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Im Chang-jung
Im Chang-jung (; born November 30, 1973) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is often referred by Koreans as "the original multi-entertainer" for being active in all three fields: music, film and entertainment. He made his acting debut in 1990 and his singing debut in 1995. Im has since released 17 full-length albums and is known for his hit songs that are vocally challenging to sing. He is the only artist in South Korea who have songs that reached number one on the local music charts in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. He was selected as Singer of the Year and his song "The Love I Committed" was selected as Song of the Year in the surveys conducted by Gallup Korea in 2016. Personal life Im married professional golfer Kim Hyun-joo in 2006. The couple, who have three sons together, divorced in 2013. Im married a woman named Seo Ha-yan in 2017. The couple have 2 children together. On November 9, 2021 it was confirmed that Im had tested positive for COVID-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icheon
Icheon () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Together with Yeoju, Icheon is known as a center of South Korean ceramic manufacturing and is a UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Art. Other famous local products include peaches and rice. Local institutions of higher learning include Korea Tourism College and Chungkang College of Cultural Industries. Icheon is home to Hynix, the world's second largest memory chip maker. Fires Major building fires occurred on 7 January 2008 and on 29 April 2020. Geography Neighboring districts include Yeoju City, Gwangju City, Yongin City, and Anseong City within Gyeonggi Province, as well as Eumseong County in North Chungcheong Province. The Yeongdong Expressway and Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway pass through Icheon. In 2016, the city will connect into the Seoul Metropolitan Subway via Yeoju Line's Icheon Station. Administrative divisions Dongnam-gu is divided into 2 towns (''eup''), 8 townships (''myeon''), and 4 neighbourhoods (''d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nambugun
''Nambugun: North Korean Partisan in South Korea'' is a 1990 South Korean war drama film directed by Chung Ji-young. It is based upon the experiences of Lee Tae, a war correspondent and Partisan during the Korean War. Cast * Ahn Sung-ki ... Lee Tae * Choi Jin-sil ... Park Min-ja * Choi Min-soo Choi Min-soo (born March 27, 1962) is a South Korean actor. He is known as one of the most acclaimed actors in South Korea. Life and career Choi's family has been active in acting, and singing. Choi is the son of Choi Moo-ryong, a popular acto ... ... Kim Young * Lee Hye-young ... Kim Hee-suk References External links * 1990 films 1990 drama films South Korean biographical films South Korean war drama films Korean War films Biographical films about journalists Films about war correspondents Films based on biographies Films based on Korean novels Films based on military novels Films directed by Chung Ji-young 1990s Korean-language films {{Korea-war-film-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex Is Zero 2
''Sex Is Zero 2'' is the 2007 sequel to the South Korean comedy film ''Sex Is Zero'', and is the directorial debut of Yoon Tae-yoon. Starring Im Chang-jeong and Song Ji-hyo, the film reunites most of the cast from the original film, though Ha Ji-won only makes a cameo appearance. ''Sex Is Zero 2'' was released in South Korea on 12 December 2007. Plot Having broken up with his girlfriend, law student Eun-sik is keen to consummate a new relationship with Kyung-ah, a popular swimming champion with a painful past. Despite help from his friends, Eun-sik begins to doubt himself when Gi-joo, a suave prosecutor, tries to compete for Kyeong-ah's affections. It was revealed that Kyung-ah was raped in high school, then attempted suicide. She is unable to engage with Eun-sik sexually, which frustrates him. In the end, Kyung-ah is about to leave for America with Gi-joo but then realizes that she only loves Eun-sik. Cast * Im Chang-jung as Eun-sik * Song Ji-hyo as Kyung-ah * Choi Sung-kook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miracle On 1st Street
''Miracle on 1st Street'' is a 2007 South Korean comedy-drama film. Written and directed by Yoon Je-kyoon, it reunited him with actors Im Chang-jung and Ha Ji-won, the stars of his earlier film '' Sex Is Zero''. With 2,750,457 admissions, ''Miracle on 1st Street'' was the 5th most popular Korean film of 2007. ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved 2015-04-12. Plot Pil-je is a gangster who has been sent by his bosses to evict the residents of a poor neighborhood on the edge of , so that their homes can make way for some new luxury apartments. But after he befriends some of the locals, including femal ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voice Acting
Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent. Voice acting is recognised as a specialized dramatic profession in the United Kingdom, primarily due to BBC broadcasts of radio drama production. Examples of voice work include animated, off-stage, off-screen or non-visible characters in various works such as feature films, dubbed foreign-language films, animated films, anime, television shows, video games, cartoons, documentaries, commercials, audiobooks, radio dramas and comedies, amusement rides, theater productions, puppet shows and audio games. Voice actors are also heard through pre-recorded and automated announcements that are a part of everyday modern life in areas such as shops, elevators, waiting rooms and public transport. The role of a voice actor may involve singing, mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aachi & Ssipak
''Aachi & Ssipak'' is a 2006 South Korean adult animated comic science fiction action film directed by Jo Beom-jin and features the voices of Ryoo Seung-bum, Im Chang-jung, and Hyun Young. Plot Somewhere in the future, mankind has depleted all energy and fuel sources, however they have somehow engineered a way to use human excrement as fuel. People started to build the new city by making new energy with their excrement. Soon after, the city's leaders announced two legislations to generate and control the new energy; including installing ID chips in each citizens' anus to monitor the defecation level; providing an addictive juicybar to citizens in return. Soon enough, defecation amounts have skyrocketed and the city becomes full of addicts, due to juicybar's strong addictive qualities. An illegal juicybar trade becomes prevalent and its side effects has created dumb pint-sized mutants. The mutants later organize a gang, plundering juicybars, later becoming known as the Diaper Gang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All For Love (2005 Film)
''All for Love'' (; lit. "The Most Beautiful Week of My Life"; also known as ''My Lovely Week'') is a 2005 South Korean romance ensemble film. It was Min Kyu-dong's solo directorial debut. The film was the 10th highest grossing Korean production of 2005 with 2,533,103 sold nationwide. A week passes in Seoul, with a diverse group of couples and singles experiencing love or tragedy in strong doses. Broken families and newly formed marriages, struggles with debt or with an uneasy conscience, conflict and resolution, sickness and health, newly discovered love, the resurfacing of old relationships... Plot A lovely week in the lives of these people. An elderly woman (Oh Mi-hee) rents a coffee shop from a gruff theater owner (Joo Hyun). A newlywed couple crushed by debt and desperate for work, the down-on-his-luck salesman (Im Chang-jung) hides the fact that he sells trinkets on the subway from his wife (Seo Young-hee). A bill collector (Kim Su-ro) who is fed up with his job is then of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cracked Eggs And Noodles
''Cracked Eggs and Noodles'' () is a 2005 South Korean comedy film. It received 1,193,150 admissions nationwide during its theatrical release. It was also one of four Korean movies that screened at the 2006 International Fajr Film Festival in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... Plot Dae-gyu is a working man living a stress-free dating life until one day a young boy claiming to be his son pays him an unexpected visit. After much wavering and struggle to make his son go away, Dae-gyu makes a compromise to go on a road trip after which he would return the boy to his mother. References External links * * * 2005 films 2000s Korean-language films South Korean comedy-drama films 2000s South Korean films {{SouthKorea-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Catch A Virgin Ghost
''Sisily 2 km'' (), released internationally as ''To Catch a Virgin Ghost'', is a 2004 South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...n horror-comedy film about a gang that steals a large diamond and escapes to a small town named Sisily, where they encounter deceitful villagers with dark pasts. It was the directorial debut of Shin Jung-won. References External links * * * * 2004 films 2000s ghost films 2004 comedy horror films Showbox films South Korean ghost films 2004 directorial debut films South Korean comedy horror films 2000s South Korean films {{SouthKorea-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greatest Expectation
''The Greatest Expectation'' is a 2003 South Korean romantic comedy film. Plot Chang-sik (Im Chang-jung) lives strictly by the freeloader's handbook, doing the rounds of free samples in department store food sections and sponging off of his older brother. Mi-young (Kim Sun-a Kim Sun-a (; born October 1, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her titular role as Kim Sam-soon in the popular television series '' My Lovely Sam Soon'' (2005). Other notable series include '' City Hall'' (2009), '' Scent of ...) nurtures grandiose dreams of becoming a TV actress but has failed every audition because she just can't act. Because the two are unemployed, live in the same neighborhood, and have similar schedules, they are bound to run into each other, and they do. One day, Chang-sik and Mi-young are walking around distractedly when they end up in a head-on collision. Chang-sik's coins spill out from his hands and scatter all over the ground. His precious coins! He chases af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reversal Of Fortune (2003 Film)
''Reversal of Fortune'' is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Park Yong-woon, and starring Kim Seung-woo and Ha Ji-won. The film features several songs from Ha Ji-won's debut album, ''Homerun''. Plot Having turned his back on a promising career as a professional golfer, Kang Seung-wan is now a down on his luck stock exchange worker, and in debt to local gangster Ma Kang-sung. After crashing his car while driving through a tunnel, Seung-wan wakes up to find himself in an alternate reality where he fulfilled his sporting ambitions, and is now a famous golf champion. But things aren't as perfect as they first seem; he now has a wife who wants a divorce, and must compete in a major golf tournament despite not having played for over ten years. Cast * Kim Seung-woo ... Kang Seung-wan * Ha Ji-won ... Han Ji-yeong * Kang Sung-jin ... Dae-shik * Lee Moon-sik ... Ma Kang-sung * Ko Ho-kyeong ... Seon-joo * Im Chang-jung Im Chang-jung (; born November 30, 1973) is a South Korean s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex Is Zero
''Sex Is Zero'' () is a 2002 South Korean film written and directed by Yoon Je-kyoon, starring Im Chang-jung and Ha Ji-won. In the style of American gross-out comedies like '' American Pie'', it follows the exploits of a group of college students, which eventually takes a serious turn. ''Sex Is Zero'' sold 4,089,900 tickets in South Korea, making it the fifth most popular film of 2002. ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved 19 April 2007. A sequel, '''', was released in December 2007, starring most of the original cast. Plot The plot follows the story of college student Eun-shik and his efforts to impress a Junior, Eun-hyo. Eun-shik has a habit of finding him ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
