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KBS Music Awards
The ''KBS Song Festival'' () is an annual South Korean music show that airs on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) at the end of every year. It first aired in 1965 as an awards show, but KBS discontinued the awards ceremony in 2006. It has continued since as a music festival without giving awards most years. However, awards were given in 2013. History The program was first broadcast in 1965 by the Tongyang Broadcasting Company (TBC), where it was known as the ''TBC Broadcast Music Awards'' (). Singer Choi Hee-Joon won the first award in 1965. Separate awards were then given for male and female artists from 1966 to 1986 In 1981, the South Korean government Policy for Merger and Abolition of the Press, forced TBC to merge with the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS). Following the merger, the program's name was changed to the ''KBS Music Awards'' (). It aired on KBS1 every year on 30 December until 1994, when the program moved to KBS2. In 2005, Kim Jong-kook (singer), Kim Jong-ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tongyang Broadcasting Company
Tongyang Broadcasting Company was a South Korean commercial television station which was merged by the government with KBS. It was owned by the Samsung Group founder Lee Byung-chul and was a sister company to the JoongAng Ilbo. History Early developments It was reported in September 1962 that preparations were being made for the first TV commercial broadcast in Korea. According to the article, Tongyang TV Broadcasting Co., Ltd. was ready to transmit radio waves using purely Korean technology, having secured three cameras and one relay vehicle, and applied before the Korean government for broadcasting frequencies. In January of the following year, it was reported that it was scheduled to establish in May by being assigned channel 7 with permission from the authorities. However, the launch was postponed, and in July of that year, chairman Lee Jae-hyeong and director Lee Byung-cheol visited Nippon Television's president and asked for assistance, such as technical assistance. At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 KBS Song Festival
The 2017 KBS Song Festival was the 8th edition of KBS Song Festival, held on December 29, 2017, live from KBS Hall KBS Hall () is a concert hall in the Korean Broadcasting System headquarters located in Yeouido, Seoul in South Korea. Events ;2012 * ABU TV Song Festival 2012 – October 14 ;2018 * Astro: The 2nd ASTROAD to Seoul TAR LIGHT– December 22 to 2 .... This year's theme was "Concert and Confessions", with the confessions part stated as a double meaning of "Confessions of the heart and Go Back" and will give stars a special opportunity to open their hearts up to fans as they send off 2017. Broadcast On December 7, 2017, it was announced that the 8th KBS Song Festival will air on December 29 and will be held at KBS Hall. It was also revealed, that unlike previous years, this time the show will be in a smaller scale as a ''Music Bank'' end-of-year episode, due to the ongoing KBS strike. On December 15, it was revealed that only eight teams have been invited to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sung Si-kyung
Sung Si-kyung (; born April 17, 1979) is a South Korean singer, entertainer and television host. He debuted in 2001 and has released eight studio albums in Korean and two studio albums in Japanese. He has also hosted and appeared on numerous South Korean variety television shows including ''2 Days & 1 Night, Witch Hunt,'' ''Non-Summit, Duet Song Festival,'' '' Vocal War: God's Voice,'' ''Battle Trip,'' '' The Voice Of Korea 2020,'' '' On & Off.'' Career Sung was born and raised in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea. He attended Korea University Korea University (KU, ) is a Private university, private research university in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1905 by Yi Yong-ik, Lee Yong-Ik, a prominent official of the Korean Empire, Korea University is among South Korea's oldest List of .... Sung's comeback track "난 좋아" (Even Now) released on his 7th album debuted at number 5 on Billboard's Korea K-Pop Hot 100 for the week of September 22. In 2019, Sung announced his fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hwi-jae
Lee Hwi-jae (born Lee Young-jae on December 29, 1972) is a South Korean TV presenter, comedian, actor, and singer. Lee studied theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, then made his TV debut in 1992 as a comedian after working as a floor director for MBC's entertainment program '' Sunday, Sunday Night''. He shot to stardom in the program ''Life Theater''. Since then, he has expanded his career to hosting variety shows such as ''Sang Sang Plus'', ''Sponge'' and '' Quiz to Change the World''. He was the third highest-paid entertainer at MBC in 2008, earning . Personal life Hwi-jae married florist Moon Jeong-won at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ... on December 5, 2010. Their twin sons, Lee Seo-eon and Lee Seo-jun, were born on Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Hyun-moo
Jun Hyun-moo (born November 7, 1977) is a South Korean host and television personality. Before becoming a host, he was a KBS news anchor and radio announcer. Education Jeon graduated from Yonsei University Yonsei University () is a Private university, private Christian university, Christian research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Yonsei is one of the three most prestigious universities in the country, part of a group referred to as SK ... with a degree in Sociology and English Literature. Philanthropy Jun also donated 100 million won to single mothers in 2018 and joined the Seoul Fruit of Love Honor Society. In 2019, Jun donated 50 million won to help victims of the Gangwon wildfires and in 2020 he donated 100 million won to low-income families struggling with COVID-19. He also donated 10 million won to teenagers to help them generate self-sufficiency through the 'Free Market'. On March 7, 2022, Jun donated 100 million won to support emergency relief for fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Kyung-ran
Kim Kyung-ran (born September 28, 1977) is a South Korean television personality and former announcer. She was a cast member in the reality show '' The Genius: Rules of the Game'', and is a cast member in the reality show '' The Genius: Grand Final''. Filmography Television shows References External links * 1977 births Living people South Korean announcers South Korean television presenters South Korean women television presenters Ewha Womans University alumni {{SouthKorea-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Suk-joon
Han Suk-joon (born June 11, 1975) is a South Korean television personality and former announcer. He also appeared in '' Code - Secret Room'' in 2016. Han was previously married to news anchor Kim Mi-jin. He remarried in April 2018. Their daughter was born in October 2018 and briefly appeared on '' The Return of Superman'' with her father. Awards and nominations References External links * 1975 births Living people South Korean announcers South Korean television personalities Korea University alumni Korean Broadcasting System people {{SouthKorea-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naver
Naver (; stylized as NAVER) is a South Korean online platform operated by the Naver Corporation. The company's products include a search engine, email hosting, blogs, maps, and mobile payment. History Naver was the first Korean web provider to develop its own search engine. The company was founded on June 2, 1999, and is headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea. Naver is a combination of 'navigate', which means to navigate the Internet, and the suffix '-er', which means person, which means a person who navigates the vast ocean of information on the Internet. The Naver provides community services including blogs and cafes, other convenient services such as knowledge, shopping, maps, books, e-mail and naver tool bar. In August 2000, Naver launched its 'comprehensive search' service, which allows users to get a variety of results from a single search query on one page, organized by type, including blogs, websites, images, and web communities. Naver became an early pioneer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herald Pop
Herald Corporation (formally Herald Media; ) is a South Korean media, education, and lifestyle company that provides a variety of contents and ecofriendly initiatives through its publications and subsidiaries. Founded in 1953, it is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It publishes ''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 i ...'', ''Herald Business'', ''Junior Herald'', and ''Campus Herald''. Over the past 60 plus years, Herald, through its publication such as ''The Korea Herald'', ''Herald Business'', and ''Junior Herald'', has evolved into a unique media and lifestyle platform that places a strong emphasis on education, design, and sustainability. The formation of Herald began with the founding of ''The Korea Herald'', a daily English-language newspaper, In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama (city)
is the capital and largest Cities of Japan, city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Saitama, Urawa, Ōmiya, Saitama, Ōmiya, Yono, Saitama, Yono and Iwatsuki, Saitama, Iwatsuki. It is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, city designated by government ordinance. , the city had an estimated population of 1,324,854, and a population density of 6,093 people per km2 (15,781 people per sq mi). Its total area is . Etymology The name ''Saitama'' originally comes from the of what is now the city of Gyoda, Saitama, Gyōda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture. ''Sakitama'' has an ancient history and is mentioned in the famous 8th century poetry anthology . The pronunciation has changed from Sakitama to Saitama over the years. With the 2001 merger of Urawa, Saitama, Urawa, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Ōmiya, and Yono, Saitama, Yono, it was decided that a new name, one fitting for this newly created prefect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Bank (TV Program)
''Music Bank'' () is a South Korean music program which airs every Friday at 17:15 KST on KBS2. the show is also broadcast in more than a hundred countries through KBS World. Episodes are filmed at the KBS New Wing Open Hall in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu. The show also organizes the global live concert '' Music Bank World Tour''. History Prior to ''Music Bank'', ''Top 10 Songs'' (가요톱10) debuted in 1981 airing live at 6:30 (KST) on Fridays and aired until 1998. For the first few months of 1998, ''Bravo New Generation'' took its place, but due to low ratings, it was quickly replaced by ''Music Bank'' on June 18, 1998. The chart format that was used since ''Top 10 Songs'' was abandoned in late 2001 due to controversy and was changed into a request format. In 2005, the show was moved to Sunday afternoons at 12:45 (KST) and became a recorded broadcast. Due to sinking ratings, in September 2007, the show returned to its original time slot of Fridays evenings at 6:30 (KST) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 KBS Song Festival
The 2018 KBS Song Festival was the 9th edition of KBS Song Festival, held on December 28, 2018, broadcast live from KBS Hall by the Korean Broadcasting System The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS; ) is the public broadcasting, national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters under the government of South Korea. The KBS ope .... This year's theme was "a huge fantastical party". Broadcast On December 11, 2018, KBS announced that the festival would take place on December 28, 2018, at 8:30 p.m. KST, also revealing the first lineup of artists as: BTS, Wanna One, Red Velvet, SEVENTEEN, GFRIEND, BTOB, Apink, Hwang Chi Yeol, Sunmi, Chungha, Norazo, Oh My Girl, and (G)I-DLE. This year's theme is "a huge fantastical party" and expects to meet the 200% of the public's fantasies in a unique stage never seen before On December 13, a second lineup of artists was revealed: EXO, Twice, AOA, VIXX, NU'EST W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
