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Kang Hye-jung
Kang Hye-jung (born January 4, 1982) is a South Korean actress. Making her film debut in arthouse film '' Nabi'' (2001), she rose to stardom and critical acclaim in Park Chan-wook's 2003 revenge thriller '' Oldboy''. A rising star early in her career, she gained acting awards for Han Jae-rim's relationship drama '' Rules of Dating'' (2005), and Park Kwang-hyun's Korean War comedy '' Welcome to Dongmakgol'' (2005). Following roles as a developmentally disabled daughter in '' Herb'' (2007), a suicidal woman in '' Kill Me'' (2009), as well as her marriage to Tablo in 2009, Kang began starring in more conventional melodramas in TV and film such as '' Girlfriends'' (2009), '' Miss Ripley'' (2011), ''The Wedding Scheme'' (2012), '' Lucid Dream'' (2017) and '' Jugglers'' (2017–2018). Her major theatre stints include Korean stage adaptations of '' Proof'' (2010) and '' Educating Rita'' (2014–2015). Career 1998–2009: Early rise, critical success Kang Hye-jung began workin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wedding Scheme
''The Wedding Scheme'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Kang Hye-jung and Lee Kyu-han. It aired on tvN from April 2 to May 22, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 for 16 episodes. Synopsis The widowed president of a kimchi factory decides to embark on a grand marriage scheme for her four daughters... by having them cohabitate with four eligible bachelors. Cast *Kang Hye-jung as Yoo Gun-hee :Gun-hee, a 32-year-old career woman with no interest in marrying is the second of four daughters whose mother runs a boarding house. She's ambitious, selfish, competitive, independent, the epitome of the "gold miss" — single and lovin' it. *Lee Kyu-han as Lee Kang-jae :A 32-year-old chaebol son to a food corporation president who happens to be one of Mom's lodgers. He's got some smarts and skills, but he refuses to do anything he doesn't want to do. A pampered rich boy, even if he really is a big softie underneath the sly exterior. *Cha Hwa-yeon as So Doo-ryun :Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb (film)
''Herb'' () is a 2007 South Korean drama film, directed by Heo In-moo. Kang Hye-jung stars in the lead role as a 20-year-old woman with the mental and emotional skills of a seven-year-old, who falls in love with a policeman she sees as her Prince Charming, but must face tragedy when she is forced to deal with certain realities about herself and those around her. Plot Sang-eun is a pretty 20-year-old girl, that is warm hearted and possess an extraordinary gift for folding paper into various figures. She has a loving mom and friends, but she is also mentally challenged. She has the intelligence of a 7 years old. Sang-Eun learns everything slowly, but there are still a lot of things she does not know about. She is fixated with the idea that she will meet the prince of her dreams, like in the fairy tales she so often reads. One day Sang-Eun meets a traffic officer, that she believes may be the prince of her dreams. The traffic officer is named Jong Bum and he has a strong penchant for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthouse
An art film (or arthouse film) is typically an independent film, aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit", containing "unconventional or highly symbolic content". Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing "formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films". These qualities can include (among other elements): a sense of social realism; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director; and a focus on the thoughts, dreams, or motivations of characters, as opposed to the unfolding of a clear, goal-driven story. Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as "a film genre, with its own distinct conventions". Art film producers usually present their films at special theaters (repertory cinemas or, in the U.S., ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonstop (South Korean TV Series)
''Nonstop'' () is a South Korean sitcom that broadcast its first season in 2000 on MBC. It continued with 5 more seasons. The series was popular for its cast of teen idols, many who debuted through the show gaining vast popularity. Cast (Nonstop) * Jennifer Lee * Lee Min-woo * Yang Dong-geun * Lee Jae-eun * Go Soo * Kim Jung-hyun * Kim Hyo-jin * Baek Il-seob * Kim Hyung-ja * Yeon Jung-hoon (NEW Nonstop) Returning cast * Jennifer Lee (season 1) * Lee Min-woo (season 1) * Yang Dong-geun (season 1) New cast * Jo In-sung * Jeong Da-bin * Park Kyung-lim * Chun Jung-myung * Jang Na-ra * Kim Young-joon * Lee Do-eun * Yang Mi-ra * Lee Kyung-kyu * Kim Jung-hwa * Seo Kwon-soon * Kim Ki-hyun * g.o.d (Nonstop 3) Returning cast * Kim Hyo-jin (season 1) * Jeong Da-bin (season 2) * Kim Jung-hwa (season 2) New cast * Choi Min-yong * Jung Tae-woo * HaHa * Jo Han-sun * Yeo Wook-hwan * Lee Jin * Kim Young-ah * Lim Ju-hwan as Blind date * Jung Won-joong * Dana * Son D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jump (TV Series)
Jump is a South Korean sitcom that aired on MBC in 1999. Cast ;Main cast * Seo Kyung-seok * Gu Bon-seung * Choi Bool-am * Chae Rim ;Supporting cast * Kim Sun-a * Go Soo * Zo In-sung * Yoon Tae-young * Park Gwang-hyun * Yang Mi-ra * Kwak Jung-wook * Hong Seok-cheon Hong Seok-cheon (born February 3, 1971) is a South Korean actor, television personality, restaurateur and member of the dissolved Democratic Labor Party. He caused considerable controversy in his home country when he came out as gay in 2000, a ... * Park Shi-eun * Kim Jung-kyoon * Yang Jung-kyoon * Moon Cheon-shik * Seo Beom Shik * Lee Kyung Shil * Choi Sang-hak * Hong Jin Kyung External links ''Jump''at MBC South Korean television sitcoms MBC TV television dramas {{SouthKorea-media-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Drama
Korean dramas (; RR: ''Han-guk deurama''), more popularly known as K-dramas, are television series in the Korean language, made in South Korea. They are popular worldwide, especially in Asia, partially due to the spread of Korean popular culture (the " Korean Wave"), and their widespread availability via streaming services which often offer subtitles in multiple languages. Many K-dramas have been adapted throughout the world, and some have had great impact in other countries. Some of the most famous dramas have been broadcast via traditional television channels in other countries. For example, ''Dae Jang Geum'' (2003) was sold to 150 countries. Korean dramas have attracted international attention for their fashion, style and culture. Their rise in popularity has led to a great boost to fashion lines. Format A single director usually leads Korean dramas, which are often written by a single screenwriter. This often leads to each drama having distinct directing and dialogue s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Model (profession)
A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Though models are predominantly female, there are also male models, especially to model clothing. Models may work professionally or casually. Modelling ("modeling" in American English) is considered to be different from other types of public performance, such as acting or dancing. Although the difference between modelling and performing is not always clear, appearing in a film or a play is not generally considered to be "modelling". Similarly, appearing in a TV advertisement is generally not considered modelling. Modelling generally does not involve speaking. Personal opinions are generally not expressed and a model's reputation and image are considered critical. Types of modelling include: fashion, glamour, fitness, bikini, fine art, body-part, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Educating Rita
''Educating Rita'' is a stage comedy by British playwright Willy Russell. It is a play for two actors set entirely in the office of an Open University tutor. Commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, ''Educating Rita'' premièred at The Warehouse, London, in June 1980 starring Julie Walters and Mark Kingston. The play was directed by Mike Ockrent. Plot summary The plays follows the relationship between a 26-year-old Liverpudlian working class hairdresser and Frank, a middle-aged university lecturer, during the course of a year. In the play Frank has no surname, but when the film was made he became Dr. Frank Bryant. Susan (who initially calls herself Rita), dissatisfied with the routine of her work and social life, seeks inner growth by signing up for and attending an Open University course in English Literature. The play opens as 'Rita' meets her tutor, Frank, for the first time. Frank is a middle-aged, alcoholic career academic who has taken on the tutorship to pay for hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proof (play)
''Proof'' is a 2000 play by the American playwright David Auburn. ''Proof'' was developed at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey, during the 1999 Next Stage Series of new plays. The play premiered Off-Broadway in May 2000 and transferred to Broadway in October 2000. The play won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. Plot The play concerns Catherine, the daughter of Robert, a recently deceased mathematical genius in his fifties and professor at the University of Chicago, and her struggle with mathematical genius and mental illness. Catherine had cared for her father through a lengthy mental illness. Upon Robert's death, his ex-graduate student Hal discovers a paradigm-shifting proof about prime numbers in Robert's office. The title refers both to that proof and to the play's central question: Can Catherine prove the proof's authorship? Along with demonstrating the proof's authenticity, Catherine also finds herself in a relationshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jugglers (TV Series)
''Jugglers'' () is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Baek Jin-hee, Choi Daniel, Kang Hye-jung and Lee Won-keun. It aired from December 4, 2017 to January 23, 2018 on KBS2's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( KST) time slot for 16 episodes. Synopsis A secretary with a passive and obedient personality meets a boss who is completely uninterested in others and has no consideration for them. Cast Main * Baek Jin-hee as Jwa Yoon-yi (29 years old), Chi-won's secretary who is skilled in assisting and supporting her superiors. She is quick to adapt and knows how to get by in any situation. * Choi Daniel as Nam Chi-won (36 years old), the director of a media company who is completely uninterested in others and has no consideration for them, but somehow always ends up getting attention from women. * Kang Hye-jung as Wang Jeong-ae (37 years old), a mother who returns to the workforce after fifteen years as a full-time housewife. * Lee Won-keun as Hwangbo Yul (28 years old), the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucid Dream (film)
''Lucid Dream'' () is a 2017 South Korean science fiction mystery- thriller film written and directed by Kim Joon-sung (in his directorial debut). The film was released theatrically in South Korea on February 22, 2017. Netflix acquired the film for distribution in all other countries, premiering it on June 2, 2017. Synopsis Dae-ho is a young investigative journalist and single father who has made a few enemies by exposing several corrupt politicians and businessmen. One day, his son is abducted but no ransom is demanded. Dae-ho is convinced it is an act of revenge by one of his enemies who he exposed. Three years pass and there is no development in the case. Dae-ho then learns of a new form of therapy that allows mental patients to relive important memories through lucid dreams. One of the physicians who administer the therapy is Dae-ho's old friend, So-hyeon. Together, they explore Dae-ho's memories of that fateful day and find a new trail in his lucid dream. Detective Song, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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