Jo In Sung's 6 Best Dramas And Movies, Some Were Filmed In Indonesia

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JAKARTA - Jo In Sung is an actor from South Korea who has been in the entertainment world for a long time. Born on July 28, 1981, he started his career by modeling a clothing brand in 1998.

In 2000, Jo In Sung made his acting debut in the Korean drama School 3 and the sitcom Nonstop. In addition, he is also known for a number of hit Korean dramas.

Slowly but surely, his name is getting more and more popular as his role as the main character. This year, Jo In Sung also became a regular member of the variety show Unexpected Business. The following are recommendations for dramas and films starring Jo In Sung:

What Happened in Bali (2004)

Jo In Sung plays Jung Jae-min, one of the men Lee Soo Jung (Ha Ji Won) meets in Bali. He is the son of the wealthy Pax Group family.

Jung Jae-min is an arrogant and childish man. He has a fiancé named Choi Young-joo (Park Ye-jin) who comes from a wealthy family but they don't love each other.

As the title suggests, almost 50% of the drama was shot in Bali, Indonesia. The opening and closing scenes of this drama will show the beauty of the island of the gods.

That Winter, The Wind Blows (2013)

Jo In Sung, who plays Oh Soo, competes with Song Hye Kyo as Oh Young. Oh Soo was abandoned by his mother and raised by a gambler in Cheongdam.

One day, Oh Soo's friend with the same name dies and he is imprisoned. One year later Oh Soo meets a lawyer who is looking for the dead Oh Soo. That's when Oh Soo lives undercover to take revenge.

It's Okay, That's Love (2014)

Jo In Sung is really good at playing the character of a ruthless and romantic man. Through It's Okay, That's Love, he played Jang Jae Yeol, a mystery writer and radio host.

His playboy personality meets Ji Hae Soo (Gong Hyo Jin), a psychiatrist. Jang Jae Yeol's interest in being close to Ji Hae Soo was rejected outright. The two of them met in one condition and healed each other's trauma.

A Frozen Flower (2008)

In his film projects, Jo In Sung often chooses the sageuk genre, one of which is A Frozen Flower. He is told to be a military commando named Hong-rim who is the lover of King Goryeo (Joo Jin-mo).

King Goryeo and his wife, Queen No Guk (Song Ji-Hyo) have no children. Under pressure from the counselor, King Goryeo asks Hong-rim to impregnate his wife to produce offspring who become young princes.

Starting from there, Queen No Guk and Hong-rim's relationship develops and becomes an affair.

The King (2017)

This time, Jo In Sung transformed into a poor man named Park Tae Soo. In order to get out of this situation, Park Tae Soo wants to become a prosecutor - a symbol of power in the 90s.

Tae Soo also manages to become a prosecutor but is only seen as an ordinary staff. One day, Tae Soo joins a club of prosecutors who have power and authority. Park Tae Soo begins to feel a life of luxury and power but there is a price to pay.

Escape from Mogadishu (2021)

Jo In Sung is back with his latest film titled Escape from Mogadishu. This film is set in the city of Mogadishu, Somalia where a civil war in the 1990s left many victims.

This film tells about the escape of South Korean and North Korean embassy workers in Somalia. Here, Jo In Sung plays Kang Dae-jin, the adviser to the Korean embassy.

Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, Escape from Mogadishu also stars Kim Yoon-seok and Huh Joon-ho.