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Banjun Theater
''Match! Reverse Drama'' () is a South Korean mini-drama series that first aired on August 8, 2004, as a part of SBS's ''Good Sunday'' programme. Each ''Reverse Drama'' is usually unrelated to previous dramas, unless it is split into parts, and generally has a large twist in the story at the end. The two mini-dramas compete by votes cast on the main site. Generally, the show invites celebrities to act in a very humorous and sarcastic way not seen in regular dramas. The program later changed its name to ''Reverse Theatre'' ( ko, 반전 극장), which featured a celebrity (TVXQ, Danny Ahn, Jun Jin Park Choong-jae (; born August 19, 1980), known professionally as Jun Jin, is a South Korean singer, actor and entertainer, known as a member and rapper of six-member boy band Shinhwa. He debuted as a dancer and rapper in Shinhwa in 1998 but st ...) bearing the program's name. Despite the changes, the program ended on April 23, 2006, due to low ratings. List of episodes Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's '' Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Greek word meaning "deed" or " act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''play'' or ''game'' (translating the Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespeare's time—just as its creator was a ''play-maker'' rather than a ''dramatist'' and the building was a ''play-house'' r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Tae-young
Son Tae-young (born August 19, 1980) is a South Korean actress and former Miss Korea. Career As Miss Daegu, Son Tae-young placed second runner-up (or third place) at the Miss Korea pageant in 2000. She was the country's representative at the 2000 Miss International pageant, where she won 1st runner-up and Miss Photogenic. Soon later turned to acting, appearing in the films ''Sad Movie'' (2005), the critically acclaimed ''The Railroad'' (2007), and ''Crazy Waiting'' (2008). Son is more prolific in television, with starring and supporting roles in dramas such as ''One Million Roses'' (2003), '' Two Wives'' (2009), ''You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin'' (2013), and '' Into the Flames'' (2014). In 2014, Son played the leading role of a wife with a cheating husband in the Chinese romantic comedy film ''Love War'', opposite Hu Bing and Winston Chao. Known for her sense of style, she has also hosted several beauty and fashion programs, among them ''Son Tae-young's Life Magazine'' (2008), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Na-ra
Jang Na-ra (; born March 18, 1981) is a South Korean singer and actress active in both the South Korean and Chinese entertainment industries since 2001. She rose to prominence with her hit studio album ''Sweet Dream'' in 2002, and starred in well-received television series ''Successful Story of a Bright Girl'' (2002), ''My Love Patzzi'' (2002), ''Wedding'' (2005), ''My Bratty Princess'' (2005), '' You Are My Destiny'' (2014), '' Confession Couple'' (2017), '' The Last Empress'' (2018–2019), and ''VIP'' (2019). Early life and education Jang spent most of her childhood in her birthplace, Yeokchon-dong, Eunpyeong District in Seoul, South Korea. She appeared with her father, Ju Ho-seong who is also an actor, in the play ''Les Misérables'' in her primary school days, thus sparking her interest to become an actress. Jang also went on to become a model for television advertisements in her high school days before entering Chung-ang University's Department of Theater, Faculty of Fine A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Jin
Lee Jin (born March 21, 1980) is a South Korean singer and actress. She made her entertainment debut as a member of the K-pop girl group Fin.K.L, along with Lee Hyori, Ock Joo-hyun, and Sung Yu-ri. After Fin.K.L came to an unofficial end in 2002, Lee became an actress. Career Lee Jin joined ''Fin.K.L'' after her friend ''Ock Joo-hyun''—the first member to be selected for the group—introduced her to the casting director selecting the group's members. She sang Eco's "Heng Bok Han Na Reul" and was immediately selected to be in the group. In 2002, the members from the girl group started solo activities. Lee had long expressed her interest in acting, before her debut she was in Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, MBC's ''Police People''. Subsequently, she starred in the popular sitcom ''Nonstop (South Korean TV series), Nonstop''. In 2005, Lee joined the variety program ''X-Man (TV series), X-Man''. On the show, Lee signalled that she had grown into a "lady" from her Fin.K.L teenag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Shin-young
Jang Shin-young (; born January 17, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She made her entertainment debut through a local beauty contest in 2001, and is best known for her portrayal of the femme fatale lead in the E Channel drama ''The Empress'' (2011). She was cast in the leading role in '' Flower of Revenge'' (2013), the first daily drama by cable station jTBC. Biography She married Wi Seung-cheol, a marketing director at Bae Yong-joon's management agency BOF, on November 18, 2006. The couple divorced in 2009; they have a son. In 2018, Jang announced she will marry for the second time to her '' Flower of Revenge'' co-star Kang Kyung-joon Filmography Television drama Film Music video * "Take a Drink With You" (Davichi, 2013) * "Wash" (Seo In-young, 2011) * "Wounded" (Min Kyung-hoon, 2010) * "Ping" (Clazziquai, 2009) * "어떻게 사람이 그래" (Noblesse, 2009) * "Bye Bye Bye" (Monday Kiz, 2005) * "A Thorn Tree That Loved Yearning" ( Tei, 2005) * "Did We Really Love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hwi-jae
Lee Hwi-jae (born Lee Young-jae on December 29, 1972) is a South Korean TV presenter, comedian, actor, and singer. Lee studied theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, then made his TV debut in 1992 as a comedian after working as a floor director for MBC's entertainment program '' Sunday, Sunday Night''. He shot to stardom in the program ''Life Theater''. Since then, he has expanded his career to hosting variety shows such as ''Sang Sang Plus'', ''Sponge'' and '' Quiz to Change the World''. He was the third highest-paid entertainer at MBC in 2008, earning . Personal life Hwi-jae married florist Moon Jeong-won at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul on December 5, 2010. Their twin Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ... sons, Lee Seo-eon and Lee Seo-jun, were born on March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Lee (South Korean Singer)
Lee Sun-ho (; born January 21, 1981), mononymously credited as Andy (), is a South Korean singer, rapper and the youngest member of six-member boy band Shinhwa. Besides rapping for his band, Andy has ventured out into television acting, musicals, and solo singing. Andy is also the producer of duo Jumper and boy group Teen Top, 100% and UP10TION. Biography Pre-debut Andy Lee was raised in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States and had been a student at John F. Kennedy High School before moving to Seoul. He then completed high school at Korea Kent Foreign School in Seoul. Lee was the second member to join Shinhwa. He originally planned to be a member of H.O.T. (another Korean boy band) with his friend Tony Ahn. However, his parents pulled their support for him joining H.O.T. because they thought he was too young. Nevertheless, he continued to stay with the management of H.O.T. and was even featured as a rapper on female group S.E.S.'s single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Jeong-hoon
Kim Jeong-hoon (born January 20, 1980), also known by his stage name John Hoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He initially rose to fame as a member of South Korean duo UN debuting with the single ''Voice Mail'' in 2000. After the duo disbanded in 2005, his fame increased as an actor starring in ''Princess Hours'', a drama based on a manhwa. Career He debuted as a member of Korean duo UN in 2000, an acronym for "United N-generation". After six years of success, the duo officially announced that they were disbanding in September 2005, and Kim announced that he was going to pursue an acting career instead. Kim had stated that the conditions of the Korean music industry prevented him from pursuing music he truly wanted to do. He originally wanted to be a laboratory researcher. Kim did not realize that he would become an actor and singer. By 2005 he had already begun starring in Korean dramas, such as sitcom ''Orange'' and ''A Man and a Woman'' in 2004. However Kim Jeong-h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Ryeo-won
Jung Ryeo-won (born January 21, 1981) is a South Korean-born Korean Australian actress. She began her entertainment career as a singer in the now-defunct girl group Chakra, and first rose to fame in the hit television series '' My Name Is Kim Sam-soon''. She is also known for her roles in ''Two Faces of My Girlfriend'', ''Castaway on the Moon'', and '' History of a Salaryman''. Early life The second of three children, Jung Ryeo-won was born in 1981, and emigrated to Brisbane, Australia in 1992 with her family. She encountered discrimination in grade school, which made her determined to become fluent in English. By junior high school, she had adapted to the Australian way of life. After attending MacGregor State High School, she graduated from Griffith University with a major in international business. Career 2000–2006: Chakra While she was an exchange student at Korea University from Griffith University in the 2000s, Jung was discovered on the streets of Apgujeong by Lee S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jae Hee
Jae Hee (in korean: 재희; born Lee Hyun-kyun on May 25, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the 2004 arthouse film ''3-Iron'' and the 2005 television series ''Sassy Girl Chun-hyang''. Career Jae Hee began his acting career as a child actor in the 1997 drama ''Mountain''. He continued to appear on television, such as in the campus drama ''School 2'' and the family sitcom ''Wuri's Family'', as well as the 2000 horror film ''Bloody Beach''. In 2004, he was cast as the lead actor in Kim Ki-duk's ''3-Iron'', playing a silent young man who breaks into vacant houses and while living there for a few days, he cleans the house and repairs broken gadgets during his stay. The arthouse film won critical acclaim both locally and internationally. For his performance Jae Hee was named Best New Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. But Jae Hee's breakout role would come in 2005, when he played the playful but loyal Lee Mong-ryong in ''Sassy Girl Chun-hyang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
