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Jung Ae-ri
Jung Ae-ri (; born August 11, 1960) is a South Korean actress. Career Jung Ae-ri made her acting debut after she was chosen at the KBS talent audition in 1978. In 1980, she moved to another network, MBC. She rose to stardom in the 1985 drama ''Love and Truth'', for which she won the Daesang ("Grand Prize") at the MBC Drama Awards and Best TV Actress at the Baeksang Arts Awards. After she got married in 1985, Lee immigrated to the United States and temporarily retired from acting. She returned to Korea in 1988 and resumed her career. Lee has since had a prolific career and remains active on television. In 1997, she received much acclaim for a local stage production of ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', including the Best Actress award at the Seoul Theater Festival. Jung was again praised for 2010's ''The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World'' (also known as ''The Most Beautiful Farewell''), a stage remake of Noh Hee-kyung's 1996 TV series. One review called her performance "stirring ... [...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] |
Korean Romanization
Romanization of Korean refers to systems for representing the Korean language in the Latin script. Korea's alphabetic script, called Hangul, has historically been used in conjunction with Hanja (Chinese characters), though such practice has become infrequent. Romaja literally means ''Roman letters'' in Korean, and refers to the Latin script. "Romaja" is not to be confused with "romanization". The former can be applied to any use of the Latin script in Korean text—whether for Korean or non-Korean words or names—while the latter refers to writing Korean words using the Latin script: either romanizing individual words in a Korean text, or writing an entire Korean text in the Latin script. Systems Many romanization schemes are in common use: * Revised Romanization of Korean (RR, also called South Korean or Ministry of Culture (MC) 2000): This is the most commonly used and widely accepted system of romanization for Korean. It includes rules both for transcription and for trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Eyes (TV Series)
''Angel Eyes'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Sang-yoon and Koo Hye-sun. It aired on SBS from April 5 to June 15, 2014, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:55 ( KST) for 20 episodes. Plot Yoon Soo-wan (Ku Hye-sun) and Park Dong-joo (Lee Sang-yoon) were each other's first loves, but were forced to separate due to painful family circumstances. Soo-wan, who had been blind, eventually undergoes an eye transplant surgery that restores her sight. Twelve years later, Soo-wan now works as an emergency rescue worker, while Dong-joo is a surgeon. They meet each other again, but Soo-wan is engaged to a neurosurgeon, Kang Ji-woon ( Kim Ji-seok). Knowing this, Park Dong-joo decided to keep quiet and not reveal his identity to Soo-wan, and also decided to go back. Will Soo-wan realize that Doctor Dylan Park is her first love, Park Dong-joo? Will they end up together despite all the obstacles that they are going to face? Cast Main *Lee Sang-yoon as Park Dong-joo / Dy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Cross (TV Series)
''Golden Cross'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim Kang-woo, Lee Si-young, Um Ki-joon, Han Eun-jung, and Jeong Bo-seok. It aired on KBS2 from April 9 to June 19, 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 for 20 episodes. Plot A shadowy society known as "Golden Cross" dominates the Korean economy and marketplace with its deep connections and financial power. Prosecutor Kang Do-yoon gets entangled in their dealings when one of their plots gets his beloved sister murdered, a crime for which his father then gets framed. Do-yoon vows revenge on Seo Dong-ha, the powerful man behind the organization, but complications arise when he learns that Seo is the father of the woman he loves, his colleague Seo Yi-re. Yi-re is a righteous and truth-seeking prosecutor; she grew up respecting and obeying her father, and her life is thrown into disarray when she discovers his dark side. Meanwhile, Seo nurtures a protegee, businessman Michael Jang, whose greed and ambition soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run, Jang-mi
''Run, Jang-mi'' () is a 2014 South Korean daily drama starring Go Joo-won and Lee Young-ah. It aired on SBS on Mondays to Fridays at 19:20 for 123 episodes from December 15, 2014 to June 5, 2015. Plot Baek Jang-mi (Lee Young-ah) was brought up in a wealthy family. On the day she marries Kang Min-chul ( Jung Joon), her father dies suddenly. The family business is in financial problem and goes bankrupt. When Min-chul realizes that the Baek's family is in debt, he refuses to honour the marriage and breaks up with Jang-mi. Jang-mi struggles to make a living, but soon finds a job in a rice cake shop. There she meets Hwang Tae-ja (Go Joo-won), the grandson of a food company president. At first they loggerheads with each other, they soon develop feelings for each other. Cast Main characters *Go Joo-won as Hwang Tae-ja *Lee Young-ah as Baek Jang-mi *Ryu Jin as Jang Joon-hyuk * Jung Joon as Kang Min-chul *Yoon Joo-hee as Kang Min-joo *Lee Si-won as Hwang Tae-hee Supporting characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Broadcasting System
Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) () is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. The broadcaster legally became known as SBS in March 2000, changing its corporate name from Seoul Broadcasting System (서울방송). Its flagship terrestrial television station SBS TV broadcasts as channel 6 for digital and cable. Established on 14 November 1990, SBS is the largest private broadcaster in South Korea, and is owned by the Taeyoung Construction. It operates its flagship television channel which has a nationwide network of 10 regional stations, and three radio networks. SBS has provided digital terrestrial television service in the ATSC format since 2001, and T-DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) service since 2005. History After the 1987 South Korean democratic reform, the government had decided to create a new commercial broadcaster in South Korea. Eventually, MBC was a mouthpiece of KBS to broadcast sporting events like the 1986 FIFA World Cup, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Heart Twinkle Twinkle
''My Heart Twinkle Twinkle'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Jang Shin-young, Bae Soo-bin, Lee Tae-im, and Nam Bo-ra. It aired on SBS from January 17 to April 12, 2015 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 for 26 episodes. Plot Jinshim Original Fried Chicken restaurant is owned by Lee Jin-sam, who has three daughters Lee Soon-jin, Lee Soon-soo and Lee Soon-jung. Since their mother's death, eldest daughter Soon-jin has been running the restaurant and taking care of her father and younger sisters. She struggles to keep Jinshim afloat against its rival restaurant Woontak Chicken, which is managed by the ruthless Chun Woon-tak. Middle daughter Soon-soo is a pianist, but becomes heartbroken when her boyfriend breaks up with her because of her poor background. Youngest daughter Soon-jung finds herself caught in love triangle between two men, Jang Soon-chul and Cha Do-hoon. Cast *Jang Shin-young as Lee Soon-jin **Lee Young-eun as young Soon-jin *Bae Soo-bin as Chun Woon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KBS2
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, and multiple Internet-exclusive services. Its flagship terrestrial television stations KBS1 broadcasts on channel 9, while KBS1 sister channel KBS2, an entertainment oriented network, broadcasts on channel 7. KBS also operates the international service KBS World, which provides television, radio, and online services in twelve different languages. History Early radio broadcasts The KBS began as Keijo Broadcasting Station (경성방송국, 京城放送局) with call sign JODK, established by the Governor-General of Korea on 16 February 1927. It became the in 1932. After Korea was liberated from Japanese rule at the end of World War II, this second radio station started using the call sign HLKA in 1947 after the Republic of Korea was grant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man In The Mask
''The Man in the Mask'' () is a 2015 South Korean television drama series starring Joo Sang-wook and Kim Sun-a. It aired on KBS2 from May 20 to July 9, 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Plot Ha Dae-chul (Joo Sang-wook) who has double identity. He's a normal prosecutor during the day and a masked vigilante at night to punish those that the law could not. Meanwhile, Yoo Min-hee (Kim Sun-a) is a female detective in charge of the violent crime division. Cast *Joo Sang-wook as Ha Dae-chul **Noh Young-hak as young Ha Dae-chul *Kim Sun-a as Yoo Min-hee *Um Ki-joon as Kang Hyun-woong *Jun Kwang-ryul as Jo Sang-taek *Hwang Sun-hee as Seo Ri-na *Yoo Se-hyung as Moon Tae-seong *Park Yeong-gyu as Jung Do-sung *Lee Moon-sik as Jang Ho-sik *Park Young-ji as Seo Min-sung *Lee Won-jong as Ji Dong-chan *Kim Byung-choon as Park Dong-pyo *Hong Seok-cheon as Pi Sung-ho *Lee Ki-young as Kang Joong-ho *Jung Ae-ri as Im Ji-sook *Myung Gye-nam as Song Man-seok *Park Jung-hak a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JTBC
JTBC (shortened from ''Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company'' (; stylized as jtbc) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on 1 December 2011. JTBC is a generalist channel, with programming consisting of television series, variety shows, and news broadcasting; its news division is held in similar regard to the three main terrestrial networks in South Korea. JTBC was one of four new South Korean nationwide generalist cable TV networks alongside Dong-A Ilbo's Channel A, Chosun Ilbo's TV Chosun and Maeil Kyungje's MBN launch in 2011, to serve as supplementary networks to the existing conventional free-to-air TV networks like KBS, MBC, SBS and other smaller channels launched following deregulation in 1990. History The JoongAng Ilbo, which used to be a part of the Samsung, had owned a TV station before. In 1964 it founded the Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) and ran th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Castle
''Sky Castle'' (; stylized as ''SKY Castle'') is a 2018–2019 South Korean television series starring Yum Jung-ah, Lee Tae-ran, Yoon Se-ah, Oh Na-ra, and Kim Seo-hyung. It aired on JTBC on Fridays and Saturdays, from November 23, 2018, to February 1, 2019. At the time of airing, ''Sky Castle'' was the highest rated drama in Korean cable television history. The drama received positive reviews from critics and won multiple awards, including four at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards. Synopsis A satirical series that closely looks at the materialistic desires of the upper-class parents in South Korea and how they ruthlessly secure the successes of their families at the cost of destroying others' lives. The drama revolves around the lives of housewives residing in a luxurious residential area called SKY Castle (a reference to the elite universities) in suburban Seoul, where wealthy doctors and professors live. The wives are determined to make their husbands more successful and to rais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Life Of My Secretary
''The Secret Life of My Secretary'' () is a 2019 Korean drama, South Korean television series starring Kim Young-kwang (actor), Kim Young-kwang, Jin Ki-joo, Kim Jae-kyung and Koo Ja-sung. It aired from May 6 to June 25, 2019. Synopsis A department manager of a mobile media company getting to know who is his real friends and foe after losing his ability to recognize faces ("Prosopagnosia, face-blindness") due to an attack on him, and teaming up with his secretary to try and solve the mystery while falling in love with her. His face-blindess is essential to the plot. Cast Main * Kim Young-kwang (actor), Kim Young-kwang as Do Min-ik : Director of T&T Mobile Media 1. An intelligent, yet a needy and problematic boss who calls out for his secretary for everything. * Jin Ki-joo as Jung Gal-hee : Secretary to T&T Mobile Media 1 Director Do Min-ik. An obedient, lively secretary who has a harsh way of talking. * Kim Jae-kyung as Veronica Park/Park Ok-sun : CEO of film production comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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