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Lim Ju-hwan
Lim Ju-hwan (; born May 18, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas '' Tamra, the Island'' (2009), ''Ugly Alert'' (2013), '' Uncontrollably Fond'' (2016) and '' The Bride of Habaek'' (2017). Early life and education When he was a senior in high school, Lim joined the theater group called Kwangto, an acronym of ''Kwangdae Tokkaebi'' referring to traditional performers and hobgoblins in Korean, where he was first introduced to theatrical performance. Lim then played the role of the pastor in '' The Good Doctor'' by Neil Simon and won the prize of best performance in the Fourth Youth Theater Festival in 2000. He also directed the play, ''Pay Tuition Back'', at the school festival. He continues to maintain a good friendship with fellow actor Shin Dong-wook, whom he met at the time. After graduating from high school, Lim began his professional career in modeling at The Men, a modeling and acting agency. He also enrolled at Dae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daejin University
Daejin University is a private university located in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was founded by Daesun Jinrihoe in November 1991 and opened in March 1992. The university operates Daejin University China Campus, a study abroad program based at the campuses of two universities in China: Soochow University and Harbin Normal University. Academics Undergraduate courses of study are divided among six colleges: Culture, Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Sciences and Engineering, and Arts. Training is also provided at the graduate level, through specialized graduate schools of Education, Industry, Business Administration and Legal Affairs. History The university was established in 1991 by the Daesun Jinrihoe, a Korean religious group. The location was chosen due to its position near the midpoint of the line connecting Halla-san with Baekdu-san, and thus at the symbolic heart of the Korean peninsula.Daejin University Features of the Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's Up (TV Series)
''What's Up'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Lim Ju-hwan, Kang Dae-sung, Lim Ju-eun, Oh Man-seok, Jang Hee-jin, Kim Ji-won and Jo Jung-suk. It aired on Saturdays to Sundays at 23:00 on MBN starting from December 3, 2011, and ended on February 5, 2012. This series is about the dreams, passions, and love of twenty-year-old youths, in a University musical department. Synopsis Jae-Hun (Lim Ju-Hwan) is a high school dropout who roams the streets at night with his two best friends. One day, his friends try steal from a drunk guy without Jae-Hun and are caught by the police. He tries to rescue his friends and gets involved in an accident that leads to the death of a stranger. A while later, he decides to go to university to study acting. Park Tae Yi ( Kim Ji-Won) comes to Seoul to take an audition for entry into in the university. She lives in the countryside with her grandfather, and inherited her musical talents from her father. Ha Do Sung (Daesung) is the fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Frozen Flower
''A Frozen Flower'' () is a 2008 South Korean erotic historical film. It is directed by Yoo Ha and stars Zo In-sung, Joo Jin-mo and Song Ji-hyo. The historical film is set during Goryeo Dynasty and is loosely based on the reign of Gongmin of Goryeo (1330–1374), but it does not strictly comply with historical facts. 10 January 2009. The controversial story is about the characters' violation of royal family protocol and their pursuit of love. It was released in South Korea on 30 December 2008 and was the 6th most attended film of 2008 with 3,772,976 tickets sold. Plot The King (Joo Jin-mo) of Goryeo is married to a Yuan Dynasty princess (Song Ji-hyo), but they do not have any children. There is constant pressure on the King both from the Yuan emperor and his own counselors to produce a crown prince and ensure the continuity of the royal dynasty. The King's palace guard is composed of thirty six young soldiers, led by military commander Hong-rim ( Zo In-sung), who is also the Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M (2007 Film)
''M'' () is a 2007 South Korean psychological drama film starring Gang Dong-won. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the final cut had its Korean premiere at the Pusan International Film Festival. Using visual effects, complex dream sequences, and gliding camerawork, director Lee Myung-se describes his film as "a dark labyrinth of dream and reality," and that instead of using computer graphics, he prefers to "capture the fantasy elements through lighting and emotions." Plot A prominent up-and-coming author Min-woo readies his new much anticipated follow-up novel while suffering from writer's block, as well as frequent nightmares and hallucinations. This unexplainable condition affects both his personal and professional life. Soon he can't differentiate reality from fantasy and continues to have feelings of being chased. His own paranoia leads him to a café in a dark, unassuming alley and encounters a charming young woman named Mimi. Min-woo starts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arang (film)
''Arang'' () is a 2006 South Korean horror thriller film directed and co-written by Ahn Sang-hoon (in his feature directorial debut). It stars Song Yoon-ah and Lee Dong-wook as two detectives. The film was inspired by the folklore of the same name, which tells of a vengeful spirit of a woman who was raped and killed murdering magistrates in a village. Synopsis A veteran detective So-young and her rookie partner Hyun-ki come across an incendiary homicide case. They discover that the present case is related to the mysterious death of a girl ten years prior. So-young becomes plagued with nightmares in which the girl appears, and the killings continue. The girl is actually Min-jeong, Hyun-ki's first love. Those who died are killed by Hyun-ki by giving them a cigarette that is inlaid with a gas which causes a simulated heart attack. Those who have the cigarette raped Min-jeong 10 years ago in an abandoned salt house. Hyun-ki was forced to tape the incident as he was emotionally woun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Different Dreams
''Different Dreams '' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Yo-won, Yoo Ji-tae, Lim Ju-hwan and Nam Gyu-ri. It aired four episodes every Saturday on MBC TV from 20:45 to 23:10 ( KST), from May 4 to July 13, 2019. The series celebrates the 100th anniversary of the March 1st Movement which led to the formation of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in 1919. Synopsis The story takes place in Gyeongseong (South Korea) and Shanghai (China) during the Japanese colonial rule of Korea. Lee Young-jin is a Korean surgeon who was raised by a Japanese family. She becomes a spy for the Korean government. Cast Main * Lee Yo-won as Lee Young-jin (36 years old) * Yoo Ji-tae as Kim Won-bong (39 years old) * Lim Ju-hwan as Fukuda (32 years old) * Nam Gyu-ri as Miki (29 years old) Supporting People around Lee Young-jin * Lee Hae-young as Hiroshi * Lee Young-sook as Kim Hyun-ok * Kim Tae-woo as Yoo Tae-joon * Yoon Ji-hye as Esther Heroic Corps * Jo Bok- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh My Ghost (South Korean TV Series)
''Oh My Ghost'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Park Bo-young, Jo Jung-suk, Lim Ju-hwan and Kim Seul-gi. It aired on tvN from July 3 to August 22, 2015, on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 ( KST) for 16 episodes. Synopsis Na Bong-sun (Park Bo-young) has an extremely timid personality and low self-esteem, doesn't have any close friends, and is constantly getting reprimanded at her job as an assistant chef at Sun Restaurant. She also occasionally sees ghosts, thanks to a shaman grandmother. One day, Bong-sun gets possessed by a lustful virgin ghost named Shin Soon-ae (Kim Seul-gi). To make up for the lack of romance in her short life and believing that only by losing her virginity will she be able to "resolve her grudge" and move on to the afterlife, Soon-ae is determined to seduce as many men as she can by possessing various women, and she finds the perfect vessel in Bong-sun. Bong-sun's boss is arrogant star chef Kang Sun-woo (Jo Jung-suk), whom she secretl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shine Or Go Crazy
''Shine or Go Crazy'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series based on the novel of the same name by Hyun Go-woon about the romance between a Goryeo prince and a Balhae princess. Starring Jang Hyuk, Oh Yeon-seo, Lee Hanee and Lim Ju-hwan, it aired on MBC from January 19 to April 7, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 24 episodes. Plot Wang So was born a prince of Goryeo, but because a prophecy foretells that he will turn the country into a river of blood, he is exiled from the palace and shunned by the royal family. Having lost his place as the rightful heir to the throne, he lives an isolated life, and in Wang So's absence, his illegitimate half-brother Wang Uk makes an ambitious play for power. Shin Yool is the princess of Later Balhae, and she narrowly escaped death as a child at the hands of her own people because of a prophecy that she is fated to become "the light of another nation". She and Wang So have a whirlwind marriage, and as husband and wife, begin t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Con Artists (2014 Film)
''The Con Artists'' (; lit. "The Technicians") is a 2014 South Korean heist film directed by Kim Hon-sun, and starring Kim Woo-bin, Lee Hyun-woo, and Ko Chang-seok. Plot Ji-hyuk is a safe-cracker who lives the high life by stealing antiques and jewelry. He teams up with genius hacker Jong-bae, planner Goo-in and other fellow "technicians" to steal () hidden in the Incheon Customs, and they must do it within 40 minutes. Cast * Kim Woo-bin as Ji-hyuk * Lee Hyun-woo as Jong-bae * Kim Yeong-cheol as Boss Cho * Ko Chang-seok as Goo-in * Jung Man-sik as Prosecutor * Jo Yoon-hee as Eun-ha * Lim Ju-hwan as Lee Jo Hwon (Cho's right-hand man) * Jo Dal-hwan * Shin Goo as Director Oh * Kim Ji-an as Skyscraper Guard * Jung Ji-yoon as Technician assistant * Ji Seung-hyun * Heo Ji-won * Shin Seung-hwan * Choi Daniel as art gallery owner * Kim Sung-kyu as Detective team 2 member * Shin Wonho Production Filming in Gwangyang, Incheon and Seoul began in March 2014 and wrapped i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conscription In South Korea
Conscription in South Korea has existed since 1957 and requires male citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 to perform Conscription, compulsory military service. Women are not required to perform military service, but they may voluntarily join the military. Establishment The basis for military conscription in South Korea is the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, which was promulgated on 17 July 1948. The constitution states in Article 39, "All citizens shall have the duty of national defense under the conditions as prescribed by Act." In addition, the conscription is defined and acted by the "Military Service Act" (병역법). According to the "Military Service Act" Article 3, "Every masculine gender of the Republic of Korea shall faithfully perform mandatory military service, as prescribed by the Constitution of the Republic of Korea and this Act. A feminine gender may perform only active service or reserve service through volunteering" and "Except as provided in this Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Suicide Forecast
''The Suicide Forecast'' (; lit. "Suspicious Customers") is a 2011 South Korean comedy-drama film. It is Jo Jin-mo's directorial debut. Plot Baseball player-turned-insurance salesman Byung-woo ( Ryoo Seung-bum) is seen as the cocky ace of his company until one of his clients commits suicide. The police suspect him of aiding and abetting the suicide, which almost jeopardizes Byung-woo's career. Anxious to ensure it won't happen again, he gets in touch with his previous clients. Particularly those who seem the type to commit suicide. During his quest to turn their lives around for the better, Byung-woo reunites with a lonely husband (Park Chul-min), a debt-ridden lounge singer (Younha), a homeless young man ( Im Joo-hwan), and a widowed mother (Jung Sun-kyung). Cast * Ryoo Seung-bum ... Bae Byung-woo * Seo Ji-hye ... Lee Hye-in * Sung Dong-il ... Manager Park Jin-seok *Park Chul-min ... Oh Sang-yeol *Jung Sun-kyung ... Choi Bok-soon * Im Joo-hwan ... Kim Young-tak *Younha ... Ahn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourette's Syndrome
Tourette syndrome or Tourette's syndrome (abbreviated as TS or Tourette's) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. It is characterized by multiple movement (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic. Common tics are blinking, coughing, throat clearing, sniffing, and facial movements. These are typically preceded by an unwanted urge or sensation in the affected muscles known as a premonitory urge, can sometimes be suppressed temporarily, and characteristically change in location, strength, and frequency. Tourette's is at the more severe end of a spectrum of tic disorders. The tics often go unnoticed by casual observers. Tourette's was once regarded as a rare and bizarre syndrome and has popularly been associated with coprolalia (the utterance of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks). It is no longer considered rare; about 1% of school-age children and adolescents are estimated to have Tourette's, and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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