Kim Yeong-cheol

A work that sheds new light on the figure of Lee Bang Won, a leader who took the lead in the founding of the nation.

Set during the turbulent time of the fall of Goryeo and the founding of Joseon, two former friends face-off against one another over a woman and the future shape of the nation.

8.4/10

Based on the US TV series of the same name, profilers investigate cases from the perspective of the criminals to solve them.

5.5/10

Ahn Joong-Hee is an actor who used to be a member of an idol group. One day, he appears in front of a family who consists Byun Han-Soo and Na Young-Sil and their 4 children including Hye-Young and Mi-Young. Joong-Hee begins to live wth them.

8.3/10

Drama series follows the life Jang Yeong-Sil: a scientist, technician and inventor during the Joseon period. Jang Yeong-Sil was born in the lower class nobi. King Sejong notices his abilities and brings him to the palace. King Sejong grants him a chance to display his abilities. He invents tools like astronomical instruments, iron printing press and a water clock.

8/10

Drama series follows the Bong family. Bong Sam-Bong runs Chinese restaurant Gahwamansasung.

7/10

Story contains the confessions of couples who are not able to express their feelings due to their closeness.

6.4/10

Ji-hyuk is an expert safe-cracker who lives the highlife stealing antiques and jewelry with his team. CHO, a powerful and cruel gang boss threatens them to steal $150 million with him. Ji-hyuk plans to get revenge on CHO, but ends up falling into his trap. However, CHO later realizes it was all part of Ji-hyuk’s scheme. When Ji-hyuk, who was thought dead, reappears, hidden secret relations between the technicians also surface.

6.6/10

A drama set in the Goguryo period. It is about how Moo Young, the daughter of King Young Ryu, falls in love with Yeon Choong, the son of Yeon Gaesomun had with a concubine. But Moo Young debates whether she should have her revenge, as Yeon Gaesomun is the man who killed her father. Meanwhile, Yeon Choong as the son of a noble blood father and a servant mother, despite his talent, he finds he cannot rise higher in rank due to the fact that he is a concubine′s son. He is later ordered by his father to kill the person he loves, and comes into inner conflict.

7/10

IRIS II: New Generation explores the aftermath events of IRIS as well as Athena: Goddess of War. The story explores the origins of the former Director of the NSS and IRIS agent, Baek San, and the protagonist Jung Yoo-gun.

A self-made medical student and an aspiring anchorwoman find their friendship -- and their dreams -- tested by a fateful tragedy.

7.9/10

A tense, emotionally charged tale of brotherhood and betrayal, Man from the Equator follows two best friends with a tragic, twisted history that follows them from youth to adulthood.

7/10

The Princess' Man is a 2011 South Korean television series, starring Park Si-hoo, Moon Chae-won, Kim Yeong-cheol, Song Jong-ho, Hong Soo-hyun, and Lee Soon-jae. It is a period drama about the forbidden romance between the daughter of King Sejo and the son of Sejo's political opponent Kim Jong-seo. It aired on KBS2 from July 20 to October 6, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.

8.4/10

The Reputable Family is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Cha In-pyo, Han Go-eun, Kim Sung-min, and Lee Hee-do. It aired on KBS1 from January 1 to February 21, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 for 16 episodes. The historical drama revolves around the Choi family, a famous clan based in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. After the death of the head of their family, Choi Jin-lip during the second Manchu invasion of Korea, his grandson Guk-seon vows to reclaim the honor of his clan. The Choi family must overcome obstacles and hardships both in their hometown Gyeongju, and in Hanyang. Many of the scenes were filmed at the Korean Folk Village in Seoul. The series failed to attract many viewers, receiving an average rating of 10.9%. But it was recognized as a well-made drama among critics.

"The Great King, Sejong" is a full-scale political drama describing how King Sejong and his loyal retainers cooperate and contrive to make his dynasty a better place. While King Sejong was on the throne, the Joseon Dynasty enjoyed increasing prosperity. The drama shows the dramatic processes of how so many new cultural heritages have been devised. At that time, "Hangul", the native phonemic alphabet system for Korean language was first invented and introduced. Before it was made, Chinese characters had been used for a written communication, which makes it extremely difficult for ordinary people to learn and use. "Hangul" is easy to learn for its simple and scientific principles. Other than "Hangul" itself, there had been so many cultural heritages during his regime including a rain gauge, a sundial, an hourglass to name a few. Also, King Sejong’s pragmatic diplomacy is concentrated in the drama. Then, the Joseon Dynasty was facing a powerful Ming dynasty of China, and King Sejong demonstrates the essence of pragmatism with dignity.

7.1/10

A U.S. soldier comes to Korea and tracks down his biological father in jail.

7/10

One day, the only son of famous news anchor HAN Kyung-bae, disappears without a trace. Soon, the kidnapper calls the mother demanding a $100,000 ransom. The police assign a veteran inspector to the case and assemble a top-notch task force to work under his command. But the kidnapper constantly outwits the police and continues calling the parents with yet more instructions for the money drop.

6.9/10

Tae-su, a detective fighting organized crime, returns to his hometown for his high school friend Wang-jae's funeral. There, he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan and they reminisce. Suspecting something fishy about Wang-jae's death, Tae-su and Seok-hwan start investigating it, each in his own way. Their investigations lead to a land development project that Pil-ho is directing.

6.7/10
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Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-Woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Heesoo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with another, younger man, with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.

7.6/10
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This historical drama focuses on the life of Du-han Kim, who survived the times of trials and tribulations. It takes you inside the world of strong-willed men who had to live the dark days of Korean history.

Between Japan and Korea, Tokyo and Seoul, two people are living parallel lives: U-In is a civil servant who works in the City Hall recycling and rubbish collection department. Recycling is for life, as is his job. Aya is a student struggling to come to terms with adulthood while studying for her college entrance exams. Having recently lost her grandmother and admiring her grandfather's suicide by holding his breath, she begins to fantasize about taking her own life. For this she needs money. U-In is a loner, with a palpable indifference to his job and his life in general. He turns to the internet for companionship. Aya too turns to the internet, by posting herself on a personals site and changing her name to Asako. Somehow they meet both on and offline.

6.6/10

Sun Woo Sumi is a lecturer at a French-language school after studying in France, but she has not forgotten the nightmare from seven years ago. She was assaulted by five men during her first year of college with Jin Woo. At that time, Sumi decided to study abroad. Jin Woo, a police officer, tries to recover her mental and physical injuries.

7.4/10

A deep secret from Kim Jin-woo's past is slowly eating away at him and making him act more and more irrationally. He loses his position as a philosphy professor due to his irratic behavior. He and his wife turn to a psychiatrist to get to the root of the problem

Governor Heo, worried over the plague that's sweeping the country, rebukes the Kus who make amulets to ward off evil. Heo castrates the husband when he makes superstitious claims and takes the wife as his mistress. Heo continues to be tormented by hallucinations and nightmares and begins to blame it on the Kus' curse. He kills the couple at their reunion and unable to ward off his bad karma, dies from leprosy.

5/10

Seong-min went to Japan to study ceramics even though his father war skilled a making Korean-style ceramic art and statues. He learns that his father was accidently killed while firing his kiln and Seong-min decides to return to Korea and learn the traditional ways.

A young boy during the midst of Korea's development boom learns a mysterious man roaming around his neighborhood may be more than meets the eye.

7.1/10