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Julian Quintart
Julian Quintart (born 24 August 1987) is a Belgians, Belgian, living and performing in South Korea, as a television personality, record producer, disk jockey, model, actor and singer. He was a cast member in the talk show ''Non-Summit''. Life and career Quintart arrived in South Korea, from his home in Aywaille, Belgium, when he was seventeen, as a student with Rotary Youth Exchange. He said that a camera crew was, coincidentally, at the airport when he arrived, and questioned him about being in South Korea. He immersed himself in the culture and learned more of the language. From there, he went on to appear on TV and was able to move into acting. He called it an exciting time, during which he was able to have many experiences that other foreigners could never have, such as going to North Korea, attending a training camp for the Republic of Korea Army, South Korean Army, making kimchi the traditional way, and cycling across South Korea. About his learning to speak Korean, in just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-Summit
''Non-Summit'' (), also known as ''Abnormal Summit'', is a South Korean television program on JTBC which first aired on July 7, 2014. The show features a panel of non-Korean men, living in South Korea, who debate on various topics and "Korean culture, through the eyes of a foreigner," in a talk show format, in the Korean language. The show concluded its first season on December 4, 2017 with Episode 177, with no set date for a new season. Development The show started productions with veteran Lim Jung-ah, who produced Star Edition, and co-produced, with Yeo Woon-hyuk, variety shows MBC's ''Radio Star'', and JTBC's ''Men's Stuff'', after coming over to the cable company, from the major networks, in 2011. The show's format, presented with humor, is meant to emulate a meeting of world leaders, like Doctors Without Borders, i.e. "Youth Without Borders"; or the United Nations, or G11, and is hosted by Jun Hyun-moo "Chairman", Yoo Se-yoon "Secretary General", and Sung Si-kyung "Chai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sur La Heid
Sur la Heid is a hamlet of Wallonia in the municipality and district of Aywaille, located in the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. Local area Sur la Heid is in the Wallonia region of Belgium. It is located above the Heid des Gattes nature reserve, and overlooks the village of Aywaille and the Amblève (river), Amblève river. Sur la Heid is near the bike climb Côte de La Redoute, La Redoute, famous from the cycling race Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Many cyclists use the crossroads in the hamlet. Economy Since 2004, the Gite Cocoon cottage has hosted tourists and travelers from all over the world. The beer Elfique originated and was brewed in the hamlet from 2005 until 2018. References Aywaille Populated places in Liège Province {{Belgium-geo-stub ... [...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] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hergé
Georges Prosper Remi (; 22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé (; ), from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials ''RG'', was a Belgian cartoonist. He is best known for creating ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the series of Franco-Belgian comics#Formats, comic albums which are considered one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. He was also responsible for two other well-known series, ''Quick & Flupke'' (1930–1940) and ''The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko'' (1936–1957). His works were executed in his distinct ''ligne claire'' drawing style. Born to a lower-middle-class family in Etterbeek, Brussels, Hergé began his career by contributing illustrations to Scouting magazines, developing his first comic series, ''The Adventures of Totor'', for ''Le Boy-Scout Belge'' in 1926. Working for the conservative Catholic newspaper ''Le Vingtième Siècle'', he created ''The Adventures of Tintin'' in 1929 on the advice of its edito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Gathering
Global Gathering was an annual dance music festival by Angel Festivals Limited. Festivals are held in countries such as the UK, Poland, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and feature leading electronic music artists from around the globe. The festival ran from 2001 to 2014; the concept came about following enormous interest in the opening ''Code'' club (now ''Air''), the home of Godskitchen. The organisers recognised that there was room to expand dance music from clubs to outdoor music festival venues. Locations * Long Marston Airfield, Long Marston, Warwickshire, Long Marston, Warwickshire, England * Tor Poznań, Poznań, Poland * Borovaya Airfield, Belarus * Chaika Airfield, Kyiv, Ukraine * Tuutary Park, Saint Petersburg, Russia * Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea * Rustavi International Motorpark, Rustavi, Georgia (country), Georgia History Held on the last weekend of July each year, GlobalGathering in the UK has established itself as a major UK dance festival since it b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soompi
Soompi is an English-language website providing coverage of Korean pop culture. It has one of the largest international Internet communities for K-pop, mostly concentrated in news and forums. With more than 23 million fans across all platforms, Soompi offers English and Spanish services. Since its establishment in 1998, Soompi has grown into one of the longest-running, and most frequently visited websites providing coverage of Korean music, celebrity news and entertainment. Initially its visitors were mostly Koreans residing in foreign nations, with over 1.2 million people visiting the site. However, as of 2012, the majority of its members are non-Koreans in the United States, Canada, Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia, among others. History Soompi was founded in 1998 by Korean American web developer Susan Kang, In February 2011, it was acquired by Enswers, Inc., a Seoul-based IT venture company specializing in video search technology, and operated as a wholly owned subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Henney
Daniel Phillip Henney (born November 28, 1979) is an American actor and model. He first came into international prominence with his television debut as Dr. Henry Kim on the Korean drama ''My Lovely Sam Soon'' (2005). He has gone on to star in films such as ''Seducing Mr. Perfect'' (2006), ''My Father'' (2007), '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (2009), ''Shanghai Calling'' (2012), '' The Last Stand'' (2013), '' One Night Surprise'' (2013), and '' Big Hero 6'' (2014). In television, he has starred in the Korean ''Spring Waltz'' and as well as US television series ''Hawaii Five-0'' and '' Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders''. He joined the regular cast of ''Criminal Minds'' for its 13th, 14th and 15th seasons. He currently stars as Lan Mandragoran in the 2021 adaptation of ''The Wheel of Time''. Early life Henney was born on November 28, 1979 in Carson City, Michigan. His mother Christine Henney, an American adoptee from Busan, South Korea, was a nurse. His father Philip Henney, an Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Oh
Dennis Oh is an American model and actor based in South Korea. Early life and education Oh majored in photography at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He is an artist whose hobbies include drawing, traveling, and photography. Career Oh started modeling at the age of 16 and won the 22nd Korean model "Best Dressed" in 2005. Oh starred in the MBC miniseries '' Sweet Spy'' ("''Dalkom-han Seupai''") and has also acted in commercials across Asia, including Hong Kong, China and Singapore. In the drama, he appears as a mysterious spy who falls in love with an ordinary female police officer. He appeared in an episode of the 2009 series of '' Melrose Place''. In 2016, he is starring in Chinese film '' Papa''. He has fans in numerous countries, such as South Korea, China, and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itaewon
Itaewon (; IPA ) is multi-cultural commercial area located in Seoul, South Korea. it is one of the most popular neighborhoods in Seoul, known for its nightlife and trendy restaurants. Etymology The name Itaewon was originally derived from the name of an inn located there during the Joseon Dynasty. Today it's called Itaewon alluding to its abundance of pear trees (梨泰院). According to a folktale, the name was also written using different Hanja characters that alluded to foreign babies (異胎院). When the Japanese invaded Seoul (1592–1593) during the Imjin War a group of Japanese soldiers seized a Buddhist temple in what is now Itaewon where Buddhist nuns lived. The soldiers stayed at the temple for a while and raped the Buddhist nuns. When the soldiers left they burned down the Buddhist temple. The raped Buddhist nuns now homeless settled nearby and eventually gave birth to children. People from neighboring villages named the area where the children were raised ''Itaewon'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dong-a Ilbo
The ''Dong-A Ilbo'' (, literally ''East Asia Daily'') is a newspaper of record in Korea since 1920 with a daily circulation of more than 1.2 million and opinion leaders as its main readers. ''The Dong-A Ilbo'' is the parent company of Dong-A Media Group (DAMG), which is composed of 11 affiliates including Sports Dong-A, Dong-A Science, DUNet, and dongA.com, as well as Channel A, general service cable broadcasting company launched on 1 December 2011. It covers a variety of areas including news, drama, entertainment, sports, education, and movies. ''The Dong-A Ilbo'' has partnered with international news companies such as ''The New York Times'' of the United States of America, ''The Asahi Shimbun'' of Japan and ''The People's Daily'' of China. It has correspondents stationed in five major cities worldwide including Washington D.C., New York, San Francisco, Beijing, Tokyo, Cairo and Paris. It also publishes global editions in 90 cities worldwide including New York, London, Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Tutor Friend 2
''My Tutor Friend 2'' (; lit. "Tutoring a Friend of My Age Lesson 2") is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy film released on April 19, 2007. It was promoted as a sequel to the 2003 movie ''My Tutor Friend'', but the films' characters and plots are unrelated, and only share the basic premise of a boy and girl of the same age that happen to meet as student and tutor, and later fall in love. Plot Cast * Lee Chung-ah - Junko * Park Ki-woong - Jong-man * Lee Young-ha - Heo Ha-ryong * Yoon Young-sam - Sung Moon-ran * Julian Quintart - George * Jo Dal-hwan - Seon Poong-gi * Jang Young-ran - assistant teacher Hee-jung * Yang Geum-seok - Dong-wook's mother * Baek Seung-woo - Lee Dong-wook * Yang Jin-woo - Jung Woo-sung * Shin Cheol-jin - Professor * Choi Il-hwa - Junko's father * Ah Yong-joo - gang boss * Shin Jung-geun - film professor * Jung Jae-hoon - gunman * Jung Eun-woo - Woo-sung's friend * Shin Cheol-jin - Professor * Lee Jooyeon Lee Joo-yeon (born March 19, 1987), formerl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
