Baek Il-seob

Acting

Baek Il-seob

Born

1944-06-10 (82)

Place of birth

Yeosu, South Jeolla, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

80 titles

Baek Il-seob (백일섭) is a South Korean actor.

Known for

My Little Old Boy poster
7.3

How much do you know about your grown up son? In Mom’s Diary, the daily lives of the grown up celebrity sons are closely observed by their mothers. Do you know why your son drinks so much these days? How much do you know about your son’s philosophy in his life style? Heart-warming moments of observational communication between a mother and a son can be seen on Mom’s Diary.

My Little Old Boy

2016

Nonstop poster
5.3

Nonstop is a South Korean slice-of-life sitcom that broadcast its first season in 2000 on MBC. It continued with 5 more seasons. The series was popular for its cast of teen idols, many who debuted through the show..

Nonstop

2000

Cheer Up, Mr. Kim! poster
NR

A family drama involving a 32-year-old unmarried man who is raising four children! Kim Tae Pyung is a domestic helper and a legal guardian for four children who are not related by blood. Mr. Kim and his children go through a range of difficulties on their way to becoming a family. Let’s find out how they learn to accept each other as family members and become a true family!

Cheer Up, Mr. Kim!

2012

Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village poster
7.4

Celebrities are chosen to live for three days a week in a rural setting. They are required to use their own means to find food for and prepare three meals a day.

Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village

2014

Scarlet Letter poster
3.0

Successful television screenwriter Kyung-seo's life spins out of control after she accidentally kills her best friend's fiancé. Four people paying the consequences for a love that went wrong. One woman endures poverty and a guilty conscience while the other woman plots revenge after her career takes off. Then a twisted fate brings the two women back together. Four people stained by adulterous affairs.

Scarlet Letter

2010

The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House poster
7.7

Song Jin Poong is the eldest of four sons and works hard to earn money to support his family. He is also a man who cannot forget his first love. His mother, Ok Hee, wants him to get married because he is already 38 years old. Ok Hee believes that her sons are great catches and any woman would be lucky enough to marry them, however, their neighbors feel differently as each son has an unique problem.

The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House

2009

Film credits

2000s · 12 titles

Hot for Teacher poster
5.3

Strict teachers, all those hours inside four walls, all your desires and youthful energy repressed. School is an endless drag - until she comes along. Uhm Ji Young has a perfect body and metric tons of sex appeal, and she knows it. Needless to say, all the students go crazy, and the male teachers too! They should be preparing for the annual school festival, but they're all occupied with other matters.

Hot for Teacher

2006

Underground Rendezvous poster
6.0

During the 1980s, Jang-geun, the new teacher at Cheongsol Village, runs into problems during his travels. The village folk mistake Kong Young-tan, a former inmate at the government's re-education camp, as the missing teacher.

Underground Rendezvous

2007

My Tutor Friend poster
6.5

A touching story of two completely different students from two completely different worlds. One is a rich male repeating his third year of high school and the other a poor girl in her second year of university struggling to make ends meet.

My Tutor Friend

2003

Marrying the Mafia 2 poster
5.6

A powerful crime matriarch wants her eldest son to marry well and tasks his brothers with finding the perfect match. When he falls for a beautiful woman, he discovers her career could threaten his entire family's empire.

Marrying the Mafia 2

2005

Hanbando poster
6.4

The President of South Korea races against time to prove the seal on documents from long dead King Gojong is fake by charging outspoken historian Choi Min-jae, and a descendant of the royal bloodline Kim Yu-shik, to find the long lost seal in order to prove that the Japanese claim to railroads is false, a claim that will stop the reunification of the two Koreas.

Hanbando

2006

Spy Girl poster
6.6

Ko-bong has a huge crush on Gye-soon who works at a fast food restaurant without knowing that the girl he love is a spy from North Korea.

Spy Girl

2004

Oh! My God poster
5.8

Eun-joo falls for playboy Jung-hwan after he rescues her from drowning, and vows to make him her man. One thing leads to another, and they had a one night stand. Several years later, Jung-hwan is still living the high life while Eun-joo is working as a prosecutor. When they eventually cross paths, she reveals that he's the father of her twins, and tries to make him grow up and take responsibility.

Oh! My God

2006

Scout poster
6.7

1980, Kwang-ju is fired up about a genius pitcher, a senior in high school. Ho-chang takes confident strides across the field making his way by cutting through the sand dust. He’s a university scouter on a mission. His task is to scout the genius pitcher, SUN Dong-yeul, a master of baseball who may be scouted to a rival university. But he is no where to be seen. But Ho-chang is determined to not let down his reputation as a successful scouter, and his scouting mission of 10 days begin! An original story of a scouter on a 10 day mission full of undisclosed history will now unfold!

Scout

2007

No Blood No Tears poster
6.1

A former safecracker makes a living as a taxi driver but continues to be haunted by her past. One day she chances upon an aspiring singer, who is a spitting image of herself back in the day. Together, the two women plot to steal money from gangsters.

No Blood No Tears

2002

Magang Hotel poster
5.7

Two rival gangs decide to send two men each to a rural hotel to force the owners to repay their debts, but they underestimate the will and resourcefulness of the hotel staff.

Magang Hotel

2007

Lump of Sugar poster
7.3

The daughter of a poor rancher, Si-eun's only hope is to one day, become a jockey. With her mother passing away at her birth, her favorite horse, Chun-doong, has become not only her friend, but also a soul mate. She is devastated when Chun-doong is sold to another owner, but when they are reunited two years later they have a chance to create a miracle by teaming up in a race.

Lump of Sugar

2006

Sorrow Even Up in Heaven poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sorrow Even Up in Heaven

2007

1980s · 15 titles

Sexual Compatibility poster
8.0

Kang Dae-woong, a descendant of a fallen family of four generations, is in danger of overturning his sins through the conspiracy of the richest man, but escapes the crisis with the help of Kim Dae-gam, a former leader of Lee Jo.

Sexual Compatibility

1988

Seoul Likes Women poster
NR

Several of Korea's male comedy superstars team up to play a group of young women finding their way through life in the busy streets of modern Seoul.

Seoul Likes Women

1987

No artwork available
9.0

Chang-gu fights and kills a leader of Seoul's organized crime and he takes the reigns of power as a result. Rival gangs from other regions in the country band together to oppose Chang-gu. Overwhelmed, Chang-gu seeks the assistance of the police.

The Blues of Jong-ro

1982

Seven Slaps on the Face poster
8.0

An up and coming businessman is forced to resign after accidentally kissing the boss' daughter. This leads to a challenge where he must manage to slap the boss in the face on seven different occasions.

Seven Slaps on the Face

1987

No artwork available
9.0

Hyeon-shik discovers that his live-in girlfriend, Eun-suk, has two other passionate suitors; The artist, Jin-woo and In-tae, a taxi driver.

The Woman Who Laughs Three Times

1980

Dull Servant Pal Bul-chul poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dull Servant Pal Bul-chul

1980

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Male Housekeeper

1980

Hotel At 00:00 poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Hotel At 00:00

1983

No artwork available
8.0

Mansu runs a light repair business in Gwangju, and with justice and sincerity that does not compromise with society's injustice and corruption, he unforgivingly handles the crowds that confuse the Gwangju floor. One day, Mansu hears from his younger brother, Miss Kim, that his brother Cheonsu is missing, and sets out on the road to Seoul. Mansu, who moved to Seoul, conducted a search operation centered on the K market, where Cheonsu's boutique is located, and succeeded in rescuing his younger brother Cheonsu by eliminating Heodal's men, one by one, who are backing up merchants in this market. Mansu's idea of ​​cursing corruption like an enemy is why Mansu plays a decisive role in eradicating the bats. Not only the market merchants but also the detective Jang thank Mansu for his cooperation.

Man Who Couldn't Be Persuaded

1980

Hwa-suni poster
7.0

Hwa-soon comes to Seoul in search of the whereabouts of her fiance, Man-seok, who has not heard from her for 7 years. After many twists and turns, she meets Man-seok, who becomes a restaurant truck driver, but Man-seok hates Hwa-sun. Still, Hwa-sun does not leave her surroundings, and in the end, Man-seok also returns to her Hwa-sun. Man-seok buys her truck, decorates a mobile department store, and starts her business. On a snowy winter day, she clears an obstacle from a sloping road and rolls over to a cliff. Hwa-sun lays her bloody Man-seok next to her and grabs the steering wheel of the truck. Hwa-sun howls and accelerates, but Man-seok finally closes her eyes.

Hwa-suni

1982

The Deaf Worker poster
8.0

A deaf woman boarding with an elderly laborer suffers many hardships upon the latter's death. The old man's son offers to care for her, but she feels she must leave in order to protect the young man's reputation.

The Deaf Worker

1980

Sparrow and the Scarecrow poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sparrow and the Scarecrow

1983

Madame poster
8.0

Widow Ok is the daughter-in-law of the Hwang family in Youngnam region, a family known for its generations of virtuous women. Widow Ok sticks to a life of principles and focuses on rearing her children. Chon-seok is a servant who has feelings for Ok but is resigned to admire from afar. Choi, a man of influence, has his eyes on Ok and wants to get rid of Chon-seok.

Madame

1987

Last Sight of Heung-Nam poster
NR

A North Korean soldier is severely wounded. He surrenders and is rescued by the South. The North Korean soldier surrendered to meet his father in the South. The soldier's last name is Han. He is 31 years old. His hometown is Heungnam. With those words, the soldier falls into unconsciousness. Meanwhile, the Heungnam Refugees Association sets out to find the father. They find three possible matches.

Last Sight of Heung-Nam

1984

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

My Life is My Own

1983

1970s · 19 titles

Heavenly Homecoming to Stars poster
7.1

A man and a woman fall for one another, but she is haunted by her troubled history with men.

Heavenly Homecoming to Stars

1974

The Road to Sampo poster
6.2

Passing through a jail and a construction site, a young laborer meets a middle-aged man returning to Sampo after ten years' absence. Together, they track down a young woman who ran away from the restaurant she was waitressing at, but instead of turning her in for a reward, the trio decide to go on an adventure together.

The Road to Sampo

1975

A Dangerous Woman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Dangerous Woman

1976

The March of Fools Part 2 poster
8.0

Byung-tae joins the army after being dumped by Young-ja. With two months until discharge, Young-ja comes to visit him. She sends him a letter saying she'll never forget him and that she was marrying Ju-hyuk, a doctor.

The March of Fools Part 2

1979

My Hometown poster
7.0

After 14 years in Japan, a gangster returns to the Seoul neighborhood where he grew up and is forced to confront some difficult truths.

My Hometown

1976

The Testimony poster
4.0

June 25, 1950. When second lieutenant Jang has a date with his girl friend during weekend, numerous North Korean jet fighters make sudden air raids to the skies of Seoul. It is the beginning of Korean War. In spite of Korean Army's brave defense, North Korean army reddens South Korea with their state-of-the-art weapons. This movie describes the progress of war from the invasion in June 25, 1950 to the reclamation of territory on the basis of Sun-A's personal experience. Also this film reminds hard lessons from tragic history.

The Testimony

1974

Eulhwa poster
9.0

Eul-hwa discovers that she has a talent for shamanism. She sends her son away to be raised by monks while she delves into shamanistic rituals and spells. Eventually she becomes a powerful shaman. However, with Christianity taking hold in Korea, Eul-hwa finds her way of life threatened and herself at odds with her religious son.

Eulhwa

1979

No artwork available
9.0

Cha's meeting with the beautiful Mi-yeong is misunderstood by his family. His wife, furious at his behavior, packs up and moves to Pusan while his son, disgusted with his father, leaves home for Seoul.

Miss O's Apartment 2

1979

The Last Flight to Pyongyang poster
7.0

Major Jo Jin-hyang is assigned to training the air force cadets for dangerous bombing runs to Pyeongyang. His sister, a communication officer, falls in love with one of the cadets despite Jin-hyang's warnings that her lover may not survive even his first mission.

The Last Flight to Pyongyang

1972

Cheongnyeo poster
6.5

A doctor and his son both fall in love with a blind, deaf mute who is one of the father's patients.

Cheongnyeo

1974

Cattle poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Cattle

1975

No artwork available
10.0

Professor Jo Yeong-hwa gets taken in by a pretty young woman who, unknown to him, supports herself by preying off the vanity of middle-aged men.

Romance Gray

1979

Cuckoo's Dolls poster
NR

Keun-Ok, a barmaid, has been brought up in an orphanage after losing her parents in her early childhood. One day, Cho Yong-Jin, the teacher in charge of the bar owner's son, visits the bar to see his pupil. Seeing him Keun-Ok feels love for him and begins to seek his attention. He doesn't dislike her but keeps away from her for several reasons. In the long run, he quits the school and makes every effort to change her life for better one. In the meantime, he finds her working in a hotel as a cleaner. Yong-Jun hugs her tight and decides to marry her.

Cuckoo's Dolls

1976

The Virgin's Castle poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Virgin's Castle

1977

A Triangular Trap poster
6.4

Ji-Suk, a fashion designer, is in fear about Sang-Kuk who raped her and even killed her husband, a big business, a long time ago. One day Ji-Suk was almost harassed by a bad fellow called Chun-Ho. As Young-Il, an instructor of an institution, saved her by chance, they soon were getting closer. Ji-Suk, who was in trouble how to manage her husband's inherits, totally depends on Young-Il and murdered Sang-Kuk who was released from prison...

A Triangular Trap

1975

Wanderer poster
8.5

One snowy day, a strange woman passes out at Duk-dol's doorsteps. Duk-dol takes care of her and lives with her like a family. It turns out that she hid her husband at the mill and has been bringing him food every night. Her husband is Gwak Pa-ram, the daegeum(flute) master. Duk-dol comes to love the woman but she goes off to her husband.

Wanderer

1978

Resentment of Daughter-in-Law poster
7.5

1. Just married couple Mun-Su and Yeon-Yeon happened to meet a bandit when they are walking in a mountain. Mun-Su runs away alone and Yoen-Yeon bits her tongue to death in danger of rape. Meanwhile the bridegroom finds a deserted house where he stays that night. Yeon-Yeon's resented spirit changes into a girl and tempts him to go to dead world together. 2. A rich nobleman Mr. Kim is eager to have a baby when he meets Kong-Nyeo. Soon she becomes his concubine and is pregnant. Mr. Kim's wife is madly jealous of Kong-Nyeo and locks her in a separate house. As soon as Kong-Nyeo gives birth to a baby, Mrs. Kim kills Kong-Nyeo and pretends the baby is hers. Resented and sad spirit of Kong-Nyeo drives Mr. Kim's house in fear.

Resentment of Daughter-in-Law

1972

A Letter from Heaven poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Letter from Heaven

1979

Once Upon a Time poster
7.0

Set after the unification of the Three Kingdoms, the film opens with a description of some of the lawlessness due to the threat of the Tang Dynasty, which was involved in the violent unification. During this time, a messianic prophecy arose in the countryside of an infant warrior that would be born that could overthrow the conquering Tang, heralded by a flying horse. Into this situation we meet a peasant, A Sadal, who we first discover stealing a Buddha statue from temple and stealing food from an old man dying of hunger. We then meet his wife, Sae Onyeo, and the happily married pair soon conceive and bear a child. However, reports of a flying horse abound and the Tang start a campaign to find the infant warrior, with potential consequences for the new parents in addition to the rest of their village.

Once Upon a Time

1978

Series credits

My Little Old Boy poster
7.3

How much do you know about your grown up son? In Mom’s Diary, the daily lives of the grown up celebrity sons are closely observed by their mothers. Do you know why your son drinks so much these days? How much do you know about your son’s philosophy in his life style? Heart-warming moments of observational communication between a mother and a son can be seen on Mom’s Diary.

My Little Old Boy

2016

Nonstop poster
5.3

Nonstop is a South Korean slice-of-life sitcom that broadcast its first season in 2000 on MBC. It continued with 5 more seasons. The series was popular for its cast of teen idols, many who debuted through the show..

Nonstop

2000

Cheer Up, Mr. Kim! poster
NR

A family drama involving a 32-year-old unmarried man who is raising four children! Kim Tae Pyung is a domestic helper and a legal guardian for four children who are not related by blood. Mr. Kim and his children go through a range of difficulties on their way to becoming a family. Let’s find out how they learn to accept each other as family members and become a true family!

Cheer Up, Mr. Kim!

2012

Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village poster
7.4

Celebrities are chosen to live for three days a week in a rural setting. They are required to use their own means to find food for and prepare three meals a day.

Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village

2014

Scarlet Letter poster
3.0

Successful television screenwriter Kyung-seo's life spins out of control after she accidentally kills her best friend's fiancé. Four people paying the consequences for a love that went wrong. One woman endures poverty and a guilty conscience while the other woman plots revenge after her career takes off. Then a twisted fate brings the two women back together. Four people stained by adulterous affairs.

Scarlet Letter

2010

The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House poster
7.7

Song Jin Poong is the eldest of four sons and works hard to earn money to support his family. He is also a man who cannot forget his first love. His mother, Ok Hee, wants him to get married because he is already 38 years old. Ok Hee believes that her sons are great catches and any woman would be lucky enough to marry them, however, their neighbors feel differently as each son has an unique problem.

The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House

2009

KAIST poster
NR

A situation drama on students of Korea Advanced Science and Technology. The story of love, agony and endless research of the top brains in the field of science. It also presents a role model of a free, creative youth and their professors dictating what education should be. K.A.I.S.T stands for Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology.

KAIST

1999

Grandpas Over Flowers poster
9.2

Grandpas Over Flowers is a South Korean travel-reality show that airs on tvN. It stars four veteran actors in their seventies— Lee Soon-jae, Shin Goo, Park Geun-hyung and Baek Il-seob — as they go on a backpacking tour to overseas travel destinations alongside Lee Seo-jin, an actor in his forties. Grandpas Over Flowers became a cultural phenomenon, receiving high ratings for a Korean cable program and spawning several spin-offs and remakes.

Grandpas Over Flowers

2013

Mom's Dead Upset poster
7.0

Mom's Dead Upset is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Kim Hye-ja, Lee Soon-jae, Baek Il-seob, Shin Eun-kyung, and Ryu Jin. It aired on KBS2 from February 2 to September 28, 2008 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 66 episodes. The drama attracted record-breaking ratings, peaking at 42.7% on the September 21 episode. Kim Hye-ja stars as a middle-aged woman who rediscovers herself by taking a one-year break and declaring independence from her family after spending decades as a housewife looking after three children, a husband and a widowed father-in-law. Her performance won the Grand Prize at the 2008 KBS Drama Awards and the 2009 Baeksang Arts Awards.

Mom's Dead Upset

2008

Son and Daughter poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Son and Daughter

1992

Ojakgyo Family poster
7.0

The story of a family with four sons who live together with their relatives on a farm near Seoul. Hwang Tae Hee is the third son and a policeman who falls in love with a girl named Baek Ja Eun. Baek Ja Eun is a haughty young woman who only believes in her pretty looks and is quick to flare up in anger.

Ojakgyo Family

2011

Bad Woman, Good Woman poster
NR

Bad Woman, Good Woman explores the true meaning of family and love, as a wife who considers herself a "good woman" agonizingly finds out about her husband's 6-year-long affair.

Bad Woman, Good Woman

2007

Glass Slippers poster
6.5

Orphaned sisters Yoon-hee and Tae-hee are suddenly separated at a crowded market and raised apart from that day forward. With radically different paths in store for them, Yoon suffers amnesia and is adopted by a cruel family, while Tae is found by her prosperous grandfather and raised in wealth and opportunity.

Glass Slippers

2002

The 4th Republic poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The 4th Republic

1995

Please Marry Me poster
3.0

Jung-im closes down the shop early in preparation for her father-in-law’s 60th birthday. Yet, his sons and daughters are nowhere to be found, and so as her husband Tae-ho. At this hour Tae-ho is with his co-worker Suh-young, whispering loves under the curtain. Nowadays, Tae-ho has no arousal around his wife, and sees no sparks in their conversations. Suh-young, on the other hand, is a light to his dull life. As secrets can never stay sealed forever, during his sleep Tae-ho unconsciously blurts out his love towards Suh-young. After such bitter incident, Jung-im is dragged to I-dol concerts by her friend Aeh-ran, and unexpectedly ends up in a fight. Soon, the press releases news about her under the title by, “the revolting vigilant fan in her thirties!” Then Jung-im’s life falls apart, as Tae-ho divorces her. Yet what she had not realized is that her life could also turn towards “good” when given just the right chance. As entertainment agency’s head Hyun-wook decides to turn Jung-im into a successful Cinderella, her life changes! Then one day, as Tae-ho turns on his radio he hears a voice, a familiar one… yes, it was his ex-wife Jung-im’s. What would happen next?

Please Marry Me

2010

Legend poster
NR

Shinhwa is an SBS drama special that aired from September 9, 2001, to November 26, 2001.

Legend

2001

My Love poster
2.8

Jang Mi-ran has been widowed for the last 5 years after her husband died in an accident. She has four kids and is busy all day running a household. Fortunately, her husband's company, Saewang Constructions offered her a part-time job out of special consideration to her plight, so she was able to support her family.

My Love

2006

Six Siblings poster
NR

Set in Munrae-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul in the 1960s, this is a heartwarming story about a mother who loses her husband and raises six children with a spirit of sacrifice while doing business, and the six children who grow up brightly despite difficult circumstances.

Six Siblings

1998

대추나무 사랑걸렸네 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

대추나무 사랑걸렸네

1990

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Special of My Life

2006

Grand Par poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Grand Par

2021

I Remember You poster
1.2

No synopsis available yet.

I Remember You

2012

Golden Wagon poster
NR

A sister accustomed to modern values ​​and a younger sister who holds a somewhat traditional ideal of womanhood. Through the lens of these two half-sisters, the film depicts the clash between traditional and modern values. It delves into the modern woman, represented by the two sisters, and the traditional ideal of womanhood, as well as the commoner lifestyle of the Hwang family and the elegant lifestyle of the wealthy Lee family, in a serious yet lighthearted manner.

Golden Wagon

2002

Father's House poster
5.0

The story revolves on the life of Kang Man Ho, who had a one-night stand with a pianist, Lee Hyun Jae. But because he needs to serve some time in prison, it wasn't until he got released that he realizes he had become a father; the mother has dropped off the boy with his closest relations (with a man that is like a father figure to Choi) and headed back home to the U.S. Although he didn't feel an immediate love for his son, the bond is solidified when both survived a bus crash, and after that near-death experience, he became determined to be a loving father

Father's House

2009

더 이상은 못참아 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

더 이상은 못참아

2013

Hyunhaetan Marriage War poster
4.0

Hyunhaetan Marriage War is co-production between South Korea and Japan. Dae-cheon and Takako are lovers who decide to get married. However, Dae-cheon's father, who is a fishing boat captain, dislikes the Japanese while Takako's father has an unfavorable opinion of Korea. So Dae-cheon teaches Takako how to talk in a heavy, folksy Korean accent and tells her to limit what she says to his father to only four words. He then introduces Takako to his father under the name "Choi Do-ja", which is a girl's name in Korea. Thinking that Takako is Korean, his father approves of their marriage. But later on, Dae-cheon's father learns that Takako is Japanese and becomes infuriated.

Hyunhaetan Marriage War

2010