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1993 In South Korea
Events from the year 1993 in South Korea. Incumbents *President: Roh Tae-woo (until February 24), Kim Young-sam (starting February 24) *Prime Minister: ** until February 25: Hyun Soong-jong ** February 25 - December 17: Hwang In-sung ** starting December 17: Lee Hoi-chang Events *July 26 - Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes near Mokpo Airport, killing 68 of the 116 passengers and crew. Births * January 12 - D.O., actor and singer * January 21 - Kim Sei-young, golfer * January 24 - Yoon Ji-su, fencer * February 4 - Bae Noo-ri, actress * February 15 – Ravi, rapper and songwriter * February 27 - Gong Seung-yeon, actress * February 28 - Hwang Seong-eun, sport shooter * March 3 - Seo Ji-yeon, fencer * March 9 - Suga, rapper, songwriter and producer * March 30 - Ji Soo, actor * April 22 ** Hwayoung, rapper, dancer, model, and actress ** Hyoyoung, model, actress, and singer * May 7 - Yoon So-hee, actress * May 16 - IU, singer-songwriter, actress and producer * June 16 - Park B ... [...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] |
Jellyfish Entertainment
Jellyfish Entertainment (), is a South Korean entertainment company established by composer and producer Hwang Se-jun in Seoul, South Korea. Jellyfish Entertainment is the home of artists including Jang Hye-jin, VIXX, Verivery and formerly gugudan, Park Yoon-ha. The agency is also the home of actors including Kim Sun-young, Kim Se-jeong, Lim Seul-ong and Kim Min-kyu. History 2007–2011: Founding and beginning Jellyfish Entertainment was founded on August 17, 2007 in Seoul by composer and producer Hwang Se-jun. The first artist to sign under the company was the established ballad singer Sung Si-kyung, who released the single "Parting Once Again" (). One year later, the company signed Lisa and Park Hak-ki. In November 2008, singer Park Hyo-shin signed to the agency and was featured on the album ''Hwang Project Vol.1 Welcome To The Fantastic World''. The following year, '' Super Star K'' contestant Seo In-guk and Altair ( Lee Ji-hoon) later joined Jellyfish Entertainment. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Kim
Kim Sang-woo (; born July 3, 1993), known professionally as Roy Kim (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and radio presenter. He began his singing career after winning the television talent show '' Superstar K 4'' in 2012. Kim officially debuted with the studio album, '' Love Love Love'' (2013), which included the hit single "Bom Bom Bom." The album garnered Kim awards for best new artist at the 15th Mnet Asian Music Awards and the 2014 Golden Disc Awards. Kim followed up his first album with the studio albums, ''Home'' (2014) and '' The Great Dipper'' (2015), and the extended play, ''Blooming Season'' (2017). He has also contributed to soundtracks for television series including ''Reply 1994'', ''Pinocchio'', ''Another Miss Oh,'' and '' Guardian: The Lonely and Great God''. As of , Kim has sold over 12 million digital downloads in his native country (see Roy Kim discography). Early life and education Roy Kim was born Kim Sang-woo in Seoul, South Korea, on July 3, 1993. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Jin-yi (handballer)
Kim Jin-Yi (born 20 June 1993) is a South Korean handball player. She plays on the South Korean national team and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil. In 2012, she competed at the 2012 Women's Junior World Handball Championship in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The .... References External links * * 1993 births Living people South Korean female handball players Asian Games medalists in handball Handball players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for South Korea Universiade medalists in handball Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games People from Taebaek Universiade silver medalists for South Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Bo-gum
Park Bo-gum (; born June 16, 1993) is a South Korean actor. He gained recognition for his diverse range of roles in film and television, notably, a psychopathic lawyer in ''Hello Monster'' (2015), a genius Go player in ''Reply 1988'' (2015–2016), a Joseon Crown Prince in ''Love in the Moonlight'' (2016), a free-spirited man who falls for an older woman in ''Encounter'' (2018), and a model who overcomes various hardships to become a successful actor in ''Record of Youth'' (2020). Park was the youngest artist to be named Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year. He was also the first ever actor to top the Korea Power Celebrity list by ''Forbes Korea''. Early life and education Born in Seoul on June 16, 1993, Park is the youngest of three siblings. "Bo-gum" (寶劍) means 'precious sword'. His mother died when he was in fourth grade. He started learning to play the piano when he was in kindergarten and was a pianist and choir member at church. He was also on the varsity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IU (singer)
Lee Ji-eun (; born May 16, 1993), also known by her stage name IU (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She signed with LOEN Entertainment (now Kakao Entertainment) in 2007 as a trainee and debuted as a singer at the age of fifteen with her first extended play (EP) ''Lost and Found'' (2008). Although her follow-up albums, '' Growing Up'' and '' IU...IM'', brought mainstream success, it was only after the release of " Good Day" ( ko, 좋은 날), the lead single from her 2010 album ''Real'', that she achieved national stardom. "Good Day" went on to spend five consecutive weeks at the top of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, and in 2019, it was ranked number one on ''Billboard''s "100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s" list. With the success of her 2011 albums, ''Real+'' and ''Last Fantasy'', IU established herself as a formidable force on the music charts of her native country and further cemented her girl next door image as Korea's "little sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoon So-hee
Yoon So-hee (; born May 7, 1993) is a South Korean actress. Early life and education Yoon was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on May 7, 1993, and lived there for six years before returning to Seoul. In 2011, she enrolled as a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering major at KAIST, one of South Korea's prestigious science and research universities; she is currently on a leave of absence. Later, in 2021, she returned to study. Career Yoon was first featured on ''Hit the S Style'', a variety show which spotlights campus style icons which was aired on tvN. She then appeared in the intermission video at Super Show 5, a concert tour by Super Junior, followed by an uncredited cameo in the music video for SHINee's " Why So Serious?". In 2013, she starred in music videos by EXO in ''EXO Music Video Drama'' (in both Korean and Mandarin Chinese versions). Afterwards, Yoon made her acting debut in the period drama ''The Blade and Petal''. She has since been cast in increasingly larger roles in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryu Hyo-young
Ryu Hyo-young (born April 22, 1993), better known by the mononym Hyoyoung or Jung Woo-yeon, is a South Korean actress, model, and rapper. She was a member of the South Korean co-ed group Coed School and the girl group F-ve Dolls. Biography Ryu was born on 22 April 1993 in Gwangju, South Korea. She has an identical twin sister, Ryu Hwa-young, who is a former member of the girl group T-ara. Hyoyoung is the older of the two. Ryu was scouted after she and her sister made an appearance on SBS' variety show '' Star King'' by Core Contents Media. Ryu and her sister were both originally slated to debut in T-ara, however, Ryu was cut from the group's line-up before their debut. A year later, she debuted with Coed School. Career 2010–15: Debut and acting debut Ryu made her debut as a member of Coed School in 2010. The group debuted on September 30, 2010. The group was later separated into a female unit and a male unit. In that same year, Ryu was cast in KBS' teen drama ''J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naver
Naver (Hangul: 네이버) is a South Korean online platform operated by the Naver Corporation. It was launched in 1999 as the first web portal in South Korea to develop and use its own search engine. It was also the world's first operator to introduce the comprehensive search feature, which compiles search results from various categories and presents them in a single page. Naver has since added a multitude of new services ranging from basic features such as e-mail and news to the world's first online Q&A platform Knowledge iN. As of September 2017, the search engine handled 74.7% of all web searches in South Korea and had 42 million enrolled users. More than 25 million Koreans have Naver as the start page on their default browser and the mobile application has 28 million daily visitors. Naver has also been referred to as 'the Google of South Korea'. Owing to its rising popularity in Japan, Naver is now competing with Kakao to claim position in Japanese market of web novel and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryu Hwa-young
Ryu Hwa-young (born April 22, 1993), better known by the mononym Hwayoung, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a former member of South Korean girl group T-ara. Biography Ryu Hwa-young was born on April 22, 1993 in Gwangju, South Korea. Her older twin sister, Ryu Hyo-young, is also a rapper and former member of the group Coed School and its sub-group F-ve Dolls. Ryu Hyo-young and Ryu Hwa-young made a guest appearance on SBS's variety show Star King in May 2010. They were both subsequently scouted and recruited by Core Contents Media. Career 2010–2012: T-ara and solo activities Core Contents Media originally slated to add Ryu Hyo-young into T-ara as the seventh member, but she recommended her twin sister, Ryu Hwa-young. In July 2010, it was announced that Ryu Hwa-young would be added into T-ara as lead rapper while her sister would be debuting in the newly formed Coed School. She began promotions as part of T-ara in November 2010 by appearing on the third seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ji Soo
Kim Ji-soo (; born 30 March 1993), professionally known as Ji Soo, is a South Korean actor. Early life and education In elementary school, Ji Soo was a judo athlete and competed at national level before giving it up due to injuries. He was an actor trainee under JYP Entertainment in 2012. Ji Soo is a student of Digital Seoul Culture Arts University, where he majors in Film. Career Ji Soo made his acting debut on stage in 2009 and consequently starred in several short films, including having a leading role in the Korean-Filipino independent film ''Seoul Mates''. He first gained recognition in high school drama ''Angry Mom'' (2015). Since then, he has starred in television series '' Cheer Up!'' (2015), '' Page Turner'' (2016) and '' Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo'' (2016); as well as the film '' One Way Trip'' (2016). In 2017, he co-starred in JTBC's fantasy romance comedy ''Strong Woman Do Bong-soon'', playing a passionate rookie police officer. He next starred in OCN's cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suga (rapper)
Min Yoon-gi (; born March 9, 1993), known professionally by his stage names Suga (stylized in all caps) and Agust D, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer. Managed by Big Hit Music, he debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS in 2013. In 2016, he released his first solo mixtape, '' Agust D''. In 2018, he re-released the mixtape for digital purchase and streaming. The reissue reached number three on '' Billboard''s World Albums Chart. In 2020, he released his second solo mixtape, '' D-2''. Commercially, the mixtape peaked at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, number seven on the UK Albums Chart, and number two on Australia's ARIA Album Chart. The Korea Music Copyright Association attributes over 100 songs to Suga as a songwriter and producer, including Suran's "Wine" which peaked at number two on the Gaon Music Chart and won best Soul/R&B track of the year at the 2017 Melon Music Awards. Early life and education Min Yoon-gi was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
