Name: Because I Love You
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2017-01-04
Rating: 9.2
Cast: Cha Tae Hyun, Kim Yoo Jung, Seo Hyun Jin, Im Joo Hwan, Kim Yoon Hye

Cha Tae Hyun is a South Korean actor, singer and radio DJ. Born on March 25, 1976, he launched his career after coming in second place in the 1995 KBS Talent Contest. The exposure brought him many commercial endorsements and television acting roles. Cha Tae Hyun’s career took off after he starred in the widely successful 2001 film “My Sassy Girl” with Jun Ji Hyun. Soon thereafter, he released his debut music album called “Accident.” He went on to star in many more popular films, including “Lover’s Concerto” (2002), “Scandal Makers” (2008). In 2012, Cha Tae Hyun became a regular cast member of the popular reality show “2 Days & 1 Night.” He has also worked a radio DJ when he hosted his own show called “FM Popular Music With Cha Tae Hyun” from 1999 to 2000 and “Mr. Radio” from 2007 to 2008. Cha Tae Hyun married Choi Suk Eun, his high school sweetheart, in 2006 and they have three kids.

Cha Tae Hyun

Jin Lee Hyung

Kim Yoo Jung is one of the most celebrated South Korean child actresses of her generation. Born on September 22, 1999, she was discovered at the age of 5 when she unexpectedly won the Most Popular award in a contest that her older sister entered. She made her debut in a TV commercial in 2003 and her acting debut in the 2004 film “DMZ.” Kim Yoo Jung quickly became one of the most prolific child actresses and has won many Best Young Actress awards. Some of her most acclaimed roles include “Iljimae” (2008), “Dong Yi” (2010), “Flames of Desire” (2010), “Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho” (2010), “The Moon Embracing the Sun” (2012), “May Queen” (2012), “Golden Rainbow” (2013), “Secret Door” (2014), “Angry Mom” (2015) and “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds” (2016).

Kim Yoo Jung

Scully

Seo Hyun Jin is a South Korean actress. Born on February 27, 1985, she got her start in the entertainment industry as the lead vocalist for the K-pop girl group M.I.L.K in 2001. After the group disbanded in 2003, she attended Dongduk Women’s University before breaking into acting in the 2006 musical “The Sound of Music.” She has since starred in many films and popular television dramas, including “Feast of the Gods” (2012), “Emperor’s Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang” (2013), “The Three Musketeers” (2014), “Let’s Eat Season 2” (2015), “Oh Hae Young Again” (2016), “Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim” (2016) and “Degree of Love” (2017).

Seo Hyun Jin

Lee Hyun Kyoung

Im Joo Hwan is a South Korean actor. Born on May 18, 1982, he first joined a theater group while he was still a senior in high school and gained a lot of experience and exposure to the theater scene in Seoul. After graduating, he began his career as a model while enrolled in college and graduate school. Im Joo Hwan made his acting debut in the 2004 television drama “Magic” and went on to star in many other popular films and television dramas, most notably “The Snow Queen” (2006), “Boys Over Flowers” (2009), “Tamra, The Island” (2009), “Ugly Alert” (2013), “Shine or Go Crazy” (2015), “Oh My Ghostess” (2015) and “Uncontrollably Fond” (2016).

Im Joo Hwan

Park Chan Young

Kim Yoon Hye is a South Korean actress and model. She was born in Seoul, South Korean on May 24, 1991 and made her acting debut in 2007. Since then, she has appeared in a variety of films and television dramas, including “Who Are You” (2013), “Vampire Detective” (2016), “Because I Love You” (2017), “My Sassy Girl” (2017), and “18 Again” (2020).

Kim Yoon Hye

Kim Sa Hee is the stage name of Kim Young Sook, a South Korean actress. Born on June 18, 1983, she made her acting debut in the 2007 film “Two Faces of My Girlfriend.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “A Gentleman’s Dignity” (2012), “A Witch’s Romance” (2014) and “Rosy Lovers” (2014). Kim Sa Hee also stars in the first Viki Original series “Dramaworld” (2016), which was set in both Los Angeles and Seoul.

Kim Sa Hee

Sung Dong Il is a popular South Korean character actor. Born on April 27, 1967, he is well known for his role as a maniacal slave hunter with a high-pitched laugh in the popular 2010 television drama series “The Slave Hunters/Chuno.” That role garnered him the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 2010 KBS Drama Awards. Sung Dong Il made his acting debut in theater in 1991 and then made his television debut in the 1998 drama “Eun Shil.” He has appeared in many popular works since, including the recent popular dramas “Reply 1997” (2012), “Reply 1994” (2013), “It’s Okay, That’s Love” (2014) and “Reply 1988” (2015), as well as the popular films “200 Pounds Beauty” (2006), “Miss Granny” (2014) and “Proof of Innocence” (2016).

Sung Dong Il

Oh Na Ra is a South Korean actress. She was born on October 26, 1977 and made her acting debut in 2008. Since then, she has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “Dancing Queen” (2012), “Queen of Ambition” (2013), “Because I Love You” (2017), "SKY Castle" (2018), and “Mr. Lonely” (2018).

Oh Na Ra

Park Geun Hyung is an award-winning veteran South Korean actor whose prolific career spans more than five decades. Born on June 7, 1940, he began his career in the 1960s and has appeared in many popular films, television dramas, theater productions and variety shows since then. Some of his recent popular works include the popular television dramas “The Legendary Witch” (2014), “Angry Mom” (2015) and “Here Comes Love” (2015), and the films “Salut d’Amour” (2015) and “Because I Love You” (2017).

Park Geun Hyung

Sunwoo Yong Nyeo is the stage name of Jung Yong Rye, a South Korean veteran actress. Born on August 15, 1945, she gave up her dreams to become a classical ballerina after passing an open casting call in 1965 and launched her career as an actress in 1966. Her prolific acting career spans more than five decades in television, film and the stage. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 16th Grand Bell Awards for her role in the 1977 film “Forest Fire.” Some of her other popular works include the television drama “Dear Fair Lady Kong Shim” (2016) and the film “Because I Love You” (2017).

Sunwoo Yong Nyeo

Bae Sung Woo is a South Korean actor. Born on November 21, 1972, he made his acting debut in the 2007 television drama “Conspiracy in the Court.” He has since had a prolific career mostly in films, including the recent “Inside Men” (2015), “Remember You” (2016), “My New Sassy Girl” (2016), “Because I Love You” (2017) and “The King” (2017). Bae Sung Woo’s brother is popular television personality Bae Sung Jae.

Bae Sung Woo

Jang Hyuk is the stage name of Jung Yong Joon, a popular South Korean actor who is known for his eccentric roles and his raucous laugh. Born on December 20, 1976, he made his acting debut in the 1997 television drama “Models.” He then appeared in the music video for the debut single for popular boy band g.o.d in 1999 and also released his own rap album in 2000 under the name TJ Project. After being cast in his first leading role in 2001, Jang Hyuk has won many acting accolades for his film and television work. Some of his most popular roles include “Please Teach Me English” (2003), “Slave Hunters/Chuno” (2010), “Midas” (2011), “A Tree With Deep Roots” (2011), “IRIS 2” (2013), “Fated to Love You (aka You Are My Destiny)” (2014), “Shine or Go Crazy” (2015), “The Merchant: Gaekju 2015” (2015), “Beautiful Mind” (2016) and “Voice” (2017). Jang Hyuk married longtime girlfriend Kim Yeo Jin in 2008, and they have three children. More recently, he has since gone on to star in drama series “Bad Papa” (2018) and has also featured in hit variety and reality shows, including “Urban Cops” (2019).

Jang Hyuk

Sometimes you need a little help to muster up the courage to go after things in life. 

Jin Lee Hyung (Cha Tae Hyun) is a talented songwriter who dies in a sudden car accident. His spirit, however, doesn’t depart into the afterlife but instead starts to jump around the bodies of living people. High school student Scully (Kim Yoo Jung) becomes the shepherd of Lee Hyung’s spirit in his times of need. 

One person that Lee Hyung’s spirit takes over is Lee Hyun Kyung (Seo Hyun Jin), who aspires to become a singer but suffers from bad stage fright. Lee Hyung’s former colleague, Park Chan Young (Im Joo Hwan), has a secret crush on Hyun Kyung but is afraid to act on it. 

Can Lee Hyung help Hyun Kyung and Chan Young go after the things they want in life? 

“Because I Love You” is a 2017 South Korean film directed by Ju Ji Hong.

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