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Shin Seung-ho
Shin Seung-ho (; born 11 November 1995) is a South Korean actor and model. As one of the leads, Shin received the most attention after appearing on ''A-Teen'' (2018). He is also known for appearing on '' Love Alarm'' (2019), '' D.P.'' (2021), and ''Alchemy of Souls'' (2022). Career At the age of ten, Shin started playing soccer, which he practiced for eleven years until 2016, when he quit after a knee injury and the realization that soccer was no longer the path for him. He later began working as a model, walking in Seoul Fashion Week and Seoul 365 Fashion Show; he also reached the final stage of the SBS Supermodel Selection Contest. At the same time, he was advised to become an actor to take advantage of his tone of voice, so he enrolled in an acting academy and joined an agency through auditioning. He made his debut in the 2018 teen web series ''A-Teen'', playing the male lead Nam Si-woo. This was followed by two more roles as a high school student in the teen dramas ''At Ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seongnam-si
Seongnam (; ) is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. It consists of three administrative districts: Bundang District, Jungwon District, and Sujeong District. Seongnam, one of the foremost planned cities in South Korean history, was conceived during the era of President Park Chung Hee for the purpose of industrializing the nation by concentrating electronic, textile, and petrochemical facilities there during the 1970s and 1980s. The city featured a network of roads, to Seoul and other major cities like Gwangju, Gyeonggi, from the early 1970s on. Today, Seongnam has merged with the metropolitan network of Seoul. Seongnam has also served as a ′test bed′ of South Korea's urban planning history. Bundang, one of the successful new town projects in the country, has been settled in a southern half of Seongnam since 1991. The city is also home to K League fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Sisters
Hong Jung-eun (born 1974) and Hong Mi-ran (born 1977), collectively known as the Hong sisters (), are South Korean television screenwriters under Studio Shot, a label of Imaginus. Together, they have written popular romantic-comedies, notably '' My Girl'' (2005), '' You're Beautiful'' (2009), '' My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho'' (2010), '' The Greatest Love'' (2011), ''Master's Sun'' (2013), '' A Korean Odyssey'' (2017–2018), '' Hotel del Luna'' (2019), ''Alchemy of Souls'' (2022) and its second part ''Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow'' (2022–2023). Career Before becoming drama writers, Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ran worked as entertainment writers on variety shows. Hong Jung-eun started as an assistant writer at MBC in 1998 and worked there for 8 years. She wrote for MBC's Sunday Sunday Night, , and re-enactment programs . Hong Mi-ran worked as an entertainment program writer for 5 years, contributing to SBS' and KBS2's sitcom . Hong sisters made their TV drama writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Buy A Friend
''How to Buy a Friend'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Lee Shin-young, Shin Seung-ho, Kim So-hye, Oh Hee-joon, Min Do-hee, and Cho Yi-hyun. Based on the Daum webtoon ''Friendship Contract'' by Laad Kwon, it aired on KBS2 from April 6 to 14, 2020. Synopsis Two teenagers begin a contractual relationship — Heo Don-hyuk promises to protect Park Chan-hong from his bully if the latter helps him uncover the truth behind the suicide of his girlfriend. Cast Main * Lee Shin-young as Park Chan-hong :Also known as Ninja among his schoolmates, he is an ordinary high school student who has a talent for writing. He has a crush on Uhm Se-yoon. * Shin Seung-ho as Heo Don-hyuk :Also known as Iron Man, he is notoriously known for his fists and has fought 10 men at one shot. He landed in juvenile detention and came to the school that Chan-hong, Se-yoon and Kyung-pyo attend. * Kim So-hye as Uhm Se-yoon :The prettiest and most popular girl in school. * Oh Hee-joon as Oh K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prophet
A prophet is a person who is believed to speak through divine inspiration. Prophet or The Prophet may also refer to: People referred to as "The Prophet" as a title Religious figures * Muhammad (570s–632), also known as ''Al-Nabi'' (''The Prophet''), regarded by Muslims as the last prophet of God * Zoroaster (or Zarathushtra), founder of Zoroastrianism, sometimes referred to simply as "The Prophet" Native American figures * Francis the Prophet (c.1770–1818), a leader of the Red Stick faction of Creek Native Americans * Tenskwatawa (1775–1836), Shawnee leader called "The Prophet" or "The Shawnee Prophet" * Wabokieshiek (ca. 1794 – ca. 1841), Ho-Chunk leader called "The Prophet" or "The Winnebago Prophet" Musicians * Black Prophet (born Kenneth Wilberforce Zonto Bossman, 1977), Ghanaian reggae music composer and a member of the Rastafari movement * Capleton (born 1967), known as "The Prophet", Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist * Dov Elkabas (born 1968), Dutch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naver
Naver (; stylized as NAVER) is a South Korean online platform operated by the Naver Corporation. The company's products include a search engine, email hosting, blogs, maps, and mobile payment. History Naver was the first Korean web provider to develop its own search engine. The company was founded on June 2, 1999, and is headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea. Naver is a combination of 'navigate', which means to navigate the Internet, and the suffix '-er', which means person, which means a person who navigates the vast ocean of information on the Internet. The Naver provides community services including blogs and cafes, other convenient services such as knowledge, shopping, maps, books, e-mail and naver tool bar. In August 2000, Naver launched its 'comprehensive search' service, which allows users to get a variety of results from a single search query on one page, organized by type, including blogs, websites, images, and web communities. Naver became an early pioneer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
An anterior cruciate ligament injury occurs when the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is either stretched, partially torn, or completely torn. The most common injury is a complete tear. Symptoms include pain, an audible cracking sound during injury, instability of the knee, and knee effusion, joint swelling. Swelling generally appears within a couple of hours. In approximately 50% of cases, other knee joint, structures of the knee such as surrounding ligaments, cartilage, or Meniscus (anatomy), meniscus are damaged. The underlying mechanism often involves a rapid change in direction, sudden stop, landing after a jump, or direct contact to the knee. It is more common in athletes, particularly those who participate in alpine skiing, Association football, football (soccer), netball, American football, or basketball. Diagnosis is typically made by physical examination and is sometimes supported by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Physical examination will often show tenderness aro ... [...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 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" (). According to the "Military Service Act" Article 3, "Every male citizen 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 female may perform only active service or reserve service through volunteering" and "Except as provided in this Act, no special case concerning ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside Men (film)
''Inside Men'' () is a 2015 South Korean political action thriller film written and directed by Woo Min-ho based on Yoon Tae-ho's webtoon ''The Insiders'' that dissects the corruption within Korean society. Starring Lee Byung-hun, Cho Seung-woo and Baek Yoon-sik Baek Yoon-sik (; born 16 March 1947) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his characteristic near-expressionless facial acting. Career Baek Yoon-sik made his debut in 1970 on KBS TV. In the coming years he would appear in four films, takin ..., it began filming in July 2014 and was released in theaters on November 19, 2015. ''Inside Men'' and the director's cut ''Inside Men: The Original'' have sold a total of 9.1 million admissions at the box office, thus becoming the top grossing R-rated movie of all-time at the South Korean box office. Plot Lee Kang-hee, an editor at an influential conservative newspaper, raises congressman Jang Pil-woo to the position of leading presidential candidate using the power of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety Show
Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical performances, sketch comedy, magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is normally introduced by a compère (master of ceremonies) or host. The variety format made its way from the Victorian era stage in Britain and America to radio and then television. Variety shows were a staple of English language television from the late 1940s into the 1980s. While the format is still widespread in some parts of the world, such as in the United Kingdom with the '' Royal Variety Performance'', the Philippines with ''Eat Bulaga!'' and '' It's Showtime'', and South Korea with '' Running Man'', the proliferation of multichannel television and evolving viewer tastes have affected the popularity of variety shows in the United States. Despite this, their influence has still had a major effect on late night television whose late-night talk shows and NBC's vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint
''Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint'', also alternatively translated as ''Omniscient Reader'' (), is a South Korean web novel written by Sing Shong. It was first published on January 6, 2018, on the platform Munpia, and ended on February 2, 2020. Naver Webtoon published an ongoing webtoon adaptation created by Redice Studio for the Korean version and Line Webtoon for the English version in 2020. An anime television series adaptation has been announced. Plot Kim Dokja is a young man leading a simple life, who has been the sole reader of a novel, ''Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World'', for 10 years of his life. As he was reading the novel's final chapter, reality and the world of fiction started to merge, allowing him to appear at the beginning point of the story. Being the only person who knew how the world could end, Kim Dokja is determined to create a different ending by solving and conquering various challenges, known as scenarios, which are operated by . Characters ;Kim D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airline Pilot
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators because they are involved in operating the aircraft's navigation and engine systems. Other aircrew members, such as drone operators, flight attendants, mechanics and ground crew, are not classified as aviators. In recognition of the pilots' qualifications and responsibilities, most militaries and many airlines worldwide award aviator badges to their pilots. Definition The first recorded use of the term ''aviator'' (''aviateur'' in French) was in 1887, as a variation of ''aviation'', from the Latin ''avis'' (meaning ''bird''), coined in 1863 by in ''Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne'' ("Aviation or Air Navigation"). The term ''aviatrix'' (''aviatrice'' in French), now archaic, was formerly used for a female pilot. The term ''aviator'' (''aviateur'' in F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilot (2024 Film)
''Pilot'' () is a 2024 South Korean comedy film directed by Kim Han-gyul and starring Jo Jung-suk, Lee Ju-myoung, Han Sun-hwa, and Shin Seung-ho. The film follows a star pilot, Han Jung-woo, who suddenly becomes unemployed and succeeds in getting re-employed after a drastic transformation. It was released theatrically on July 31, 2024. ''Pilot'' is a remake of the 2012 Swedish film ''Cockpit A cockpit or flight deck is the area, on the front part of an aircraft, spacecraft, or submersible, from which a pilot controls the vehicle. The cockpit of an aircraft contains flight instruments on an instrument panel, and the controls th ...''. Plot Han Jung-woo, a star pilot with top-notch flying skills and hot popularity that even led to his appearances on famous television shows, suffers a drastic fall from grace due to a momentary mistake. Blacklisted and unable to secure employment with any airline, he faces severe adversity. In a desperate bid for survival, Han Jung-woo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
