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Son Tae-young
Son Tae-young (; born August 19, 1980) is a South Korean actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss International Korea 2000 and was crowned 1st runner up at Miss International 2000 pageant. She is known for her work on television, with starring in lead and supporting roles in dramas such as ''One Million Roses'' (2003), '' Two Wives'' (2009), and '' Into the Flames'' (2014). Career As Miss Daegu, Son placed second runner-up (or third place) at the Miss Korea pageant in 2000. She was the country's representative at the 2000 Miss International pageant, where she won 1st runner-up and Miss Photogenic. Son was also named Miss Grand Slam 2000 2nd place. Son later turned to acting, appearing in the films ''Sad Movie'' (2005), the critically acclaimed '' The Railroad'' (2007), and '' Crazy Waiting'' (2008). Son is more prolific in television, with starring and supporting roles in dramas such as ''One Million Roses'' (2003), '' Two Wives'' (2009), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daegu
Daegu (; ), formerly spelled Taegu and officially Daegu Metropolitan City (), is a city in southeastern South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; the fourth-largest List of provincial-level cities of South Korea, metropolitan city in the nation with over 2.3 million residents; and the second-largest city after Busan in the Yeongnam Regions of Korea, region in southeastern South Korea. Daegu and the surrounding North Gyeongsang Province are often referred to as Daegu-Gyeongbuk, with a total population of over 5 million. Daegu is located in south-eastern Korea about from the coast, near the Geumho River and its mainstream, Nakdong River in Gyeongsang Province. The Daegu basin is the central plain of the Yeongnam List of regions of Korea, region. In ancient times, the Daegu area was part of the proto-kingdom Jinhan. Subsequently, Daegu came under the control of the Silla Kingdom, which unified the Korean Peninsula. During th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Are The Best!
''You Are the Best!'', known in South Korea as ''The Best Lee Soon-shin'', is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Lee Ji-eun, Jo Jung-suk, Go Doo-shim and Lee Mi-sook. It aired on KBS2 from March 9 to August 25, 2013, at 19:55 ( KST) on Saturdays and Sundays for 50 episodes. The drama is about a family, devastated after the sudden death of the father, that learns the true meaning of love and happiness. The show incorporates themes of self-discovery and reconciliation. Synopsis Kim Jung-ae ( Go Doo-shim) lovingly raised Lee Soon-shin ( IU) as her own daughter after her husband brought the baby home, saying that he found her alone at a bus stop. Soon-shin is a member of the "880,000 won generation", college graduates who cannot find a job and work instead in low-paying temp jobs. She becomes targeted by a swindler who claims he is Shin Joon-ho, head of a talent agency. He targets her by saying he believes that she has the potential to become an actress. After quick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeze (TV Series)
''Freeze'' () is a 2006 South Korean miniseries starring Lee Seo-jin, Park Han-byul and Son Tae-young. It aired on Channel CGV from October 27 to October 31, 2006 for 5 episodes. Plot Baek Joong-won once saved the vampire Ehwa from being burned at the stake by his fellow villagers. While attempting to escape together, Joong-won fell off a cliff, and Ehwa gave him her blood to save him from dying. Thus, Joong-won was also transformed into a vampire. In modern-day Seoul, the 350-year-old Joong-won runs a luxurious wine bar in Gangnam District with Ehwa. Though she holds a torch for him, Ehwa can only observe and protect her friend from afar, as he has long closed himself to any new emotion. One day, Joong-won receives a letter from a former lover, a human he had broken up with 20 years ago without telling her the truth about himself. In her letter, the dying woman asks Joong-won to look after her daughter, Ji-woo. After her mother's funeral, Ji-woo finds a photograph her mother tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeon Gaesomun (TV Series)
''Yeon Gaesomun'' (; ) is a 2006 South Korean historical television series, starring Lee Tae-gon in title role. It also featured Hwang In-young, Lee Jung-gil and Son Tae-young. Directed by Lee Jong Han, the series follows the life of Yeon Gaesomun, a powerful military dictator in the waning days of the Goguryeo kingdom. It premiered on June 1, 2006, on SBS and broadcast for 100-episodes on Saturday and Sunday at 20:45 ( KST) till June 17, 2007. The budget of the series was 40 billion South Korean won. Synopsis Yeon Gaesomun was a general and powerful military dictator. In the chaotic period of 642, he killed the king of Goguryeo, Yeongnyu and installed Yeongnyu's nephew Bojang as his stooge on the throne. His efforts in calming down Yeon's two sons were not that successful. Then he started repressing Buddhism, the official religion of Goguryeo in favour of Taoism. Cast * Yoo Dong-geun as Yeon Gaesomun ** Lee Tae-gon as young Yeon Gaesomun ** Eun Won-jae as child Yeon Gaesomu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marrying A Millionaire
''Marrying a Millionaire'' () is a South Korean television series that aired on SBS from November 26, 2005 to January 22, 2006. The series was partially inspired by the US reality show ''Joe Millionaire''. Storyline Want to marry a millionaire? Add one Average Joe, be one of eight women selected, and money from the television network station, and you can. Han Eun-young works as a clerk at a bank, trying to pay off the debts her stepmother and sister have piled on her. Kim Young-hoon is your regular "Average Joe" worker. He provides for his father, his older brother and his wife, as well as his younger brother. One day, PD Yoo Jin-ha is asked to take over the project ''Marry a Millionaire''. Reluctantly, he agrees to handle the project. His search begins with the perfect man to play the "millionaire". His goal is to use a man who is an average worker, but can pull off the facade of a millionaire. Kim Young-hoon is that man. Although he works hard for a living, there are many w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banjun Drama
''Match! Reverse Drama'' () is a South Korean mini-drama series that first aired on August 8, 2004, as a part of SBS's ''Good Sunday'' programme. Each ''Reverse Drama'' is usually unrelated to previous dramas, unless it is split into parts, and generally has a large twist in the story at the end. The two mini-dramas compete by votes cast on the main site. Generally, the show invites celebrities to act in a very humorous and sarcastic way not seen in regular dramas. The program later changed its name to ''Reverse Theatre'' (), which featured a celebrity (TVXQ, Danny Ahn, Jun Jin Park Choong-jae (; born August 19, 1980), known professionally as Jun Jin, is a South Korean singer, actor and entertainer, known as a member and rapper of six-member boy band Shinhwa. He debuted as a dancer and rapper in Shinhwa in 1998 but sta ...) bearing the program's name. Despite the changes, the program ended on April 23, 2006, due to low ratings. List of episodes References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JoongAng Ilbo
''The JoongAng'', formerly known as ''JoongAng Ilbo'' (), is a South Korean daily newspaper published in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the three biggest newspapers in South Korea, and a newspaper of record for South Korea. The paper also publishes an English edition, ''Korea JoongAng Daily'', in alliance with the ''International New York Times''. It is often regarded as the holding company of JoongAng Group ''chaebol'' (a spin-off from Samsung) as it is owner of various affiliates, such as the broadcast station and drama producing company JTBC, and movie theatres chain Megabox. History It was first published on September 22, 1965, by Lee Byung-chul, the founder of Samsung Group which once owned the Tongyang Broadcasting Company (TBC). In 1980, ''JoongAng Ilbo'' gave up TBC and TBC merged with KBS. ''JoongAng Ilbo'' is the pioneer in South Korea for the use of horizontal copy layout, topical sections, and specialist reporters with investigative reporting teams. Since Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yiruma
Lee Ru-ma (; born 15 February 1978), better known by his stage name Yiruma (), is a South Korean pianist and composer. Early life Yiruma was born in Seoul. At five years old, he began learning the piano and moved to the United Kingdom, where he attended the Purcell School for Young Musicians and graduated from King's College London. Career After graduation, Yiruma returned to South Korea and released his debut album, ''Love Scene'', in 2001. His breakthrough came when the track "When Love Falls" was used as the theme for Choi Ji-woo's character in the hugely popular drama ''Winter Sonata''. The surge of interest in his music led to him holding his first solo concert in April 2002. He gained wider public recognition for composing the soundtrack of the animation '' Doggy Poo'' and performing the piano versions of the soundtracks from the popular 2006 drama '' Spring Waltz''. After completing his military service, he made his comeback with a nationwide tour spanning twenty differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shilla Hotel
Hotel Shilla Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean operator of luxury hotels and duty-free shops. It is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. The company is an affiliate of Samsung. History Hotel Shilla started operations in March 1979 at the direction of Lee Byung-chul, founder of the Samsung Group. Before 1979, it was the state guest house of South Korea under the Park Chung Hee government. Now, it has been expanding into the commissioned management of fitness facilities as well as into the restaurant business. The Shilla focuses on "the harmony and beauty of modernism and tradition". They have hotels located in Seoul, Jeju, and Suzhou, China. In January 2008, the Shilla was selected as one of the top 500 hotels in the world by ''Travel & Leisure''. The Seoul branch reopened to the public on August 1, 2013, after seven months of renovations, featuring the first year-round outdoor pool in Seoul ("Urban Island") and the Shilla- Sitaras Fitness Center. Facilities There are two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Asia Business Daily
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...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] |
Winston Chao
Winston Chao Wen-hsuan (born 9 June 1960) is a Taiwanese actor. He came to international attention for his performance in the 1993 film '' The Wedding Banquet''. He is also known for his roles in '' Red Rose White Rose'' and '' Eat Drink Man Woman'', and for his five portrayals of Sun Yat-sen, notably in the films '' The Soong Sisters'' (1997), '' Road to Dawn'' (2007) and ''1911'' (2011). His notable television roles include the adaptation of Cao Yu's play ''Thunderstorm'' (1997), a double role in the historical drama '' Palace of Desire'', the biographical mini-series ''The Legend of Eileen Chang'' (2004), the historical drama '' Da Tang Fu Rong Yuan'' (2007), the adaptation of Ba Jin's novel ''Cold Nights'' (''Han ye'', 2009), and the portrayal of Confucius (2011). He acted in the Indian Tamil film, '' Kabali'' (2016), in a villainous role opposite Rajinikanth. He has also appeared in the English-language films '' Skiptrace'' (2016) and ''The Meg ''The Meg'' is a 2018 sci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
