Choi Gwi Hwa is a South Korean actor who has mainly worked as a supporting actor in many popular films. Born on March 3, 1978, he made his acting debut in a minor role in the 2009 film “Why Did You Come to My House?” He has since appeared in many popular films and then crossed over to television dramas with the popular drama “Incomplete Life” in 2014. He also has appeared in “Shine or Go Crazy” (2015) and “My Golden Life” (2017-2018).

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Detective Ma Seok Do (Ma Dong Seok) is the no-nonsense deputy head of Geumcheon Police’s Major Crimes Unit. He and the unit’s team leader, Captain Jeon Il Man (Choi Gwi Hwa ) think they have landed a plush assignment that involves traveling to Vietnam to repatriate a South Korean criminal who has been apprehended by the Vietnamese police force. Although this assignment at first looks like child’s play – almost a vacation in disguise – it turns out to be anything but after an expat South Korean named Kang Hae Sang (Son Seok Gu) starts brutally killing holidaymakers.

All of a sudden, South Korean tourists visiting Vietnam are thrown into panic as this seemingly merciless killer begins to strike terror into their hearts. Ma Seok Do and Jeon Il Man decide to track Kang Hae Sang down. But this turns out to be a much harder task than it first seems. Their often-unconventional policing methods are not always welcome in Vietnam, and Kang Hae Sang turns out to be a cunning and formidable opponent. Can they stop the murders – and put the killer behind bars?

“The Roundup” is a 2022 South Korean movie that was directed by Lee Sang Yong.

The Roundup

The Geumcheon Detectives

Yu Bin (Choi Gwi Hwa) is a man who has learned that North Korea is about to launch a nuclear attack that will wipe South Korea off the map. The explosion will take place the next day, so he decides to spend the last night of his life enjoying himself to the fullest. He and his male friends decide to head out to bars and nightclubs to drink, dance – and meet women. He has never really had a girlfriend and wants to experience passion with a woman before he dies.

But, quite unexpectedly, he ends up entangled in a strange web of coincidences that leads to him interacting with not one but five different women. First, there’s Yeon Ju (Lee Si Won), a woman he meets in a bar. Then there’s the glamorous Kyung Ah (Kim Hee Jung), whom he meets at a club. A figure from his past – a woman named Soo Kyung (Park Hwan Hee) – also emerges. She just happens to be his first (unrequited) love. A female acquaintance who is actually in love with him named Yu Ra (Jang Hye Won) also hopes to reach out to Yu Bin tonight. And completing the quintet is the mysterious Madame (Baek Joo Hee), a woman who says she wants to escape abroad with him! How will Yu Bin’s “last night on earth” end?

“Boogie Nights” is a 2022 South Korean movie that was directed by Kang Kyung Yeop.

Boogie Nights

✨Let's boogie team 💃✨

Han Yoon Seo (Lee Yo Won) is one of the star investigators for a special unit charged with helping to uphold human rights in South Korea. 
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However, she is secretly haunted by her past – and dark secrets she hides from her colleagues and people close to her.
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Although she is always impartial, methodical, and supremely focused at work, many think of her as cold, aloof, and impersonal.
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Life changes quickly for Han Yoon Seo when Bae Hong Tae (Choi Gwi Hwa) is assigned to her team. A former prosecutor, he is – in many ways – the polar opposite to Han Yoon Seo. With a strong sense of what is right, he often acts on impulse, following his heart rather than his head.
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Sparks fly when the duo is forced to work together on investigations.

But could their bickering eventually help them collaborate better on difficult cases? Will their contrasting styles prove complementary? And will Han Yoon Seo finally find a soulmate she can reveal her secrets to?
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This series is based on a 2015 novel by author Song Shi Woo.
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“The Running Mates: Human Rights” is a 2019 South Korean drama directed by Kim Yong Soo.

The Running Mates: Human Rights

The son of a gisaeng, Heo Saek (Lee Junho) grew up surrounded by the lovely ladies who worked alongside his mother at his aunt’s popular gibang, Yeonpoonggak. Well acquainted with the suffering and oppression these beautiful women of Joseon were forced to endure, Heo Saek decided at a young age to ease their suffering by helping them any way that he could. True to his word, when his aunt’s business begins to fail, Heo Saek takes it upon himself to help by becoming the first-ever male gisaeng.&nbsp;

A charming bachelor with unquestionable good-looks, Heo Saek’s unorthodox debut makes him an overnight success. Drawing the attention of women from far and wide, Heo Saek is more than capable of winning the heart of any woman he meets. Or so he thought. A beauty among beauties, Hae Won (Jung So Min) has no trouble capturing the attention of men. But as soon as she opens her mouth, her sharp mind and progressive thinking send them running. Instantly attracted to Hae Won’s beauty, Heo Saek turns on the charm and is shocked to find that Hae Won isn’t the least bit impressed.

Determined to find out what makes this woman tick, Heo Saek won’t let Hae Won go so easily. On a journey of her own, to find her one true love, is it possible the man Hae Won has been searching for her entire life is the beautiful gisaeng standing before her?

A delightful story full of laughs, “Homme Fatale” is a 2019 historical romantic comedy film directed by Nam Dae Joong.

Homme Fatale

♡ Homme Fatale ♡

In a movie based on a popular web-based series, mob chief Jang Se Chool (Kim Rae Won) lives in the South Korean city of Mokpo, where he earns a living by bullying residents and business owners.

But when he meets lawyer Kang So Hyun (Won Jin Ah), his life turns upside down. He is smitten with her, but she is unimpressed with the mobster and tells him to be a good person.

In an unexpected twist, Jang Se Chool later finds himself on a bus that gets into a traffic accident and acts instinctively, saving several Mokpo citizens from harm.

The incident propels him to fame – in Mokpo he is suddenly heralded as a real-life hero. His new-found popularity and desire to become a better person lead him to a key decision – he chooses to run for office in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

But his quest to become a lawmaker hits a hitch when a scheming candidate teams up with one of Jang Se Chool’s former gangland rivals. 

Will Jang Se Chool’s past be his undoing? Or will he succeed in winning the election – and the heart of his beloved Kang So Hyun?

“Long Live the King” is a 2019 South Korean movie directed by Kang Yoon Sung.

Long Live The King

A brutal turf battle rages in the seedy Chinatown area of Seoul. Ma Seok Do (Ma Dong Seok) is a fearless police officer in Seoul’s Crime Unit who is given 10 days to put an end to a Chinese-Korean gang war that erupts there.

Jang Chen (Yoon Kye Sang) is from China and has set up his shady loan shark business in Seoul’s Chinatown neighborhood. With his violent henchmen, Wei Sung Rak (Jin Seon Kyu) and Yang Tae (Kim Sung Kyu), Jang Chen will use whatever brutal methods possible to collect the money that his owed to him. When he goes after a rival gang to take over the entire territory, a violent turf war erupts.

Can Seok Do quash the violence and restore order before it’s too late? 

“The Outlaws” is a 2017 South Korean film directed by Kang Yoon Sung. The film is based on real events that occurred in 2007 that has been dubbed the “Heuksapa Incident” where a local gang engaged in a turf battle with the Heuksapa Chinese gang from Yanbian, China.

The Outlaws

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It's not been long since people started to discuss about different ranks within the society. Children's ranks are decided since birth according to the power and richness of their parents. Everyone dreams of becoming successful and leading a wonderful life, but the glass ceiling is solidified even more nowadays. Here is a girl who struggles to climb up the ladder of hierarchy. In the process, she realizes how to seek true happiness in her own way. She's been brought up in an ordinary household, by hardworking parents who sacrificed themselves for the children's happiness. However, no matter how hard she tries every day, there is a gap that cannot be closed. One day, she is given a choice to change her life around. This drama will console those who are still hoping and dreaming of escaping the rock bottom life.

My Golden Life

The Golden Team

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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Fund manager Seok Woo (Gong Yoo) lives in Seoul and is separated from his wife.

His life is his work, and he spends relatively little time with his young daughter, who misses him very much.

She asks him to grant him a birthday wish – to take her to the seaside city of Busan. He agrees and decides to take her out for the day on the KTX, a high-speed express train that links some of South Korea’s biggest cities.

They board the train, along with a number of fellow passengers, including a young couple who are expecting a baby, a homeless man, and the members of a high school baseball team.

One more passenger also boards, just as the train is preparing to pull out of the station – a flesh-eating zombie!

The zombie bites and infects a member of the train’s crew, and together the two zombies run rampant on the KTX, turning a large number of the passengers into zombies, too.

Outside the train, things are even worse. A full-blown zombie pandemic is raging, and many cities fall to the flesh-eaters.

The South Korean military manages to establish a safe haven in Busan – so Seok Woo and the other non-zombie survivors must pool their wits if they are to escape the train without getting infected!

Can Seok Woo bring his daughter to safety?

“Train to Busan” is a 2016 horror-action movie directed by Yeon Sang Ho.

Train to Busan

🧟‍ Next Stop Zombieland 🧟‍

Wang Soe, a prince of Goryeo, is the fourth son of King Taejo. He is called a cursed prince as it's been foretold that he will make the kingdom of Goryeo covered in blood. His brother was killed when he was eight years old, so he was sent to Mount Geumgang so that he could grow away from the turmoil at the palace. Shin Yule is the last princess of Balhae. She was born with the prediction that she would become the light of another kingdom. She was almost killed due to that prediction, but she has become a business magnate with her skills and brilliance. Wang Soe meets Shin Yule and learns the meaning of free will through her. He turns into a true leader through the only woman he loves.

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