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1985 In South Korea
Events from the year 1985 in South Korea. Incumbents *President: Chun Doo-hwan *Prime Minister: Shin Byung-hyun (until 18 February), Lho Shin-yong (starting 18 February) Events Politics The 12th National Assembly election, held on February 12, 1985. Representing the DJP Democratic Justice Party, the president of the republic, President: Chun Doo-hwan, was elected indirectly by the presidential electoral college of more than 5,000 electors, chosen by the general voters. Korean voters turned out in unusually large numbers, 84.6% of a total 23,987,830 voters. The DJP still retained the majority but it lost three seats that it previously won in 1981, only securing 87 seats. The popular vote for the DJP also declined from 35.6% in 1981 to 35.3% in 1985. On February 19, President Chun appoints Lho Sin-young as prime minister. Student Activism In 1985, students were very opposed to President Chun and his government, and they acted upon it. The Ministry of Education reported that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Century
The 20th (twentieth) century began on January 1, 1901 ( MCMI), and ended on December 31, 2000 ( MM). The 20th century was dominated by significant events that defined the modern era: Spanish flu pandemic, World War I and World War II, nuclear weapons, nuclear power and space exploration, nationalism and decolonization, technological advances, and the Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts. These reshaped the political and social structure of the globe. The 20th century saw a massive transformation of humanity's relationship with the natural world. Global population, sea level rise, and ecological collapses increased while competition for land and dwindling resources accelerated deforestation, water depletion, and the mass extinction of many of the world's species and decline in the population of others. Global heating increased the risk of extreme weather conditions. Additional themes include intergovernmental organizations and cultural homogenization through developments in em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July 27
Events Pre-1600 * 1054 – Siward, Earl of Northumbria, invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, King of Scotland, somewhere north of the Firth of Forth. * 1189 – Friedrich Barbarossa arrives at Niš, the capital of Serbian King Stefan Nemanja, during the Third Crusade. *1202 – Georgian–Seljuk wars: At the Battle of Basian the Kingdom of Georgia defeats the Sultanate of Rum. *1214 – Battle of Bouvines: Philip II of France decisively defeats Imperial, English and Flemish armies, effectively ending John of England's Angevin Empire. *1299 – According to Edward Gibbon, Osman I invades the territory of Nicomedia for the first time, usually considered to be the founding day of the Ottoman state. * 1302 – Battle of Bapheus: Decisive Ottoman victory over the Byzantines opening up Bithynia for Turkish conquest. * 1549 – The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reaches Japan. 1601–1900 * 1663 – The English Parliament passes the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nam Gyu-ri
Nam Gyu-ri (; born April 26, 1985) is a South Korean singer and actress. She was the leader of the Korean female trio SeeYa. In 2009, Nam Gyu-ri had a contract dispute with the group's management company and left the group. Lee, Mi-hye오락가락 남규리, 씨야 합류 끝내 무산…네티즌 “원래 말 안됐다” (''Flip-Flopping Nam Gyuri; Plans to Return to SeeYa Dissolve...Netizens Say "It Didn't Make Sense Initially"''). '' Joins.com''/''Newsen''. August 13, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009. Nam has also acted, most notably in the film ''Death Bell'' and the drama ''49 Days''. Career Nam was born in Seoul, South Korea. She graduated from Kyunghee University specializing in Theater and Film (Department of Theater and Film). In April 2009, Core Contents Media, SeeYa's management company, announced that Nam Gyu-ri had violated the terms of her contract by refusing to perform her engagements as a member of SeeYa; the company also stated that it would potentially t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Sung-jin
Lee Sung-jin (; born March 7, 1985) is a recurve archer from South Korea. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning in the women's team event at the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2005, she became the women's individual recurve champion at the World Championships and achieved the world number one spot for female recurve archers in the World Archery Rankings. In 2016, the World Archery Federation named her as the ninth best Olympic archer in the history of the Games. Career Olympic Games 2004 Olympics Lee made her Olympic debut aged nineteen at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, joining the defending Olympic champion Yun Mi-jin and the 2001 World Champion Park Sung-hyun on the South Korean women's team. In the preliminary ranking round, which determined the seedings for the elimination rounds of the individual and team events, Lee, Park, and Yun broke the world record for the combined team score over 216 arrows, their total of 2,030 points from a maximum of 2,160 ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Young-mi
Kang Young-mi (; born 1 March 1985) is a South Korean left-handed épée fencer, four-time team Asian champion, 2017 individual Asian champion, and two-time Olympian Olympian or Olympians may refer to: Religion * Twelve Olympians, the principal gods and goddesses in ancient Greek religion * Olympian spirits, spirits mentioned in books of ceremonial magic Fiction * ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'', fiction .... Medal record Olympic Games Asian Championship Grand Prix World Cup References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Young-mi 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Incheon South Korean female épée fencers Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for South Korea Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games Fencers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yun Ok-Hee
Yun Ok-hee (Korean: 윤옥희, Hanja: 尹玉姬, ; born 1 March 1985) is a South Korean archer, who won the gold medal in the team and a silver in the individual competition at the 2006 Asian Games and is a former world number one. 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Yun finished her ranking round with a total of 667 points, six points behind ranking leader Park Sung-hyun. This gave her the second seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Albina Kamaltdinova in the first round, beating the archer from Tajikistan 109-102. In the second round, Yun was too strong for Marie-Pier Beaudet (114-107) and via Chen Ling (113-103) in the third round she advanced to the quarter finals. There she had no problem beating Khatuna Lorig 111-105. In the semi-final however, she was unable to win against the local Chinese favourite Zhang Juanjuan who equaled the newly set Olympic Record by Park Sung-Hyun of 115 points earlier that day. Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seo Hyun-jin
Seo Hyun-jin (born February 27, 1985) is a South Korean actress and singer. Seo debuted as the main vocalist of South Korean girl group M.I.L.K. in 2001 and continued until the group disbanded in 2003. She contributed songs as a solo artist after the group disbandment before she transitioned into acting in 2006. Seo made her acting debut in the musical ''The Sound of Music'' (2006) then followed by appearances in several television series and film. She is best known for her leading role as Oh Hae-young in the romantic comedy TV series ''Another Miss Oh'' (2016), which gained her wider recognition. Seo has since gone on to have main cast billing in medical melodrama '' Dr. Romantic'' (2016–2017), romance dramas ''Temperature of Love'' (2017), '' The Beauty Inside'' (2018), and ''You Are My Spring'' (2021), and legal drama ''Why Her'' (2022). Life and career 1985–2005: Early life and music career Seo was born on February 27, 1985, in Dobong District (now Nowon District), Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018
File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United States and the world; The Yellow vests protests break out in France; The Camp Fire (2018), that burned the town of Paradise, California, is seen from outer space; SpaceX CEO Elon Musk launches his Tesla Roadster (first generation) into outer space; Rescuers assemble to begin search-and-rescue operations during the Tham Luang cave rescue; North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un meets South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Korean Demilitarized Zone, 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 400 200 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony rect 400 0 800 400 Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi rect 800 0 1200 400 March for Our Lives rect 0 400 600 800 April 2018 inter-Korean summit, 2018 inter-Korean summit rect 600 400 1200 800 Yellow vests protests rect 0 80 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seo Min-woo
Seo Min-woo (; February 8, 1985 – March 25, 2018) was a South Korean idol singer and actor. He was a member of the South Korean boy band 100% under the label of TOP Media, as the leader and vocalist. Career Pre-debut In 2009, Seo was featured during Andy's promotion for his song "Single Man", along with ''Jumpers second member Park Dong-min (). Seo has also been active as an actor. He starred in KBS2's 2006 drama ''Sharp 3'' ( ko, 반올림3) and SBS' 2007 drama ''The King and I'' ( ko, 왕과 나), and also did cameos for ''New Tales of Gisaeng'' in episode 12 and two movies, ''Crazy Waiting'' ( ko, 기다리다 미쳐) (2007) and ''Where Are You Going?'' ( ko, 특별시 사람들) (2009). 2013: ''Love and War 2'', 100% In 2013, Seo made a cameo in KBS2's drama, ''Marriage Clinic: Love and War 2'' ( ko, 부부클리닉 사랑과전쟁2). Seo was chosen as a member of the group 100%, the seven member South Korean boy group that debuted in September 2012 under Andy Lee's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwang Jung-eum
Hwang Jung-eum is a South Korean actress and singer. She rose to stardom through the sitcom ''High Kick Through the Roof'' and received her first leading role with television series '' Listen to My Heart''. Career Hwang Jung-eum debuted with K-pop girl group Sugar in 2002 as a lead vocalist, but left the group in 2004 to pursue a solo career. Hwang appeared as one of the recurring guests of the variety show ''Love Letter'' from 2004 to 2006, in which her onscreen pairing with Kim Jong-min became popular. She officially made her acting debut in the television drama ''The Person I Love'' in 2007. In 2009, she and real-life boyfriend Kim Yong-jun (of boy band SG Wannabe) joined the second season of reality dating show ''We Got Married'' as the first real-life couple to be featured on the show. Later that year, Hwang rose to mainstream stardom when she appeared in the daily sitcom ''High Kick Through the Roof''. Her character in the sitcom as a college student who was full of ene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Kim
Kim Soo-hyun (born January 25, 1985), also known as Claudia Kim, is a South Korean actress and model. She has appeared in the television series ''Queen of the Game'' (2006–2007) and ''Marco Polo'' (2014–2016), as well as the films '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015), '' The Dark Tower'' (2017), '' Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'' (2018), and '' Behind Every Star'' (2022). Early life Kim was born as Kim Soo-hyun in South Korea, on January 25, 1985. She spent six years of her childhood in the United States before returning to South Korea. Her dream in middle school was to become an international lawyer, and in high school she hoped to become a TV anchor. She was inspired by watching CNN's headline news anchor Karuna Shinsho in Asia. She completed her studies abroad to continue her dream of becoming an anchor and entered Ewha Womans University as an International Studies (DIS) major. While enrolled, she worked as a reporter and announcer for three years in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Min-ki
Lee Min-ki (born January 16, 1985) is a South Korean actor, singer and model. Lee played his first TV leading role in the 2005 sports drama ''Taereung National Village'', followed by the television series ''Love Truly'' (2006), ''Dal-ja's Spring'' (2007), '' Because This Is My First Life'' (2017), '' The Beauty Inside'' (2018), and ''My Liberation Notes'' (2022). He has also starred in feature films, most notably in the box office hits '' Tidal Wave'' (2009), ''Quick'' (2011) and ''Very Ordinary Couple'' (2013). Career Acting After honing his acting in one-act dramas, Lee Min-ki first gained popularity on television in romantic comedies ''Love Truly'' (2006) and ''Dal-ja's Spring'' (2007). He then starred in the quirky low-rated cult series ''Evasive Inquiry Agency'' (2007) and alternated mainstream films with indies such as ''Oishii Man'' (2009). He gained favorable notices for his supporting roles in the thriller ''A Million'' as a hot-tempered Marine-turned-janitor who find ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
