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Bae Sung-woo
Bae Seong-woo (born November 21, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He starred in film such as ''Confession of Murder'' (2012), '' My Love, My Bride'' (2014), ''Office'' (2015), '' The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo'' (2015) and ''Inside Men ''Inside Men'' is a British television drama series, consisting of four episodes, transmitted from 2 to 23 February 2012 on BBC One. The series was filmed in Bristol between June and August 2011, with filming taking place over a 10-week perio ...'' (2015). Filmography Film Television series Web series Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1972 births Living people South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male stage actors South Korean male musical theatre actors Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthKorea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai Ratima
''Mai Ratima'' () is a 2013 South Korean film that portrays the unlikely love affair of a Korean man in his 30s living on the bottom rung of society and a mail-order bride from Thailand in her 20s. It is actor-director Yoo Ji-tae's first feature film. Yoo emphasizes the discrimination against the ever-increasing number of Southeast Asian women who come to Korea for prearranged marriages, saying he wanted to "portray seemingly insurmountable obstacles facing people who desire to make a difference and beat the odds," and delve into "the pain, desire and deficiency that love bears." The film won the Jury Prize ("Lotus du Jury") at the 2013 Deauville Asian Film Festival. It was praised by Deauville's jury president, Jérôme Clément for its sensitive handling and Yoo's keen insight as director. Clément said, "It's astonishing that this is his first feature film. This award is presented with the hopes that this film will have a chance to be seen widely by film fans worldwide." ''Mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Call It Passion
''You Call It Passion'' () is a South Korean comedy film based on the novel of the same name written by Lee Hye-rin. It is about a new graduate who struggles to survive in the war of entertainment news. Plot Do Ra-hee (Park Bo-young) enters Dongmyung, a newspaper company, as an intern in the entertainment section. She soon discovers the dirty and hidden aspects of the journalism industry and learns the passion and enthusiasm of the press. She has to make non-existing news by corroborating stories. Her first assignment as an official journalist is to do a write up of a sexual assault scandal involving an upcoming young actor, Woo Ji-han ( Yoon Kyun-sang), of a film studio JS. From her investigation of the new evidence of the scandal given to her for the write up, she found the evidence to be fabricated. So she told her boss, Ha Jae-kwan (Jung Jae-young) she is not going to do the write up. Her boss did the write up and post the scandalous article on their website. Later, from Seon- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phone (film)
''The Phone'' (Korean: 더 폰) is a 2015 South Korean action thriller film directed by Kim Bong-ju. The film is the directorial debut of the director. It was released on October 22, 2015. This film is not to be confused with another South Korean film of similar title but released in 2002 or with the American TV series and the Dutch TV reality show both of which have the same title as this film. Plot A man (Son Hyun-joo) became broken-hearted after the murder of his wife (Uhm Ji-won). A magnetic field anomaly allows him to talk on the telephone with his wife from the past. Can he prevent her murder? Cast *Son Hyun-joo as Ko Dong-Ho *Uhm Ji-won as Jo Yeong-Soo *Bae Seong-woo as Do Jae-Hyun *Hwang Bo-ra as Kim Hye-Jin *Roh Jeong-eui as Ko Kyung-Rim *Jang In-sub as Department Head Kim * Jo Dal-Hwan as Kim Gyu-Soo * Lee Cheol-Min as Son Suk-Ho * Park Ji-So as Do Soo-Jung * Hwang Suk-Jung as Seo Kwang-Hyun * Kim Jong-Goo as Park Se-Moon * Lee Soo-In as resident * Kim Ki-Cheon as poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veteran (2015 Film)
''Veteran'' () is a 2015 South Korean action comedy film written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. It drew 13.4 million admissions, making it the 5th all-time highest-grossing film in South Korean cinema history. ''Veteran'' also won the Casa Asia Award at the Sitges Film Festival. Plot Seo Do-cheol is a merciless police detective, who investigates the suicide of a truck driver named Bae, where he learns from Bae's son that Jo Tae-oh, the sadistic third-generation heir to powerful conglomerate ''Sinjin Group'' has assaulted Bae as Bae protested against the conglomerate for back-payment . Do-cheol personally begins the investigation. Threatened due to Do-cheol's interference, Tae-oh uses his influence and makes Do-cheol to handle another case. He also tries to bribe Do-cheol's wife with the help of his conglomerate's SVP Choi Dae-woong, but she refuses, where Do-cheol threatens Tae-oh after learning this. Do-cheol takes the help of a reporter to publish the news, but to no avail. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beauty Inside (2015 Film)
''The Beauty Inside'' (; lit. "Beauty Inside") is a 2015 South Korean romantic comedy film based on the 2012 American social film '' The Beauty Inside'', about a man who wakes up every day in a different body, starring Han Hyo Joo. It is Baik's feature film debut, after a career directing commercials. Plot One fateful day, on his eighteenth birthday, Woo-jin wakes up to see a face and body that is not his own. He is very shocked and confused, he confronts his mother with his new appearance, and she is also shocked but tearfully accepts him for who he is. With the help of his mother (Mun Suk) and his best friend (Song-beck), Woo-jin is able to cope with his strange condition. Ever since this day Woo-jin, now a furniture designer, wakes up in a different body every day, regardless of age, gender and nationality. Sometimes he's a man, a woman, old, young, or even a foreigner. He can even speak different languages, depending on who he is for the day. He's the same person on the inside, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Tailor
''The Royal Tailor'' () is a 2014 South Korean period film directed by Lee Won-suk, and starring Han Suk-kyu, Go Soo, Park Shin-hye and Yoo Yeon-seok. It tells the story of a rivalry between two tailors at the Sanguiwon, where the attire worn by royalty were made during the Joseon era, plunges the court into scandal and tragedy. The film was released in South Korea on December 24, 2014. Plot The film starts with a modern-day press conference, in which Jo Dol-seok is introduced as the only royal tailor, who single-handedly revolutionized the fashion of Korea's Joseon dynasty. Before one of his works is shown, the scene changes to the kingdom of Joseon, where a different story is told: Jo Dol-seok has tailored clothes for three generations of kings before finally becoming the head of the Sanguiwon, the department responsible for the royal attire. Jo was born a commoner, and looks forward to upgrading his social status after serving the royal family for thirty years. Careful to use th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Dictator
''My Dictator'' () is a 2014 South Korean film directed and co-written by Lee Hae-jun, starring Sol Kyung-gu and Park Hae-il. Plot After the North-South Korea Joint Statement on July 4, 1972, reunification fervor briefly sweeps over the Korean Peninsula. The Korean Central Intelligence Agency is forced to prepare for what could soon be the first inter-Korean summit and they are worried about South Korean president Park Chung-hee's meeting with the reclusive and potentially dangerous North Korean leader Kim Il-sung. They decide to stage an imaginary summit so that they can prepare Park for a variety of scenarios and outcomes. So the KCIA looks for an unknown (and bad) actor to play the body double for Kim Il-sung. Kim Sung-geun earns his living doing odd jobs for a theater company, occasionally playing a walk-on part, and waiting for his big break. He gets cast in a small role as The Fool in Shakespeare's ''King Lear'', but he forgets his lines due to stage fright. Sung-geun not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Match (film)
''Big Match'' () is a 2014 South Korean action film written and directed by Choi Ho, starring Lee Jung-jae, Shin Ha-kyun, Lee Sung-min and BoA. Plot Choi Ik-ho (Lee Jung-jae), is a former footballer and UFC mixed martial arts star nicknamed "Zombie." When his older brother and coach Young-ho suddenly disappears, the police arrests him as the prime murder suspect. Then Ik-ho receives a phone call from Ace ( Shin Ha-kyun), a genius mastermind who designs elaborate games for Korea's wealthiest citizens to bet astronomical sums of money on, conducted with real people in real-time using high-tech gadgets and CCTV cameras. To save his brother's life and his own, Ik-ho is forced to join Ace's game and follow instructions from a mysterious woman named Soo-kyung (BoA). Using his wits and skills against multiple adversaries, including cops and low-rent gangsters, Ik-ho completes seemingly impossible missions. Then he reaches the final round, during which he must find his brother in a huge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Divine Move
''The Divine Move'' () is a 2014 South Korean action film directed by Jo Bum-gu. It stars Jung Woo-sung as a former baduk player, and revolves around his quest for revenge. The title refers to a particularly brilliant move, considered to be a "once in a lifetime" experience for only the best professionals, in the board game baduk (called Go in the West) which often turns what was a losing or close game into a winning effort at the most crucial moment. A prequel spin-off, '' The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful'', was released on November 7, 2019. Plot Professional baduk player Tae-seok loses a high-stakes game to infamous underground gambler Sal-soo, and ends up framed for the murder of his own brother and locked up in prison. He vows revenge and trains ferociously. After serving his seven-year sentence, he gets in touch with his brother's former associate "Tricks," hermit and blind master player "The Lord," and skillful junkyard owner Mok-su, "the Carpenter"; together, they begin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obsessed (2014 Film)
''Obsessed'' (; lit. "Human Addiction" or "Human Intoxication") is a 2014 South Korean erotic romance film written and directed by Kim Dae-woo, about a couple having a passionate affair in a military camp under tight surveillance in 1969. Plot Decorated war hero Colonel Kim Jin-pyong is on the verge of his promotion to general. From his commander father-in-law to beautiful wife, Jin-pyong is the subject of much envy and jealousy. But his affection for his wife has subsided long ago, and due to post-traumatic disorder from the Vietnam War, he suffers mental breakdowns and nightmares of the fallen soldiers under his command. One day, Captain Kyung Woo-jin is transferred to Jin-pyong's troop and he moves in next door with his wife Ga-heun. Jin-pyong encounters Ga-heun and instantly falls in love with her. He has never felt this emotion in his life and is confused by it. He is later invited to an event at an army hospital organized by the wives of commissioned officers, where they vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster (2014 Film)
''Monster'' () is a 2014 South Korean action thriller film written and directed by Hwang In-ho, starring Lee Min-ki and Kim Go-eun. Plot Independent and aggressive, Bok-soon is known around the neighborhood as a "psycho bitch" because of her weird behavior. She is "slow" and not very smart due to a developmental disability, but is nonetheless a brave young woman with a happy inner world. Bok-soon manages to make a living by running a street stall at the local market with her younger sister Eun-jeong, whom she loves more than life itself. The name-calling doesn't affect her at all, and she only cares about working hard and saving up money for Eun-jeong's education. Their relatively peaceful life is disrupted when Tae-soo, who lives alone in a deserted forest, kills Bok-soon's beloved sister because Eun-jeong may have stumbled upon the truth of his murderous lifestyle. Bok-soon is completely consumed by her grief, madness and uncontrollable rage. Despite her limited mental ability, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
