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Seung-hee
Seung-hee, also spelled Seung-hui, Seung-hi, or Sung-hi, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 15 hanja with the reading "seung" and 25 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. People with this name include: ;Artists and writers *Choi Seung-hee (1911–1969), South Korean female modern dancer *Kim Seung-hee (born 1952), South Korean female poet *Lee Seung-hee (artist) (born 1963), South Korean male ceramic artist * Seung Hee Yang (born 1969), South Korean female violinist * Nikki Seung-hee Lee (born 1970), South Korean-born American female photographer and filmmaker ;Athletes * Kim Seung-hee (footballer) (born 1968), South Korean male football manager *Bae Seung-hee (born 1983), South Korean female badminton player *Lee Seung-hee (born 1988), South Korean male footballer *Park Seung-hi (born 1992), South Korean female sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris (TV Series)
''Iris'' () is a 2009 South Korean espionage television drama series, starring Lee Byung-hun, Kim Tae-hee, Jung Joon-ho, Kim Seung-woo, Kim So-yeon and Choi Seung-hyun. The plot revolves around two best friends from the 707th Special Mission Group recruited into a secret South Korean black ops agency known as the National Security Service. As the two friends find their loyalties tested and forge new, unlikely alliances, the journey takes them from their home country to Hungary, Japan, and China where they find themselves at the center of an international conspiracy. It aired on KBS2 from October 14 to December 17, 2009, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. With a budget in excess of 40 billion won (34 million USD), ''Iris'' along with its spin-off '' Athena: Goddess of War'', share the record for the most expensive Korean dramas ever produced. The series was a critical and commercial success, with an average viewership of over 30% in addition to ranking as the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Seung-hee
Choi Seung-hee (; Chinese 崔承熹 November 24, 1911 – August 8, 1969) was a leading Korean modern dancer. Choi is an important figure of early modern dance in Korea, Japan and China who gained worldwide fame in the 1930s. Biography Choi was born into a yangban-class family in Seoul, Korea during the colonial period, and was also known by the Japanese pronunciation of her name, Sai Shōki. Despite the Japanese policy of ''Sōshi-kaimei,'' a policy of changing Korean names to Japanese names, she retained her Korean family name of Choi. Sai is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese character for Choi, and was not considered Japanese. When she was a child, her family faced financial trouble after their lands were taken away by the Japanese. Their only income came from her brother Choi Seung-il's manuscripts. After graduating from Sookmyung High School at the age of fifteen, she tried to become a teacher to help her family financially. She passed seventh amongst 860 applica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Seung-hee (entertainer)
Cho Seung-hee (born June 3, 1991), better known as Cho Yi-hyun, is a South Korean actress, singer, general producer of the label company PocketDol Studio and founder of PocketDol Studio's label M25. She debuted as new member of F-ve Dolls in 2013 and continued to promote until the group unofficially disbanded in November 2014, which was confirmed in March 2015. Following the disbandment, she returned as a trainee for almost a year before re-debuting as the leader of DIA in September 2015. In April 2016, she left DIA after her contract expired to pursue her acting career. She has established herself as an actress with cast in various television dramas such as '' Mr. Back'' (2014), ''Triangle'' (2014), ''The Night Watchman's Journal'' (2014) and '' The Producers'' (2015). Biography Cho Yi-hyun was born Cho Seung-hee on June 3, 1991, in Gwangju, South Korea. She currently attends Kookmin University. She is the winner of Miss Chunhyang Pageant in 2012. She auditioned for both Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Seung-hee
Lee Seung-hee (; born 10 June 1988) is a South Korean footballer who played for Jeonnam Dragons. Career Lee was released by Nagoya Grampus, along with 8 other players, on 10 November 2016 following the club's relegation to J2 League The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Ya .... References External links * * 1988 births Living people South Korean men's footballers Jeonnam Dragons players Jeju United FC players K League 1 players Lee Seung-hee J1 League players Nagoya Grampus players Pohang Steelers players Fujairah FC players UAE Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates South Korean expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bae Seung-hee
Bae Seung-hee (; born 20 September 1983) is a badminton player from South Korea. She is best remembered for her role in South Korea's first ever Uber Cup victory in 2010. Bae was on the South Korean national team shortly after graduating from junior eligibility but from age 19 to 25, she played only for her domestic team Korea Ginseng Corporation, and competed overseas only twice between April 2003 and November 2008. She was called back to the national team after winning a national event in 2008 and in August 2009, she reached her first of two consecutive finals at the Chinese Taipei Open. In 2010, she played first singles at the Uber Cup and in the final, beat then world #1 Wang Yihan to begin South Korea's 3–1 victory. In 2011, Bae injured her thigh in a domestic tournament and as it caused her to miss the first part of the qualifying period for the London Olympics, she finally decided to leave international badminton at the age of 28. Achievements Asian Junior Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Stranger
''Doctor Stranger'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-suk, Jin Se-yeon, Park Hae-jin and Kang So-Ra. It aired on SBS from May 5 to July 8, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 KST (UTC+9) for 20 episodes. Synopsis As a child, Park Hoon (Lee Jong-suk) and his father Park Cheol ( Kim Sang-joong) were tricked and sent to North Korea. After being sent to North Korea, Park Hoon and his father were denied access to go back to South Korea. In North Korea, Park Hoon was trained to become a doctor by his father who was already a famous doctor. He became a genius cardiothoracic surgeon after attending medical school in North Korea. There, he fell deeply in love with Song Jae-hee ( Jin Se-yeon). After Park Hoon's father died, he tried to flee to South Korea with Jae-hee, but lost contact with her in the end. Park Hoon was able to flee to South Korea alone. In South Korea, Park Hoon begins to work as doctor in a top hospital Myungwoo University Hospital. Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seunghee
Hyun Seung-hee (; born January 25, 1996), known mononymously as Seunghee (), is a South Korean singer and a television personality. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Oh My Girl. Career Pre-debut Seunghee was a regular name in various singing contests and reality shows, including: * KBS 1TV's ''Korea Sings'' (2007), where she won the Excellence Prize; * SBS TV's '' Star King'' (2007), where she was known to the public as the "11-year-old Little BoA"; and * Mnet's '' Superstar K 2'' (2010), where she made it to the Super Week but did not make it to the top 11 finalists round. She became a Brave Entertainment trainee in 2012, but transferred to WM Entertainment two years later. In 2014, she became a credited backing singer for Full Moon by Sunmi. 2015–2019: Debut with Oh My Girl & solo activities On April 20, 2015, Seunghee made her debut as a member of WM Entertainment's first girl group, Oh My Girl, with their first extended play of the same name. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Seung-hee (footballer)
Kim Seung-hee (born July 16, 1968), is a South Korean football manager currently in charge of National League side Daejeon Korail FC in South Korea. Kim joined Korail FC as a player in 1990 after graduating from Myongji University Myongji University () is a Private university, private, Christianity in Korea, Christian university founded in 1948 in South Korea. It provides higher education in the fields of engineering, sciences and humanities. It has two campuses: the Socia ... and spent his entire playing career with the club.http://blog.daum.net/seiga/11226815 인천한국철도 김승희 감독 "목표는 언제나 우승..." He joined the Korail coaching staff in 1999 and became manager ahead of the 2007 season following the retirement of Lee Hyun-chang. His appointment as manager meant that Kim has represented Korail FC as a player, playing coach, assistant manager and also manager. References 1968 births Living people South Korean footballers South Korean foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Seung-hee
Kim Seunghui is a South Korean poet, essayist, and novelist. Life Kim was born in Gwangju on March 1, 1952. She graduated from Chon-nam Girls' High School. She majored in English Literature at Sogang University in Seoul, Korea from which she later received a doctorate in Korean Literature. In 1973, she made her official literary debut with her poem "Geu-rim sog-ui mul" (The Water in the Painting) when it won an entry in the Annual Contest for new writers held by Kyung-hyang Shin-mun (Kyung-Hyang Daily)."김승희" LTI Korea Datasheet: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do# Kim is currently a professor of Korean Literature at Sogang University. Work The early work of Kim Seunghui is marked by a penchant for formalism, or 'art for art sake' and the poet's utilization of fierce, unabashed language. Her later poetry, however, evolved towards the exploration of quotidian reality and questions of perennial existence in freedom. Awards Sowol Poetry Prize The Sowol Poetry Prize () is on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Seung-hi
Park Seung-hi (; born 28 March 1992) is a former South Korean short track and long track speed skater. She is the 2010 Overall World Champion. She won two gold medals and three bronze medals at 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics. Her sister is Park Seung-ju, a long track speed skater, and her brother Park Se-yeong, a short track speed skater. She switched to long-track speed skating after the 2014 Sochi Olympics. After the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics Park announced her retirement from speedskating. Career At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she competed in four events. In her first event, the 500 m, she was disqualified in the quarterfinals. Three days later, she competed in the 1500 m. Despite setting an Olympic record in the semifinals, she finished third in the final. In the 3000 m relay, her team finished first but was disqualified by one of the track judges. In the 1000 m, she won a bronze medal, finishing behind Wang Meng and Katherine Reutter. At the 2014 Winter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seung-Hui Cho
Seung-Hui Cho (, properly Cho Seung-hui; January 18, 1984 – April 16, 2007) was a Korean-born mass murderer responsible for the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. Cho killed 32 people and wounded 17 others with two semi-automatic pistols on April 16, 2007, at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. This killing is the deadliest school shooting in US history, and was at the time the deadliest one-man shooting rampage in modern US history and deadliest mass shooting in US history. A senior-level undergraduate student at the university, Cho died by suicide after police breached the doors of Virginia Tech's Norris Hall which Cho had locked with heavy chains, where most of the shooting had taken place. Born in South Korea, Cho was eight years old when he immigrated to the United States with his family. He became a U.S. permanent resident as a South Korean national. At the time of the shooting, Cho had the legal status of resident alien. In middle school, he was diagnosed with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Korean Given Names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a small number of one-syllable names. Originally, there was no legal limitation on the length of names, but since 1993, regulations in South Korea have prohibited the registration of given names longer than five syllable blocks, in response to some parents giving their children extremely long names such as the 16-syllable Haneulbyeollimgureumhaennimbodasarangseureouri (). Lists of hanja for names are illustrative, not exhaustive. Names by common first and second syllables G or k (ㄱ), n (ㄴ), d (ㄷ) M (ㅁ), b (ㅂ) S (ㅅ) Vowels and semivowels (ㅇ) J (ㅈ) and ch (ㅊ) T (ㅌ) and h (ㅎ) Native Korean names ''Goyueo ireum'' are Korean given names which come from native Korean vocabulary, rather than Sino-Korean root ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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