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Kim Hyun-seok (filmmaker)
Kim Hyun-seok (born June 7, 1972) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim wrote and directed ''YMCA Baseball Team'' (2002), ''When Romance Meets Destiny'' (2005), ''Scout'' (2007), ''Cyrano Agency'' (2010), and ''C'est Si Bon'' (2015). He also directed '' 11 A.M.'' (2013), and wrote '' If the Sun Rises in the West'' (1998) and ''Joint Security Area'' (2000). Career Born in 1972, Kim Hyun-seok was a college student studying business administration at Yonsei University when he wrote the screenplay for ''A Good Day to Fall in Love''. It was instantly turned into a 1995 film directed by Kwon Chil-in. His second screenplay ''Agency'', written while Kim was doing his mandatory military service, won him Best New Screenwriter at the prestigious Grand Bell Awards, but it was never made into a film. After that, Shim Jae-myung welcomed him to her production company Myung Films, and he wrote '' If the Sun Rises in the West'' (1998), which was directed by Lee Eun and starred Im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Im Chang-jung
Im Chang-jung (; born November 30, 1973) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is often referred by Koreans as "the original multi-entertainer" for being active in all three fields: music, film and entertainment. He made his acting debut in 1990 and his singing debut in 1995. Im has since released 17 full-length albums and is known for his hit songs that are vocally challenging to sing. He is the only artist in South Korea who have songs that reached number one on the local music charts in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. He was selected as Singer of the Year and his song "The Love I Committed" was selected as Song of the Year in the surveys conducted by Gallup Korea in 2016. Personal life Im married professional golfer Kim Hyun-joo in 2006. The couple, who have three sons together, divorced in 2013. Im married a woman named Seo Ha-yan in 2017. The couple have 2 children together. On November 9, 2021 it was confirmed that Im had tested positive for COVID-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chunsa Film Art Awards
The Chunsa Film Art Awards (also known as the Icheon Chunsa Film Festival) have been presented in South Korea since the founding of the prize by the Korea Film Directors' Society in 1990. The awards take their name from the pen name of the early Korean actor and filmmaker from the silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ... era, Na Woon-gyu. Prizes are given for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best New Director, Best New Actor, Best New Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Music/Score, Best Lighting, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, and Technical Award. *Note: the list below is referenced. Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Suppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea Under Japanese Rule
Between 1910 and 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan. Joseon Korea had come into the Japanese sphere of influence with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876; a complex coalition of the Meiji government, military, and business officials began a process of integrating Korea's politics and economy with Japan. The Korean Empire, proclaimed in 1897, became a protectorate of Japan with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905; thereafter Japan ruled the country indirectly through the Japanese Resident-General of Korea. Japan formally annexed the Korean Empire with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, without the consent of the former Korean Emperor Gojong, the regent of the Emperor Sunjong. Upon its annexation, Japan declared that Korea would henceforth be officially named Chōsen. This name was recognized internationally until the end of Japanese colonial rule. The territory was administered by the Governor-General of Chōsen based in Keijō (Seoul). Japanese rule prior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseon
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom was founded following the aftermath of the overthrow of Goryeo in what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul. The kingdom's northernmost borders were expanded to the natural boundaries at the rivers of Amrok and Tuman through the subjugation of the Jurchens. During its 500-year duration, Joseon encouraged the entrenchment of Confucian ideals and doctrines in Korean society. Neo-Confucianism was installed as the new state's ideology. Buddhism was accordingly discouraged, and occasionally the practitioners faced persecutions. Joseon consolidated its effective rule over the territory of current Korea and saw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball that a player on the batting team, called the batter, tries to hit with a bat. The objective of the offensive team (batting team) is to hit the ball into the field of play, away from the other team's players, allowing its players to run the bases, having them advance counter-clockwise around four bases to score what are called " runs". The objective of the defensive team (referred to as the fielding team) is to prevent batters from becoming runners, and to prevent runners' advance around the bases. A run is scored when a runner legally advances around the bases in order and touches home plate (the place where the player started as a batter). The principal objective of the batting team is to have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Joo-hyuk
Kim Joo-hyuk (3 October 1972 – 30 October 2017) was a South Korean actor. He was known for his leading roles in the films ''My Wife Got Married'' (2008), ''The Servant'' (2010), and ''Yourself and Yours'' (2016), his supporting roles in ''Confidential Assignment'' (2017) and '' Believer'' (2018), as well as the television series ''Lovers in Prague'' (2005), ''God of War'' (2012), ''Hur Jun, The Original Story'' (2013) and ''Argon'' (2017). He was also an original regular cast member on the third season of the KBS2's reality-variety show ''2 Days & 1 Night''. Personal life Family Kim was the son of actor Kim Mu-saeng. He and his father both played real-life court physician Heo Jun. Relationships Kim began dating actress Kim Ji-soo in 2003; they portrayed a married couple in the 2002 TV series ''Like a Flowing River''. Their six-year relationship ended in 2009. Kim also dated ''God of War'' co-star Kim Gyu-ri from 2012 to 2013. In December 2016, Kim was confirmed to be in a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Hye-soo
Kim Hye-soo (; born September 5, 1970) is a South Korean actress. Kim was one of the most popular teen stars in the 1980s and 1990s. She is known for her headstrong independence and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. Kim began her career in an advertisement for Nestlé Milo in 1985. She made her film debut as a leading actress in the film '' Kambo'' (1986), for which she received her first accolade as Best New Actress at 1987 Baeksang Arts Awards. She was the youngest winner of the Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Leading Actress in ''First Love'' (1993). Her most commercially successful role was ''Madam Jeong'' in the crime film '' Tazza: The High Rollers'' (2006), which also won her third Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress. Aside from her performances in films, Kim has appeared in many successful television series, including ''Partner'' (1994-1998), '' Did We Really Love?'' (1999), ''Jang Hee Bin'' (2002), '' The Queen of Office'' (2013), ''Signal'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Kang-ho
Song Kang-ho (born January 17, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Song made his film debut in ''The Day a Pig Fell into the Well'' (1996), and came to national prominence with a series of critically acclaimed performances, including ''No. 3'' (1997), ''Joint Security Area'' (2000), ''Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance'' (2002), ''Memories of Murder'' (2003), '' The Host'' (2006), and ''A Taxi Driver'' (2017). Song rose to international prominence for his performances in ''Snowpiercer'' (2013) and ''Parasite'' (2019), the latter of which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Picture. He was awarded Best Actor at the 75th Cannes Film Festival for his performance in ''Broker''. In 2020, ''The New York Times'' ranked him #6 on its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century. He has been named Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year four times (2013, 2017, 2019 and 2020). Early life Song Kang-ho was born in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook ( ; born 23 August 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is considered as one of the most prominent filmmakers of South Korean cinema as well as world cinema in 21st century. His films have gained notoriety for their cinematography and framing, black humor and often brutal subject matter. Park's first major critical and commercial success came with ''Joint Security Area'' (2000) which was the most watched South Korean film at the time. This film helped him to secure more creative freedom and his next were ''Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance'' (2002) and '' Oldboy'' (2003) which received widespread critical acclaim worldwide and also won Grand Prix prize at Cannes Film Festival. ''Lady Vengeance'' (2005), another film in the unofficial ''The Vengeance Trilogy'', also received critical acclaim. His next psychological thriller ''The Handmaiden'' (2016) premiered in competition to rave reviews at the 2016 Cannes Film Fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Isle
''The Isle'' is a 2000 South Korean film written and directed by Kim Ki-duk, his fifth film, and the first to receive wide international acclaim for his now recognizable style. The film has gained notoriety for gruesome scenes that caused some viewers to vomit or faint when the film premiered at the Venice Film Festival. ''The Isle'' stars Suh Jung and Kim Yu-seok as an unlikely couple who develop a love for each other despite their unusual circumstances. Plot Suh Jung plays the mute Hee-jin, who operates a fishing resort, where she rents out small floating cottages and ferries her customers back and forth between land and the floats, controlling the only means of transport around. She also dispassionately takes care of her customers' needs by selling supplies, providing prostitutes from a local dabang or occasionally acting as one herself. However, when a man running from the law, Hyun-shik (Kim Yu-seok), comes to the resort, a bond starts to form between them. At the start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of the most important contemporary Asian film directors. His major festival awards include the Golden Lion at 69th Venice International Film Festival for '' Pietà'', a Silver Lion for Best Director at 61st Venice International Film Festival for ''3-Iron'', a Silver bear for Best Director at 54th Berlin International Film Festival for '' Samaritan Girl'', and the Un Certain Regard prize at 2011 Cannes Film Festival for ''Arirang''. His most widely known feature is '' Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring'' (2003), included in film critic Roger Ebert's Great Movies. Two of his films served as official submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film as South Korean entries. He gave scripts to several of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
