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Lee Yoon-jung
Lee Yoon-jung (, born January 31, 1974) is a South Korean television director and producer. She started her broadcasting career in television station MBC in 1997. She garnered attention for her distinctive directing style, particularly in short dramas like "Taereung National Village" and drama '' Beating Heart''. Lee is best known for directing the popular drama '' Coffee Prince''. Early life and education Lee's dream of working in broadcasting was ignited during her middle school years as she watched director Hwang In-roe's MBC drama '. Upon completing high school, she decided to pursue a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Broadcasting at Yonsei University. Throughout her four years in college, she actively participated in theater clubs and school broadcasts, gaining valuable practical experience. During her senior year, she prepared her resume and applied to various media broadcasting and advertising companies, only to face rejection from all of them. This experience was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 SKY (universities), SKY universities. The university traces its roots to the first modern medical center in Korea, ''Gwanghyewon'' (광혜원 廣惠院, House of Extended Grace) founded in April 1885, now Severance Hospital, Severance Union Medical College (세브란스 의과대학; 세브란스 醫科大學). The institution in its current university form was established in January 1957 through the union of Yonhi College () and Severance. As a tribute, the name "Yonsei" was derived from the first syllables of the names of its two parent institutions, "Yon; 연; 延" from Yonhi College and "Sei; 세; 世" from Severance Union Medical College. Yonhi College was one of the first modern colleges, founded as Chosun Christian College () in March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taereung National Village
Korea National Training Center, also known as the Taereung Training Center, located in Gongneung-dong, Nowon District, in the northeast part of Seoul, is the first national athletic training center established in South Korea. Since its establishment on 30 June 1966 by the Korea Sports Council (대한체육회 大韓體育會), Taereung Training Center has been the home of elite Korean sports activities. It consists of 24 buildings, including training facilities, gymnasiums and dormitories in an area of . The training facilities have accommodated 20 different sport events such as athletics, gymnastics, archery, taekwondo, wrestling, swimming, and others. In 2011, a newer facility, |
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 international news agencies such as the Associated Press. ''The Korea Herald'' is operated by Herald Corporation. Herald Corporation also publishes ''The Herald Business'', a Korean-language business daily, ''The Junior Herald'', an English weekly for teens, ''The Campus Herald'', a Korean-language weekly for university students. Herald Media is also active in the country's booming English as a foreign language sector, operating a chain of hagwon as well as an English village. ''The Korea Herald'' is a member of the Asia News Network. History ''The Korean Republic'' ''The Korea Herald'' was first published on August 13, 1953, as ''The Korean Republic''. It was a four-page, tabloid-sized, English-language daily. In 1958, ''The Korean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hancinema
HanCinema () is an online South Korean movie and drama database created by Cédric Collemine during the summer of 2003 in Korea. It provides information related to Korean movies, television dramas, actors, and other related information. It is aimed at non–South Korean audiences. See also * Internet Movie Database IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ... * Korean Movie Database References External links * South Korean film websites Internet properties established in 2003 Online film databases {{film-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Korea Times
''The Korea Times'' () is a daily English-language newspaper in South Korea. It is a sister paper of the ''Hankook Ilbo'', a major Korean language, Korean-language daily. It is the oldest active daily English-language newspaper in South Korea. Since the late 1950s, it had been published by the Hankook Ilbo Media Group, but following an embezzlement scandal in 2013–2014 it was sold to Dongwha Group in 2015. The president-publisher of ''The Korea Times'' is Oh Young-jin. Description The newspaper's headquarters is located in the same building with ''Hankook Ilbo'' on Sejong-daero between Sungnyemun and Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea. The paper is not to be confused with ''The Korea Daily News'', a 1904 to 1910 newspaper which briefly ran under the title ''Korea Times''. It is also unrelated to another paper by Lee Myo-muk, Ha Kyong-tok and Kim Yong-ui in September 1945. History ''The Korea Times'' was founded by Helen Kim five months into the 1950-53 Korean War. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chosun Ilbo
''The Chosun Ilbo'' (, ), also known as ''The Chosun Daily,'' is a Korean-language newspaper of record for South Korea and among the oldest active newspapers in the country. With a daily circulation of more than 1,800,000, ''The'' ''Chosun Ilbo'' has been audited annually since the Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993. ''The'' ''Chosun Ilbo'' and its subsidiary company, Digital Chosun, operate the ''Chosun.com'' news website, which also publishes news in English, Chinese, and Japanese. History The Chosun Ilbo Establishment Union was created in September 1919. ''The'' ''Chosun Ilbo'' newspaper was founded on 5 March 1920 by Sin Sogu with the financial support of the Daejong Business Association. Cho Jin-Tae, the vice-chairman of the Daejong Business Association was appointed the first President of the newspaper in 1920. However, as the Business Association failed to pay promised finances, the relationship between the Association and ''The Chosun Ilbo'' broke down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiroi Kyotō
is a 1965 novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a film in 1966 and then five times as a television series in 1967, 1978, 1990, 2003, and 2019. The 1966 film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. Summary The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both associate professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research. Cast (1966 film) Cast * Jiro Tamiya - Goro Zaizen * Eijirō Tōno - Professor Azuma * Takahiro Tamura - Shuji Satomi *Eitaro Ozawa - Professor Ugai * Eiji Funakoshi - Professor Kikukawa * Osamu Takizawa - Professor Funao * Kenjiro Ishiyama - Mataichi Zaizen * Yoshi Katō - Professor Ōkouchi * Teruko Kishi - Masako * Mayumi Ogawa - Keiko Hanamori * Shiho Fujimura - Saeko * Toshio Takahara - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyoko Yamasaki
was a Japanese novelist. A native of Osaka, Yamasaki worked as a journalist for the Mainichi Shimbun from 1945 to 1959 after graduating from Kyoto Women's University in Japanese literature. She published her first story, ''Noren'' (1957), a story of a kelp trader, based on the experiences of her family's business. The following year, she won the Naoki Prize for her second novel ''Hana Noren'', the story about the founder of an entertainment group. A major influence on her writings of that period was Yasushi Inoue, who was deputy head of the Mainichi Shimbun's cultural news desk. Yamasaki wrote some stories based on actual events. For example, ''Futatsu no Sokoku'' is derived from the biography of a Japanese American David Akira Itami, and ''Shizumanu Taiyō'' is based on the Japan Air Lines Flight 123 accident. Several works of hers were featured in films and television drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star News (South Korea)
Star News may refer to: * Star News Group, an Australian media company based in Pakenham, Victoria * ABP News (previously STAR News), an Indian news channel * ''Pasadena Star-News'', a paid local daily newspaper for Pasadena, California * ''Star-News ''StarNews'' is an American, English language daily newspaper for Wilmington, North Carolina, and its surrounding area (known as the Lower Cape Fear (region), Cape Fear). It is North Carolina's oldest newspaper in continuous publication. It was ...'', the daily newspaper for Wilmington, North Carolina * ''The Star-News'' (Chula Vista), a community newspaper in Southern California * '' Star News Asia'', the flagship daily evening television news programmes from Hong Kong on STAR World See also * News Star (other) * Star TV (other) * Sin Poh (other) * Sing Pao (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The White Tower
''Behind the White Tower'' () is a 2007 South Korean television series that aired on MBC from January 6 to March 11, 2007 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 for 20 episodes. Based on renowned Japanese novelist Toyoko Yamasaki's representative work ''Shiroi Kyotō'', the drama brings viewers deep into the political inner workings of the medical field by taking a satirical look at malpractice and power plays at a university hospital, and contrasting the paths and personalities of two doctors played by Kim Myung-min and Lee Sun-kyun. The medical drama was a critical and ratings hit in South Korea, gaining praise for its acting (particularly by Kim), writing, direction, and its intelligent and uncompromising story without concessions to melodrama or romance. Plot Brilliant and ambitious, assistant professor Jang Joon-hyuk (Kim Myung-min) is a rising star in the Myeongin University Hospital surgery department. His knowledge and expertise is undeniable, but his cavalier confidence an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahn Pan-seok
Ahn Pan-seok (born November 1961) is a South Korean television director. Ahn directed the Korean dramas ''Something In The Rain'' (2018), ''Roses and Bean Sprouts'' (1999), ''Ajumma'' (2000), '' Behind the White Tower'' (2007), ''How Long I've Kissed'' (2012), ''Secret Affair'' (2014), and '' Heard It Through the Grapevine'' (2015). He also directed the film '' Over the Border'' (2006). Career Ahn Pan-seok was born in Seoul in 1961. He graduated from Sejong University with a degree in English Language and Literature. In 1986, he and fellow cinephiles from Sejong collaborated on the 22-minute short film ''In Praise of Idleness''; the crew consisted of Yoo Ha as the director, Kim Sung-su as cinematographer, Ahn handled the lighting, and poet Jin Yi-jeong wrote the screenplay. Ahn was hired by MBC's drama production division in 1987, then worked as an assistant director on ''Humble Men'' in 1991 and ''My Mother's Sea'' in 1993. He made his directorial debut in 1994 with ''Love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Ha-yoon
Kim Mi-sun (; born December 2, 1986), better known by the stage name Song Ha-yoon (), is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series ''Fight for My Way'' (2017) and ''Marry My Husband'' (2024). She debuted as Kim Byul in 2003, but changed her stage name in 2012. Bullying allegations controversy After the success of ''Marry My Husband ''Marry My Husband'' () is a 2024 South Korean television series written by Shin Yoo-dam, and starring Park Min-young, Na In-woo, Lee Yi-kyung, and Song Ha-yoon. It is based on a web novel of the same name, which was also serialized as a webtoo ...'', Song came under media radar for being an alleged bully in school. A comment made by the alleged victim regarding Song using violence surfaced. The victim alleged that when Song had invited him to meet and had then held him down and hit him for 90 minutes. Before going public with his claims, he contacted Song's agency twice in an attempt to contact Song, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
