Ricky Kim is the stage name of Ricky Lee Neely, an American model and actor who is active in South Korea. He was born on June 19, 1981, in a small town in Kansas to a Korean mother and an American father and grew up in Kansas and Hawaii. After studying at Kansas State University, Ricky went to Korea in 2005 to do volunteer work and teach English. After traveling the world for a few months, Ricky returned to Korea later that year to pursue a career in entertainment. He made his acting debut in the 2006 four-episode television series “Miracle.” He has since appeared in many popular dramas, including “Jejungwon” (2010), “I Need Romance” (2011), “The Queen’s Classroom” (2013) and “Cunning Single Lady” (2014), and in television variety shows such as “Let’s Go Dream Team! Season 2” (2009-2016), “Law of the Jungle” (2011-2013) and “Oh! My Baby” (2014). Ricky married Korean musical theater actress Ryu Seung Joo in 2009, and they have three children.

Ricky Kim

Kim Hyang Gi is an award-winning South Korean actress. Born on August 9, 2000, she began her career as a child actress in the 2006 film “Heart Is…” She has since starred in many popular films, including “A Werewolf Boy” (2012), which became the biggest hit melodrama in Korean cinematic history, “Thread of Lies” (2014) and “Proof of Innocence” (2016). For her 2010 film “Wedding Dress,” Kim Hyang Gi also sang the soundtrack “So Ra’s Song.” Kim Hyang Gi also has starred in many popular television dramas, including “Bad Love” (2007), “Night After Night” (2008), “Hero” (2009) and “The Queen’s Classroom” (2013).

Kim Hyang Gi

Kim Sae Ron is an acclaimed South Korean child actress who has already won several acting awards. Born on July 31, 2000, she made her acting debut in the 2009 film “A Brand New Life.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Can You Hear My Heart?” (2011), “Heaven’s Garden” (2011), “Fashion King” (2012), “The Queen’s Classroom” (2013), “Hi! School: Love On” (2014), “Glamorous Temptation” (2015-2016) and “Mirror of the Witch” (2016). Kim Sae Ron’s younger sisters, Kim Ah Ron and Kim Ye Ron, also are child actresses.

Kim Sae Ron

Seo Shin Ae is a popular young South Korean actress who has won numerous Best Young Actress awards. Born on October 20, 1998, she launched her entertainment career in a milk commercial in 2004. She has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including “Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho” (2010), “Incarnation of Money” (2013), “The Queen’s Classroom” (2013), “Nightmare Teacher” (2016) and “Solomon's Perjury” (2016-2017).

Seo Shin Ae

Go Hyun Jung

Jung Suk Yong is a South Korean actor. He was born on December 31, 1970 and made his debut as an actor in 2001. Since then, he has appeared in countless films and television dramas, including “The Queen’s Classroom” (2013), “Miss Korea” (2013), “Hotel King” (2014), “He is Psychometric” (2019), and “Never Twice” (2019).

Jung Suk Yong

Youn Yuh Jung is a celebrated veteran South Korean actress whose career spans more than five decades. Born on June 19, 1947, she made her acting debut in the 1967 television drama “Mr. Gong,” for which she won the Best New Talent award at the TBC Drama Awards in 1969. Many celebrated roles in both films and television followed. In 1975, Youn Yuh Jung married singer Jo Young Nam and immigrated to the United States before returning in 1984 to resume her acting career. They divorced in 1987. Some of her recent award-winning roles include the films “The Housemaid” (2010), “Canola” (2016) and “The Bacchus Lady” (2016), as well as the television dramas “My Husband Got a Family” (2012), “Wonderful Days” (2014) and “Dear My Friends” (2016). Youn Yuh Jung also starred in the popular cooking reality series “Youn’s Kitche” (2017) and “Youn’s Kitchen 2” (2018).

Youn Yuh Jung

Jin Kyung is a South Korean actress who was born on March 27, 1972, in Masan, South Korea. She studied at the Korea National University of Arts, where she majored in Art History. She made her acting debut in the stage play “Secret Royal Inspector Park Mun Su” in 1998 and began featuring in movies at the turn of the millennium. She made her small-screen bow in 2011, appearing in “War of the Roses.” She has since gone on to appear in titles such as “Oh My Venus” (2015), “Dr. Romantic” (2016), and “Dr. Romantic 2” (2020).

Jin Kyung

Nam Myung Ryul is a South Korean actor who was born on May 14, 1959, in Daejeon, South Korea. He graduated from Chungnam National University’s Daedeok Campus and made his debut as a stage play actor in the mid-1980s. Over the course of his career, he has appeared in movies such as “1818” (1997) and “All About My Wife” (2012), as well as the drama series titles “Hospital Playlist” and “When My Love Blooms” (2020).

Nam Myung Ryul

Choi Yoon Young

Lee Ki Young

Byun Jung Soo is a South Korean model and actress. She was born on April 15, 1974 and made her debut in the entertainment world in 1995 when she made her first appearance as a model. Working extensively in modeling throughout the 90’s, she made her acting debut in 2002. Since then ,she has appeared in various films and numerous television dramas, including “Touch” (2020).

Byun Jung Soo

Lee Ah Hyun is a South Korean actress. She was born on April 13, 1972 and made her acting debut in 1994. Since then, she has appeared in a handful of films and countless television dramas, including “My Lovely Sam Soon” (2005), “Take Care of Us, Captain” (2012), “To the Beautiful You” (2012), “The Queen’s Classroom” (2013), and “Brilliant Heritage” (2020).

Lee Ah Hyun

Jo Duk Hyun

Ryoo Ui Hyun is a South Korean actor. He was born on April 15, 1999 and made his acting debut in 2009. Since then, he has appeared in a number of films and television dramas, including “The Queen’s Classroom” (2013), “Shopaholic Louis” (2016), “Can Love Be Refunded” (2019), and “Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life” (2019).

Ryoo Ui Hyun

Chun Bo Geun

Jung Ji In

Lee Young Yoo

Lee Chang

Janey

Lee Hyun Kyung

Do teachers always know best? Ma Yeo Jin (Ko Hyun Jung) is an overly pragmatic elementary school teacher who doesn’t believe in protecting her students from the harsh realities of the real world. She teaches her students – sixth-graders in Class 3 who include Shim Ha Na (Kim Hyang Gi), Oh Dong Goo (Chun Bo Geun), Kim Seo Hyun (Kim Sae Ron), Eun Bo Mi (Seo Shin Ae), and Go Na Ri (Lee Young Yoo) – cutthroat, take-no-prisoners survival skills that will help them to get what they want out of life. Will the students in Ms. Ma’s class become the cynical, heartless go-getters that she hopes or will they rebel against her teachings?

“The Queen’s Classroom” is a 2013 South Korean drama series directed by Lee Dong Yoon. It is a remake of a critically acclaimed 2005 Japanese drama “Queen of the Classroom.”

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