
The Princess and the Matchmaker(2018)
Refusing to allow fate to decide whom she must marry, Princess Songhwa decides to find her own husband. She seeks the help of a man to interpret her marital harmony with four men she wishes to marry.



Yoo Seung-ho
Kim Seon-dal

Cho Jae-hyun
Sung Dae-ryun

Ko Chang-seok
Bo-won

Ra Mi-ran
Madame Yoon

Xiumin
Gyun

Yeon Woo-jin
King Hyojong

Jun Suk-ho
Lee Wan

Seo Yea-ji
Gyu-young

Kim Young-pil
Sung Jong-ik
You Il-han
Sung Jong-ik's man
Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River is a history, comedy film released in 2016 exploring themes of joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Directed by Park Dae-min, it stars Yoo Seung-ho, Cho Jae-hyun, Ko Chang-seok. In the late Joseon Dynasty, Bongyi Kim Seon-dal is the best conman who sells water from the Taedong River.
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