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Bitter Sweet Life
''Bitter Sweet Life'' () is a 2008 South Korean television series that aired on MBC. A dark melodrama with a fragmented narrative and voice-overs highlighting the characters' state of mind, it was hailed as a daring portrayal of middle-aged romance and adultery with elements of mystery and noir. The drama reunites Lee Dong-wook and Park Si-yeon after working together in the 2005 hit drama '' My Girl''. Plot When a man plunges to his death from a high-rise luxury apartment complex, retired detective Park Byung-shik is called in to investigate. He soon discovers that the man is a fugitive he'd pursued for years before leaving the force. As he begins to investigate what led up to this night, we flashback six months to where it all began... Yoon Hye-jin and Ha Dong-won are unhappily married. When Hye-jin discovers that her husband is having an affair, she flees to Japan, planning to kill herself in Otaru, Hokkaido. While there, she soon attracts the attention of handsome, mysteriou ...
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Romance Film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through dating, courtship or marriage is featured. These films make the search for romantic love the main plot focus. Occasionally, romance lovers face obstacles such as finances, physical illness, various forms of discrimination, psychological restraints or family resistance. As in all quite strong, deep and close romantic relationships, the tensions of day-to-day life, temptations (of infidelity), and differences in compatibility enter into the plots of romantic films. Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight young and mature love, unrequited love, obsession, sentimental love, spiritual love, forbidden love, platonic love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, explosive and destructive love, a ...
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Hokkaido
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaidō is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city. Sakhalin lies about 43 kilometers (26 mi) to the north of Hokkaidō, and to the east and northeast are the Kuril Islands, which are administered by Russia, though the four most southerly are claimed by Japan. Hokkaidō was formerly known as ''Ezo'', ''Yezo'', ''Yeso'', or ''Yesso''. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaidō" in Although there were Japanese settlers who ruled the southern tip of the island since the 16th century, Hokkaido was considered foreign territory that was inhabited by the indigenous people of the island, known as the Ainu people. While geographers such as Mogami Tokunai and Mamiya Rinzō explored the isla ...
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Korean-language Television Shows
Korean (South Korean: , ''hangugeo''; North Korean: , ''chosŏnmal'') is the native language for about 80 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea (geographically Korea), but over the past years of political division, the two Koreas have developed some noticeable vocabulary differences. Beyond Korea, the language is recognised as a minority language in parts of China, namely Jilin Province, and specifically Yanbian Prefecture and Changbai County. It is also spoken by Sakhalin Koreans in parts of Sakhalin, the Russian island just north of Japan, and by the in parts of Central Asia. The language has a few extinct relatives which—along with the Jeju language (Jejuan) of Jeju Island and Korean itself—form the compact Koreanic language family. Even so, Jejuan and Korean are not mutually intelligible with each other. The linguistic homeland of Korean is suggested to be somewhere in contemporary N ...
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2008 South Korean Television Series Endings
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first number ...
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2008 South Korean Television Series Debuts
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first number ...
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MBC TV Television Dramas
MBC may refer to: Broadcasting * Major Broadcasting Cable Network, renamed to Black Family Channel * Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, a Malawian state-run radio company * Manila Broadcasting Company, in the Philippines * Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation, a public broadcaster of the Republic of Mauritius * MBC Networks, Sri Lankan media company * MBC TV (India), Oriya language broadcasting network * MBC Group, Middle Eastern media conglomerate based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates * Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation, a radio network in Canada * Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, a South Korean commercial broadcaster ** MBC TV (South Korean TV channel), a television channel from Seoul, South Korea * Museum of Broadcast Communications, a museum located in Chicago, Illinois Education * Mary Baldwin College, in Staunton, Virginia, US * Master of Business Communication, an academic degree * Matthew Boulton College, in Birmingham, England * Minneapolis Business College, located in Rose ...
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Ryu Ui-hyun
Ryu Ui-hyun (born April 15, 1999), a South Korean actor. He gained attention through his roles in web series ''A-Teen'' (2018), ''A-Teen 2'' (2019) and ''Adult Trainee ''Adult Trainee'' () is a South Korean web series directed by Yoo Hak-chan and Jeong Hyeong-gun, starring Ryu Ui-hyun, Cho Mi-yeon, Jo Yoo-jung, Ryeoun, Kwon Young-eun, and Kim Min-gi. The series depicts a pink comedy about Generation Z who ha ...'' (2021). Filmography Film Television series Web series References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryu, Ui-hyun 1999 births Living people South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male child actors South Korean male web series actors Male actors from Seoul Hanlim Multi Art School alumni ...
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Kim Mi-kyung
Kim Mi-kyung (born October 14, 1963) is a South Korean actress. She is most active as a supporting actress in television dramas. Kim has been a member of the ''Yeonwoo Mudae'' theater company since 1985. Filmography Television series Web series Film Theater Awards and nominations References External links * Kim Mi-kyungat Popeye Entertainment * * * 1963 births Living people South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses {{Korea-actor-stub ...
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Kim Il-woo (actor, Born 1963)
Kim Il-woo (born June 19, 1963) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Film Variety show Awards and nominations Actor Entertainer References External links * * * * 1963 births Living people South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors Chung-Ang University alumni {{Korea-actor-stub ...
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Jang Young-nam
Jang Young-nam (born November 25, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as an acclaimed actress in theater, then transitioned to supporting roles on television and film, notably in works by director Jang Jin. A member of Jang Jin's Division 장진사단, she regularly appears in his films and theater company productions. She became one of the original cast members of the live sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live Korea'' when Jang Jin brought the American show to South Korea. In addition, she was a member of the Korean theater troupe Mokhwa Repertory Company. She is known for her skill in both comedic and dramatic roles and her ability to easily transition between different genres and mediums such as theater, television and films. Some notable supporting film roles include ''A Werewolf Boy'' and ''Hello Ghost''. She has also made memorable cameos in dramas, ''Pinocchio'' and ''Moon Embracing the Sun.'' In 2013, she played her first onscreen leading role in the ...
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Kim Ji-min (actress)
Kim Ji-min (born February 12, 2000) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Goddess of Fire'' (2013) and ''Pluto Secret Society'' (2014). Since January, 2020 she is part of SM Culture & Contents (under SM Entertainment.). Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links * *Kim Ji-Min
at SM Culture & Contents * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Ji-min 2000 births Living people 21st-century South Korean actresses JYP Entertainment artists South Korean child actresses South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean television presenters South Korean women television presenters ...
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Moon Ga-young
Moon Ga-young (; born July 10, 1996) is a German-born South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Heartstrings'' (2011), ''EXO Next Door'' (2015), '' Tempted'' (2018), ''Welcome to Waikiki 2'' (2019), ''Find Me in Your Memory'' (2020), '' True Beauty'' (2020-21), and'' Link: Eat, Love, Kill'' (2022). Early life Moon was born in Karlsruhe, Germany to South Korean parents. Her family moved back to South Korea when she was 10 years old. Career Moon began her acting career in 2006 at just 10 years old. Moon was a child actress who appeared in both film and television. In 2014, the teenage Ga Young played her first leading role as the title character in '' Mimi'', a four-episode mystery/romance drama that aired on cable channel Mnet. In April 2015, Ga Young portrayed the female protagonist in the web drama, ''EXO Next Door'' which aired on Naver TV Cast. She then played supporting roles in hit television series ''Don't Dare to Dream'' and ''Live Up to Your ...
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