Gi Ju-bong

Gi Ju-bong

Born: September 3, 1955
in South Korea
Ki Joo-bong, born in 1955, is a South Korean actor. he majored in film and theatre from Sorabol Art University (now part of Chung-Ang University).

He debuted in 1977 when he established the theater company 76 along with his brother KI Guk-seo, also an actor and stage director. They were not earning a lot, but KI didn’t mind. However, along with his marriage came the moral obligation of feeding his family and so he tried other jobs, without much success. He went back to the stage, and since the late 1990s began to appear in movies.

Movies for Gi Ju-bong...

Title: LTNS
Character: Samuel’s father
Released: January 19, 2024
Type: TV
A sexless married couple starts blackmailing adulterous couples for money.
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The Blood of Desire
Title: The Blood of Desire
Released: January 3, 2024
Type: Movie
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At That Time Jessy Was 20
Title: At That Time Jessy Was 20
Character: Chairman Min
Released: December 14, 2023
Type: Movie
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In Our Day
Title: In Our Day
Character: Ui-ju
Released: July 19, 2023
Type: Movie
Recently returned to South Korea, an actress in her fourties is staying with her friend and her cat. Meanwhile, an aging poet in declining health lives alone after the death of his own cat. One day, each receives a visit from a different young aspiring artist, who come equipped with questions about their careers and life itself.
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2035
Title: 2035
Released: July 1, 2023
Type: Movie
In 2025, South and North Korea unified. It was triggered by a sudden explosion in Midnight near the North of DMZ by a forest fire in December, 2024. The South Korean army unwittingly ended up helping to put out the fire. Such cooperation caused their unification. And 10 years later, A koreanAmerican Documentary Director Steven, working for USA tv-station NXN visits to korea. He is searching for information about the mysterical Green-light appeared in that forest fire in 2024. After some dangerous twists and turns, He found a huge secret of the DMZ fire and green light.
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Kill Boksoon
Title: Kill Boksoon
Character: Ki
Released: February 17, 2023
Type: Movie
At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.
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DAEMUGA
Title: DAEMUGA
Released: October 12, 2022
Type: Movie
Fake shaman Sin-nam is a 20-something graduate of a shaman school. Chung-dam is a real deal, who is possessed by a child god. And swindling shaman Sung-joon is a middle-aged, whose prime, along with the ghost inside him have all but left. The3 men battle their skills to seize redevelopment district and compete to be the best shaman.
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Jooyoung in Wonderland
Title: Jooyoung in Wonderland
Released: October 10, 2022
Type: Movie
On her way home during the holiday season, Jooyoung is called back to work. Having to work overnight is annoying enough, but then she gets stuck at a sobriety checkpoint.
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Peafowl
Title: Peafowl
Character: Myung's father
Released: October 8, 2022
Type: Movie
A transgender woman has cut ties with her family and hometown. She is compelled to go back, however, to perform a traditional memorial drum dance for her father to fulfill the conditions of his will and get her inheritance.
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The Novelist's Film
Title: The Novelist's Film
Character: Man-soo
Released: April 21, 2022
Type: Movie
A novelist visits a bookstore run by a young colleague who's been out of touch, then takes a walk with a film director and his wife. She meets an actress and tries to convince her to make a film together.
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Sisyphus's Vacation
Title: Sisyphus's Vacation
Character: Mr. Seo
Released: December 9, 2021
Type: Movie
Early in the morning, Kubo goes out to meet his senior KI-young who is editor-in-chief of the publishing company to see if he can publish his manuscript that he sent two months ago.
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An Actor Prepares by Gi Gukseo
Title: An Actor Prepares by Gi Gukseo
Character: Self
Released: October 10, 2021
Type: Movie
Director Gi Gukseo and the actors, who are affiliated with a theater company Gukdan 76, begin to rehearse Samuel Beckett’s Endgame. The actors, including Gi Jubong, Gi Gukseo’s brother, are all experienced and professional, but the process is not so easy.
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On the Line
Title: On the Line
Character: President
Released: September 15, 2021
Type: Movie
Seo-joon, loses everything to voice phishing and infiltrates a organization in China to meet Kwak Pro, the designer behind this phishing system.
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Introduction
Title: Introduction
Character: Old Actor
Released: May 27, 2021
Type: Movie
Young-ho goes to see his father who is tending to a famous patient. He surprises his girlfriend, Ju-won, in Berlin where she is studying fashion design. He goes to a seaside hotel to meet his mother and brings his friend Jeong-soo with him. In each instance, he anticipates an important conversation. But sometimes a shared look, or a shared smoke, can mean as much as anything we could say to those close to us.
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A Distant Place
Title: A Distant Place
Character: Joong-man
Released: March 18, 2021
Type: Movie
A sheep farmer whose remote and quiet life is disturbed by the arrival of both his lover and his twin sister.
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Today, Together 2
Title: Today, Together 2
Released: January 21, 2021
Type: Movie
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An Old Lady
Title: An Old Lady
Character: Dong-in
Released: August 20, 2020
Type: Movie
Hyo-jeong, a 69-year-old woman, is raped—but few people, including the police, are willing to believe what she says.
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Fruits
Title: Fruits
Character: Jong-hwan
Released: October 3, 2019
Type: Movie
The unemployed father kills his time in the library to escape the heat. His son is in the same library, studying for the civil service exam that he's been preparing for the past few years. These two "losers" go to the same library but pretend not to notice one another. The father secretly picks apricots from the tree in the backyard of the library. The son is displeased with his father.
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Hotel by the River
Title: Hotel by the River
Character: Young-hwan
Released: March 24, 2019
Type: Movie
An aging poet summons his estranged sons to the hotel he is staying at because he feels his death is near; meanwhile, he encounters two women staying at the hotel.
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Grass
Title: Grass
Character: Chang-soo
Released: October 25, 2018
Type: Movie
Areum sits in a small café, typing on her laptop. Around her, customers enact various dramas from their lives. Is she writing what she hears or is she hearing what's been written?
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The Spy Gone North
Title: The Spy Gone North
Character: President Kim Jong-il
Released: August 8, 2018
Type: Movie
South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.
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Land of Happiness
Title: Land of Happiness
Released: July 19, 2018
Type: Movie
When Min-soo's birthday comes, he visits Hui-ja’s house with a feeling of uneasiness. Gladly welcomed by her family, he stares fixedly at the prepared memorial table in the living room. The table was for her son, Jin-woo, who died 8 years ago saving Min-soo's life when he tried to kill himself. Hui-ja greets Min-soo with warmth thinking about her dead son, but he regards everything as a discomfort and a pain. Is it possible to keep each Min-soo and Hui-ja's happiness?
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The Soup
Title: The Soup
Character: CEO
Released: July 12, 2018
Type: Movie
An ex-con enters a house without being invited to live with a married couple with intellectual disabilities and their seven-year-old daughter.
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The Angel's Time
Title: The Angel's Time
Released: June 21, 2018
Type: Movie
Chun Hee is in 11th grade. He was in a movie club at school when his illness recurred and he was hospitalized. There, he meets Joo Hee who is waiting for a cornea donation. Joo Hee's dream is to be a national archer, but she won't be able to see unless she gets a donation. She doesn't lose hope. Chun Hee pretends to be a year older, his mom blows his cover. However, Joo Hee just calls him 'oppa' anyways. The two become closer every day... "The Angel's Time" is about the dreams and passion of the youth in this modern generation and about curing the pain in the short time of life.
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Merry Christmas Mr. Mo
Title: Merry Christmas Mr. Mo
Character: Mo Geum-san
Released: December 14, 2017
Type: Movie
Mo Geum-san is a barber living in the rural area, who once aspired to be an actor. He starts to have doubts about his humdrum life after the village health center advises him to be examined at a larger hospital. He comes up with a plan to give a gift to his beloved ones in the coming Christmas. The plan is to invite everyone to the local culture center and to screen his self-made comedy movie based on his own tragic life.
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The First Lap
Title: The First Lap
Character: Ji-young's Father
Released: December 7, 2017
Type: Movie
Between reproaches over past problems that were never resolved and the uncertainty of a future that is relentlessly coming closer, a young couple takes a trip that will leave them at the beginning of a new life.
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The Day After
Title: The Day After
Released: June 7, 2017
Type: Movie
On her first day at work, Areum replaces a woman who broke up with the boss. The wife of the boss finds a love note, bursts into the office, and mistakes Areum for the other woman.
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Misbehavior
Title: Misbehavior
Character: Jae-ha's father
Released: November 16, 2016
Type: Movie
Two female teachers and a male student hit with the inevitable disturbance of a coming whirlpool.
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Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River
Title: Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River
Character: Yeogak owner
Released: July 6, 2016
Type: Movie
In the late Joseon Dynasty, Bongyi Kim Seon-dal is the best conman who sells water from the Taedong River.
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Title: Lucky Romance
Character: Je Mul-po
Released: May 25, 2016
Type: TV
Relying on the words of a shaman, a superstitious woman tries to sleep with a man born in the Year of the Tiger in order to save her sister's life.
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Hiya
Title: Hiya
Released: March 10, 2016
Type: Movie
Jin-Sang is a troublemaker in his family. He is suspected of fraud and murder, while Detective Choi is chasing after him. Jin-Sang has a younger brother Jin-Ho. He always tries to get close to his younger brother, but Jin-Ho hates him. Jin-Ho is a high school student and dreams of becoming a singer, but he keeps failing his auditions.
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Office
Title: Office
Character: Detective Squad Chief (uncredited)
Released: September 3, 2015
Type: Movie
To nab a sales manager who's at large after murdering his family, a detective investigates the man's colleagues, who seem to be hiding something.
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Right Now, Wrong Then
Title: Right Now, Wrong Then
Character: Kim Won-ho
Released: August 13, 2015
Type: Movie
Chun-su arrives in Suwon one day earlier than scheduled. He has a special lecture to give the next day. Chun-su decides to visit a palace and meets Hee-jung there. Hee-jung is a painter and she lets Chun-su see her workroom with her paintings. In the evening, they go out eat and drink together. There, Chun-su reveals something unexpected to Hee-jung.
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The Treacherous
Title: The Treacherous
Character: Butcher Mr. Kim
Released: May 21, 2015
Type: Movie
The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman who seeks vengeance.
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Title: The Producers
Character: Park Choon-bong
Released: May 15, 2015
Type: TV
A rookie producer joins the Korean Broadcasting System to be near his secret crush and enters the madcap world of network TV, where ratings rule.
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Coin Locker Girl
Title: Coin Locker Girl
Character: Man in Suite
Released: April 29, 2015
Type: Movie
A child abandoned in a subway coin locker is sold to a ruthless and calculating loan shark and gangster boss dubbed Mother, who runs an organ-harvesting ring in Incheon’s Chinatown. Named Il-Young, the baby girl grows into Mother’s loyal right-hand enforcer and is groomed to be her eventual successor. But when Il-Young’s loyalty to Mother wavers, the clash between the two unleashes a merciless tidal wave of blood-soaked retribution and strife.
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Title: The Superman Age
Character: 소장
Released: April 10, 2015
Type: TV
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The Deal
Title: The Deal
Character: Chief Choi
Released: March 12, 2015
Type: Movie
A cop catches a serial killer who murdered his sister but never finds her body. The lack of closure torments him and drives his brother-in-law insane, who makes a deal with the mafia for revenge.
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Empire of Lust
Title: Empire of Lust
Character: Jo Jun (uncredited)
Released: March 5, 2015
Type: Movie
A brilliant general distinguishes himself by protecting the dynasty's borders while keeping an eye on one of the sons of the king.
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Hill of Freedom
Title: Hill of Freedom
Character: Byeong-joo
Released: September 4, 2014
Type: Movie
Mori, a teacher, arrives in Seoul to track down Kwon, a woman he is in love with. However, things change after he visits a cafe owned by Young-sun and develops a relationship with her.
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Title: Reset
Character: Department head Choi
Released: August 24, 2014
Type: TV
Prosecutor Cha Woo Jin lost his first love, Kim Seung Hee 15 years ago. He then meets a high school girl, Jo Eun Bi, who looks like his first love. Their meeting unleashed secrets and chain of events between Cha Woo Jin, Seung Hee, Jo Eun Bi, and the criminal.
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A Hard Day
Title: A Hard Day
Character: Mr. Kim
Released: May 29, 2014
Type: Movie
After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.
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Title: Golden Cross
Character: Jung Gyu-jik
Released: April 9, 2014
Type: TV
If you have a chance to enter top 1% super class at a cost of others’ happiness, what would you do? Employee’s net incomes are getting lower and lower but their employer’s salaries increases every year. In the age of rough economy, we are forced to believe prospective economy in the future. Then one day, someone lures you for dirty money. Just by juggling with some figures, you can get a glamorous life from a great deal of money and promotion as well as fancy sports car and luxurious pent house. Will you take this Golden Cross card that will lead you to a totally new world? Everyone wants to live well. Who has never dreamed of this kind of desires? However, what if you need the sacrificial lambs for your desires? Here was a banker who never compromised with the dirty desires. But the price of having this principle was high. For rejecting a dangerous suggestion, he had to pay for it with his life. Here is a son of the dead banker, who jumps into the world of Korean top 1% super class with the purpose of taking revenge for his family’s death. However, before long, the son confronts the moment of the same kind of choice like his father. Between his mission to taking revenge and the desire for a glamorous life filled with the power and money, which one will he choose in the end?
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The Suspect
Title: The Suspect
Character: Coroner
Released: December 24, 2013
Type: Movie
Betrayed and on the run, a former North Korean agent tries to seek revenge on the man who killed his wife, find his missing daughter, and uncover the secrets hidden inside the eyeglasses of a dead man.
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Friend: The Great Legacy
Title: Friend: The Great Legacy
Character: Hyung-doo
Released: November 14, 2013
Type: Movie
Joon-seok is sent to prison for his involvement in Dong-soo's death. He meets Dong-soo's son in prison, keeps his identity a secret, and agrees to join forces when he is released. All of their plans fall apart when Sung-hoon finds out the truth.
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Hide and Seek
Title: Hide and Seek
Character: Seong-soo's Stepfather
Released: August 14, 2013
Type: Movie
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.
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Kong's Family
Title: Kong's Family
Released: July 11, 2013
Type: Movie
Jang Baek-Ho is released from prison after 4 years of incarceration. He wants to open up a noodle restaurant, but he discovers that 5,000 dollars is missing from his bank account. Jang Baek-Ho then tries to find his wife and 3 children. Their secret is revealed.
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Dear Dolphin
Title: Dear Dolphin
Character: Therapist
Released: May 16, 2013
Type: Movie
One summer night, Cha-kyung dies in a car accident, leaving her boyfriend Hyuk-geun behind in the greatest sorrow. One year since she died, Hyuk-geun is still waiting for Cha-kyung to come back. Denying the reality, Hyuk-geun builds a fantasy in his mind where he and Cha-kyung secretly share everyday life. To wake up Hyuk-geun from Cha-kyung’s illusion, Cha-kyung’s best friend, Gi-ok who was secretly in love with him, puts herself in the same accident with Cha-kyung.
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Montage
Title: Montage
Character: Ear Doctor Han
Released: May 16, 2013
Type: Movie
A woman's child is kidnapped and killed after paying the ransom. 15 years later, a mysterious figure is seen visiting the site of killing and another kidnapping occurs using the same methods. The woman teams up with a detective to catch the killer once and for all.
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The Secret Scandal
Title: The Secret Scandal
Character: Hyun Sung-bong
Released: April 17, 2013
Type: Movie
A reporter and a prosecutor investigate the death of an actress, and in the process come into conflict with a group of very powerful people. Based on the true story of actress Jang Ja-yeon's suicide.
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Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Title: Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Character: Hoo-won
Released: February 28, 2013
Type: Movie
Hae-won, a college student, wants to end her secret affair with her professor, Seong-jun. Feeling depressed after bidding farewell to her mother who is set to immigrate to Canada the next day, Hae-won seeks out Seong-jun again after a long time. That day, they run into her classmates at a restaurant and their relationship gets revealed. Hae-won gets more agitated and Seong-jun makes an extreme suggestion to run away together.
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A Blooming Railroad
Title: A Blooming Railroad
Released: January 1, 2013
Type: Movie
The movie starts at Nampyung Station, a small train station, on a day in May. The train from Gwangju was supposed to arrive, but it didn't. Two staffs attempt to reach out, but nobody picks up the phone. The chief tries to calm himself down, saying his family in Gwangju would be safe now. The film, without direct depiction, masterfully illustrates people's sadness and anxiety around the time of the Gwangju uprising.
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Title: Me too, Flower!
Character: Dispatch chief
Released: November 9, 2011
Type: TV
A tough female police officer who suffers from depression falls in love with a young multimillionaire whom she initially believed was a parking attendant. Instead of counting her lucky stars, she is taken aback by how rich he is. Officer Cha Bong-sun is a peculiar woman who defies the rigid social hierarchy and rails against it. And Seo Jae-hee, the millionaire boyfriend, is a peculiar man who falls in love with this quirky police officer. They fall passionately in love with each other. A crazy sort of love. A story about people, relationships and love.
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The Day He Arrives
Title: The Day He Arrives
Character: Producer
Released: September 8, 2011
Type: Movie
A film director who no longer makes films, Seongjun arrives in Seoul to meet a close friend. When the friend doesn't show up, Seongjun wanders the city aimlessly for three days, grabbing drinks and meeting women, with each day playing out like a version of the last.
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Maldives Express
Title: Maldives Express
Released: June 27, 2010
Type: Movie
A young couple in search of their missing child receives a disturbing text message.
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Ha Ha Ha
Title: Ha Ha Ha
Character: Curator of Tongyeong's Local History Museum
Released: May 6, 2010
Type: Movie
Over drinks, two friends agree to swap fond memories of their recent trips to the same seaside town. As the stories unfold in flashback, it becomes evident their accounts take place at the same time and with the same people.
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Vegetarian
Title: Vegetarian
Character: Ji-hye's Father
Released: January 22, 2010
Type: Movie
An ordinary housewife, Yeong-hye, who has nightmares every night, finally becomes a vegetarian, throwing away all the meats in her refrigerator. Her husband Kil-soo starts to complain about her actions. Her family also worries about her health. During a family lunch, Yeong-hye tries to kill herself due to her father's abrupt violence. Observing all the happenings, Yeong-hye's brother-in-law, Min-ho, a videoartist, hears from his wife that Yeong-hye has a Mongolian spot on her hips. Min-ho gets inspiration from this and starts to sketch.
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Bronze Medalist
Title: Bronze Medalist
Character: Director Baek (cameo)
Released: July 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Lee Ji-Bong is a former Olympics bronze medalist for weight-lifting, but a career-ending injury from the games forces him into early retirement. Unable to find another vocation, he becomes destitute. Down and out, he ends up working at a shady nightclub passing out flyers until he is visited by his former coach who insists he begin a career as a coach at a high school. There, he forms a weight-lifting team comprised of a rag-tag group of outcasts.
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Title: Partner
Character: Ji Nam-Cheol
Released: June 24, 2009
Type: TV
"Partner" centers around two law firms as they struggle to defend the accused and those around them. Kang Eun-ho, a widowed single mother & attorney, tangles with the charismatic and ruthless attorney Lee Tae-jo. In the first two episodes the attorneys work on cases involving a step-brother chraged with murdering of his step-sister and a lawsuit between a wealthy mother-in-law and her divorced daughter-in-law. Each successive episode will cover provocative cases like these, while also bringing to light the charms of the attorneys and their daily lives.
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Heartbreak Library
Title: Heartbreak Library
Character: Hong-soo
Released: October 23, 2008
Type: Movie
Eun-soo, a librarian watches for book vandalism that currently happens in the library. One day, she catches Jun-oh tearing off certain page of books. Eun-soo accuses him of vandalism but soon discovers the complex story behind his actions. Jun-oh’s girlfriend suddenly leaves him with only a mysterious note. “Look up page 198”. Jun-oh’s girlfriend was a bibliophile and she checked out books regularly at the library. Jun-oh goes to the library and tears out page 198 from every book he comes in touch. As Eun-soo has just broken up, she gives him an advice saying that he has to let her go if she really meant it. However, looking at Jun-oh torn apart by his love, Eun-soo starts to help him decipher the messages on page 198 of all the books .
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My Dear Enemy
Title: My Dear Enemy
Character: Man at Cousin's House
Released: September 25, 2008
Type: Movie
Hee-soo is desperate for money and finds her ex-boyfriend who owes her money. He goes around to various ex-girlfriends to get cash and she trails along to make sure he does not cheat her.
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Title: When It's At Night
Character: Noh Jung-pil
Released: June 23, 2008
Type: TV
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Viva! Love
Title: Viva! Love
Character: Mr. Ha
Released: April 9, 2008
Type: Movie
An unhappy woman in her 50s is knocked up by her daughter's boyfriend after a one night stand. With the neighborhood in shock and her family up in arms, the woman begins to realize that she's actually found the love she's been pining for in the arms of the young man.
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Title: Who Are You?
Character: Cha Chul-soo
Released: March 5, 2008
Type: TV
Cha Seung Hyo is an abandoned child who gets adopted in the United States and grows up to be a cold hearted person. Son Il Gun is a father who died, but he left things unfinished with his daughter. In order to make sure that his daughter is provided for he controls Seung Hyo's body for three hours a day for 49 days. He buys his daughter the things he couldn't do when he was alive with Seung Hyo's money. Il Gun's daughter, Young In, is a quick-tempered girl who meets Seung Hyo during her part-time job. At first she has a bad impression of him but she gradually starts to fall for the lonely Seung Hyo who is unable to open up to anyone else because of his bitter past.
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Night and Day
Title: Night and Day
Character: Mr. Jang
Released: February 28, 2008
Type: Movie
Kim Seong-nam travels to Paris to escape an arrest, leaving his wife behind in Korea. After he arrives, he meets an ex-girlfriend and is introduced to a small community of Korean artists.
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Title: Lobbyist
Character: Park Joon-gil
Released: October 10, 2007
Type: TV
Lobbyist is a 2007 South Korean television series produced by Korea Pictures International, Inc. that aired on SBS. Budgeted at ₩12 million, overseas filming locations included the United States and Kyrgyzstan. It starred Song Il-gook, Han Jae-suk and Jang Jin-young.
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Title: The Mary Daegu Bout
Character: Hwang Do-chul
Released: May 16, 2007
Type: TV
Ji Hyun Woo basically comes out as 'Kang Dae Gu' a chivalry novelist who writes stories about martial arts, but he's in fact jobless. And before he became like this, he was a law student. But while he was preparing for his bar exam, he witnessed his lawyer friend commit suicide. After that incident, he threw away his hopes and dreams and became a writer.
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Pruning the Grapevine
Title: Pruning the Grapevine
Character: Father Moon
Released: February 22, 2007
Type: Movie
Catholic seminary student Soo-hyeon is having a hard time deciding whether to stay on the road to priesthood or give in to his earthly love for a girl named Sue, whom he has just abandoned even though he still loves her. He takes advantage of a visit to his sick mother to look for Sue, but she refuses him. The persuasive rector reverses Soo-hyeon’s decision to leave the seminary with a proposal that he undergo a catharsis in the monastery. The doubting youngster’s new-found peace is lost however when he sees novice Helena, whose similarity to Sue awakens his defused emotions. The cool tonality of the shots of the Korean countryside and the monastery interiors harmonises perfectly with the aesthetically austere, nonetheless suggestive direction, which mediates the young man’s internal conflict and his fear of making the most important decision of his life. The lead role is played by rising star of Korean film Seo Jang-won, whose acting debut in the film The Unforgiven was shown at last
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Title: Alone in Love
Character: Lee Dae-hoon
Released: April 3, 2006
Type: TV
Alone in Love is a 2006 South Korea television series, starring Gam Wu-seong, Son Ye-jin, Gong Hyung-jin and Lee Ha-na. It aired on SBS from April 3 to May 23, 2006 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The ratings it received were not very high, but the series won acclaim for its subtle and realistic portrayal of love, marriage and divorce. The story follows Eun-ho and Dong-jin, two ordinary people - not particularly attractive or successful - as they come to terms with their relationship. Although already divorced for three years, they are unable to leave each other alone, persistently meeting, bickering, and offering support, comfort, even matchmaking for the other. The two seem destined to be together, but they are unwilling to face their past and confront the tragedy they have spent years trying to forget. It was based on the Japanese novel Love Generation by Hisashi Nozawa, which was published in 1996 and won the 4th Shimase Literary Prize for Romance in 1997. The Korean adaptation was written by Park Yeon-seon. This was the first TV series directed by film director Han Ji-seung.
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The Romance
Title: The Romance
Character: Squad leader Hwang
Released: March 16, 2006
Type: Movie
Yoon-hee is so harassed by her husband's obsession and frantic love, that even breathing is painful to her. One day, her sudden suicide attempt is foiled when someone takes her in his arms and saves her. Hyeong-joon is a rough-looking detective. He asks nothing, but maybe he knows that for some people, just being alive is hard enough. Yoon-hee goes looking for Hyeong-joon, and from the moment she sees him, feels that he already loves her deeply. Because she knows it is totally impossible to be free from her prison of marriage, the peace and happiness she feels at Hyeong-joon's side is heartbreaking and frightening. Hyeong-joon, used to his life of loneliness and despair, loves Yoon-hee at first sight, but as he can't do anything for her, just lets her go. The only thing he can do is to offer her and himself some comfort.
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The Crescent Moon
Title: The Crescent Moon
Character: Uncle
Released: August 25, 2005
Type: Movie
Directed by Jang Kil-soo, the film revolves around a boy and his younger sister, who live in poverty yet in a pure and innocent way. A boy named Nan-na lives with his grandmother in a remote village near the ocean. But when he turns four, his life gets tougher as he has a baby sister Ok-yi and all the affection he received starts going toward the baby. The free spirited boy, who behaved as he liked, now has to take care of his sister, and he has no choice but to start hating her and teasing her. But for Ok-yi, Nan-na is the best in the world.
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Title: Resurrection
Character: Jung Sang-gook
Released: June 1, 2005
Type: TV
Yu Gang Hyuk was only 7 years old when his father was murdered in a car "accident" and separated from his identical twin, Yu Shin Hyuk. He forgot his name and family and given the name Suh Ha Eun by his adopted father Suh Jae Soo. He falls in love with his adopted sister, Eun Ha and tried to be very honorable about it. He was led to become a cop because of his father's badge. While investigating an alleged case of suicide, he eventually learns of his twin brother. Against the warnings of his peers, Ha Eun becomes more and more involved in this suspicious case. As a part of a larger scheme, Ha Eun is targeted for a hit by unknown individuals. And when Ha Eun and Shin Hyuk finally meet for the first time in twenty years, the murderers kill Shin Hyuk accidentally mistaken him for Ha Eun. As a result, Ha Eun vows to get revenge by giving his enemies psychological torture and takes on his brother's persona as an undercover cop and that is where the drama begins.
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Crying Fist
Title: Crying Fist
Character: Yu Sang-hwan's Father
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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Clementine
Title: Clementine
Character: Hwang Jong-chul
Released: December 14, 2004
Type: Movie
Kim, a Taekwondo champion decides to give up his fighting career for good in order to take care of his daughter Sa Rang. But when an evil gambling kingpin kidnaps Sa Rang, Kim must agree to fight in a rigged boxing match in exchange for Sa Rang's freedom.
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Title: Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin
Character: Yoon Hwan-shi
Released: September 4, 2004
Type: TV
Admiral Yi Sun-shin, who led the Joseon Navy to a myth of invincibility during the Hideyoshi invasion, was a true soldier and leader who struggled to protect people. Drama Yi Sun-shin is not a biography of Admiral Yi Sun-shin, nor does it inetnd to reconstruct a part of the Joseon Dynasty that existed in the 16th century. This drama will merely look into many human beings, incliuding Yi Sun-shin, who underwent an extreme situation. It is not just a historical drama series. It’s rather about human nature that makes both of the war and peace. It is a Korean version of “War and Peace” in 21st century. No hero has ever been sent by heaven. He has emerged as one ultimately after undergoing a lifelong process. Drama Yi Sun-shin is designed to shed a new light upon him as a human being.
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R-Point
Title: R-Point
Character: Captain Park
Released: August 13, 2004
Type: Movie
On 07 January 1972, the South Korean base in Nah-Trang, Vietnam, receives a radio transmission from a missing platoon presumed dead.
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The Ghost
Title: The Ghost
Character: Detective 1 (uncredited)
Released: June 18, 2004
Type: Movie
Min Ji-Won suffers from amnesia caused by an accident almost a year ago. After the accident, Min Ji-Won is a shy person. Prior to the accident, Min Ji-Won was the leader of a gang of four girl bullies. Through pictures, Min Ji-Won learns about the three other members and she wants to learn what happened to them. While Min Ji-Won attempts to unravel the mystery, her former friends are killed one by one.
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Foolish Game
Title: Foolish Game
Character: Director Kim
Released: May 11, 2004
Type: Movie
Hyun-tae is a competent architect who prefers one-night stands to serious relationships. Heejae doesn’t want to believe in love anymore because she was hurt from breaking with her past love. Hyun-tae and Hee-jae get to know each other and become, to some extent, friends. One day, Hyun-tae goes on a trip with his other friends. Goo-bon, a friend among them gets killed in a car accident on the way home. Goo-bon’s unexpected death affects the rest of his friends. This also affects the relationship between Hyun-tae and Hee-jae.
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Liar
Title: Liar
Character: Lieutenant detective
Released: April 23, 2004
Type: Movie
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.
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Mr. Handy
Title: Mr. Handy
Character: Chairman Yoon
Released: March 12, 2004
Type: Movie
When a handsome small-town know-it-all meets a high-strung, big-city dentist, they're bound to grind each other’s gears, until sparks start to fly.
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Into the Mirror
Title: Into the Mirror
Character: Jeong Il-seong
Released: August 14, 2003
Type: Movie
Woo Yeong-min retired from the police force after trying to save his partner and causing his death. After a series of mysterious deaths in the shopping mall in which his uncle has allowed him to work as a security guard prior to its reopening, he must face both his own fear of mirrors and the mystery surrounding the fire that closed down the mall.
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Sword In The Moon
Title: Sword In The Moon
Character: Officer Jang
Released: July 15, 2003
Type: Movie
Kingdom of Joseon, ancient Korea. A usurper has conquered the throne. His ministers are being systematically eliminated by a mysterious assassin. An arrogant master swordsman is in charge of putting an end to the carnage.
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Tube
Title: Tube
Character: Police Chief
Released: June 5, 2003
Type: Movie
Burnt-out transit cop Jay forms an unlikely alliance with pickpocket Kay to stop a terrorist hijacker from blowing up a subway car during rush hour.
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Wild Card
Title: Wild Card
Character: Sergeant Kim
Released: May 16, 2003
Type: Movie
Two detectives investigate a string of horrific murders in Seoul and zero in on a sadistic gang leader who carries an actual ball and chain.
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Save the Green Planet!
Title: Save the Green Planet!
Character: Squad Leader Lee
Released: April 4, 2003
Type: Movie
A young man believes that his country's leaders are actually toxic reptilian aliens sent down to launch a takeover of his beloved Earth. So he decides to abduct them and force the truth out on camera in his basement that doubles as a film studio and torture chamber.
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The First Amendment of Korea
Title: The First Amendment of Korea
Released: March 14, 2003
Type: Movie
Eun-bi, an orphaned girl who works as a prostitute, is moved to action when her prostitute friend is brutally gang raped and the police do nothing because her friend was a prostitute. Deciding to run for Korea's parliament, she runs into mob coercion and deception along with way. This movie is a funny but insightful satire of the corruption of Korean elections.
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Title: All In
Character: Bae Sang-doo
Released: January 15, 2003
Type: TV
All In is a 2003 South Korean television drama series that aired on SBS from January 15 to April 3, 2003 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Inspired by the life of professional poker player Jimmy Cha, it starred Lee Byung-hun and Song Hye-kyo in a story about one's man's rise through the fiercely competitive world of casino gambling as he clashes with his rivals over money, success, and love. The drama was a ratings success in South Korea, with its final episode reaching a peak viewership rating of 47.7%, which is the 42nd highest-rated Korean drama episode of all time. It also won several awards, notably the Grand Prize for Lee Byung-hun at the 2003 SBS Drama Awards.
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Sex Is Zero
Title: Sex Is Zero
Character: OB / Gyn Doctor (uncredited)
Released: December 12, 2002
Type: Movie
Eun-sik tries to pass the state exam while studying in college after his military service. One day, he meets a beautiful woman Eun-hyo, and his life changes.
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Saving My Hubby
Title: Saving My Hubby
Character: Han Joo-tae's father (uncredited)
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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Chow Yun-Fat Boy Meets Brownie Girl
Title: Chow Yun-Fat Boy Meets Brownie Girl
Released: August 31, 2002
Type: Movie
A big fan of Chow Yun-Fat who works in an illegal arms sales shop finds one day a huge jar allowing him to transform snails into humans...
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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Title: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Character: Engineer Peng
Released: March 29, 2002
Type: Movie
A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.
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Public Enemy
Title: Public Enemy
Character: Song Haeng-ki
Released: January 25, 2002
Type: Movie
A notorious dirty cop makes an honest attempt to catch a serial killer who even murdered his own parents.
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My Boss, My Hero
Title: My Boss, My Hero
Character: Sang Chun-man
Released: December 14, 2001
Type: Movie
When a young gang leader seems to be just a bit too stupid to effectively carry out his daily tasks, his superiors order him to go back to school for his high school diploma. Posing as a 19-year-old, he soon learns that the school is even more corrupt and vicious. Wrath is unleashed.
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Say Yes
Title: Say Yes
Character: Manager
Released: August 16, 2001
Type: Movie
Young married couple Yoon-hee and Jung-hyun go on a road trip, and along the way they pick up a lone drifter, M. M turns out to be a violent and sadistic psychopath who terrorises the couple at every turn. After capturing Jung-hyun, Em gives him a choice: submit to torture or allow Em to kill Yoon-hee.
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Sorum
Title: Sorum
Character: Writer Lee
Released: August 4, 2001
Type: Movie
A young man moves into a run-down apartment building and soon gets into a relationship with a neighbor. Both the characters and the building have traumatic histories, and over time the ghosts of their past come to light.
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Friend
Title: Friend
Character: Mustache
Released: March 31, 2001
Type: Movie
Despite their different family backgrounds, four friends grew up together in the wearisome years of the 70s. But as time goes by, each of them takes a different life path.
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Bungee Jumping of Their Own
Title: Bungee Jumping of Their Own
Character: Dean of Student Affairs
Released: February 3, 2001
Type: Movie
A likeable, married high school teacher spirals out of control when a student in his class begins unintentionally reminding him of his doomed first love, which ended 17 years earlier.
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Asako in Ruby Shoes
Title: Asako in Ruby Shoes
Character: Woo-in's Brother-in-Law
Released: December 9, 2000
Type: Movie
Asako in Ruby Shoes succeeds in providing yet another challenge to views of a homogeneous South Korea by presenting to us the Asian side of modern globalization. The film jumps back and forth from Korea and Japan, with each main character feeling out of place in their respective homes.
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Joint Security Area
Title: Joint Security Area
Character: General Pyo
Released: September 9, 2000
Type: Movie
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
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Die Bad
Title: Die Bad
Character: Auto Repair Boss
Released: July 15, 2000
Type: Movie
Die Bad is an inventive feature made up of four distinct episodes, each with their own style. With their criss-crossing characters and themes, they add up to a fairly comprehensive account of the causes and effects of male aggression, both tribal and individual.
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Out Live
Title: Out Live
Character: Kwak-jung
Released: July 1, 2000
Type: Movie
A sweeping, epic tale of a martial arts warrior who attempts to defy a kingdom to be with his love.
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Judgement
Title: Judgement
Character: Funeral Director
Released: October 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Half a million dollars were offered in indemnity to the victims' relatives, and this triggered a merciless looting made by unscrupulous people. In a morgue where the lifeless body of a girl lies, waiting to be identified, a man and a woman, who introduce themselves as the parents of the victim, are distraught over the loss of the young girl. However, after a moment's hesitation, a morgue employee claims the body of the girl.
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Nowhere to Hide
Title: Nowhere to Hide
Character: Chief of Criminal Unit
Released: July 31, 1999
Type: Movie
Detective Woo is on the trail of the mysterious gangster Sungmin, a master of disguise who always manages to elude his pursuers. Eventually, the cop tracks down and confronts the master-criminal in the suburbs of a coal-mining town.
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A Great Chinese Restaurant
Title: A Great Chinese Restaurant
Released: April 24, 1999
Type: Movie
Han-kook starts to work as an apprentice chef at a Chinese restauraunt belonging to his father's friend, but rather than follow the painstaking process of preparing the food by hand, Han-kook begins to use pre-processed ingredients.
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The Quiet Family
Title: The Quiet Family
Character: Lonely Man
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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Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
Title: Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
Released: April 5, 1991
Type: Movie
Ji-won, a news anchor woman, witnesses Jung Yong-wook, an emerging leader of the ruling party, being terrorized. She sees the incident from car parked on a deserted road as she was enjoying a secret redez-vous with Park In-gyu, the presidential candidate of the opposition party. She barely escapes being killed herself. The country is thrown in turmoil with the news of Jung Yong-wook's alleged suicide, and Park In-gyu urges Ji-won to keep quiet.