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Kim Dong-yeon (director)
Kim Dong-yeon () is a South Korean playwright and theater director. Kim, is nicknamed Blue Chip Director of Daehak-ro, made his directorial debut in 2003 through the play ''Fantasy Fairy Tale'' (2003). South Korean Musical ''Maybe Happy Ending'' that was premiered in 2017 is his most famous work as director. He is known for his two military musicals, ''The Shinheung Military Academy'' (2018) and ''Return'' (2019). He is also known as director of South Korean adaptation of stage play ''Human'' (2010), '' The Pride'' (2014), ''M. Butterfly'' (2017), and ''Shakespeare R&J'' (2018). Career Early career Kim Dong-yeon joined theater club in high school to achieve his dream to be an actor. He worked hard practicing his vocalization in the backyard near his high school. Then enrolled in theater department at Chung-Ang University. He performed on stage as an actor throughout his college days. However, he found that he's more suitable to be a theatre director. After graduating, Kim ... [...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] |
Fictional Character
In fiction, a character (or speaker, in poetry) is a person or other being in a narrative (such as a novel, play, radio or television series, music, film, or video game). The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person, in which case the distinction of a "fictional" versus "real" character may be made. Derived from the Ancient Greek word , the English word dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in '' Tom Jones'' by Henry Fielding in 1749. From this, the sense of "a part played by an actor" developed.Harrison (1998, 51-2) quotation: (Before this development, the term ''dramatis personae'', naturalized in English from Latin and meaning "masks of the drama," encapsulated the notion of characters from the literal aspect of masks.) Character, particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema, involves "the illusion of being a human person". In literature, characters guide readers through their stories, hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Zajac
Gustavo Zajac is a theater director, choreographer and professor of musical comedy and jazz dance. He currently resides in New York. Career Theater and television As an actor and dancer he played Tulsa in Gypsy with Mabel Manzotti, Ambar La Fox, Sandra Guida and Eleonora Wexler. He shared the stage with the first Argentine dancer Eleonora Cassano on the show Cassano Dancing, while on television he worked with the Argentine star Susana Giménez. In 2002 he founded his own dance company called TEN, made up of ten dancers whom he formed and with whom he made public shows of Theater Dance and Lyrical Jazz participating in various festivals. He has also been a guest professor since 2002 in the international summer program of the Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Zajac was summoned in Argentina as translator of David Leveaux and Jonathan Butterell, director and choreographer of Nine respectively. He served as Resident Director of the same musical starred by Juan Darthes, at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Ji-hee
Hong Ji-hee (; Born in Seoul July 27, 1988) is a South Korean movie, television and musical actress. Hong made her debut as a musical actress in the 5th season of the open run musical "Finding Kim Jong-wook" in 2011, after graduating from the Department of Theater and Film at of Kyunghee University. However, she had previously made her debut as an actress with minor roles in the films ''Into the White Night'' (2009) as Cha Young-eun and film ''City of Damnation'' (2009) as a reporter. She's known for her role Yoo Cho-hee, in tvN drama series '' Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha'' and Jang Hye-jin of Big Mouth. Career Debut and Musical Career (2009-2014) In 2009, Hong made her feature film debut in Park Shin-woo's film ''Into the White Night'' (2009), appearing in a small role opposite Son Ye-jin as Cha Young-eun. Her second film role was as a reporter at the bombing site in the 2009 film ''City of Damnation''. After completing her studies from Department of Theater and Film of Kyun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coffee Prince (2007 TV Series)
''Coffee Prince'' () is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Yoon Eun-hye, Gong Yoo, Lee Sun-kyun, and Chae Jung-an. Based on the novel of the same name written by Lee Sun-mi, it was aired on MBC's Mondays and Tuesdays at the 21:55 ( KST) time slot from July 2 and August 28, 2007 consisting of 17 episodes. The drama portrays the story of an unlikely romance between a tomboyish woman, who dresses like a man in order to get work, and a young food empire mogul. It contains homoerotic elements, as the man does not initially know of the tomboy's true sex. Hailed as a hit for its high ratings, the drama received positive reviews from critics and won multiple awards. Synopsis Choi Han-gyeol (Gong Yoo) is the grandson of chairwoman Bang ( Kim Young-ok) of Dong-in Foods, a company that has a thriving coffee business. He has never had a job and does not care for responsibility. Han-gyeol is hung up on his first love, Han Yoo-joo (Chae Jung-an), who only sees him as a friend. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Soo-ro
Kim Soo-ro (born Kim Sang-joong on May 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Career Early career Kim Soo-ro studied Theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and Dongguk University, then joined the Mokwha Repertory Company. In 1993, he made his cinematic debut with a minor role in ''Two Cops'', and became known for being a scene-stealing supporting actor, especially in comedies such as ''The Foul King'', ''Hi! Dharma!'', ''Fun Movie'' and '' S Diary''. With ''Vampire Cop Ricky'' in 2006, Kim began starring in leading roles, and this was followed by the films ''A Bold Family'', '' Our School's E.T.'', '' Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp'', ''The Quiz Show Scandal'', ''Romantic Heaven'', and ''Ghost Sweepers''. He also appeared in the television series ''Master of Study'' and ''A Gentleman's Dignity''. Kim Soo-ro’s Project In 2009, it was ''The Lower Depths'', a play by Maxim Gorky considered to be one of the most important works of Russian Socialist realism Socialist realism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC; ) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. ''Munhwa'' is the Sino-Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television station MBC TV broadcasts as channel 11. Established on 2 December 1961, MBC's terrestrial operations has a nationwide network of 17 regional stations. Although it operates on advertising, MBC is a public broadcaster, as its largest shareholder is a public organization, the Foundation of Broadcast Culture. MBC consists of a multimedia group with one terrestrial TV channel, three radio channels, five cable channels, five satellite channels and four DMB channels. MBC is headquartered in Digital Media City (DMC), Mapo District, Seoul and has the largest broadcast production facilities in Korea including digital production centre Dream Center in Ilsan, indoor and outdoor sets in Yongin Daejanggeum Park. History Radio era (1961-1968) Launching the first radio broadcast signal (ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Hyung-don
Jung Hyung-don (; born February 7, 1978) is a South Korean comedian and television host. He is best known for his roles on the variety shows ''Infinite Challenge'' and ''Weekly Idol''. Early life and education Jung was born in Gimcheon in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. As a child, he moved with his family to Busan, where he later attended Busan Electronic Technical High School. After graduation, he worked for Samsung Electronics in Suwon for six years before entering the entertainment industry. Career Jung made his television debut on the sketch comedy show ''Gag Concert'' in 2002. On the show, he performed a sketch called "Do-Re-Mi Trio," in which he and two other comedians sang excerpts of popular songs, adding comedic punch lines to the end. In 2005, Jung joined the cast of a new variety show called ''Infinite Challenge''. Though the show initially had low viewership ratings, it went on to be a hit, and several of the songs Jung recorded for the show's periodic "so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infinite Challenge
''Infinite Challenge'' (; abbreviated as ''Mudo'') is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC, that ran from 2005 to 2018. As of January 2013, it had the largest market share for its timeslot; with between 13 and 17 percent of Korean television viewers watching ''Infinite Challenge'' every Saturday night. making it the most-watched free-to-air television program on Saturday evenings, and the most viewed non-drama program in South Korea every week (excluding special sporting events, since November 2006, with the exception of January 2009, April and May 2010). ''Infinite Challenge'' has kept the same scheduled time, since first airing in 2005. Since 2009, it lasts for roughly 75 minutes, excluding ten minutes of advertising. Episodes are also frequently rerun on several Korean cable broadcasting channels. Since February 19, 2011 (episode 237), the program has been aired in high-definition. ''Infinite Challenge'' has been called "the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Tae-ho (television Director)
Kim Tae-ho (; born May 4, 1975) is a South Korean television director. Biography Kim graduated from Korea University. In July 2009 he married his wife, a make-up artist. Their son was born in December 2014. Career Kim joined the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) in 2002 and worked largely on the channel's Sunday night programs aired on ''Sunday Sunday Night''. He gained prominence amongst viewers as the director of ''Infinite Challenge'' due to his use of humorous subtitles and captions. His work on ''Infinite Challenge'' has garnered him popular and professional recognition and earned him nominations for various awards. From September to November 2017 Kim was one of several thousand employees of MBC and KBS who participated in a joint labor union strike over unfair company practices at their respective broadcasting stations. He was reported to have won an award at the annual KCC Broadcasting Awards that August but refused to attend out of solidarity for his colleag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother. ''Hamlet'' is considered among the "most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language", with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others". There are many works that have been pointed to as possible sources for Shakespeare's play—from ancient Greek tragedies to Elizabethan plays. The editors of the Arden Shakespeare question the idea of "source hunting", pointing out that it presupposes that authors always require ideas from other works for their own, and suggests that no author can have an original idea or be an originator. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Producer
A theatrical producer is a person who oversees all aspects of mounting a theatre production. The producer is responsible for the overall financial and managerial functions of a production or venue, raises or provides financial backing, and hires personnel for creative positions (writer, director, designers, composer, choreographer—and in some cases, performers). The independent producer usually initiates the production—finding the script and starting the process. The producer finds the director and pursues the primary goals, to balance and coordinate business and financial aspects in the service of the creative realization of the playwright's vision. This may include casting, but often only includes casting approval. The producer may secure funds for the production, either through their own company or by bringing investors into the production in a limited partnership agreement. In this business structure, the producer becomes the general partner with unlimited liability, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
