Kim You-jung

Kim You-jung

Born: September 22, 1999
in Seoul, South Korea
Kim You-jung (김유정) is a South Korean actress, born in Seoul, who studied at Goyang High School of Arts. She started out as a child model and after she made her acting debut at the age of 4 became one of the best-known child actresses in Korea. She was discovered at 5 years old in a contest that her older sister joined and won the Most Popular Award even though she was not one of the contestants. She is now transitioning into adult roles and is best known for Dong Yi, Moon Embracing the Sun, and May Queen. Kim is the youngest of 3 siblings. Her older sister Kim Yeon Jung is also an actress.

She was considered "Korea's Little Sister" when she was a child actress. She has since been dubbed "Sageuk Fairy" after starring in several acclaimed historical period dramas in her career. In 2017, she ranked 8th on Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list, the youngest to be included in the Top 10 at 17 years old.

In February 2018, it was revealed that Kim was diagnosed with dysfunctions of the thyroid gland and would take a break from acting.

Movies for Kim You-jung...

Title: Chicken Nugget
Character: Choi Min-ah
Released: March 15, 2024
Type: TV
A woman steps into an odd machine and becomes... a chicken nugget?! Now, it's up to her father and admirer to embark on a zany quest to bring her back.
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Title: My Demon
Character: Do Do-hee
Released: November 24, 2023
Type: TV
A pitiless demon becomes powerless after getting entangled with an icy heiress, who may hold the key to his lost abilities — and his heart.
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My♡Puppy
Title: My♡Puppy
Character: Ah-min
Released: March 1, 2023
Type: Movie
Min-soo is about to get married when his fiancée suddenly admits that she is allergic to dogs. Now the guy's best friend, the golden retriever Rooney, needs a new family. With the help of his cousin and social media, Min-soo starts looking for a new home for Rooney.
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20th Century Girl
Title: 20th Century Girl
Character: Na Bo-ra
Released: October 6, 2022
Type: Movie
In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.
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Title: Young Actors' Retreat
Released: September 9, 2022
Type: TV
Members of each drama team mix together, play various MT games, and travel together, building new friendships and creating pleasant memories.
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Title: One Ordinary Day
Character: holding cell girl
Released: November 27, 2021
Type: TV
A college student gives a young woman he just met a ride to the beach in his father's cab and they end up spending the night together. When he wakes up to find her dead, he gets caught up in her murder case.
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Title: Lovers of the Red Sky
Character: Hong Chun-gi
Released: August 30, 2021
Type: TV
Set during the Joseon era, Hong Cheon Ki is a female painter with a genius like painting talent. She is picked as the first female painter of the Dohwaseo. Hong Cheon Ki also has a beautiful appearance and a bright personality. For her, painting is everything. One day, she meets Ha Ram.
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The 8th Night
Title: The 8th Night
Character: Ae-ran
Released: July 2, 2021
Type: Movie
With prayer beads in one hand and an ax in the other, a monk hunts down a millennia-old spirit that's possessing humans and unleashing hell on Earth.
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Title: Backstreet Rookie
Character: Jung Saet-Byul
Released: June 19, 2020
Type: TV
It tells an unpredictable 24-hour love story of the four-dimensional innocent girl Jung Saet Byeol who was once a troublemaker and the adorkable caring male store manager, Choi Dae Hyun, in the context of a convenience store. They have met each other accidentally 4 years ago, back then Saet Byeol asked Dae Hyun to buy cigarettes for them. Until now, Saet Byeol comes to the convenience store Dae Hyun runs for a part-time job, their hilarious romantic story starts.
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Title: House on Wheels
Character: Self
Released: June 11, 2020
Type: TV
A variety program where the cast will experience life in various places around Korea. The cast will build a small, portable home where they’ll live together and invite guests over. They’ll empty their greed for a house and fill their lives with important things in their lives instead.
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Title: Kim Yoo Jung’s Half Holiday in Italy
Released: September 3, 2019
Type: TV
“Kim Yoo Jung’s Half Holiday in Italy” is a traveling variety show and chronicles Kim Yoo Jung’s adventures around Italy. The show will showcase Kim Yoo Jung as a tourist in Italy and even as a part-time worker at a gelato shop.
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Title: Clean with Passion for Now
Character: Gil O-Sol
Released: November 26, 2018
Type: TV
Gil Oh-so, an employee at a cleaning company, meets Jang Seon-gyul, the boss of the company. The two are diametric opposite when it comes to cleanliness. With the help of Oh-sol, Seon-gyul faces his mysophobia and falls in love with her.
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Golden Slumber
Title: Golden Slumber
Character: Soo-ah
Released: February 14, 2018
Type: Movie
A delivery man has to flee for his life when he is framed for the assassination of a political candidate and the evidence against him begins to accumulate.
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Because I Love You
Title: Because I Love You
Character: Scully
Released: January 4, 2017
Type: Movie
Lee Hyeong is a talented songwriter. He happens to connect people who are not good with love. Those include Hyeong-Gyeong who wants to become a singer, but she suffers from stage fright. Scully is a high school student. She helps Lee Hyeong's spirit. Chan-Young is a colleague of Lee Hyeong and he likes Hyeong-Gyeong, but in vain.
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Title: Love in the Moonlight
Character: Hong Ra-on
Released: August 22, 2016
Type: TV
A young Joseon woman who's lived her whole life as a man ends up as a eunuch in the royal palace, where she begins to bond with the crown prince.
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Title: Men on a Mission
Character: Self
Released: December 5, 2015
Type: TV
Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.
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Circle of Atonement
Title: Circle of Atonement
Character: Lee Jung-Hyun
Released: October 15, 2015
Type: Movie
A policeman discovers a love affair between his teenage daughter and her teacher which leads him back to an unsolved murder case he investigated 10 years ago.
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Title: Angry Mom
Character: Oh Ah Ran
Released: March 18, 2015
Type: TV
When Jo Gang-Ja attended high school, she was notorious for fighting. She gave birth to her daughter A-Ran in her late teens and became more responsible. Her daughter A-Ran is now a high school student, but A-Ran is bullied at school. Jo Gang-Ja decides to go back to high school to protect her daughter. Jo Gang-Ja becomes a high school student again.
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Title: Love Cells
Character: Navi
Released: November 3, 2014
Type: TV
A fantasy, romantic comedy about a ′love cell′ cat that looks like a human, Navi teaching love to Ma Dae Choong, who is determined to revive his dying love cells with an extraordinary romance, particularly with top star, Seo Rin.
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Title: Secret Door
Character: Seo Ji-dam
Released: September 22, 2014
Type: TV
A re-imagining of the legendary tale of the troubled father-son relationship between King Yeongjo and his only son Prince Sado. While his father insists on a strong and centralized government, Crown Prince Sado promotes social justice and equality throughout the kingdom. Throughout eight fateful years, the strain on their relationship — both familial and political — eventually evolves into a total breakdown, ending with one of the most tragic stories in Joseon history.
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Thread of Lies
Title: Thread of Lies
Character: Kim Hwa-yeon
Released: March 13, 2014
Type: Movie
A seemingly happy family gets rocked by the suicide of the 14-year-old daughter.
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The Dirge Singer
Title: The Dirge Singer
Character: Yun Shim
Released: March 9, 2014
Type: Movie
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Commitment
Title: Commitment
Character: Ri Hye-in
Released: November 5, 2013
Type: Movie
The son of a North Korean spy decides to follow in his father's footsteps to protect his little sister. After his father's botched espionage mission, North Korean Myung-hoon and his young sister Hye-in are sent to a labor prison camp. In order to save his sister's life, Myung-hoon volunteers to become a spy and infiltrates the South as a teenage defector. While attending high school in the South, he meets another girl named Hye-in, and rescues her when she comes under attack.
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Title: Golden Rainbow
Character: Kim Baek-won (teenage)
Released: November 2, 2013
Type: TV
A drama about seven siblings, all of them are orphans and not blood-related, love each other more than real siblings. They will go through many hardships together. Baek Won is the leader of seven orphans who band together to make their own family. Meanwhile, Do Young is the prosecutor who falls in love with her.
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Title: May Queen
Character: Chun Hae-joo (young)
Released: August 18, 2012
Type: TV
A woman overcomes the hardships in her life and experiences growth as an expert of the seas.
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Title: The Moon Embracing the Sun
Character: Heo Yeon-woo (young)
Released: January 4, 2012
Type: TV
Years after she's assumed dead by the palace, a young noblewoman, now trained as a shaman, returns to court to reclaim her rightful position as queen.
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Title: 막이래쇼: 무작정탐험대
Released: October 28, 2011
Type: TV
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Title: Road No. 1
Character: young Soo-yeon
Released: July 23, 2010
Type: TV
A high-budget war epic, Road Number One commemorates the sixty years that have passed since the Korean War. It's based around the historical Route 1, a national highway that served as the main passageway between North and South Korea during the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. Lee Jang Woo, the son of a poor peasant, has been in love with his master's daughter, Soo Yeon, since childhood. He joins the military in order to put her through medical school and becomes a brilliant officer, leading his men to victory through guerilla warfare. Mistakenly believing that Jang Woo was killed in battle, Soo Yeon becomes engaged to military officer Tae Ho. Jang Woo returns on the eve of their wedding, and the two are briefly, painfully united, but the eruption of war tears them apart once again, forcing him to fight alongside Tae Ho on top of everything. Jang Woo keeps fighting to get back to his love, but the war continues to find new ways to keep them apart. Leading drama stars So Ji Sub and Kim Ha Neul portray star-crossed lovers who are torn apart by war.
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Title: Running Man
Released: July 11, 2010
Type: TV
A reality and competition show where members are joined by celebs to complete a weekly mission to win the race with Seoul as the beautiful backdrop.
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Title: Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho
Character: Yeon-Yi
Released: July 5, 2010
Type: TV
For the sin of falling in love with a human, Gumiho gives birth to a daughter and enters the world of humans in order to protect her young, tender child. However, Yun Dusu, the man who chose her, is the father of a dying daughter. In order to obtain a liver to save his beloved, illness-stricken daughter, he is forced to do the unthinkable: to kill Yeoni, the daughter of Gumiho. Unaware of this fact, Gumiho opens her heart to Dusu, who protects her as if she is family, and once again falls in love with a human, ultimately suffering for it. And the one man who falls in love with Gumiho, a nonhuman with more humanity than any human, realizes he truly loves her and attempts to make their love work.
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On the Pitch
Title: On the Pitch
Character: Radio female soldier
Released: May 27, 2010
Type: Movie
As the World Cup gets started in 2002, a North Korean squad commander (Lee Seong-jae) stationed at the DMZ who is crazy about football is frustrated that he cannot participate in the excitement in the South. He loves football so much that he even memorizes all the names of the members of the South Korean national team. One night during a search operation in which the leader and his troops chase a boar to satisfy their hunger, they come face to face with soldiers from South Korea. It doesn’t take long for the soldiers to discover that they share a love of football and they begin secret radio communications so they can listen to matches together. When their secret is uncovered, the squad leader and his troops must find a way out of the situation.
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Title: KBS Drama Special
Released: May 15, 2010
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Dong Yi
Character: Dong Yi (young)
Released: March 22, 2010
Type: TV
Set during the reign of King Sukjong in the Joseon dynasty, the story focuses on Dong Yi, a water maid who gains the trust of Queen Inhyeon and later the favour of the king when he is moved by her prayers for the health of the Queen during the court disputes caused by Jang Hee Bin. Dong Yi becomes a concubine with the rank of sook-bin and bears a son who will later become the 21st king of Joseon, Yeongjo.
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Title: Melon Music Awards
Character: Messenger
Released: December 16, 2009
Type: TV
One of the premier music awards events held annually in South Korea, governed by LOEN Entertainment through their online music service, Melon, and known for simply counting the number of digital sales and voting online.
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Paradise
Title: Paradise
Character: Hwa-ran
Released: October 28, 2009
Type: Movie
A woman released from prison, gets on a ship without any plans to find an island called ‘Paradise’ that was advertised on a flyer she got in the train. She meets a male teacher on the ship who helps her to get a job at a school cafeteria on the island. One day, she rescues a student who happened to be making the same mistake the woman made which eventually landed her in prison. Despite the rescue, the girl eventually catches on fire.
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Possessed
Title: Possessed
Character: Ji-eun
Released: August 12, 2009
Type: Movie
After Hee-jin's younger sister So-jin, who is possessed by a spirit,disappears,the neighbors die one by one and a secret underlying their deaths is revealed.
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Title: Tamra Island
Character: Jang Beo-Sul
Released: August 8, 2009
Type: TV
Set in the 17th Century, Jang Beo-jin is a young female diver on Tamra Island. She doesn't particularly enjoy her situation and dreams of one day leaving the island. One day, to her shock, she discovers a young blond haired man laying on the beach. The young man's name is William and he is a shipwrecked British citizen. Another young man named Park Kyu enters the island under the disguise of one of the many convicts sent to Tamra Island. In actuality, Park Kyu is a budding government official known as a Seonbi. These three young people then become involved in a hilarious love triangle.
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Tidal Wave
Title: Tidal Wave
Character: Ji-min
Released: July 22, 2009
Type: Movie
On Haeundae Beach, a guilt-ridden fisherman takes care of a woman whose father accidentally got killed. A scientist reunites with his ex-wife and a daughter who doesn't even remember his face. And a poor rescue worker falls in love with a rich city girl. When they all find out a gigantic tsunami will hit the beach, they realize they only have 10 minutes to escape.
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Title: Cain and Abel
Character: young Seo-yeon
Released: February 18, 2009
Type: TV
Gifted doctor Cho-in leads a charmed life while his older brother Seon-woo seethes with jealousy in this series inspired by Biblical characters.
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Title: Painter of the Wind
Character: Yun-bok (young)
Released: September 24, 2008
Type: TV
Painter of the Wind is a 2008 South Korean historical television series starring Moon Geun-young and Park Shin-yang. Based on the bestselling historical fiction novel by Lee Jung-myung that took artistic license with the premise that perhaps the Joseon painter Shin Yun-bok had really been a woman, it centers on Yun-bok, a talented young painter who disguises herself as a boy to search for her father's murderer. She meets Kim Hong-do, a master painter who guides her into becoming a great artist, and they develop a strong friendship of mentor and disciple. The drama has won numerous awards, including the Asian TV Series Special Award at the 2010 Shanghai Television Festival and the silver award at the 2010 Houston International Film Festival, while actress Moon Geun-young received the grand prize at the 2008 SBS Drama Awards, as well as Best TV Actress at the 2009 Baeksang Arts Awards and 2008 Grimae Awards for her role.
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Title: Iljimae
Character: Eun Chae (young)
Released: May 21, 2008
Type: TV
Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Ryung acts as a useless gangster in the marketplace by day but at night he is a chivalrous robber who robs corrupt government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he leaves behind a wooden branch from a plum tree at the site of the robbery to take responsibility for the robbery. The poor citizens only know him as Iljimae. Bong Soon is a hilarious girl with good martial art skills and lives as a swindler. She only loves Ryung and sacrifices her whole life for him. Eun Chae is a government official's daughter and is good in nature and usually helps miserable people. She meets Iljimae once by chance, and their sweet love story begins. However, her love puts Iljimae in a dangerous situation because an Imperial Guard also loves her.
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Do You See Seoul?
Title: Do You See Seoul?
Character: Yeong-mi
Released: May 8, 2008
Type: Movie
In 1976 on a remote island, schoolteacher Eun-young wants to take her students on a field trip to a cookie factory in Seoul. Even though the parents don't like the idea, Eun-young succeeds in taking them. But once they arrive in the complicated city, students become fascinated with high-tech bicycles and get lost.
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Title: Powerful Opponents
Character: Yoo Gwan-Nim
Released: April 14, 2008
Type: TV
Cha Young Jin is the first female to ever work as a bodyguard in the Presidential resident, Chungwadae. Young Jin and Yoo Gwang Pil work as bodyguards assigned to watch over the president's son, Kang Soo Ho. They are assigned to guard Soo Ho for 15 months.
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The Chaser
Title: The Chaser
Character: Eun-ji
Released: February 14, 2008
Type: Movie
Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
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Rainbow Eyes
Title: Rainbow Eyes
Released: December 27, 2007
Type: Movie
Officers Kyung-yoon CHO and Eun-joo PARK are on the hunt a killer following duo of ghastly murders. The victims carry a common military past, and the secret of their past must be unraveled to find the killer.
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Bank Attack
Title: Bank Attack
Character: Bae Yeon-Hee
Released: November 14, 2007
Type: Movie
Desperate for money to save his sick daughter's life, a father decides to rob a bank.
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Title: 1 Night and 2 Days
Released: August 5, 2007
Type: TV
2 Days & 1 Night is a South Korean reality-variety show with the motto "real wild road variety." Its main concept is to recommend various places of interest that viewers can visit in South Korea.
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Hwang Jin Yi
Title: Hwang Jin Yi
Character: Young Jin-yi
Released: June 6, 2007
Type: Movie
Although born a daughter of an aristocratic family, Jin-yi discovers the secret behind her birth and enters into a life in a brothel as a gisaeng.
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Lump of Sugar
Title: Lump of Sugar
Character: Young Si-eun
Released: August 10, 2006
Type: Movie
The daughter of a poor rancher, Si-eun's only hope is to one day, become a jockey. With her mother passing away at her birth, her favorite horse, Chun-doong, has become not only her friend, but also a soul mate. She is devastated when Chun-doong is sold to another owner, but when they are reunited two years later they have a chance to create a miracle by teaming up in a race.
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4 Horror Tales: Hidden Floor
Title: 4 Horror Tales: Hidden Floor
Character: Yeo Joo-hee
Released: July 27, 2006
Type: Movie
A woman moves into an apartment house with her daughter. But her daughter begins to be haunted by a mysterious ghost on a hidden floor.
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All for Love
Title: All for Love
Character: Kim Jin-A
Released: October 7, 2005
Type: Movie
A romantic comedy which portrays the most beautiful period in the lives of different couples who have just fallen in love.
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Lady Vengeance
Title: Lady Vengeance
Character: Jae-kyung
Released: July 29, 2005
Type: Movie
Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.
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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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DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
Title: DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
Released: November 26, 2004
Type: Movie
A boy's experience as a fresh military recruit stationed at the North-South border in the late 1970s.
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Title: SBS Drama Awards
Character: Host
Released: December 31, 1992
Type: TV
The hottest actors, producers, and writers gather together to celebrate the end of the year at the 2017 SBS Drama Awards. In 2017, there were many dramas that captured the heart of the viewers. What will be the show that has been loved the most by viewers? And who will be the best actor of 2017?