Kim Jae Joong

Choi Kang Hee is an award-winning South Korean actress and radio DJ. Born on May 5, 1977, she made her acting debut in the 1995 television drama “The New Generation Report: Adults Don’t Know.” She went on to star in many films and television series, which brought her numerous Best Actress awards, including “Protect the Boss” (2011), “7th Grade Civil Servant” (2013), “Heart to Heart” (2015), “Glamorous Temptation” (2015), “Queen of Mystery” (2017) and “Queen of Mystery 2” (2018). Choi Kang Hee also has served as the DJ for the radio programs “Pump Up the Volume” and “Night Flight” as well as written a photo-essay book titled Choi Kang-hee, A Little Child’s Little Happiness (2009).

Choi Kang Hee

Ji Sung is a popular South Korean actor. Born in February 27, 1977, as Kwak Tae Geun, he adopted the stage name Choi Ji Sung early in his acting career but later dropped the Choi and simply went with Ji Sung. He made his acting debut in the 1999 drama series “KAIST” but it was his role opposite Lee Byung Hun in 2003’s “All In” that made Ji Sung a bona fide star. He has since had many leading roles in films and television dramas, including the popular “Protect the Boss” (2011), “Secret” (2013), “Kill Me, Heal Me” (2015), “Entertainer” (2016), “Defendant” (2017) and “Familiar Wife” (2018). In 2013, Ji Sung married popular actress Lee Bo Young, and they are one of the most popular celebrity couples in Korean entertainment.

Ji Sung

Wang Ji Hye is a South Korean actress. Born on December 29, 1985, she made her acting debut in the 2000 film “Picture Diary.” She best known for her roles in the television dramas “Personal Taste” (2010), “Protect the Boss” (2011), “The Suspicious Housemaid” (2013), “Hotel King” (2014) and “Birth of a Beauty” (2014).

Wang Ji Hye

Ahn Nae Sang is a South Korean actor who was born on December 25, 1964, in Daegu, South Korea. He studied Theology at Yonsei University and began acting in stage plays, making his screen debut in a short film made by Oscar-winning direct Bong Joon Ho in 1994, and then appearing in “Bad Movie” (1997). He has since appeared in scores of drama and movie titles, including the series “Misty” (2018) and “Eccentric! Chef Moon” (2020).

Ahn Nae Sang

Park Young Gyu is a South Korean actor. He was born in Daejeon, South Korea on October 28, 1953 and made his debut as an actor in 1987. The winner of numerous awards throughout his career, he has taken roles in countless films and television dramas, including “Protect the Boss” (2011), “The Three Musketeers” (2014), “Falling for Innocence” (2015), “Chief Kim” (2017), “Are You Human Too” (2018), and “Beautiful Love Wonderful Life” (2019).

Park Young Gyu

Cha Bong Man

Oh Hee Joon is a South Korean actor. He was born on February 25, 1988 and made his debut as an actor in 2005. Since then, he has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “Protect the Boss” (2011), “Who Are You” (2013), “Are You Human Too?” (2018), and “How to Buy a Friend” (2020).

Oh Hee Joon

Ha Jae Sook is a South Korean actress. She was born January 7, 1979 and made her theater debut in 2000. She made her first on-screen appearance in 2006 and has appeared in numerous television dramas since including, “Protect the Boss” (2011), “Beautiful Mind” (2016), and “Absolute Boyfriend” (2019).

Ha Jae Sook

Lee Hee Jin

Cha Hwa Yun is a South Korean actress born on December 27, 1960. A veteran of both stage and screen, she made her drama debut in 1978, when she appeared in “Woman’s Face.” She continued to appear in popular titles throughout the early 1980s, and made a name for herself with a leading role in 1987 drama “Love and Ambition.” She took a two-decade-long hiatus from the acting scene in 1988 and married the same year. In 2008, she returned, starring in “Aeja's Older Sister, Minja.” Since then, she has gone on to appear in dozens of titles, including “I Am Legend” (2010), “Flower of Revenge” (2013), and “Big Man” (2014). More recently, she has appeared in “Secret Mother” (2018) and “Golden Garden” (2019).

Cha Hwa Yun

Kim Chung is a South Korean actress who was born on June 1, 1962, in Miryang, South Korea. She studied at Sunhwa Arts School, and made her acting debut in 1982, appearing in the drama series “Yesterday and Tomorrow.” She made her movie debut in 1988 when she starred in “Fishing for Love.” She has since gone on to appear in scores of drama series titles, including “Women of the Road” (1996), “You Are a Gift” (2016), and “All Kinds of Daughters-in-Law” (2017).

Kim Chung

Jung Kyu Soo is a South Korean actor who was born on September 5, 1957, in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. His breakthrough role came in the period drama series “Im Kkeok Jung” (1996), and shortly after appearing in the movie “Guns and Talk” (2001) he landed a role in the award-winning director Park Chan Wook’s 2002 film “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance.” He has since gone on to star in movies such as “Miss Gold Digger” in 2007, as well as the more recent drama series titles “Angel's Last Mission: Love” (2019) and “Eccentric! Chef Moon” (2020).

Jung Kyu Soo

Kim Young Ok is a veteran, award-winning South Korean actress. Born December 5, 1937, she made her acting debut at the age of 19 in the 1957 film “Farewell Sorrow!” Her role in the 1978 television drama “I Sell Happiness” brought her the Daesang Award (Grand Prize for Television) at the 15th Baeksang Arts Awards, the first of many acting accolades throughout her prolific career that spans films, television and voice-over acting. She has become a fixture in the past few decades in memorable motherly and grandmotherly roles in popular films and television dramas. Her recent credits include the dramas “Shopping King Louie” (2016), “The Most Beautiful Goodbye” (2017), “The Rich Son” (2018) and “Witch’s Love” (2018).

Kim Young Ok

Kim Hyung Bum is a South Korean actor who was born on January 2, 1975. He made his entertainment industry debut when he took part in a talent contest organized by TV network SBS in 2000. Since then, he has appeared in scores of hit TV series titles, including recent titles “You Are Too Much” (2017), “Welcome 2 Life” (2019), and “Mom Has an Affair” (2020).

Kim Hyung Bum

Love is an extraordinary thing. However, love becomes sweeter when it involves two extraordinary people. An extremely odd Eun Seol who's fresh out of college struggles to get a job because of her third-rate university degree. Despite this, she lands a job at a company where she meets her extremely weird boss. Though Ji Hun's got the looks, the money, and the connections, he's got a lot to work on, in terms of his character as an heir to his father's chaebol. Through thick and thin, just to keep her job, Eun Seol does her best to protect her boss, but soon enough, she finds herself falling in love with him. Or maybe, it just so happened to be the other way around too.

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