Park Jin Woo is a South Korean actor who was born on March 20, 1973. He first began appearing in movie titles in the early 2000s, when he starred in “Three...Extremes” (2002) and 2003’s “Memories of Murder.” He has since gone on to appear in films such as “The Good, The Bad, The Weird” (2008) and drama titles such as “Andante” in 2017 and “Military Prosecutor Doberman” (2022).

Park Jin Woo (1973)

For Do Bae Man (Ahn Bo Hyun), becoming a military prosecutor has never been anything more than a means to finding both personal and professional success and wealth. A man capable of succeeding at anything he does, Bae Man has indeed gained both success and wealth but with nothing more to drive him, he lacks the conviction needed to become truly great.

Cha Woo In (Jo Bo Ah), on the other hand, has all of the conviction needed to become a truly great military prosecutor. While some may see her as a rookie who only attained her position through family wealth and connections, she is actually a highly skilled investigator who could easily out-perform veterans more than twice her age. Having grown up wealthy, Woo In has no fear of those in power and as such, isn’t afraid to speak up against those who use their positions for corrupt gain.&nbsp;

Driven by a secret desire for revenge, Woo In soon finds herself teaming up with Bae Man as they share a common desire to weed out the corruption lurking among the ranks of the military. Inspired by Woo In’s passion, Bae Man finds himself wishing to become a better man. But will he have the chance when their pursuit of justice puts them both in danger?

A thrilling tale of good versus evil, “Military Prosecutor Doberman” is a 2022 Korean action, crime, mystery drama directed by Jin Chang Gyu.

Military Prosecutor Doberman

🎖️Doberman Army👨🏻‍⚖️

Ji Hyuk, an ace in the NIS Foreign Intelligence Bureau, has never failed a mission. However, during a mission by the China-North Korea borders in Liaoning, China, he goes MIA. After one year, Ji Hyuk, classified dead, suddenly appears at the Korean Consulate in Shenyang, China, in the most horrific state and doesn't remember anything that happened within the last year. With his memory lost, Ji Hyuk gets assigned to a team with minor tasks. While on the team, he meets Je Yi, who is delicate and heartwarming but with a painful past. For the first time, Ji Hyuk gets assigned to save people. As he relates to the stories of those people, he faces his memories. Will he be able to unravel all the clues and remember the past year when he went missing?

The Veil

The Black Sun team 

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At the age of 28, Jeong Jin (Nam Ji Hyun) had everything in life that a person could ever want or need. With a great job and a fantastic boyfriend, Jin was convinced her life was as close to perfect as anyone could ever wish. Little did she know, her perfect world was about to come crashing down around her.&nbsp;

Stricken by a string of bad luck, Jin now finds herself without a job, a boyfriend, or a clue as to what to do next. With no better ideas, Jin agrees to open a restaurant with her mother but even that venture ends in bankruptcy. With her mother leaving for the countryside, Jin is left with nothing but a failed business and overwhelming heartache. But after an unexpected encounter with Jo Hee Ra (Song Ji Hyo), a sorceress who specializes in granting wishes, things take an unexpected turn for the better.

Wishing to borrow Jin’s restaurant to run a restaurant of her own, Jin agrees to the mysterious woman’s request. Soon the place is full of people willing to sell their soul for a taste of Hee Ra’s magical wish-granting dishes. Though thrilled by their success, Jin sometimes wonders if the price of Hee Ra’s dishes isn’t just a little high...

Adapted from a novel of the same name written by Goo Sang Hee, “The Witch’s Diner” is a 2021 fantasy drama directed by So Jae Hyun.

The Witch's Diner

🧙🏻‍♀️✨Dinner at the Witch's ✨

Jeong Hoon is a news anchor for one of the countries most popular broadcasting stations. He's a handsome man who can always pull off a great suit. However, unlike his gentle appearances, he gradually becomes abrasive with his interviews and causes people to feel uncomfortable due to his interrogatory-like questions. Due to his hyperthymia, he recalls everything that he has experienced since childhood. A memory he wishes he can forget is that of Seo Yeon, a woman he once loved before suddenly disappeared eight years ago. One day, Ha Jin, a rising star who attracts everyone's attention, crosses paths with Jeong Hoon. Despite the recent negative press, her composure and confidence never seem to waiver. The complete opposite of Jeong Hoon, her memory has slowly been fading away.

Find Me in Your Memory

Dong Baek (Yoo Seung Ho) is a detective with remarkable supernatural powers, including the ability to delve into other peoples’ memories. 

Impetuous and erratic, he is prone to mood swings – but his phenomenal abilities make him an invaluable asset in the fight against crime.

Han Sun Mi (Lee Se Young) is a cool, calm, and collected maverick criminal profiler. 

Although still in the very early days of her career, she has shown enormous promise, and has been appointed as the youngest senior superintendent in the history of the police force.

Together, the duo must track down and stop a brutal, evil genius serial killer who has been carrying out a spate of gruesome murders in the city.

Can this unconventional crime-busting pair put an end to the wicked mastermind’s exploits? And can they combine their – albeit very different – powers in an effort to stop the killings?

This drama is based on a popular web-based comic strip of the same name, which ran from 2016 to 2018.

“Memorist” is a 2020 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Hwi.

Memorist

The Memorists Team

Se Young is the youngest head of the management team of Dreams, a cellar-dwelling baseball team. She's highly recognized for her perseverance and intense passion for the team. One day, Seung Su is appointed as a general manager. Although he's been working in the sports field, the teams he led to the championship were unpopular, and some of them were even disbanded after winning the league due to the financial difficulties of their parent companies.

Stove League

Stove League Team

Young Ki (Jo Jin Woong) is a mobster who dreams of one day living a perfect life. 

However, he has been lurching from one calamity to the next. His latest disastrous attempt to strike it rich saw him steal a large sum of money from his boss, which he then used to fund a catastrophic stock investment that has left in knee-deep in debt.

He is also in trouble with the law and must perform community service as part of a criminal sentence.

However, this is when he luck changes – and when he meets a man named Jang Soo (Sol Kyung Gu), an affluent lawyer at a busy law firm.

Jang Soo has had a terrible shock – paralyzed from the neck down, he has now discovered that he is also terminally ill and has just a few months left to live.

He makes Young Ki an unconventional offer. If the mobster helps Jang Soo tick off all the items on his bucket list, the lawyer will hand over his entire life insurance fund to Yong Ki – a multi-million dollar sum.

Young Ki agrees – and the pair’s chaotic journey of discovery begins!

This movie was based on the 2011 French film “The Intouchables.”

“Man of Men” is a 2019 South Korean movie that was directed by Yong Soo.

Man of Men

💲 Team of Teams 💲

During the Joseon Dynasty, King Lee Jo (Kim Eui Sang) is a toady of the Qing Emperor in China – and the Crown Prince decides to attempt a coup to free the nation from the Qing’s influence. His plan involves buying arquebuses, an early form of firearm, from Dutch traders.

However, a rival plot is being hatched by the war minister Kim Ja Joon (Jang Dong Gun), who wants to launch a rebellion and take the Joseon throne. Kim Ja Joon exposes the Crown Prince’s scheme and foils him.

The Crown Prince agrees to commit suicide if his men are spared but sends word to his brother Gang Lim (Hyun Bin), who is now in Qing territory, that he wants his brother to take care of his pregnant wife.

The minister orders his troops to board the Dutch traders’ cargo ships to seize the weapons.

But while aboard, one of the soldiers is bitten by a terrifying zombie being kept in a cage.

The soldier returns to his home village, unaware that he is now the host of a savage infection.

Soon, the entire village becomes infected – with its population turning into flesh-eating zombies.

Gang Lim must navigate this chaos and save his sister-in-law from the twin peril of warring powermongers and gruesome zombies. Is he up to the challenge?

“Rampant” is a 2018 South Korean horror-action movie directed by Kim Sung Hoon.

Rampant

The fresh meat team

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One son chooses power while another son chooses justice. The powerful and corrupt Jang family has controlled the city of Bukcheon for three generations. The current leader of the family operations is Jang Beom Ho (Park Geun Hyung), and his oldest son, Jang Ki Seo (Kim Sung Kyun), follows in his father’s footsteps in all the ruthless dealings to keep a stronghold on the city through whatever violent means necessary.

The second son, Jang Joon Seo (Jin Goo), decides to pursue a more noble life by becoming a police detective. When Joon Seo’s wife ends up being killed, Joon Seo is determined to get to the bottom of the murder, even if it means exposing dirty secrets about his own powerful family. 

Seo Yi Ra (Jung Eun Ji), a prosecutor, is intent on bringing the Jang family to justice. But she has to contend with Joon Seo and Goo Ja Kyung (Go Jun Hee), the daughter of the former president, in her quest to bring down the powerful crime family.

“Untouchable” is a 2017-2018 South Korean drama series directed by Jo Nam Kook.

Untouchable

The Touch Me If You Can Team

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.

Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned

A ruthless politician is in cahoots with Lee Kang Hee (Baek Yoon Shik), a corrupt journalist who works for an influential national newspaper.

With help from Lee Kang Hee, the politician becomes a leading presidential candidate – at the behest of two companies that are secretly funneling funds to Lee Kang Hee’s newspaper and hoping to install the candidate as their own political puppet.

Ahn Sang Goo (Lee Byun Hun) is a go-between for the corrupt companies, who decide to cut him off suddenly after a mishap.

Ahn Sang Goo decides to take his revenge by holding a press conference to expose details of a slush fund set up by the companies and the politician, whom he accuses of cutting off his hand.

In steps Woo Jang Hoon (Cho Seung Woo), a determined young prosecutor intent on putting an end to the corruption and violence – but aware that doing so will be anything but easy.

This movie was adapted from a web-based comic written by Yoon Tae Ho.

“Inside Men” is a 2015 South Korean movie that was written and directed by Woo Min Ho.

Inside Men

Insider Team

Sometimes, we feel everything is already determined as we are born. However, the meaning of life is not always about class, and often, the class among people change, and more importantly, people have passion, dream, and love. As we live, we often think some people live in a different world, yet we all know everyone has their own concerns and worries for some reason. Through these four people's stories, let's find out the true meaning of humanity and love and how the four are involved in a story.

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