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Da-som
Da-som () is a Korean feminine given name. Unlike most Korean names, which are composed of two Sino-Korean roots each written with one hanja, "Da-som" is an indigenous Korean name: a single word meaning "love". It is an older variation of the South Korean name Sa-rang; both names carry the meaning of "love". It is one of a number of such indigenous names which became more popular in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ... in the late 20th century. People People with this name include: * Kim Da-som (born 1993), South Korean actress and singer Fictional characters Fictional characters with this name include: * Choi Da-som, in the 2020 South Korean television series '' Welcome'' See also * Sa-rang (Korean given name) * List of Korean given names References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Da-som
Kim Da-som (; born May 6, 1993) is a South Korean actress and singer. She is best known as a former member of South Korean girl group Sistar and formerly under Starship Entertainment. She has acted in films and television dramas, including ''Family'' (2012–2013), '' Melody of Love'' (2013–2014), '' The Virtual Bride'' (2015), ''Sister is Alive'' (2017) and '' He Is Psychometric'' (2019). Career Pre-debut activities Before debuting as a singer, Dasom had entered and won various poem and song-writing contests. Since childhood, Dasom had dreamed of becoming an actress. She shared that she grew up watching classic movies and, during her second year of middle school, would watch two films a day during her vacations. She was particularly captivated by the works of directors like Hitchcock, Kubrick, and Luc Besson. Dasom naturally thought that she wanted to act. This led her to enroll in the acting department at Anyang Arts High School while misleading her parents about attendi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome (TV Series)
''Welcome'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Kim Myung-soo, Shin Ye-eun, Seo Ji-hoon, Yoon Ye-joo and Kang Hoon. Based on the 2009–2010 Naver webtoon of the same name by Go A-ra, it aired on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 ( KST) from March 25 to April 30, 2020. During its run, ''Welcome'' recorded a lowest single-episode rating of 0.8%, beating the previous record lows set by previous KBS2 dramas '' Lovely Horribly'' (2018) and ''Manhole'' (2017) to become the lowest rated drama airing in a primetime slot on a free-to-air network in history. ''Welcome's'' average rating of 1.7% was also the worst, until MBC drama '' Oh My Ladylord'' broke the record with a slightly lower average figure of 1.6% a year later. Synopsis Kim Sol-ah, a young graphic designer, brings home a white cat named Hong-jo that can turn into a man. He becomes attracted to Sol-ah while hiding his human identity from her. Cast Main * Kim Myung-soo as Hong-jo, a cat who dreams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Korean Given Names
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu List * Ga-young () * Ga-eun () * Ga-eul () * Ga-in () * Kang-min () *Gun () * Kun-woo () * Kyung-gu () * Kyung-lim () * Kyung-mo () * Kyung-min () * Kyung-seok () * Kyung-sun () * Kyung-soo () * Kyung-sook () * Kyung-ah () * Kyung-ok () * Kyung-wan () * Kyung-won () * Kyung-ja () * Kyung-jae () * Kyung-ju () * Kyung-joon () * Kyung-chul () * Kyung-tae () * Kyung-taek () * Kyung-ho () * Kyung-hwa () * Kyung-hwan () * Kyung-hee () * Go-eun () * Kwang () * Kwang-min () * Kwang-seok () * Kwang-seon () * Kwang-su () * Kwang-sik () * Kwang-jo () * Kwang-hyok () * Kwang-hyun () * Kwang-ho () * Kwang-hwan () * Kwang-hoon () * Kwang-hee () * Gyuri () * Kyu-won () * Kyu-chul () * Geun () * Kum-song () * Ki-nam () * Ki-moon () * Ki-young () * Ki-woo () * Gi-ung () * Ki-jung () * Ki-tae () * Ki-ha () * Na-rae () * Nari () * Na-moo () * Na-young () * Nak-won () * Nam-kyu () * Nam-gi () * Nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feminine
Femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and Gender roles, roles generally associated with women and girls. Femininity can be understood as Social construction of gender, socially constructed, and there is also some evidence that some behaviors considered feminine are influenced by both cultural factors and biological factors. To what extent femininity is biologically or socially influenced is subject to debate. It is Sex and gender distinction, conceptually distinct from both the Female, female biological sex and from womanhood, as all humans can exhibit feminine and masculine traits, regardless of sex and gender. Traits traditionally cited as feminine include gracefulness, gentleness, empathy, humility, and Sensitivity (human), sensitivity, though traits associated with femininity vary across societies and individuals, and are influenced by a variety of social and cultural factors. Overview and history Despite the terms ''femininity'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea
Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 38th parallel between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK). Both countries proclaimed independence in 1948, and the two countries fought the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. The region is bordered by China to the north and Russia to the northeast, across the Yalu River, Amnok (Yalu) and Tumen River, Duman (Tumen) rivers, and is separated from Japan to the southeast by the Korea Strait. Known human habitation of the Korean peninsula dates to 40,000 BC. The kingdom of Gojoseon, which according to tradition was founded in 2333 BC, fell to the Han dynasty in 108 BC. It was followed by the Three Kingdoms of Korea, Three Kingdoms period, in which Korea was divided into Goguryeo, Baekje, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sino-Korean Vocabulary
Sino-Korean vocabulary or Hanja-eo () refers to Korean words of Chinese origin. Sino-Korean vocabulary includes words borrowed directly from Chinese, as well as new Korean words created from Chinese characters, and words borrowed from Sino-Japanese vocabulary. Many of these terms were borrowed during the height of Chinese-language literature on Korean culture. Subsequently, many of these words have also been truncated or altered for the Korean language. Estimates of the percentage of Sino-Korean ranges from as low as 30% to as high as 70%. According to the '' Standard Korean Language Dictionary'' published by the National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL), Sino-Korean represents approximately 57% of the Korean vocabulary. History The use of Chinese and Chinese characters in Korea dates back to at least 194 BCE. While Sino-Korean words were widely used during the Three Kingdoms period, they became even more popular during the Silla period. During this time, male aristocrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanja
Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, which can be written with Hanja, and () refers to Classical Chinese writing, although ''Hanja'' is also sometimes used to encompass both concepts. Because Hanja characters have never undergone any major reforms, they more closely resemble traditional Chinese and kyūjitai, traditional Japanese characters, although the stroke orders for certain characters are slightly different. Such examples are the characters and , as well as and . Only a small number of Hanja characters were modified or are unique to Korean, with the rest being identical to the traditional Chinese characters. By contrast, many of the Chinese characters currently in use in mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore have been simplified Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love
Love is a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment (psychology), attachment to a person, animal, or thing. It is expressed in many forms, encompassing a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, or the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love of a mother differs from the love of a spouse, which differs from the love of food. Love is considered to be both positive and negative, with its virtue representing kindness, compassion, and affection—"the unselfish, loyal, and benevolent concern for the good of another"—and its vice representing a morality, moral flaw akin to vanity, selfishness, amour-propre, and egotism. It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans, oneself, or animals. In its various forms, love acts as a major facilitator of interpersonal relationships, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sa-rang (Korean Given Name)
Sa-rang is a Korean feminine given name. The word itself is a native Korean word meaning "love" and does not have corresponding Hanja. However, since Korean given names can be created arbitrarily, it may also be a name with Hanja (e.g. ). People People with this name include: * Kim Sa-rang (actress) (born 1978), South Korean actress * Kim Sa-rang (singer) (born 1981), South Korean rock singer-songwriter * Kim Sa-rang (badminton) (born 1989), South Korean badminton player * Park Sa-rang (born 2003), South Korean actress * Ryu Sa-rang (born 2007), South Korean musician (member of IZNA) Fictional characters * Kim Sa-rang, in the 2014 South Korean television drama ''I'm Dying Soon'' * Cha Sa-rang, in the 2015 South Korean television series ''Super Daddy Yeol'' * Oh Sa-rang, in the 2017 South Korean television series ''School 2017'' * Maeng Sa-rang, in the 2018 South Korean television series ''Sweet Revenge 2'' * Cheon Sa-rang, in the 2023 South Korean television series '' King the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. Like North Korea, South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has Demographics of South Korea, a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the List of largest cities, ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world; other major cities include Busan, Daegu, and Incheon. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Gojoseon, Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early seventh century BC. From the mid first century BC, various Polity, polities consolidated into the rival Three Kingdoms of Korea, kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Feminine Given Names
Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, people from the Korean peninsula or of Korean descent * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean **Korean dialects **See also: North–South differences in the Korean language Places * Korean Peninsula, a peninsula in East Asia **North Korea **South Korea Other uses *Korean Air, flag carrier and the largest airline of South Korea See also *Korean War, 1950-present war between North Korea and South Korea; ceasefire since 1953 *Names of Korea, various country names used in international contexts *History of Korea The Lower Paleolithic era on the Korean Peninsula and in Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago. Christopher J. Norton, "The Current State of Korean Paleoanthropology", (2000), ''Journal of Human Evolution'', 38: 803–825. The earl ..., the history of Korea up to 1945 * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
