Kim Kwang-shik

Acting

Kim Kwang-shik

Born

1971-07-30 (55)

Place of birth

South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

52 titles

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

Midnight poster
7.1

A serial killer ruthlessly hunts down a deaf woman through the streets of South Korea after she witnesses his brutal crime.

Midnight

2021

Emergency Declaration poster
7.4

While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground. With steadily decreasing fuel and international refusals to offer aid, the captain and crew will be forced to take unprecedented emergency measures in an attempt to save the lives of their passengers.

Emergency Declaration

2022

The Ultimate Duo poster
5.3

Jae-hyuk was once a star detective in the regional investigation unit, but after losing his marriage and missing promotions, he's now a washed-up small-town cop whose life has completely fallen apart. His new partner is Jung-ho, a rookie detective and former influencer armed with sharp intelligence, ambition, money, and youth. The mismatched duo doesn't click at all, but one day they arrest a thief who stole from a church donation box and discover he's a prime suspect in a Gangnam murder case. However, the case has already been closed with another perpetrator arrested. To catch the real killer, they head to Seoul on a business trip. With prosecutor Mi-ju's promise to support are investigation, they request cooperation from Gangnam Police Station. But their questionable teamwork - or is it team-killing? - puts the case in jeopardy.

The Ultimate Duo

2026

Black Light poster
7.1

After a car accident leaves one man dead and another in a coma, it's believed that the dead man was at fault. Guilt-ridden, his wife, Hee-ju, struggles to move forward. She ends up learning that the victim had previously tried to kill himself. Suspecting the accident may have been on purpose, she begins an investigation.

Black Light

2021

2010s · 4 titles

2000s · 14 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

Failan poster
7.2

After losing both her parents, Failan emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and make a living in Korea, Failan is forced to have an arranged marriage through a match-making agency.

Failan

2001

Beautiful Sunday poster
5.4

Detective Kang gets involved with a drug business to pay the medical bill of his comatose wife. Min-woo confesses to Kang that he has killed his wife, who knows his past. Slowly, Kang realizes his wife's incident and Min-woo are connected.

Beautiful Sunday

2007

My Tutor Friend 2 poster
6.0

Junko, a Japanese exchange student, goes to Korea where she unexpectedly finds herself forced to share a room with Jong-man, a disagreeable young man, who has been forced to tutor her.

My Tutor Friend 2

2007

Radio Star poster
6.8

Once a famous singer, Choi Gon is reduced to doing gigs in cafes after being involved in a scandal. When Choi Gon gets arrested after an argument, Park Minsu, his manager, seeks help from a director of a radio station, who agrees, with a condition.

Radio Star

2006

Solace poster
5.8

In-gu, a drugstore owner, rediscovers love when he meets a humble woman named Hye-ran, who sells knockoff clothing for a living.

Solace

2006

Bunt poster
7.5

A mentally challenged boy, Dong-gu loves going to school to fetch water for his friends. But he is disappointed, when the school decides to install water purifiers instead.

Bunt

2007

Wide Awake poster
6.2

Sang-woo receives painful surgery when he is ten, and murders another kid from trauma. After he receives hypnosis treatment, he disappears with his family. After 25 years, a successful doctor meets his old friend one day, and everything changes.

Wide Awake

2007

My Father poster
6.3

A U.S. soldier comes to Korea and tracks down his biological father in jail.

My Father

2007

Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield poster
6.7

When the king of Silla joins forces with the Tang Emperor to take over Korea, the king of Baekje calls on a legendary warrior to protect his country.

Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield

2003

Hi, Dharma 2: Showdown In Seoul poster
6.2

Following the last wish of an old master, three monks head to Seoul to rest his remains in the Mushim Temple. However, they discover that the heavily indebted host monk has abandoned the temple and its inhabitants. The three monks make every effort to help the temple by promoting it to the public and raising funds through donations. But just when things begin to look much brighter, a team of four gangsters reach the temple indicating their need to reclaim it for an urban redevelopment project.

Hi, Dharma 2: Showdown In Seoul

2004

Punch Lady poster
5.6

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.

Punch Lady

2007

Radio Dayz poster
6.4

In April 1933, Korea’s Japanese occupiers launched the country’s first radio station, JODK. It broadcasts propaganda so as to better brainwash the Korean people into becoming loyal Japanese citizens. In need of a Korean producer for a radio drama about the greatness of Japan’s Asian Empire, they appoint Lloyd Park, a young man who has only joined the radio station through his father’s connections.

Radio Dayz

2008

맨손으로 죽여라? poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

맨손으로 죽여라?

2004

Series credits

Radio Star poster
5.5

“Radio Star” is a South Korean music talk show where the guests and hosts talk openly and intimately about their lives, their pasts and their work. It is part of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's "Golden Fishery" programming block.

Radio Star

2007

The Uncanny Counter poster
8.3

A group of supernatural demon hunters known as "Counters," each with unique abilities, disguise themselves as employees of a noodle restaurant, while tracking down evil spirits that terrorize the mortal world.

The Uncanny Counter

2020

Welcome to Waikiki poster
7.8

Kang Dong-Goo dreams of becoming a movie director, but he is cynical due to bad luck. Cheon Joon-Ki wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and become an actor, but he is now just a minor actor. Bong-Doo-Sik came to Seoul to become a scenario writer, but things have not been easy for him.

Welcome to Waikiki

2018

Mr. Queen poster
8.5

A modern chef suddenly becomes trapped inside the body of a queen from the Joseon era, which causes chaos for everyone involved.

Mr. Queen

2020

Miss Night and Day poster
8.6

A bittersweet romantic comedy about a job seeker who suddenly gets stuck in time as an old-ager one day, and an extraordinary internship with a prosecutor who is caught up in her all day and night.

Miss Night and Day

2024

Hello, My Twenties! poster
7.2

With different personalities, life goals and taste in men, five female college students become housemates in a shared residence called Belle Epoque.

Hello, My Twenties!

2016

Kiss Sixth Sense poster
7.9

Hong Ye-sul, a competent account executive at an advertising company, has one secret— she can see the future when her lips come into contact with another person. When Ye-sul accidentally kisses her stern team chief Cha Min-hu, she sees the impossible: herself in bed with him some time in the future. To add to her confusion and frustration, her ex-boyfriend Lee Pil-yo is attempting to win back her heart, shaking her life up even more.

Kiss Sixth Sense

2022

My Country: The New Age poster
6.9

Set during the turbulent time of the fall of Goryeo and the founding of Joseon, two former friends face-off against one another over a woman and the future shape of the nation.

My Country: The New Age

2019

Crash poster
8.6

A drama about Cha Yeon-ho, a reasonable individualist from KAIST, and Min So-hee, a traffic investigation ace with cool judgment and warm sensitivity at the Traffic Crime Investigation (TCI).

Crash

2024

The Devil Judge poster
8.4

The court system is corrupted and old-fashioned. People desire a new system that can satisfy the crowds. However, are the crowds always correct? The drama shows how judges discover the truth about people in court. It centers around a chief judge who doesn’t believe in justice, but only makes judgements that the crowds will be satisfied with. An assistant judge starts to question his motives and tries to find the truth.

The Devil Judge

2021

Pandora: Beneath the Paradise poster
5.2

Hong Taera gets trapped in a fate like that of Pandora in Greek mythology. With a perfect husband and a lovely daughter, Taera leads a life envied by all. However, her repressed memories resurface. She sets out to take revenge and protect her beloved family.

Pandora: Beneath the Paradise

2023

Yonder poster
6.6

Ja-hyun receives a message from his deceased wife inviting him to reunite with her in a place called 'Yonder'.

Yonder

2022

At Eighteen poster
6.8

A misunderstood loner is drawn out of his shell after transferring to another high school, where he comes across new ordeals -- and first love.

At Eighteen

2019

Divorce Attorney Shin poster
7.9

Driven by a personal tragedy, a pianist-turned-lawyer navigates the complex world of divorce — fighting for his clients to win by any means necessary.

Divorce Attorney Shin

2023

Iljimae poster
6.9

Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Ryung acts as a useless gangster in the marketplace by day but at night he is a chivalrous robber who robs corrupt government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he leaves behind a wooden branch from a plum tree at the site of the robbery to take responsibility for the robbery. The poor citizens only know him as Iljimae. Bong Soon is a hilarious girl with good martial art skills and lives as a swindler. She only loves Ryung and sacrifices her whole life for him. Eun Chae is a government official's daughter and is good in nature and usually helps miserable people. She meets Iljimae once by chance, and their sweet love story begins. However, her love puts Iljimae in a dangerous situation because an Imperial Guard also loves her.

Iljimae

2008

20th Century Boy and Girl poster
6.2

The heartwarming romantic comedy is about the friendship and love lives of three single virgins born in 1983. Their romantic lives begin when the boy they liked in their youth shows up one day. They live in Oksu-dong in rundown apartments, and the warm human drama will be about neighborly affection, and the meaning of home, family, and friendship.

20th Century Boy and Girl

2017

Monthly Magazine Home poster
7.0

A home-searching romance story about a man who buys houses and a woman who lives in one. It follows the diverse stories of the editors of a home magazine.

Monthly Magazine Home

2021

Touch poster
6.2

A desperate makeup artist and a failed idol trainee find unexpected hope and love as they help each other rebuild their shattered dreams.

Touch

2020

My Girlfriend Is the Man! poster
6.9

A university student falls for his first blind date, but when she mysteriously wakes up as a man, they decide to stay together and wait for her to return to her true form, testing the limits of their love.

My Girlfriend Is the Man!

2025

The Light in Your Eyes poster
7.6

Time manipulation comes with a steep price for a young woman, who becomes 78 years old overnight after using a mysterious watch.

The Light in Your Eyes

2019

Time Slip Dr. Jin poster
5.2

A talented doctor travels over 150 years back in time to when the powerful Joseon dynasty ruled over Korea, and uses his skills to save lives in this intriguing fantasy drama. Dr. Jin Hyuk, the 21st century’s best neurosurgeon meets an unidentified patient and passes out while in despair over an accident that his lover Mina has had. As he wakes up, he's suddenly transported to the time of the Joseon Dynasty. When a plague strikes Joseon, Hyuk treats the dying people and makes a new resolution with Yi Ha Eung, who dreams of the reform of Joseon. But Jin Hyuk hesitates to study and practice medicine to out of fear that he might change history forever. Follow the trials and triumphs of this traveling doctor who ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Time Slip Dr. Jin

2012

Shine or Go Crazy poster
5.2

Wang So is the Prince of Goryeo who has a cursed fate. He had to get married with the Last Princess of Balhae, Shin Yool. She was born with the fate of becoming the light for another country. But because of this fate, she has to face death. Through their marriage life, Wang So and Shin Yool begin to grow closer and love each other.

Shine or Go Crazy

2015

When It's At Night poster
6.3

A playboy relic appraiser and a headstrong Cultural Relic Control Team member look for treasures together.

When It's At Night

2008

The Goddess of Revenge poster
6.7

A 'wife of a famous broadcaster and freelance entertainer' has been doing well for 12 years. Due to a mistake, her life falls apart overnight However, she learns that there was another reason for her downfall, and so begins her revenge.

The Goddess of Revenge

2020

Hi! School - Love On poster
7.9

High school may be tough, but Woo Hyun has a guardian angel looking over him — literally. Disguised as a naive high schooler, Lee Seul Bi descends from the heavens to protect Woo Hyun's life, but discovers she's got a thing or two to learn about life as a teenager, including the pains of falling in love. Can this cherubic guardian protect the apple of her eye and also manage to survive high school?

Hi! School - Love On

2014

Leverage poster
7.8

There are countless incidents happening in one day. The corruption of the upper class discourages the common people who are living their lives diligently. From immorality to financial fraud, and they even commit a highly developed type of expedient. The victims of corruption are us, the common people. However, we have no choice but to be relieved that the victim is not me at least for this time. To turn the table, the best experts in each field have gathered! The former insurance investigator, Tae Joon, has a son who is terminally ill. To save his son, he accepts the deal which is extremely dangerous. And his life completely changes after that day. He organizes a team to get back at those corrupted rich people. With Su Kyung, Na Byeol, Roy, and Eui Sung, Tae Joon approaches to the conspiracy. Self-interest is rampant in our society, but through their journey to exposing the corruption, they begin to understand each other at the end.

Leverage

2019

Money's Warfare poster
7.2

War of Money is a 2007 South Korean television drama series adaptation of Park In-kwon's comic of the same name. Starring Park Shin-yang and Park Jin-hee, it aired on SBS from May 16 to July 19, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. Originally scheduled for 16 episodes, due to its popularity it was extended to 20, but only Park Shin-yang starred in the four-episode "bonus round."

Money's Warfare

2007

Oh! Master poster
5.5

A romantic comedy about a thriller dramas screenwriter and an actress that specializes in romantic comedy. While the writer chooses not to date, the actress cannot seem to date.

Oh! Master

2021

Andante poster
7.7

A computer-obsessed teen's life is turned upside down when he's forced to move to the countryside, where unexpected friendships and a health challenge await him.

Andante

2017

Joseon Survival poster
5.5

Han Jung-Rok is a former national archer and current deliveryman from 2019. He ends up traveling to the past with his first love, Lee Hye-Jin and meets Im Kkeok-Jeong, a famous thief from the Joseon dynasty. Together, they struggle to survive, put their lives at stake for the people they love, and share a strong friendship.

Joseon Survival

2019