Yeom Hye Ran is a South Korean actress. She was born in 1976 and began her acting career in theater in 1999. She made her big-screen debut in 2003 and took her first role in a television series in 2016. Since then, she has appeared in a number of films and television dramas, including “The K2” (2016), “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God” (2016), “Queen for Seven Days” (2017), “Lawless Lawyer” (2018), and “SF8” (2020).

Yeom Hye Ran

Duk Hee (Ra Mi Ran) is a middle-aged single mother who works at a laundromat. Her mundane life is turned upside-down when a voice phishing scammer from China calls – and dupes her into sending his gang 32 million won ($23,700 USD). She tries to take the matter up with the police, who prove to be of little help. So, she takes matters into her own hands: with the help of two colleagues, she sets off in search of the scammers. She is aided in her quest by gang member Son Jae Min (Gong Myung), who helps provide her with insider information. Can Duk Hee recover her money – and break up the nefarious gang? This 2024 South Korean movie was based on a true story and was directed by Park Young Ju.

Citizen of a Kind

Bong Lim

According to the ancient Dangun myth, when a bear eats twenty cloves of garlic and a bundle of mugwort, it will transform into a human being. While it may have worked for Ungnyeo, the ancient bear of lore, it’s hard to believe such a thing could ever happen in real life. But when a pair of Asiatic Bear twins go missing, it suddenly starts to feel like anything is possible.

As property of the Pro-North Korean Institute of Technology, Woong Nam and Woong Buk, a set of Asiatic Bear twins, might have spent their entire lives confined to the institute, had they not decided to snack on a combination of garlic and mugwort which mysteriously transformed them into human babies. Realizing the bears were missing, Na Bok Cheon (Oh Dal Soo), one of the institute’s researchers, went searching for the bears. Finding one of the bear twins in a nearby cave, Bok Cheon takes the baby home and raises him as his own son. Sadly, Bok Cheon was never able to find the other bear cub-turned-baby. While Woong Nam (Park Sung Woong) grew up under the guidance and care of Bok Cheon, his brother, Woong Buk (Park Sung Woong), wasn’t so lucky.&nbsp;

Twenty-five years later, the brothers are reunited but their lives couldn’t have turned out more different. While Woong Nam works as a cop, Woong Buk has become the adoptive son of Lee Jeong Sik (Choi Min Soo), one of the country’s most notorious criminals. Born bears and raised as humans, are these twin brothers destined to be mortal enemies, or will their strange beginnings ultimately become the bond that brings them back together for good?&nbsp;

Based on the Dangun myth, “Bear Man” is a 2023 South Korean fantasy crime comedy film directed by Park Sung Kwang.

Bear Man

Some deliveries are too hot for the post office to deal with. And that, thinks Mr. Baek (Kim Eui Sung), is where his unofficial “company” comes in. Although to the rest of the world, it seems that he runs a junkyard, this is actually an elaborate front: His engineers soup up ordinary-looking cars to make them run at breakneck speeds and disguise their real identity so nobody can trace the vehicles. Mr. Baek’s star driver is Jung Eun Ha (Park So Dam), who has a 100% record of delivering even the most difficult packages. 

But Jung Eun Ha is in for a shock when her latest delivery turns out to be a young boy (Jung Hyun Joon). And this is not just any boy: He is the son of a client who has become involved in a gambling ring. And he has a key to a bank account – and millions of dollars worth of funds. All of a sudden, Jung Eun Ha finds herself at the heart of a high-octane chase – with a corrupt cop named Cho Kyung Pil (Song Sae Byuk) on her tail. Can she maintain her perfect delivery record – or will Cho Kyung Pil get his hands on the key? 

“Special Delivery” is a 2022 South Korean thriller movie that was directed by Park Dae Min.

Special Delivery

📜Trustworthy people📜

Soo Jin (Seo Ye Ji) is involved in a life-threatening accident that leaves her with memory loss – but a strange and terrifying gift: She is able to look into the future of the people around her, some of them relative strangers or little-known neighbors and see how they will die or what other fate is set to befall them.

Her seemingly devoted husband Ji Hoon (Kim Kang Woo) has taken her back to their apartment to nurse her back to health. He showers her with attention and care as she slowly recovers. But bit-by-bit her memories start to come back to her in fragments, although they become muddled with her visions of the future. And the situation gets even more confusing when a comment from an acquaintance and other clues lead her to suspect Ji Hoon may actually be concealing a ghastly secret from her – one that may involve a ruthless murder. She grows increasingly suspicious of her husband, while he seems concerned that she is sliding further into mental chaos.

Will her strange new gift and her returning memories help Soo Jin piece together the truth...before it’s too late?

“Recalled” is a 2021 South Korean movie that was directed by Seo Yoo Min.

Recalled

✨Memories Tracers Team✨

In 1980s South Korea, Lee Eui Shik (Oh Dal Soo) is a popular left-wing politician and potential presidential candidate who returns from spending time abroad to find he has been placed under house arrest.

His political rivals have nothing but trumped-up charges to accuse him of, however, so must urgently come up with something concrete to charge him with – or risk needing to let him go free.

In a desperate move, a government agency assigns a team of poorly performing covert spies to pose as a family and move into the house next door.

Headed by Dae Kwon (Jung Woo) and featuring the clumsy bugging expert Dong Shik (Kim Byung Chul), this team – somehow – successfully manages to plant surveillance devices in Lee Eui Shik’s house.

Finally privy to his conversations with family members and others, they start to get to know more about the real Lee Eui Shik.

However, the more they listen in to his private conversations, the more they realize that Lee Eui Shik is perhaps is not the corrupt villain his political rivals have been so keen to paint him as after all…

“Best Friend” is a 2020 South Korean movie that was directed by Lee Hwan Kyung.

Best Friend

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Four very different couples with very different problems, needs, and concerns face up to their worries and obstacles at the start of a brand new year.

Ji Ho (Kim Kang Woo) is a divorcee police detective from a violent crime unit who meets Hyo Young (Yoo In Na), a rehab trainer who needs protection as she seeks to conclude her divorce. The two have their own issues, but find that the longer they spend together, the more they realize they have in common.

Jae Heon (Yoo Yeon Seok) and Jin Ah (Lee Yeon Hee) are two young twentysomethings who are having a hard time in their respective lives and travel to Argentina, where they meet for the first time. Over time, they realize that they could inspire one another to take positive steps to rebuild their dreams.

Meanwhile, Yong Chan (Lee Dong Hwi) is the chief executive of a travel agency. He is set to wed his fiancée Yao Lin (Chen Du Ling). But when he is cheated out of all of his money, he decides to keep the setback from her – and her family.

An avid gardener (Choi Sooyoung) is beset on all sides by naysayers and prejudice as she tries to make a success of her romance with her boyfriend Rae Hwan (Yoo Tae Oh), a snowboarder who represents his country at the Paralympic Games.

“New Year Blues” is a 2020 South Korean movie that was directed by Hong Ji Young.

New Year Blues

🎉 Happy New Year Team  🎉

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Ye Jin Woo (Lee Dong Wook) works as a doctor in the Sangkook University Hospital’s emergency care department. He is well-liked and is known for his caring ways. He enjoys working at the hospital. But his world is shaken to the core on the day he hears that the hospital’s Director moved public funds intended for healthcare into his own bank account. Shortly after, the Director dies in mysterious circumstances, apparently suffering from a cardiac arrest and falling from his death – from the roof of the Vice-director’s apartment block!

The Director is replaced by the aloof and ambitious Koo Seung Hyo (Cho Seung Woo). Koo Seung Hyo appears to be completely motivated by ensuring the hospital becomes as profitable as possible. He plans to transfer the emergency care department, along with other loss-making wings, to another healthcare facility. But the plan proves deeply unpopular, causing problems for doctors, including junior pediatrician Lee No Eul (Won Jin Ah). And things start to get even worse for him when the issue of cover-ups concerning patients’ deaths starts to become pressing. Will tensions, conflict, and financial pressure take their toll on the hospital’s hard-working staff – and its new head?

“Life” is a 2018 South Korean drama series that was directed by Hong Jong Chan and Im Hyun Wook.

Life

Fighters for life team

Whatever gets the job done. Bong Sang Pil (Lee Joon Gi) grew up living the gangster life, full of tough physical fights and evading the law. When his mother dies a tragic death, he is determined to avenge her death.

Sang Pil becomes a lawyer and begins to go after people with absolute power who think they are beyond the law. With the cunning and skills from his previous life, Sang Pil uses both his fists and legal loopholes to amass an impressive winning record.

Ha Jae Yi (Seo Ye Ji) is a young lawyer who believes the law is sacred and fights for justice. But her license gets suspended when she hits a judge over an unjust ruling during a trial. Jae Yi ends up going to work for Sang Pil so that she can continue to pay off her father’s debts.

When Sang Pil and Jae Yi get involved in a case that involves Cha Moon Sook (Lee Hye Young), a senior judge who wields a great deal of power, and Ahn Oh Joo (Choi Min Soo), a former gangster who is now the CEO of a corporation, can they figure out a way to beat the most powerful people in the city at a very dangerous game?

“Lawless Lawyer” is a 2018 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Jin Min.

Lawless Lawyer

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Queen for Seven Days is a historical drama that draws attention to the Queen who was dethroned from her position after merely just seven days during the Joseon dynasty. While she was on the throne, Lady Shin, or Queen Dan Gyeong, is said to have been forcibly expelled from the palace by her political rivals. She's been known to be the shortest person to have reigned as a Queen in the history of Korea. It's also been known that the King and the Queen spent the rest of their lives longing for each other after she was dethroned and abandoned. Unlike how everyone else used to look at him with fear in their eyes, Lee Yung met a young woman who reached out to him first. For her, he desired to become a good king, but the world was too cruel to him. This fictional drama focuses on the love and struggle of the woman who was unwillingly drawn into the political world.

Queen for Seven Days

The History Tellers

Betrayed by the king he faithfully served, Kim Shin (Gong Yoo), a decorated military general from the Goryeo Dynasty, is forced to watch his family die before being transformed into a goblin by the higher powers. Cursed with the lonely burden of immortality, Kim Shin dedicates the rest of his long life to saving people with his supernatural abilities. Still, he wanders through his days searching for the prophesied Goblin bride. The bride is the only one who can pull out the sword piercing his body which will finally set his soul free to rest in peace in the afterlife.
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19 years ago, Kim Shin saved a woman from a life-threatening accident. From then on, the woman’s daughter Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun) gained the ability to communicate with beings from the other side. Despite this, she grows up well and remains an optimistic high schooler who works a part-time job at a chicken restaurant. The restaurant’s owner, Sunny (Yoo In Na), finds herself falling in love with a grim reaper (Lee Dong Wook), who is also the goblin’s roommate.
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Unknowingly, the lives of these four individuals intertwine to reveal a fated story more complex than any character could have imagined. Will Kim Shin’s bride finally release him from his eternal misery?
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Also known as “the Lonely Shining God” or “Goblin”, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God is written by fan-favorite writer Kim Eun Sook, the pen behind other successful series like “Heirs” (2013) and “Descendants of the Sun” (2016).&nbsp;If you’re a fan of well-written romance stories with a twist, this Kdrama is a must-watch. The numerous awards, high ratings, and rave reviews received by this show speak for itself.&nbsp;

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

The Immortal Team

A fugitive searches for justice. 

Kim Je Ha (Ji Chang Wook) is a former mercenary soldier known as “K2” who suddenly turns into a fugitive when he is wrongfully accused of killing his girlfriend while he is serving in Iraq. He finds his way back to Korea and gets a job as a bodyguard for Choi Yoo Jin (Song Yoon Ah), the owner of JSS Security and the wife of Jang Se Joon (Jo Sung Ha), who is running for president. 

Je Ha uses his new job to plan his revenge on Park Kwan Soo (Kim Kap Soo), the leader of the current ruling party and Se Joon’s rival, whom Je Ha believes ordered the murder of his girlfriend. 

When Je Ha is assigned to guard Go An Na (Yoona), the reclusive illegitimate daughter of Se Joon, they begin to develop feelings for each other. But what happens when the person who wants to harm An Na the most is Yoo Jin, Je Ha’s boss and revenge ally? Where will Je Ha’s loyalty lay? 

“The K2” is a 2016 South Korean drama series directed by Kwak Jung Hwan.

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