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Herb (film)
''Herb'' () is a 2007 South Korean drama film, directed by Heo In-moo. Kang Hye-jung stars in the lead role as a 20-year-old woman with the mental and emotional skills of a seven-year-old, who falls in love with a policeman she sees as her Prince Charming, but must face tragedy when she is forced to deal with certain realities about herself and those around her. Plot Sang-eun is a pretty 20-year-old girl, that is warm hearted and possess an extraordinary gift for folding paper into various figures. She has a loving mom and friends, but she is also mentally challenged. She has the intelligence of a 7 years old. Sang-Eun learns everything slowly, but there are still a lot of things she does not know about. She is fixated with the idea that she will meet the prince of her dreams, like in the fairy tales she so often reads. One day Sang-Eun meets a traffic officer, that she believes may be the prince of her dreams. The traffic officer is named Jong Bum and he has a strong penchant for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Hye-jung
Kang Hye-jung (born January 4, 1982) is a South Korean actress. Making her film debut in arthouse film ''Nabi'' (2001), she rose to stardom and critical acclaim in Park Chan-wook's 2003 revenge thriller '' Oldboy''. A rising star early in her career, she gained acting awards for Han Jae-rim's relationship drama ''Rules of Dating'' (2005), and Park Kwang-hyun's Korean War comedy ''Welcome to Dongmakgol'' (2005). Following roles as a developmentally disabled daughter in ''Herb'' (2007), a suicidal woman in '' Kill Me'' (2009), as well as her marriage to Tablo in 2009, Kang began starring in more conventional melodramas in TV and film such as '' Girlfriends'' (2009), ''Miss Ripley'' (2011), ''The Wedding Scheme'' (2012), ''Lucid Dream'' (2017) and ''Jugglers'' (2017–2018). Her major theatre stints include Korean stage adaptations of '' Proof'' (2010) and ''Educating Rita'' (2014–2015). Career 1998–2009: Early rise, critical success Kang Hye-jung began working as a mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bae Jong-ok
Bae Jong-ok (born May 13, 1964) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a TV actress after she was recruited by KBS, and has since been active in both film and television. While concurrently maintaining an acting career, Bae completed a doctorate at Korea University. Her thesis was on the correlation between production crews and reactions of netizens. She has taught Theater and Film Studies at Chung-Ang University as a visiting professor since 2003. Personal life Bae married a pilot in 1994, but the couple divorced in 1996. She has a daughter studying in the United States. Bae adheres to a pescatarian Pescetarianism (; sometimes spelled pescatarianism) is the practice of incorporating seafood into an otherwise vegetarian diet. Pescetarians may or may not consume other animal products such as eggs and dairy products. Approximately 3% of adul ... diet. Filmography Film *Note: the whole list is referenced. Television series Variety show Theater Awards and nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Kyung-ho (actor, Born 1983)
Jung Kyung-ho (born August 31, 1983) is a South Korean actor. He became well known for his supporting roles in ''I'm Sorry, I Love You'' (2004) and ''Time Between Dog and Wolf'' (2007), and his leading roles in ''Smile, You'' (2009) and ''Heartless City'' (2013). He has since had leading roles in ''Beating Again'' (2015), ''One More Happy Ending'' (2016), '' Missing Nine'' (2017), ''Prison Playbook'' (2017–2018), ''Life on Mars'' (2018), ''When the Devil Calls Your Name'' (2019), and ''Hospital Playlist'' (2020). Early life Jung Kyung-ho is the son of Jung Eul-young, veteran TV director and frequent collaborator of writer Kim Soo-hyun of hit television dramas such as ''Mom's Dead Upset'', ''My Husband's Woman'', ''Life Is Beautiful'' and ''Childless Comfort''. Jung Eul-young was initially against his son's desire to pursue acting, but Jung defied his father's wishes and moved out of the family home. Father and son did not speak for three years before finally reconciling. Jung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Charming
Prince Charming is a fairy tale stock character who comes to the rescue of a damsel in distress and must engage in a quest to liberate her from an evil spell. This classification suits most heroes of a number of traditional folk tales, including "Snow White", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Cinderella", even if in the original story they were given another name, or no name at all. Often handsome and romantic, these characters are essentially interchangeable, serving as a foil to the heroine; in many variants, they can be viewed as a metaphor for a reward the heroine achieves for the decisions she makes. The prominence of the character type makes him an obvious target for revisionist fairy tales. "Prince Charming" is also used as a term to refer to the idealized man some people dream of as a future spouse. History of term Charles Perrault's version of ''Sleeping Beauty'', published in 1697, includes the following text at the point where the princess wakes up: "'Est-ce vous, mon pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Mi-young (actress)
Lee Mi-young (born March 16, 1961) is a South Korean actress. Lee was a sophomore at Han Kang Girls' Commercial High School when she joined the Miss Haitai beauty pageant in 1978. She was hired at MBC's 10th Open Recruitment in 1979, and made her acting debut in 1980. Lee retired in 1985 after marrying singer Jeon Young-rok, but returned to acting in 1991 and continues to be active in television dramas. Lee and Jeon divorced in 1997. Their two daughters are both singers: Jeon Boram is a member of girl group T-ara, while Jeon Wooram is a member of girl group D-Unit. Lee remarried in 2003 to Keith Johnston, an American music professor at University of Maryland University College's Yongsan Yongsan District (, ) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Yongsan has a population of 231,685 (2020) and has a geographic area of , and is divided into 19 '' dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Yongsan is located in central Seoul ... campus; the couple divorced in 2005. Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Won-jong
Lee Won-jong (born January 1, 1966) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Variety shows Theater *''Blind'' (2010) *''The Masked Hut Murder Case'' (2022) - Nobuhiko Awards *2002 SBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actor (''Rustic Period'') * 2006 KBS Drama Awards: Best Actor in a One Act Drama/Special (''Bad Story'') *2007 SBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries (''War of Money'') * 2008 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekly Drama (''King Sejong the Great Sejong of Joseon (15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), personal name Yi Do ( Korean: 이도; Hanja: 李祹), widely known as Sejong the Great ( Korean: 세종대왕; Hanja: 世宗大王), was the fourth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Initi ...'') References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Won-jong 1966 births Living people South Korean male film actors South Korean male stage actors South Korean male television actors People from Buyeo Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Young-yoo
Lee Young-yoo (born July 10, 1998) is a South Korean actress and singer. She was born in Osaka, Japan to Korean parents. Lee began her acting career as a child actress in 2003, and among her notable television dramas are ''Bad Housewife'' (2005), '' Bad Family'' (2006) and '' The Queen's Classroom'' (2013). She was also one of the vocalists of the K-pop K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ... all-girl children's group 7 Princess from 2004 to 2005; she left the band and released a single as a solo artist in 2008. She graduated from Sewon High School in 2017. Filmography Television series Film Television show Music video Discography Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1998 births Living people South Korean child actresses Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woo Seung-yeon
Woo Seung-yeon (24 May 1983 – 27 April 2009) was a South Korean model and actress. Biography Career Woo began her career as a fashion model in magazine and television commercials, and had appeared in minor roles in the films ''Herb (film), Herb'' (2007) and ''Private Eye (film), Private Eye'' (2009). She had been affiliated with management agency Yedang Entertainment in 2008, but switched to Oracle Entertainment in February 2009. Woo had been undergoing treatment for depression, having been under severe stress following a number of failed auditions. At the time of her death, she was on a leave of absence from Chung-Ang University where she studied French language and literature. Death and legacy On 28 April 2009, Woo was found hanged at her home in Jamsil-dong, Seoul, in an apparent suicide. Her body was discovered at 7:40 pm by her roommate. Prior to her death, Woo sent a text message to her sister saying "I'm sorry", and left a note in her diary that read, "I love my f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', which was just ahead of '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. This would also be the last year in which no films grossed at least $1 billion at the box office until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented multiple theatrically released films. Evaluation of the year Many have considered 2007 to be the greatest year for film in the 21st century and one of the greatest of all time. In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of ''Den of Geek'' said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Drama Films
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2000s Korean-language Films
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