When she realizes, she stops the car and they get out. He threatens to turn her in to the police and while she pleads for mercy, still unaware of who he is. But when a real car thief steals the car, Yuan Yue Yue dons a pair of sneakers and chases him down – leaving Wen Jin Chen in awe.
This Korean revenge drama showcases how irresponsible media organisations could ruin families and affect public perception. It also shows how the rich and powerful could control the media by deverting the public’s attention to juicy, but ultimately unimportant news.
Then perhaps dramas that will school you on South Korea's laws are right up your alley! These shows basically have everything you need to get you hooked: drama, gripping cliffhangers, and stylish courtroom 'fits. What's not to like, right? Ready to binge? Here are 10 K-dramas about the law that you’ll want to marathon all night! 1. Lawless Lawyer
Hae-kang is living her life as an ambitious and successful lawyer with her husband Choi Jin-eon (Ji Jin-hee). After they lose their daughter, their marriage is pretty much loveless and dysfunctional. Jin-eon goes on to start an affair with a younger girl Seol-ri (Park Han-byul). Later on, the couple divorces.
A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.
In the age of sequels, prequels and reboots, coming across original film content is pretty rare. In the exceptional occasion that Hollywood produces a film that’s so enthralling, so captivating that we as an audience can’t look away, it quickly becomes iconic.
Here are a few examples of ways you can filter the charts: The Top 10 Con Artist / Hustler Movies of All Time; The Top 20 Con Artist / Hustler Movies of All Time
This movie, which got star Melissa McCarthy an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, is based on the memoir of Lee Israel, a writer who forged letters from famous literary figures.. 2. Fyre: The ...
The sitch: Choi Han Gyul (Gong Yoo) is from a rich family, has never had a job, and does not care for responsibility AT ALL. He finally tries to prove himself to his grandmother and the girl he loves by managing a coffee shop called "Coffee Prince". In order to attract female customers, he only hires good-looking male employees. Go Eun Chan ( Yoon Eun Hye ), who is often mistaken for a guy, hides her gender to get a job at his cafe.
Go Eun Chan ( Yoon Eun Hye ), who is often mistaken for a guy, hides her gender to get a job at his cafe. P.S: If you've already watched this classic Koreanovela, click here for an update on the cast (who had a reunion last year!).
This same scholar, Kim Sung Yeol (Lee Joon Hi), soon uncovers the truth of a vampire conspiracy in the kingdom and meets a female parading as a man (Lee Yu Bi) during his search for a particularly rare book. YouTube.
The stars: Park Shin Hye and Jang Geun Suk. The sitch: go Mi Nyeo ( Park Shin Hye) lives a quiet life to fulfill her dream of becoming a nun. Her life goes crazy when she's forced to pose as her twin brother after his botched plastic surgery.
Lee Ji Hyuk, Park Jong Bae, and Kim Goo In in “The Technicians”. As he’s practically unknown within the conning world, Lee Ji Hyuk ( Kim Woo Bin) can easily pull of the best heists. He’s an ace at opening safes that are advertised as impenetrable.
If you’re still missing Kim Woo Bin after “The Technicians” we recommend watching “Master.” Caught by the Financial Investigation Unit’s team leader Kim Jae Myung ( Kang Dong Won ), Park Jang Goon’s ( Kim Woo Bin) will to survive is put to the test. He must choose between jail time or turning on his two partners, Chairman Jin ( Lee Byung Hun) and Kim Eomma (translates to “Mom” in Korean) ( Jin Kyung ). The three of them have built a company that they use to commit fraud against the citizens of Korea.
The Santa Maria Team and Jo Ji Ah in “I’m Not a Robot ”. Comprised of mad scientists and his ex-girlfriend Jo Ji Ah ( Chae Soo Bin ), Hong Baek Gyun ( Uhm Ki Joon )’s team is trying to pull the scam of the century!
Sa Do Chan in “ Switch ”. Sa Do Chan ( Jang Geun Suk) is a charming and incredibly intelligent con-man. He enters the drama as if he’s James Bond, surging through the ocean on a boat. He has no problem recognizing if someone is conning him and he’ll happily play along.
The first episode opens in the midst of their con, with Choi Kang Woo ( Yoo Ji Tae) watching everything unfold as he plays lookout from a nearby rooftop.
While he may be wanting to line his pockets, he’s certainly not a man without a heart! He’s willing to help Oh Ha Ra ( Han Ye Ri) cover up the absence of her colleague, Baek Joon Soo ( Jang Geun Suk ), who has an almost fatal accident.
Hyeon-jun is then saved by an unknown organisation and learns of the secret society “IRIS”. One year later, Hyeon-jun returns to Korea to seek revenge.
In the midst of it, prosecutor Kang Do-yoon (Kim Kang-woo) gets entangled in the society when his sister is murdered and his father gets framed for it. Due to this, Do-yoon is set to get his revenge against the powerful man behind the organisation, Seo Dong-ha (Jeong Bo-seok).
The operation is successful, but as the troops swim out to return, the Navy submarine assigned for their extraction, snipers aboard the submarine open fire on them. An already injured Moo-yeol sacrifices his life to save Jin-pyo. Jin-pyo then swims back to shore and returns to South Korea.
Promising to avenge his fallen comrades, Jin-pyo kidnaps Mu-yeol’s infant son, and names him Lee Yoon-sung (Lee Min-ho). He flees to the Golden Triangle to raise the child as his own and trains the boy intensively in combat. Yoon-sung returns to South Korea to avenge his father’s killers.
Meanwhile, Soo-ha has the supernatural ability to read people’s minds by looking into their eyes. He gains it after witnessing his father killed. Ten years later, the murderer has been released from prison. Now, he is getting revenge on Hye-sung and Soo-ha as well as their loved ones.
Except, she won't get it that easily. She must first work as a secretary in a law firm to gain experience for the role.
Like Hammurabi, rookie judge Park Cha Oh-reum believes in “an eye for an eye” principle. She does not let prejudice and injustice slide by her and she is determined to bring justice to all her cases.
Starring : Lee Joon Gi , Seo Ye Ji, Lee Hye Young, Choi Min Soo. This K-drama follows gangster-turned-lawyer Bong Sang-pil as he uses his fists and voice to fight against corruption, as well as to avenge his mother. YouTube.
They got into affairs with much younger women who think highly of them. Tae-oh’s mistress Han So-hee (Yeo Da-kyung) is the only child of rich parents and used to getting what she wants. And of all the things she could have, she wants another woman’s husband.
After they lose their daughter, their marriage is pretty much loveless and dysfunctional. Jin-eon goes on to start an affair with a younger girl Seol-ri (Park Han-byul). Later on, the couple divorces. Hae-kang gets into a mysterious car accident and loses her memory.
May 4, 2021. Do you know that committing adultery was a crime up until a few years ago in South Korea? This law was overturned in 2015 by South Korea’s Constitutional Court. The court ruled that one’s sex life was private and it was the right of an individual ‘to pursue happiness’.
One day, she comes across Lee Sun-jae (Yoo Ah-in). A genius pianist, Sun-jae is 20 years Hye-won’s junior.
7.My Husband’s Woman (2007) Before Kim Hee-ae played the dutiful wife in World of the Married (2020), she was the mistress Hwa-young in My Husband’s Woman (2007). After graduating from college, she meets a Korean-American man whom she later marries. She then moved to the US to live with her husband.
Hye-ran’s husband is Kang Tae-wook (Ji Jin-hee), a public defender whom she married for his powerful family background. Kevin is married to Hye-ran’s friend from school Eun-joo (Jeon Hye-jin). The affair turns deadly as Kevin is found dead and Hye-ran is the prime suspect.
After the loss of her husband Hwa-young returns to South Korea. There, her best friend Ji-soo (Bae Chong-ok) helps her build a new life. She also meets Joon-pyo (Kim Sang-joong), Ji-soo’s husband.
Ha Jae Yi is a capable lawyer who gets in trouble after punching a man and ends up joining a crusade against corruption alongside the ML. She's equal amounts capable and emotional; someone who's confident in her knowledge and ability, but who's also humble enough to accept she doesn't have all the answers.
Yoo Ji Yeon is a NIS agent who can hold her own in a fight. Though the show is mostly focused on comedy, she does get a chance to show her fighting skills. Support Character | One fighting Scene | Crime + Comedy + Action + Romance | Parody | Martial Artist | Consistent. 6.
5.5. Gil Ra Im is supposed to be skilled in several different martial arts since she's a stunt woman. However, apart for the first few episodes, she not only never puts those skills to use, but she's easily manhandled by the male lead.
Early in the first episode, while touring a department store – the show spends an inordinate amount of time in department stores, work-related or not – Hyun-seung talks to Song-a about office romances and she says that if he were ever to see anything, he should keep it to himself.
However, his romantic intentions hit a snag when he discovers that she has been involved in a secret office romance with the rather grim team leader Lee Jae-shin (Lee Hyun-wook).
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On several occasions Hyun-seung claims to be protective over Song-a, but in reality he’s being controlling. He routinely brushes his hand against her cheek, pulls her around by grabbing her arm and orders her to do things, like meet him in his car after work on a dark night.
While the K-drama landscape continues to welcome more progressive views and ideas, with several shows challenging established norms, She Would Never Know, despite its bright and colourful set-ups and locations, is a decidedly regressive start to 2021’s K-drama release slate.
Lee Ji Hyuk, Park Jong Bae, and Kim Goo In in “The Technicians”. As he’s practically unknown within the conning world, Lee Ji Hyuk ( Kim Woo Bin) can easily pull of the best heists. He’s an ace at opening safes that are advertised as impenetrable.
If you’re still missing Kim Woo Bin after “The Technicians” we recommend watching “Master.” Caught by the Financial Investigation Unit’s team leader Kim Jae Myung ( Kang Dong Won ), Park Jang Goon’s ( Kim Woo Bin) will to survive is put to the test. He must choose between jail time or turning on his two partners, Chairman Jin ( Lee Byung Hun) and Kim Eomma (translates to “Mom” in Korean) ( Jin Kyung ). The three of them have built a company that they use to commit fraud against the citizens of Korea.
The Santa Maria Team and Jo Ji Ah in “I’m Not a Robot ”. Comprised of mad scientists and his ex-girlfriend Jo Ji Ah ( Chae Soo Bin ), Hong Baek Gyun ( Uhm Ki Joon )’s team is trying to pull the scam of the century!
Sa Do Chan in “ Switch ”. Sa Do Chan ( Jang Geun Suk) is a charming and incredibly intelligent con-man. He enters the drama as if he’s James Bond, surging through the ocean on a boat. He has no problem recognizing if someone is conning him and he’ll happily play along.
The first episode opens in the midst of their con, with Choi Kang Woo ( Yoo Ji Tae) watching everything unfold as he plays lookout from a nearby rooftop.
While he may be wanting to line his pockets, he’s certainly not a man without a heart! He’s willing to help Oh Ha Ra ( Han Ye Ri) cover up the absence of her colleague, Baek Joon Soo ( Jang Geun Suk ), who has an almost fatal accident.