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1980 In South Korea
Events from the year 1980 in South Korea. Incumbents *President of South Korea, President: Choi Kyu-hah (until 16 August), Chun Doo-hwan (starting 1 September) *Prime Minister of South Korea, Prime Minister: ** until 22 May: Shin Hyun-hwak ** 22 May-2 September: Pak Choong-hoon ** starting 2 September: Nam Duck-woo Events *May 17 - Coup d'état of May Seventeenth: General Chun Doo-hwan forces the Cabinet to extend martial law to the whole nation. *May 18–27 - Gwangju massacre: Up to 165 people are killed when a popular uprising in the city of Gwangju is crushed by the South Korean army. *May 20 - Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo order the National Assembly of Korea to be dissolved, using troops to enforce the order. *July 8- Miss Universe 1980 *August 27 - Chun Doo-hwan is elected President of South Korea by the "National Conference for Unification". Films *''Fine Windy Day'' *''The Hidden Hero'' *''Neumi'' *''Painful Maturity'' *''Son of Man (1980 film), Son of Man'' *''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Century
The 20th century began on 1 January 1901 (MCMI), and ended on 31 December 2000 (MM). It was the 10th and last century in the 2nd millennium and was marked by new models of scientific understanding, unprecedented scopes of warfare, new modes of communication that would operate at nearly instant speeds, and new forms of art and entertainment. Population growth was also unprecedented, as the century started with around 1.6 billion people, and ended with around 6.2 billion. The 20th century was dominated by significant geopolitical events that reshaped the political and social structure of the globe: World War I, the Spanish flu, Spanish flu pandemic, World War II and the Cold War. Unprecedented 20th century in science, advances in science and technology defined the century, including the advent of nuclear weapons and nuclear power, space exploration, the Digital Revolution, shift from analog to digital computing and the continuing advancement of transportation, including powered f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonhap News Agency
Yonhap News Agency (; ) is a major news agency in South Korea. It is based in Seoul, South Korea. Yonhap provides news articles, pictures, and other information to newspapers, TV networks and other media in South Korea. History Yonhap was established on 19 December 1980, through the merger of Hapdong News Agency and Orient Press. The Hapdong News Agency itself emerged in late 1945 out of the short-lived Kukje News, which had operated for two months out of the office of the Domei, the former Japanese news agency that had functioned in Korea during the Japanese Japanese colonial era. In 1999, Yonhap took over the Naewoe News Agency. Naewoe was a South Korea government-affiliated organization, created in the mid 1970s, tasked with publishing information and analysis on North Korea from a South Korean perspective through books and journals. Naewoe was known to have close links with South Korea's intelligence agency, and according to the British academic and historian James Hoar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Sang-woo
Lee Sang-woo (; born February 13, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the 2007 television drama ''First Wives' Club'', and has since played leading roles on '' The Road Home'' (2009), '' Don't Hesitate'' (2009), '' Life Is Beautiful'' (2010), and '' Feast of the Gods'' (2012). Career Lee Sang-woo launched his acting career in 2005, starring in a ''Drama City'' episode and a minor role in the television drama '' 18 vs. 29''. This was followed by more supporting roles on television, including his big screen debut in '' Almost Love'', a romantic comedy film headlined by Kwon Sang-woo and Kim Ha-neul. During this time, he also starred as one of the three leading actors of the independent film ''Don't Look Back'' (2006), which was the closing film of that year's Jeonju International Film Festival, and won a critic's prize at the Locarno International Film Festival. Lee began his rise to fame with a supporting role in ''First Wives' Club'', a popular drama which aire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Oh
Oh Sang-mi, better known as Sam Oh is a South Korean television host, radio broadcaster. A Korean expatriate who has been living in the Philippines for 20 years. She can speak Tagalog and English in addition to her native Korean. She has been the main hostess of ''Rated Oh!'' on Solar Entertainment's ETC cable channel for eight seasons and a columnist of ''The Manila Times''. Oh landed the job on ETC through an audition, which was turned into a reality show. She had a morning radio show on 99.5 Hit FM (now 99.5 Play FM) entitled ''Sam Vs Sam'' with former co-host Sam YG (until Sam YG was suspended by management which led to his eventual transfer to Magic 89.9 in July 2007). By September, she was part of its replacement, ''The HiT Morning Crew'', along with the Flushmasters Sonny B & Bennii and newsgirl Christina (previously with Robi the Rascal and Boytoy Chevy Chase). That show lasted until she decided to leave radio for good to concentrate on her new television sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Taxi Driver
''A Taxi Driver'' () is a 2017 South Korean political action drama film directed by Jang Hoon and written by Eom Yu-na, with Song Kang-ho starring in the lead role, alongside Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hae-jin, and Ryu Jun-yeol. Based on a real-life story, the film centers on a taxi driver from Seoul who unintentionally becomes involved in the events of the Gwangju Uprising in 1980. It is based on German journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter's interactions with driver Kim Man-seob; however, as very little information on Kim was known at the time of the filming, most elements regarding his life and the events that happened to him outside of Gwangju are fictional. The film was released on 2 August 2017, in South Korea. It was very positively received by critics, who praised its unique approach to depicting the Gwangju Uprising events, emotional weight, as well as the main character and his relationship with Hinzpeter, and was selected as the List of South Korean submissions for the Academy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Witness (1980 Film)
''The Last Witness'' () is a 1980 South Korean mystery film directed by Lee Doo-yong, based on the 1974 novel of the same title by Kim Seong-jong. A remake with the same title was released in 2001. Plot Detective Oh Byung-ho is assigned to investigate the murder of a brewer in Munchang. He learns that the brewer, Yang Dal-soo, helped capture four guerrillas and kill nine during the Korean War. Kang Man-ho, one of the guerrillas that surrendered, recalls that he was entrusted by Son, his eccentric commander at Jirisan, with the safety of his daughter, Son Ji-hye, as well as a map showing the location of a fortune inherited from Son's landlord family. The commander was removed from his post and executed for refusing an order from Pyongyang for an all-out attack from the mountains; all but thirteen people were wiped out in a following attack: ten guerillas including Man-ho, as well as Ji-hye, Hwang Bau, and Han Dong-ju. Hiding out in the basement of a school, Bau and Man-ho tried t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Of Man (1980 Film)
''Son of Man'' () is a 1980 South Korean film directed by Yu Hyun-mok. It is based on the same titled 1979 novel written by Yi Munyol. Synopsis A detective searching for the cause of a young man's death uncovers a melodramatic story involving prostitutes and religion. Cast * Hah Myung-joong * Lee Soon-jae * Joo Sun-tae * Oh Su-mi * Oh Mi-yeon * Kim Yun-mi * Hwang Jung-seun * Do Kum-bong * Park Am * Kim Seok-hun Awards * Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea. The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ... (1980), Best Film Notes Bibliography * * 1980 films 1980s Korean-language films South Korean drama films Best Picture Grand Bell Award winners Films directed by Yu Hyun-mok 1980 drama films Korean-language drama films {{SouthKorea-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painful Maturity
''Painful Maturity'' () is a 1980 South Korean melodrama film directed by Park Chul-soo. Plot Su-jin, a girl prone to lapses into unconsciousness, is saved by Kyung-ho when she passes out on the street. After Kyung-ho leaves her in a hospital, he leaves on a three-month voyage. Hoping to meet him on his return, Su-jin goes to see his ship on its scheduled arrival. She passes out, and Kyung-ho is not on the ship. Jang-won, a medical student, falls in love with Su-jin during her recuperation, but must give her up when Kyung-ho returns. Cast * Yun Sang-mi *Yu In-chon * Yoon Il-bong *Jung Hye-sun Jung Hye-sun (; born February 21, 1942), birth name Jung Young-ja (), is a South Korean actress. Jung made her entertainment debut as a voice actress with the KBS Daejeon Daejeon (; ) is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, fifth-l ... * No Jin-a * Kim Yeon-hui * Son Jeon * Kim Sin-myeong References External links * * * * South Korean romantic drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neumi
''Neumi'' () also known as ''The Deaf Worker'' is a 1980 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. Synopsis A melodrama about a mute woman who works at a brick factory. Cast * Chang Mi-hee * Hah Myung-joong * Lee Hwa-si *Kim Chung-chul *Baek Il-seob *Kwon Mi-Hye *Park Am Park Am (born November 11, 1924 – March 22, 1989) was a South Korean actor. Park was born in Seoul in 1924. He graduated from the college of Dentistry at Seoul National University. Filmography *Note; the whole list is referenced. ' Awards * 1 ... *Lee Young-ho *Joo Sun-tae *Moon Mi-bong References Bibliography * * External links * 1980 films 1980s Korean-language films South Korean drama films Films directed by Kim Ki-young {{SouthKorea-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hidden Hero
''The Hidden Hero'' () is a 1980 South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea. The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co .... Synopsis An anti-communist film about a reporter torn between political ideologies during the days after the Korean liberation from Japan.Synopsis based on Cast * Hah Myung-joong * Kim Young-ae * Go Doo-shim * Song Jae-ho * Joo Hyun * Yoon Yang-ha * Kim Hee-ra * Lee Ill-woong * Lee Jong-man * Park Am Bibliography * * * * Notes External links 1980 films Films directed by Im Kwon-taek 1980s Korean-language films South Korean drama films Best Picture Grand Bell Award winners 1980 drama films Korean-language drama films {{SouthKorea-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fine Windy Day
''A Fine, Windy Day'' () is a 1980 South Korean film written and directed by Lee Jang-ho. Plot The lives of three young working-class male friends are followed in the film. Chun-shik works at a barbershop where he is in love with Miss Yu, a co-worker. Gil-nam, a hotel worker, is in love with Jin-ok, who works at a hair salon. Duk-bae, the most innocent of the trio, works at a Chinese restaurant and is torn between his affections for a factory-worker and Myung-hi, a wealthy girl. Together over drinks, the three young men talk over their lives and their aimless thoughts about the future. At the end of the film they are separated when Chun-shik is arrested for assault, and Gil-nam leaves to begin his military service. Cast * Lee Yeong-ho... Chun-shik (barbershop worker) * Ahn Sung-ki... Duk-bae (Chinese restaurant worker) * Kim Seong-chan... Gil-nam (hotel worker) * Im Ye-jin... Choon-soon (Chun-shik's younger sister) * Kim Bo-yeon... Miss Yu (barbershop worker) * Yu Ji-in... * Choi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopædia Britannica
The is a general knowledge, general-knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It has been published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. since 1768, although the company has changed ownership seven times. The 2010 version of the 15th edition, which spans 32 volumes and 32,640 pages, was the last printed edition. Since 2016, it has been published exclusively as an online encyclopedia, online encyclopaedia. Printed for 244 years, the ''Britannica'' was the longest-running in-print encyclopaedia in the English language. It was first published between 1768 and 1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland, in three volumes. The encyclopaedia grew in size; the second edition was 10 volumes, and by its fourth edition (1801–1810), it had expanded to 20 volumes. Its rising stature as a scholarly work helped recruit eminent contributors, and the 9th (1875–1889) and Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, 11th editions (1911) are landmark encyclopaedias for scholarship and literary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
