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41st Grand Bell Awards
The 41st Grand Bell Awards ceremony was held at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ... on June 4, 2004. Nominations and winners (Winners denoted in bold) References External links * Grand Bell Awards Grand Bell Awards Grand Bell Awards {{film-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sejong Center For The Performing Arts
Sejong Center for the Performing Arts is the largest arts and cultural complex in Seoul, South Korea. It has an interior area of 53,202m². It is situated in the center of the capital, on Sejongno, a main road that cuts through the capital city of the Joseon Dynasty. The center took 4 years to complete, opening in 1978. It was "built as a cultural center for Seoulites." It currently contains one of the biggest pipe organs in Asia. History After the Seoul National Hall was destroyed by fire in 1972, the City Council of Seoul commissioned the construction of a venue to continue the cultural heritage of that structure. Built in 1978, commissioned by the City of Seoul, Sejong Center was largely unsupported financially for 20 years, being under the control of the Special City of Seoul. In 1999, the center was placed under control of a foundation governed by civilians whose passion for the arts fueled its massive newfound success. This venue hosted Miss Universe 1980. The center's desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Dong-gun
Jang Dong-gun (born March 7, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films ''Friend'' (2001) and '' Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War'' (2004). Jang is one of the highest-paid actors and celebrity endorsers in Korea, consistently topping surveys by industry insiders of most bankable stars. Early life Jang Dong-gun spent his childhood in Yongsan District, Seoul, and later went on to study at the Korea National University of Arts School of Drama, though he dropped out before obtaining a degree. Career 1992–2003: Beginnings and breakout Jang first entered the entertainment world in a talent contest in 1992. He began by acting in TV dramas such as ''Iljimae'', ''The Last Match'', co-starring Shim Eun-ha, and he eventually made his film debut in ''Repechage'' (1997) together with Kim Hee-sun. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tale Of Two Sisters
''A Tale of Two Sisters'' (; lit. "Rose Flower, Red Lotus") is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror-drama film written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. The film is inspired by a Joseon Dynasty era folktale entitled Janghwa Hongryeon jeon, which has been adapted to film several times. The plot focuses on a recently released patient from a mental institution who returns home with her sister, only to face disturbing events between her stepmother and the ghosts haunting their house—all of which are connected to a dark past in the family's history. The film opened to very strong commercial and critical reception and won Best Picture at the 2004 Fantasporto Film Festival. It is the highest-grossing South Korean horror film and the first South Korean picture to be screened in American theatres.http://media.www.kentnewsnet.com/media/storage/paper867/news/2009/02/03/News/the-Uninvited.Stays.True.To.Typical.Korean.Horror.Films-3610298.shtml An English-language remake titled '' The Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yum Jung-ah
Yum Jung-ah (born July 28, 1972) is a South Korean actress. Her notable films include ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' (2003), '' The Big Swindle'' (2004), '' The Old Garden'' (2007), and ''Cart'' (2014), as well as the television series ''Royal Family'' (2011), and ''Sky Castle'' (2018). She was the first runner-up at Miss Korea 1991 and represented Korea in Miss International 1992 Miss International 1992, the 32nd Miss International pageant, was held on October 18, 1992 in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan. Kirsten Davidson earned Australia's third Miss International crown. Results Placements Contestants * - Gisela Manida Dem ... and finished as the second runner-up. Personal life Yum Jung-ah married doctor Heo Il on December 30, 2006. They have 2 children. Filmography Film Television series Variety show Music video Musical theatre Awards and nominations References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yum, Jung-ah 20th-century South Korean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Mi-sook
Lee Mi-sook (born April 2, 1960) is a South Korean actress. One of the best-known actresses of 1980s Korean cinema, Lee's most famous films from this era include Bae Chang-ho's ''Whale Hunting'' and ''The Winter That Year Was Warm'', Lee Doo-yong's ''Mulberry'' and ''Eunuch'', and Kwak Ji-kyoon's ''Wanderer in Winter''. She retired from film after getting married in 1987, though she still appeared on television in dramas such as ''How's Your Husband?'' (1993). Then a decade later, Lee made her comeback with an award-winning leading role in E J-yong's feature debut ''An Affair'' (1998). She has since remained active in film and television, notably in the May–December romance ''Solitude'' (2002), the ''Dangerous Liaisons'' adaptation ''Untold Scandal'' (2003), the mockumentary ''Actresses'' (2009), and the family dramas '' Smile, Mom'' (2010) Career Lee Mi-sook debuted in film at the age of twenty in ''Thoughtless Momo'' in 1979. By the mid-1980s she had become one of the best-kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Beautiful To Lie
''Too Beautiful to Lie'' (; lit. "Don't Believe Her") is a 2004 South Korean romantic comedy film about a beautiful ex-con and a naive village pharmacist. Plot Yeong-ju is a girl with cute looks, an innocent smile, and a brilliant talker. She is also in prison for fraud. She easily convinces the evaluation board to grant her parole in time to attend her older sister's wedding. As soon as she's released, she boards a train for Busan with the wooden ducks she'd handcrafted as her wedding gift. On the train, she sits across village pharmacist Hee-cheol, who is on his way to propose to his girlfriend with his deceased mother's family heirloom ring. Yeong-ju witnesses a pickpocket stealing the ring from Hee-cheol, and afraid of becoming the suspect and violating her parole, she steals the ring back for Hee-cheol. But in the process, she is unable to board the train on time, missing it and leaving her wedding gift bag on the train. Determined to find her bag, she tracks down Hee-cheo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ha-neul
Kim Ha-neul (; born February 21, 1978) is a South Korean actress. After starting her career as a model, she rose to fame by starring in romantic-comedy films ''My Tutor Friend'' (2003) and ''Too Beautiful to Lie'' (2004) and the action-comedy film ''My Girlfriend Is an Agent'' (2009). In 2011, Kim won Best Actress at the 48th Grand Bell Awards and the 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards for her performance in the serial killer thriller '' Blind''. Her television work includes romance series ''Romance'' (2002) and '' A Gentleman's Dignity'' (2012), '' On Air'' (2008), the melodrama ''On the Way to the Airport'' (2016) and the drama fantasy ''18 Again'' (2020), a Korean version of 17 Again led by Zac Efron. Early and personal life Kim Ha-neul was born on February 21, 1978, in Seoul, South Korea. Her given name "Ha-neul" means “sky” in Korean. Her immediate family consists of her parents and one younger brother. She attended the Seoul Institute of the Arts. Kim married a businessma ... [...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] |
Moon So-ri
Moon So-ri (born July 2, 1974) is a South Korean actress, film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her acclaimed leading roles in ''Oasis'' (2002) and ''A Good Lawyer's Wife'' (2003). Career After graduating with a degree in Education from Sungkyunkwan University, Moon So-ri became part of the theater group ''Hangang'' (" Han River") from 1995 to 1997, and debuted in the play ''Classroom Idea'' (she also collaborated in its creation). She appeared in plays and short films such as ''Black Cut'' and ''To the Spring Mountain'' before finding fame as a leading actress. Her first film role was in Lee Chang-dong's acclaimed ''Peppermint Candy'', however her acting skills were not really showcased until she appeared in her second film ''Oasis'', also by Lee Chang-dong. Her powerful portrayal of a woman with cerebral palsy earned her strong praise as well as the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Emerging Actor or Actress at the 2002 Venice Film Festival (Moon is only the sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Card (2003 Film)
''Wild Card'' () is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Kim Yoo-jin. The crime drama has received mixed reviews. Premise Veteran detective Oh Young-dal and his younger, loose-cannon partner Bang Jae-su are investigating the serial's rape-murders of young women in Seoul. They begin to close in on gang leader Kim Min-ki, a psychopath who carries a metal ball and chain. Cast * Jung Jin-young as Oh Young-dal *Yang Dong-geun as Bang Je-su *Han Chae-young as Kang Na-na *Gi Ju-bong as Squad leader Kim *Kim Myeong-gook as Jang Chil-sun *Hwang Jun-yeong as Go Myeong-hwan *Yu Ha-bok as Hwang Cheol-gu *Bang Guk-hyeon as Shim Young-man *Lee Dong-kyu as Noh Jae-bong *Seo Jae-kyeong as Kim Min-ki *Kim Gi-se as Wang Su-chang *Kim Chang-gyu as Go Du-man *Lee Do-kyeong as Do Sang-chun *Jo Kyung-hoon as Gomtaeng-i *Chae Min-seok as Gal-chi *Shin Jung-geun Shin Jung-geun (born September 26, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is most active as a supporting actor in films such as '' Running ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Dong-geun
Yang Dong-geun (; born June 1, 1979) or YDG is a South Korean actor, rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and breakdancer. Yang majored in Theatrical Performance at Yong-In University. Biography Yang enlisted for mandatory military service in May 2008 for 21 months of active duty. During which time he starred in military musical, ''Mine'' with Kangta. It is about the true life story of Lieutenant Lee Jong-myung, who lost his legs in a land mine explosion near the demilitarized zone, in June 2000, when he saved fellow soldier, Sul Dong-seob from the minefield. Yang and his wife Park Ga-ram have two sons and a daughter. Their daughter Joy has appeared on '' The Return of Superman'' along with the daughters of actors In Gyo-jin and Oh Ji-ho. Career His comeback project after being discharged from the military was in film ''Grand Prix'' with Kim Tae-hee. He was cast as male lead Lee Woo-suk after Lee Joon-gi Lee Joon-gi (born 17 April 1982) is a South Korean actor, si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arahan
''Arahan'' () is a 2004 South Korean action film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan and starring his brother Ryoo Seung-bum along with Yoon So-yi, Ahn Sung-ki and Jung Doo-hong. The film was a relative commercial success, selling over 2 million tickets domestically, but wasn't as well received by critics as Ryoo Seung-wan's previous films. Plot When a thief driving a motorcycle steals a purse of a pedestrian, the clumsy, naive and honest rookie policeman Sang-hwan runs after him, but Eui-jin, specialist in martial arts, captures the criminal swang and Sang-hwan is severely injured. She brings Sang-hwan to her home, where the six Masters of Tao heal him and believe that he has a powerful Qi, the spiritual energy of the universe, and could be a powerful warrior. Sang-hwan begins his training to ascend to a Maruchi, while the evil and ambitious Heuk-woon is accidentally released from his imprisonment. The powerful Heuk-woon attacks the masters, searching for a key that they protect, which w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
