Im Ha-ryong

Acting

Im Ha-ryong

Born

1952-10-31 (73)

Place of birth

Danyang County, North Chungcheong, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

44 titles

Im Ha-ryong (임하룡), born Im Ha-yong (임한용), is a South Korean actor and comedian.

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

You Quiz on the Block poster
8.3

Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them, and give them surprise quizzes! The talk and quiz show program will spotlight these people's lives and aims to gift them a refreshing, different kind of day. Recently they're also inviting celebrities & professionals to the show.

You Quiz on the Block

2018

Movie Room poster
9.4

Movie meets humanities! This talk show/variety show for movie enthusiasts features interesting discussions by a writer and two movie directors where film and humanities intertwine.

Movie Room

2018

Video Star poster
NR

Four female hosts blend quick quips and laughter with candor as they invite celebrity guests to open up about their lives.

Video Star

2016

Save Me poster
8.1

Four young men come to the rescue of a former classmate whose family has been sucked into the clutches of a religious cult and its charismatic leader.

Save Me

2017

Film credits

2010s · 5 titles

2000s · 12 titles

Arahan poster
6.6

Sang-hwan became a cop in order to help the downtrodden, but he doesn't get much respect. All that changes when he meets the Seven Masters.

Arahan

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

Welcome to Dongmakgol poster
7.4

Based on the long running play by Jang Jin, the story is set in Korea during the Korean War in 1950. Soldiers from both the North and South, as well as an American pilot, find themselves in a secluded and naively idealistic village, its residents unaware of the outside world, including the war.

Welcome to Dongmakgol

2005

Someone Special poster
6.7

A baseball player learns he has three months to live and drowns his sorrows at a bar, where the female bartender turns out to be a longtime admirer.

Someone Special

2004

Too Beautiful to Lie poster
6.7

A professional lady con makes herself the pharmacist's fiancée overnight, and faces a disastrous blemish in her impeccable con-woman career.

Too Beautiful to Lie

2004

Good Morning President poster
6.2

Good Morning President is an abridged version of the politics and life of three different presidents. The three are: the older President Kim Jung-ho at the end of his term, the young President Cha Ji-wook, a skillful manipulator of foreign policy and with great determination, and a female President Han Kyuong-ja. They are distressed over the choices they have to make between politics and ethics. The affliction of Kim Jung-ho who wins the lottery, the agony of Cha Ji-wook who donates an organ, and the troubles of Han Kyuong-ja who faces the crisis of divorce.

Good Morning President

2009

Barefoot Ki-Bong poster
5.8

Ki-bong is a man who suffered brain damage as a child and who has the emotional maturity of an 8-year. The village people call him 'Barefoot Ki-Bong' because he runs barefoot with food he has begged and serves his mother before it gets cold. Running is Ki-Bong' greatest skill. It is his mother that Ki-bong loves the most. Ki-bong decides to take part in the National Amateur Half Marathon' in order to buy artificial teeth for his mother with the prize money, and works hard looking forward to the day of the race. Mr. BAEK, the head of the village, volunteers to be Ki-bong's trainer. The village people realize what family and love between family members mean to them when they see Ki-bong, who is considered a non-entity, working hard for the competition. The village gets changed by the efforts of Ki-bong and Mr. BAEK.

Barefoot Ki-Bong

2006

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

Insadong Scandal poster
5.8

A fabled painting from royal palace was discovered after 400 years. Once properly restored, it could fetch at least $40 million in the international auction market. Bae is the owner of the gallery which possesses the painting. She scouts top-tier restoration artist Lee to work on the painting. With Lee's expert stroke, the controversy surrounding the painting is slowly unveiled. As the painting's true form is restored, art experts in Korea hold a collective breath. Little do they know that they're only a part of a bigger scheme.

Insadong Scandal

2009

Holy Daddy poster
4.0

Won-Tak's dad, an old-time con-man, was suddenly killed during a freak accident in the prison, just one day before his release. Having waited for so many years to be reconciled with his dad and to start a new life together, Won-Tak felt betrayed and vowed to ruin his own life and bring shame to his parents. However, unknown to him, Wong-Tak's dad has managed to strike a bargain with an angel to return to the living world as Won-Tak's new bestfriend.

Holy Daddy

2006

Venus and Mars poster
5.9

A divorced husband and wife, instead of going their separate ways, dedicate their time and energy to taking revenge against each other.

Venus and Mars

2007

Bravo, My Life! poster
NR

This film is an adaptation based on the 1988 Japanese film Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You, written and directed by Jun Ichikawa. This film follows the story of "Chief" Cho Min-hyuk (Baek), a middle-aged corporate manager nearing his retirement after working for 30 years in the same company. Cho and other colleagues in the office secretly have held dreams of being rock musicians but they suppressed those ambitions in order to get stable office jobs and support their families. During the film Cho and others resume their interest in playing musical instruments and form a band together. However Cho struggles to deal with office politics that result from his upcoming retirement as well as the anxiety for his and his family's future post-retirement.

Bravo, My Life!

2007

1980s · 4 titles

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

You Quiz on the Block poster
8.3

Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them, and give them surprise quizzes! The talk and quiz show program will spotlight these people's lives and aims to gift them a refreshing, different kind of day. Recently they're also inviting celebrities & professionals to the show.

You Quiz on the Block

2018

Movie Room poster
9.4

Movie meets humanities! This talk show/variety show for movie enthusiasts features interesting discussions by a writer and two movie directors where film and humanities intertwine.

Movie Room

2018

Video Star poster
NR

Four female hosts blend quick quips and laughter with candor as they invite celebrity guests to open up about their lives.

Video Star

2016

Save Me poster
8.1

Four young men come to the rescue of a former classmate whose family has been sucked into the clutches of a religious cult and its charismatic leader.

Save Me

2017

Unpredictable Family poster
6.7

A romantic family drama about a divorced couple who broke up 30 years ago out of hate, reuniting as in-laws through their children and overcoming long overdue conflicts and enmity.

Unpredictable Family

2023

Cutie Pie poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Cutie Pie

2010

The Women's Room poster
3.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Women's Room

2013

365: Repeat the Year poster
7.5

A story where ten people get the chance to go back in time by one year, but unexpectedly mysterious situations start to arise when their fates are changed and twisted in the process. Ji Hyung Joo is a detective in the violent crimes division. He used to be part of the traffic police but was promoted when he arrested a wanted criminal. It's been seven years since the change, and he's a talented individual who always knows how to relax. Though he is happy at first to have the chance to go back in time by one year and "reset" his life, he begins to search for the truth when a series of mysterious events befall on the group of people he goes back in time with. Based on the Japanese novel, "Repeat"

365: Repeat the Year

2020

Your Personal Taxi poster
10.0

In an unusual taxi, passengers open up about their lives, sharing personal stories alongside songs that hold special meaning to them.

Your Personal Taxi

2026

Love is for Suckers poster
5.4

A dedicated TV producer’s luck changes with a new dating show, leading to unexpected romance with her best friend and neighbor of twenty years.

Love is for Suckers

2022

김주하의 데이앤나잇 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

김주하의 데이앤나잇

2025

Ms. Temper & Nam Jung Gi poster
6.1

Ok Da-Jung is the youngest team leader in the cosmetics industry. She has divorced three times so far. She doesn't care what others think about her and she also has quite a temper. Nam Jung-Gi works as a section chief at the same cosmetics company as Ok Da-Jung. Unlike her, Nam Jung-Gi has a timid and nice personality. He can't say anything that makes others uncomfortable. He is able to make Ok Da-Jung's blood boil.

Ms. Temper & Nam Jung Gi

2016

Welcome to Wedding Hell poster
7.0

A marriage proposal is supposed to be a happy ending. But for one couple, it becomes the beginning of an uphill struggle over wedding preparations.

Welcome to Wedding Hell

2022

Strongest Chil-woo poster
4.6

During the tumultuous reign of King Injo (1623-1649) of Joseon-era Korea, Chil-woo witnesses the brutal murder of his family and village at the hands of the government.  As an adult, Chil-woo joins the Uigeumbu, a governmental body in charge of investigating injustices.  But when tragedy visits his life once again, he becomes an avenger, hunting down those who have wronged the innocent.

Strongest Chil-woo

2008

When Time Stopped poster
6.5

A man goes back and forth in the time-space continuum, with no regard for the passing of time and aging. Joon Woo leads a lonely existence due to his special ability. One day, he meets a woman who makes time matter for the first time in his life. Will he be able to be with her?

When Time Stopped

2018

The 3rd Hospital poster
4.0

The 3rd Hospital is a 2012 South Korean medical drama, starring Kim Seung-woo, Oh Ji-ho, Kim Min-jung and Sooyoung of Girls' Generation. It centers on the conflicts between Western and Eastern medicine and the rivalry between two brothers who espouse them. It aired on cable channel tvN from September 5 to November 8, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.

The 3rd Hospital

2012

Over the Rainbow poster
4.0

The bright and dark side of the world of stars is dramatically captured in this drama by giving a realistic depiction of singer-wannabes ambition and their dash for stardom. A story about the painstaking work it takes to become a popular singer, the intrigues and betrayals arising from constant meetings and partings, and heartbreaking love that blooms amidst all that. It presents viewers with a glimpse of a life that burns like a flame.

Over the Rainbow

2006

Grand Par poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Grand Par

2021

입만 살았네 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

입만 살았네

2025