Top 10 Most Popular Films Starring Joo Ji-hoon
Joo Ji Hoon is a South Korean actor who is represented by H& Entertainment. Ju's first drama was "Old Love", but it wasn't until 2006's "Princess Hours" that ... read more...he was noticed as an actor, winning Best New Actor at the MBC Drama Awards. This article is for you if you haven't yet watched any of his films on the small and big screen. Read on for more information.
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Jirisan is a South Korean television series starring Jun Ji-hyun and Joo Ji-hoon. It is named after the eponymous mountain in South Korea and has been promoted as "tvN's 15th Anniversary Special Drama". It premiered on tvN from October 23 to December 12, 2021, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST). The series is available on iQIYI worldwide for streaming.
Kang Hyun-jo is played by Joo Ji-hoon. A graduate of the military academy who attained the rank of captain. He has a serious secret that he cannot reveal to anyone. Following an event on Mount Jiri, he began to have confusing images of fatalities taking place on the mountain. He becomes a ranger because he believes the mountain is calling him to save them. As he treks through the mountains with senior ranger Yi-kang, they become real partners, even entrusting each other with their life. He eventually discovers something horrific concealed in Mount Jiri, which changes his perspective on the lovely mountains and the people who live there.
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Starring: Jun Ji-hyun, Joo Ji-hoon
Original release: October 23 – December 12, 2021
Link to watch: imdb.com/title/tt13400300/
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Kingdom is a 2019 South Korean political period horror thriller streaming television series produced and written by Kim Eun-hee and based on the webtoon series The Kingdom of the Gods written and illustrated by Kim Eun-hee and artist Yang Kyung-il. It debuted on Netflix as the streaming service's first original Korean series on January 25, 2019. Joo Ji-hoon, Ryu Seung-ryong, Bae Doo-na, Kim Sang-ho, Kim Sung-kyu, and Kim Hye-jun feature in it. Kim Seong-hun directed the whole first season and the first episode of the second, with Park In-je directing the rest of the season.
Kingdom is a political thriller that takes place in a fictitious, medieval-inspired Joseon (modern-day Korea) in the 16th century, three years after the conclusion of the Imjin War. The plot revolves around Lee Chang (Ji-hoon), the Crown Prince of Joseon, who seeks to explore the mystery disease that has suddenly afflicted the King, only to find himself in the midst of a terrible pandemic devouring the Kingdom of Joseon. While battling the epidemic, he must also prevent his political opponents from capturing the crown.
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Starring: Joo Ji-hoon, Ryu Seung-ryong, Bae Doo-na, Kim Sang-ho
Original release: January 25, 2019
Link to watch: imdb.com/title/tt6611916/
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Hyena is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Kim Hye-soo and Ju Ji-hoon. It aired on SBS TV from February 21 to April 11, 2020.
'Hyena' deals with highly competitive private lawyers who exclusively work for the top 1% of society. Jung Geum Ja, a lawyer, blurs the lines between law and lawlessness, justice and injustice, ethics and corruption. She is a real hyena who would go to any length to achieve success and money. She survives it all because she has the strongest survival instincts. Yoon Hee Jae (Joo Ji-hoon) is a well-known and accomplished lawyer. He has a smart intellect that is wrapped around his ego and is confident in his talents. He's an expert at twisting the law to meet the requirements of the highest in the land, and he uses his expertise to assist the highest in the land.
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Starring: Kim Hye-soo, Joo Ji-hoon
Original release: February 21 – April 11, 2020
Link to watch: imdb.com/title/tt12944144/
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Item is a 2019 South Korean television series based on the KakaoPage webtoon series of the same name and set to be a mystery fantasy drama. It stars Ju Ji-hoon, Jin Se-yeon, Kim Kang-woo and Kim Yoo-ri. It aired on MBC from February 11 to April 2, 2019. Joon Ji-hoon plays Kang Gon, a prosecutor who tries very hard to save his niece while also finding himself entangled in a mystery of supernatural items.
A profiler and a prosecutor must unearth the dark mysteries of supernaturally powered artifacts and a conspiracy. Kang Gon is a prosecutor with a strong sense of justice and a kind heart. In order to save his niece Da In, he becomes involved in a scheme involving a supernaturally powered artifact. Shin So Yeong, a criminal profiler, collaborates alongside Kang Gon.
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Starring: Joo Ji-hoon, Kim Kang-woo, Jin Se-yeon
Original release: February 11 – April 2, 2019
Link to watch: imdb.com/title/tt9278396/
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Mask is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Soo Ae, Ju Ji-hoon, Yeon Jung-hoon, and Yoo In-young. It aired on SBS from May 27 to July 30, 2015, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. Ju Ji-hoon as Choi Min-woo, an illegitimate son of the chairman of SJ Group, engaged with Seo Eun-ha.
Byun Ji Sook has always had a difficult existence, since her father is continually in debt and being pursued by loan sharks. She longs to know what life would be like if she had been born into a better family and didn't have to worry about money all the time. When a chain of events leads Ji Sook to Eun Ha, a lady from an affluent family who has a striking resemblance to Ji Sook, she seizes the opportunity for a better life and adopts Eun Ha's identity, beginning to live her privileged life. She meets Min Woo, a chaebol heir who is suspicious of everyone around him. But when he realizes that Ji Sook is not like the other women he has met, he is drawn to her.
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Starring: Soo Ae, Joo Ji-hoon, Yeon Jung-hoon, Yoo In-young
Original release: May 27 – July 30, 2015
Link to watch: imdb.com/title/tt4714786/
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Medical Top Team is a South Korean television series produced and directed by Yoon Kyung-ah. Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Ryeo-won, Ju Ji-hoon, Oh Yeon-seo, and Choi Minho were featured. The series began filming in August 2013 and broadcast on MBC from October 9 to December 12, 2013, at 21:55 on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The medical drama follows the lives of physicians and nurses at the fictional Gwang Hae University Hospital who are part of an elite medical team.
Han Seung-jae is played by Joo Ji-hoon. A well-known internist whose demure exterior conceals his icy heart. He is the son of Lee Doo-kyung, the head of Gwang Hae University Hospital. This TV show explores the path of forming Korea's top multifunctional medical team as well as the stories of the physicians that work there. Characters with various wounds and challenges struggle as they learn to work together and finally realize that mending someone means healing oneself.
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Starring: Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Ryeo-won, Joo Ji-hoon, Oh Yeon-seo
Original release: October 9 – December 12, 2013
Link to watch: imdb.com/title/tt3378278/
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Five Fingers is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Ju Ji-hoon, Chae Shi-ra, Ji Chang-wook and Jin Se-yeon. It aired on SBS's Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) time slot, from August 18 to November 25, 2012, for 30 episodes. In Ha is the talented pianist's son who aspires to take over his family's company. However, In Ha's world is destroyed when his father brings home an illegitimate son, Ji Ho (Joo Ji Hoon), and proclaims that he will be the successor to the family company. In Ha's mother so seeks vengeance and employs JiHo while pretending to be a pleasant mother in front of him.
Ji Ho grows up to become a prodigious pianist and the heir to his family's company. He is more concerned about his stepmother and stepbrother In Ha than with himself, and he simply wants the best for them. When he discovers the secrets, lies, and machinations that have been used against him, he pledges vengeance on the individuals he once thought were his closest relatives.
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Starring: Joo Ji-hoon, Chae Shi-ra, Ji Chang-wook
Original release: August 18 – November 25, 2012
Link to watch: imdb.com/title/tt2242048/
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Dark Figure of Crime is a 2018 South Korean crime drama film directed by Kim Tae-kyun. It stars Kim Yoon-seok and Ju Ji-hoon. It was released on October 3, 2018. The film was selected as the opening film of the 3rd London East Asia Film Festival, held from October 25 to November 4, 2018.
Hyung Min is a well-known detective. He is aware of Tae Oh's incarceration for murder. Hyung Min receives a phone call from Tae Oh in prison one day. Tae Oh admits to Hyung Min that he committed 7 more killings and offers Hyung Min information about the crimes. Except for Hyung Min, no one believes Tae Oh's confession. Hyung Min strives to solve the 7 killings despite not knowing who the victims are.
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Starring: Kim Yoon-seok, Joo Ji-hoon
Original release: October 3, 2018
Link to watch: imdb.com/title/tt8119680/
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Yoon Jong-bin directed The Spy Gone North, a 2018 South Korean spy thriller film. Hwang Jung-min, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong, and Joo Ji-hoon star. The plot is partially based on Park Chae-seo, a former South Korean spy who penetrated North Korea's nuclear facilities. On August 8, 2018, the film was released in cinemas. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The Spy Gone North has an approval rating of 100% based on 20 reviews and an average rating of 7.1/10.
Tensions around the development of nuclear weapons rise in 1993 in Korea, the only country where the Cold War still exists. Park Seok Young, an arm major in South Korean military intelligence, disguises himself as a South Korean businessman and infiltrates the North Korean nuclear site. Seok Young learns of secret negotiations between the two Koreas while under the North Koreans' confidence.
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Starring: Hwang Jung-min, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong, Joo Ji-hoon
Original release: May 11, 2018
Link to watch: imdb.com/title/tt8290698/
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Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days is a 2018 South Korean fantasy action film directed by Kim Yong-hwa and based on a webtoon by Joo Ho-min, Along With the Gods. It serves as the sequel to the 2017 film Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds. It stars Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Hyang-gi, Ma Dong-seok and Kim Dong-wook. The film was released on August 1, 2018.
Soo Hong's trial will be attended by Hae Won Maek, Gang Rim, and Duk Choon. They are, however, entrusted with delivering the soul of an elderly man who is protected by House God within 49 days in order to gain a trial. Soo Hong is accompanied by Gang Rim, while Hae Won Maek and Duk Choon descend into the human realm and learn that the House God is aware of their forgotten prior existence.
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Starring: Ha Jung-woo, Joo Ji-hoon, Kim Hyang-gi
Original release: August 1, 2018
Link to watch: imdb.com/title/tt8116428/