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Lee Deok-hwa
Lee Deok-hwa (; born May 8, 1952) is a South Korean actor. Career Lee Deok-hwa studied theater and film at Dongguk University, and made his acting debut in 1972. He and his father, movie star Lee Ye-chun starred together in the 1975 horror film '' The Man with Two Faces''. In 1976, Lee and actress Im Ye-jin starred in '' Never Forget Me'' and '' I Am Really Sorry'', both movies in the "Really Really" series that dealt with teenagers' aspirations and romance. They were box office hits, and hugely popular among high school students of that generation. Lee had previously acted opposite Im in ''Red Shoes'' (1975) and continued to do so in ''Blue Classroom'' (1976), ''I've Never Felt Like This Before'' (1976), ''Angry Apple'' (1977), ''When We Grow Up...'' (1977), ''The First Snow'' (1977), ''The Hey Days of Youth 77'' (1979), and ''Love's Scribble'' (1988). Lee received acting recognition for his subsequent films, including three Best Actor awards from the Grand Bell Awards for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 by GDP, sixth largest metropolitan economy in 2022, trailing behind New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Tokyo Area, Tokyo, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Paris metropolitan area, Paris, and London metropolitan area, London, and hosts more than half of South Korea's population. Although Seoul's population peaked at over 10 million, it has gradually decreased since 2014, standing at about 9.6 million residents as of 2024. Seoul is the seat of the Government of South Korea, South Korean government. Seoul's history traces back to 18 BC when it was founded by the people of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. During the Joseon dynasty, Seoul was officially designated as the capital, surrounded by the Fortress Wall of Seoul. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yi Ui-min
Yi or YI may refer to: Philosophic principle * Yi (philosophy) (义; 義, righteousness, justice) among the Three Fundamental Bonds and Five Constant Virtues Ethnic groups * Dongyi, the Eastern Yi, or Tung-yi (Chinese: , ''Yí''), ancient peoples who lived east of the Zhongguo in ancient China * Yi people (Chinese: , ''Yí''; Vietnamese: ''Lô Lô''), an ethnic group in modern China, Vietnam, and Thailand Language * Yi (Cyrillic), the letter of the Ukrainian alphabet written "Ї" and "ї" * Yi language or the Nuosu language spoken by the Yi people of China * Yi script, either of two scripts used to write the Yi languages * Yiddish (ISO 639-1 language code: yi), the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews * Yi, an obsolete Japanese kana Mythology and religion * Yi the Archer or Houyi, a heroic archer and hunter in Chinese mythology * Yi (husbandman), also known as Boyi or Bo Yi, a heroic user of fire and government minister in Chinese mythology People Surname * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifth Republic Of South Korea
The Fifth Republic of Korea () was the government of South Korea from February 1981 to February 1988. The Fifth Republic was established in February 1981 by Chun Doo-hwan, a military colleague of long-time president and dictator Park Chung Hee, after the political instability and military rule in the fourth republic since the assassination of Park in October 1979. The Fifth Republic was ruled by Chun and the Democratic Justice Party as a '' de facto'' dictatorship and one-party state. The Fifth Republic faced growing opposition from the democratization movement of the Gwangju Uprising, and the June Democracy Movement of 1987 resulted in the election of Roh Tae-woo in the December 1987 presidential election. Three days after the election upon the adoption of a new constitution that laid the foundations for the relatively stable democratic system of the current sixth Republic of Korea. On the 25 February 1988 the Sixth Republic of Korea was established. History Background ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC; ) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. Its flagship terrestrial television station MBC TV broadcasts as channel 11. MBC News Now broadcasts as channel 12. Established on 2 December 1961, MBC's terrestrial operations have a nationwide network of 17 regional stations. Although it operates on advertising, MBC is classified as a public broadcaster as its largest shareholder is a public organization, the Foundation of Broadcast Culture. MBC consists of a multimedia group with one terrestrial TV channel, three radio channels, five cable channels, five satellite channels and four DMB channels. MBC is headquartered in Digital Media City (DMC), Mapo District, Seoul and has the largest broadcast production facilities in Korea including digital production centre Dream Center in Ilsan, indoor and outdoor sets in Yongin Daejanggeum Park. History Radio era (1961–1968) Launching the first radio broadc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Republic (TV Series)
''5th Republic'' () is a 2005 South Korean drama television series that aired on MBC from April 23 to September 1, 2005, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 ( KST) for 41 episodes. It takes place during the 1981–1988 Fifth Republic of South Korea under the dictatorship of President Chun Doo-hwan. It follows his rise to power through a military coup to his downfall after a series of democratic movements, including the Gwangju uprising and the June Democratic Uprising. It is the fifth installment of the ''Republic'' series, which began with the '' 1st Republic'' TV series in 1981. Cast 5th Republic core force *Lee Deok-hwa as Chun Doo-hwan * Kim Young-ran as Rhee Soon-ja *Seo In-seok as Roh Tae-woo *Song Ok-sook as Kim Ok-suk * Lee Jin-woo as Hur Hwa-pyong *Cha Kwang-soo as Huh Sam-soo *Lee Jae-yong as Lee Hak-bong *Hong Hak-pyo as Chang Se-dong *Lee Hee-do as Huh Moon-do *Jung Han-heon as Kwon Jung-dal Key figures in the 10.26 incident *Kim Hyung-il as Kim Jae-gyu * Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Drama
Korean drama (), also known as K-drama or Koreanovela, refers to Korean language, Korean-language television shows made in South Korea. These shows began to be produced around the early 1960s, but were mostly consumed domestically until the rise of the Korean Wave in the 1990s. They have since achieved significant international popularity, with millions of viewers across the world. Beginning around the 1970s, more and more households in South Korea owned televisions. Programs were often produced on low budgets and were mostly consumed domestically. The industry significantly developed in the 1980s, after the spread of color television. Beginning in the early 1990s, several Korean dramas began achieving significant international popularity, primarily in China and Japan. In addition, South Korean popular music ("K-pop") and Cinema of South Korea, films began seeing similar successes, which gave rise to rapid international adoption of South Korean media in a phenomenon commonly calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chun Doo-hwan
Chun Doo-hwan (; 18 January 1931 – 23 November 2021) was a South Korean politician, army general and military dictator who served as the fifth president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. Prior to his accession to the presidency, he was the country's ''de facto'' leader from 1979 to 1980. Chun usurped power after the 1979 Assassination of Park Chung Hee, assassination of president Park Chung Hee, who was himself a military dictator who had ruled since 1961. Chun orchestrated the Coup d'état of December Twelfth, 12 December 1979 military coup, then cemented his military in the Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, 17 May 1980 military coup in which he declared martial law and later set up a Samchung re-education camp, concentration camp for "purificatory education". He established the Fifth Republic of Korea on 3 March 1981. He governed under a constitution somewhat less authoritarianism, authoritarian than Park's Fourth Republic of Korea, Fourth Republic, but still held very broad e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of Legend
''The King of Legend'' (; literally ''King Geunchogo'') is a 2010 South Korean historical drama based on King Geunchogo of Baekje. Besides historical information from Samguk Sagi and Samguk Yusa, it was also inspired by a novel written by Lee Munyeol, a renowned Korean writer. The drama aired on KBS1 in Korea, and internationally through KBS World. Synopsis The drama tells the story of a warrior King of Baekje. Under his reign, the kingdom experienced its glory days, with military conquests that saw him controlling most of the Korean peninsula and a subsequent enhancement of Baekje's political power that was the greatest height of Baekje's power. The initial video references 2010 Seoul at the site of Pungnaptoseong then flashes back 1,700 years to Hanseong, Baekje ("Bakchi" as referred to in the English subtitles) in which the subject declares to make a new kingdom on that land near the West Sea. Yeogu, the ousted Prince, is banished to a life of selling salt to suppress any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Dongmyeong Of Goguryeo
Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (), personal name Ko Chumong (), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. King Dongmyeong was also an important figure for the kingdom of Baekje, as the father of its founding monarch, King Onjo. Names Chumong, originally Buyeo slang for an excellent archer, was his personal name. He was commonly recorded as Chumong () by various Chinese sources, including history books written by Northern Qi and Tang. This name became dominant in future writings including the ''Samguk sagi'' and the ''Samguk yusa''. At some point in time prior to the compilation of the ''Samguk sagi'' (1145), he was given the posthumous name of Dongmyeong (), literally translating to ''the Brilliant Saintly King of the East''. In the earliest Goguryeo sources, such as the Gwanggaeto Stele and Tomb Epitaph of Moduru, refer to Dongmyeong by his personal name, Ch'umo (). Moduru's epitaph refers to Dongmy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Cheonchu
''Empress Cheonchu'' (; also known as ''The Iron Empress'') is a 2009 South Korean period television series based on the title character, an actual historical figure and her lifelong struggle to protect the country her ancestors built. The granddaughter of Goryeo Dynasty founder Taejo Wanggeon, the empress ruled as the regent for her son Mokjong, the dynasty's seventh ruler. Determined to realize her ambitious goals for the kingdom of Goryeo, she dons armor, battles against foreign invaders, and tramples her lover, her son and brother in her rise to power. Synopsis The drama is based on the historical Dowager Queen Empress Cheonchu of the Goryeo, who fought against the Liao Dynasty in order to achieve her Grandfather's personal dream of reclaiming old lands lost over the years to other associated tribes and countries such as the Khitans and some Jurchens. The series largely revolves around her desire to influence and win back her son (later known as Mokjong) from her bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gang Gam-chan
Kang Kam-ch'an (; 22 December 948 – 9 September 1031) was a medieval Korean government official and military commander during the early days of the Goryeo period (918–1392). Even though he was a career scholar and government official, he is best known for his military victories during the Third Goryeo-Khitan War. Kang came from the Geumju Kang clan. Early life Kang was born on 22 December 948 into a prominent aristocratic family in the hyeon of Geumju (now Gwanak District, Seoul). His father also worked for the King Taejo of Goryeo, and had been awarded for helping establish a new dynasty and unifying the Korean Peninsula. A legend tells that on the day he was born a meteor fell toward his house, and an advisor to the king visited to find that a baby had just been born there, whom he predicted would become great and be long remembered. Kang Kam-ch'an's birth site is called Nakseongdae (site of the falling star), near Seoul's Nakseongdae Station on the Line two subway. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dae Jo-yeong (TV Series)
''Dae Jo-yeong'' () is a South Korean television series aired from September 16, 2006, to December 23, 2007, on KBS1. Filmed at Hanwha Resort near Mount Seorak with a budget of 35 billion wons, it was a critical and ratings success. It was originally planned as a 100-episode series, but was extended by 34 episodes. Overview of the plot Early The drama begins during a war between Tang and Goguryeo in 645 before Dae Jo-yeong is born. Dae Jung-sang, Dae Jo-yeong's father is introduced as a general. We are also introduced to Xue Rengui (Seol Ingui in Korean), a man with a brilliant mind who comes up with a plan to bring down Liaodong Fortress. After a failed attempt to assassinate the Tang emperor Li Shimin, Jungsang is captured by Tang. Seol, enraged for not receiving credit for his actions, frees him. Dae leaves Seol to himself, and heads to Ansi Fortress. Thereafter, Seol rescues some Tang soldiers about to be killed. He catches the emperor's eye and is promoted to the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
