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Im Soo-hyang
Lim Soo-hyang (; born April 19, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame playing leading roles in the television series '' New Tales of Gisaeng'' (2011) and ''Inspiring Generation'' (2014). After a series of supporting roles, she gained wide recognition for her performances in the campus romance '' My ID is Gangnam Beauty'' (2018) and the smash-hit mystery drama ''Graceful Family'' (2019). She then starred in ''When I Was the Most Beautiful'' (2020), '' Woori the Virgin'' (2022), and ''Doctor Lawyer'' (2022). Career 2011–2017: ''New Tales of Gisaeng'' and diverse roles After making a bit-part appearance in the 2009 film ''4th Period Mystery'' while she was still a student at Chung-Ang University, Im landed her breakthrough role when she was cast as Dan Sa-ran, a prideful, lower-middle class dancer, in the 2011 popular television series '' New Tales of Gisaeng''. Cast alongside Sung Hoon and Han Hye-rin, the series explored the premise that the gisaeng, the Korean eq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" (including Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, Daegu, and some of North Gyeongsang and South Jeolla) is South Korea's largest industrial area. The large volumes of port traffic and urban population in excess of 1 million make Busan a Large-Port metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification . Busan is divided into 15 major administrative districts and a single county, together housing a population of approximately 3.6 million. The full metropolitan area, the Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region, has a population of approximately 8 million. The most densely built-up areas of the city are situated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geisha
{{Culture of Japan, Traditions, Geisha {{nihongo, Geisha, 芸者 ({{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɡ, eɪ, ʃ, ə; {{IPA-ja, ɡeːɕa, lang), also known as {{nihongo, , 芸子, geiko (in Kyoto and Kanazawa) or {{nihongo, , 芸妓, geigi, are a class of female Japanese performing artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music and singing, as well as being proficient conversationalists and hosts. Their distinct appearance is characterised by long, trailing kimono, traditional hairstyles and {{transliteration, ja, oshiroi make-up. Geisha entertain at parties known as {{transliteration, ja, ozashiki, often for the entertainment of wealthy clientele, as well as performing on stage and at festivals. Modern geisha are not prostitutes. This misconception originated due to the conflation of Japanese courtesans ({{transliteration, ja, oiran), {{transliteration, ja, oiran reenactors, the extant {{transliteration, ja, tayū, and prostitutes, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criminal Minds (South Korean TV Series)
''Criminal Minds'' () is a South Korean television series starring Son Hyun-joo, Lee Joon-gi, Moon Chae-won, Yoo Sun, Lee Sun-bin with Go Yoon and Kim Yeong-cheol. The series is based on the American television series ''Criminal Minds''. It was broadcast every Wednesday and Thursday from July 26 to September 28, 2017, on the cable channel tvN. Synopsis The drama follows a group of highly trained profilers in the fictional National Criminal Investigation (NCI) team who track down criminals to solve cases. It begins a year after a crucial error results in a bomb detonating at a hospital, killing several SWAT officers and leaving the NCI team leader Kang Ki-hyung's confidence badly shaken. He returns to work after a long break and is immediately drawn into a serial murder case which requires the NCI team to collaborate with the local police agency's Violent Crimes Unit. They meet the temperamental police officer Kim Hyun-joon, who appears to have a bitter grudge against Ki-hyung. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KBS Drama Awards
The KBS Drama Awards () is an awards ceremony presented by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) for outstanding achievements in Korean dramas aired on its network. It is held annually on 31 December. The highest honor of the ceremony is the "Grand Prize" (), awarded to the best actor or actress of the year. Categories *Grand Prize (대상), ceremony's highest honor *Top Excellence in Acting Award (최우수상) *Excellence in Acting Award (우수상) *Best Supporting Actor/Actress (조연상) *Best New Actor/Actress (신인연기상) *Best Young Actor/Actress (청소년 연기상) *Best Actor/Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama (단막극집상) *PD Award, given to the best actor or actress, as determined by PDs *Best Writer (작가상) *Special Award (특별상) *Achievement Award (공로상) *Popularity Award (인기상) *Netizen Award (네티즌상), given to the actor/actress with the most online votes on KBS' website *Best Couple Award (베스트 커플상), give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovers In Bloom
''Lovers in Bloom'' () is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Im Soo-hyang, Do Ji-han, Lee Chang-wook, Lee Eun-hyung, and Nam Bo-ra. The series aired daily on KBS1 from 8:25 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ( KST) from May 29 to November 10, 2017. Cast Main * Im Soo-hyang as Moo Goong-hwa * Do Ji-han as Cha Tae-jin * Lee Chang-wook as Jin Do-hyun * Lee Eun-hyung as Moo Soo-hyuk * Nam Bo-ra as Jin Bo-ra Supporting People around Goong-hwa * Yoon Bok-in as Lee Sun-ok * Kim Dan-woo as Bong Woo-ri * Yang Seung-pil as Son Joo-young People around Tae-jin * Seo Woo-rim as Noh Yeon-shil * Jeon In-taek as Cha Sang-chul * Lee Eung-kyung as Oh Kyung-ah / Oh Choon-rae * Lee Ja-young as Cha Hee-jin * Kim Hyun-kyun as Kang Baek-ho * Jung Yoon-seok as Kang Hae-chan People around Do-hyun * Ko In-bum as Jin Dae-gab * Park Hae-mi as Heo Sung-hee * Kim Jae-seung as Seo Jae-hee Police officers * Son Kwang-eop as Lee Gyo-suk * Park Gyu-ri Park Gyu-ri (born May 21, 1988), better known by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blow Breeze
''Blow Breeze'' () is a 2016 South Korean weekend drama starring Son Ho-jun, Lim Ji-yeon, Han Joo-wan, Oh Ji-eun, Hwang Bo-ra and Jang Se-hyun. It is aired on MBC on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:40 for 50 episodes from August 27, 2016. Plot Mi-poong was a North Korean girl who studies dancing. She is bright and easygoing despite the situation in her country. One day, she has to defect to Seoul. She then meets Jang-go, an honest South Korean lawyer. Both of them get entangled in family inheritance problem. Cast Main characters *Lim Ji-yeon as Kim Mi-poong / Kim Seung-hee *Son Ho-jun as Lee Jang-go ** Yoon Chan-young as young Jang-go. *Han Joo-wan as Jo Hee-dong *Oh Ji-eun as Park Shin Ae (Episode 1 to 12) *Im Soo-hyang as Park Shin Ae (Episode 13 to 53 ) *Hwang Bo-ra as Jo Hee-ra People around Jang-go * Kim Young-ok as Dal-rae *Geum Bo-ra as Hwang Geum-sil * Kim Hee-jung as Lee Nam-yi *Lee Dae-yeon as Lee Kyung-shik *Han Hye-rin as Jang Ha-yeon * Kim Hyun as Soon-boon People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Enough
''Five Enough'' () is a 2016 South Korea television series starring Ahn Jae-wook, So Yoo-jin, Shim Hyung-tak, Shim Yi-young, Im Soo-hyang, Shin Hye-sun, Sung Hoon and Ahn Woo-yeon. It aired on KBS2 from February 20 to August 21, 2016 for 54 episodes. Synopsis This is the story of five pairs of lovers and their families. The principal pair are Lee Sang-tae (Ahn Jae-wook) and Ahn Mi-jung (So Yoo-jin). Sang-tae is a widower who has raised two children with the help of his overbearing in-laws, the parents of his deceased wife, played by Choi Jung-woo as Jang Min-ho and Song Ok-sook as Park Ok-soon; while Mi-jung is divorced with three young children. Her husband, Yoon In-chul (Kwon Oh-joong) had cheated on her with her former best friend Kang So-young (Wang Bit-na). She does not tell her children or her feisty grandmother, who lives with them and looks after the children, that her ex-husband and best friend have got married. Instead she pretends he has been working in America. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Generation
"New Generation" is the third and final single from the album ''Dog Man Star'' by Suede, released on 30 January 1995, on Nude Records. It is the first single to feature music by new guitarist Richard Oakes. Though the title track is written by Anderson and departed guitarist Bernard Butler, Oakes contributes on "Together" and "Bentswood Boys". The single reached No. 21 in the UK. The video for the title song was directed by Richard Heslop, and features the whole band playing in a crowded room surrounded by broken television sets and dilapidated furniture, while a group of children dance or sit around. "New Generation" was the only video from the "Dog Man Star" era where Richard Oakes 'mimes' Bernard Butler's guitar part. It is also notable for its sepia format. ''Music & Media'' wrote: "Brett Anderson, the Bowie of the new generation, excels with a glittering pop song. The voice is put nicely upfront in the production; horns are in the back under layers of guitar." Steve Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Do, I Do (TV Series)
''I Do, I Do'' () is a 2012 South Korean romantic-comedy television series, starring Kim Sun-a, Lee Jang-woo, Park Gun-hyung and Im Soo-hyang. It is about a successful shoe designer in her late 30s whose career is sidetracked when she accidentally becomes pregnant. The series aired on MBC from May 30 to July 19, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Plot Hwang Ji-ahn is in her late thirties and works as a director of a shoe company. She likes being single and has no plans to get married. Meanwhile, Tae-kang only has a high school diploma but wants a career as a shoe designer. After a one-night stand, Tae-kang gets Ji-ahn pregnant and their lives become entangled. Fighting against rigid social mores, the two of them try to navigate a messy and challenging world. But these two people persevere despite the obstacles before them, searching for true happiness despite living in a society where morally acceptable behavior is in constant flux. Cast and characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salamander Guru And The Shadows
''Salamander Guru and The Shadows'' () is a 2012 South Korean sitcom starring Choi Minho, Ryu Hyun-kyung, Im Won-hee, Lee Byung-joon and Oh Dal-su. It aired on SBS from January 27 to March 30, 2012 on Fridays at 23:00 for 10 episodes. It is SBS's first sitcom in 5 years. Synopsis Min-hyuk (Choi Minho), an antisocial genius hacker, has played with computers as if they were toys since he was a little boy. He grows up learning hacking skills from his father, a terminally ill computer genius who runs an illegal gambling den to provide for his family's future. After his dad dies, Min-hyuk is adopted abroad. He immerses himself in computers and develops social phobia. When he turns 20, he returns to Korea and begins searching for X, who drove his father to his death. Following clues from his memories, he finds the Salamander Guru fortune-telling house and meets Seon-dal and Won-sam. To find the Salamander Guru who knows X's secrets, Min-hyuk has no choice but to help the fake gurus. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise Ranch
''Paradise Ranch'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series that aired on SBS. It stars Lee Yeon-hee and Shim Chang-min as a divorced couple who married when they were 19, then meet six years later and rediscover their feelings for each other. It was filmed on location in Jeju and Australia. Synopsis Han Dong-joo and Lee Da-ji were childhood friends who fell desperately in love and married at 19 after struggling to get their parents' approval. But they divorced after six months. Six years later, they meet coincidentally at a horse auction in Australia. When Dong-joo, the grandson of a tycoon, goes to Jeju Island to develop a resort, he ends up living with his ex-wife, who is now a horse veterinarian. They discover that their feelings for each other are still very much alive. Cast ;Main characters *Shim Chang-min as Han Dong-joo *Lee Yeon-hee as Lee Da-ji *Joo Sang-wook as Seo Yoon-ho *Yoo Ha-na as Park Jin-young ;Supporting characters *Chun Ho-jin as Lee Eok-soo *Im Soo-h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ONE TV ASIA
ONE (formerly named Sony ONE) is a Southeast Asian pay television channel owned by KC Global Media Asia. It is available in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam and Indonesia. It was launched on 1 October 2010 at 21:00 SST (20:00 WIB). The channel's programming consists on Korean-language series and shows, provided by Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS). ONE's programming is available subtitled in local languages on optional subtitle tracks, depending on the country of reception's market. From October 2017, the contents provided were only available on Singapore and Malaysia until July 31, 2020. In January 2020, Sony Pictures Television sold the channel, along with the Southeast Asian channels Animax, GEM (joined March 2020) and AXN to KC Global Media. Logo On 1 December 2016, the channel was rebranded as Sony ONE, with a new logo based on the Sony Channel corporate image. On 17 March 2020, both GEM and ONE have been rebranded, now having a newer typeface for the logo and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
