Name: The King
Genre: Crime & Mystery
Released: 2017-01-18
Rating: 9.2
Cast: Jo In Sung, Ryu Jun Yeol, Bae Sung Woo, Jung Woo Sung, Lee Joo Yeon

Jo In Sung is a popular South Korean actor and model. Born on July 28, 1981, he began his career as a model for the clothing brand Ziozia in 1998. He made his acting debut in the 2000 television drama “School 3.” He has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “That Winter, The Wind Blows” (2013) and “It’s Okay, That’s Love” (2014).

Jo In Sung

Park Tae Soo

Ryu Jun Yeol is a South Korean actor. Born on September 25, 1986, he appeared in a number of short films starting in 2012 and then made his official acting debut in the 2015 film “Socialphobia,” for which he won numerous “Rising Star” acting awards. He also gained wider fame with his roles in the television dramas “Reply 1988” (2015-2016) and “Lucky Romance” (2016), as well as the films “Sori: Voice From the Heart” (2016), “The King” (2017) and “Little Forest” (2017). In 2016, Ryu Jun Yeol also served as a cast member in the reality series “Youth Over Flowers: Africa.”

Ryu Jun Yeol

Choi Doo Il

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

Yang Dong Chul

Jung Woo Sung is a South Korean actor who was born on March 20, 1973, in Seoul, South Korea. He began his professional life as a fashion model, but scored an instant hit with his big-screen debut in the crime-themed movie “Beat” (1997), a performance that won him the Best New Actor prize at the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards. He has since gone on to appear in scores of box-office hit movie titles, including “Steel Rain” (2017), The King (2017), and the more recent title “Innocent Witness” (2019) – as well as movie sequel “Steel Rain 2” (2020).

Jung Woo Sung

Han Kang Sik

Lee Joo Yeon is a South Korean singer and actress. Born on March 19, 1987, she made her debut with the K-pop girl group After School in late 2008 and then “graduated” from the group in mid-2015. She made her acting debut in the 2007 film “My Tutor Friend 2” before gaining wider attention in the 2010 television drama “Smile Again.” She has since appeared in other popular films and dramas, including “A New Leaf” (2014) and “Immortal Goddess” (2016) before landing her first starring role in the web drama “The Facetale: Cinderia” (2016).

Lee Joo Yeon

Jung In Ki is a South Korean actor who has won numerous awards for his work in short films. Born on September 12, 1966, he made his acting debut in a theatrical production in 1990. He went on to appear in numerous short films, full-length films and television dramas, including the recent “Pinocchio” (2014), “The Girl Who Sees Smells” (2015), “Who Are You: School 2015” (2015), “Squad 38” (2016), “Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo” (2016) and “Mystery Queen” (2017).

Jung In Ki

Jo Woo Jin is a South Korean actor. Born on December 18, 1978, he made his acting debut in the 2011 film “Mama.” He has since appeared in a number of popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Squad 38” (2016), “Goblin” (2016-2017) and “Chicago Typewriter” (2017).

Jo Woo Jin

Jung Eun Chae is the stage name of Jung Sol Mi, a South Korean actress and singer. Born on November 24, 1986, she began her career as a model and then made her acting debut in the 2013 film “Nobody’s Daughter Haewon,” which premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival and brought her many acting accolades. She also released an EP of self-composed indie folk songs in 2013. Her recent acting credits include the film “The King” (2017) and the television drama “Return” (2018).

Jung Eun Chae

Hwang Seung Eon is a South Korean actress. She was born in Seoul, South Korean on October 31, 1988 and made her acting debut in 2009. Since then, she has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “God’s Quiz 4” (2014), “Let’s Eat Season 2” (2015), “The King” (2017), “I Am Not a Robot” (2017), and “XX” (2020).

Hwang Seung Eon

Jung Sung Mo is a South Korean actor. He was born on October 20, 1956, and made his acting debut in 1971. Since then, he has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “The Time Between Wolf and Dog” (2007) and “The King” (2017).

Jung Sung Mo

Kim Eui Sung is an award-winning veteran South Korean film actor. Born on December 17, 1965, he made his acting debut in the 1995 film “Mom Has a Lover” and has enjoyed a prolific career in films since then. His role in the 2016 film “Train to Busan” garnered him the Best Supporting Actor at the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards. He branched into television dramas with “Six Flying Dragons” (2015-2016) and “W” (2016), for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 2016 APAN Star Awards and the 2016 MBC Drama Awards.

Kim Eui Sung

Kim So Jin

Kim Min Jae is a South Korean actor who was born in Daegu on March 20, 1979. He has starred in hit drama series including “The Village: Achiara’s Secret” (2015) and “Feel Good to Die (2018).” He is married to actress Choi Yoo Ra, and the couple both starred in 2015 drama “Spy.” He has also featured in variety and reality TV shows, including “Urban Cops” (2019).

Kim Min Jae (1979)

Kim Ah Joong

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

Go Ah Sung is an award-winning South Korean actress who started acting from a young age. Born on August 10, 1992, she appeared in her first commercial when she was 4 years old and then starred in the 2002 stage musical “Peter Pan” when she was 10. She began her acting career at the age of 13 in the children’s program “Oolla Boolla Blue-Jjang. She also made her film debut in the 2006 blockbuster hit “The Host.” Go Ah Sung has starred in many popular films and television dramas since, including “Beating Heart” (2005), “Master of Study” (2010) and “Heard It Through the Grapevine” (2015).

Go Ah Sung

Woojoo Film

Does law and corruption go together? Park Tae Soo (Jo In Sung) comes from a poor background and fought his way through school. But when he learns that the world is ruled by those with power and money, he decides he wants a piece of it.

Tae Soo hits the books and gets into a top university to study law. With sheer determination, he becomes a prosecutor, only to work long hours and feel unappreciated. But that all changes when he is taken under the wings of the powerful Chief Prosecutor Han Kang Shik (Jung Woo Sung), who rules the legal profession, giving Tae Soo a taste of the good life of the wealthy elite.

But when Tae Soo gets sucked into the dark side of dirty politics and the criminal underworld, will he find that life in the fast lane is all that it’s cracked up to be?

“The King” is a 2017 South Korean film directed by Han Jae Rim. Kim So Jin won Best Supporting Actress and Ryu Jun Yeol won Best New Actor at the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards for their roles in this film.

The King

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