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28th Blue Dragon Film Awards
The 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony was held on November 23, 2007 at the National Theater of Korea in Seoul, South Korea. Hosted by actors Jung Joon-ho and Kim Hye-soo, it was presented by Sports Chosun and broadcast on Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. Nominations and winners Complete list of nominees and winners: (Winners denoted in bold) References {{Blue Dragon Film Awards 2007 film awards Blue Dragon Film Awards 2007 in South Korean cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Theater Of Korea
The National Theater of Korea is a national theatre located in the neighborhood of Jangchung-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, Jung-gu, South Korea. It is the first nationally managed theater in Asia. Affiliation The National Theater of Korea was established in 1950 by the government of South Korea and hosts the National Theater Company of Korea, which performs both Korean and international plays, the National Changgeuk Company of Korea, which performs traditional Korean ''changgeuk'', the National Dance Company of Korea, and the National Orchestra Company of Korea. Facilities *Main Hall 'Hae' ("Hae" means "sun, ko, 해") *Small Hall 'Dal' ("Dal" means "moon, ko, 달") *Studio 'Byeol' ("Byeol" means "star, ko, 별") *KB Haneul Youth Theater ("Haneul" means "sky, ko, 하늘") *Culture Square Events Youth Performing Arts Festival The Youth Performing Arts Festival of the National Theater, held every April until May, is a festival for youth. With the theme ‘Youth Embracing the Sky, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yong-hwa
Kim Yong-hwa (born September 25, 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim wrote and directed ''Oh! Brothers'' (2003), ''200 Pounds Beauty'' (2006), ''Take Off (2009 film), Take Off'' (2009) and ''Mr. Go (film), Mr. Go'' (2013). Career Kim Yong-hwa majored in Film Studies at Chung-Ang University, but because of financial difficulties, it took him a decade to graduate. His graduation project in 1999 was the short film ''In the Jungle'' (titled "Salted Mackerel" in Korean language, Korean), about two brothers (one of whom is a deaf-mute) taking care of a terminally ill mother, who are ordered to leave the hospital after they are late in paying the bills. ''In the Jungle'' won prizes at the 42nd Rochester International Film Festival and the 33rd Houston International Film Festival in 2000. For his feature film, feature directorial debut, Kim wrote and directed ''Oh! Brothers'', a comedy about an amoral, debt-ridden private detective who upon his father's death lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Hye-kyo
Song Hye-kyo (; born November 22, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She gained international popularity through her leading roles in the television dramas ''Autumn in My Heart'' (2000), '' All In'' (2003), ''Full House'' (2004), ''That Winter, the Wind Blows'' (2013), '' Descendants of the Sun'' (2016), ''Encounter'' (2018), ''Now, We Are Breaking Up'' (2021). Her film work includes '' Hwang Jin Yi'' (2007), '' The Grandmaster'' (2013), ''My Brilliant Life'' (2014), and '' The Queens'' (2015). In 2017, Song Hye-kyo ranked 7th in ''Forbes'' magazine's Korea Power Celebrity list, and 6th in 2018. She is referred to as one of "The Troika," along with Kim Tae-hee and Jun Ji-hyun, collectively known by the blend word "Tae-Hye-Ji". The success of Song's television dramas internationally established her as a top Hallyu star. Early life and education When Song was born, she was so ill that her parents and doctors thought that she would not survive. Upon her recovery, Song's parents reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Yo-won
Lee Yo-won (born April 9, 1980) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Queen Seondeok in the eponymous hit period drama. Career Lee Yo-won was a sophomore in high school when she won a modeling contest and first appeared as a model in the November 1997 issue of fashion magazine Figaro. This led to commercials, then to minor roles in television series and movies. Though she started getting recognized by the public after the box-office success of anarchic comedy ''Attack the Gas Station'' (1999), her first notable acting role was in controversial TV drama ''Blue Mist'' (2001), where she played a young woman in her 20s who becomes romantically involved with a married man in his 40s. Critical darling ''Take Care of My Cat'' (2001) followed shortly, for which she received several newcomer awards. In a later interview with ''Elle Korea'' in 2009, she cited the film as her most memorable work. But after starring in a number of big-screen star vehicles that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ah-joong
Kim Ah-joong (born October 16, 1982) is a South Korean actress, model and singer. She is best known for playing the main character in the romantic comedy '' 200 Pounds Beauty''. Education Kim graduated from Korea University with a master's degree in journalism. Career Kim made her film debut in the romance film ''When Romance Meets Destiny'' (2005). She appeared in several commercials and landed her first leading role in the daily soap opera ''Bizarre Bunch''. Her breakthrough came in the comedy film '' 200 Pounds Beauty'', where she played an overweight girl who undergoes a cosmetic surgery makeover to become a pop sensation. She was awarded the Best Actress award at the 2007 Grand Bell Awards. She released soundtracks of the film, "Beautiful Girl" and the Korean version of the song "Maria". "Beautiful Girl" won Digital Music Awards' "Song of the Month" by Cyworld. Kim returned to acting three years later, starring alongside Hwang Jung-min in the romantic comedy ''The Accide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Im Soo-jung
Im Soo-jung (born July 11, 1979) is a South Korean actress. After modeling for teen magazines, Im made her acting breakthrough in Kim Jee-woon's horror film ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' (2003), followed by the popular television drama ''I'm Sorry, I Love You'' (2004). She has since appeared in numerous films, notably Park Chan-wook's ''I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK'' (2006), Hur Jin-ho's ''Happiness'' (2007), Lee Yoon-ki's ''Come Rain, Come Shine'' (2011), and Min Kyu-dong's ''All About My Wife'', for which she won Best Actress at the 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards. Career Im Soo-jung made her debut in 1998 as a cover model for teen magazines. She then moved onto acting and debuted in the teen drama ''School 4'', but it was Kim Jee-woon's 2003 stylish horror ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' that first drew her critical notice and newcomer awards. A year later, the hit KBS2 drama series ''I'm Sorry, I Love You'' catapulted her into stardom. With Im looking much younger than her age, those pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Sunshine
''Secret Sunshine'' () is a 2007 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Chang-dong. The screenplay based on the short fiction "The Story of a Bug" by Lee Cheong-jun that focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness and faith. The Korean title Miryang (or Milyang) is named after the city that served as the film's setting and filming location, of which "Secret Sunshine" is the literal translation. For her performance in the film, Jeon Do-yeon won the Prix d'interprétation féminine (Best Actress) at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. The film also won the award for Best Film at the Asian Film Awards and at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The film sold 1,710,364 tickets nationwide in South Korea alone. Plot After the death of her husband from a traffic accident, Lee Shin-ae (Jeon Do-yeon) and her only child Jun move to Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, her husband's hometown, to start life anew. While entering Miryang, Shin-ae's car breaks down. The loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeon Do-yeon
Jeon Do-yeon (; born February 11, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She won Best Actress at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, making her the second Korean actress to win an acting award at a prestigious film festival, and Best Performance by an Actress at the 1st Asia Pacific Screen Awards for her performance in Lee Chang-dong's 2007 film ''Secret Sunshine''.Actors and Actresses of Korean Cinema ''Koreanfilm.org.'' Retrieved April 28, 2014. Although she is not as broadly popular with the audiences as some other stars in South Korea due to her film choices, Jeon is widely respected and celebrated for her acting abilities, and many young actresses have cited her as a role model. Early life Jeon Do-yeon was born on February 11, 1973. She has two older brothers and is the youngest i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sol Kyung-gu
Sol Kyung-gu (born May 14, 1967) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Public Enemy (2002 film), Public Enemy'' film series, ''Peppermint Candy'', ''Oasis (2002 film), Oasis'', ''Silmido (film), Silmido'', ''Hope (2013 film), Hope'' and ''The Merciless (film), The Merciless''. Career Sol was born in Seocheon on May 1, 1968, and studied Theater and Film at Hanyang University (Class of '86). Upon his graduation in 1994, he appeared in numerous theatrical productions, such as the hit Korean adaptation of the German rock musical ''Linie 1, Subway Line 1'', and productions of Sam Shepard's ''True West (play), True West'' and A. R. Gurney's ''Love Letters (play), Love Letters''. In the mid-1990s, Sol began taking on minor roles in feature films, but it was not until 1999 that he made his breakthrough, with major roles in ''The Bird That Stops in the Air'', ''Rainbow Trout'', and ''Peppermint Candy'' in which he played a suicidal man devastated by the two-decades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Sang-kyung
Kim Sang-kyung (born June 1, 1972; ) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his leading roles in ''Memories of Murder'' (2003) and ''May 18'' (2007). Two of his films directed by Hong Sang-soo, ''Tale of Cinema'' (2005) and '' Ha Ha Ha'' (2010), screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Kim has also starred in numerous television dramas, notably the period epic ''King Sejong the Great'' (2008) and the family comedy ''What Happens to My Family? ''What Happens to My Family?'' () is a 2014–2015 South Korean television series starring Yoo Dong-geun, Kim Hyun-joo, Yoon Park and Park Hyung-sik. It aired on KBS2 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 ( KST) time slot from August 16, 2014, to Feb ...'' (2014). Filmography Film Television series Theater *''Mom, Do You Want to Go on a Trip?'' (2009) Awards and nominations References External linksKim Sang-kyung Fan Cafeat Daum * * * Male actors from Seoul South Korean male film actors South Korean male stage actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Love (2007 Film)
''A Love'' () is a 2007 South Korean action drama film starring Joo Jin-mo and Park Si-yeon and directed by Kwak Kyung-taek. Plot In-ho is a naive but tough teenager, who is trying hard to stay out of trouble, but he willingly sacrifices everything to protect his childhood girlfriend Mi-ju. But their relationship is wrapped in tragedy. The girl is raped as an act of revenge after her mother and brother both die before they settled financial debts with a gang. In-ho retaliates by attacking the rapist, and he and Mi-ju try to escape, but they are thwarted by the gangsters. Mi-ju ends up going to Japan and In-ho goes to jail. Years later, he finds a job at a steel company and gets scouted by its owner to be his personal secretary and bodyguard. Life gets a little easier for him, until suddenly Mi-ju reappears ― as his boss's mistress. In-ho has held onto his unwavering love for Mi-ju throughout his prison term and long days of separation, and for Mi-ju, it has always been impossibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joo Jin-mo
Joo Jin-mo (born Park Jin-tae on 26 September 1974), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films '' Happy End'' (1999) in which he won Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actor, ''200 Pounds Beauty'' (2006), and ''A Frozen Flower'' (2008) in which he won Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Actor, as well as the television series ''Empress Ki'' (2013). Background Born in Seoul, South Korea as Park Jin-tae, he borrowed his manager's name "Joo Jin-mo" for his stage name when he began his acting career. Career After appearing in TV dramas and some minor roles in film, Joo was first cast as a lead in ''Dance Dance'' in 1999, for which he underwent extensive dance training. Although the film itself did not perform well, it gave Joo some publicity before he broke through with the box-office and critical hit '' Happy End''. His role as a spurned lover in this psycho-drama attracted considerable notice in Korea, and the film itself also traveled to Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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