Son Hyun-joo
Birthday: Born in 1965-06-24 in Seoul, South Korea
Deathday: Alive
Son Hyun-joo (손현주) is a South Korean actor. He was born on June 24, 1965, and since 1991, he has starred in numerous television series and films, such as First Love (1996), To Be With You (2002), My Rosy Life (2005), Tazza (2008), My Too Perfect Sons (also known as The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, 2009), Definitely Neighbors (2010), Secretly, Greatly (2013), and Empire of Gold (2013). Most notable in his filmography are two low-profile projects in which he played the leading role, both of which became unexpected hits: critically acclaimed revenge drama The Chaser (2012), and mystery thriller film Hide and Seek (2013).
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폼나게 살거야
Character: Na Dae Ra
"Live in Style" is a family story. The family are in a difficult situation now, but they try to overcome and live in style. Each member of this large family have unusual names....
완벽한 이웃을 만나는 법
Character: Deok-gil
How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Kim Seung-woo, Bae Doona, Park Si-hoo, Wang Ji-hye, Son Hyun-joo and Kim Sung-ryung. It aired on SBS from July 25 to September 27, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. The romantic comedy series was partially filmed in Cambodia, the first time for a Korean drama to be shot in that country....
손현주의 간이역
Character: 명예역장
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도둑의 딸
Character: Min Gyu
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이태원 클라쓰
Character: Park Sung Yul [Sae Royi’s father / Jangga employee]
In a colorful Seoul neighborhood, an ex-con and his friends fight a mighty foe to make their ambitious dreams for their street bar a reality....
쓰리 데이즈
Character: Lee Dong-hwi
Three shots are fired and the president of South Korea suddenly goes missing from his vacation villa. Three Days is a condensed-time thriller that follows the struggles of elite Blue House bodyguard Han Tae Kyung to find and protect the president. With the aid of local police officer Yoon Bo Won and fellow Blue House guards, will Han Tae Kyung be able to save the president before it’s too late?...
황금의 제국
Character: Choi Min-jae
Internal strife ensues for two decades as three family members vie for control over a large South Korean conglomerate....
트레이서
Character: In Tae-joon
Members of the NTS track down the traces of shameless and corrupt money....
타짜
Character: Go Kwang-ryeol
Go Ni suffers an incredible loss when his mother and stepfather die because of Young Min. He later ends up in jail where he meets people who will change his life forever. Go Ni learns from a top tazza player in hopes of getting revenge....
히트
Character: Superintendent Jo Gyu-won
H.I.T, also known as Homicide Investigation Team, is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Go Hyun-jung, Ha Jung-woo, Kim Jung-min, and Yoon Ji-min. It aired on MBC from March 19 to May 22, 2007 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. A police procedural crime drama that integrated crime scene analysis with action, suspense, and romance, H.I.T represented a departure from the usual Korean drama subjects of love and relationships....
추적자
Character: Baek Hong-suk
Although he was poor, detective Baek Hong Suk made an honest living. However, his poor yet happy family is shattered when his 15-year-old daughter dies. When people tarnish the name of his daughter, who means everything to him, Hong Suk vows to reveal the truth behind his daughter’s wrongful death and digs up the truth. In his search, he comes to face a stronger mastermind than expected....
장밋빛 인생
Character: Ban Sung-moon
Maeng Soon-yi has sacrificed everything in her life for the sake of others. She missed out on her youth because she was too busy taking care of her father, who started drinking heavily after her mother abandoned them when Soon-yi was 10 years old. Soon-yi gave up on her own education so that she could earn the money to pay for her younger siblings' tuition. Soon-yi's younger sister Young-yi, is now a successful career woman. She is having an affair with a married man, Lee Jung-do. Jung-do was Y...
런닝맨
Character:
These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful l...
애정의 조건
Character: No Kwang-Taek
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결혼의 법칙
Character: Hwang Bok-Soo
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열정
Character: Kang Woo-Shik
Two couples finds love outside their marriage....
당신 옆이 좋아
Character: Choi Min-Gi
A drama depicting the story of four sisters who have different views on marriage and life in the 70s and 80s....
크리미널 마인드
Character: Kang Ki-Hyung
Based on the US TV series of the same name, profilers investigate cases from the perspective of the criminals to solve them....
MBC 베스트극장
Character:
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해피투게더
Character: Park Ha
Happy Together is a 1999 South Korean television series starring Lee Byung-hun, Song Seung-heon, Kim Ha-neul, Jo Min-su, and Jun Ji-hyun. It aired on SBS from June 16 to August 5, 1999 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Starring young actors who would go on to become Korean TV and film stars, the hit drama revolves around five children who were separated at the death of their parents, and the love, conflicts, and reconciliation that these siblings go through when they meet aga...
이웃집 웬수
Character: Kim Sung-jae
Married couple Kim Sung-jae & Yoon Ji-yeong gets divorced. Prior to their divorce, the couple had an argument and their five year old son left the house. Their child died by a car accident. The guilt from their child's death weighted heavily on the parents and eventually they divorced because of this. As time goes on, the ex spouses meet again as neighbors ......
완벽한 스파이
Character:
An unemployed young man gets framed as a spy and murderer and sets out to prove his innocence, admist the backdrop of an information war between intelligence organizations in Northeast Asia. Kim Hyuk Bum was one of the best pitchers in Cheongryonggi, with both talent and a handsome face, but ended up retiring from his career and the military in disgrace. When he meets Sang Joon by chance, he is dragged into a murder case and subsequently framed for it....
솔약국집 아들들
Character: Song Jin-Poong
Song Jin Poong is the eldest of four sons and works hard to earn money to support his family. He is also a man who cannot forget his first love. His mother, Ok Hee, wants him to get married because he is already 38 years old. Ok Hee believes that her sons are great catches and any woman would be lucky enough to marry them, however, their neighbors feel differently as each son has an unique problem....
유어 아너
Character: Song Pan-ho
The story of the forces that inherited wealth centered around the Woowon Group headquarters in the fictional Woowon City adjacent to the sea, the voodoo cartel that dominates the lawless area, and Judge Song Pan Ho, who comforts citizens seeking justice....
저스티스
Character: Song Woo-Yong
Lee Tae Kyung is a star lawyer with the best win rate. He is able to win cases by using his sharp logic and intelligent speeches. He amasses power and wealth by dealing with clients who are part of the elite class. His cases are usually referred from Song Woo Yong who is the owner of a construction company. Lee Tae Kyung gets these high class criminals acquitted or at minimum receive probation. He first became a lawyer to get revenge for his younger sister, but has since become focused on money....
세작, 매혹된 자들
Character: Kang Hang Soon
Amid a royal and political power struggle, a king entangles with an intriguing woman — whose hidden desire for revenge transforms into unintended love....
모범형사
Character: Kang Do-chang
A drama about the race between people who want to get closer to the truth and those who want to cover it up. Jang Seung Jo will take on the role of Oh Ji Hyuk, an elite detective of nine years who does not share his feelings with others due to pain he experienced when he was young. He is not swayed by money and power, even with the huge wealth he inherited from his uncle....
시그널
Character: Jang Young-cheol
Detectives from the present and a detective from the past communicate via walkie-talkie to solve a long-time unsolved case....
대추나무 사랑걸렸네
Character:
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미세스 캅
Character:
After long and grueling hours immersed in brutal crime investigations, lead detective Choi Young Jin must face the particular horrors of singlehandedly raising her daughter Ha Eun. Any way you look at it, Young Jin's got her work cut out for her, but it's only a matter of time before her professional and personal worlds collide in new and disastrous ways....
조강지처 클럽
Character: Gil Eok
When a couple of wives discover that their husband's hearts are with other women, they decide to form their own First Wives Club and take matters into their own hands!...
여우야 뭐하니
Character: Park Byung Gak
What's Up Fox? is a 2006 South Korean television series, starring Go Hyun-jung and Chun Jung-myung. It aired on MBC from September 20 to November 9, 2006 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The romantic comedy explores age differences in relationships, in particular between a thirty-something woman and her best friend's brother who is nine years younger....
러브레터
Character: Father Pedro
Love Letter is a 2003 South Korean television series starring Jo Hyun-jae, Soo Ae and Ji Jin-hee. It aired on MBC from February 10 to April 1, 2003 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. This drama revolves around Lee Woo-jin's conflict between priesthood and his love for childhood friend Eun-ha....
그 여자 사람잡네
Character: Oh Man Soo [Cheon Soo's brother]
The story of two women, Baek Sang Ah and Han Bok Nyeo, who both grab into same man, Oh Cheon Soo. This leads them into love and betrayal relationship....
거짓말
Character: Jae Suk
Joon Hee is a professional designer that enjoys a fulfilled life with his wife Eun Soo. However, their seemingly perfect relationship is put to a challenging test after the couple discovers that Eun Soo is unable to have a baby of her own. In the middle of the whole conflict Joon Hee starts to develop feelings for female manager Song Woo, which puts in motion a passionate triangle relationship....
첫사랑
Character: Joo Jung Nam
First Love is a South Korean television series starring Bae Yong-joon, Choi Soo-jong and Lee Seung-yeon. It aired on KBS2 from September 7, 1996 to April 20, 1997 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 66 episodes. It is currently the number one highest-rated Korean drama of all time based on single episode viewership ratings, reaching 65.8% on its April 10, 1997 episode. Its average rating for its entire run was 52.6%....
바람은 불어도
Character: Kim Jin Gook
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모래시계
Character: Jung In Young
Sandglass is a South Korean television series considered one of the most significant and highest-rated Korean dramas in history. Written by Song Ji-na and directed by Kim Jong-hak, it aired on SBS in 1995 in 24 episodes. A depiction of the tragic relationship among three friends affected by the political and civilian oppression of 1970s and 1980s Korea, the series mixed politics, melodrama, action, and great acting. It recorded a peak rating of 64.5%, the third highest of all time, and launched...
살아남은 자의 슬픔
Character:
A youth drama set against the backdrop of Korea’s transition from a military regime to a democratic government around the 1988 Seoul Olympics, depicting the encounters and farewells between one young man and two women. Based on Park Il-moon's novel of the same name....
강철본색
Character: [King]
Princess Mi-Kang (Hong Su-Ah) is the first daughter of the King. She is not interested in studying or marrying. Princess Mi-Kang is full of curiosity and sympathy for the people. She insists that she wil not marry, but now gives up and decides to marry. For the last time, she secretly leaves the palace and does things she wants like eating at a restaurant, meeting her friend and going to novelist No Chul-Ki's (Oh Man-Seok) book signing. On the way back to the palace, Princess Mi-Kang sees someon...
KBS 드라마 스페셜
Character: Nam Soo
Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership....
특별수사대 MSS
Character: Hwang Joon Seong
A team of MSS (independent) detectives labelled as troublemakers at their respective police stations attempt to track down a serial killer. At the forefront is No Chul Gi, who refuses to give up on the case and adamantly insists on reinvestigation despite opposition....
KBS 드라마 스페셜
Character: Jae Hoon
Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership....
누나의 3월
Character: Park Jong Pyo
My Sister's March commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Masan protest on March 15, 1960, where numerous citizens and students demonstrated against electoral corruption under the Syngman Rhee regime. The violent clashes that followed resulted in several students being killed, with many others suffering from the aftermath. This drama tells their story....
식객 허영만의 백반기행
Character: Self
Traveling across Korea to enjoy the heartiest meals, manhwa artist Huh Young-man invites guests to join him for tasty dishes and genuine conversation....
집사부일체
Character: [Hint Fairy]
Almost everyone has a question regarding life and the goal of life. In order to find the answer, the four young men with full of curiosity regarding their lives, Lee Seung Gi, Lee Sang Yun, Yuk Seong Jae, and Yang Se Hyeong, head to find their master to learn things and get a correct answer. They find the master and spend a day in the master’s place to learn things that they didn’t know, and wish to know. Whom will they get to meet? And what will they learn throughout the stay?...
인생술집
Character: Self
A unique talk show where celebrity guests and the three show hosts candidly share their life stories over a drink....
나 혼자 산다
Character: Self
It can be a badge of honor to be “single.” “I Live Alone” is a documentary-style South Korean reality series that follows the members of a self-formed club called Rainbow, which is comprised of celebrities who are single and live alone....
힐링캠프
Character: Self
Healing Camp, Aren't You Happy, or simply known as Healing Camp, is a South Korean talk show which began airing on July 18, 2011 on Monday nights at 11:15 pm KST on SBS. The program is known to have created a new genre of talk shows focused on "healing", which have become the trend of talk shows in 2012 and 2013. Healing Camp is also known for its superior casting capabilities, inviting top actors and actresses, as well as politicians, athletes, and other influential people who are not easily se...
현장토크쇼 택시
Character: Self
Live Talk Show TAXI or TAX) is a 2014 South Korean talk show presented by Lee Young-Ja and Oh Man-Suk. It airs on tvN on Tuesdays at 24:20 (KST)...
해피투게더
Character: Self
Happy Together is a Korean entertainment talk show....
우리를 행복하게 하는 몇가지 질문
Character:
The miniseries is composed of six different stories in a omnibus way, describing mondern society’s loneliness, misunderstanding between couples, trust with others, courtesy between lovers, and self-centered blame for others, etc. It is based on the sincere question why we are so unhappy and how I can make happiness....
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Punch Lady
Character: Su-Hyeon
Ha-eun, an ordinary housewife who has endured her husband's violence for 13 years, challenges her husband, who is a mixed martial arts champion, to a duel in the ring....
When Spring Comes
Character: Ho-sung
Ho-seong was once a criminal. After eight years in prison, he is released, reuniting with his family. He needs money for his new business, so he plans to collect it at his father's funeral. However, things go wrong....
Secretly, Greatly
Character: Kim Tae-won
Three elite North Korean sleeper agents live under cover for so long that they believe their cover stories are their real identities. They are shocked when they are ordered to kill one another or face death at the hands of an elite hit team....
Guns & Talks
Character: Tak Mun-bae
Four unlikely assassins question their assignments because they genuinely care about their customers and victims. However, they attract police attention and a prosecutor is on their trail....
Liar
Character: Inspector Park
Man-chul leads two lives, he is married to Myeong-sun and he is also living with Jeong-ae, a wealthy and sexy woman. One day he accidentilly catches an escaped convict, which then attracts un-needed attention to his life. In order to keep his secret from his two lovers, he and his best friend must lie to reporters, cops and neighbors and the situation just gets crazier and crazier with every lie....
The Killer
Character: Shooting Range Owner
When retired hitman’s wife goes on vacation with her friend, she asks him to look after the friend's teenage daughter. Things go awry when he is forced to use a little violence to protect the girl from juvenile delinquents, but then they are found dead and the girl is kidnapped....
The Chronicles of Evil
Character: Choi Chang-sik
A detective accidentally kills a man and disposes of the body to protect his career. The next day he sees that someone has hanged the corpse from a crane for all to see. He takes charge of the murder investigation to protect himself and find out who did it....
The Phone
Character: Go Dong-ho
When his wife is murdered, Dong-ho loses the light in his life, breaks down and falls into depression. But he knows that as long as the killer is still around, he can not get out of his loss. Then, one day, he receives a call and can not believe who he is listening to....
The Hunt
Character: Detective Squad Chief Son
When raw gold is discovered deep in the woods, a group of gold hunters arrive to mine it. Several neighbors in the area witness the hunters by chance and find themselves in danger. Among the witnesses, hunter Ki-sung risks his life to protect the other witnesses and engages the gold hunters in a cat-and-mouse game of death....
Ordinary Person
Character: Kang Seong-jin
Major crimes unit detective Seong-jin arrests Tae-sung for petty crimes, but shocked to find out that he is the notorious serial killer. However, Seong-jin becomes doubtful of his identity as the serial murder case is investigated....
The Devil's Game
Character: Min Tae-suk
Struggling artist Min Hee-do is offered three billion won to bet his life to a game against a rich old man, Kang No-sik, who is dying from a terminal illness. The game is for each man to dial a random phone number and guess if the person who answers will be male or female. Hee-do loses the bet, and after a month long brain operation, he wakes up to find that they have swapped bodies....
Lee Dae-ro Can't Die
Character: Detective Kang Jong-tae
Lee Dae-ro Can't Die (이대로, 죽을 순 없다, also known as Short Time) is a 2005 South Korean action film about a corrupt police officer who is told he has only three months to live, and plots his own death so his wife can collect his insurance policy....
Hide and Seek
Character: Baek Seong-soo
Sung-soo has everything a man could want: a beautiful wife and children, a comfortable home and luxury car, and plenty of money in the bank. When he learns that his estranged brother, Sung-chul, has gone missing, haunting memories of their troubled past urge him to visit his brother’s apartment in search of answers....
The Happenings
Character: Unlucky prisoner
Upon getting out of prison, Deok-Bae meets his old buddy Dal-soo, who owns a restaurant. These two have never succeeded in life, and are constantly in and out of prison. Two others who happen to be in the same boat as Deok-Bae and Dal-Soo are ex-convicts. They have threatened to commit suicide unless traffic and unemployment issues are resolved. They are also unlucky enough to have been spotted at the scene of a crime. While these four are making big plans for their first success, the city becom...
Jesters: The Game Changers
Character: Han Myeong-hoi
A gang of clowns is hired by an unpopular king to serve as propagandists who fabricate positive rumors and stage miracles to improve his personal image....
Real
Character: Patient
Jang Tae-Young is a popular trouble shooter in the criminal world. He is cold and ambitious. He dreams of building a casino hotel one day. A reporter then goes to Jang Tae-Young....
Hansan: Rising Dragon
Character: Won Gyun
In 1592, admiral Yi Sun-sin and his fleet face off against the might of the invading Japanese navy and its formidable warships. As the Korean forces fall into crisis, the admiral resorts to using his secret weapon, the dragon head ships known as geobukseon, in order to change the tide of this epic battle at sea....
The Golden Holiday
Character: Director Kang
A laid-back countryside detective Byung-su takes his family to the Philippines for his 10th wedding anniversary. In fact, his hidden agenda is to track down his old friend Yong-bae who scammed him and got away a few years ago. In Manila, Byung-su finds Yong-bae in prison for murder, and hears about the case surrounding 'Yamashita’s Gold'. Swayed by a share of the Gold that Yong-bae offers, Byung-su suddenly becomes embroiled in the case....
Now and Forever
Character: Section head Min
Min-Soo is a playboy who can't tolerate long term relationships. However, fate takes him to beautiful Hye-Won. While, Min-Soo becomes totally captivated by Hye-Won, Hye-Woon tries to resist Min-Soo, fearing their love will be shortened by her terminal illness....
Two Guys
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Hun is a famous Casanova who works as a part-time valet parker at a bar. He suffers from a huge amount of credit card debt, since he has spent money on his girls. Meanwhile, Hun's usurer hires Joong-tae to threaten Hun for getting his money back. One day, Hun and Joong-tae witness a murder scene, and they fall into the real trouble....
Father And Son: The Story Of Mencius
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MAENG Sa-seong excelled at his old school. However, at a new school located in an affluent neighborhood, the situation completely changes, and students make fun of him for being from a not-so-rich family. On the other hand, Hyun-jeong living next door to him is the best high school student in the country and never feels timid with anyone. MAENG Sa-seong is a daddy’s boy, for his father is so dedicated to him, while Hyun-jeong is bright and always confident, growing up without her father. Will Mr...
Piano Man
Character:
A serial killer plays a cat and mouse game with a female detective....
Baby Sale
Character:
Ad copywriter Sang-joon and event planner Ji-hyun meet for the first time in an elevator and decide to get married right away. But marital bliss is short lived for these two with the arrival of their son Nu-ri. Ji-hyun, exhausted from raising a baby, wants to go back to work. She thinks of a clever plan to return to her job....
The Spy
Character: Woo-yeol's teacher
A North Korean spy named Lee Chul-jin infiltrates the eastern coast of South Korea. His mission is to steal a Super Pig DNA sample which can be used to alleviate the famine in North Korea. On the way to meet his contact in Seoul, Chul-jin is robbed by gangsters posing as a taxi driver and passengers. Chul-jin finally meets fellow communists, Mr.OH and his family, and after many awkward situations and adventures....
Several Questions That Make Us Happy
Character:
Several Questions That Make Us Happy is composed of six different stories in a omnibus way, describing mondern society's loneliness, misunderstanding between couples, trust with others, courtesy between lovers, and self-centered blame for others, etc. It is based on the sincere question why we are so unhappy and how I can make happiness....
Texas Hit
Character: Jae-hoon
Jae-Hun (Son Hyun-Joo) is separated from his wife and two daughters. He struggles to make ends meet, while working as a grocery deliveryman. Seung-Hyeon (Yu Geon) works with Jae-Hun delivering groceries. Although he is only in his 20's, he also struggles to make ends meet. One day, while Jae-Hun and Seung-Hyeon make a delivery, they notice a famous baseball pitcher (Kim Kwang-Hyun) at the apartment of a young woman. The famous pitcher is married to a woman several years older than him. A few da...
Men Cry
Character: Nam Soo
Nam-Soo (Son Hyeon-Ju) is a powerful high ranking gangster. One day, Nam-Soo is diagnosed with cancer and learns he is dying. Nam-Soo is shocked, but then starts to look for a nursing home where he can die peacefully. Meanwhile, Nam-Soo looks for Young-Chae (Jo Mi-Ryung), the girlfriend of his friend Jong-Kil. In the past, Young-Chae and Jong-Kil were about to get married, but Nam-Soo killed Jong-Ki. Nam-Soo finds Young-Chae living with her daughter. She runs a small lodge in Kangwan province. ...
Big Deal
Character: Seok Jin-woo
In 1997, when the Asian financial crisis hit Korea, Gukbo, the number one Soju company is on the brink of bankruptcy. In the high-stakes market of M&A, In-beom, a young ambitious associate at global investment firm Solquin, heads back home to take Gukbo as his first target. Hiding his greediness, In-beom approaches Jong-rok, an executive loyal to Gukbo, as an innocent consultant aiming to rehabilitate Gukbo....