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54th Baeksang Arts Awards
The 54th Baeksang Arts Awards () ceremony was held on May 3, 2018, at Hall D, COEX in Seoul. Hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy and Park Bo-gum, it was broadcast live on JTBC. Organised by ''Ilgan Sports'' and JTBC Plus, it is South Korea's only awards ceremony which recognises excellence in both film and television. The highest honors of the night, Grand Prize (Daesang), were awarded to the film '' 1987: When the Day Comes'' in the film division and the drama series ''Stranger A stranger is a person who is unknown to another person or group. Because of this unknown status, a stranger may be perceived as a threat until their identity and character can be ascertained. Different classes of strangers have been identified ...'' in the television division. Winners and nominees *Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. **Nominees Film Television Special awards References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baeksang Arts Awards, 54th Baeksa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COEX Convention & Exhibition Center
Coex Convention & Exhibition Center (Coex) located in Samseong-dong of Gangnam-gu district, Seoul, is one of South Korea's convention and exhibition centers. Coex is serviced by Samseong Station on line 2 and Bongeunsa Station on line 9 of the Seoul Subway. The 836-meter (914-yard) section of sidewalk along Yeongdong Boulevard from exit No. 5 of Samseong Station on Seoul Subway Line 2 to exit No. 7 of Bongeunsa Station on Seoul Subway Line 9, outside Convention & Exhibition Center and ASEM Tower is designated as a smoke-free zone by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Notable events * The 2000 Asia-Europe Summit (ASEM) * 2010 G-20 Seoul summit - November 2010 * 2012 Nuclear Security Summit - 26–27 March 2012 * International Congress on Mathematical Education - 8–15 July 2012 * TVing OSL Finals - 28 July 2012 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steel Rain
''Steel Rain'' is a 2017 South Korean action thriller film directed by Yang Woo-suk, based on his 2011 webtoon of the same name. The film stars Jung Woo-sung and Kwak Do-won. The film opened in South Korea on December 14, 2017, and was later released worldwide on March 14, 2018, on Netflix. A standalone sequel titled '' Steel Rain 2: Summit'' was released in 2020, with Jung Woo-sung and Kwak Do-won returning to play the leading but different roles. Plot In North Korea, Eom Chul-Woo is assigned by chief director Ri Tae-han of the Reconnaissance General Bureau to assassinate Supreme Guard Command chief Park Byung-jin and the minister of state security to prevent a coup d'état. Eom kills the minister in a car accident. In South Korea, senior presidential secretary Kwak Chul-woo congratulates Kim Kyung-young for winning the presidential election. He is later informed by Li, an ethnic Korean in charge of the Korean branch of China's state security, of the assassination and the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Woo-suk
Yang Woo-suk (born October 24, 1969) is a South Korean film director and manhwaga. His first film was the critical and commercial hit ''The Attorney'' (2013). Career Born in Seoul in 1969, Yang Woo-suk graduated from Korea University with degrees in English Literature and Philosophy. He became a cartoonist, writing webtoons such as ''If Thou Must Love Me'' (2008-2009) and ''Steel Rain'' (2011-2012). Yang also began working in the film industry mainly as a producer for the companies MBC Productions, SK Independence, and All That Story, doing such tasks as production planning, investment supervision and recruiting new directors. He became interested in film technology and taught himself about HD and CGI; he produced the HD film ''Desire'' in 2004 and became the creative planning director at computer graphics company Locus. Yang's debut as a filmmaker came relatively late in life in his mid-forties, when he co-wrote and directed courtroom drama ''The Attorney'', a fictionali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yong-hwa
Kim Yong-hwa (born September 25, 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim wrote and directed ''Oh! Brothers'' (2003), ''200 Pounds Beauty'' (2006), '' Take Off'' (2009) and '' Mr. Go'' (2013). Career Kim Yong-hwa majored in Film Studies at Chung-Ang University, but because of financial difficulties, it took him a decade to graduate. His graduation project in 1999 was the short film ''In the Jungle'' (titled "Salted Mackerel" in Korean), about two brothers (one of whom is a deaf-mute) taking care of a terminally ill mother, who are ordered to leave the hospital after they are late in paying the bills. ''In the Jungle'' won prizes at the 42nd Rochester International Film Festival and the 33rd Houston International Film Festival in 2000. For his feature directorial debut, Kim wrote and directed ''Oh! Brothers'', a comedy about an amoral, debt-ridden private detective who upon his father's death learns he has a younger half-brother with progeria, played by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Worlds
The ''Giants'' series is a group of five science fiction novels by James P. Hogan, beginning with his first novel, 1977's ''Inherit the Stars''. Origins Hogan revealed in the introduction to the omnibus edition ''The Two Moons'', that ''Inherit the Stars'' was inspired by a viewing of the film ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968) which he enjoyed until the ending. Complaining about what he saw as the confusing, effects-heavy conclusion at work afterwards, each of his colleagues bet him five pounds that he couldn't write and publish a science-fiction novel. The result was ''Inherit the Stars'', which was published by Del Rey Books in May 1977. He later asked Arthur C. Clarke about the meaning of the ending of ''2001'', to which Clarke reportedly replied that while the ending of Hogan's ''Inherit the Stars'' made more sense, the ending of ''2001'' made more money. Background The series is notable for its creation of a substantial prehistory of the Solar System, stretching back mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anarchist From Colony
''Anarchist from Colony'' () is a 2017 South Korean biographical period drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik about the life of independence activist Park Yeol, with Lee Je-hoon taking on the titular role. It premiered in South Korea on June 28, 2017. Synopsis The film is based on the true story of the anarchist and revolutionary Park Yeol (Lee Je-hoon), who organizes the anarchist group Heukdohoe, which planned to assassinate Japan's Crown Prince Hirohito during Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. The movie also highlights the relationship between Park and his lover Fumiko Kaneko (Choi Hee-seo), a Japanese nihilist who sympathized with Koreans oppressed under Japanese rule. Park Yeol is the leader of the anarchist group Bulryeongsa, which has 14 Korean and five Japanese members. He seems like an easygoing, courageous and disobedient young man who never troubles others. His partner Fumiko is a strong and intelligent woman who appears to be positive with a sense of hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Kang-ho
Song Kang-ho (born January 17, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Song made his film debut in ''The Day a Pig Fell into the Well'' (1996), and came to national prominence with a series of critically acclaimed performances, including ''No. 3'' (1997), ''Joint Security Area'' (2000), ''Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance'' (2002), ''Memories of Murder'' (2003), '' The Host'' (2006), and ''A Taxi Driver'' (2017). Song rose to international prominence for his performances in ''Snowpiercer'' (2013) and ''Parasite'' (2019), the latter of which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Picture. He was awarded Best Actor at the 75th Cannes Film Festival for his performance in ''Broker''. In 2020, ''The New York Times'' ranked him #6 on its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century. He has been named Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year four times (2013, 2017, 2019 and 2020). Early life Song Kang-ho was born in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fortress (2017 Film)
'' The Fortress'' is a 2017 South Korean historical drama film directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Byung-hun and Kim Yoon-seok. It is based on the novel ''Namhansanseong'' by Kim Hoon. Plot The film is set during the Qing invasion of Joseon in 1636, when King Injo and his retainers sought refuge in the fortress located in Namhansanseong. Cast Main * Lee Byung-hun as Choi Myung-kil A leader of one of the two ideological cliques that battles in the fortress trying to decide whether to make peace or fight against the Qing dynasty. * Kim Yoon-seok as Kim Sang-hun The other leader of the ideological clique who battles with Choi's opinion and firmly believes in defending the nation's dignity by fighting against the Qing dynasty. * Park Hae-il as King Injo The king who is in agony in the tense conflicts between his men over the fate of the nation. * Go Soo as Seo Nal-soe A blacksmith sent out with a king's letter to recruit loyal forces. *Park Hee-soon as Lee Shi-baek Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yoon-seok
Kim Yoon-seok (born January 21, 1967) is a South Korean actor, film director and screenwriter. Kim began his career in theater and it subsequently led him to be cast in minor roles in films and television dramas. His breakout role came as the villain in gambling film '' Tazza: The High Rollers'' (2006), but it was his performance as an ex-cop turned pimp in surprise hit '' The Chaser'' (2008) that brought him acting awards and wider recognition in his forties. Kim has since become an acclaimed actor in South Korea, with notable performances in films such as '' Running Turtle'' (2009), '' The Yellow Sea'' (2010), ''Punch'' (2011),'' The Thieves'' (2012), '' Hwayi: A Monster Boy'' (2013), '' Sea Fog'' (2014), ''The Classified File'' (2015), '' The Priests'' (2015) and '' 1987: When the Day Comes'' (2017). In 2019, Kim made his directorial debut with '' Another Child'', a family drama film starring Yum Jung-ah and Kim So-jin. Career Kim Yoon-seok was trained on stage as a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |