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Giant (TV Series)
''Giant'' () is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Lee Beom-soo, Park Jin-hee, Joo Sang-wook, Hwang Jung-eum, Park Sang-min, and Jeong Bo-seok. It aired on SBS from 10 May to 7 December 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 60 episodes. ''Giant'' is a sprawling period drama about three siblings' quest for revenge during the economic boom of 1970-80s Korea. Tragically separated during childhood, the three reunite as adults and set out to avenge their parents' deaths, their fates playing out against a larger tide of power, money, politics, and the growth of a city. Plot The plot revolves around the lives of the three Lee children: Kang-mo, Sung-mo, and Mi-joo. Their father was killed by Hwang Tae-seob and Jo Pil-yeon, and their mother died in an accident. As a result, the children were separated. Kang-mo and Sung-mo were raised by their father's killers: Kang-mo helped Hwang Tae-seob avoid bankruptcy by advocating the use of a different landfill material, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Period Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship Films set in historical times have always been some of the most popular works. D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' and Buster Keaton's ''The General (1926 film), The General'' are examples of popular early American works set during the U.S. Civil War. In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated North American cinema in the 1950s. The ''costume drama'' is often separated as a genre of historical dramas. Early critics defined them as films focusing on romance and relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeo Jin-goo
Yeo Jin-goo (, born August 13, 1997) is a South Korean actor. Yeo began his career as a child actor, debuting in the film ''Sad Movie'' (2005). Nicknamed " Nation's Little Brother", he went on to play the younger characters of the lead roles in movies and television dramas such as in ''A Frozen Flower'' (2008), ''Giant'' (2010), ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (2012), and '' Missing You'' (2012). He is known for playing the title character in the action thriller '' Hwayi: A Monster Boy'' (2013), for which he won Best New Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Since then, he has taken on lead roles in the films ''Shoot Me in the Heart'' (2015), '' The Long Way Home'' (2015), and ''Warriors of the Dawn'' (2017). He has also starred in the dramas ''Orange Marmalade'' (2015), ''The Royal Gambler'' (2016), ''Circle'' (2017), '' Reunited Worlds'' (2017), ''The Crowned Clown'' (2019), ''My Absolute Boyfriend (2019),'' ''Hotel del Luna'' (2019), ''Beyond Evil'' (2021), and '' Link: Eat, Love, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hyo-jung (actor)
Lee Hyo-jung (born January 7, 1961) is a South Korean actor. Lee made his acting debut in 1981, and continues to star in television drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms t ...s. Filmography Television series Film Theater Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1961 births Living people South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male stage actors South Korean male musical theatre actors People from Seoul Dongguk University alumni {{Korea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Yeo-jin
Hong Yeo-jin (born February 5, 1958) is a South Korean actress. Hong's family immigrated to California, United States in 1977, and she began working as a broadcast announcer and commercial model in Los Angeles in 1978. She joined the Miss Korea pageant in 1979, and represented her country at the Miss World pageant that same year. Hong made her acting debut in 1987, and remains active in Korean film and television. She is a breast cancer Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a re ... survivor. Filmography Film Television series Variety show Theater Awards and nominations References External links * * * * * 1958 births Living people South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses South Korean stage actresses Miss Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Seung-hyung
Lee Seung-hyung is a South Korean actor. He is best known as a supporting actor in television dramas, notably in '' Brilliant Legacy'' (2009) and ''Prosecutor Princess ''Prosecutor Princess'' () is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Kim So-yeon, Park Si-hoo, Han Jung-soo and Choi Song-hyun. It aired on SBS from March 31 to May 20, 2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Plot Aft ...'' (2011). Filmography Television series Film Awards and nominations References External links * * * * 1968 births Living people People from Yangju South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors Kyung Hee University alumni {{Korea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moon Hee-kyung
Moon Hee-kyung (born December 22, 1965) is a South Korean actress. Moon made her acting debut in musical theatre in 1995. She has also played supporting roles in films and television series, notably ''Skeletons in the Closet'' (also known as ''Shim's Family'') in 2007. In 2016, Moon became the only person to compete in both seasons of Tribe of Hip Hop ''Tribe of Hip Hop'' () is a 2016 South Korean music show presented by Shin Dong-yup and San E. It airs on JTBC on Fridays at 21:40 (KST). Format It is a show where all 50 contestants must not be professional or underground rappers, or act as .... Filmography Film Television series Web series Television shows Discography Singles Musical theatre Ambassadorship * Public relations ambassador of Boryeong-si, Chungcheongnam-do (2022) * Public Relations Ambassador 2022 Boryeong Marine Mud Expo (2022) Awards and nominations References External links Moon Hee-kyung Fan Cafeat Daum * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Seung-hwan
Shin Seung-hwan is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Web series Television show Web shows References External links * * * Shin Seung-hwanat Daum Shin Seung-hwanat Naver Naver (Hangul: 네이버) is a South Korean online platform operated by the Naver Corporation. It was launched in 1999 as the first web portal in South Korea to develop and use its own search engine. It was also the world's first operator to in ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Shin, Seung-hwan South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male stage actors People from Busan Living people Seoul Institute of the Arts alumni 20th-century South Korean male actors 21st-century South Korean male actors South Korean television personalities 1978 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoon Yoo-sun
Yoon Yoo-sun (born January 17, 1969) is a famous South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1975, and continues to be active in film and television, notably in ''The Story of Two Women'' (1994), ''Even If the Wind Blows'' (1995), '' High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged'' (2011) and ''Another Promise ''Another Promise'' () is a 2014 South Korean film based on the true story about the legal battle between Korean conglomerate Samsung and its employees who contracted leukemia. It is the first film in Korean cinematic history to have been both in ...'' (2014). Filmography Film Television series Web series Variety shows Theater Awards and nominations References External links Yoon Yoo-sun Fan Cafeat Daum * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoon, Yoo-sun 1969 births Living people People from Seoul Actresses from Seoul South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses South Korean stage actresses South Korean mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Seo-hyung
Kim Seo-hyung (born October 28, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her portrayal as the evil mistress Shin Ae-ri in the SBS revenge drama '' Temptation of Wife'' (2008) and as Coach Kim in the JTBC television series ''Sky Castle'' (2018), for which she received a Best Actress nomination at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards. In 2014, she earned the award for Best Lead Actress in a Foreign Language Film at the 3rd Madrid International Film Festival for her performance in the film ''Late Spring is a 1949 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and written by Ozu and Kogo Noda, based on the short novel ''Father and Daughter'' (''Chichi to musume'') by the 20th-century novelist and critic Kazuo Hirotsu. The film was written and s ...''. She also gained international attention for her role in '' The Villainess'', which had its world premiere at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in May 2017. Kim participated in the 1992 Miss Gangwon Pageant and made her acting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Deok-hwa
Lee Deok-hwa (born May 8, 1952) is a South Korean actor. Career Lee Deok-hwa studied theater and film at Dongguk University, and made his acting debut in 1972. He and his father, movie star Lee Ye-chun starred together in the 1975 horror film '' The Man with Two Faces''. In 1976, Lee and actress Im Ye-jin starred in '' Never Forget Me'' and '' I Am Really Sorry'', both movies in the "Really Really" series that dealt with teenagers' aspirations and romance. They were box office hits, and hugely popular among high school students of that generation. Lee had previously acted opposite Im in ''Red Shoes'' (1975) and continued to do so in ''Blue Classroom'' (1976), ''I've Never Felt Like This Before'' (1976), ''Angry Apple'' (1977), ''When We Grow Up...'' (1977), ''The First Snow'' (1977), ''The Hey Days of Youth 77'' (1979), and ''Love's Scribble'' (1988). Lee received acting recognition for his subsequent films, including three Best Actor awards from the Grand Bell Awards for ''Lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Soo-hyun
Kim Soo-hyun (; born February 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor. One of the highest-paid actors in South Korea, his accolades include four Baeksang Arts Awards, two Grand Bell Awards and one Blue Dragon Film Award. From 2012 to 2016 and in 2021, he has appeared in ''Forbes Korea'' Power Celebrity 40 list. He was selected as Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year in 2014 and was featured by ''Forbes'' in their 30 Under 30 Asia list of 2016. Kim took acting classes during his school years on his mother's recommendation to overcome his introvert personality. Following a few theatrical works, he made his television debut in 2007 with the family sitcom ''Kimchi Cheese Smile''. He went on to established himself with starring roles in the television dramas ''Dream High'' (2011), ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (2012), as well as in the top-grossing films ''The Thieves'' (2012) and ''Secretly, Greatly'' (2013). His performance as King Lee Hwon in ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' won h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chosun Ilbo
''The Chosun Ilbo'' (, ) is a daily newspaper in South Korea and the oldest daily newspaper in the country. With a daily circulation of more than 1,800,000, the ''Chosun Ilbo'' has been audited annually since the Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993. ''Chosun Ilbo'' and its subsidiary company, Digital Chosun, operates the ''Chosun.com'' news website, which also publishes web versions of the newspaper in English, Chinese, and Japanese. The paper is considered a newspaper of record for South Korea. History The ''Chosun Ilbo'' Establishment Union was created in September 1919 while the ''Chosun Ilbo'' company was founded on 5 March 1920 by Sin Sogu. The newspaper was critical of, and sometimes directly opposed to, the actions of the Japanese government during Japanese colonial rule (1910–1945). On 27 August 1920, the ''Chosun Ilbo'' was suspended after it published an editorial criticizing what it said was the use of excessive force by the Japanese police ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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