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ALL IN (2003)

Starring: Lee Byung-Hun, Song Hye-Gyo, Ji-Sung, Park Sol-Mi, Huh Jun-Ho, Yoo Min
Director: Yu Cheol-Yong
Production: SBS

This is based on the true story (and novel) of Cha Min-su, a legendary pro gambler and a pro janggi (Korean chess) player. Mr. Cha is the model for the main character Kim In-ha, played by Lee Byung-Hun. Mr. Cha has had an even more dramatic life than what was portrayed in the drama. He went to Las Vegas with only 18 dollars and became a millionaire. All In is a story about a passion for success, victory and defeat in business and at the casino, and a pure love. It was inspired by Mr. Cha's fiction-like life. Lee Byung-hun plays an orphan who became a great pro gambler, and his sweetheart is Song Hye-gyo. This program had been extremely popular with a program viewer rating of over 40 percent in Korea. Also, Jeju Island is becoming popular because of the All In drama sets established at Seobjikoji.

Synopsis: In-ha grows up with his uncle, Kim Chi-soo, a professional gambler. In-ha also picked up the skill of gambling, and as a young teenager, his hands became quicker than the eye. He has a bunch of friends and they are street kids who hang out in the poor area of Yong-deung Po, committing petty crimes and getting into fights.

During one of Chi-soo and In-ha's narrow escapes from their usual gambling escapades, in the train on the way home, In-ha meets a girl named Su-yeon. Su Yeon makes a deep impression on In-ha’s heart and both had some feelings for each other since then.

While attending high school, In ha met Jung-won, the son of a wealthy hotel owner. In-ha and Jung-won became quick friends. However, they got into trouble for killing a gang leader who harrassed Su-yeon and her father. In-ha and Jung-won were arrested and sentenced to jail for 7 years. Jung-won got cleared because of his father, but In-ha had to serve his time in jail. There, he met and made friends with the leader and a member of another gang. When In-ha was set free, he went home, but had to move because a gang was after him.

In the meantime, Jung-won went to college in America and met Jin-hee there. He knew that she was the daughter of his father's old boss. They had met before briefly, but Jung-won was too shy then. After In-ha was arrested, Su-yeon decided to become a nun. After 7 years, however, she realized that she was not meant to be one and went on to become a casino dealer. The casino is where In-ha, Su-yon, Jung-won and Jin-hee all meet. Now a story of romance, jealousy and violence begins.

Beautiful Days (2001)
Starring: Lee Byung-Hun, Ryu Si-Won, Choi Ji-Woo
Director: Lee Jang Soo
Production: SBS

In Beautiful Days, Lee Byung Hun as Lee Minchul, fully demonstrated his charismatic screen presence and acting powerness, creating one of the most unforgettable character in Korea drama. The drama brings his acting career to greater heights creating legions of fans that are memorized by Lee Byung Hun.

Lee Minchul, a man with such arrogance and dominating with his presence, he is not one to allow any mistakes by himself or others. But emotionally, he is the most vulnerable man who never allows anyone to enter his heart. To others, he is the ruthless “crown prince” with such capability that he is admired for his talent but yet unapproachable. In his world, only his sister matters, and no one else. Since he was young, he hated his father for ruining their family and leading to his mother’s death. And hence in turn harboured hostility towards a half brother and stepmother whom he treats as the ones who break up their family.

Lee Minchul is never one to give up, he strived hard to prove himself and to his father, that he is no weakling to be ruled over. This young man grew up with such a strong wall to protect himself. But yet, the wall crumbles when he meet Yeon Soo. This woman will change his life completely and his heart too. Yeon Soo’s gentleness open the door to Minchul heart and it unleashed that passion in him to love a woman with such strength. The intensity of his love has created such an unforeseen sexy appeal to Lee Minchul whom many fans had been memorized by his magnetic graze. But the strength of Lee Minchul lies in the complexity of this character, the struggles within this man, his vulnerability and his determination, his desires and hatred, his love and sorrow was so powerfully portrayed through the actor Lee Byung Hun. This is a must watch for those who are eager to learnt what lure many to be caught within the spell of Lee Byung Hun and the experience is a unique and unforgettable.

Synopsis: The story of four young people whose lives are intertwined due to destiny.

Yeon Soo and Sae Na grow up together in the orphanage and were like sisters. Yeon soo is always the kind-hearted, gentle and optimistic sister who guard over Sae Na who is wilful and stubborn. Though they had such different personality but they were there for each other. One day, Lee Yong-jun visit the orphanage with his step son Sun Jae and the three met for the first time. Yet, they were only to meet again years later. Sun Jae is the step son of Lee Young Jun who had a previous marriage and two other children. Lee Minchul and Lee Min ji. Both hated their father for ruining their family for another woman Sun Jae, and which also indirectly led to their real mother death.

Though they live under the same roof, but they never fully accept the pair of mother and son as their family. Years later, Yeon Soo lost contact with Sae Na due to an accident. And Sae Na thought she had abandoned her and hated Yeon Soo. Sae Na inspires to be a singer and hence, Yeon Soo chooses to be working in Victory Records hoping to be able to find her. Victory Records is also the company owed by Lee Yong Jun, whose son Lee Minchul is now helping his father run the company. Sun Jae, is attending medical school though his real love is for music. Yet through the years, the two brothers never become close.

By a chance encounter, Yeon Soo meet Minchul , she cannot help but be drawn to this man who seem so unapproachable yet she want to know what is within this man heart. While at the same time, Minchul was too curious about this woman who is as equally protective of her sister like him over Min Ji. Minchul asked her to be the tutor to his sister, as exchange for Sae Na to be a singer in the company. Sun Jae also meets Yeon Soo and Sae Na again. And he fall in love with the kind and gentle Yeon Soo, while Sae Na also is in love with him.

Hence, the four are entangled together in this complicated love relationship. And with the reveal of a secret from the past, a unforgivable crime by his father, Minchul faced the agony of having everything destroyed and taken away. Including his love for Yeon Soo which he is not able to hold on anymore. Yeon Soo was however unable to let go despite the determination of Minchul to end it all. The twist of events enables them to meet again. Everything is changed now. Will the two be able to be reunited again ...?

Road aka Journey (2001)

Starring: Lee Byung-Hun, Park Jin Hee, Nam Il-Woo, So Ji Sub
Script: Park Jeong Lan
Production: SBS

This program had been specially made for New year’s holiday. It tells the importance and meaning of family. This drama is consisted of two parts.

Sun Ju had a plan to visit his father with his fiancée in New year’s holiday. However, her fiancée broke up with her just before New Year’s Eve. While she has worried about her father who has eagerly been waiting for her husband-to-be, she met one guy-Woo sik (LBH)-accidentally in the train station. Since Woo Sik is an orphan and he has nobody to visit during new year’s holiday, he gives ride to people (as a side job) who visit their howmtown during holiday. Sun Ju gives him an offer to be her boy friend and she said she would pay for him doing that. Woo sik accepts the offer for the money at first, and while he was visiting Sun Ju father’s house, he slowly finds the meaning of family and the love…

This had been aired in Japan on New Year's Holiday of 2005.

Sally is Back (1999)

Starring: Lee Byung-Hun, Lee Jee Eun, Im Chang Jeong
Director: Eum Ki Back
Production: SBS
Synopsis: A rich girl suddenly came back to Korea from her study in abroad. She checked out her ex-boy friends in Korea and she only found the reality that all men are flirt. Lee Byunghun plays a role who is an old friend of her, but a playboy. It is a short drama.

Behind story:
Although LBH had no time to work on this drama (since he had been filming Happy Together for this period), it is known that BH accepted offer since he valued the old acquaintance of Eum Ki Bak , the director.

Sunflower (1999)
Starring: Lee Byung-Hun, Lee Seung Yeon
Production: SBS

A variety of Korean Drama superstars join forces for Love Story, an 8 episode anthology series from SBS. Lee Byung Hun leads the impressive cast, which also includes Choi Ji Woo (Stairway to Heaven), Yoo Ji Tae (Old Boy, Ditto), Bae Du Na (Barking Dogs Never Bite, Take Care of My Cat), Song Seung-Hun (Summer Scent), and Kim Hyun Joo (Star Runner, Shinsukki Blues). Find love and heartbreak in 8 different love stories. The sunflower is one episode of the series and BH performs a person with a multiple personality (actually two-good and evil) who both personality love one woman. You could find an excellent performance of BH in this mini drama. Do not miss BH’s awesome facial expression at the ending scene.

Synopsis: A two episode drama which showcase Lee Byung-Hun’s versatility of portraying a role of a man, Tae Sung , who has split personality . Tae Sung tried to control that madness within him yet so powerless to stop that evilness within him to be unleashed and taking control, hurting the woman whom he love. It as a challenge to Lee Byung Hun to take on such a role which is rare in Korea drama and prove his acting ability of taking on such a complicated role. Two personalities within one man, a struggle between rationale and madness, good and evil.

Tae Sung, a sushi chef, a perfectionist at work but a man who was lonely, too. He meets Seung Hee, a girl who works at same building as a carpark toll collector. Tae Sung falls in love with her and slowly gets to know her. Seung Hee sees Tae Seung as a shy but nice man who brings sushi to her. But she still hesitates to accept his affections.

Seung Hee also writes internet novels. One day she found that someone wrote on her unfinished story, and what was written happen in reality. At the same time, Tae Seung senses a stalker trailing her every moves, as if she is being watched. Even in her own house. Fear overwhelmed her.

Seung Hee’s friend was thrown down the stairs and suffered serious injury. It was not an accident. Fortunately for Seung Hee, Tae Sung was there to comfort her. She told him of her stalker. And Tae Sung offered to ease her fears by checking her house …

Seung Hee decided to face her stalker and not hide anymore. .One night, the stalker decided to attack . Tae Seung was standing before her, yet a man who is familiar to her becomes a stranger. He was looking at her with such coldness.

Tae Seung who had seek to protect Seung Hee is now turning into a monster who seek to destroy and end her life. At the most critical moment, Tae Seung was able to overcome his own madness, ending that evilness within him forever by destroying himself. If only she had believed him ...that there is a man who truly loves her... Then perhaps he will not become what he is ....

Happy Together (1999)

Starring: Lee Byung-Hun, Song Seung-Heon, Kim Ha-Neul, Kang Sung-Yeon, Jeon Ji-Hyun, Cha Tae-Hyun, Jo Jae-Hyun
Director: Oh Jong-Rok
Production: SBS

The story of this moving TV drama revolves around 5 brothers and sisters whose lives are torn apart by the tragic loss of their parents. This unfortunate incident causes carries each of the family members in different directions until they are finally reunited by a miraculous twist of fate. Starring Lee Byung-hun (as Tae Poong),Cha Tae-hyun and Jeon Ji-hyun, Song Seung-hun and Kim Ha-neul, Happy Together attracted 39.8% of all Korean viewers during its premier broadcast on SBS in 1999. It very interesting to see most casting members who that time were a new (Kim Ha neul, Jeon Ji Hyun) or unknown face (Cha Tae-Hyun) now become super star in TV or movies. In this drama, LBH showed up his magnificent capability of acting by perfectly portraiting dashing and rushing, yet sensitive Tae Poong.

White Nights 3.98 (1998)

Starring: Choi Min-Su, Lee Byung-Hun, Shim Eun-Ha
Director: Kim Jong-Hak
Production: SBS

After cold war era, the political situation of Korea has been changed fast. This drama offers reasonable historical view to Koreans who have been divided by North and South for a long time. It was a big budget action blockbuster which involves a nuclear weapon, gun shots, fightings, pilots, and consipiracy between the governments of North and South Korea, USA, and Russia. There is also a heartaching love story between Lee Byung Hun (Kyeong Jun as a south soldier), Choi Min su (as a North soldier), and Shim Eun Ha (Anastasha) over the political situation. The filming has been mostly done on Russia.

White Sand (1997)

I want aka I Do (70 min drama, 1997)
Starring: Lee Byung-Hun, Shim Eun Ha
Director: Lee Jang Soo
Production :SBS

Young Ki (Shim Eun Ha) is working as a supervisor of parking violation in the busy street. Although she seems to be harsh on the violated cars, after the working days, she lives on a fantasy such as her favourite novel is “the sorrow of young Bertre”.
With her savings, she bought a used car and she found a man’s photo in it and makes a fantasy about him… One day, she met the man in the photo in real world and he was begging her not to give him a violation ticket. She despaired deeply about the difference between fantasy and reality...

Beautiful My Lady (1997)
Starring: Lee Byung-Hun, Shim Eun-Ha
Director: Lee Jang Soo
Production: SBS

Son young (Shim Eun Ha) loses her husband to tragic circumstances shortly after their wedding. Things change when she meets ambitious boxer Jun Ho (Lee Byung Hun), and their miraculous first meeting brings hope to them both. But her parents oppose their affair, and cast doubt on his past as well as his occupation as a boxer. Can Jun Ho win her father's respect by winning a boxing championship? And will her father finally agree to a lasting love between Jun Ho and Son young?
Synopsis: Junho, a man orphaned since young, survived in this harsh world with his own fist. Growing up in this world so alone, he had learnt to survive with strong will and determination. By chance, he was given an opportunity to fight in the boxing ring which earned him the glory as well as money.

One day, Jun Ho met Sun yong and it was love at first sight. The beauty of Sun young captivated him and fate brings them together with an accident. Sun Young widowed with a pair of twins children. She was from an entirely different world from Jun Ho, highly educated and with good family background. She is a woman with such beauty, kind personality and intelligence that seem so far out of reach for a man like Jun Ho. However, she too felt linked to Jun Ho and accepted this man into her heart. There were setbacks as they learnt to understand and accept each other. Their love was tested by strong objections from Sun young father as well as Sun young’s children. But they overcome each obstacle and finally able to be married. However, as Jun Ho learnt to enter into Sun young world, he had to give up boxing the only skill he know. As days go by, he become more ashamed of his own failure, a man who could not work or even drive to support his own family, he felt inferior to his beautiful wife. But, the children of Sun young had also accepted him as their stepfather and he felt even more the responsibility of being a father to these children. But still amidst all these struggles to adjust to his new life, they were a happy family.

Jun Ho also found the mother who abandoned him. The mother whom he never know the reason why she give him up was just so near, working in the small resturant beside Sun young’s house . But he never mastered the courage to acknowledge her. Soon, Jun Ho had no choice but to go back to his old job, a boxer which he is most familiar with. However, during a boxing match, he suffered a head injury and it changes his life completely. If he should box again, his life will be endangered and not to be a burden. He decided to leave his family, but it was not possible to be separate from the family whom he cherished so much. He entered into boxing once again as a trainer, but he was forced to face his own student in the boxing ring. He had to make a decision which will influence his life and his happiness...

Son Of Wind (1995)

Starring: Lee Byung-Hun, Kim Hee Sun, Shin Hyeon Joon, Lee Il Wha
Director: Son Young Mock
Production: KBS

Synopsis: This drama is based on the era of Korea seventies which represents a black political power, corruptions, and the involvement of gangsters in politics. Lee Byung Hun plays Chang Hong Pyo, a young man who is a rough and shameless town trash.
The drama provided him a great turning point as an actor since he expands his image from being a handsome idol to a true adult actor. In this drama, he displayed first time and fully his own charm by sad eyes and masculinity and consequently, he was recognized by audience as a true actor. The scene which he harassed Kim Hee-Sun without hesitation was a shock to the audience and the most popular subject at the time.

Asphalt Men (1995): Legend of Car God, Dream Racers
Starring: Jeong Woo-Sung, Lee Byung-Hun, Lee Young-Ae
Director: Lee Jang Soo
Genre: TV, Drama
Production: SBS

An Asphalt Man was the first Korean Drama to be shot on film (and not video, like most Korean television dramas), and features thrilling car chase sequences, as well as authentic locations in the US, including Nevada, Chicago, and Utah.
Synopsis: Lee Byung Hun played a young car designer who desires to start his own car company in Korea. He tries to get assistance from his father, but the family is troubled. His younger brother (Jung Woosung) hates their father, and splits to the U.S. to become a car racer. Meanwhile, his sister (Lee Young Ae) flees to the US after conceiving a child with a US army soldier. Can this family achieve their dreams without coming apart at the seams?
Originally Director Lee chose BH as the younger brother role, but later, it changed. BH performed very well the elder brother role under the circumstances and the director said that he was very impressed about BH and also felt sorry about the role change.

The Fragrance of Love (1994)

Starring: Lee Byunghun, Choi Jin Sil, Kim Young Ae, Lee Jeong Kil, Jeon Do Yeon, Oh Dea Kyu
Director: Koh Heung Sik
Production: KBS, 1994

Synopsis: The story of fragrance of love centred to 3 different love stories in a single-mother (Kim Young Ae) family. Young-Jin, the first daughter (Choi Jin Sil) works at animation company. She has been had a boy friend with a long term relationship, but when met Jun Ho (LBH), she found JH as her faith. She broke up with her old boy friend. They both fell in love quickly, but Young-Jin’s mother was not allowed YJ to marry Jun Ho. Jun Ho does not have parent and his grandmother had to bring him up. He is also very poor, so YJ's mother does not want YJ to marry poor guy. Eventually, they get married against YJ’s mother’s will and they showed how strong a true love can be. Another love story is the second daughter, Hye-Jin (Jeon Do Yeon). There is the mother’s love story as well. This drama is very well made in a story-wise, and gives a warm heart while you are watching.

Police (1993)
Starring: Lee Byunghun, Eum Jeong Wha, Kim Ho Jin, Oh Hyen Kyeong
Production: KBS

The story is based on the popular comic book written by Lee Hyun-Se.
Oh He-Sung who graduates the first in the Police Academy is the main character of this drama. As you can imagine, he fights with bad guys and he wins.

The Sorrow of the Survivor (1993)

Starring: Lee Byung Hun, Na Hyen Hee, Shin Yun Jeong
Production : KBS, miniseries

Synopsis: It is based on the novel written by Park il Moon.
The story is about young peoples’ agony, anger and love story and finding of true themselves when they face up with the reality in the rapidly changing at 80s and 90s in Korea. Since there had been a pure sacrifice, the people who kept silence that time had a deep sorrow in their heart... It is pretty gloomy and BH’s lonely eye will catch your mind.

Tomorrow Love (1992)

Starring: Lee Byung Hun, Kim Hyen Ah, Park So Hyeon, Kim Jeong Kyun, Lee Jee Hyung
Director: Youn Seok Ho, Jeon San
Production: KBS

This program is the representative youth drama in Korean TV history. It had started at Nov. 10th, 1992 and ended at Oct. 25th, 1994. In ‘Tomorrow is Love’, BH acted the role of 'Bum-Soo Shin' who was a college student and he is very good at anything you can imagine... sports, literature, and study, etc. In addition to that, he was bright (close to genius), handsome, funny, cool, and gentle on people. From this TV drama, BH became an idol star. This drama has each episode with its own story, and gives audience both delightfulness and touching moments. Basically, it has episodes about the everyday college life of Bum Soo and his friends. There is, of course, a romance and friendship and sufferings from various troubles. This drama had been so popular; it still has its own fan page (http://www.tomorrowlove.ce.ro/) even though it passed over 10 years from the last episode. The director of this drama is the famous Youn Seok Ho, (he directed the Autumn Story and Winter Sonata) and this was the first drama having 2 PD systems (the other one is Jeon San) in one drama. Byung Hun also sing a title song with other actors.

Wild Chrysanthemum (1992)
Production: KBS
Starring: Lee Byung Hun, Oh Hyun Kyeong
This is a daily drama and BH performed a single mother's good son.

Morning Without Good-Byes (1992)
Production: KBS

He finally appeared on a miniseries which is known to be a stair way to the idol star. This one also has an original novel. He dies in here, too. But again, he alives because he had played dual role. From here, he starts to rise as a major TV star.
Flower That Never Wilt (1991)
Starring: Lee Byung Hun, Na Han Il, Kim Min Jeong
Production: KBS
If you want to see LBH in Korean traditional cloth, this is the one. He had an important supportive role in this drama.

Day of Sunrise (1992)

Production : KBS
Starring: Lee Byung Hun, Im Chang Jeong

Here, he acted the role of 'Hyung-Man Choi' who was a son of rich family, but left his comfortable life because of his conflicts with his father. His role was the delivery boy of a Chinese restaurant. In this drama, he performed very well (especially food cutting scenes), he left deep impressions on audience and made people notice LBH.

Flower That Never Wilt (1991)

Family (1991)

Asphalt My Hometown, Asphalt (1991)
Production : KBS
LBH's debut drama after he finished the education course as the first in his class of the KBS actor academy.

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