Shin Eun Soo is an up-and-coming South Korean actress who was born on October 23, 2002. She was recruited by talent agency JYP Entertainment in 2014 as a trainee singer and actress, and made her big-screen debut in the lead role of the 2016 movie “Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned.” She has also gone on to make a name for herself in the world of dramas and has starred in series “Legend of the Blue Sea” (2016), as well as “Bad Papa (2018) and the more recent movie “Homme Fatale” (2019).

Shin Eun Soo

In 2023, Eun Gyeol (Ryeoun) is a high schooler with a passion for music. During the day, he is a studious model pupil...but at night, he rocks out as a guitarist in a band. But when he stumbles across a strange yet alluring music store, he goes hurtling back in time to 1995. Here, he comes face to face with his father Ha Yi Chan (Choi Hyun Wook) – as a high schooler! Yi Chan takes Eun Gyeol for a lunatic when the latter calls him “dad.” Worse still, it looks like Yi Chan has a crush on an icy cellist named Se Kyeong (Seol In Ah)– not his future mother Cheong Ah (Shin Eun Soo)! In a bid to put things “right,” Eun Gyeol joins a band fronted by his future father. But will this be enough to help Eun Gyeol bring his future parents together...and will he ever get back to the 2020s?

“Twinkling Watermelon” is a 2023 South Korean drama series that was directed by Son Jong Hyun.

Twinkling Watermelon

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Lee Yeo Reum (Seolhyun) is a young woman whose career and life are going very well: She has just been awarded permanent contract status at work, and she has a boyfriend she likes very much. But work is starting to get stressful, and then she is hit with a double whammy of misfortune. Her mother dies in a tragic accident just moments after she is dumped by her boyfriend. Feeling utterly dejected and burned out, she decides to quit her job, head to the seaside, and do absolutely nothing for a while – at least until she can recharge her batteries and recover mentally.

She moves to a small seaside village named Angok. And it is here that she meets An Dae Beom (Im Siwan), a stuttering librarian who also has his share of skeletons in the closet. Many years ago, he was a math prodigy with a bright academic future ahead of him. But circumstances have forced him away from the big city and the scholastic life. What will happen when these two lost souls meet – and will a spell of “doing nothing” in this small town really cure their ills?

This drama was adapted from the web-based cartoon (webtoon) series by Joo Young Hyun.

“Summer Strike” is a 2022 South Korean drama series that was directed by Lee Yoon Jung.

Summer Strike

🍃 Let Me Be Lazy Team 🍃

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The KBS Drama Special is back as always in 2022. From a suspenseful psychological thriller about desire starring young actors to a fantasy story where villains are punished with a superpower to a heart-warming coming-of-age drama about ballet to a story about a 19-year-old being lost and in love for the first time to the romance among COVID-19 patients in the isolated ward to a story about a man who is serious about panties and life to a frolicsome, touching romantic comedy and to the last episode set in a military base, this year's drama special is coming back with eight one-act dramas full of vibrant charms, commemorating the 38th anniversary.

2022 KBS Drama Special

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Ten years ago, Kyung Woo Yeon (Shin Ye Eun) was as innocent and carefree as any eighteen year old might be. With dreams and ambitions and a heart ready to love, it was only a matter of time before she fell for someone. And fall she did; for her friend, Lee Soo (Ong Seong Wu). Little did she know that at the time, Lee Soo also had a crush on her. Unfortunately a simple misunderstanding kept them from confessing their feelings.

A decade later, Woo Yeon still harbors a crush on Lee Soo. Working as a calligrapher, she still keeps in touch with her friend, but has never confessed her feelings for him. Oddly enough, the same could be said for Lee Soo, who is now working as a professional photographer. Though the two have taken turns having a crush on each other for over ten years, misunderstandings and missed timings have continued to keep them from becoming anything more than friends.

With feelings ten years in the making, Woo Yeon and Lee Soo begin to realize their feelings for each other are becoming too strong to keep hidden. Has the time for their confessions finally come or will yet another misunderstanding keep them apart?

“More Than Friends” is a 2020 romantic comedy drama directed by Choi Sung Bum.

More Than Friends

💕Friends or Lovers💕

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 ♡

A 13-year-old girl named Soo Rin (Shin Eun Soo) is forced to relocate to a small island with her stepfather after the death of her mother when he is placed in charge of a major construction project on the island.

There she meets a young orphan boy named Seong Min (Lee Hyo Je). 

They soon discover that they have similar interests and a shared love for mysterious stories and folklore.

One day, Soo Rin joins Seong Min and his three friends on a secret journey to the heart of the construction site.

They come across a cave, and venture inside where they find a strange egg they believe may contain a monster that can turn children into adults. The boys take the egg – despite Soo Rin’s misgivings…

The boys vanish and find themselves trapped in a bizarre time bubble, while Soo Rin is unaffected. A massive manhunt is launched, with many fearing that the boys have been abducted by a dangerous criminal.

But when – a few years later – a 30-year-old man (played by Kang Dong Won) turns up telling Soo Rin that he is Seong Min, she must decide whether this strange man is an impostor, or if he really is her friend, all grown up.

“Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned” is a 2016 South Korean movie that was directed by Um Tae Hwa.

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