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Skin Food
Skin Food () is South Korean skincare and cosmetics manufacturer and retailer, headquartered in Seoul. Company Its headquarters is located in the DaeRyung Scecho Tower in Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu. It has 895 stores throughout Korea and 5000 stores worldwide, located in shopping districts, hypermarkets, shopping malls and residential areas and two outlets in Seoul’s main shopping district. The company is one of the biggest cosmetic conglomerates in Asia, rivaling Amore Pacific and LG Chem, with its CEO Yun-Ho Cho reporting the highest income in Korea within his age group, with the estimated net worth of $5 billion. Due to Yun-Ho Cho's refusal against media exposure, there is little known about his personal life. In August 2012, as part of Lotte Department Store's expansion programme into China, Skin Food was featured in a replica of Myeong-dong in its new store in Tianjin, along with Missha and The Face Shop. Skin Food has seen increase in sales from foreign visitors and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myeong-dong
Myeongdong () is a dong in Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea between Chungmu-ro, Eulji-ro, and Namdaemun-ro. It covers 0.99km² with a population of 3,409 and is mostly a commercial area, being one of Seoul's main shopping, parade route and tourism districts.Jung-gu Office, Retrieved 2010-05-26 (Korean) In 2011, 2012 and 2013, Myeong-dong was listed as the ninth most expensive shopping street in the world. The area is known for its two historically significant sites, namely the Myeongdong Cathedral and the Myeongdong Nanta Theatre. History Myeongdong dates back to the Joseon Dynasty when it was called ''Myeongryebang'' () and mostly a residential area. During the Japanese era the name was changed to ''Myeongchijeong'' (, ''Meijicho'' in Japanese pronunciation) and became more of a commercial district, being influenced by the rising commerce in the neighboring Chungmuro area. It became the official district of Myeongdong in 1946, after independence. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sung Yu-ri
Sung Yu-ri (born March 3, 1981) is a South Korean actress and singer. She made her entertainment debut in 1998 as a member of the now-defunct K-pop group Fin.K.L. Sung turned to acting in 2002, starring in television dramas such as '' Thousand Years of Love'' (2003), '' The Snow Queen'' (2006), '' Hong Gil-dong'' (2008), and '' Feast of the Gods'' (2010). Early life and education Sung was born in 1981 in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. Her father Sung Jong-hyun, a prominent professor of theology at the Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary, was studying at the time in West Germany. Sung's family returned to South Korea when she was four years old and she grew up in Gangdong District, Seoul. She attended Myung Elementary and Middle School, and Kwang Nam High School, and graduated from Kyung Hee University with a Post Modern Music major in 2005. Career When Sung was a high school student, she began her entertainment career in 1998 as the youngest member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmetics Companies Of South Korea
Cosmetics are constituted mixtures of chemical compounds derived from either natural sources, or synthetically created ones. Cosmetics have various purposes. Those designed for personal care and skin care can be used to cleanse or protect the body or skin. Cosmetics designed to enhance or alter one's appearance (makeup) can be used to conceal blemishes, enhance one's natural features (such as the eyebrows and eyelashes), add color to a person's face, or change the appearance of the face entirely to resemble a different person, creature or object. Cosmetics can also be designed to add fragrance to the body. Definition and etymology The word ''cosmetics'' derives from the Greek (), meaning "technique of dress and ornament", from (), "skilled in ordering or arranging" and that from (), meaning "order" and "ornament". Cosmetics are constituted from a mixture of chemical compounds derived from either natural sources, or synthetically created ones. Legal definition Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manufacturing Companies Established In 1957
Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high-tech, but it is most commonly applied to industrial design, in which raw materials from the primary sector are transformed into finished goods on a large scale. Such goods may be sold to other manufacturers for the production of other more complex products (such as aircraft, household appliances, furniture, sports equipment or automobiles), or distributed via the tertiary industry to end users and consumers (usually through wholesalers, who in turn sell to retailers, who then sell them to individual customers). Manufacturing engineering is the field of engineering that designs and optimizes the manufacturing process, or the steps through which raw materials are transformed into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companies Based In Seoul
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * business entities, whose aim is generating profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared incorporation, or published policy. When a company closes, it may need to be liquidated to avoid further legal obligations. Companies may associate and collectively register themselves as new companies; the resulting entities are often known as corporate groups. Meanings and definitions A company can be defined as an "artificial p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of South Korean Retail Companies
This is a list of retailers based or operating in South Korea. Bookstores * Bandi & Luni's * Books Libro * Kyobo Book Centre * Youngpoong Bookstore Cosmetics and skincare * Amorepacific Corporation * Banila Co. * BOONS - 신세계 분스 * The Face Shop * Ĭsa Knox * Missha * Skin Food * It's Skin * ME ME Shop * Clio * VPROVE * Nature Republic * 3CE * Etude House * Peripera * Laneige * Innisfree *Mediheal *SNP *Leaders Convenience stores *7-Eleven * CU *emart24 * GS25 * Ministop Department stores * AK Plaza by AK GROUP *Cerestar Department Store *Chonju Core Department Store *D-Cube Geoje Department Store *Daedong Department Store * Daegu Department Store, or DEBEC *Daewoo Department Store * Donga Department Store * Galleria Department Store BY HANHWA GROUP * Grand Department Store * GS Square *Haengbok Department Store *Hyundai Department Store * I'Park Department Store by Hyundai industrial development group *Lotte Department Store *M Department Store * NC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopping In Seoul
Seoul, South Korea has many shopping areas and markets throughout the city, including Myeong-dong, Cheongdam-dong, Hongdae area, Dongdaemun and Namdaemun markets. Markets and traditional The largest market is the Dongdaemun Market, which supplies stocks to thousands of retail fashion shops around Korea. Near Dongdaemun market are several large mall complexes that specialize in fashion goods. Some of these are Migliore, Hello APM and Doota. The Dongdaemun area can be accessed by Dongdaemun station and Dongdaemun Stadium station. There is the Namdaemun market named after the Namdaemun. Myeong-dong can be accessed by Myeong-dong station, and Namdaemun market from Hoehyeon station. Gwangjang market is located in Jongno-gu, and is known for bindaetteok, and mayak gimbap. It is accessible by either Jongno 5-ga, or Euljiro 4-ga metro station. Insa-dong is a narrow street known for its antique stores, traditional teahouses art galleries. Other markets include the Hw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leukemia
Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ''leukemia cells''. Symptoms may include bleeding and bruising, bone pain, fatigue, fever, and an increased risk of infections. These symptoms occur due to a lack of normal blood cells. Diagnosis is typically made by blood tests or bone marrow biopsy. The exact cause of leukemia is unknown. A combination of genetic factors and environmental (non-inherited) factors are believed to play a role. Risk factors include smoking, ionizing radiation, petrochemicals (such as benzene), prior chemotherapy, and Down syndrome. People with a family history of leukemia are also at higher risk. There are four main types of leukemia— acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and chron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benzene
Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms, benzene is classed as a hydrocarbon. Benzene is a natural constituent of petroleum and is one of the elementary petrochemicals. Due to the cyclic continuous pi bonds between the carbon atoms, benzene is classed as an aromatic hydrocarbon. Benzene is a colorless and highly flammable liquid with a sweet smell, and is partially responsible for the aroma of gasoline. It is used primarily as a precursor to the manufacture of chemicals with more complex structure, such as ethylbenzene and cumene, of which billions of kilograms are produced annually. Although benzene is a major industrial chemical, it finds limited use in consumer items because of its toxicity. History Discovery The word "''benzene''" derives from "''gum benzoin''" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Eun-soo
Shin Eun-soo (born October 23, 2002) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut as the female lead in 2016 film ''Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned''. She also starred in television series ''The Legend of the Blue Sea'' (2016) and ''Bad Papa'' (2018). Career Pre-debut Shin Eun-soo joined JYP Entertainment (JYPE) in 2014 to train as both a singer and an actress. In 2015, she auditioned for the female lead role in movie ''Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned'', written and directed by Um Tae-hwa. Though she never acted before, Shin was chosen out of 300 candidates to act alongside Gang Dong-won. She was given two months of preparation and acting training. The filming started on October 7 and she was officially introduced by JYPE on the 14th through the agency's Social networking service, SNS channels. She attended her first production conference at Apgujeong CGV in Gangnam District, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on October 11, 2016. 2016–present: Acting debut Shin debuted as an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yoo-jung
Kim Yoo-jung (; born September 22, 1999) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a model for a confectionery brand at the age of four. After her acting debut in 2003, she became one of the best known child actresses in Korea since then, after gaining public attention for starring in television series '' Dong Yi ''(2010), '' Moon Embracing the Sun'' (2012), '' May Queen'' (2012), '' Golden Rainbow'' (2013), '' Secret Door'' (2014) and '' Angry Mom'' (2015). She also starred in the films '' Commitment'' (2013), and ''Circle of Atonement'' (2015). She was nominated Best New Actress in Blue Dragon Film Awards for playing Kim Hwa-yeon in '' Thread of Lies'' (2014). She hosted music show ''Inkigayo'' from November 2014 to April 2016. She took on her first leading role in historical romance drama '' Love in the Moonlight'' (2016) and starred in romantic comedy film ''Because I Love You'' (2017), television drama '' Clean with Passion for Now'' (2018), '' Backstreet Rookie'' (2020) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ha Yeon-soo
Ha Yeon-soo (born Yoo Yeon-soo on October 10, 1990) is a South Korean actress. Personal life On May 10, 2022, Ha's contract with the former agency has expired. and she traveled to Japan to study. Filmography Television series Film Variety shows Music video appearances Discography Awards and nominations References 1990 births 21st-century South Korean actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses Living people People from Busan {{Korea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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