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Baek Jin-hee
Baek Jin-hee (born February 8, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She began to be known for her role in '' High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged'' (2011–2012) and rose to prominence for her role in '' Empress Ki'' (2013). Career Baek Jin-hee began her entertainment career after getting scouted on the streets by a talent agent. She has since then starred in the indie film ''Bandhobi'' (2009), where she plays a rebellious girl who befriends a Bangladeshi migrant worker; and sex comedy ''Foxy Festival'' (2010) where she plays a teenager with a thriving business selling her used underwear. Baek then starred in the sitcom '' High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged'' (2011-2012), playing a fresh graduate looking for employment. The series was popular and led to increased recognition for the actress. This was followed with supporting roles in fusion historical drama ''Jeon Woo-chi'' and romance drama ''Pots of Gold''. Baek had her breakthrough role as the villainous empress Tanashir ... [...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] |
My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol
''My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Baek Jin-hee, Park Se-young, Jeon In-hwa, Yoon Hyun-min, and Do Sang-woo. It aired on MBC on Saturdays and Sundays 21:45 for 51 episodes from September 5, 2015 until February 28, 2016. Although the drama enjoyed high viewership ratings, with the finale earning national viewership of 33.6%, critics described the drama as "absurdly unrealistic". Plot Sa-wol, Hye-sang and Oh-wol grow up in the same orphanage as best friends. On the day the orphanage collapses, Hye-sang finds out that Sa-wol is to be adopted by her wealthy biological father instead of her after a DNA test that reveals the mixed up between them. Eager to be raised in the upper class society, Hye-sang traps the orphanage director, who is also her true father, in the collapsing building with Oh-wol to hide the truth. However, when Sa-wol ended up being brought into the family as well, Hye-sang starts tormenting, blame shifting and buryin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama City
Drama City (''Deurama Siti'', 드라마 시티) is the KBS to broadcast via KBS2TV in a collection of usually single episode short dramas, shown weekly. Each episode is a different story, and the cast changes every week. 1984's "Drama Game" lost its popularity several times since 1997, and the title, broadcast time was moved to late night hours. In 2007 MBC the longevity of a similar nature "Best Theater" that aired after stopping South Korea's broadcasting "HDTV's Literature" by abolishing in 2007 from the current terrestrial broadcasting was the only remaining act play series. And the type of material to test an experimental stage, but it was a classic in terms of audience and advertising revenue. Due to operating losses in spring 2008 it was decided to abolish the target program. The director and writers, such as the abolition of all walks of life, but opposition to the decision, March 29, 2008. Previously, for the purpose of drama airing time two Bukkaji City and was made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loving You A Thousand Times
''Loving You a Thousand Times'' (; lit. "I Love You Ten Million Times") is a South Korean television series starring Lee Soo-kyung, Jung Gyu-woon, Go Eun-mi, Ryu Jin and Lee Si-young. It aired on SBS from August 29, 2009 to March 7, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:50 for 55 episodes. Cast Main characters * Lee Soo-kyung as Go Eun-nim *Jung Gyu-woon as Baek Kang-ho *Go Eun-mi as Lee Sun-young *Ryu Jin as Baek Sae-hoon Supporting characters ;Go family *Kil Yong-woo as Go In-duk * Lee Mi-young as Park Ae-rang * Park Soo-jin as Oh Nan-jung *Lee Joo-shil as Choi Shim-duk * Baek Jin-hee as Go Eun-jung ;Baek family *No Young-kook as Baek Il *Lee Hwi-hyang as Son Hyang-sook *Sa Mi-ja as Ji Ok-sun *Lee Di-el as Baek Yoo-bin ;Lee family *Kim Chung as Kim Chung-ja *Bang Eun-hee as Yoon So-wol *Kim Hee-chul as Lee Chul ;Extended cast *Lee Si-young as Hong Yeon-hee *Kwon Eun-ah as So Geum-ja *Kim Jin-soo as PD Bong *Jin Ye-sol as Park Soo-jung *Park Young-ji as President Park * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Stories 2
''Horror Stories 2'' () is a 2013 horror omnibus film made up of four episodes by four South Korean directors. It screened at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival and Sitges Film Festival in 2013, and won the Silver Raven prize in the International Competition at the 2014 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. Min Kyu-dong's ''444'' is set against the backdrop of the warehouse of an insurance company where a woman with the ability to communicate with the dead delves into fraudulent insurance claim cases. Kim Sung-ho's ''The Cliff'' focuses on two friends who go hiking in the woods then get trapped at the edge of a cliff. Kim Hwi's ''The Accident'' centers on three depressed girls who go on a road trip after they fail the teacher's certification exam, but a car crash turns their trip into a nightmare. Jung Bum-shik's ''The Escape'' is about a male trainee teacher who gets locked in the doorway to hell. It is a sequel of horror and scary tale trilogy '' Horror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea JoongAng Daily
''Korea JoongAng Daily'' is the English edition of the South Korean national daily newspaper ''JoongAng Ilbo''. The newspaper was first published on October 17, 2000, originally named as ''JoongAng Ilbo English Edition''. It mainly carries news and feature stories by staff reporters, and some stories translated from the Korean language newspaper. ''Korea JoongAng Daily'' is one of the three main English newspapers in South Korea along with ''The Korea Times'' and ''The Korea Herald''. The newspaper is published with a daily edition of ''The New York Times'' and it is located within the main offices of the ''JoongAng Ilbo'' in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. See also *List of newspapers in South Korea This is a list of newspapers in South Korea. National papers Top 10 Comprehensive Daily newspapers *Chosun Ilbo (daily) 1,212,208 *Dong-A Ilbo (daily) 925,919 *JoongAng Ilbo (daily) 861,984 *''Hankook Ilbo'' (daily) 219,672 *''Hankyoreh'' (da ... References External linksOff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockin' On Heaven's Door
''Rockin' on Heaven's Door'' (; lit. "Passionate Goodbye") is a 2013 South Korean film directed by Nam Taek-soo, starring F.T. Island lead vocalist Lee Hong-ki as an idol star who learns to cope with his past and rediscovers music during community work at a hospice for terminally ill patients. Plot Chung-ui is a famous Korean pop star with a temper. After he beats up a man at a night club, he is sentenced to do community service at a hospice for terminally ill patients. The reluctant young man first hates his chores and dislikes the people around him, but as he gets to know their stories, he becomes attached to them. The hospice struggles with funding, leading to a possible close-down, so the hospice in-house band, The Phoenix Band decides to apply to a talent show on television. For this, they need an original song, so they ask Chung-ui to help them. The singer refuses at first, then tries to use the opportunity to reduce his sentence days. He ends up seriously changing his mind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acoustic (film)
''Acoustic'' () is a 2010 South Korean omnibus film depicting stories of love, hope, and music among twenty-somethings - all set within the Hongdae area of Seoul. Synopsis ;Episode 1 "Broccoli": Se-kyung, a singer-songwriter who is suffering from a rare disease, can only survive on instant cup ramen noodles. Rejected by record executives for her "mushy" music and told only her looks sell, she runs out of the hospital in order to make known what could be her last song. ;Episode 2 "Bakery Attack": Vocalist Seong-won and drummer Hae-won decide to sell their beloved guitar out of hungry desperation. Thanks to Hae-won's forgetfulness and mysterious thinking process, he leaves it at a bakery store, whose owner happens to be an amateur musician. He thus proceeds to preach to the two about what it really means to love music, and they seem to be inspired to pursue their dreams no matter how difficult it is. (Based on the short story "The Second Bakery Attack" by Haruki Murakami, from his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Naked Kitchen
''The Naked Kitchen'' (; lit. "Kitchen") is a 2009 South Korean film written and directed by Hong Ji-young. Starring Shin Min-ah, Ju Ji-hoon, and Kim Tae-woo, the film is a romantic comedy-drama about a very curious ménage à trois. Plot Ahn Mo-rae and Han Sang-in have been friends since childhood. He didn't mind that she followed him around, calling him ''hyeong'' or Big Brother (though Korean girls are supposed to call older guys ''oppa''), and their marital relationship is an odd but appealing mix of hot sex and best buddies. The day of their wedding anniversary is pretty eventful. Mo-rae (Shin Min-ah) cooks breakfast, serving it on their best china, hoping to get Sang-in ( Kim Tae-woo) into the mood for love before he goes to work. Sang-in quits his high-end stockbroker job so that he can devote himself to his lifelong dream of running a fancy restaurant. While shopping for an anniversary gift for Sang-in, Mo-rae sneaks into a closed gallery, where she encounters another illic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoon Hyun-min
Yoon Hyun-min (born April 15, 1985) is a South Korean actor Biography After graduating from Cheongwon high school, Yoon was a baseball player for the Hanwha Eagles in 2005 and the Doosan Bears in 2006. He fell in love with the stage after watching ''Finding Kim Jong-wook'', and quit sports to start acting in 2007, starring in the musical '' Spring Awakening''. Yoon later transitioned to television dramas, making his debut in the OCN drama ''Joseon Mystery Detective Jeong Yak-yong''. He has since taken on notable supporting roles in ''Heartless City'' (2013), ''A Witch's Love'' (2014), ''Discovery of Love'' (2014),. and ''Beating Again'' (2015) Yoon played his first leading role in the family drama ''My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol'' (2015). He gained increased recognition after starring in crime drama ''Tunnel''. Yoon then played lead roles in legal drama ''Witch at Court'' (2017), and fantasy romance drama '' Tale of Fairy'' (2018). In 2019, Yoon was cast in Netflix's science fict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feel Good To Die
''Feel Good to Die'' () is a 2018 South Korean television series based on the Daum webcomic of the same name, starring Kang Ji-hwan, Baek Jin-hee and Gong Myung. It aired on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 ( KST) time slot, from November 7 to December 27, 2018. Synopsis The story of “evil boss” Baek Jin-sang and assistant manager Lee Roo-da, who tries to transform him into a better person. Both of them are stuck in a time loop and they are trying to find the problem that is causing this. Cast Main * Kang Ji-hwan as Baek Jin-sang * Baek Jin-hee as Lee Roo-da * Gong Myung as Kang Jun-ho Supporting Marketing Team *Ryu Hyun-kyung as Choi Min-joo * Kim Min-jae as Park Yoo-deok *Jung Min-ah as Lee Jung-hwa MW Chicken *Park Sol-mi as Yoo Shi-baek *In Gyo-jin as Kang In-han *Lee Byung-joon as Na Cheol-soo Others *Kim Ki-hyeon as Kang Soo-chan *Jo Han-chul as Yoon Dong-chan *Seo Jeong-yeon as Ahn Seon-nyeo *Jang Yoo-sang as Lee Young-doo * Kim Ye-won as Yoon-mi *Kim Bo-j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Eat (TV Series)
''Let's Eat'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Lee Soo-kyung, Yoon Doo-joon, Shim Hyung-tak and Yoon So-hee. It aired on tvN from November 28, 2013 to March 13, 2014 for 16 episodes. The series is about four single people who are brought together by their love of food. Synopsis Four single people: happily divorced paralegal Lee Soo-kyung ( Lee Soo-kyung), mysterious gourmand Goo Dae-young (Yoon Doo-joon), design student and former rich girl Yoon Jin-yi (Yoon So-hee), and petty lawyer Kim Hak-moon (Shim Hyung-tak). Who enjoy living alone, except for that pesky problem that dining out is not designed for one. At Jin-yi's request, she, Soo-kyung and Dae-young start eating out together and thus get involved in each other's lives. Let's Eat depicts the daily life and romance of a single woman when a murder case occurs in her neighborhood. Lee Soo-Kyung is a 33-year-old single woman. She divorced when she was in her 20's and now lives alone. She always wants to car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
