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National Theater Of Korea
The National Theater of Korea is a national theatre located in the neighborhood of Jangchung-dong, Jung-gu, South Korea. It is the first nationally managed theater in Asia. Affiliation The National Theater of Korea was established in 1950 by the government of South Korea and hosts the National Theater Company of Korea, which performs both Korean and international plays, the National Changgeuk Company of Korea, which performs traditional Korean ''changgeuk'', the National Dance Company of Korea, and the National Orchestra Company of Korea. Facilities *Main Hall 'Hae' ("Hae" means "sun, ko, 해") *Small Hall 'Dal' ("Dal" means "moon, ko, 달") *Studio 'Byeol' ("Byeol" means "star, ko, 별") *KB Haneul Youth Theater ("Haneul" means "sky, ko, 하늘") *Culture Square Events Youth Performing Arts Festival The Youth Performing Arts Festival of the National Theater, held every April until May, is a festival for youth. With the theme ‘Youth Embracing the Sky,’ the fest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jangchung-dong
Jangchung-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Jung-gu in Seoul, South Korea. Attractions * National Theater of Korea * Jangchung Gymnasium * Grand Ambassador Seoul hotel * Jangchung (장충단 奬忠壇) * (장충단공원 奬忠壇公園) * The Advisory on Democratic Peaceful Unification (민주평화통일자문회의 民主平和統一諮問會議) * Korea Freedom League (한국자유총연맹 韓國自由總聯�* Freedom Center (자유센터), building for Korea Freedom League * Kyungdong Presbyterian Church (경동교회) * Banyan Tree Club and Spa (반얀트리 클럽&스파) * Shilla Hotel Transportation * Dongguk University Station of See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 9 provinces ('' do'' ), including one ... References * * External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeteuk
Park Jeong-su (born July 1, 1983), known professionally as Leeteuk (), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter, radio personality and actor. He debuted as the leader of the boy band Super Junior in November 2005 and since then has participated in its subgroups Super Junior-T and Super Junior-H. He began his career as a television presenter on the music show ''M! Countdown''. He is best known for his role in presenting '' Strong Heart'', ''Star King'', '' The Best Cooking Secrets'', ''I Can See Your Voice'', and ''Idol Star Athletics Championships''. He is also a regular figure in the South Korean year-end awards; he has presented Golden Disc Awards three times, Gaon Chart Music Awards six times, and Asia Artist Awards six times. He regularly hosts the Dream Concert and the Asia Song Festival annual concerts. Early life Leeteuk was born on July 1, 1983, as the second child of Park Yong-in and Yoo Suk-yeong. His elder sister, Park In-young, is a singer and an actress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung District, Seoul
Jung District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Jung has a population of 131,452 (2013) and has a geographic area 9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi), making it both the least-populous and the smallest district of Seoul, and is divided into 15 '' dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Jung is located at the centre of Seoul on the northern side of the Han River, bordering the city districts of Jongno to the north, Seodaemun to the northwest, Mapo to the west, Yongsan to the south, Seongdong to the southeast, and Dongdaemun to the northeast. Jung is the historical city center of Seoul with a variety of old and new, including modern facilities such as high rise office buildings, department stores and shopping malls clustered together, and also a center of tradition where historic sites such as Deoksugung and Namdaemun can be found. Jung is home to cultural sites such as the landmark N Seoul Tower on Namsan Mountain, the Myeongdong Cathedral, the Bank of Korea Museum, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwangbokjeol
The National Liberation Day of Korea is a holiday celebrated annually on 15 August in both South and North Korea. It commemorates Victory over Japan Day, when the United States and the Soviet Union liberated Korea from 35 years of Japanese rule. Etymology In South Korea it is known as ''Gwangbokjeol'' (; ), and is one of the public holidays in South Korea. In North Korea it is known as ''Chogukhaebangŭi nal'' (; ), and is also one of the public holidays in North Korea. The name ''Gwangbokjeol'' is composed from the Korean words 광 (gwang), meaning “light”; 복 (bok), meaning “restoration”; and 절 (jeol), meaning “holiday”. The word “restoration” is used rather than the word for “independence”, 독립 (dongnip), in order to illustrate how Korea had been a nation for centuries prior to Japanese rule. History The day marks the annual anniversary of the announcement that Japan would unconditionally surrender on August 15, 1945. All forces of the Impe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Chung-hee
Park Chung-hee (, ; 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the dictator of South Korea from 1961 until his assassination in 1979; ruling as an unelected military strongman from 1961 to 1963, then as the third President of South Korea from 1963 to 1979. Before his presidency, he was the second-highest ranking officer in the South Korean army and came to power after leading a military coup in 1961, which brought an end to the interim government of the Second Republic. After serving for two years as chairman of the military junta, he was elected president in 1963, ushering in the Third Republic. During his rule, Park began a series of economic reforms that eventually led to rapid economic growth and industrialization, now known as the Miracle on the Han River, giving South Korea one of the fastest growing national economies during the 1960s and 1970s, albeit with costs to economic inequality and labor rights. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuk Young-soo
Yuk Young-soo (; 29 November 1925 – 15 August 1974) was the wife of the 3rd South Korean president Park Chung-hee and the mother of the 11th South Korean president Park Geun-hye. She was killed in 1974 during an attempted assassination of her husband, Park Chung-hee. Early life Yuk was born in Okcheon County, North Chungcheong Province, Korea in 1925, the second of three daughters of a prosperous self-made landlord. She graduated from Baehwa High School for Girls (presently known as Paihwa Girls' High School). In August 1950 she met Park Chung-hee through a relative who was serving under Park. On 12 December 1950 she married Park Chung-hee. While her mother supported her choice of husband, Yuk's father was against the match, so she married without his blessing. First Lady When Park Chung-hee was in the mission as the chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, Yuk Young-soo's main interest was handling civil complaints. Jeong Jae-hoon, a disciple and sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Concert Halls
A concert hall is a cultural building with a stage that serves as a performance venue and an auditorium filled with seats. This list does not include other venues such as sports stadia, dramatic theatres or convention centres that may occasionally be used for concerts. ::''The list is organised alphabetically by geo-political region or continent and then by country within each region''. Africa Egypt Morocco South Africa Asia Armenia Azerbaijan China Georgia Hong Kong India Iran Israel Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Lebanon Macau Malaysia North Korea Oman Philippines Singapore South Korea Syria Taiwan Thailand Turkey Vietnam Europe Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland (Republic of) Italy Latvia Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Theater
Theater in Korea or Korean theater are theater performances which were originally done in courtyards, but which have now moved to stages. Korean theater is performed in the Korean language, and is generally made up of Korean people. Rising to prominence in Ancient Korea, Korean theater remains vibrant today and is now gaining popularity around the world. Korean theater before the 20th century was more ' performance' than 'drama'. There were no plot-driven dramas, and all the performative presentations, including dance, shaman ritual, and circus, were called ''Nolum'' (놀음) or ''Yeonhee'' (연희), which means 'playing'. Up until the 19th century, the two leading forms of Korean public theater were ''Talchum'' (탈춤) and ''Pansori'' (판소리). Talchum literally translates to "mask-dance". Multiple players wearing masks performed a loosely fixed text through dance, dialogue and song. Since the performers were able to conceal their identities, many of the plays that were p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Art
Korean arts include traditions in calligraphy, music, painting and pottery, often marked by the use of natural forms, surface decoration and bold colors or sounds. The earliest examples of Korean art consist of Stone Age works dating from 3000 BC. These mainly consist of votive sculptures and more recently, petroglyphs, which were rediscovered. This early period was followed by the art styles of various Korean kingdoms and dynasties. Korean artists sometimes modified Chinese traditions with a native preference for simple elegance, spontaneity, and an appreciation for purity of nature. The Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) was one of the most prolific periods for a wide range of disciplines, especially pottery. The Korean art market is concentrated in the Insadong district of Seoul where over 50 small galleries exhibit and occasional fine arts auctions. Galleries are cooperatively run, small and often with curated and finely designed exhibits. In every town there are smaller regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Culture Of South Korea
The contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea which was prevalent in the early Korean nomadic tribes. By maintaining thousands of years of ancient Korean culture, with influence from ancient Chinese culture, South Korea split on its own path of cultural development away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1948. The industrialization, urbanization and westernization of South Korea, especially Seoul, have brought many changes to the way Korean people live. Changing economics and lifestyles have led to urbanization—a concentration of population in major cities (and depopulation of the rural countryside), with multi- generational households separating into nuclear family living arrangements. Today, many cultural elements from South Korea, especially popular culture, have spread across the globe and have become some of the most prominent cultural forces in the world. Literature Prior to the 20th century, Korean liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean War
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950) , place = Korean Peninsula, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Korea Strait, China–North Korea border , territory = Korean Demilitarized Zone established * North Korea gains the city of Kaesong, but loses a net total of {{Convert, 1506, sqmi, km2, abbr=on, order=flip, including the city of Sokcho, to South Korea. , result = Inconclusive , combatant1 = {{Flag, First Republic of Korea, name=South Korea, 1949, size=23px , combatant1a = {{Plainlist , * {{Flagicon, United Nations, size=23px United Nations Command, United Nations{{Refn , name = nbUNforces , group = lower-alpha , On 9 July 1951 troop constituents were: US: 70.4%, ROK: 23.3% other UNC: 6.3%{{Cite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8Eight
8Eight () is a South Korean co-ed vocal trio group consisting of Baek Chan, Lee Hyun, and Joo Hee. On December 21, 2014, Baek Chan and Joo Hee's contracts with Big Hit Entertainment and Source Music expired and the group became temporarily disbanded. 8Eight won the first season of the television series, MBC’s ''Show Survival'' (쇼 서바이벌). They debuted on MBC’s ''Show! Music Core'' on August 25, 2007. On October 8, 2012, member Lee Hyun enlisted for mandatory military service of five weeks of basic training followed by duty as an active soldier for 21 months. On September 19, 2014, the group released their comeback single "Don't Go Crazy". On January 31, 2020, Big Hit Entertainment revealed that the group would release a new single on February 7 with Bang Si-hyuk and Wonderkid as producers. Members * Lee Hyun (이현) – male vocalist, leader * Baek Chan (백찬) – male vocalist, rapper * Joo Hee (주희) – female vocalist Discography Studio albums Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
