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Cha Sun Woo
Cha Sun-woo (Korean: 차선우, born September 5, 1992), better known by his stage name Baro, is a South Korean actor, rapper, singer, and lyricist. He is a former member of boy group B1A4 and is currently under Media Lab Seesaw (SISO). He made his acting debut through the hit 2013 cable drama ''Reply 1994'' and additionally received critical acclaim for his role in the television series '' God's Gift: 14 Days'' (2014) and ''Angry Mom'' (2015). Early life Baro was born in Gwangju, South Korea with one younger sister who is four years younger than him (debuting in 2017 with the stage name " I"). Career Pre-debut Baro was first discovered by a company representative who came across his photo posted on his friend's homepage on social network service Cyworld. At his audition, Baro sang Sumi Jo's "Once I Leave" and Sung Si-kyung's "The Road to Me", in addition to rapping and beatboxing. Baro then joined the company, training for at least 2 years before debuting. 2011−2018: B1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwangju
Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office moved to the southern village of Namak in Muan County in 2005 because Gwangju was promoted to a metropolitan city and was independent of South Jeolla province. Its name is composed of the words ''Gwang'' () meaning "light" and ''Ju'' () meaning "province". Gwangju was historically recorded as ''Muju'' (), in which "Silla merged all of the land to establish the provinces of Gwangju, Ungju, Jeonju, Muju and various counties, plus the southern boundary of Goguryeo and the ancient territories of Silla" in the ''Samguk Sagi.'' In the heart of the agricultural Jeolla region, the city is also famous for its rich and diverse cuisine. History The city was established in 57 BC. It was one of the administrative centers of Baekje during the Three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Show! Music Core
''Show! Music Core'' (), or simply ''Music Core'' is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 15:30 (KST). The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. It is broadcast from MBC Dream Center in Goyang, Gyeonggi. History Prior to the current ''Show! Music Core'', numerous music programs with similar content were aired on MBC. Below is the list in chronological order. ''Live Music Camp'' was cancelled due to a broadcast accident of revealing genitalia. After a brief hiatus, ''Show! Music Core'' began airing on October 29, 2005, with charts similar to its predecessors. However, the charts were removed on January 7, 2006, and it continues to air without any charts or awards. Even without the weekly chart award, the show was known for its special production and stages. From 2007 to 2008, a "Mobile Ranking" segment was used to rank the popularity of songs downloaded to mobile phones an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th Baeksang Arts Awards
The 50th Baeksang Arts Awards () ceremony, organised by ''Ilgan Sports'', took place on May 27, 2014, at Grand Peace Hall, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, beginning at 6:20 p.m. KST. The ceremony was televised live in South Korea by JTBC and was hosted by Shin Dong-yup and Kim Ah-joong. The nominations were announced on April 27, 2014, through the official website. ''The Attorney'' led the film-related categories with seven nominations and ''Reply 1994'' led the television-related categories with nine nominations. The highest honors of the night, Grand Prize (Daesang), were awarded to actor Song Kang-ho of ''The Attorney'' in the film division and actress Jun Ji-hyun of ''My Love from the Star'' in the television division. ''The Attorney'' and ''My Love from the Star'' were the most winning work at the ceremony with three awards each. Kim Soo-hyun was the most awarded individual of the night; he won Best New Actor – Film and Most Popular Actor – Film for ''Secretly, Greatly' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grid (South Korean TV Series)
''Grid'' () is South Korean streaming television series starring Seo Kang-joon, Kim Ah-joong, Kim Mu-yeol, Kim Sung-kyun, and Lee Si-young. It premiered on Disney+ on February 16, 2022 for Asia-pacific subscribers. Synopsis A mystery tracking thriller of the General Affairs Bureau and detectives digging into the truth about the mysterious existence that saved mankind in crisis. Cast Main * Seo Kang-joon as Kim Sae-ha / Kwon Sae-ha, an employee of the Grid Bureau * Kim Ah-joong as Jung Sae-byeok, a detective * Kim Mu-yeol as Song Eo-jin, an employee of the Grid Bureau * Kim Sung-kyun as Kim Ma-nok / Lee Si-won, a murderer * Lee Si-young as the ghost the founder of the Grid Supporting * Jang So-yeon as Choi Sun-wool, the Deputy Director of the Grid Bureau * Song Sang-eun as Chae Jong-i, an employee of the Grid Bureau * Lee Kyu-hoe as Han Wi-han, the chief security officer of the Grid Bureau * Jung Won-joong as the minister of Ministry of Commerce Industry and Energy * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KBS Drama Special
''KBS Drama Special'' () is a South Korean anthology series created and broadcast by KBS2, with each episode having a different story, cast, director and scriptwriter. The format is based on its predecessor ''Drama City'' and MBC's Best Theater. ''Drama City'' ended its run in 2008 after 14 years. Since then, television series adapted from comic books or online novels have been rising to mainstream, leaving even less space for short series to make a comeback. However, on May 15, 2010, ''KBS Drama Special'' was introduced in the form of a single-episode anthology series, starting with "Red Candy" by veteran scriptwriter Noh Hee-kyung. For the 2020 and 2021 editions, Monster Union, the drama production subsidiary of KBS, has been producing Drama Special. In 2021, KBS introduced a film project 'TV Cinema' in Drama Special. It will be aired first time in October and have 10 works, including four 90-minute TV cinemas and six 70-minute single-act plays. In 2022, starting with the th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reborn Rich
''Reborn Rich'' () is a 2022 South Korean television series adapted from the original web novel of the same name, starring Song Joong-ki, Lee Sung-min, and Shin Hyun-been. It aired on JTBC from November 18 to December 25, 2022, every Friday to Sunday at 22:30 ( KST). It is also available for streaming on TVING, Netflix and Disney+ in South Korea, and on Viu and Viki in selected territories. ''Reborn Rich'' received audience acclaim, with its final episode recording 26.9% nationwide ratings, the second highest-rated drama in Korean cable television history in both viewership ratings and number of viewers. Synopsis The series tells the story of Yoon Hyun-woo (Song Joong-ki), a loyal higher-up employee working for chaebol Soonyang Group, who was betrayed and murdered by a member of the Soonyang family. Hyun-woo later wakes up in 1987 discovering that he has been reincarnated into the body of Jin Do-jun, youngest grandson of the Soonyang family. Using these circumstances to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coup
The Coup is an American communist hip hop band from Oakland, California. Their music is an amalgamation of influences, including funk, punk, hip hop, and soul. Frontman Boots Riley's revolutionarily-charged lyrics rank The Coup as a renowned political hip hop band aligned to radical music groups such as Crass, Dead Prez and Rage Against the Machine. The Coup's music is driven by assertive and danceable bass-driven backbeats overlaid by critical, hopeful, and witty lyrics, often with a bent towards the literary. The Coup's songs critique, observe, and lampoon capitalism, American politics, white patriarchal exploitation, police brutality, marijuana addiction, romance, and disparities among races and social classes. History First decade The Coup's debut album was 1991s ''The EP'' and almost all of the songs on it (except "Economics 101") were put on 1993's '' Kill My Landlord''. In 1994, the group released its second album, ''Genocide & Juice''. The group took a four- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melting Me Softly
''Melting Me Softly'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Ji Chang-wook, Won Jin-ah, and Yoon Se-ah. Created by Studio Dragon and produced by writer Baek Mi-kyung's own company Story Phoenix, it aired on tvN every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 ( KST) from September 28 to November 17, 2019 for 16 episodes. Synopsis Ma Dong-chan (Ji Chang-wook) and Ko Mi-ran (Won Jin-ah) take part in a 24-hour experiment where both are frozen. Things don't go as expected and they wake up from the frozen capsule 20 years later instead of 24 hours. In order to survive the side effects of their cryogenic sleep, they must follow a set of restrictions to maintain their body temperature at 31.5 °C (max. 33 °C/88-91 °F) and keep their heart rate normal. The scientist behind the experiment is the only one who knows the key to their survival but he has lost his memory after an accident. Racing against time, the story focuses on two dynamic individuals' attempt to resume no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Level Up (South Korean TV Series)
''Level Up'' () is a 2019 Korean drama, South Korean television series starring Sung Hoon, Han Bo-reum, Baro (singer), Baro, Kang Byul and Danny Ahn. Produced by IHQ (company), iHQ and ANEW Productions, it aired from July 10 to August 15, 2019 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 (Time in South Korea, KST) time slot of Maeil Broadcasting Network, MBN and Dramax. Synopsis An Dan-Te is a director at Yoosung CRC, which specializes in restructuring companies. He does not express his feelings and he is a perfectionist at work. He seems cold-blooded. To save the game company Joybuster from bankruptcy, An Dan-Te is sent there and begins to work as their new CEO. Meanwhile, Shin Yeon-Hwa is head of game development at Joybuster. She works on a new game, which can satisfy CEO An Dan-Te, but they come into conflict on pretty much everything. Cast Main * Sung Hoon as Ahn Dan Te :Head of headquarters for Yuseong CRC. :The ace of Yuseong CRC, a company that specializes in structural reorgani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Less Than Evil
''Less Than Evil'' () is a 2018 South Korean television series based on the British series ''Luther''. It stars Shin Ha-kyun, Lee Seol, Park Ho-san and Kim Gun-woo. It aired on MBC from December 3, 2018 to January 29, 2019. Synopsis The drama centers on the ongoing psychological battle between a brilliant psychopathic murderer and a hot headed, justice-driven Detective Chief Inspector. Cast Main * Shin Ha-kyun as Woo Tae-suk : As a tough and unscrupulous detective with the highest arrest rate, a character based on DCI John Luther. * Lee Seol as Eun Sun-jae/Bae yeo-wool : A female psychopath based on antagonist Alice Morgan. * Park Ho-san as Jeon Choon-man : A leading detective in the metropolitan area who is at odds with Woo Tae-suk * Kim Gun-woo as Jang Hyung-min : A serial killer who pretends to be a prosecutor and Woo Tae-suk's greatest enemy based on serial killer Tom Marwood. Supporting * Baro as Chae Dong-yoon : A straight-as-an-arrow detective who graduated ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhole (TV Series)
''Manhole'' () is a South Korean television series starring Kim Jae-joong, Uee, Baro, Jung Hye-sung. It aired on KBS2, from August 9 to September 28, 2017 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 ( KST) for 16 episodes. The drama drew a nationwide rating of 1.4% for its eighth episode. At the time, this was the lowest ever recorded for a drama airing in a regular time slot on broadcast television. ''Lovely Horribly'' recorded an even lower single-episode rating of 1.0% in 2018, but Manhole remained the primetime drama with the lowest average rating (2.1%), until ''Welcome'', which aired on the same network and timeslot, broke the record in 2020. Synopsis Foreseeing his own fate, he travels from past to present. The main purpose of him traveling through time is to stop his ideal girl's wedding. Cast Main * Kim Jae-joong as Bong Pil * Uee as Kang Soo-jin * Jung Hye-sung as Yoon Jin-sook * Baro as Jo Suk-tae Supporting Neighborhood families * Lee Sang-yi as Oh Dal-soo * Kang Hong- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Master Of Revenge
''The Master of Revenge'' () is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Chun Jung-myung, Jo Jae-hyun, Jeong Yoo-mi, Lee Sang-yeob and Gong Seung-yeon. It aired on KBS2 from April 27, 2016 to June 30, 2016 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes, replacing ''Descendants of the Sun''. Synopsis A man whose name and life were taken from him seeks revenge. To do so, he must attempt to become a master noodle cook, or a god of noodles. Cast Main characters *Chun Jung-myung as Moo Myung-yi / Choi Soon-seok ** as child Moo Myung-yi *Cho Jae-hyun as Kim Gil-do **Park Chan as child Kim Gil-do ** Baro as teen Kim Gil-do * Jeong Yoo-mi as Chae Yeo-kyung **Choi Ji-won as child Chae Yeo-kyung *Lee Sang-yeob as Park Tae-ha **Lee Geon-ha as child Park Tae-ha *Gong Seung-yeon as Kim Da-hae **Lee Go-eun as child Kim Da-hae Supporting characters Goongrakwon * as Min Seon-ho (Head of Noodles) *Cha Do-jin as Lee Gi-baek (2nd Head of Noodles) *Kim Min-ho as Kim Jin-hak *Choi D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
