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Kim Young-ok
Kim Young-ok (; born January 6, 1938) is a South Korean actress who debuted in 1957. She is known as South Korea's "National Grandma" for her many portrayals of grandmothers in film and television. Career In 1959, Kim joined the Chuncheon Broadcasting Station as an announcer through open recruitment. In 1960, She re-entered the CBS Christian Broadcasting Company as a voice actor for the 6th term. A year later, in 1961, she officially debuted as a voice actor for the 1st round of MBC Cultural Broadcasting, and in 1969 appeared in MBC TV drama for the first time. Kim Young-ok is one of Korea's representative actors who has been active without a hiatus since her debut. Currently, she is the oldest active actress in Korea. Filmography Film Television series Web series Television show Voice acting Awards and nominations State honors Notes References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Young-ok 1937 births Living people 20th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keijō
, or Gyeongseong (), was an administrative district of Korea under Japanese rule that corresponds to the present Seoul, the capital of South Korea. History When the Empire of Japan annexed the Korean Empire, it made Seoul the colonial capital. While under colonial rule (1910–1945), the city was called Keijō (; , literally meaning "capital city" in 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. () ....). Keijō was an urban city () that had 2 wards: Keijō itself and Ryusan-ku (龍山區, , ). Gyeongseong was part of Gyeonggi Province, instead of being an independent city or prefecture as in Joseon and present days. In 1914, several outer districts of the prefecture were annexed to neighboring Goyang County (now Goyang City, reducing the administrative size of the prefe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bang (film)
''Big Bang'' () is a 2007 South Korean action-comedy film written and directed by Park Jung-woo, and starring Kam Woo-sung and Kim Soo-ro. Plot Park Man-soo is an ordinary salaryman who lives his life according to a strict set of rules, and this lack of flexibility makes him hard to like at home and at the office. One day, his wife asks for a divorce because she's bored with their life, and he is fired because his corrupt boss hates him. So on his way home, the frustrated and outraged Man-soo tries to set himself free by breaking all the rules that have restricted him his entire life by deviating from them, just for one day. He swears at passers-by, kicks signboards and pees on the street, and he is soon placed under arrest by Ma Dong-chul, a demoted but zealous cop. Officer Ma takes him to the police station to teach him a lesson, where Man-soo meets Yang Chul-gon, a career criminal with 15 previous convictions, who finds it more comfortable to be behind bars. Chul-gon incites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Successful Story Of A Bright Girl
''Successful Story of a Bright Girl'' () is a 2002 South Korean television series starring Jang Na-ra, Jang Hyuk, Han Eun-jung and Ryu Soo-young. It aired on SBS from March 13 to May 2, 2002, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The romantic comedy series recorded a peak viewership rating of 42.6%. Plot Cha Yang-soon (Jang Na-ra) is a simple girl living in the countryside with her grandmother. She spends most of her time dreaming of someday meeting her Prince Charming; in her fantasy, she saves him from harm with her martial arts skills, and they live happily ever after. Han Gi-tae (Jang Hyuk) is the spoiled and arrogant president of a successful makeup company, Snowy Cosmetics. While in the country on business, Gi-tae goes parachuting and accidentally falls straight into Yang-soon's outdoor bathtub while she is taking a bath, and it's hate at first sight for the two. Soon, dire circumstances impel Yang-soon to move to the city in search of a job that will allow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Chung Hee
Park Chung Hee (; ; November14, 1917October26, 1979) was a South Korean politician and army officer who served as the third president of South Korea from 1962 after he seized power in the May 16 coup of 1961 until Assassination of Park Chung Hee, his assassination in 1979. His regime oversaw a period of intense economic growth and transformation, making him one of the most consequential leaders in Korean history, although his legacy as a military dictator continues to cause controversy. Before his presidency, Park was the second-highest-ranking officer in the South Korean army. His coup brought an end to the interim Second Republic of Korea. After serving for two years as chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, military junta, he was 1963 South Korean presidential election, elected president in 1963, ushering in the Third Republic of Korea, Third Republic. A firm Anti-communism, anti-communist, he continued to maintain close ties with the United States, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picnic (2024 Film)
''Picnic'' () is a 2024 South Korean drama film directed by Kim Yong-gyun, starring Na Moon-hee, Kim Young-ok, Park Geun-hyung, and Ryu Seung-soo. It was released on February 7, 2024. Plot Eun-sim keeps seeing her late mother in her dreams these days. All of a sudden, Geum-soon, her best friend and in-law, comes to visit without contacting her. Eun-sim decides to visit her hometown in Namhae for the first time in 60 years and recalled memories from when she was 16. There, by chance, she meets Tae-ho, who had a crush on her. One by one, forgotten memories come to mind. Cast * Na Moon-hee as Go Eun-sim, an elderly woman living alone in a mansion in Seoul * Kim Young-ok as Jin Geum-soon, Eun-sim's friend from her hometown village * Park Geun-hyung as Jeong Tae-ho, a man who had a crush on Eun-sim * Ryu Seung-soo as Song Hae-woong, Eun-sim's son * Lee Hang-na as Yoon Mi-hyeon, Hae-woong's wife and Geum-soon's daughter * Im Ji-kyu as Yoon Seong-pil, Geum-soon's son * Gong Sang-a as ... [...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] |
Nothing Serious (film)
''Nothing Serious'' () is a 2021 South Korean romantic comedy film, written and directed by Jeong Ga-young for CJ ENM. Starring Jeon Jong-seo and Son Suk-ku, the film revolves around 32 years old Woo-ri (Son Seok-gu) and 28 years old Ja-young (Jeon Jong-seo), who hate being alone but have anxieties when it comes to dating. They meet with each other through a dating app. It was theatrically released on November 24, 2021. Synopsis The film is about relationships in the digital age, fuses elements of traditional rom-coms with modern-day technology. The story follows two people of opposite sex who hate dating but feel lonely. It depicts their meeting with each other through a dating app. Cast * Jeon Jong-seo as Ham Ja-young * Son Suk-ku as Park Woo-ri * Gong Min-jeung as Seon-bin * Kim Seul-gi as Seon-bin's friend * Kim Young-ok as Ja-young's grandmother * Kim Jae-hwa as editor-in-chief of a magazine * Bae Yoo-ram as Ja-young's best friend * Im Sung-jae * Kim Kwang-gyu as Ja-youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowy Road
''Snowy Road'' () is a 2015 South Korean historical drama film directed by Lee Na-jeong which narrates the story of two teenage girls' fate as comfort women during the Japanese occupation of Korea. It originally aired on KBS1 in 2015 as a two-part television special, and then was re-edited for theatrical screening. The theatrical cut was first showcased at the 16th Jeonju International Film Festival. The film was theatrically released on March 1, 2017, also known as the Independence Movement Day in South Korea, which commemorates the 1919 March First Movement. Plot In 1944, during the final years of the Japanese occupation, two girls are born in the same village but destined for completely different fates. Jong-boon, poor yet full of spirit, and Young-ae, the youngest daughter of a wealthy family who excels in her studies. Jong-boon admires the intelligent and beautiful Young-ae and envies her when she is sent away to Japan. Wishing for a better life, Jong-boon begs her mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exclusive For Ladies
Exclusive may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Exclusive'' (album), by Chris Brown * ''Exclusive'' (film), a 1937 American film * ''Exclusive'', a 1989 play by Jeffrey Archer * ''Exclusive'' (TV series), a 2008 Malaysian drama series * "Exclusive", an episode of ''One Day at a Time'' (2017 TV series) Organisations * Exclusive Books, a bookseller chain in South Africa * Exclusive Hotels, a hotel chain based in Surrey, England * Exclusive Records, an American record label from 1944 to 1949 Other uses * Exclusive relationship, a closed, committed relationship * Exclusive (news), a news story reported by one organization before others * Noah Boeken (born 1981), Dutch poker professional, online nickname "Exclusive" * Exclusive (horse), a British Thoroughbred racehorse * Exclusive OR, a type of logic gate See also * ''The Exclusives'' (TV series), a 2012 British reality competition series * Exclusive relationship (programming) * Exclusion (other) Exclusion may refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fists Of Legend
''Fists of Legend'' () is a 2013 South Korean action drama film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It is based on the popular webtoon of the same title written by Lee Jong-gyu and illustrated by Lee Yoon-gyun. The film stars Hwang Jung-min, Yoo Jun-sang, Lee Yo-won, Yoon Je-moon, and Jung Woong-in. Plot A moment of bad luck derailed Deok-kyu's Olympic dreams and led him and his friends to jail. Jin-ho got out of jail quickly because of his rich parents, but Deok-kyu, Jae-seok, and Sang-hoon were not so lucky. Years later, while running a noodle shop to earn extra money following an accident involving his daughter, Deok-kyu accepts an invitation to join a televised mixed martial arts tournament, ''Fists of Legend''. A group of middle-aged men who used to be called "legends" during their teenage high school days take part in the "real action fighting" reality show, and the winner gets a prize of every round, for a total of (). Among the contestants are Deok-kyu's old friends Sang-hoon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunny (2011 Film)
''Sunny'' () is a 2011 South Korean comedy-drama film. The film is about a middle-aged woman who tries to fulfill her friend's dying wish of reuniting their group of high school friends. The film alternates between two timelines: the present day where the women are middle-aged, and the 1980s when they were in high school. It is the second film by writer-director Kang Hyeong-cheol, who previously directed '' Scandal Makers'' (2008). Released on 4 May 2011, ''Sunny'' was the first film of that year to sell five million tickets in South Korea, and became the second highest-grossing South Korean film by the end of the year. , it is the 13th best-selling film of all-time in South Korea. Kang Hyeong-cheol and Nam Na-yeong won Best Director and Best Editing, respectively, at the Grand Bell Awards. Actress Kang So-ra won several awards for her role as the teenage girl Ha Chun-hwa. Plot Im Na-mi, a wealthy but depressed housewife, feels disconnected from her family and lonely in her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimchi Battle
Kimchi (; ) is a traditional Korean side dish (''banchan'') consisting of salted and fermented vegetables, most often napa cabbage or Korean radish. A wide selection of seasonings are used, including ''gochugaru'' (Korean chili powder), spring onions, garlic, ginger, and ''jeotgal'' (salted seafood). Kimchi is also used in a variety of soups and stews. Kimchi is a staple food in Korean cuisine and is eaten as a side dish with almost every Korean meal. There are hundreds of different types of kimchi made with different vegetables as the main ingredients. Examples of variants include ''baechu-kimchi'', ''kkakdugi'', '' chonggak-kimchi'', and '' oi-sobagi''. Traditionally, winter kimchi, called ''gimjang'', was stored in large earthenware fermentation vessels, called ''onggi'', in the ground to prevent freezing during the winter months and to keep it cool enough to slow down the fermentation process during summer months. The process of making kimchi was called gimjang and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
