Lee Il Joon is a South Korean actor who was born on May 9, 1996. He debuted in 2019, when he appeared in “Supernova Commando Exgarion.” He has since gone on to star in the drama “True Beauty” (2020) and the movie “Usury Academy” (2023).

Lee Il Joon

Im Sol (Kim Hye Yoon) is devastated by the sudden and tragic death of her favorite star, Ryu Sun Jae (Byun Woo Seok), a former swimmer turned K-pop idol. But in the midst of her anguish, she magically time slips back to 2008 – when Sun Jae is still only 19 years old! Delighted that she has a chance to help him avert his unhappy future fate, Sol makes it her mission to change the future... and maybe find love along the way. Will her efforts to divert the course of the past prove successful – or could they have unexpected consequences? This 2024 South Korean drama was adapted from a web novel named “The Best of Tomorrow” by Kim Bbang and was directed by Kim Tae Yeop and Yoon Jong Ho.

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Life is tough for the retiring, mild-mannered high schooler Gang Jin (Yoo Seon Ho) – his parents are mired in debt, and he is regularly picked on by school bully Nam Young (Yoo In Soo). That all changes when a tough-talking loan shark takes him under his wing... and teaches him the dark arts of his trade! All of a sudden, the school has a new tough guy – and Gang Jin’s interactions with Nam Young’s girlfriend Da Young (Kang Mina) set him on a collision course with his sometime tormentor! “Usury Academy” is a 2023 South Korean movie that was directed by Hwang Dong Suk.

Usury Academy

School bullies have made life hell for Im Ju Gyeong (Moon Ga Young), who torment her relentlessly for being “ugly.” So when she transfers high schools, she decides to turn over a new leaf by using tips she learns from social media to transform her appearance! Donning a new look and carefully maintaining her "ugly secret," she slowly gains confidence in herself while making genuine friends including Lee Su Ho (Cha Eun Woo), the most popular boy at school, and his close-friend-turned-rival, Han Seo Jun (Hwang In Yeop), a troublemaker with a kind heart. Caught in a love triangle and constantly at risk for having her secret exposed, what will happen if Ju Gyeong's new friends learn about the "real" her? Will she find true love with either of her suitors? This 2020 South Korean series was adapted from the viral 2018 webtoon "True Beauty" and directed by Kim Sang Hyub.

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