Kim Kwang-kyu

Acting

Kim Kwang-kyu

Born

1967-12-19 (58)

Place of birth

Busan, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

77 titles

Kim Kwang-kyu (김광규) is a South Korean actor.He made his acting debut in 1999 in Dr. K, and its director fellow Busan native Kwak Kyung-taek later cast him in a small but memorable role as a physically abusive teacher in the 2001 box-office hit Friend. Kim continued acting in both television and film as a supporting actor, notably in, "The Secret of Coocoo Island" (2008), "Scent of a Woman" (2011), and "I Can Hear Your Voice" (2013). He also appears on the reality shows I Live Alone (since 2013) and Three Meals a Day (2015). Kim Kwang-kyu has received many awards, such as the Popularity Award in a Sitcom at the MBC Entertainment Awards in 2008, Excellence Award in a Variety Show on MBC Ente…

Known for

Running Man poster
8.2

These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!

Running Man

2010

Home Alone poster
7.5

It can be a badge of honor to be “single.” “I Live Alone” is a documentary-style South Korean reality series that follows the members of a self-formed club called Rainbow, which is comprised of celebrities who are single and live alone.

Home Alone

2013

Infinite Challenge poster
7.7

Infinite Challenge has been reported as the first "Real-Variety" show in Korean television history. The program is largely unscripted, and follows a similar format of challenge-based Reality Television programs, familiar to the audiences in the West, but the challenges are often silly, absurd, or impossible to achieve, so the program takes on the aspect of a satirical comedy variety show, rather than a more standard reality or contest program. In order to achieve its comedic purposes its 6 hosts and staff continuously proclaim, the elements of this show are the 3-Ds, Dirty, Dangerous, and Difficult.

Infinite Challenge

2005

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

My Little Old Boy poster
7.0

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

Law of the Jungle poster
5.5

Law of the Jungle is a hybrid reality show combining elements of drama and documentary. The show is hosted by comedian Kim Byung Man, and each episode invites various celebrities from the various field. So far, many of idol stars and famous actors have appeared on the show. The show introduces viewers to exotic locations around the world where celebrities must work together in order to complete missions and survive. The cast celebrities travel to less habituated, natural places to survive on their own and experience life with local tribes and people. In each location, the guests are tasked to hunt and prepare their meals and also create shelter for the tribe. They sometimes confronted by many difficult challenges. Where will the tribe visit? And how will they survive on their own? Stay tuned to check out!

Law of the Jungle

2011

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

2010s · 16 titles

Will You Be There poster
7.3

A terminally ill surgeon travels back in time through the use of unique capsules to reunite with his dead lover. He then meets his juvenile self and they try to prevent her death.

Will You Be There

2016

Door Lock poster
7.4

Kyung-min lives alone in a one-room apartment. One day, she finds traces of a stranger breaking into her room and soon a mysterious murder case begins to unravel.

Door Lock

2018

The Dude in Me poster
7.7

Dong-hyun is a high school student. One day, he falls from the rooftop and bumps into Pan-soo who is a passerby. Pan-soo is a member of a criminal organization. When the two men wake up in the hospital, they discover that they have switched bodies.

The Dude in Me

2019

Blood and Ties poster
6.2

A young woman's happy life with her father takes a downward turn when she begins to suspect that he's a kidnapper.

Blood and Ties

2013

Haunters poster
6.4

Cho-in has special powers that allow him to control everyone he can see, that is until he meets Kyu-nam, the only person he can't control. A series of events begins a confrontation that pushes both men to the brink.

Haunters

2010

Secret Reunion poster
6.4

Two spies share a secret bond, despite their loyalties. A North Korean assassin is sent to Seoul to kill a dissident, but instead he teams up with a South Korean agent in search for revenge.

Secret Reunion

2010

The Sheriff In Town poster
6.0

After he leaves the police force, Dae-ho establishes himself as the sheriff of his town. He then investigates Jong-jin, a businessman, because of his alleged ties to drugs.

The Sheriff In Town

2017

Love Forecast poster
6.7

Whenever elementary school teacher Kang Joon-soo falls in love, he always gives too much of himself to the relationship. Yet despite that, he ends up being the one getting dumped by his girlfriends. Joon-soo has been friends for 18 years with Kim Hyun-woo, a weather forecaster whose beauty belies her witty tongue and aggressive manner.

Love Forecast

2015

Twilight Gangsters poster
6.9

For eight years three grandmothers saved their money for a VIP tour packages to Hawaii. The grandmothers have all had difficult experiences and used their dream vacation as a beacon of hope in their lives. The grandmothers then go to the bank to wire their money, but at that moment the bank is held up by robbers. The grandmothers lose their savings and the bank can't offer any assistance. It is at this moment that the grandmothers set off track the robbers down themselves...

Twilight Gangsters

2010

The Accidental Detective 2: In Action poster
6.3

A comic book storekeeper, Dae-man, and the legendary homicide detective, Tae-su, who met on previous case quit their jobs to open a private detective agency.

The Accidental Detective 2: In Action

2018

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

Marriage Blue poster
6.1

Some may dream of, some may be afraid of, some may look forward to, and some may want to avoid THE NIGHT BEFORE MARRIAGE! 4 different couples disclose 4 different stories all about marriage.

Marriage Blue

2013

Little Black Dress poster
5.8

Little Black Dress depicts the friendships, jealousies, hopes and failures of four 24-year-old girls. The girls first met as first year students in college. They seem to be enjoying their 20's, but inside they all have worries.

Little Black Dress

2011

Queen of Walking poster
6.6

A high school girl, Man-bok, who has to walk for four hours every day back and forth between home and her school due to the congenital motion sickness disorder, happens to begin her training as a speed walking athlete unexpectedly. Through the cooperative training with her friend Soo-ji, whom she meets in the school track and field team, Man-bok discovers her path of life in this heartwarming and touching story.

Queen of Walking

2016

Our Slightly Risque Relationship poster
4.0

Dong Chan is a prickly broadcasting director at MBS who meets and immediately clashes with Nam Hee, a reporter he meets at a wedding reception. Through their constant bickering, they end up falling in love despite their initial dislike of each other. His passiveness in love results in a comedic struggle as the two tries to deal with their physical attraction.

Our Slightly Risque Relationship

2010

Snail Gosiwon poster
4.0

A young woman gets into male-only prep school.

Snail Gosiwon

2010

2000s · 16 titles

Tazza: The High Rollers poster
6.9

Go-ni tries his best to worship Pyung Gyung-jang as his teacher, and promises to stop gambling after winning his money back. But people's desires are endless.

Tazza: The High Rollers

2006

Windstruck poster
7.1

Kyung-jin, a police officer who finds herself chasing down a suspected bag-snatcher on her day off. However, the man she catches turns out to be Myungwoo, a passer-by who was himself trying to apprehend the real criminal.

Windstruck

2004

Closer to Heaven poster
5.6

A funeral director meets a man who has been battling Lou Gehrig's disease since he was young. The two fall in love and hope for a cure that can keep him alive.

Closer to Heaven

2009

My Brother poster
7.0

The story of two brothers, growing up in 1970s Korea, who each take two completely different paths. One goes to school to become a doctor, the other becomes a gangster. Their story is told through flashbacks after one of them is murdered.

My Brother

2004

Take Care of My Cat poster
6.9

When one girl from five close school friends moves to Seoul after school is over, the other four try and deal with the loss of her moving and them drifting apart.

Take Care of My Cat

2001

Friend poster
6.9

Despite their different family backgrounds, four friends grew up together in the wearisome years of the 70s. But as time goes by, each of them takes a different life path.

Friend

2001

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 Mighty Princess poster
6.7

So-hwi is a martial arts prodigy and college student. Realizing that her superhuman strength is holding back her love life, she decides to quit martial arts to pursue handsome hockey player Joon-mo. But Joon-mo is in love with an older woman, and when So-hwi's mystical martial arts community comes under threat from an old enemy, Heuk-bong, her childhood friend Il-yeong must persuade her to return.

My Mighty Princess

2008

You Are My Sunshine poster
6.1

An old bachelor Seok-joong, who has no experience in dating, falls in love at first sight with a prostitute named Eun-ha. At first Eun-ha shows no interest in Seok-joong, but gradually she begins to be flattered by his devotion and eventually falls in love with him. They marry. However, one day, Eun-ha finds out that she is infected with HIV and decides to leave Seok-joong.

You Are My Sunshine

2005

Voice of a Murderer poster
6.6

After Gyeong-bae's son is kidnapped, he receives a call from the kidnapper asking for 100 million won. The detectives are teamed up for the case, yet the culprit gets away at every opportunity.

Voice of a Murderer

2007

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

A Love poster
6.7

In-ho is willing to do anything to protect his first love, Mi-ju, including murder. They cannot forget each other while In-ho is in prison, but their love does not go smoothly.

A Love

2007

The Weird Missing Case of Mr. J poster
5.1

On the day of the hundreds billion dollar contract deal just ahead, Jung suddenly disappears after he leaves for a convenient store. Inspector Kim who is desperate to get an exclusive crime case in the hope of drawing media attention finds out that Jung had many jealous colleagues and starts to investigate the case focusing on embezzlement and kidnapping. On the other hand, inspector Park finds out that Jung’s fiancee Mi-sun, a sales manager at the insurance company, has recently took out a life insurance policy on Jung’s life and points her as a suspect. The more investigation goes further the more case gets mysterious and things start to get out of control as a missing case develops to an assault, a kidnapping and finally to a murder.

The Weird Missing Case of Mr. J

2009

The Worst Guy Ever poster
6.5

Ju-yeon and Seong-tae's decade-long best-friendship comes to a crashing halt one night after they sleep together. The shock of doing the deed subsides, reality sets in, and the two decide to get married.

The Worst Guy Ever

2007

Mutt Boy poster
6.2

Life is tough for Chol-Min - his mother died during labor, forcing him to grow up alonge with his stoic police officer father. However, Chol-Min lives a high-spirited life and roams around town with his own mutt, a half-bred police dog, making friends and enemies along the way.

Mutt Boy

2003

North Korean Guys poster
6.3

Two friends accidentally drift from North Korea into South Korea after falling asleep during a fishing trip. Broke and unable to get home, they enter a singing contest whose grand prize is a trip to North Korea!

North Korean Guys

2003

Series credits

Running Man poster
8.2

These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!

Running Man

2010

Home Alone poster
7.5

It can be a badge of honor to be “single.” “I Live Alone” is a documentary-style South Korean reality series that follows the members of a self-formed club called Rainbow, which is comprised of celebrities who are single and live alone.

Home Alone

2013

Home Alone poster
7.5

It can be a badge of honor to be “single.” “I Live Alone” is a documentary-style South Korean reality series that follows the members of a self-formed club called Rainbow, which is comprised of celebrities who are single and live alone.

Home Alone

2013

Infinite Challenge poster
7.7

Infinite Challenge has been reported as the first "Real-Variety" show in Korean television history. The program is largely unscripted, and follows a similar format of challenge-based Reality Television programs, familiar to the audiences in the West, but the challenges are often silly, absurd, or impossible to achieve, so the program takes on the aspect of a satirical comedy variety show, rather than a more standard reality or contest program. In order to achieve its comedic purposes its 6 hosts and staff continuously proclaim, the elements of this show are the 3-Ds, Dirty, Dangerous, and Difficult.

Infinite Challenge

2005

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

My Little Old Boy poster
7.0

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

Law of the Jungle poster
5.5

Law of the Jungle is a hybrid reality show combining elements of drama and documentary. The show is hosted by comedian Kim Byung Man, and each episode invites various celebrities from the various field. So far, many of idol stars and famous actors have appeared on the show. The show introduces viewers to exotic locations around the world where celebrities must work together in order to complete missions and survive. The cast celebrities travel to less habituated, natural places to survive on their own and experience life with local tribes and people. In each location, the guests are tasked to hunt and prepare their meals and also create shelter for the tribe. They sometimes confronted by many difficult challenges. Where will the tribe visit? And how will they survive on their own? Stay tuned to check out!

Law of the Jungle

2011

How Do You Play? poster
7.2

Yoo Jae-suk reunites the producing team of Infinite Challenge and presents you How Do You Play? The Indefinitely expanding YOONIVERSE, based on Yoo's blood, sweat, and tears, will entertain viewers at home. Let's follow Yoo and his friends' new projects every week.

How Do You Play?

2019

SNL Korea poster
8.2

Korea's version of the late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory cast members.

SNL Korea

2011

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

Where Is My Home poster
6.5

Celebrities are here to find your home sweet home! The show features two teams of celebs competing to help their clients find the new houses for them. As "real estate coordinators," celebs visit realtors and discover houses that fit the needs of the clients. They aren't afraid of cold weather, continuous allies to go through, nor stiff steps to climb. In the end, clients grades how much they are happy with celebs' proposals. Which team will get the clients pleased?

Where Is My Home

2019

Just an Excuse poster
9.7

Yoo Jae-suk Welfare Content Pinggyego (Just an Excuse) It is a content where Yoo Jae-suk freely chats with his favorite friends for various excuses and provides small stories and laughter.

Just an Excuse

2022

The Game Caterers poster
8.7

A webseries where Na Young Seok, a variety show producer, caters people his iconic games from 'New Journey to the West'.

The Game Caterers

2021

Let's Eat Dinner Together poster
7.0

As more and more people are getting used to eating dinner alone, Kang Ho-dong and Lee Kyung-kyu visit ordinary Korean families at dinner time and share their lives as they eat dinner together.

Let's Eat Dinner Together

2016

Abnormal Summit poster
8.3

Led by a trio of Korean celebrities, a multinational panel of men engage in mostly lighthearted debates on issues that affect Korea and beyond.

Abnormal Summit

2014

Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth poster
7.9

An elite group of young warriors trained in morals and martial arts finds love and friendship in Silla during Korea’s ancient Three Kingdoms period.

Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth

2016

Our Blues poster
8.5

Romance is sweet and bitter — and life riddled with ups and downs — in multiple stories about people who live and work on bustling Jeju island.

Our Blues

2022

Business Proposal poster
8.5

In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind date to scare him away. But plans go awry when he turns out to be her CEO — and makes a proposal.

Business Proposal

2022

House on Wheels poster
7.5

A variety program where the cast will experience life in various places around Korea. The cast will build a small, portable home where they’ll live together and invite guests over. They’ll empty their greed for a house and fill their lives with important things in their lives instead.

House on Wheels

2020

The Judge from Hell poster
8.6

A cruel and vicious judge, who wields power only for herself, meets a warm and cheerful detective who puts the victims first.

The Judge from Hell

2024

Bon Appétit, Your Majesty poster
8.6

After time traveling to the Joseon era, a talented chef meets a tyrant king. Her modern dishes captivate his palate, but royal challenges await her.

Bon Appétit, Your Majesty

2025

Drama Stage poster
4.0

South Korean anthology series featuring one-act dramas selected from the O'PEN Drama Storyteller Exhibition.

Drama Stage

2017

Potato Star 2013QR3 poster
7.0

A mysterious asteroid crash-lands on Earth in 2013 and causes all sorts of weird things to start happening, specifically to the Noh family and their neighbors.

Potato Star 2013QR3

2013

Hwajung poster
4.5

Fair Princess Jungmyung lives a life of the highest privilege, until her half-brother Prince Gwanghae executes the rightful crown prince and usurps the throne. Exiled from court, Jungmyung goes under disguise as a man and learns to adapt to life as a commoner — never forgetting Gwanghae's wrongdoing. But amidst rampant corruption throughout the kingdom, can Jyungmyung exact her vengeance, restore order and take back her rightful place in the palace?

Hwajung

2015

Dynamite Kiss poster
8.2

A passionate fling in Jeju ends abruptly — until fate reunites an heir and a young woman when she joins his company, disguised as a married mother.

Dynamite Kiss

2025

Pinocchio poster
8.2

In-ha and Ha-myeong become reporters for different reasons: one aspires to follow in her mother's footsteps and the other seeks to do honest news.

Pinocchio

2014

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

No Plans At All poster
10.0

No planning, no googling, and of course, no famous spots! Jun and Kwak embark on unplanned food trips following recommendations from locals. This is the adventure of two foodies that captures the stories of people and the flavors of the neighborhood.

No Plans At All

2024

Sungkyunkwan Scandal poster
6.7

In the Joseon dynasty, a female breadwinner takes a job as a substitute test-taker, but soon finds herself attending a men's university in disguise.

Sungkyunkwan Scandal

2010

My Strange Hero poster
7.5

When Kang Bok-Soo was a high school student, he was falsely accused of committing violence and kicked out of school. This was caused by his first love Son Soo-Jung and a male student Oh Se-Ho. Kang Bok-Soo is a now an adult, but his life has not gone smoothly. To get revenge on Son Soo-Jung and Oh Se-Ho, he returns to the same high school as a student. The environment at the school has changed and Kang Bok-Soo gets involved in unexpected cases.

My Strange Hero

2018

Extracurricular poster
8.1

Determined to escape a dead-end life, a gifted high school student turns to a world of serious crime to ensure he can pay for college.

Extracurricular

2020

Knight Flower poster
8.1

Cho Yeo Hwa has been a widow for 15 years. Her in-laws are the most prestigious noble family in the kingdom. During the day, she leads the life of a widow devoted entirely to her dead husband's memory and rarely ventures outside the gate of her home. At night, Yeo Hwa dons the mask of Hero, who secretly jumps over the surrounding wall to save the helpless.

Knight Flower

2024

Princess Hours poster
7.6

A high school girl’s world turns upside-down after she learns her grandfather promised her hand in marriage to the nation’s crown prince!

Princess Hours

2006

Lawless Lawyer poster
7.5

Driven by the desire to avenge his mother, a former gangster turned lawyer uses both his fists and the loopholes in law to fight against those with absolute power.

Lawless Lawyer

2018

Diary of a Prosecutor poster
6.8

The stories of overworked prosecutors's daily lives in Seoul. A drama depicting the mundane daily routine of overworked prosecutors staying up all night to tackle all the different cases handed over by the police.

Diary of a Prosecutor

2019

I Hear Your Voice poster
8.1

Government tax lawyer Hye Sung meets Su Ha, who has the ability to read people's thoughts.

I Hear Your Voice

2013

My Secretary poster
8.5

A new level of celebrity care is about to begin! Going far beyond the duties of an ordinary manager, the Secretary Squad becomes the ultimate personal support system for some of the biggest stars. From managing their official schedules to handling the private matters they may hesitate to share with anyone else, these dedicated secretaries stay close by their side. As they step into the stars’ most personal worlds, they uncover their unfiltered charms, unexpected sides, and deepest thoughts like never before.

My Secretary

2025

Marriage Contract poster
7.8

A poor, widowed woman desperate to support her 7-year-old daughter and a wealthy business executive with a sick mother enter into a contract marriage.

Marriage Contract

2016

Trap poster
6.8

Kang Woo Hyun is a respected anchor at a broadcasting station. He is a devout and happy father, who enjoys being surrounded by his charming family. He decides to try his luck in politics. One day, on a trip he makes with his family, a tragic incident happens. Meanwhile, Go Dong Kook, a veteran detective, who doesn't stop at anything until a case is solved, decides to take the case of Kang Woo Hyun and sets out to investigate what lies behind the tragic incident.

Trap

2019

Jeon Woo Chi poster
4.0

Jeon Woo Chi is student of Hong Gil Dong, fights against Ma Sook and Kang Rim to protect Hong Gil Dong′s country Yuldo. Jeon Woo Chi acts like a lazy nobody in everyday life, but whenever he has to fight he transforms into the magician Jeon Woo Chi. He even puts his life on the line when Hong Moo Yeon, granddaughter of Hong Gil Dong and his fiance, falls under a spell and starts to attack him. Jeon Woo Chi who dreams of revenge after having lost his trusted best friend and lover is not interested in becoming a hero but becomes one as he gets rid of the bad guys.

Jeon Woo Chi

2012