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Lee Ju-myoung
Lee Ju-myoung (; born December 1, 1993) is a South Korean actress and model. She debuted in the television and film industry with ''My Fellow Citizens!'' (2019) and is best known for her roles in ''Kairos'' (2020), ''Twenty-Five Twenty-One'' (2022) and ''Like Flowers in Sand'' (2023–2024). Life and career In 2016, Lee began her career as a model through the opportunity of shooting photos with her friend, who was a photographer, which opened a chance to appear in a lookbook. It led to her first acting role in the music video entitled "Don't Leave" () by Yang Da-il. This prompted her desire to further act with dialogues, and so, debuted as an actress with the KBS2 television series ''My Fellow Citizens! ''My Fellow Citizens!'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Choi Si-won, Lee Yoo-young and Kim Min-jung. It aired from April 1 to May 28, 2019 on KBS2. Synopsis A con man, who gets involved with unexpected incidents, marries a ...'' (2019). Other ventures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan
Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being South Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" (including Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Gyeongsang, Daegu, and part of North Gyeongsang Province, North Gyeongsang and South Jeolla Province, South Jeolla) is South Korea's largest industrial area. The large volumes of port traffic and urban population in excess of 1 million make Busan a Large-Port metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification. As of 2019, Busan Port is the primary port in Korea and the world's sixth-largest container port. Busan is divided into 15 major administrative districts and a single co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loco (rapper)
Kwon Hyuk-woo (Hangul: 권혁우; born December 25, 1989), better known by his stage name Loco (Hangul: 로꼬), is a South Korean rapper signed to hip hop label AOMG. His name "loco" means "crazy" in Spanish. He won the first season of Mnet's rap competition '' Show Me the Money'' in 2012. Personal life On September 13, 2022, Loco announced via Instagram that he would be marrying a non-celebrity girlfriend of the same age in the fall. Discography Studio albums Extended plays Singles Soundtrack appearances Filmography Television Web shows Music video appearances Awards and nominations Melon Music Awards KBS Entertainment Awards The KBS Entertainment Awards () is an event held yearly and is sponsored by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. The awards ceremony is approximately 140 minutes long and is shown in two parts on KBS2. The ceremony features performances by K-pop art ... References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Loco 1989 births Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nam Joo-hyuk
Nam Joo-hyuk (; born February 22, 1994) is a South Korean model and actor. He began his career as a model, and appeared in several music videos before making his screen debut in 2014 with '' The Idle Mermaid''. Nam rose to prominence with his role in the television series '' Who Are You: School 2015'' (2015), and has since become known for his leading roles in '' Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo'' (2016), '' The Light in Your Eyes'' (2019), '' Start Up'' (2020), '' Twenty-Five Twenty-One'' (2022), and ''Vigilante'' (2023). He has also starred in the film '' The Great Battle'' (2018). In 2021, Nam was featured in ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 owing to his successful acting and modeling career. Early life Nam Joo-hyuk was born on February 22, 1994, in Yeongdo District, Busan, South Korea. During his studies in , Nam dreamed of becoming a professional basketball player, hence he played on the basketball team for three years, however after sustaining an injury and later undergoing an op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Tae-ri
Kim Tae-ri (; born April 24, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She gained widespread recognition for her breakout role as Sook-hee in Park Chan-wook's critically acclaimed film ''The Handmaiden'' (2016), which premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival and earned her multiple Best New Actress awards. She went on to star in ''1987: When the Day Comes'' (2017), ''Little Forest (film), Little Forest'' (2018), and ''Space Sweepers'' (2021). Kim also found success in television, making her small-screen debut in the historical drama ''Mr. Sunshine (South Korean TV series), Mr. Sunshine'' (2018) and later received acclaim for her roles in ''Twenty-Five Twenty-One'' (2022), ''Revenant (TV series), Revenant'' (2023), and ''Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born'' (2024). She won the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actress – Television, Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actress in 2022 and 2025 for ''Twenty-Five Twenty-One'' and ''Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born'' respectively. In 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bona (singer)
Kim Ji-yeon (; born August 19, 1995), also known by the stage name Bona (), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group WJSN, and also its sub-unit WJSN The Black. She made her acting debut in the KBS2 drama ''Hit the Top'' (2017), and was cast as the female lead in the teen drama ''Girls' Generation 1979'' (2018). Bona gained recognition for her portrayal as world champion and gold medalist fencer Ko Yu-rim in the TvN (South Korean TV channel), tvN television series ''Twenty-Five Twenty-One'' (2022). Credited under her full name, she later starred in the television series ''Joseon Attorney'' (2023) and ''Pyramid Game (TV series), Pyramid Game'' (2024). Early life and education Bona was born on August 19, 1995, in Dalseo District, Daegu, South Korea and attended high school in the same city. Bona was a Korean idol#Trainee system, trainee under Cube Entertainment before joining Starship Entertainment in 2013. Career 2015–2020: Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Hyun-wook
Choi Hyun-wook (; born January 30, 2002) is a South Korean actor. In 2019, he began his acting career by leading in the web drama ''Real:Time:Love''. His role in SBS television series ''Taxi Driver'' and ''Racket Boys'' awarded him the Best New Actor at the 2021 SBS Drama Awards. Recently, he gained more recognition in ''Twenty-Five Twenty-One'' (2022), ''Weak Hero Class 1'' (2022), '' D.P. 2'' (2021–2023),''Twinkling Watermelon'' (2023), and '' My Dearest Nemesis'' ''(2025)''. Early life and education Choi Hyun-wook was born on January 30, 2002. During his childhood, he played baseball for ten years. In his first year of high school, he sustained an elbow injury and underwent surgery and rehabilitation, but it did not improve his condition. Due to the situation, he changed his career path and pursued acting. Eventually, Choi left Gangneung High School as well as his position at the school's baseball team and transferred to Hanlim Multi Art School at Broadcasting & Entertainm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-pop Hot 100
The K-pop Hot 100 was a music singles chart in South Korea, launched by ''Billboard'' in conjunction with ''Billboard'' Korea () on August 25, 2011. It is the second Asian ''Billboard'' chart after the Japan Hot 100. The chart used the same multimetric methodology as the US Hot 100 and rankings were compiled based on Hanteo Chart data, streaming and download data from Naver VIBE, and domestic radio and television music playback data. Updates were published on ''Billboard'' Korea's website every Tuesday, and appeared on billboard.com the following day. Silvio Pietroluongo, ''Billboard''s Director of Charts, called the launch "a milestone event", as it would "provide the Korean music market with what we believe is Korea's most accurate and relevant song ranking." Pietroluongo further stated that they were "excited to be expanding ''Billboard''s globally recognized Hot 100 chart franchise into this country, and look forward to enhancing the K-Pop Hot 100 chart in the near future with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaon Music Chart
The Circle Chart (), previously known as the Gaon Music Chart or the Gaon Chart (), tabulates the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in South Korea. Founded in 2010, it is produced by the Korea Music Content Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. History Gaon Chart was launched in February 2010 by the Korea Music Content Association, under the sponsorship of the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, with the aim to create a domestic national chart similar to the ''Billboard'' charts of the United States and the Oricon charts of Japan. The word ''gaon'', which means 'middle' or 'center' in Korean, was chosen to represent fairness and reliability. The chart started tracking sales from the beginning of that year. A small awards ceremony was held in conjunction with the launch ceremony on February 23, at the Westin Chosun hotel in Seoul. Girl group Girls' Generation was awarded the Top Artist of Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaon Digital Chart
The Circle Digital Chart, previously known as the Gaon Digital Chart, is the music industry standard record chart ranking the 200 most popular singles in South Korea. It provides rankings on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis, which is based on an aggregate of streaming, downloads and background music from major South Korean music platforms, as well as video ringback tone sales from the V Coloring app. It is a part of the Circle Chart, previously known as the Gaon Chart. History The Gaon Digital Chart was launched as a part of the Gaon Chart in February 2010, by the Korea Music Content Association and South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. It started with compiling data from six major South Korean music platforms: Melon, Dosirak, Mnet.com, Bugs, Cyworld, and Soribada. Spotify Korea was included from chart starting December 2021. Apple Music Korea was included from chart starting July 2022. In July 2022, Gaon Chart was rebranded as the Circle Chart. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mino (rapper)
Song Min-ho (; born March 30, 1993), better known by the stage name Mino, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, music producer, artist and actor. After a stint in the two-year ballad group BoM from 2011 to 2013, he joined YG Entertainment, leading to his debut in 2014 with the boy band Winner, formed through Mnet survival program ''WIN: Who Is Next''. Alongside label-mate Bobby, he is also part of the hip hop duo MOBB, formed in September 2016. As a solo artist, Mino first gained recognition as a contestant in the rap-survival program, '' Show Me the Money 4'', where he finished as the series runner-up, and became the best-selling artist among the show's history with his single, "Fear" (). He made his official solo debut with the studio album, '' XX'' in November 2018; its lead single, titled "Fiancé", became his first number one hit in South Korea, spawning to number one on Gaon's digital and streaming monthly charts for the month of December. It also became his fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Block B
Block B () is a South Korean boy band managed by KQ Entertainment, and consists of seven members: Taeil, B-Bomb, Jaehyo, U-Kwon, Park Kyung, Zico, and P.O. Block B has received several accolades, including nominations for seven Golden Disc Awards and eleven Seoul Music Awards. Block B was created by musician Cho PD in 2011 on a budget of US$1.4 million. They made their live debut on KBS' ''Music Bank'' and MTV's ''Match Up!''. In 2012, they released their debut studio album, ''Blockbuster'', which finished in the top ten on the ''Billboard'' Korea and Gaon Album charts. In 2013, Block B filed a lawsuit against Stardom Entertainment—their agency at the time—and took a small break from releasing music and performing live. Block B achieved commercial success with the single albums ''Jackpot'' (2014), ''Very Good'' (2015) and ''H.E.R.'' (2015). In 2016, they released the Japanese-language studio album, ''My Zone'', which ranked in the top ten on the ''Billboard'' J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maeil Broadcasting Network
Maeil Broadcasting Network, Inc. (MBN) (주식회사 매일방송) is a South Korean cable TV network operated by the ''Maeil Business Newspaper The Maeil Business Newspaper (), also simply known as Maekyung (derived from the pronunciation of the Korean name) or MK, is a comprehensive daily newspaper published in South Korea, first issued on March 24, 1966. The president of the publishi ...''. History Initially founded on September 23, 1993, as Maeil Business TV, the station's name was later changed to Maeil Broadcasting Network in March 2011. The station was operated as a news channel until December 1, 2011, at which point it transitioned into a generalist cable TV channel, launching MBN general programming alongside JTBC, Channel A, and TV Chosun. Chronology 1990s On September 23, 1993 the company was founded under the name Maeil Business TV. It launched the cable industry's first successful satellite transmission on December 6, 1994. On March 1, 1995, it began b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
