, a ghostwriter, and a devoted fan.
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The celebrated author, Han Se Joo (Yoo Ah In), can’t seem to get his next book finished. After he suffers a traumatic event, he discovers a magical typewriter that transports him to his past life during the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea.
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Yoo Jin Oh (Go Kyung Pyo) is a talented ghostwriter with a unique style. He makes himself available to solve Han Se Ju’s troubling writer’s block, but there’s a cost to his services that makes this deal complicated in more ways than one.
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The last of the trio is Jeon Seol (Im Soo Jung), a veterinarian and obsessive reader who becomes an anti-fan of Se Joo, whose writing she views as undeserving of such high praise.
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Directed by Kim Cheol Kyu, Chicago Typewriter is a powerful story that recounts love, friendship, and betrayal spanning over 80 years. With each main character haunted by a heartbreaking history, how does this problematic past impact their present lives?

Chicago Typewriter

The Ghostwriters Team

Baek Do Ha

Joseon Dynasty woman Hong Ra On (Kim You Jung) has lived her entire life disguised as a man, earning a living as a relationship counselor and writing romance novels. However, a love letter she wrote for a client leads her to meet the mischievous Crown Prince Lee Yeong (Park Bo Gum), although he’s unaware of her true identity. While their first meeting goes poorly, a bizarre turn of events turns Ra On into a palace eunuch, where she crosses paths with the prince once again. As Ra On navigates the treacherous royal court, an unexpected bond forms between her and Yeong, but their growing affection is complicated by Ra On's secret, the strict social hierarchy, and the political power struggles threatening the throne.

Love in the Moonlight

The Moonlight Lovers

In the early 1500s, the tyrannical king Yeonsan (Kim Kang Woo) is consumed with lust and vengeance as he conducts a bloody purge. Yeonsan places his trust in his seemingly loyal subject Im Sung Jae (Ju Ji Hoon), ordering him to bring hundreds of women to the palace to serve as court ladies. The women are torn from their families with scant regard to their marital status or social class, igniting the fury of both the nobility and the common folk. But Sung Jae has his own dark motives. When he meets the beautiful Dan Hee (Lim Ji Yeon), a woman with her own secret reasons for wanting to infiltrate the palace, Sung Jae hatches a devious plot. As Yeonsan descends ever deeper into insanity, will Dan Hee and Sung Jae get what they hanker for – or will the king’s madness continue to wreak havoc on the realm?

The Treacherous

As a child, Park Hoon (Lee Jong Suk) and his surgeon father were spirited away to North Korea to perform a top-secret procedure. However, upon the surgery’s completion, the two were barred from returning home due to political machinations at Myungwoo University Hospital, where Park Hoon’s father worked. Under his father’s guidance, Park Hoon himself becomes a talented surgeon and secretly dreams of fleeing to the South with his lover Song Jae Hee (Jin Se Yeon). Park Hoon and Jae Hee manage to escape, but end up separated – until Park Hoon meets Dr. Han Seung Hee (also played by Jin Se Yeon), who looks just like Jae Hee, at his new workplace, but she denies knowing him. As Park Hoon follows in his father’s footsteps at Myungwoo University Hospital, he must navigate rigid hierarchies, personal mysteries, and a decade-long plan for revenge while also saving patients’ lives.

Doctor Stranger

The Doctors Without Borders

If someone were to do a scientific study, there probably were a lot of over-exuberant celebrations of South Korea’s 2002 World Cup win. High school sweethearts Jang Gook (Lee So Yeon) and Yoo Joon Soo (Namgoong Min) were two of them. After their mischievous night, Gook gets pregnant and the two try to marry but ultimately are forced to break up due to strong opposition from both families. Gook ends up moving to the United States and changes her name to Jang Dal Rae. Joon Soo goes from being the son of a wealthy family to becoming the breadwinner for his family as they live paycheck-to-paycheck. When Dal Rae and Joon Soo meet up again 12 years later and get hopelessly entangled in each other’s lives, what will become of the former high school couple? “Wild Chives and Soy Bean Soup: 12 Years Reunion” is a 2014 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Do Hyung.

Wild Chives and Soy Bean Soup

Small-time gangster Jang Tae San’s (Lee Joon Gi) life turns upside-down when he learns that his girlfriend In Hye (Park Ha Sun) is pregnant. While Tae San is ready to turn over a new leaf to become a father, his boss orders him to take the fall for a murder, or In Hye will die instead. Tae San breaks up with In Hye and tells her to get an abortion in the hopes of protecting her. Eight years later and newly released from prison, Tae San runs into In Hye again – only to learn that In Hye kept their child, and Soo Jin (Lee Chae Mi) needs a bone marrow transplant to treat her leukemia. Unfortunately, Tae San is once again framed for murder, forcing him to clear his name and evade prosecutor Ha Gyeong (Kim So Yeon) in the two weeks before his daughter's scheduled operation.

Two Weeks

The Tweeks Team 

Han Chi Guk

Genius medical student Park Si On (Joo Won) is about to start his new job as a pediatric surgery resident, which he’s dreamed about since he was young. However, one thing sets him apart from his fellow residents: Si On is autistic, causing him to struggle with social interaction and emotional situations that many others would see as no big deal. While his photographic memory and keen spatial skills help him excel in the operating room, he’s often in conflict with patients and coworkers who don’t understand him. He manages to get closer to fellow resident Cha Yoon Seo (Moon Chae Won), who shows him kindness and empathy, and begins to fall in love with her. However, he’s not the only one who’s interested in her, making the workplace even more strained and competitive.

Good Doctor

Kim Soo Young (Shin Ha Kyun) has just been elected as a member of the National Assembly as a member of the conservative New Korea Party. A former judge, he decided to enter politics to escape pressure from his superiors for judicial favors. This puts him in opposition with fellow National Assembly member No Min Young (Lee Min Jung), one of two representatives of the Progressive Labor Party. Min Young herself decided to become a politician after her sister passed away while she attempted to run for president. Their paths cross after Min Young accidentally hits Soo Young on the head with a fire extinguisher – and from then on, their professional and personal lives only grow more intertwined as they unexpectedly begin to fall for each other.

All About My Romance

The Secret Lovers

Seo Yeong (Lee Bo Young) is a brilliant, ambitious woman burdened by a difficult relationship with her kind-hearted but irresponsible father, Sam Jae (Chun Ho Jin). Ashamed of his failures, she secretly cuts ties with him, even lying about his death to her wealthy in-laws after marrying Kang Woo Jae (Lee Sang Yun). As she strives to maintain her perfect facade, Seo Yeong struggles with the guilt of her deception and the longing for a true family connection. Her carefully constructed world begins to unravel when fate brings her father back into her life, forcing her to confront her past and the true meaning of filial piety.

Seo Yeong, My Daughter

Love, Secrets & Reconciliation

Dong Yi (Han Hyo Joo) is a bright and intelligent young woman from the lowest social class during the Joseon Dynasty. After her family is unjustly framed and killed, she enters the palace as a water maid, determined to uncover the truth behind their deaths. Her sharp intellect, compassionate nature, and unwavering sense of justice catch the attention of King Sukjong (Ji Jin Hee). Despite facing immense prejudice and fierce opposition from powerful factions, Dong Yi rises through the ranks, eventually becoming a royal concubine and the mother of the future king Yeongjo. This drama was inspired by true events.

Jewel in the Crown

Sign of the Heavens Team

SBS, KOCOWA

Gang Jin, who moved around frequently with her mother, now works as a bartender to get by while she studies to be the top student in school. Living a rough life and raised with strong values, Gang Jin finds her only hope of love in Ji Wan at the end of his teen years. Yet when Ji Wan loses her older brother when he tries to find Gang Jin's pendant, she leaves her hometown, and they separate. It is not until ten years later that Gang Jin and Ji Wan reunite.

Will It Snow for Christmas?

When corrupt detective Na Do Yeol (Kim Soo Ro) gets bitten by a mosquito during a traffic stop, he initially thinks nothing of it. However, this is no ordinary mosquito – it's actually a vampire mosquito that transformed after biting Dracula in Transylvania, eventually making its way to Korea on a cargo flight. When Do Yeol returns home, he's hit with overwhelming fatigue and takes the day off of work, but awakens at night to the sight of yellow eyes and elongated canines. While his symptoms seem to subside during the day, he finds himself with an uncontrollable thirst for blood while investigating a murder scene. Battling his newfound life as a vampire and his past misdeeds coming back to haunt him, can Do Yeol find a way out of this mess?

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