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I AM.
''I Am - SM Town Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden'' is a 2012 South Korean documentary film directed by Choi Jin-sung, that is about 32 SM Town K-pop artists on their journey to become the first Asian singers to stage their milestone '' SMTown Live '10 World Tour'' concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. The film was originally scheduled for release in South Korea on 10 May 2012, but was postponed to 21 June 2012, due to audio issues. Synopsis The movie follows 32 artists from SM Town as they rehearse and go about their daily lives. Cast *Kangta * BoA *TVXQ: U-Know Yunho, Max Changmin *Super Junior: Leeteuk, Yesung, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun. *Girls' Generation: Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. *Shinee: Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, and Taemin * f(x): Victoria, Amber, Luna, Sulli, and Krystal. Music On April 24, 2012, SM Town released the film's theme song, "Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Jin-sung (director)
Choi Jin-sung (; born 1975) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Choi's works reveal aspects of Korean society that have been marginalized by the country's strong waves of economic development, including ''FuckUmentary'' (2001), ''Camellia Project'' (2005), ''Reservoir Dogs Take 1: South-han River (with Windy City)'' (2010), ''Reservoir Dogs Take 2: Nakdong River (with Bard & Jung Mina)'' (2011) and ''Jam Docu GANGJEONG'' (2011). He also directed the documentary film ''I AM'' (2012) which follows 32 SM Town K-pop artists on their journey to become the first Asian singers to stage their milestone '' SMTown Live '10 World Tour'' concert at Madison Square Garden in New York and the romance/ mystery thriller '' Steel Cold Winter'' (2013) starring Kim Yoon-hye and Kim Shi-hoo. Filmography *''FuckUmentary'' (documentary, 2001) - director, cinematographer *''The World Cup of Their Own ver. 2.0'' (short film, 2002) - director, cinematographer, planner, editor *''For W ... [...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, Super Junior-Happy, and Super Junior-L.S.S. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyoyeon
Kim Hyo-yeon (; born September 22, 1989), known professionally as Hyoyeon or DJ Hyo, is a South Korean singer, dancer, and DJ. She debuted as a member of the girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of the most widely known K-pop groups worldwide. She has since participated in other SM Entertainment projects, including Oh!GG, Girls' Generation-Oh!GG and Got the Beat. Hyoyeon also released the solo singles "Mystery" (2016) and "Wannabe" (2017) prior to making her solo debut as HYO with the single "Sober" in 2018. In South Korean television, Hyoyeon was a part of the main cast of the variety show ''Invincible Youth, Invincible Youth 2'' (2011–2012), ''Attraction TV: Season 2'' (2017), ''My English Puberty'' (2017–2018), ''Where Is Mr. Kim Season 2'' (2018), ''Secret Unnie'' (2018), as the contestant of several competition show ''Dancing with the Stars (South Korean TV series), Dancing with the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany Young
Stephanie Young Hwang (born August 1, 1989), known professionally as Tiffany or Tiffany Young, is an American singer-songwriter of Korean descent. Born and raised in California, she was discovered by South Korean entertainment agency SM Entertainment at the age of fifteen and subsequently moved to South Korea. After two years of training, Young debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-TTS) in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most widely known girl groups worldwide. In 2016, Young became the second Girls' Generation member to debut as a soloist with the release of her first extended play '' I Just Wanna Dance''. Although Young remains a member of Girls' Generation, she left SM Entertainment in October 2017. She joined Paradigm Talent Agency and signed with record label Transparent Arts prior to the release of her 2019 extended play '' Lips on Lips''. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunny (singer)
Susan Soonkyu Lee (born May 15, 1989), known professionally as Sunny, is a South Korean and American singer and entertainer based in South Korea. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-Oh!GG) in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most widely known girl groups worldwide. Apart from her group's activities, Sunny has participated in numerous side projects including original soundtracks, television variety shows, musical acting and radio hosting. Life and career 1989–2007: Early life and career beginnings Sunny was born on May 15, 1989, in Orange County, California, United States. Her family consists of her parents and two older sisters who are ten and fifteen years older than her. She and her sisters share the same birthday. Sunny's paternal uncle is Lee Soo-man, the founder of SM Entertainment. While she was still an infant, her family moved to Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Jung
Jessica Jung (born April 18, 1989) is a South Korean and American singer-songwriter, actress, author, and businesswoman. She is best known for her work as a former member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. As an actress, Jung portrayed Elle Woods in the Korean version of the musical ''Legally Blonde'' in 2010 and played a role in the television drama '' Wild Romance'' in 2012. In August 2014, Jung established a fashion brand, Blanc & Eclare. The next month, she was dismissed from Girls' Generation due to alleged conflicts between the group's schedule and her own business activities. Following the dismissal, Jung ended her contract with SM Entertainment in 2015 and signed with Coridel Entertainment in 2016, prior to the release of her debut solo album '' With Love, J''. In May 2018, she signed a contract with United Talent Agency. Her debut novel '' Shine'' was released in September 2020. Early life Jessica Jung was born on April 18, 1989, in San Francisco. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taeyeon
Kim Tae-yeon (; born March 9, 1989), known mononymously as Taeyeon, is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of the most widely known K-pop groups worldwide. She has since participated in other SM Entertainment projects, including Girls' Generation-TTS, SM the Ballad, Oh!GG, Girls' Generation-Oh!GG, and the supergroup Got the Beat. In 2015, Taeyeon released her debut extended play (EP) ''I (Taeyeon EP), I'', whose I (Taeyeon song), titular single reached number one on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. In 2016, she released the number-one single "Rain (Taeyeon song), Rain" as part of the SM Station project, followed by her second EP ''Why (Taeyeon EP), Why'', which peaked atop the Gaon Album Chart. Taeyeon's debut studio album, ''My Voice (album), My Voice'', was released in 2017 and yielded the top-five singles "11:11 (Taeyeon song), 11:11", "Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Kyu-hyun
Cho Kyu-hyun (; born February 3, 1988), referred to as Kyuhyun, is a South Korean singer, musical theatre actor, and television host. He debuted as a new member of boy group Super Junior (and later its sub-groups Super Junior-K.R.Y. and Super Junior-M as well as former member of SM Entertainment project group SM the Ballad) in May 2006. Apart from his group's activities, he has established himself as a musical actor, notably through his participation in the original and Korean versions of stage musicals including ''The Three Musketeers (musical), The Three Musketeers'', ''Catch Me If You Can (musical), Catch Me If You Can'', ''Moon Embracing the Sun'', ''Singin' in the Rain (musical), Singin' in the Rain'', ''The Days'', ''Robin Hood (musical), Robin Hood'', ''Werther'', ''Mozart!'', ''The Man Who Laughs'', ''Phantom (2023 film), Phantom'', and ''Frankenstein''. He was also cast in television shows including ''Radio Star (TV series), Radio Star'', ''We Got Married#Chinese versio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ryeo-wook
Kim Ryeo-wook (born June 21, 1987), better known by the mononym Ryeowook, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and musical actor. He is best known as a member of boy group Super Junior and its subgroups, Super Junior-K.R.Y. and Super Junior-M. Along with four other Super Junior members, he is one of the first Korean artists to appear on Chinese postage stamps. He began a solo career in 2016 with his first EP ''The Little Prince''. Career Pre-debut Ryeowook was discovered through the ''CMB Youth ChinChin Festival'' in 2004 and signed a contract with SM Entertainment soon afterwards, impressing the judges with his singing talent. Before Kyuhyun was added in 2006, Ryeowook was the last to join Super Junior several weeks before their debut in 2005. 2006–2009: Debut with Super Junior, K.R.Y and Super Junior-M Ryeowook made his debut as part of the 12-member project group ''Super Junior 05'' on 6 November 2005 on SBS' music programme ''Popular Songs'', performing their first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Siwon
Choi Si-won (; born April 7, 1986), known mononymously as Siwon, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, model, and actor, known for his work as a member of South Korean boy group Super Junior. Choi was a special representative for UNICEF Korea from 2015 to 2019, before being chosen as a UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office ambassador in November 2019. Aside from being a member of Super Junior, Choi has also ventured into solo activities, mainly acting. He played lead roles in the Korean dramas ''Oh! My Lady'' (2010), ''Poseidon (TV series), Poseidon'' (2011), ''Revolutionary Love'' (2017), ''My Fellow Citizens!'' (2019), and ''Love Is for Suckers (TV series), Love Is for Suckers'' (2022) and had supporting roles in ''Athena: Goddess of War'' (2010), ''The King of Dramas'' (2012), ''She Was Pretty'' (2015), and ''Bloodhounds (South Korean TV series), Bloodhounds'' (2023). Choi has also participated in various Chinese language films such as ''Helios (film), Helios'', ''To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Donghae
Lee Dong-hae (born October 15, 1986), referred to as Donghae, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. He became a trainee under SM Entertainment after winning a prize at SM's ''Youth Best Contest'' in 2001. After four years of training, Donghae debuted as a member of boy group Super Junior (and later its subgroup Super Junior-M and Super Junior-D&E) in November 2005. In July 2023, Lee left SM Entertainment, although he remains as a member of Super Junior. Two months later, Lee along with Eunhyuk, founded a new label under the name of ODE.en to manage his solo activities as well as D&E's activities. He is the Co-founder of the label. Career 1986–2011: Early life and career beginnings Donghae was born in Mokpo, South Korea. His grandmother helped his mother to deliver him. He has an elder brother named Lee Dong-hwa. When he was young, he wanted to become a football player. However, his father wanted him to be a singer since he gave up on his dream to become one himsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eunhyuk
Lee Hyuk-jae (born April 4, 1986), better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and television host. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T and Super Junior-H. In 2011, he joined Super Junior's Mandopop subgroup Super Junior-M and the duo Super Junior-D&E, active in China and Japan respectively. Gaining attention as the main dancer of Super Junior, he branched out with solo activities beginning as radio host through Kiss the Radio, Super Junior's ''Kiss the Radio'' (2006–2011). Through television, Eunhyuk has also been a cast member in popular variety shows such as ''Star King (TV series), Star King'' (2009–11), ''Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2, Let's Go Dream Team 2'' (2009–2011) and Strong Heart (TV series), ''Strong Heart'' (2009–2013). After Super Junior's ''Devil (Super Junior album), Devil'' promotions, he enlisted for military service between 2015 and 2017. Returni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
