Lee Sun-kyun

Lee Sun-kyun

Lee Sun-kyun (March 2, 1975 – December 27, 2023) was a South Korean actor. He was best known for his roles in the films, Helpless (2012), romantic comedy All About My Wife (2012), and crime/black comedy A Hard Day (2014). He was also known for his role in the Bong Joon-ho's Academy Award-winning black comedy film Parasite for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award along with his castmates. He received several other awards including nomination for an International Emmy Award. After beginning his career in musical theatre, for many years Lee was relegated to minor and supporting roles onscreen, only getting to play lead characters in one-act dramas on KBS Drama City and MBC Best Theater. In one such Best Theater project, he worked with TV director Lee Yoon-jung on Taereung National Village (2005), which led to him being cast in her later series Coffee Prince in 2007. Coffee Prince, along with medical drama White Tower brought Lee mainstream popularity, which he followed with Pasta (2010), Golden Time (2012) and My Mister (2018). Meanwhile, on the big screen, he received a Best Actor award from the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival for his role in Paju (2009), followed by critical acclaim for mystery thriller Helpless (2012), romantic comedy All About My Wife (2012), and crime/black comedy A Hard Day (2014). Lee also continues to collaborate with auteur Hong Sang-soo, and his arthouse films with Hong include Night and Day (2008), Oki's Movie (2010), and Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013). In 2019, he starred in Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning black comedy film Parasite.

  • Title: Lee Sun-kyun
  • Popularity: 12.718
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1975-03-02
  • Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
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  • Also Known As: Lee Seon-gyun , Ли Сон Гюн, Seon-gyun Lee, 이선균, Lee Sun Gyun, 李善均, Sun-kyun Lee
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Lee Sun-kyun Movies

  • 1995
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    A Single Spark

    A Single Spark

    7.2 1995 HD

    Activist and law school graduate Kim is being persecuted by the mid-’70s Park regime for trying to write a book about Jeon Tae-il, a union...

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  • 2009
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    Paju

    Paju

    6 2009 HD

    A young woman living in the South Korean town of Paju recalls the last 8 years of her life, since a young man on the lam escaped to it from Seoul and...

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  • 2010
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    Petty Romance

    Petty Romance

    6.4 2010 HD

    A comic artist and an unemployed sex columnist are trying to work together in order to win a lucrative comic-book competition. An adult cartoon...

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  • 2004
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    R-Point

    R-Point

    6.772 2004 HD

    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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  • 2010
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    Oki's Movie

    Oki's Movie

    6.7 2010 HD

    Oki, a film student, gets involved in two relationships as she navigates the advances of a fellow student and grapples with her feelings for her much...

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  • 2012
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    Helpless

    Helpless

    7.1 2012 HD

    A woman suddenly disappears. Her fiance then sets out to find her and, in the process, uncovers layers of dark hidden secrets.

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  • 2012
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    All About My Wife

    All About My Wife

    6.663 2012 HD

    A man asks a womanizer to seduce his wife in order to catalyze a divorce.

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  • 2010
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    Our Slightly Risque Relationship

    Our Slightly Risque Relationship

    4 2010 HD

    Dong Chan is a prickly broadcasting director at MBS who meets and immediately clashes with Nam Hee, a reporter he meets at a wedding reception....

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  • 2023
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    Sleep

    Sleep

    6.672 2023 HD

    Hyun-su and Soo-jin have just gotten married. Seemingly out of nowhere, he starts talking in his sleep. 'Someone’s inside.' From that night...

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  • 2013
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    Our Sunhi

    Our Sunhi

    6.5 2013 HD

    Sunhi, a film major graduate, visits her school to ask her Professor Choi for a recommendation letter to study in U.S. Knowing the professor favors...

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  • 2011
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    Officer of the Year

    Officer of the Year

    6.8 2011 HD

    Two police stations from neighboring precincts are in constant fierce competition with each other, including for the Officer of the Year award. But...

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  • 2013
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    Nobody's Daughter Haewon

    Nobody's Daughter Haewon

    6.3 2013 HD

    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...

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  • 2014
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    A Hard Day

    A Hard Day

    7.108 2014 HD

    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...

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  • 2008
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    Night and Day

    Night and Day

    6.9 2008 HD

    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...

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  • 2008
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    Sorry Apple

    Sorry Apple

    7 2008 HD

    A woman breaks up with her boyfriend of seven years. Devastated, she throws herself into another relationship and decides to get married, only to...

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  • 2002
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    Surprise Party

    Surprise Party

    6.7 2002 HD

    How do you go about detaining a total stranger for 12 hours? This is what Ha-young (Lee Yo-won) has to do for her best friend, Mi-ryung (Kim...

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  • 2008
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    Romantic Island

    Romantic Island

    6.4 2008 HD

    Three Korean couples travel separately to the Philippines. A middle aged couple first time abroad, a convenience store clerk bumps into an incognito...

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  • 2009
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    Lost in the Mountains

    Lost in the Mountains

    6.4 2009 HD

    Hong Sang-soo's Lost in the Mountains depicts Mi-sook's suffering when she discovers her friend Jin-young has been secretly sleeping with her lover.

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  • 2015
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    The Advocate: A Missing Body

    The Advocate: A Missing Body

    7.2 2015 HD

    When his client suddenly confesses to murder in open court, a hotshot attorney embarks on a search for truth to redeem his ruined reputation.

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  • 2003
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    Show Show Show

    Show Show Show

    1 2003 HD

    San-hae has a habit for chasing unreachable dreams but never attaining them. His best friend, Sang-chul, is yet to find direction in his life but...

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  • 2003
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    Scent of Love

    Scent of Love

    6.4 2003 HD

    After much trials and tribulations, a man marries his first love. But when she gets pregnant, they find out that she has cancer.

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  • 2017
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    A Special Lady

    A Special Lady

    6.1 2017 HD

    A corrupt prosecutor plans for revenge against Hyun-jung's crime organization by using her loyal partner, Sang-hoon.

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  • 2017
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    The King's Case Note

    The King's Case Note

    7.1 2017 HD

    A clever king of Joseon and his brilliant chronicler hunt for the truth behind a crime that threatens the throne and the stability of the country.

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  • 2006
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    A Cruel Attendance

    A Cruel Attendance

    5.6 2006 HD

    A financially desperate salaryman teams up with his friend to kidnap a rich girl to make a quick buck. But then he gets a call and learns that his...

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  • 2006
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    The Customer Is Always Right

    The Customer Is Always Right

    5.5 2006 HD

    In a peaceful barbershop, a timid barber confronts a stranger who has started to send blackmail notes. Whenever the stranger comes to the barbershop,...

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  • 2004
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    My Mother the Mermaid

    My Mother the Mermaid

    6.5 2004 HD

    Na-young works at a post office and is sick and tired of being around her shamefully unyielding mother and her pushover father who's excessively...

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  • 2018
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    Take Point

    Take Point

    6.9 2018 HD

    On the day of the U.S. presidential election in 2024, a team of elite mercenaries embark on a secret CIA mission to abduct North Korea's politician...

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  • 2019
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    Parasite

    Parasite

    8.5 2019 HD

    All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an...

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  • 2007
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    Our Town

    Our Town

    5.675 2007 HD

    A writer kills his landlady and stages the body to look like the work of an active serial killer. Anxious that the police might figure out the truth,...

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  • 2022
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    Kingmaker

    Kingmaker

    7.2 2022 HD

    Seo Chang-dae, an ambitious political campaign strategist who ends up having ideological differences with his present client, receives a lucrative...

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  • 2019
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    Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage

    Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage

    6.1 2019 HD

    On the run from a dogged internal affairs agent, a corrupt cop reluctantly teams up with a defiant teen to unravel a conspiracy before it's too late.

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  • 2020
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    Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP

    Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP

    6.8 2020 HD

    A zoophobic national security agent suddenly receives the ability to talk to animals after a freak accident.

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  • 2024
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    Project Silence

    Project Silence

    7.036 2024 HD

    Due to sudden deteriorating weather conditions, visibility on the Airport Bridge is severely impaired, leaving people stranded and at risk of the...

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  • 2023
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    Killing Romance

    Killing Romance

    6.4 2023 HD

    Hwang Yeo-rae, a once-popular actress, faces a turbulent marriage and yearns for her old career. When she moves in next to Kim Beom-woo, her biggest...

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  • 2002
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    A Perfect Match

    A Perfect Match

    5.9 2002 HD

    Despite the fact that she works at a professional matchmaking firm, Hyo Jin cannot seem to find her Perfect match. When it comes to finding matches...

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  • 2004
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    Love, So Divine

    Love, So Divine

    6.6 2004 HD

    Kyu-sik is a seminary student, who one day falls during a church service, dropping a precious, pope-blessed relic. As punishment, he and his comic...

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  • 2002
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    Boss X File

    Boss X File

    4 2002 HD

    In order to bust a money laundering ring, the cops must work undercover at a hostess bar. Zaniness ensues as we witness policewomen masquerading as...

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  • 2009
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    Visitors

    Visitors

    4.9 2009 HD

    Hong Sang-Soo’s Lost in the Mountains (South Korea, 32min) the visitor is the supremely self-centred Mi-Sook, who drives to Jeonju on impulse...

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  • 2002
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    Make It Big

    Make It Big

    6.6 2002 HD

    A detective and a gang of thieves trail three high-school students who found a bloody corpse and a bag of cash on top of their car.

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  • 2017
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    Man of Will

    Man of Will

    7.5 2017 HD

    Young Kim Chang-soo is placed behind bars, charged with murdering a Japanese person who took part in Empress Myeongseong's assassination. In prison,...

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  • 2024
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    Land of Happiness

    Land of Happiness

    6.85 2024 HD

    October 26, 1979, a presidential assassination shakes the nation. Taking on the defense of Park Tae-joo, the secretary involved in the presidential...

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  • 2022
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    Hunt

    Hunt

    6.7 2022 HD

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  • 2007
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    Coffee Prince

    Coffee Prince

    8.1 2007 HD

    Han Kyul gives his family's café a new spin, hiring only good-looking men to work there -- plus an androgynous-looking girl he mistakes for a...

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  • 2021
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    Dr. Brain

    Dr. Brain

    7.3 2021 HD

    Brilliant brain scientist Sewon suffers a horrific personal tragedy. Desperate to uncover what happened to his family, he conducts "brain syncs" with...

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  • 2005
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    The Path to Glory

    The Path to Glory

    4 2005 HD

    A drama about the passion and love for sports of top athletes gathered in the Taereung Athletes' Village.

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  • 2005
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    Loveholic

    Loveholic

    5.5 2005 HD

    Loveholic is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Kangta, Kim Min-sun, Lee Sun-kyun and Yoo In-young. It aired on KBS2 from May 2 to June...

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  • 2023
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    The Most Private Asia

    The Most Private Asia

    1 2023 HD

    This is not your typical vacation with friends. Lee Sun-kyun, Jang Hang-jun, Kim Do-hyun, and Kim Nam-hee, four men with totally different tastes and...

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  • 2008
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    My Sweet City

    My Sweet City

    3 2008 HD

    The friendship, romance, and professional lives of single women living in a big city.

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  • 2012
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    Golden Time

    Golden Time

    6.5 2012 HD

    Golden Time is a 2012 South Korean medical drama starring Lee Sun-kyun, Hwang Jung-eum, Lee Sung-min and Song Seon-mi. It aired on MBC from July 9 to...

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  • 2010
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    Pasta

    Pasta

    8.3 2010 HD

    Pasta follows the dreams and successes of a young woman who aspires to become an elite chef at La Sfera Italian restaurant.

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  • 2009
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    Triple

    Triple

    5 2009 HD

    In pursuit of her dreams to become a figure skater, Ha-ru goes to Seoul where she is reunited with her stepbrother.

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  • 2013
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    Miss Korea

    Miss Korea

    9 2013 HD

    This drama takes place in year 1997 and is about a failing cosmetics company that tries to turn a former high school beauty queen into Miss Korea. Oh...

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  • 2003
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    Thousand Years of Love

    Thousand Years of Love

    2.6 2003 HD

    It was about 1,400 years ago. The story revolves around Princess Buyeu Ju, the Daughter of last king, general Ari who attempts to reconstruct Bakje...

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  • 2008
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    On Air

    On Air

    7 2008 HD

    The lives and love stories of drama producers, writers, actors, and managers.

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  • 2010
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    Running Man

    Running Man

    8.4 2010 HD

    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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  • 2016
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    My Wife's Having an Affair This Week

    My Wife's Having an Affair This Week

    7 2016 HD

    Do Hyun-Woo has worked as a PD for the past 10 years. He learns that his wife is having an affair and doesn't know what to do. Do Hyun-Woo, who tries...

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  • 2014
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    Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village

    Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village

    6.6 2014 HD

    The first installment of "Three Meals a Day" Series. Celebrities are chosen to live for three days a week in a rural setting. They are required to...

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  • 2018
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    My Mister

    My Mister

    8.5 2018 HD

    In a world that is less than kind, a young woman and a middle-aged man develop a sense of kinship as they find warmth and comfort in one another.

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  • 2021
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    Next Entertainment, Visionary

    Next Entertainment, Visionary

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2009
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    You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook

    You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook

    6.778 2009 HD

    You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook is a Korean pop music program that is both a talk show and live music show. The host of this program is You Hee-yeol, also...

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  • 2023
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    Payback: Money and Power

    Payback: Money and Power

    6.2 2023 HD

    Eun Yong, a money business titan and an affluent financial capitalist, has been living a life of a recluse in the pastures of Mongolia. Eun returns...

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  • 2016
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    Dining Together

    Dining Together

    5.667 2016 HD

    As more and more people are getting used to eating dinner alone, Kang Ho-dong and Lee Kyung-kyu visit ordinary Korean families at dinner time and...

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  • 2006
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    도망자 이두용

    도망자 이두용

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2019
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    Diary of a Prosecutor

    Diary of a Prosecutor

    6.5 2019 HD

    The stories of overworked prosecutors's daily lives in Seoul. A drama depicting the mundane daily routine of overworked prosecutors staying up all...

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  • 2019
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    Trans-Siberian Pathfinders

    Trans-Siberian Pathfinders

    8 2019 HD

    “Trans-Siberian Pathfinders” follows Lee Sun Gyun, Kim Nam Gil, Lee Sang Yeob, Kim Min Sik, and Go Kyu Pil as they travel along the...

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  • 2012
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    Baeksang Arts Awards

    Baeksang Arts Awards

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2018
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    Movie Room

    Movie Room

    8.4 2018 HD

    Movie meets humanities! This talk show/variety show for movie enthusiasts features interesting discussions by a writer and two movie directors where...

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 2007
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    Behind the White Tower

    Behind the White Tower

    8 2007 HD

    Based on renowned Japanese novelist Yamazaki Toyoko's representative work Shiroi Kyotō, the drama brings viewers deep into the political inner...

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  • 2020
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    Our Little Summer Vacation

    Our Little Summer Vacation

    8.2 2020 HD

    Show about adults who enjoy an everyday vacation in an unfamiliar place in order to heal their tired minds and bodies. They will enjoy the activities...

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  • 2020
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    My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince

    My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince

    6 2020 HD

    "Coffee Prince", which made our hearts pit-a-pat in that summer is now back in 13 years! "Coffee Prince" became the most famous drama in Korea with...

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