Ryu Jun Yeol is a South Korean actor. Born on September 25, 1986, he appeared in a number of short films starting in 2012 and then made his official acting debut in the 2015 film “Socialphobia,” for which he won numerous “Rising Star” acting awards. He also gained wider fame with his roles in the television dramas “Reply 1988” (2015-2016) and “Lucky Romance” (2016), as well as the films “Sori: Voice From the Heart” (2016), “The King” (2017) and “Little Forest” (2017). In 2016, Ryu Jun Yeol also served as a cast member in the reality series “Youth Over Flowers: Africa.”

Ryu Jun Yeol

Partially blind, Kyung Soo (Ryu Jun Yeol) struggles to see during the day, but his skill as an acupuncturist has earned him the attention of the palace. Recognized for his talent by Lee Hyung Ik (Choi Moo Sung), Kyung Soo is extended an invitation to work in the palace alongside the royal physician of King Injo (Yoo Hae Jin). Unable to refuse such an offer, Kyung Soo happily accepts, unwittingly setting himself on a dark and dangerous path.

Not long after accepting his position at the palace, Crown Prince Sohyeon (Kim Sung Cheol), who was taken hostage by the Qing Dynasty eight years ago, returns home. While the king is happy for his son’s safe return, their differences in opinion regarding the future direction of the dynasty upsets King Injo so much, that he soon begins to suffer from severe anxiety and paranoia. Unfortunately, Injo’s suffering is only further heightened when it is discovered that his son has been murdered.

With eyes that can only see in the dark, Kyung Soo witnesses Sonhyeon’s murder but all of his attempts to reveal the culprit are discounted due to his blindness. As the king begins to sink into madness, Kyung Soo attempts to reveal the truth surrounding the crown prince’s murder but his quest for justice soon marks him as a target for the palace’s power-hungry conspirators. Will Kyung Soo be able to mete out justice and restore peace to the palace or will his quest for the truth ultimately destroy him?

Inspired by historical events, “The Night Owl” is a 2022 South Korean period thriller drama film directed by Ahn Tae Jin.

The Night Owl

In modern-day South Korea, a supernatural alien named Guard (Kim Woo Bin) and a flying robot sidekick named Thunder manage prisoners who are “locked” into human bodies and brains. They are now on a quest to thwart a group of evil aliens to escape their human forms. Meanwhile, back in the year 1391, a bounty hunter and Taoist magician named Muruk (Ryu Jun Yeol) is on his own quest for a powerful sword known as the Divine Blade, as is a young pistol-wielding woman named Lee An (Kim Tae Ri). Both hope to swap the sword for a massive reward, as do a host of other rival opportunistic bounty hunters...

Things get a little complicated, however, when the appearance of a spacecraft in both Guard’s time and that of Muruk and Lee An appears to open up a portal between the two times. All of a sudden, Guard and his companions find themselves catapulted back into the past, and confronted with someone from his own past! The race to find the Divine Blade is really heating up now, with the evil alien mastermind ready to play a decisive card. Can the forces of good beat their evil foes in a final, chaotic showdown?

“Alienoid” is a 2022 South Korean movie that was directed by Choi Dong Hoon.

Alienoid

JTBC

Two celebrities, Lee Je Hoon and Ryu Jun Yeol, leave behind their careers and fame for two weeks to embark on a journey to the mysterious and alluring roads of Cuba, where they enjoy vintage cars, refreshing mojitos, and musical & culinary delights. As simple travelers, they learn to bargain and throw themselves into uncertainties like ordinary tourists.

"Traveler" is a 2019 Viki Original travel documentary directed by Choi Chang Soo, Hong Sang Hoon, Jung Jong Wook, Kim Eun Ji, and Lee Soo Ah.

Traveler

Once a rising star in the National Police Agency’s regional investigation unit, Officer Eun Shi Yeon (Gong Hyo Jin) thought she was on the path to success until she runs into trouble. Now demoted to the hit-and-run task force at a local police station, Officer Eun isn’t about to take this minor career setback sitting down. Teaming up with the hit-and-run task force’s ace, Officer Seo Min Jae (Ryu Joon Yeol), the two officers vow to bring down one of the task force’s most wanted men: former Formula One racer turned shady businessman, Jung Jae Chul (Jo Jung Suk). It’s a high octane game of cat and mouse as Shi Yeon and Min Jae chase down one of the slickest criminals Korea has ever seen.

"Hit-and-Run Squad" is a 2019 film directed by Han Jun Hee.

Hit-and-Run Squad

When his informant is brutally murdered, police officer Won Ho (Jo Jin Woong) vows to find the killer.

He meets a woman named Oh Yeon Ok (Kim Sun Ryung), who tells him that the man behind the murder is a mysterious drug cartel boss known in the underworld as “Mr. Lee.”

She goes on to explain that Mr. Lee is one of the most dangerous people in the world, and says that he is known to guard his identity carefully.

This same Mr. Lee, she adds, attempted to kill her by blowing up a building. Won Ho visits the scene of the crime and finds a man he believes to be a member of Mr. Lee’s gang – a man named Rak (Ryu Jun Yeol).

Rak agrees to help Won Ho after the latter hatches a plan to set up a drug deal that will hopefully flush Mr. Lee out into the open.

But tracking down the “real” Mr. Lee becomes harder than Won Ho initially thought – as several crooks have already begun using Mr. Lee’s alias to conduct their own nefarious deals.

Can Won Ho discover the identity of the country’s most infamous drug lord?

This movie is based on the 2012 film “Drug War.”

“Believer” is a 2018 South Korean movie that was directed by Lee Hae Young.

Believer

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Hye Won (Kim Tae Ri) left her home in the countryside to go to the big city and make something of herself. But when she can’t land a job as a teacher and also strikes out with a relationship, she decides to forget her big-city dreams and return to her rural hometown.

While reconnecting with her friends, Jae Ha (Ryu Jun Yeol) and Eun Sook (Jin Ki Joo), Hye Won also finds little joys in food and the beauty of living in close harmony with nature. Can her happiness be measured using a different standard?

“Little Forest” is a 2018 South Korean film directed by Yim Soon Rye. It is based on the popular manga series by the same title written and illustrated by Daisuke Igarashi.

Little Forest

In the 1920’s, Japanese military forces in Manchuria, China hunted down a handful of Korean liberation fighters willing to risk their lives to bring an end to the Japanese rule of Korea. Tasked with the mission to deliver funds to the Korean Provisional Government in Shanghai, Hwang Hae Cheol (Yoo Hae Jin) and a small band of subordinates set out at once. But the road ahead is anything but easy.

Relying heavily on his skill as a master swordsman and the sharp eye of Ma Byung Gu (Jo Woo Jin), a sniper under his command, Hae Cheol and his troop make their way towards Shanghai. Along the way, Hae Cheol is reunited with Lee Jang Ha (Ryu Jun Yeol), a young squad commander who is currently on a deadly mission of his own: to bait a battalion of Japanese forces into a valley near Fengwudong.

Teaming up, this rag-tag group of militiamen take on the Japanese forces in a fierce four-day battle that would go down in history as one of the most glorious moments in Korea’s fight for independence from Japan.

Inspired by actual events, “The Battle: Roar to Victory” is a 2019 period action film directed by Won Sin Yeon.

The Battle: Roar to Victory

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After the passing of his wife, Kim Man Seob (Song Kang Ho) is left with an overwhelming number of hospital bills and a young daughter, whom he now has to raise on his own. A hard-working taxi driver traversing the streets of Seoul in 1980, Man Seob is doing everything he can to make ends meet, but it never seems to be enough. Until the day Fate decides to give him a little wink. Overhearing another taxi driver talking about a foreign client willing to pay a substantial amount of money to anyone willing to drive him to Gwangju and back, before curfew, Man Seob takes the job.

A West German journalist hoping to report on the increasing civil unrest in Gwangju, Jürgen “Peter” Hinzpeter (Thomas Kretschmann), knows he’s risking his life for this story. With foreign reporters prohibited from entering the country, he has used the role of missionary and businessman to get as far as Seoul, but it’s not far enough if he hopes to cover this breaking story. Meeting Man Seob, the two set off for Gwangju, only to find that all roads leading into the city are not only blocked, but also heavily guarded. Undeterred by the danger ahead, the two find a more creative way into the city, only to find themselves caught up in the escalating events unfolding around them.

Unintentional participants in the uprising, Man Seob and Peter soon find themselves befriending strangers from all walks of life as they attempt to document the severity of the situation, all while trying to outrun the law. Short on time and running thin on luck, the brave pair must find a way to get home before it’s too late.

Based on a real-life story, “A Taxi Driver” is a 2017 historical action film directed by Jang Hoon.

A Taxi Driver

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Does law and corruption go together? Park Tae Soo (Jo In Sung) comes from a poor background and fought his way through school. But when he learns that the world is ruled by those with power and money, he decides he wants a piece of it.

Tae Soo hits the books and gets into a top university to study law. With sheer determination, he becomes a prosecutor, only to work long hours and feel unappreciated. But that all changes when he is taken under the wings of the powerful Chief Prosecutor Han Kang Shik (Jung Woo Sung), who rules the legal profession, giving Tae Soo a taste of the good life of the wealthy elite.

But when Tae Soo gets sucked into the dark side of dirty politics and the criminal underworld, will he find that life in the fast lane is all that it’s cracked up to be?

“The King” is a 2017 South Korean film directed by Han Jae Rim. Kim So Jin won Best Supporting Actress and Ryu Jun Yeol won Best New Actor at the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards for their roles in this film.

The King

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How far would you go to save your dying sister? Shim Bo Nui (Hwang Jung Eum) is very superstitious and does everything she can to ward off bad luck, from lighting candles to sprinkling salt. She has been visiting a fortuneteller for two years to find ways that she can keep her younger sister, who has been in a coma after a car accident, alive against all odds. After another code-blue incident with her sister, Bo Nui begs her fortuneteller to keep her sister alive. The fortuneteller tells Bo Nui that she has to sleep with a man born in 1986 (the Year of the Tiger), or her sister will die. Bo Nui sets off on an earnest “man hunt” to find a man who was born in the Year of the Tiger. When she realizes that Je Soo Ho (Ryu Jun Yeol), the CEO of a game development company, is just the man, she tries to pursue him. Meanwhile, Gary Choi (Lee Soo Hyuk) is a tennis star who moves in next door to Bo Nui because he used to have a crush on her as a boy and pretends to be 30 to get close to her. Han Seol Hee (Lee Chun Ah), Gary’s manager, can’t understand his sudden interest in living in a small apartment and taking time off from tennis. Can Bo Nui find the right man and romance him for one night in time to save her sister? “Lucky Romance” is a 2016 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Kyung Hee. It is based on a webcomic written by Kim Dal Nim.

Lucky Romance

The Lucky Team

Je Soo Ho

Times may have been a little simpler, less technological, but still just as challenging to get through a typical day of life in the late 1980s. Five childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures. Sung Deok Sun (Hyeri) struggles for attention as the middle child in her poor family while also carrying the burden of her 989th ranking in school. Kim Jung Hwan (Ryu Jun Yeol) only has a one-track mind for soccer, even after his family becomes rich overnight. Sung Sun Woo (Ko Gyung Pyo) is the perfect student, student council president and a caring and dependable son in his family. Ryu Dong Ryong (Lee Dong Hwi) is a geek who knows more about girls and life than the rest of his friends, but his poor academic score prevents him from being able to go to college. Choi Taek (Park Bo Gum) is a genius baduk player who dropped out of school to go professional. As the group of friends get into and out of mischief around the neighborhood, what experiences from these memorable times together will they carry with them into their future lives? “Reply 1988” is a 2015-2016 South Korean drama series directed by Shin Won Ho. The series is inspired by the drama “Three Families Under One Roof,” which originally aired from 1986 to 1994. It is the third series of the nostalgia-themed “Reply” dramas that include “Reply 1997” (2012) and “Reply 1994” (2013), but the characters and stories are not related to the previous series.

Reply 1988

The Lucky Eights Team

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The real story of the people working at the broadcasting station! Overworking is natural, working overnight is common, and every day is super hectic. Jun Mo is a producer of a popular variety show. Ye Jin, an old friend of Jun Mo from childhood, is also a producer of a music show, and she kind of has feelings for Jun Mo and always tries to take care of him. Seung Chan, a rookie producer in the Entertainment Department, used to be praised as a prodigy when he was young. As Seung Chan hasn't watched variety shows much, he studies them just like he studied at school, and while learning and getting scolded by Ye Jin, he falls for her. Cindy is a poker-faced young singer with ten years of experience who has a crush on Seung Chan.

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