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Kim Joo-yeon
Kim Joo-yeon (; born May 11, 1993) is a South Korean musical, stage and television actress. She is best known for her role in Netflix Original Series '' Move to Heaven'' (2021) and '' Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha'' (2021). Early years Kim Joo-yeon was born on May 11, 1993, in Jeju, South Korea as the youngest of three daughters. Kim grew up in Jeju, where she had limited exposure to theater or musical performances. However, her life took a different turn after she met art teacher Ko Seong-woo in the third grade of elementary school. Kim played the male role in her school's team for the national folk song competition, which won the grand prize, and this experience played a significant role in gradually changing her shy personality. Kim developed an interest in music after becoming a fan of the indie band Jaurim, and she began taking singing lessons from a former professor of Seoul Institute of The Arts. Based on the teacher's recommendation, she enrolled at Anyang Arts High School, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and socialist political thinker and proponent. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his success as an author, he travelled widely across the Russian Empire changing jobs frequently, experiences which would later influence his writing. Gorky's most famous works are his early short stories, written in the 1890s (" Chelkash", " Old Izergil", and " Twenty-Six Men and a Girl"); plays '' The Philistines'' (1901), '' The Lower Depths'' (1902) and '' Children of the Sun'' (1905); a poem, " The Song of the Stormy Petrel" (1901); his autobiographical trilogy, '' My Childhood, In the World, My Universities'' (1913–1923); and a novel, ''Mother'' (1906). Gorky himself judged some of these works as failures, and ''Mother'' has ... [...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] |
Kisaeng
Kisaeng (Hangul: 기생, Hanja: 妓生, RR: ''Gisaeng''), also called ginyeo (Hangul: 기녀, Hanja: 妓女), were women from outcast or slave families who were trained to be courtesans, providing artistic entertainment and conversation to men of upper class. First appearing in Goryeo, were the government's legal entertainers, required to perform various functions for the state. Many were employed at court, but they were also spread throughout the country. They were carefully trained and frequently accomplished in the fine arts, poetry, and prose, and although they were of low social class, they were respected as educated artists. Aside from entertainment, their roles included medical care and needlework. play an important role in Korean conceptions of the traditional culture of the Joseon. Although the names of most real have been forgotten, a few are remembered for an outstanding attribute, such as skill or loyalty. The most famous of these is the 16th century Hwang Jini. ... [...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] |
The Crucible
''The Crucible'' is a 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692–93. Miller wrote the play as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the United States government persecuted people accused of being communists. Miller was questioned by the House of Representatives' Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956 and convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to identify others present at meetings he had attended. The play was first performed at the Martin Beck Theatre on Broadway on January 22, 1953, starring E. G. Marshall, Beatrice Straight and Madeleine Sherwood. Miller felt that this production was too stylized and cold, and the reviews for it were largely hostile (although ''The New York Times'' noted "a powerful play n adriving performance"). The production won the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play. A year later a new production suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are '' All My Sons'' (1947), ''Death of a Salesman'' (1949), ''The Crucible'' (1953), and '' A View from the Bridge'' (1955). He wrote several screenplays and was most noted for his work on '' The Misfits'' (1961). The drama ''Death of a Salesman'' is considered one of the best American plays of the 20th century. Miller was often in the public eye, particularly during the late 1940s, '50s and early '60s. During this time, he received a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and married Marilyn Monroe. In 1980, he received the St. Louis Literary Award from the Saint Louis University Library Associates. He received the Praemium Imperiale prize in 2001, the Prince of Asturias Award in 2002, and the Jerusalem Prize in 2003, and the Dorothy and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Warren (actress)
Mary Warren (born Marie Elizabeth Wierman; November 6, 1893 – August 4, 1956), was an American silent film actress. Early life Marie Elizabeth Wierman was born on November 6, 1893 in Philadelphia, the daughter of Mary E. Wierman (1871–1940). Career In 1912, still using the name Marie Wierman, she was a member of the Lubin Stock Company, and worked on films in Maine. As Mary Warren, she was an actress based in Hollywood who appeared in about two dozen silent films between 1918 and 1924, including ''The Sea Panther'' (1918), ''The Vortex'' (1918), ''An Honest Man'' (1918), '' All Night'' (1918), '' What Every Woman Wants'' (1919), '' The Final Close-Up'' (1919), ''Girls'' (1919)'', Prudence on Broadway'' (1919), ''The City of Comrades'' (1919)'', The Prince of Avenue A'' (1920), '' Guile of Women'' (1921), ''Voices of the City'' (1921), ''Come on Over'' (1922), '' The Man Who Won'' (1923), '' The Wolf Man'' (1923), '' Cupid's Fireman'' (1923), and '' In Love with Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven (South Korean Singer)
Choi Dong-wook (; born November 9, 1984), better known by his stage name Seven (; stylized as Se7en), is a South Korean singer, who has also advanced into Japan, China and the United States. Career 2003–2004: Debut with ''Just Listen'', best new artist awards, and ''Must Listen'' Seven began training under the management agency YG Entertainment at the age of fifteen. After four years of training in singing and dancing, he made his debut in 2003 with the album '' Just Listen'', released on March 8. Later that year, he received best new artist awards at the Golden Disc Awards, MBC Gayo Daejejeon, Mnet Music Video Festival, SBS Gayo Daejeon, and Seoul Music Awards. On July 7, 2004, Seven released his second album, '' Must Listen'', which he described as being more grown-up than his debut album. ''Must Listen'' peaked at number one on the monthly Recording Industry Association of Korea album chart. The album's lead single, "Passion", won Best Male Video at the Mnet Km Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yesung
Kim Kang-hoon (born Kim Jong-woon; August 24, 1984), better known by his stage name Yesung is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, radio personality and television presenter. He debuted in 2005 as a member of Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-K.R.Y. (2006), Super Junior-H (2008) and participated in SM Entertainment's projects SM The Ballad (2014). Aside from group activities, he has recorded songs for various television dramas and movies, participated in various television dramas, movies, musicals and radio hosting. He began his solo career in 2016 with his first extended play, '' Here I Am''. Biography Yesung was born on August 24, 1984 in Seoul and later moved to Cheonan, South Chungcheong at age 10. He is the older son of two; his younger brother's name is Kim Jong-jin. From a young age, Yesung expressed an interest in singing. In 1999, he joined a broadcast singing competition and won gold at the Cheonan Singing Competition. In 2001, Yesung's mother, Im Bo-k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maybe Happy Ending
''Maybe Happy Ending'' (; lit. "Maybe Happy Ending) is an original South Korean musical with music composed by Will Aronson and lyrics written by Hue Park, and book written by both Aronson and Park. It is their first original musical and second work together after Musical ''Bungee Jumping''. Directed by Kim Dong-yeon, ''Maybe Happy Ending'' opened in Seoul at Lifeway Hall in DCF Daemyung Cultural Factory on December 20, 2016, where it played for 51 performances. It was nominated as best musical at The 6th Yegreen Musical Awards, and won four awards including Musical of the Year Award, Music Award (Will Aronson), Directing Award (Kim Dong-yeon)and Female Popularity Award (Jeon Mi-do). It was also nominated for six awards at The 2nd Korean Musical Award and won six awards, including Best Musical, Best Director, Best Music, Lyrics and Book. Local tours and international productions have followed. Background In 2014 Hue Park was sitting in a coffee shop in Brooklyn. He heard the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, making it the world's most sparsely populated sovereign nation. Mongolia is the world's largest landlocked country that does not border a closed sea, and much of its area is covered by grassy steppe, with mountains to the north and west and the Gobi Desert to the south. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to roughly half of the country's population. The territory of modern-day Mongolia has been ruled by various nomadic empires, including the Xiongnu, the Xianbei, the Rouran, the First Turkic Khaganate, and others. In 1206, Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous land empire in history. His grandson Kublai Khan conquered China proper and established the Yuan dynasty. After the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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