Kim Ki-cheon

Acting

Kim Ki-cheon

Born

1960-01-30 (66)

Place of birth

Cheongyang, South Chungcheong, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

85 titles

Known for

Hope poster
6.9

In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.

Hope

2026

Alchemy of Souls poster
8.6

She was named Naksu because wherever she went, a trail of heads followed. She performs the alchemy of souls, magic that can change people's bodies and souls, which is forbidden in Daeho, and ends up being chased. Naksu hurriedly abandons her body and attempts the alchemy of souls on a woman passing by. Jang Wook, the son of the King of Daeho, realizes that Mudeok's soul has been changed and helps her. Jang Wook wants to learn Naksu's martial arts and become a sorcerer, and Naksu, in the body of Mudeok, stays by his side so she can recover her strength.

Alchemy of Souls

2022

KBS Drama Special poster
7.4

Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership.

KBS Drama Special

2010

Taxi Driver poster
8.2

A former special forces soldier delivers revenge for victims of injustice while working for a secret organization that fronts as a taxi company.

Taxi Driver

2021

The WONDERfools poster
8.8

A goofy group of townies stumbles into superpowers and fights rising evil as doomsday panic grows in this wild, turn-of-the-century action comedy.

The WONDERfools

2026

It's Okay to Not Be Okay poster
8.5

Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.

It's Okay to Not Be Okay

2020

Film credits

2020s · 16 titles

Hope poster
6.9

In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.

Hope

2026

Secret Zoo poster
6.3

A lawyer is given the mission of revitalising a bankrupt zoo that has no animals. When he and a group of zookeepers come up with the idea to dress like animals and his fake polar bear goes viral, the zoo becomes a hit, before his law firm’s real intentions are revealed.

Secret Zoo

2020

Mantis poster
6.4

The secret society of contract killers falls into chaos, unleashing a new breed of assassins. With old rules in ruins, who dares claim the shadows?

Mantis

2025

Alienoid: Return to the Future poster
6.7

Ean has a critical mission to return to the future to save everyone. However, she becomes trapped in the distant past while trying to prevent the escape of alien prisoners who are locked up in the bodies of humans. Meanwhile, Muruk, who helps Ean escape various predicaments, is unnerved when he begins sensing the presence of a strange being in his body. Traveling through the centuries, they are trying to prevent the explosion of the haava.

Alienoid: Return to the Future

2024

Alienoid poster
6.9

Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.

Alienoid

2022

Kill Boksoon poster
6.9

At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.

Kill Boksoon

2023

Smugglers poster
6.5

During the 1970s, in Kunchon, there were women divers who were able to dive without equipment, including two best friends Choon-ja and Jin-sook, Jin-sook's brother and Hammer. They always collected seafood under water for living. But, as fewer factories started to be built near the beach, the women divers started to have trouble with what they were doing for living. Without any choice, the ship crews decided to join the smuggling business in the water to seek a way for their living. But the smuggling business in their village got too big for Jin-sook's family to handle and the peaceful village was gradually broken.

Smugglers

2023

The Assassin(s) poster
7.2

In 1974, a shooting shocks South Korea. Detective Cheol-gu, who witnesses the attack, Jae-hwan, the city desk editor whose coverage is suppressed, and Young-il, a rookie reporter, begin to dig beneath the cover-up. As their pursuit of the truth deepens, they come to confront forces meant to remain unseen.

The Assassin(s)

2026

Wild Sing poster
6.2

Twenty years after a scandal tears apart a popular 2000s K‑pop trio, the three reunite for a one-off gig — if they can overcome one snag after another.

Wild Sing

2026

Best Friend poster
7.5

A leader of the opposition party in 1980s South Korea struggles to outwit the government who, unbeknownst to him, has placed a surveillance team in the house next door. Based on the life of Kim Dae-jung, the 8th President of South Korea.

Best Friend

2020

The Match poster
7.2

When a legendary Go master loses his title to a one-time friend and protégé, he sets out to reclaim it in a high-stakes battle of wits and skill.

The Match

2025

Honeysweet poster
5.9

Chi-ho, a genius confectionery researcher who has developed addictive flavors, experiences a sweet change when he meets Il-yeong, a call center worker at a loan screening company who thinks optimistically about everything, and goes through sweet changes.

Honeysweet

2023

Devils Stay poster
6.3

A cardiologist suspects his daughter lives after an exorcism. During her funeral, he conflicts with a priest over her fate. Both strive to prove their beliefs, hoping to save her if she's alive.

Devils Stay

2024

Our Season poster
8.6

Bok-ja is granted a special vacation after her death, which allows her to go see her daughter, Jin-joo, a university professor living abroad. Unlike her expectation, Bok-ja finds Jin-joo living in her old house running a local diner and becomes frustrated with questions that she is unable to ask. After spending time alongside Jin-joo, Bok-ja realizes that her daughter is struggling with the unresolved feelings about her, and tries to find a way to show her sincere feelings that she had never shared before.

Our Season

2023

Woongnami poster
6.0

The bear man who was once a bear become human by eating garlic and mugwort for 100 days. One day, after retirement as a policeman, a terrorist brings the deadly virus and he looks exactly the same as the bear man! With help of a detective and Youtuber, he tries to save the world now.

Woongnami

2023

The Night of the Undead poster
6.0

So-hee enjoys her seemingly perfect life as a newlywed with her seemingly perfect husband. For being so perfect, she begins to suspect that her husband isn’t as he seems. Wanting some answers, she hires a private detective agency to trail him around.

The Night of the Undead

2020

2010s · 24 titles

The Wailing poster
7.4

A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

The Wailing

2016

Miracle in Cell No. 7 poster
7.9

A story about a mentally ill man wrongfully imprisoned for murder and his relationship with his 6 year old daughter.

Miracle in Cell No. 7

2013

The Phone poster
6.9

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.

The Phone

2015

Psychokinesis poster
6.3

An ordinary guy suddenly finds he has superpowers he can use to help his spirited daughter and the people around them, but he also runs into trouble in the process.

Psychokinesis

2018

Zombie for Sale poster
6.8

When a pharmaceutical company's illegal experiments inadvertently create a zombie, the strange Park family finds it and tries to profit from it.

Zombie for Sale

2019

The Neighbors poster
7.3

A serial killer murders a girl from his neighborhood. The residents begin to suspect him one by one, as he tries to cover his tracks and plans another kill before escape.

The Neighbors

2012

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant poster
7.1

Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by selling his blood to earn money. Years later, the two are happily married with three children, but their family undergoes a crisis when Sam-gwan's eldest son doesn't resemble him and rumors spread about the boy's paternity.

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

2015

Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies poster
5.7

A beautiful workaholic is fired from her job as a marketing executive for a children's toy company. With her life spinning out of control she teams up with her neighbour, who owns a sex shop, to design and promote better sex toys.

Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies

2015

Horror Stories 2 poster
5.4

In an insurance company, Yoon, who is an outsider, has a power to see people’s past and read their minds. Mr. Park, Yoon’s boss, assumes that she has some kind of special power, decides to test her ability. At very late night when everyone has gone home, Mr. Park brings Yoon to a storage room where there are full of case reports. Among them, Mr. Park picks three doubtful cases. He asks Yoon to tell him what exactly happened. Yoon, who senses some dark aura wandering around him, tells the story of each case. Every time Yoon finishes each case, the dark aura gets darker and bigger and Yoon tries to warn Mr. Park about it. Would Mr. Park able to escape from the dark aura?

Horror Stories 2

2013

The Gifted Hands poster
6.0

While investigating the kidnapping and murder of a little girl, a detective spots a piece of graffiti that depicts the crime scene perfectly—but the graffiti was drawn a month before the crime took place, and that the artist knows more than he is telling.

The Gifted Hands

2013

Inseparable Bros poster
8.2

Se-ha who is physically handicapped and Dong-gu who is mentally handicapped are not their own brothers. But while living 20 years together, the two became indispensable to each other. One day, the mother of Dong-gu suddenly visits him and acts as his guardian.

Inseparable Bros

2019

The Unjust poster
6.6

An honest cop has to compromise with his principles when he is told to find a scapegoat for a high-profile serial killer case in exchange for a big promotion.

The Unjust

2010

Horror Stories poster
5.8

A teenager is abducted and forced to tell the scariest tales she knows, leading to this anthology of four stories: a brother and sister are under siege while home alone; a killer escapes police custody mid-flight; step-sisters take plastic surgery to nightmarishly macabre extremes; a paramedic and mother standoff over her infected young daughter.

Horror Stories

2012

Untouchable Lawmen poster
6.8

Jung-Jin is a criminal profiler and he came from the FBI in the United States. Yoo-Min is a detective and he graduated from the top police university, but he is more interested in women then arresting criminals. Jung-Jin and Yoo-Min are called to the special investigation headquarter for a secret meeting. There, Jung-Jin and Yoo-Min receive an order to take down the boss of a criminal organization. The crime boss, with the help of people in power, appears untouchable.

Untouchable Lawmen

2015

Fasten Your Seatbelt poster
5.7

Hallyu star Ma Joon-Gyu boards an airplane that will take him from Tokyo to Seoul, but the plane is soon swept up into a typhoon and faces danger.

Fasten Your Seatbelt

2013

The Last Princess poster
6.6

Under the oppressive Japanese colonial rule, Deok-hye, the last Princess of the declining Joseon Dynasty, is forced to move to Japan. She spends her days missing home, while struggling to maintain dignity as a princess. After a series of failed tries, Deok-hye makes her final attempt to return home with help of her childhood sweetheart, Jang-han.

The Last Princess

2016

Women's War: Doggie's Uprising poster
NR

There is a visitor for local herb gatherer Doggie who has no particular need or greed for anything. His friend Chang-guk who is wanted to failure in his business and his captivating wife Seon-hwa come to see Doggie who has no choice but to give them a place to hide. The three of them end up living umcomfortably together. Will Doggie be able to suppress his desires for his friend's wife? And what is her secret that Doggie must never know?

Women's War: Doggie's Uprising

2016

26 Years poster
6.8

Three relatives of victims come together to get revenge on a murderer twenty-six years after the massacre. The man had killed groups of people in the 1980 Gwangju murders.

26 Years

2012

Romang poster
8.5

75-year-old Cho Nam-bong and 71-year-old Lee Mae-ja are a couple suffering with dementia. After being married for 45 years, the couple couldn’t even remember when they were in a good relationship. However, as their memories fade by the day, their dreams and romance that have been forgotten rekindle.

Romang

2019

Two Lights: Relumino poster
8.0

A sweet, mellow romance about a a woman with a visual impairment and the man who grows to love her after they meet in a photography club.

Two Lights: Relumino

2017

Champ poster
6.8

A former jockey who became blind after losing his wife in an accident gets a second chance with the help of his daughter and an injured horse.

Champ

2011

Mulberry poster
6.0

Fair skin, red lips, big breasts and a thin waistline as well as a big butt; In-hae used to have men eating out of her hands with perfect looks and amazing techniques. One day, she is rivaled by Ahn-hyeop with bouncy blonde hair, blue eyes and long arms and legs. She's from Ukraine and draws the attention of all the men. In-hae is upset at her appearance. She attempts to attract the men back with a more seductive method.

Mulberry

2014

An Ethics Lesson poster
6.0

A bad guy, a cruel guy, a lame guy, a cowardly guy and the meanest woman gets involved in a beautiful university student's murder case.

An Ethics Lesson

2013

Villain & Widow poster
6.5

Struggling to support herself and teenage daughter, a widow rents out the second floor of her home to a man who claims to be a novelist working on a new book.

Villain & Widow

2010

2000s · 17 titles

Save the Green Planet! poster
7.0

A young man believes that his country's leaders are actually toxic reptilian aliens sent down to launch a takeover of his beloved Earth. So he decides to abduct them and force the truth out on camera in his basement that doubles as a film studio and torture chamber.

Save the Green Planet!

2003

Marriage Is a Crazy Thing poster
6.7

Joon-yeong is a Korean professor of English literature and confirmed bachelor. But when he meets Yeon-hee on a blind date, his days of bachelorhood seem numbered.

Marriage Is a Crazy Thing

2002

The City of Violence poster
6.6

Tae-su, a detective fighting organized crime, returns to his hometown for his high school friend Wang-jae's funeral. There, he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan and they reminisce. Suspecting something fishy about Wang-jae's death, Tae-su and Seok-hwan start investigating it, each in his own way. Their investigations lead to a land development project that Pil-ho is directing.

The City of Violence

2006

Chaw poster
5.7

A black comedy about the events that are set into motion in a town after a man-eating boar goes on a rampage.

Chaw

2009

Blood Rain poster
7.0

When a small island village is plagued with horrible murders, the government sends a special investigator who discovers dark secrets that trace back to a myriad of murders from the past.

Blood Rain

2005

The Accidental Gangster poster
5.2

Korea, 1724. Once upon a time in the Choson Dynasty, Chun-doong falls in love at first sight with a beautiful woman whilst in the middle of a fight.When she is delivered by accident to Chun-doong's tavern to work as a maid, he is the happiest man in the land until she is snatched away by her rightful owner.He vows to get her back, but alone he is no match for Man-deuk.

The Accidental Gangster

2008

Say Yes poster
5.0

Young married couple Yoon-hee and Jung-hyun go on a road trip, and along the way they pick up a lone drifter, M. M turns out to be a violent and sadistic psychopath who terrorises the couple at every turn. After capturing Jung-hyun, Em gives him a choice: submit to torture or allow Em to kill Yoon-hee.

Say Yes

2001

The President's Last Bang poster
6.5

On October 26, 1979, President Park Chung-hee, who had ruled South Korea since 1961, was assassinated by his director of intelligence. The film depicts the events of that night.

The President's Last Bang

2005

Shin Suk-ki Blues poster
7.0

Suk-ki is perfect in a everyway but cold-hearted lawyer. He meets accidentally a man who has a same name with himself but both get involved in an accident and severely hurt. When he wakes up, he finds himself in the ugly body of the other guy. He has to live friend’s life from now on.

Shin Suk-ki Blues

2004

Happiness poster
6.9

Young, a careless person, suffers from terminal illness and gets admitted in a hospital for treatment. There, he falls in love with another patient. After recovering, will he get back to his former life?

Happiness

2007

Sorum poster
5.6

A young man moves into a run-down apartment building and soon gets into a relationship with a neighbor. Both the characters and the building have traumatic histories, and over time the ghosts of their past come to light.

Sorum

2001

Resurrection of the Little Match Girl poster
5.1

A young man is on a quest to beat the game and rescue the Little Match Girl from the hands of the corporation that operates the game, but can he succeed?

Resurrection of the Little Match Girl

2002

Modern Boy poster
6.8

During the Japanese occupation, a Korean modern boy, who wants to fit in with the Japanese, falls in love with a Korean freedom fighter.

Modern Boy

2008

Private Eye poster
6.2

The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being scared of being accused, he decides to hire Hong Jin-ho (a detective) to help him find the murderer before the police accuse him of the murder.

Private Eye

2009

The Big Swindle poster
6.9

After being convicted for fraud, one month has passed since Choi Chang-hyuk's release from jail. But this time around he's got an elaborate plan cooked up. It's the biggest bank heist in history that'll make any thief have a wet dream. The best five thieves come together to form a team.

The Big Swindle

2004

My Scary Girl poster
5.5

Hwang Dae-woo is an elite with zero experience on having a romantic relationship. One day, he meets a lovely, sophisticated woman and falls in love with her. Then, he encounters a terrifying secret about her.

My Scary Girl

2006

Blue Swallow poster
7.0

At a young age Kyoung-won knows she wants to become a pilot. When she reaches the right age, she travels to Japan to learn how to fly, and becomes Korea's first female pilot.

Blue Swallow

2005

Series credits

Alchemy of Souls poster
8.6

She was named Naksu because wherever she went, a trail of heads followed. She performs the alchemy of souls, magic that can change people's bodies and souls, which is forbidden in Daeho, and ends up being chased. Naksu hurriedly abandons her body and attempts the alchemy of souls on a woman passing by. Jang Wook, the son of the King of Daeho, realizes that Mudeok's soul has been changed and helps her. Jang Wook wants to learn Naksu's martial arts and become a sorcerer, and Naksu, in the body of Mudeok, stays by his side so she can recover her strength.

Alchemy of Souls

2022

KBS Drama Special poster
7.4

Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership.

KBS Drama Special

2010

Taxi Driver poster
8.2

A former special forces soldier delivers revenge for victims of injustice while working for a secret organization that fronts as a taxi company.

Taxi Driver

2021

Taxi Driver poster
8.2

A former special forces soldier delivers revenge for victims of injustice while working for a secret organization that fronts as a taxi company.

Taxi Driver

2021

The WONDERfools poster
8.8

A goofy group of townies stumbles into superpowers and fights rising evil as doomsday panic grows in this wild, turn-of-the-century action comedy.

The WONDERfools

2026

It's Okay to Not Be Okay poster
8.5

Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.

It's Okay to Not Be Okay

2020

When the Camellia Blooms poster
8.2

Dongbaek is a single mother. When a potential new love enters her life, she finds ways to defy the social stigmas surrounding her.

When the Camellia Blooms

2019

The Ordinary Jackpot poster
7.6

An ordinary office worker wins the lottery – the amount isn't enough for him to quit his job, but it's enough to give him a new outlook on life.

The Ordinary Jackpot

2026

While You Were Sleeping poster
8.4

Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. On the other side of the street, Jung Jae Chan, a rookie prosecutor, and his younger brother Seung Won become their new neighbors. An unusual dream involving Hong Ju, ruthless attorney Lee Yu Beom, and a life-saving intervention leads Jae Chan to realize their destinies are intertwined, as they begin sharing dreams and connecting in mysterious ways.

While You Were Sleeping

2017

Signal poster
8.2


Detectives from the present and a detective from the past communicate via walkie-talkie to solve a long-time unsolved case.

Signal

2016

Jirisan poster
8.1

A team of expert mountain rangers put their lives on the line to save stranded trekkers, solve haunting mysteries and protect Jirisan National Park.

Jirisan

2021

Life on Mars poster
8.3

While investigating a serial murder case, Detective Han Tae Joo gets into a catastrophic incident. When he wakes up, he finds himself transported back to 1988, appointed to work at a police station in a small city. Believing he is there for a reason, he tries to solve the case from the past in hopes of finding a way back to his life in 2018.

Life on Mars

2018

Doctor on the Edge poster
8.2

In South Korea, military service is mandatory for all men. But a select few—like privileged medical students—can serve as public health doctors instead. This is the story of those privileged few. Do Ji-ui, a plastic surgeon, is assigned to Pyeondong-do, an isolated island no one wants to go to. From the very first day, ominous signs begin to appear. Can he survive a full year on this hellish island and make it out alive—or will the island break him before he can hold the line?

Doctor on the Edge

2026

Racket Boys poster
8.0

A city kid is brought to the countryside by his father's new coaching gig: reviving a ragtag middle school badminton team on the brink of extinction.

Racket Boys

2021

Behind Every Star poster
7.3

Agents at a talent management firm tackle strong personalities and office politics while keeping their celebrity clients happy and helping them shine.

Behind Every Star

2022

Fifties Professionals poster
6.3

Three seemingly ordinary but deadly uncles, whose fate sets them in motion again. It depicts the everyday lives of three middle-aged men, who have lived 50% of their lives, and the realistic comedy of these uncles who are even sadder because they were successful in their past.

Fifties Professionals

2026

Inspector Koo poster
7.3

A reclusive ex-cop reenters the game as an insurance investigator, searching for clues in crime scenes perfectly staged by a serial killer in her midst.

Inspector Koo

2021

Chicken Nugget poster
6.4

A woman steps into an odd machine and becomes... a chicken nugget?! Now, it's up to her father and admirer to embark on a zany quest to bring her back.

Chicken Nugget

2024

Romance in the House poster
7.8

After his business crashes, a man disappears from his family for 11 years. But when he makes a return as their wealthy landlord, a messy reunion ensues.

Romance in the House

2024

The School Nurse Files poster
7.3

Wielding a light-up sword through the dark corners of a high school, a nurse with an unusual gift protects students from monsters only she can see.

The School Nurse Files

2020

Navillera poster
8.6

A 70-year-old with a dream and a 23-year-old with a gift lift each other out of harsh realities and rise to the challenge of becoming ballerinos.

Navillera

2021

Last Summer poster
7.1

Every summer reunion between twin brothers and their neighbor blossoms into unspoken love, until adulthood and a past tragedy change their lives forever.

Last Summer

2025

The Queen of Office poster
6.5

Temporary employee Ms. Kim is a remarkable woman. She possesses highly advanced skills in seemingly all work fields. She's also highly confident and always sticks to her ideals. Jang Kyu-Jik is a hot-shot foreign educated MBA, hired to turn around a flagging corporation. As they begin work together at their new jobs, can they ever co-exist?

The Queen of Office

2013

Star of the Universe poster
5.1

It’s about a love story between a gifted singer-songwriter Woo Joo and Byul, a 19 years old student who turned into a grim reaper after dying from an accident.

Star of the Universe

2017

Thunder Store poster
3.0

One day, a stationery store in front of an elementary school is struck by a lightning and a mysterious thing happens.

Thunder Store

2013