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Kang Seok-woo
Kang Seok-woo (born Kang Man-heung on October 1, 1957) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 1978 in the Kim Soo-yong film ''Yeosu (The Loneliness of the Journey)'', then starred in his first television drama In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super- ... ''Ordinary People'' in 1982. Kang was most active on the big screen in the 1980s, but has worked exclusively in television since 1995. He has also displayed his artwork in several exhibitions. Filmography Film Television series Variety/radio show Awards and nominations References External links Kang Seok-woo Fan Cafeat Daum * * * * 1957 births Living people South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors People from Seoul Dongguk University alumni Sincheon Kang c ... [...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] |
Sukjong Of Joseon
Sukjong of Joseon (7 October 1661 – 12 July 1720) was the 19th King of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, ruling from 1674 until 1720. A skilled legislator, he caused multiple changes in political power throughout his reign, by switching among the Namin (Southerners), Seoin (Westerners), Soron and Noron political factions. Biography King Sukjong was born on October 7, 1661, to King Hyeonjong and Queen Myeongseong at Gyeonghui Palace. His given name was Yi Sun. He became the Crown Prince Myeongbo in 1667 at age 6, and in 1674, at age 13, he became the 19th ruler of the Joseon Dynasty. King Sukjong was a brilliant politician, but his reign was marked by some of the most intense factional fights in the Joseon dynasty. Sukjong frequently replaced faction in power with another one to strengthen the royal authority. With each change of government, which was called ''hwanguk'' (), literally ''change/switching of the state'', the losing faction was completely driven out of politics wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glorious Day (TV Series)
''Glorious Day'' () is a 2014 South Korean weekend television drama series starring Park Se-young, Lee Sang-woo, Kim Mi-sook, Hwang Woo-seul-hye, and Go Woo-ri. It premiered on April 26, 2014, airing on SBS every Saturday and Sunday at 20:45 for 44 episodes. Plot Han Song-jung is a novelist and single mother. She raised three daughters on her own and is determined to marry them off to decent men. But in the end, Song-jung finds herself getting married as well. Jung Da-ae is the eldest daughter; she is the perfect bride material—not only beautiful and smart, she also helped raise her younger sisters with loving care. Jung Da-jung is the middle daughter, a girl overflowing with warmth and boundless optimism, who cheers up anyone around her. Jung Da-in is the youngest daughter. The family next door runs a rice cake store, and their eldest grandson is Seo Jae-woo. Jae-woo earns a steady income as a salaryman at a large company, and has some brusque and conservative traits he inher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Love Never Hurts
''A Little Love Never Hurts'' () is a South Korean weekend television drama series starring Hong Soo-hyun, Lee Sang-yeob, Shin Da-eun and Seo Ji-seok. It aired on MBC from September 28, 2013 to March 30, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:40 for 50 episodes. Cast *Hong Soo-hyun as Song Mi-joo *Lee Sang-yeob as Jung Jae-min *Shin Da-eun as Eun Ha-kyung * Seo Ji-seok as Eun Ha-rim *Park Geun-hyung as Jung Hyun-soo *Cha Hwa-yeon as Hong Soon-ae *Choi Su-rin as Shin Soo-jung *Yoo Ho-jeong as Jung Yoo-jin *Kim Seung-soo as Kang Sung-hoon *Han Go-eun as Jung Yoo-ra *Kang Seok-woo as Song Ho-seob *Yu Ji-in as Lee Hye-sin *Nam Bo-ra as Song Eun-joo *Yoon Park as Kim Joon-sung *Kim Na-woon as Lee Yeon-hee *Choi Jung-woo as Eun Hee-jae *Jung Jae-soon as Eun Hee-ja *Seo Dong-won as Song Byung-joo *Oh Na-ra as Kim Ji-young *Cho Yeon-woo Cho Yeon-woo (born Cho Jong-wook on May 30, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Cho made his acting debut in 2003, and his notable television dramas includ ... [...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] |
Can We Get Married?
''Can We Get Married?'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Sung Joon, Jung So-min, Lee Mi-sook, Han Groo, and Kim Young-kwang. It aired on JTBC from October 29, 2012 to January 1, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 ( KST) time slot for 20 episodes. The romantic comedy realistically explores the themes of love, marriage and family against the backdrop of a young couple preparing to get married in 100 days. Synopsis The drama revolves around 3 couples, who experience different things in their relationships. Cast * Sung Joon as Jung-hoon (28) * Jung So-min as Hye-yoon (28) * Kim Sung-min as Do-hyun (42) * Jung Ae-yeon as Hye-jin (30) * Lee Mi-sook as Deul-ja (52) * Sunwoo Eun-sook as Eun-kyung (50) * Kang Seok-woo as Dong-gun (50) * Kim Young-kwang as Ki-joong (32) * Han Groo as Dong-bi (28) * Kim Jin-soo as Min-ho (43) * Choi Hwa-jung as Deul-rae (50) * Lee Jae-won as Sang-jin (32) * Jin Ye-sol as Chae-young (25) * Choi Ji-hun as Yoo-ri (23) * Hwang Jae-won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smile Again (2010 TV Series)
''Smile Again'' (, lit. ''Smile, Dong-hae'') is a 2010 South Korean daily television drama, starring Ji Chang-wook, Do Ji-won, Oh Ji-eun, Park Jung-ah and Lee Jang-woo. It aired on Korean Broadcasting System's premier channel KBS1 from October 4, 2010 to May 13, 2011 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 159 episodes. Plot Prologue Over 40 years ago, the Cho family lost their daughter (Cho Dong-baek) in a severe storm and almost drowned. Although Dong-baek survived, she suffered brain damage, erasing her past memories and left with the mental capacity of a nine year old. Despite the tragic circumstances, she was adopted by an American family and renamed her Anna Laker. Even though she has intellectual limitations, she can function almost normally like an adult. As a young adult, she fell in love with a Korean man, who used the English name James (aka Kim Joon), while he was studying abroad in New York. Due to personal circumstances, James had to leave Anna, but he asked Anna to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smile, You
''Smile, You'' () is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Lee Min-jung and Jung Kyung-ho, in their first leading roles in a Korean drama. Directed by Lee Tae-gon and written by Moon Hee-jung, it aired on SBS from September 26, 2009 to March 7, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 45 episodes. In the drama, a wealthy household's fall from grace forces them to bunk with their ex-chauffeur's family. Synopsis Seo Jung-in is the third child of a rich family. She gets dumped by her groom Lee Han-se on their wedding day after his family finds out that the Seo family has gone bankrupt, with Han-se literally leaving her stranded on the highway. She stops a taxi, causing trouble for a bus where Kang Hyun-soo, who had just gotten back to Korea after studying in the United States, sits. He is in love with Jung-in's older sister, Jung-kyung, who was Hyun-soo's classmate in college. Jung-in ends up being taken in by the family of Kang Man-bok, their former chauffeur. She disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Are My Destiny (2008 TV Series)
''You Are My Destiny'' () is a South Korean television series television series that aired on KBS1 from May 5, 2008 to January 9, 2009 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 178 episodes. Starring Im Yoon-ah, Park Jae-jung, Lee Ji-hoon and Gong Hyun-joo, the rating of the drama started at more than 20% in the first episode, and kept increasing. It reached a peak viewership rating of 41.6% in its final episode and was a huge success overall in Korea and many other Asian countries. Im Yoon-ah is a member of the K-pop group Girls' Generation, and this was her first leading role. Plot Jang Sae-byuk is a cheerful and grateful orphan who always tries her best. She dreams of one day becoming an interior designer, despite her lack of education and money. Because of an accident that happened before the story starts (about three years ago), she loses her sight and undergoes corneal transplant surgery. Different events unravel when she encounters the Kim family, who has lost a daughter in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pure In Heart
''Hearts of Nineteen'' () is a 167-episode South Korean television drama/romantic comedy broadcast by KBS1 from mid 2006 to early 2007. The drama won many awards at 2006 KBS Drama Awards and was a commercial success reaching a peak rating of 43.2% on its January 6 episode and an average viewership of 29.14%. Plot Yang Gook-hwa () is a nineteen-year-old country girl who leaves Yanbian and travels to Seoul because she is marrying Hong Soon-goo (), the third son in an average but respectable family. When she arrives in Seoul, however, she finds out that her fiancé has just died in a terrible car accident. Instead of returning to Yanbian, she decides to stay and create a new life in Korea while sending money back to her aunt and uncle. While she lives in Korea, she is taken in as a family member by Soon-goo's family. Hong Woo-kyung (), the son of Soon-goo's oldest brother Moon-goo (), especially cares for her like his own sister. Woo-kyung works in the marketing department of UT, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedding (TV Series)
''Wedding'' () is an 18-episode South Korean television drama that aired on KBS2 in 2005. The series explores the relationship of a newly wed couple, showing how two people, who met and married through an arranged matchmaking, slowly develop a relationship and learn what it means to be married. Some of the issues explored include what is the most important thing in a marriage, trust and honesty between a couple, how past relationships affect present, and the role of family in a relationship. Unlike other dramas written by Oh Soo-yeon, which focused on people falling in love by fate or destiny, this one is about two people with very different personalities, values, and backgrounds, and seeing how they learn to love one another despite all of their differences. Plot Lee Se-na (Jang Nara) is a single child raised in a wealthy family and pampered by her protective parents. She has never been hurt and naively believes that love can overcome all obstacles. Although she has a big heart, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharp 2
''Sharp'' () is a Korean drama that aired from November 29, 2003, to February 25, 2007, on KBS2. Series overview Season 1 * First aired : November 29, 2003 * Last aired : February 27, 2005 * Writers : Hong Jin-ah, Hong Ja-ram, Kwon Ki-kyung Cast *Go Ara as Lee Ok-rim *Seo Hyun-seok as Jang Wook *Yoo Ah-in as Yoo Ah-in *Lee Eun-sung as Seo Jung-min *Hyun Jung-eun as Lee Yoon-jung *Kim Si-hoo as Lee Soon-shin *Kim Jung-min as Park Se-ri *Joo Bo-bi as Joo Bo-bi *Oh Yeon-seo as Lee Ye-rim (Ok-rim's sister) *Park Hoon-jung as Lee Ha-rim (Ok-rim's brother) *Kang Seok-woo as Lee Sang-heum (Ok-rim's father) *Lee Eung-kyung as Kim Sung-hee (Ok-rim's mother) *Kwak Ji-min as Kang Dong-hee *Kim Ha-kyoon as Kim Jung-sik *Kim Ye-ryeong as Wook's mother *Kim Hye-ok as Se-ri's mother *Lee Min-ho as Jin-ho * Kim Hee-jung as Lee Yu-ri (episode 36–37) *Oh Soo-min as Jang Mi-yeon (episode 20) *Heo Yi-jae as young Gong Yeon-hee (episode 42) *Ryu Deok-hwan as Hwang Tae-min (episode 9) *Hahm Eun-ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
