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Jang Kyung-ik
Jang Kyung-ik () is a South Korean producer and entertainment executive. He is the founding member of Next Entertainment World (NEW) and former head of film division NEW as well as former CEO of its subsidiary Studio&NEW. In July 2024, CJ ENM has appointed Jang as CEO of its subsidiary Studio Dragon. Jang establishing himself as a content producer in South Korea after producing major hit with the drama ''Descendants of the Sun'', as well as film '' Miracle in Cell No. 7'' and ''Train to Busan'', which garnered 10 million viewers. Early life During his school days, Jang Kyung-ik didn't have specific dreams, but he had a deep passion for movies. He would rewatch films he liked, such as ''The Sound of Music'' and ''Graduation,'' multiple times. Instead of focusing on directors, he followed the performances of actors like Tom Hanks, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Meg Ryan. Jang's favorite movie is ''Chungking Express''. In his 20s, he struggled with self-image, finding his path in life, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megabox (cinema Chain)
Megabox Joongang (; stylized as MEGABOX; ) is a multiplex cinema chain in South Korea, and the third largest multiplex theater company in the country, after CJ CGV and Lotte Cinema. It is headquartered in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. It was established in 2000 as a joint venture between Orion Confectionery and Loews Cineplex Entertainment, owned jointly by Sony Pictures and Universal Studios. It later merged with Cinus, owned by JoongAng Group's Media Network, in 2010. Currently, it operates 722 screens at 105 locations nationwide. History Megabox is owned by a consortium of Australia-based Macquarie Group and Joongang Media Network subsidiary jcontentree. The first Megabox launched in COEX Mall in Samseong-dong in 2000 followed by another two years later in Busan for the international film festival. The chain grew to 14 branches. It was owned by North American-based Loews Cineplex Entertainment before being sold off by Onex Corporation in 2005. Megabox is a mult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Korea Herald
''The Korea Herald'' () is a South Korean English-language daily newspaper founded in August 1953 and published in Seoul. The editorial staff is composed of Korean and international writers and editors, with additional news coverage drawn from international news agencies such as the Associated Press. ''The Korea Herald'' is operated by Herald Corporation. Herald Corporation also publishes ''The Herald Business'', a Korean-language business daily, ''The Junior Herald'', an English weekly for teens, ''The Campus Herald'', a Korean-language weekly for university students. Herald Media is also active in the country's booming English as a foreign language sector, operating a chain of hagwon as well as an English village. ''The Korea Herald'' is a member of the Asia News Network. History ''The Korean Republic'' ''The Korea Herald'' was first published on August 13, 1953, as ''The Korean Republic''. It was a four-page, tabloid-sized, English-language daily. In 1958, ''The Korean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chosun Ilbo
''The Chosun Ilbo'' (, ), also known as ''The Chosun Daily,'' is a Korean-language newspaper of record for South Korea and among the oldest active newspapers in the country. With a daily circulation of more than 1,800,000, ''The'' ''Chosun Ilbo'' has been audited annually since the Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993. ''The'' ''Chosun Ilbo'' and its subsidiary company, Digital Chosun, operate the ''Chosun.com'' news website, which also publishes news in English, Chinese, and Japanese. History The Chosun Ilbo Establishment Union was created in September 1919. ''The'' ''Chosun Ilbo'' newspaper was founded on 5 March 1920 by Sin Sogu with the financial support of the Daejong Business Association. Cho Jin-Tae, the vice-chairman of the Daejong Business Association was appointed the first President of the newspaper in 1920. However, as the Business Association failed to pay promised finances, the relationship between the Association and ''The Chosun Ilbo'' broke down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Ji-young
Chung Ji-young (born November 19, 1946) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Among his most well-known films are '' North Korean Partisan in South Korea'' (1990), '' White Badge'' (1992), '' Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid'' (1994), '' Unbowed'' (2012) and ''National Security'' (2012). Career Chung Ji-young honed his directing skills by working as an assistant director to legendary filmmaker Kim Soo-yong. Chung, whose feature debut was an erotic mystery, ''The Mist Whispers Like a Woman'' (1982), also directed about 20 episodes of the MBC single-episode anthology drama series ''Best Theater''. He spent the majority of the 1980s directing melodramatic fare before moving on to more politically-charged works following the end of the Chun Doo-hwan administration. During his heyday, Chung helmed some of the most hard-hitting and socially conscious films of the 1980s and 1990s such as '' North Korean Partisan in South Korea'' (1990), '' White Badge'' (1992), and ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietà (film)
''Pietà'' () is a 2012 South Korean crime thriller film written and directed by Kim Ki-duk. It depicts the mysterious relationship between a brutal man who works for loan sharks and a middle-aged woman who claims that she is his mother, mixing Christian symbolism and highly sexual content. It made its world premiere in the competition line-up of the 69th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion. It is the first Korean film to win the top prize at one of the three major international film festivals—Venice, Cannes and Berlin. The title refers to the Italian ''Pietà'' (piety/pity), signifying depictions of the Virgin Mary cradling the corpse of Jesus. Plot Kang-do leads a solitary life as a seemingly heartless and brutal debt collector for his clients, loan sharks who demand a 10x return on a one-month loan. To recover the massive interest, the debtors sign an insurance application for handicaps, and Kang-do injures them to file the claims. On one such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand Heist
''The Grand Heist'' (; "Gone With the Wind") is a 2012 South Korean heist action comedy film about a gang of 11 thieves who try to steal ice blocks from the royal storage, ''Seobingo'', during the last years of the Joseon era. It was released on August 8, 2012. Plot In the late 18th century of the Joseon period (1392–1910), during the last years of King Yeongjo’s reign. Ice is a commodity more valuable than gold. Blocks of it are harvested from frozen rivers in winter, put in royal storage and distributed or sold throughout the year for general consumption. When corrupt officials conspire to form a monopoly and fix its price, a gang of 11 professionals is formed to stop the scheme — and to do that they must make all the royal ice blocks in five storage rooms disappear for a night. Cast *Cha Tae-hyun – Lee Deok-mu, the intelligent bastard son of the minister of the right, the court's only clean official. The laid-back bookseller initially chases pretty girls and rare e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All About My Wife
''All About My Wife'' () is a 2012 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Min Kyu-dong, about a timid husband who hires a professional Casanova to seduce his seemingly perfect but fearsome wife, hoping this will make her divorce him.Jung, Hyun-mok (11 June 2012). . ''Korea JoongAng Daily''. Retrieved 2013-02-03. Starring Im Soo-jung, Lee Sun-kyun and Ryu Seung-ryong, the movie was released in theaters on May 17, 2012. It is a remake of the Argentine film '' Un novio para mi mujer'' ("A Boyfriend for My Wife"). Plot After seven years of marriage, the mild-mannered Doo-hyun (Lee Sun-kyun) is at the end of his rope as Jung-in (Im Soo-jung), his wife, is driving him crazy with her endless nagging and complaining. He can't even bring himself to ask for a divorce because of the fights that will follow. When Doo-hyun's company transfers him out of state, it seems like his dream of getting away is coming true. But to his horror, Jung-in surprises him by moving across the country t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unbowed
''Unbowed'' () is a 2011 South Korean legal drama film starring Ahn Sung-ki and Park Won-sang. It was inspired by the true story of Kim Myung-ho, a math professor who was arrested for shooting a crossbow at the presiding judge of his appeal against wrongful dismissal. This was director Chung Ji-young's first film after a 13-year hiatus and it received a 13-minute ovation at its 2011 Busan International Film Festival premiere. ''Unbowed'' was produced and distributed by Aura Pictures on a low budget of which included marketing and for production. Ji-yeong said making the film would not have been possible without the actors' willingness to work for very little pay, commending their passion. After it was released in theaters on January 18, 2012, the outrage resonated with South Korean viewers, and word of mouth turned it into an unexpected box office hit with 3.4 million tickets sold. Plot In 1995, an untenured professor of mathematics named Kim exposes an error in the College S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisa Journal
''Sisa Journal'' () is a South Korean weekly current affairs magazine. It was founded in October 1989. It also publishes a ''Sisa Journal American Edition'' () that it established in March 2017. That edition caters towards Korean Americans and South Korean expatriates in the United States. In 2006, it was the center of a scandal, when its management stopped the publication of articles that were critical of the company Samsung. References 1989 establishments in South Korea Magazines established in 1989 Magazines published in South Korea Weekly news magazines News magazines published in Asia {{News-mag-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind (2011 Film)
''Blind'' () is a 2011 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Ahn Sang-hoon with screenplay by Choi Min-seok which won the "Hit By Pitch" project fair held by the Korean Movie Producers Guild in 2009. It stars Kim Ha-neul and Yoo Seung-ho. Kim received Best Actress honors at the 48th Grand Bell Awards and the 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards for her performance. Plot A missing person case involving a female university student and the victim in a hit and run case appears to be related. Detectives look for a witness. Min Soo-ah used to be a promising cadet at the police academy. However, a horrific car accident which killed her fellow orphanage "brother' Dong-hyun caused her to lose her eyesight totally by retinal damage (her eyes look outwardly normal). Then her police career ended, supposedly not because of her blindness but because she left training and cuffed her brother to the car against procedure, which contributed to his death. Soo-ah reveals to Detective Jo at the police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poongsan
''Poongsan'' () is a 2011 South Korean action thriller film directed by Juhn Jai-hong, starring Yoon Kye-sang and Kim Gyu-ri (actress born August 1979), Kim Gyu-ri. Poongsan, whose real name is never revealed, is a mysterious messenger who crosses the demarcation line between the two Koreas, delivering letters and cherished heirlooms between separated families in Seoul and Pyongyang. One day he is commissioned by South Korean government agents with the task of smuggling in In-ok, the beautiful lover of a high-ranking North Korean defector, into the South. Yet things take an unexpected turn when the deliveryman falls for the young woman, but their romance is put in jeopardy by the obstacles they encounter. Part love story, part postwar tragedy, with a dose of comedy thrown in, the low-budget film ''Poongsan'' depicts the sad reality of the division between the two Koreas. Plot A man simply known as "Poongsan" (Yoon Kye-sang) - from the brand of North Korean cigarettes he smokes - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
