Son Hyun-joo
Also Known As: 손현주, Hyun-joo Son, Son Hyeon-joo, Hyeon-joo Son, Son Hyeon-ju, Hyeon-ju Son, 孙贤周, 孫賢周
Biography: Son Hyun-joo (손현주) is a South Korean actor. He was born on June 24, 1965, and since 1991, he has starred in numerous television series and films, such as First Love (1996), To Be With You (2002), My Rosy Life (2005), Tazza (2008), My Too Perfect Sons (also known as The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, 2009), Definitely Neighbors (2010), Secretly, Greatly (2013), and Empire of Gold (2013). Most notable in his filmography are two low-profile projects in which he played the leading role, both of which became unexpected hits: critically acclaimed revenge drama The Chaser (2012), and mystery thriller film Hide and Seek (2013).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
Birthday: June 24, 1965
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Gender: Male
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Punch Lady
Overview: Ha-eun, an ordinary housewife who has endured her husband's violence for 13 years, challenges her husband, who is a mixed martial arts champion, to a duel in the ring.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2007-10-25
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When Spring Comes
Overview: Ho-sung returns to society after spending 8 years in prison for committing murder to protect his gang, but there is nothing waiting for him except for his father’s funeral. His presence is still a source of heart ache to his mother, and other family members don’t seem to be happy to see him back. As gangsters gather around the funeral, Ho-sung starts an ad hoc gambling den with the funeral donation to make more money to prove that he’s still alive and to be the father by supporting his children. But his method backfires and ends up biting his butt instead.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2022-04-27
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Secretly, Greatly
Overview: Three elite North Korean sleeper agents live under cover for so long that they believe their cover stories are their real identities. They are shocked when they are ordered to kill one another or face death at the hands of an elite hit team.
Genres: Action Drama Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-06-05
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Guns & Talks
Overview: Four unlikely assassins question their assignments because they genuinely care about their customers and victims. However, they attract police attention and a prosecutor is on their trail.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2001-10-12
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Liar
Overview: Man-chul leads two lives, he is married to Myeong-sun and he is also living with Jeong-ae, a wealthy and sexy woman. One day he accidentilly catches an escaped convict, which then attracts un-needed attention to his life. In order to keep his secret from his two lovers, he and his best friend must lie to reporters, cops and neighbors and the situation just gets crazier and crazier with every lie.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2004-04-23
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The Killer
Overview: When retired hitman’s wife goes on vacation with her friend, she asks him to look after the friend's teenage daughter. Things go awry when he is forced to use a little violence to protect the girl from juvenile delinquents, but then they are found dead and the girl is kidnapped.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2022-07-13
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The Chronicles of Evil
Overview: A detective accidentally kills a man and disposes of the body to protect his career. The next day he sees that someone has hanged the corpse from a crane for all to see. He takes charge of the murder investigation to protect himself and find out who did it.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-05-14
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The Phone
Overview: When his wife is murdered, Dong-ho loses the light in his life, breaks down and falls into depression. But he knows that as long as the killer is still around, he can not get out of his loss. Then, one day, he receives a call and can not believe who he is listening to.
Genres: Thriller Action Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-10-22
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The Hunt
Overview: When raw gold is discovered deep in the woods, a group of gold hunters arrive to mine it. Several neighbors in the area witness the hunters by chance and find themselves in danger. Among the witnesses, hunter Ki-sung risks his life to protect the other witnesses and engages the gold hunters in a cat-and-mouse game of death.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2016-06-29
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Ordinary Person
Overview: Major crimes unit detective Seong-jin arrests Tae-sung for petty crimes, but shocked to find out that he is the notorious serial killer. However, Seong-jin becomes doubtful of his identity as the serial murder case is investigated.
Genres: Crime Action Drama Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-03-23
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The Devil's Game
Overview: Struggling artist Min Hee-do is offered three billion won to bet his life to a game against a rich old man, Kang No-sik, who is dying from a terminal illness. The game is for each man to dial a random phone number and guess if the person who answers will be male or female. Hee-do loses the bet, and after a month long brain operation, he wakes up to find that they have swapped bodies.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2008-01-30
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Lee Dae-ro Can't Die
Overview: Lee Dae-ro Can't Die (이대로, 죽을 순 없다, also known as Short Time) is a 2005 South Korean action film about a corrupt police officer who is told he has only three months to live, and plots his own death so his wife can collect his insurance policy.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2005-08-18
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Hide and Seek
Overview: Sung-soo has everything a man could want: a beautiful wife and children, a comfortable home and luxury car, and plenty of money in the bank. When he learns that his estranged brother, Sung-chul, has gone missing, haunting memories of their troubled past urge him to visit his brother’s apartment in search of answers.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-08-14
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The Happenings
Overview: Upon getting out of prison, Deok-Bae meets his old buddy Dal-soo, who owns a restaurant. These two have never succeeded in life, and are constantly in and out of prison. Two others who happen to be in the same boat as Deok-Bae and Dal-Soo are ex-convicts. They have threatened to commit suicide unless traffic and unemployment issues are resolved. They are also unlucky enough to have been spotted at the scene of a crime. While these four are making big plans for their first success, the city becomes wrapped up in a serial murder case. In the meantime, an investigating team of veteran cops is formed in order to solve this case.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1998-08-22
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Jesters: The Game Changers
Overview: A gang of clowns is hired by an unpopular king to serve as propagandists who fabricate positive rumors and stage miracles to improve his personal image.
Genres: History Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2019-08-21
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Real
Overview: Jang Tae-Young is a popular trouble shooter in the criminal world. He is cold and ambitious. He dreams of building a casino hotel one day. A reporter then goes to Jang Tae-Young.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-06-28
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Hansan: Rising Dragon
Overview: In 1592, admiral Yi Sun-sin and his fleet face off against the might of the invading Japanese navy and its formidable warships. As the Korean forces fall into crisis, the admiral resorts to using his secret weapon, the dragon head ships known as geobukseon, in order to change the tide of this epic battle at sea.
Genres: War Action Drama History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2022-07-27
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The Golden Holiday
Overview: A laid-back countryside detective Byung-su takes his family to the Philippines for his 10th wedding anniversary. In fact, his hidden agenda is to track down his old friend Yong-bae who scammed him and got away a few years ago. In Manila, Byung-su finds Yong-bae in prison for murder, and hears about the case surrounding 'Yamashita’s Gold'. Swayed by a share of the Gold that Yong-bae offers, Byung-su suddenly becomes embroiled in the case.
Genres: Crime Comedy Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2020-09-29
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Now and Forever
Overview: Min-Soo is a playboy who can't tolerate long term relationships. However, fate takes him to beautiful Hye-Won. While, Min-Soo becomes totally captivated by Hye-Won, Hye-Woon tries to resist Min-Soo, fearing their love will be shortened by her terminal illness.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2006-04-13
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Two Guys
Overview: Hun is a famous Casanova who works as a part-time valet parker at a bar. He suffers from a huge amount of credit card debt, since he has spent money on his girls. Meanwhile, Hun's usurer hires Joong-tae to threaten Hun for getting his money back. One day, Hun and Joong-tae witness a murder scene, and they fall into the real trouble.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2004-07-09
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Father And Son: The Story Of Mencius
Overview: MAENG Sa-seong excelled at his old school. However, at a new school located in an affluent neighborhood, the situation completely changes, and students make fun of him for being from a not-so-rich family. On the other hand, Hyun-jeong living next door to him is the best high school student in the country and never feels timid with anyone. MAENG Sa-seong is a daddy’s boy, for his father is so dedicated to him, while Hyun-jeong is bright and always confident, growing up without her father. Will Mr. MAENG succeed in forcing Kang-du, a redneck rogue, to move out?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2004-03-26
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Piano Man
Overview: A serial killer plays a cat and mouse game with a female detective.
Genres: Thriller Horror Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1996-08-08
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Baby Sale
Overview: Ad copywriter Sang-joon and event planner Ji-hyun meet for the first time in an elevator and decide to get married right away. But marital bliss is short lived for these two with the arrival of their son Nu-ri. Ji-hyun, exhausted from raising a baby, wants to go back to work. She thinks of a clever plan to return to her job.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1997-06-21
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The Spy
Overview: A North Korean spy named Lee Chul-jin infiltrates the eastern coast of South Korea. His mission is to steal a Super Pig DNA sample which can be used to alleviate the famine in North Korea. On the way to meet his contact in Seoul, Chul-jin is robbed by gangsters posing as a taxi driver and passengers. Chul-jin finally meets fellow communists, Mr.OH and his family, and after many awkward situations and adventures.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1999-05-15
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Several Questions That Make Us Happy
Overview: Several Questions That Make Us Happy is composed of six different stories in a omnibus way, describing mondern society's loneliness, misunderstanding between couples, trust with others, courtesy between lovers, and self-centered blame for others, etc. It is based on the sincere question why we are so unhappy and how I can make happiness.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2007-05-31
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Texas Hit
Overview: Jae-Hun (Son Hyun-Joo) is separated from his wife and two daughters. He struggles to make ends meet, while working as a grocery deliveryman. Seung-Hyeon (Yu Geon) works with Jae-Hun delivering groceries. Although he is only in his 20's, he also struggles to make ends meet. One day, while Jae-Hun and Seung-Hyeon make a delivery, they notice a famous baseball pitcher (Kim Kwang-Hyun) at the apartment of a young woman. The famous pitcher is married to a woman several years older than him. A few days later, Seung-Hyeon comes up with a plan that could make him and Jae-Hun a lot of money.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-10-23
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Men Cry
Overview: Nam-Soo (Son Hyeon-Ju) is a powerful high ranking gangster. One day, Nam-Soo is diagnosed with cancer and learns he is dying. Nam-Soo is shocked, but then starts to look for a nursing home where he can die peacefully. Meanwhile, Nam-Soo looks for Young-Chae (Jo Mi-Ryung), the girlfriend of his friend Jong-Kil. In the past, Young-Chae and Jong-Kil were about to get married, but Nam-Soo killed Jong-Ki. Nam-Soo finds Young-Chae living with her daughter. She runs a small lodge in Kangwan province. Young-Chae and her daughter don't have much money and Nam-Soo feels a heavy sense of guilt ...
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2011-06-19
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