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Son Woo-hyeon
Son Woo-hyeon, commonly known as Son Woo-hyun, (born Son Hyeon-seok on 30 November 1989), is a South Korean actor, singer, and songwriter. In 2011, Son achieved his acting debut when he was cast in the widely acclaimed South Korean TV series '' Miss Ripley''. Having made his name, Son then appeared in a variety of different roles from numerous successful South Korean films and television series. Some of his most notable works include '' The Nokdu Flower'' (2019), ''Touch'' (2020), ''Mouse'' (2021), and '' The Golden Spoon'' (2022). Early life and education Son Woo-hyeon was born with the name Son Hyeon-seok on 30 November 1989 in the Seo district of the fifth largest city in South Korea, Daejeon. Being raised in a family of four, Son is the youngest child in the family. Son received elementary education at Seowon Elementary School in Deajeon. After graduation, Son went to Daejeon Samcheon Middle School and Chungnam High School for his secondary education. Son successfully en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seo-gu, Daejeon
Seo District () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, gu ("district") of Daejeon, South Korea. Daejeon Metropolitan City Hall is also located there.This is a self-governing district located in the southwestern part of Daejeon Metropolitan City. It serves as the central hub of the city, hosting several major developments such as Dunsan New Town, Gwanjeo District, and Doan New Town. With a population of approximately 470,000, it is the most populous district in Daejeon, accounting for about one-third of the city’s total population. Administrative divisions Seo-gu is divided into 14 ''Dong (administrative division), dong'' (동, "neighborhoods"): * Gasuwon-dong * Gwanjeo-dong * Giseong-dong * Wolpyeong-dong * Nae-dong * Gajang-dong * Goejeong-dong * Dunsan-dong * Sancheon-dong, Daejeon, Sancheon-dong * Tanbang-dong * Yongmun-dong, Daejeon, Yongmun-dong * Byeon-dong * Boksu-dong * Doma-dong Places of interest Dunsan-dong is one of the more densely populated areas of Daejeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC; ) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. Its flagship terrestrial television station MBC TV broadcasts as channel 11. MBC News Now broadcasts as channel 12. Established on 2 December 1961, MBC's terrestrial operations have a nationwide network of 17 regional stations. Although it operates on advertising, MBC is classified as a public broadcaster as its largest shareholder is a public organization, the Foundation of Broadcast Culture. MBC consists of a multimedia group with one terrestrial TV channel, three radio channels, five cable channels, five satellite channels and four DMB channels. MBC is headquartered in Digital Media City (DMC), Mapo District, Seoul and has the largest broadcast production facilities in Korea including digital production centre Dream Center in Ilsan, indoor and outdoor sets in Yongin Daejanggeum Park. History Radio era (1961–1968) Launching the first radio broadcast sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chosun Ilbo
''The Chosun Ilbo'' (, ), also known as ''The Chosun Daily,'' is a Korean-language newspaper of record for South Korea and among the oldest active newspapers in the country. With a daily circulation of more than 1,800,000, ''The'' ''Chosun Ilbo'' has been audited annually since the Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993. ''The'' ''Chosun Ilbo'' and its subsidiary company, Digital Chosun, operate the ''Chosun.com'' news website, which also publishes news in English, Chinese, and Japanese. History The Chosun Ilbo Establishment Union was created in September 1919. ''The'' ''Chosun Ilbo'' newspaper was founded on 5 March 1920 by Sin Sogu with the financial support of the Daejong Business Association. Cho Jin-Tae, the vice-chairman of the Daejong Business Association was appointed the first President of the newspaper in 1920. However, as the Business Association failed to pay promised finances, the relationship between the Association and ''The Chosun Ilbo'' broke down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Cut News
''No Cut News'' () is a daily newspaper run by South Korea's Christian Broadcasting System. Since November 2003, they have had a partnership with Central and Local News Media Networks(Over 30) for sharing of articles and photo content. In March 2006, they began printing a separate edition for North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ..., in competition with the ''Christian Times''. See also * Christian Broadcasting System References External links * Daily newspapers published in South Korea Korean-language newspapers Christian newspapers {{SouthKorea-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boss (band)
The Boss (; Japanese language, Japanese: ), also known as DGNA, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010 by Open World Entertainment. The group currently consists of Karam, Injun, and Jay. Mika left the group in December 2018 after posting a message of departure on his now deleted Instagram, and Hyunmin left in 2017. All five members of The Boss were formerly members of the generational band Xing with different stage names. After being officially announced on January 28, 2010, The Boss debuted on March 4, 2010, with the song "Admiring Boy" on M Countdown, Mnet M!Countdown. Starting September 2010, The Boss spent a year promoting their Japanese singles Love Power (The Boss song), "Love Power", "Love Bingo!", and "Love Parade (The Boss song), Love Parade" as part of their "Love Series" before returning to South Korea to promote "Lady" in October 2011. They have been referred to as "K-pop re-exported from Japan" because they used a "Japan-First, Korea-Later" strategy in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idol (franchise), Idol'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature the gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Title Tracks
Title Tracks is an American power pop/indie rock solo project from Washington, D.C.–based musician John Davis (formerly of Q and Not U and Georgie James). History In early 2008, although still a member of the band Georgie James, Davis began writing the songs that would form the basis for his first solo record. By the time Georgie James announced its dissolution in the summer of 2008, Davis had already written an album's worth of songs and called his new solo project Title Tracks. He put together a live version of the band that included Michael Cotterman on bass, Andrew Black on drums (both of whom had played in the primary live version of Georgie James) and Merideth Munoz on guitar, keyboards and vocals. In the fall of 2008, that version of the band recorded two songs, "Every Little Bit Hurts" and "Found Out," with producer Chad Clark at Silver Sonya Studios in Washington, D.C. The single was released in April 2009 by Dischord Records. In January 2009, Davis commence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangul
The Korean alphabet is the modern writing system for the Korean language. In North Korea, the alphabet is known as (), and in South Korea, it is known as (). The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs used to pronounce them. They are systematically modified to indicate Phonetics, phonetic features. The vowel letters are systematically modified for related sounds, making Hangul a featural writing system. It has been described as a syllabic alphabet as it combines the features of Alphabet, alphabetic and Syllabary, syllabic writing systems. Hangul was created in 1443 by Sejong the Great, the fourth king of the Joseon dynasty. The alphabet was made as an attempt to increase literacy by serving as a complement to Hanja, which were Chinese characters used to write Literary Chinese in Korea by the 2nd century BCE, and had been adapted to write Korean by the 6th century CE. Modern Hangul orthography uses 24 basic letters: 14 consona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nursery Rhyme
A nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and other European countries, but usage of the term dates only from the late 18th/early 19th century. The term Mother Goose rhymes is interchangeable with nursery rhymes. From the mid-16th century nursery rhymes began to be recorded in English plays, and most popular rhymes date from the 17th and 18th centuries. The first English collections, '' Tommy Thumb's Song Book'' and a sequel, '' Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book'', were published by Mary Cooper in 1744. Publisher John Newbery's stepson, Thomas Carnan, was the first to use the term Mother Goose for nursery rhymes when he published a compilation of English rhymes, ''Mother Goose's Melody, or Sonnets for the Cradle'' (London, 1780). History Lullabies The oldest children's songs for which records exist are lullabies, intended to help a child fall asleep. Lullabies can be found in every human culture. The English term lullaby is thought to come from "lu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwarang
Hwarang () were an elite warrior group of male youth in Silla, an ancient kingdom of the Korean Peninsula that originated from the mid 6th century and lasted until the early 10th century. There were educational institutions as well as social clubs where members gathered for all aspects of study, originally for arts and culture as well as religious teachings stemming mainly from Korean Buddhism. Chinese sources referred only to the physical beauty of the "Flower Youths". The history of the hwarang was not widely known until after the National Liberation Day of Korea in 1945, after which the hwarang became elevated to symbolic importance. The Hwarang were also referred to as ''Hyangdo'' (), the word hwarang and its colloquial derivatives being used for everything from playboy to Mu (shaman), shaman or husband of a female shaman. The word remained in common use until the 12th century but with more derogatory connotations. Traditional sources for Hwarang Information on the Hwarang i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secondary Education
Secondary education is the education level following primary education and preceding tertiary education. Level 2 or ''lower secondary education'' (less commonly ''junior secondary education'') is considered the second and final phase of basic education, and level 3 ''upper secondary education'' or ''senior secondary education'' is the stage before tertiary education. Every country aims to provide basic education, but the systems and terminology remain unique to them. Secondary education typically takes place after six years of primary education and is followed by higher education, vocational education or employment. In most countries secondary education is compulsory education, compulsory, at least until the age of 16. Children typically enter the lower secondary phase around age 12. Compulsory education sometimes extends to age 20 and further. Since 1989, education has been seen as a basic human right for a child; Article 28, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child states ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
