Na Moon-hee

Na Moon-hee

Born: November 30, 1941
in Beijing, China
Na Moon-hee is a South Korean actress. Since 1961, Na has had a prolific acting career in television and film spanning more than five decades. She established a classic Korean mother persona with her TV dramas Even if the Wind Blows, The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World (written by Noh Hee Kyung), My Name is Kim Sam Soon, My Rosy Life, Goodbye Solo, Amnok River Flows (based on Der Yalu fließt), and It's Me, Grandma.

On the big screen, Na has received acclaim for her roles in Crying Fist, You Are My Sunshine, Cruel Winter Blues and I Can Speak. Her critically acclaimed film I Can Speak (2017) won her the Best Actress trophy in three prestigious award ceremonies: 54th Baeksang Art Awards, 38th Blue Dragon Awards, and 55th Grand Bell Awards — a feat that has yet to be repeated.

After a series of comic roles in sitcoms such as Unstoppable High Kick!, the veteran actress garnered newfound popularity and played the title character in big-screen comedy Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K, followed by starring roles in Girl Scout, Harmony, Twilight Gangsters, and Miss Granny.

She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from MBC in 2010, and the prestigious Bo Gwan Order of Cultural Merit in 2012.

Movies for Na Moon-hee...

Picnic
Title: Picnic
Character: Eun-sim
Released: February 7, 2024
Type: Movie
After a surprise visit from her friend Geum-sun, Eun-sim is headed to her hometown with Geum-sun. There, she catches up with Tae-ho who had feelings for her when they were teenagers. Her long-lost memories come to life one by one.
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Hero
Title: Hero
Character: Cho Maria
Released: December 21, 2022
Type: Movie
Ahn Jung-geun, a commander in the Korean Independence Army, leaves behind his country, his family and his mother Cho Maria. Ahn Jung-geun and his comrades cut off the last segment of their ring fingers as a symbol of their dedication to liberate their nation, and as a solemn oath to kill Ito Hirobumi, a man at the center of Japan’s occupation of Korea, within three years. To keep his oath, Ahn Jung-geun arrives in Vladivostok. Meanwhile, Seol-hee, the independence fighters’ informant, disguises herself to get close to Ito Hirobumi. She finds out that Ito Hirobumi will be heading to Harbin to meet with a Russian delegation, and urgently informs the independence fighters. The fateful day of October 26, 1909 arrives. Ahn Jung-geun, who has been yearning for this day does not hesitate to fire his gun at Ito Hirobumi at Harbin Station. Arrested on site, he is charged with murder and tried not in a court of Joseon but in that of Japan…
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My Perfect Roommate
Title: My Perfect Roommate
Character: Geum-boon
Released: June 22, 2022
Type: Movie
Grandma Geum-boon lives alone for life. Her roommate Ji-woong is a professional part-timer. A project to live with the senior who lives alone, which started to save some rent, repeats the difficulties and overcomes. Through that, they get close to each other.
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Title: Hot Singers
Released: March 14, 2022
Type: TV
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Title: Real Granny
Released: January 25, 2022
Type: TV
Grandmothers who have accumulated a total of 238 years of life experience will listen to your concerns. The attacking grandmothers have gathered to give warm comfort to everyone who is living a difficult life! Counseling for concerns!
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Title: Navillera
Character: Choi Hae-nam
Released: March 22, 2021
Type: TV
A 70-year-old with a dream and a 23-year-old with a gift lift each other out of harsh realities and rise to the challenge of becoming ballerinos.
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Pawn
Title: Pawn
Character: Seung-yi's Grandmother
Released: September 29, 2020
Type: Movie
A debt collector who looks intimidating, but actually has a warm heart, ends up becoming the guardian of a child, who has been left behind as collateral by her illegal immigrant mother.
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Oh! My Gran
Title: Oh! My Gran
Character: Moon-hee
Released: September 2, 2020
Type: Movie
A man's daughter is the victim of a brutal hit-and-run car accident. The only witness is the man's dementia-ridden old mother who barely remember any details. The two must work together to find the culprit.
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Honest Candidate
Title: Honest Candidate
Character: Kim Ok-hee
Released: February 12, 2020
Type: Movie
Sang-sook is a competent politician who captivates the public with all kinds of nice words. One day, Sang-sook visits her grandmother who lives in the isolated house. But when she returns home, she finds out that she is not able to lie anymore.
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A Little Princess
Title: A Little Princess
Character: Mal-soon
Released: December 4, 2019
Type: Movie
Mal-soon is a tough granny in a shanty town in Busan. In front of her, 12-year-old Gong-ju appears with her baby sister Jin-ju on her back. Gong-ju claims that she is the daughter of Mal-soon’s runaway daughter. Mal-soon’s peaceful life becomes a mess with these little strangers, but Mal-soon doesn’t feel bad living with them.
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Love+Sling
Title: Love+Sling
Character: Gui-bo's Mother
Released: May 9, 2018
Type: Movie
A former wrestler bonds with his son over the sport. But then the son's girlfriend falls in love with the father.
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Title: Just Between Lovers
Character: Medicine Seller Grandmother
Released: December 11, 2017
Type: TV
Two survivors of a building collapse discover support and love in each other as they overcome the pain of loss and reconstruct a hopeful future.
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I Can Speak
Title: I Can Speak
Character: Na Ok-boon
Released: September 21, 2017
Type: Movie
A grumpy old woman befriends a young civil servant and learns English from him. She then reveals to him her shocking past.
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Title: Father, I'll Take Care of You
Character: Hwang Mi Ok
Released: November 12, 2016
Type: TV
After their 4 children become independent, an old couple decide to live for themselves. One day, their 4 children come back to them.
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Title: Dear My Friends
Character: Moon Jung-a
Released: May 13, 2016
Type: TV
Life is ever-delightful — and ever-challenging — for a group of friends in their twilight years as they rediscover themselves through love and family.
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Title: Witch's Castle
Character: Chun Geum-Ok
Released: December 14, 2015
Type: TV
Oh Dan-Byul lost her parents due to her own mistake. She marries Joon-Young, but her husband passes away. Meanwhile, her mother-in-law, Ho-Duk, divorces because of her husband's infidelity and her sister-in-law, Se-Sil, returns to South Korea after divorcing her Italian husband. Now, these three women live together while overcoming their own personal problems and becoming important to each other.
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Title: Glorious Day
Character: Lee Soon-ok
Released: April 26, 2014
Type: TV
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Miss Granny
Title: Miss Granny
Character: Oh Mal-soon
Released: January 22, 2014
Type: Movie
An unappreciated old granny magically turns 20 years old again and decides to make the most of her newfound youth.
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Title: Wang’s Family
Character: Ahn Gye-Shim
Released: August 31, 2013
Type: TV
Wang Subak, the eldest daughter of the Wang family, had married into a wealthy family. But after her husband Ko Minjung goes bankrupt, she and her family have to move back into her parents' home. Second daughter Hobak is also having financial difficulties with her jobless husband Heo Sedal, while third daughter Gwangbak suddenly decides to quit her stable job as a teacher to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. Navigating the pressures of their circumstances will test every member of the family as they struggle to find happiness and love.
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Title: What is Mom
Character: Na Moon-Hee
Released: October 9, 2012
Type: TV
This drama tells the story of a mom who stays with her children again after her children become jobless. Na Moon Hee is the owner of a noodle shop. Her already independent children stay in their own houses. But after becoming jobless, her children come back home again and work together in her noodle shop. (Source: koreandrama.org)
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Title: 아들 녀석들
Character: Woo Jung-Sook
Released: September 22, 2012
Type: TV
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Title: Five Fingers
Character: Min Ban-wol
Released: August 18, 2012
Type: TV
Five Fingers is about young people overcoming their tragedy and fulfilling their dreams. There’s a boy, Ji Ho, who’s eager to be part of one family. Step-mother who saved a son from the fire, while leaving her birth son inside. This boy wants to become a son of a mother, who’s not his birth mother. He wants to become a brother to a younger brother, who’s not his true brother. Ji Ho’s life may look miserable. But he has an outstanding talent as a pianist. However, he has a rival to overcome. In Ha, who also has a professional skill. Although, he doesn’t get much attention. Stay tuned to see the battle between these two different pianists.
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Title: Baeksang Arts Awards
Character: Self
Released: April 26, 2012
Type: TV
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Title: Padam, Padam... The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats
Character: Kim Mi-ja
Released: December 5, 2011
Type: TV
A man serves 16 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. Yang Kang Chil maintains his good nature nonetheless and is protected by his best friend Gook Soo. After his release from prison, Kang Chil becomes a carpenter and tries to rebuild his life. He falls in love with Jang Ji Na, a veterinarian who happens to the niece of the victim in Kang Chil’s murder case. Can Kang Chil prove his innocence and bring the real killer to justice to save his relationship with Ji Na?
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Title: 나야, 할머니
Character: Grandmother
Released: September 26, 2010
Type: TV
It is a heartwarming love story of a grandmother who is about to die of cancer and Eunha, a middle school student who grew up with an aunt without parents, and becomes a true family.
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Twilight Gangsters
Title: Twilight Gangsters
Character: Kim Jung-ja
Released: March 18, 2010
Type: Movie
For eight years three grandmothers saved their money for a VIP tour packages to Hawaii. The grandmothers have all had difficult experiences and used their dream vacation as a beacon of hope in their lives. The grandmothers then go to the bank to wire their money, but at that moment the bank is held up by robbers. The grandmothers lose their savings and the bank can't offer any assistance. It is at this moment that the grandmothers set off track the robbers down themselves...
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Harmony
Title: Harmony
Character: Kim Moon-ok
Released: January 28, 2010
Type: Movie
Jeong-hye gives a birth to a baby boy in the prison. Her and other inmates create a women's choir to compete in the national choir contest, to meet and greet their families and loving ones.
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Title: Amnok River Flows
Character: Mi Reuk's mother
Released: November 4, 2008
Type: TV
This drama portrays the turbulent life of Lee Mi Reuk, a Korean expatriate who fought for the freedom of his country while studying medicine in Tokyo, during the period when Korea was under Japanese colonial rule. He fled to China and eventually settled in Germany.
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Title: Worlds Within
Character: Ji-oh's mother
Released: October 27, 2008
Type: TV
Song Hye Gyo plays a PD Joo Joon Young who has bold and unstoppable personality. Hyun Bin also plays a promising drama PD Jung Ji Oh. This drama focuses on TV stations by portraying the love and struggle of these 2 PDs during filming their respective projects as well as unfolding male and female staffs' love stories and marriages.
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Girl Scout
Title: Girl Scout
Character: Lee I-man
Released: June 5, 2008
Type: Movie
When the head of a credit union disappears with the credit union's money, four women create a team called Bong Chon Girl Scouts Troop #3 to recover the stolen money, and chaos ensues.
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Title: Woman of Matchless Beauty, Park Jung Kum
Character: Yoon Myung-Ja / Ms. Yoon
Released: February 2, 2008
Type: TV
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Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K
Title: Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K
Character: Kwon Soon-boon
Released: September 12, 2007
Type: Movie
Mrs. KWON has spent lifetime building a small home-made soup business into an empire with her bare hands. Now a retiring millionaire, she’s distributed most of her wealth among her children and is enjoying her life as an independent, tech-savvy granny. A band of less-than-professional criminals kidnaps her in a hope to make an easy fortune but their naïve plan goes all wrong, when the family of their difficult hostage is reluctant to pay the modest ransom of 50,000 dollars. Infuriated by this, Mrs. KWON takes the matter into her own hands and leads the pack in making the biggest kidnap case in history. Will she and her kidnappers be able to get their hands on the 50 million dollar ransom?
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May 18
Title: May 18
Character: Naju-daek
Released: July 25, 2007
Type: Movie
The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers preparing a revolution against the current government. Seeing as the soldiers beat defenceless people, mainly students, to death, the citizens are in for retaliation and form a militia.
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Voice of a Murderer
Title: Voice of a Murderer
Character: Kyung-Bae's mother
Released: February 1, 2007
Type: Movie
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.
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Cruel Winter Blues
Title: Cruel Winter Blues
Character: Jeom-sim
Released: November 19, 2006
Type: Movie
A gangster's quest for revenge is sidetracked by an encounter with his target's mother in this deeply-felt hybrid of a crime thriller and a family drama.
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Title: High Kick
Character: Na Moon-hee
Released: November 6, 2006
Type: TV
High Kick! was a popular South Korean situation comedy revolving around the life of the Lee family, taking place in Seoul at the same time as the broadcast. The title of the show "High Kick!" has several implications, one of which is the oft-depicted high kicks of Yoon-ho, one of the main characters. The show aired in South Korea from Monday to Friday in sitcom format. Due to its popularity, the show filmed more episodes than were initially planned. Many of the characters starred in commercials and advertisements in Korea. The show's popularity also led to High Kick Through the Roof, which aired in 2009-2010, and High Kick 3: The Counterattack of the Short Leg, which aired in 2011-2012.
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Title: Famous Princesses
Character: Nam Dal-Goo
Released: April 1, 2006
Type: TV
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Title: Goodbye Solo
Character: Mi-young
Released: March 1, 2006
Type: TV
Goodbye Solo is a 2006 South Korean television series starring Chun Jung-myung, Yoon So-yi, Kim Min-hee, Bae Jong-ok, Lee Jae-ryong, Kim Nam-gil, and Na Moon-hee. It aired on KBS2 from March 1 to April 20, 2006 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. In the urban melodrama, seven lead characters of different generations and backgrounds are all haunted by loneliness; they gradually interact and form a "family" borne out of emotional connection and mutual understanding. Renowned for her in-depth, realistic portrayals of ordinary lives, writer Noh Hee-kyung said that the drama's theme is that all human beings are beautiful just the way they are, simply by existing in the world.
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You Are My Sunshine
Title: You Are My Sunshine
Character: Seok-joong's Mother
Released: September 23, 2005
Type: Movie
An old bachelor Seok-joong, who has no experience in dating, falls in love at first sight with a prostitute named Eun-ha. At first Eun-ha shows no interest in Seok-joong, but gradually she begins to be flattered by his devotion and eventually falls in love with him. They marry. However, one day, Eun-ha finds out that she is infected with HIV and decides to leave Seok-joong.
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Title: My Rosy Life
Character: Ggot Soon-yi
Released: August 24, 2005
Type: TV
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 Young-yi's first love, but he broke up with her for the sake of his career. While younger brother Chul-soo has settled down in the United States where he's earning his doctorate degree, completely ignoring his responsibilities at home. Soon-yi perseveres despite the constant hardships that life throws at her. Until one day, she is jolted when Ban Sung-moon , her husband with whom she has two daughters, tells her that he has fallen in love with another woman and demands a divorce. Worse, she is diagnosed with stomach cancer shortly after. Abandoned by everyone around her, all those who she has worked so hard to make happy her entire life, Soon-yi decides that it's never too late to start living the life you want, and begins to be a little selfish and find some true happiness. When they find out about her disease, her family finally realizes what she means to them. And her husband Sung-moon also rethinks his actions and finally shows her the genuine meaning of marital love.
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Title: My Lovely Sam-Soon
Character: Na Hyun-sook
Released: June 1, 2005
Type: TV
Kim Sam Soon is a baker who has a talent in making pastries and cakes. On Christmas Eve, she caught her boyfriend, Min Hyun Woo, cheating on her and breaks up. On that same night, she accidentally went into the men's restroom and met Hyun Jin Hun. By sheer coincidence, Jin Hun needs a baker for his restaurant Bon Appetit and Sam Soon is unemployed. Sam Soon is hired as the restaurant's chief baker and the two fight like cat and dog.
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Title: Infinite Challenge
Character: Self
Released: April 23, 2005
Type: TV
Infinite Challenge has been reported as the first "Real-Variety" show in Korean television history. The program is largely unscripted, and follows a similar format of challenge-based Reality Television programs, familiar to the audiences in the West, but the challenges are often silly, absurd, or impossible to achieve, so the program takes on the aspect of a satirical comedy variety show, rather than a more standard reality or contest program. In order to achieve its comedic purposes its 6 hosts and staff continuously proclaim, the elements of this show are the 3-Ds, Dirty, Dangerous, and Difficult.
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Crying Fist
Title: Crying Fist
Character: Sang-hwan's Grandmother
Released: March 31, 2005
Type: Movie
Jobless, besieged by creditors, and abandoned by his wife, the once silver medalist Tae-shik has sunk to street hustling, becoming a human punching bag. Meanwhile, young Sang-hwan's delinquent ways land him behind bars. Both men look to boxing to turn around lives gone astray, aiming for the amateur title, ultimately pitting them against each other, but more importantly, against themselves.
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Lovely Rivals
Title: Lovely Rivals
Character: Mi-ok's mother
Released: November 17, 2004
Type: Movie
A teacher and her student compete for the affection of a handsome man.
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S Diary
Title: S Diary
Character: Jin-hee's mother
Released: October 22, 2004
Type: Movie
A cute Korean story about a girl Jini and her memories of first loves. Her mom gave her a diary at coming of age and in the movie she goes through her past boyfriends and reflects on how they've given her memories.
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Title: Precious Family
Released: October 16, 2004
Type: TV
Precious Family is a South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-ae, Hur Joon-ho, Song Jae-ho, Kim Hae-sook, Jang Hyun-sung, Lee Dong-wook, and Lee Yoo-ri. It aired on KBS2 from October 16, 2004 to July 5, 2005 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 68 episodes. Shedding light on the importance of family and marriage through the realistic portrayal of one woman who experiences many trials in her life including her husband's infidelity, friction with difficult in-laws, and the hardship of raising an autistic son, the drama received solid ratings and critical approval.
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Title: 사랑을 할꺼야
Character: Ms. Yun
Released: June 12, 2004
Type: TV
《사랑을 할거야》는 2004년 6월 12일 ~ 2004년 9월 19일까지 총 27부작을 방송한 문화방송 주말연속극이다.
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Please Teach Me English
Title: Please Teach Me English
Character: Moon-su's mother
Released: November 5, 2003
Type: Movie
Young Ju is forced to take English classes after failing to assist a foreigner at her government office. At English class she develops feelings for classmate Moon Su, but he might not feel the same way.
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Title: 압구정 종갓집
Released: November 3, 2003
Type: TV
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Title: 맹가네 전성시대
Character: Choi Young-Soon
Released: October 26, 2002
Type: TV
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Saving My Hubby
Title: Saving My Hubby
Released: October 18, 2002
Type: Movie
Geum-sun, a former volleyball star, is married to a clumsy husband and has a baby daughter. She struggles to adjust to her boring life until kidnappers call claiming they have her husband and demand money.
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My Beautiful Girl, Mari
Title: My Beautiful Girl, Mari
Character: Nam-woo's grandmother
Released: January 11, 2002
Type: Movie
Kim Nam-woo struggles through life as people around him constantly leave him; his best friend, Jun-ho, is going to study in Seoul and in some ways his widowed mother is "leaving" him too by paying more attention to her new boyfriend. To escape, he goes to a dream world, where he meets a girl named Mari. The story follows Nam-woo in discovering himself and maturing.
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Title: Man of Autumn
Character: Eun-jae's mother
Released: October 17, 2001
Type: TV
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Title: Merchant
Released: October 15, 2001
Type: TV
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Title: 우리가 남인가요
Released: February 5, 2001
Type: TV
Yoon-ju, who works for a brand-naming company, gains trust and favor from colleagues with a cool and lively personality.
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Title: Mr. Duke
Released: July 12, 2000
Type: TV
Mr. Duke is a 2000 Korean series by MBC is about a heiress hired poor man who become her husband . It was broadcast 2000-7-12 to 2000-09-7.
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Title: 마지막 전쟁
Character: 태경 어머니
Released: July 12, 1999
Type: TV
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Title: Did We Really Love?
Character: Shin Shin-ja
Released: January 27, 1999
Type: TV
Did We Really Love? is a South Korean drama series broadcast by MBC in 1999. Starring Korean superstar Bae Yong Joon, the series portrays the struggles between love, happiness, and the pursuit of material success.
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The Quiet Family
Title: The Quiet Family
Character: Soon-rye
Released: April 25, 1998
Type: Movie
A family decides to buy a lodge in a remote hiking area. Their first customer commits suicide and the distraught family buries his body to avoid the bad publicity. But their luck gets worse, the bodies start piling up, and the family becomes frantic to rectify the situation.
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Title: seoulmoon
Character: Home grandmother
Released: January 8, 1994
Type: TV
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Title: Jang Hee Bin
Character: Queen Dowager Myeongseong
Released: October 5, 1981
Type: TV
The first season of the Women of Legend Series tells the story of a young lady-in-waiting whose beauty catches the eye of the King and becomes his concubine. Quickly rising in the ranks and eventually giving birth to a son, her hunger for power drives her not only to maintain her position, but to become Queen.
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Lightning Atom
Title: Lightning Atom
Released: July 23, 1971
Type: Movie
The story of a young boy who uses his electric super powers to help the innocent.
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Title: That Woman Catches People
Character: Kang Bong-soon
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
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.
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Title: When Life Gives You Tangerines
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
A drama that tells the adventure-filled life of the rebellious Ae-soon and cast-iron man Gwan-sik, both born in Jeju in the 1950s.
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점례는 나의 빛
Title: 점례는 나의 빛
Character: Jeom-rye
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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Title: I'm Home
Character: Hong Jung-hee
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV