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How To Buy A Friend
''How to Buy a Friend'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Lee Shin-young, Shin Seung-ho, Kim So-hye, Oh Hee-joon, Min Do-hee, and Cho Yi-hyun. Based on the Daum webtoon ''Friendship Contract'' by Laad Kwon, it aired on KBS2 from April 6 to April 14, 2020. Synopsis Two teenagers began a contractual relationship: Heo Don-hyuk promises to protect Park Chan-hong from his bully if the latter helps him uncover the truth behind the suicide of his girlfriend. Cast Main * Lee Shin-young as Park Chan-hong :Also known as Ninja among his schoolmates, he is an ordinary high school student and has a talent for writing. He has a crush on Uhm Se-yoon. * Shin Seung-ho as Heo Don-hyuk :Also known as Iron Man, he is notoriously known for his fists and has fought 10 men at one shot. He got landed in juvenile detention and came to the school that Chan-hong, Se-yoon and Kyung-pyo attend. * Kim So-hye as Uhm Se-yoon :The prettiest and most popular girl in school. * Oh Hee-joon as O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typical romantic comedy, the two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and seemingly meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance (e.g., class differences, parental interference, a previous girlfriend or boyfriend) until, surmounting all obstacles, they are finally united. A fairy-tale-style happy ending is a typical feature. Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films, and may also have elements of screwball comedies. However, a romantic comedy is classified as a film with two genres, not a single new genre. Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies. Description The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters meet, part ways due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital, originally synonymous with Dolby AC-3, is the name for what has now become a family of audio compression technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories. Formerly named Dolby Stereo Digital until 1995, the audio compression is lossy (except for Dolby TrueHD), based on the modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) algorithm. The first use of Dolby Digital was to provide digital sound in cinemas from 35 mm film prints; today, it is also used for applications such as TV broadcast, radio broadcast via satellite, digital video streaming, DVDs, Blu-ray discs and game consoles. The main basis of the Dolby AC-3 multi-channel audio coding standard is the modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT), a lossy audio compression algorithm. It is a modification of the discrete cosine transform (DCT) algorithm, which was first proposed by Nasir Ahmed in 1972 and was originally intended for image compression. The DCT was adapted into the modified discrete cosine transform (MD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeouido
Yeouido (Hangul: 여의도, en, Yoi Island or Yeoui Island) is a large island (or eyot) on the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. It is Seoul's main finance and investment banking district. Its 8.4 square kilometers are home to some 30,988 people. The island is located in the Yeongdeungpo-gu district of Seoul, and largely corresponds to the precinct of Yeoui-dong. The island contains the National Assembly Building, where the National Assembly of South Korea meets, Korea Financial Investment Association, the large Yoido Full Gospel Church, the 63 Building, and the headquarters of LG, Korean Broadcasting System, and the Korea Exchange Center. Due mainly to its importance as a financial district and its central location, Yeouido is home to some of Seoul and South Korea's tallest skyscrapers, including International Finance Center Seoul, Parc1 Tower, the Federation of Korea Industries Tower, as well as the iconic 63 Building. Etymology The name of the island means "You can ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoo Se-hyung
Yoo Se-hyung (born May 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his main role in ''Tomorrow Boy'' and Reply Pyeongchang, 100 °F. He is also known for appearing in the famous film ''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 ...''. Filmography Television Film References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoo, Se-hyung 1992 births Living people 21st-century South Korean male actors South Korean male models South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male singers South Korean male web series actors South Korean pop singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim In-kwon
Kim In-kwon (born January 20, 1978) is a South Korean actor. Known for playing memorable supporting characters, he starred in his first leading role in the sleeper hit ''He's on Duty'' (2010), followed by ''Almost Che'' (2012), '' Born to Sing'' (2013), and ''Apostle'' (2014). Kim also directed and starred in the 2002 short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ... ''Shivski''. Filmography Film Television series Variety show Theater Awards and nominations References External linksKim In-kwonat YNK Entertainment Kim In-kwon Fan Cafeat Daum * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, In-kwon Male actors from Busan South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors 1978 births Living people Dongguk University alumni 21st-century South Korean male a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Do-wan
Kim Do-wan ( ko, 김도완; born 8 March 1995) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in '' Start-Up'' (2020) and '' My Roommate Is a Gumiho'' (2021). Filmography Film Television series Web series Music video appearances References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Do-wan 1995 births Living people 21st-century South Korean male actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male web series actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Hye-jin (actress)
Jang Hye-jin ( ko, 장혜진; born September 5, 1975) is a South Korean actress. She is best known internationally for her role as Kim Chung-sook in the Academy Award winning film ''Parasite''. Career Hye-jin was born in Busan on September 5, 1975. Her acting career began in the 1990s, with a minor role in the 1998 feature film ''If It Snows On Christmas''. She began to gain media attention in her native country in the mid-2000s when she played the role of Park Myung-suk in the dramatic film ''Secret Sunshine'' under the direction of filmmaker and novelist Lee Chang-dong and with her appearance in SBS's ''My Sweet Seoul'' TV series. At the end of the decade she appeared in the films ''Marine Boy'' by Yoon Jong-seok and ''Poetry'' by the aforementioned Lee Chang-dong. In 2016 she was cast in Yoon Ga-eun's '' The World of Us'' and Shin Joon's '' Yongsoon'', before playing Jung-hee in Lee Dong-eun's feature film ''Mothers'' with Im Soo-jung, Yoon Chan-young and Lee Sang-hee. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baek Ji-won
Baek Ji-won (born 30 April 1973) is a South Korean actress. She graduated in Horticultural Science from Kyung Hee University. She made her acting debut in 1996 in play ''My father got cancer''. She is known for her role in television series '' Once Again'' (2020), apart from that she appeared in film ''Solace'' (2007) and television series ''The Fiery Priest'' (2019) and ''Do You Like Brahms?'' (2020). In 2021, she appeared in sports drama ''Racket Boys'' and in tvN's ''Melancholia'' alongside Im Soo-jung Im Soo-jung (born July 11, 1979) is a South Korean actress. After modeling for teen magazines, Im made her acting breakthrough in Kim Jee-woon's horror film ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' (2003), followed by the popular television drama ''I'm Sorry, .... Filmography Film Television series Web series Awards and nominations References External links * Baek Ji-won on Daum * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baek, Ji-won 21st-century South Korean actresses South Korean film act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Won-hae
Kim Won-hae (born April 6, 1969) is a South Korean actor. He is best known as a former cast member of ''SNL Korea'' (season 1–4). Personal life In August 2020, it was reported that Kim tested positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ... and was receiving treatment. He had recovered since September 2020. Filmography Film Television series Variety show Theater Awards and nominations References External links * at SSGG Company * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Won-hae South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male stage actors 1969 births Living people Seoul Institute of the Arts alumni 20th-century South Korean male actors 21st-century South Korean male actors South Korean television personalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and substance abuse (including alcoholism and the use of and withdrawal from benzodiazepines) are risk factors. Some suicides are impulsive acts due to stress (such as from financial or academic difficulties), relationship problems (such as breakups or divorces), or harassment and bullying. Those who have previously attempted suicide are at a higher risk for future attempts. Effective suicide prevention efforts include limiting access to methods of suicide such as firearms, drugs, and poisons; treating mental disorders and substance abuse; careful media reporting about suicide; and improving economic conditions. Although crisis hotlines are common resources, their effectiveness has not been well studied. The most commonly adopted metho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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