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Kim Soo-mi
Kim Soo-mi (born Kim Young-ok on September 3, 1949) is a South Korean actress. She has had a prolific career in film and television. Kim debuted in a talent contest in 1970, then shot to fame in ''Country Diaries''. The landmark TV series aired for almost 20 years, making Kim one of the most popular Korean actresses of the 1980s. In 2003 she made a memorable cameo as a profanity-spouting ajumma in the Jang Nara comedy ''Oh! Happy Day''. It successfully revamped her image and rejuvenated her fading career. Kim quickly became known in the Korean entertainment industry as the "Queen of Ad-lib," with her comic talent showcased in many of her succeeding projects, notably ''Mapado'', ''Twilight Gangsters'', ''Granny's Got Talent'' (2015), and the ''Marrying the Mafia'' sequels. Kim also gained attention for her turns in more serious fare, such as 2006's ''Barefoot Ki-bong'', a heartwarming pic about a developmentally disabled man. Her 2011 film ''Late Blossom'' is a romance between tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunsan
Gunsan (), also romanized as Kunsan, is a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is on the south bank of the Geum River just upstream from its exit into the Yellow Sea. It has emerged as a high-tech manufacturing industrial city and an international trade seaport that is approximately southwest of Seoul on the midwest coast of the Korean Peninsula. Kunsan Air Base operated by the United States Air Force is in the city. To encourage investment, a free trade zone has been declared in the area. Notable residents of Gunsan include actress Lee Eun-ju, comedian Park Myeong-su, and Teen Top member L.Joe. History Gunsan was a small fishing village on the banks of the Geum River, near where the river spills into the Yellow Sea. It sits on the fertile western ''Honam'' plain where much rice is harvested. Gunsan became a port in the late 19th century largely due to pressure from the Japanese on the Koreans to ship rice to Japan. In 1899, Gunsan Port officially opened up to intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Dragon Film Awards
The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea. The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popular movies of high artistic value released during the previous year. During the selection process, about forty movies that have made it to the final list are screened to the public for free. After the screening of each selection, the awards ceremony opens. The Blue Dragon Film Awards and Grand Bell Awards are the most popular film awards in South Korea. History It was created in 1963 by ''The Chosun Ilbo'' newspaper and discontinued in 1973. ''Sports Chosun'', a Korean sports daily also owned by ''The Chosun Ilbo'', resurrected the ceremony in 1990 and it has been held annually since then. The 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony was held on November 26, 2021 at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. In this edition, 18 categories were awarded. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meet The In-Laws (2011 Film)
''Meet the In-Laws'' () is a 2011 South Korean film directed by Kim Jin-young, starring Song Sae-byeok and Lee Si-young. The Korean title literally translates to "Dangerous Formal Greeting Between Families of the Bride and Bridegroom," hence the alternate English titles ''Clash of the Families'' and ''Dangerous Meeting''. A comedic take on star-crossed lovers set after the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the film explores the deep-rooted regionalism that has dogged various aspects of Korean society, particularly the antagonism between people from southeastern Gyeongsang and people from Jeolla. Plot Naive, pure-hearted Hyun-joon writes romance comics under the pseudonym "Hyun-ji." He becomes pen pals with Da-hong, and the two fall in love and begin dating. When Da-hong reveals that her father is forcing her to go on matchmaking dates with other men, Hyun-joon impulsively decides to propose to her. But Hyun-joon hails from humble roots in South Jeolla Province, and the couple knows that Da-h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Suicide Forecast
''The Suicide Forecast'' (; lit. "Suspicious Customers") is a 2011 South Korean comedy-drama film. It is Jo Jin-mo's directorial debut. Plot Baseball player-turned-insurance salesman Byung-woo (Ryoo Seung-bum) is seen as the cocky ace of his company until one of his clients commits suicide. The police suspect him of aiding and abetting the suicide, which almost jeopardizes Byung-woo's career. Anxious to ensure it won't happen again, he gets in touch with his previous clients. Particularly those who seem the type to commit suicide. During his quest to turn their lives around for the better, Byung-woo reunites with a lonely husband (Park Chul-min), a debt-ridden lounge singer (Younha), a homeless young man ( Im Joo-hwan), and a widowed mother (Jung Sun-kyung). Cast *Ryoo Seung-bum ... Bae Byung-woo *Seo Ji-hye ... Lee Hye-in *Sung Dong-il ... Manager Park Jin-seok *Park Chul-min ... Oh Sang-yeol *Jung Sun-kyung ... Choi Bok-soon * Im Joo-hwan ... Kim Young-tak *Younha ... Ahn So-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubbing (filmmaking)
Dubbing (re-recording and mixing) is a post-production process used in filmmaking and video production, often in concert with sound design, in which additional or supplementary recordings are lip-synced and "mixed" with original production sound to create the finished soundtrack. The process usually takes place on a dub stage. After sound editors edit and prepare all the necessary tracks—dialogue, automated dialogue replacement (ADR), effects, Foley, and music—the dubbing mixers proceed to balance all of the elements and record the finished soundtrack. Dubbing is sometimes confused with ADR, also known as "additional dialogue replacement", "automated dialogue recording" and "looping", in which the original actors re-record and synchronize audio segments. Outside the film industry, the term "dubbing" commonly refers to the replacement of the actor's voices with those of different performers speaking another language, which is called "revoicing" in the film industry. The te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Language
Korean ( South Korean: , ''hangugeo''; North Korean: , ''chosŏnmal'') is the native language for about 80 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea (geographically Korea), but over the past years of political division, the two Koreas have developed some noticeable vocabulary differences. Beyond Korea, the language is recognised as a minority language in parts of China, namely Jilin Province, and specifically Yanbian Prefecture and Changbai County. It is also spoken by Sakhalin Koreans in parts of Sakhalin, the Russian island just north of Japan, and by the in parts of Central Asia. The language has a few extinct relatives which—along with the Jeju language (Jejuan) of Jeju Island and Korean itself—form the compact Koreanic language family. Even so, Jejuan and Korean are not mutually intelligible with each other. The linguistic homeland of Korean is suggested to be somewhere in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs
''Hoodwinked!'' is a 2005 computer-animated musical comedy mystery film. It retells the folktale ''Little Red Riding Hood'' as a police procedural, using backstories to show multiple characters' points of view. It was produced independently by Blue Yonder Films with Kanbar Entertainment, directed and written by Cory Edwards along with Todd Edwards, and Tony Leech, and produced by Katie Hooten, Maurice Kanbar, David K. Lovegren, Sue Bea Montgomery, and Preston Stutzman. The film features the voices of Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, Jim Belushi, Patrick Warburton, Anthony Anderson, David Ogden Stiers, Xzibit, Chazz Palminteri, and Andy Dick. ''Hoodwinked!'' was among the earliest computer-animated films to be completely independently funded. Working apart from a major studio allowed the filmmakers greater creative control, but also restrained them economically. Due to the film's low budget, its animation was produced in the Philippines, with a less realistic design inspired by stop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unstoppable Family
''Marrying the Mafia IV'' () is a 2011 South Korean film and the fourth installment of ''Marrying the Mafia'' series. Plot Hong Deok-Ja continues to run a kimchi food company and leaves for Japan on a business trip with three sons. However, when bank robbers steals their money, the family is separated from their guide, and a misunderstanding between language barriers makes the White Tiger family think that they are wanted by the cops. Cast * Kim Soo-mi as Hong Deok-Ja * Shin Hyun-joon as Jang In-Jae * Tak Jae-hoon as Jang Seok-Jae * Im Hyung-joon as Jang Kyung-Jae * Jeong Jun-ha as Jong-Myeon * Hyun Young as Hyo-Jung * Kim Ji-woo as Mori * Jung Woong-in as Hyun-Joon * Jung Man-sik * Yuko Fueki as Japanese announcer (cameo) See also * ''Marrying the Mafia'' * ''Marrying the Mafia II'' * ''Marrying the Mafia III ''Marrying the Mafia III'' () is a 2006 South Korean film. Plot This gangster comedy chronicles the White Tiger Family of Jeolla Province. Hong Deok-ja, head of the crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born To Sing (2013 Film)
''Born to Sing'' (; lit. "National Singing Contest") is a 2013 South Korean comedy-drama film starring Kim In-kwon and directed by Lee Jong-pil. Produced by comedian and variety show host Lee Kyung-kyu, it was released in theaters on May 2, 2013. The film is based on '' National Singing Contest'', an actual TV show that is the longest-running Sunday TV program in Korea since its premiere in 1980. The show travels nationwide with its host/ emcee Song Hae, and currently broadcasts on Sundays at 12:10 p.m. on KBS1 (its English title is ''Korea Sings''). The touching and moving anecdotes shared by previous contestants led to the film ''Born to Sing'', which tells the dynamic and intertwining stories of people seeking redemption at a singing contest. Plot The TV program ''National Singing Contest'' is set to film in the city of Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province. Because the contest is well known as a ticket to becoming a star singer, a number of locals scramble to appear in the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enemies In-Law
''Enemies In-Law'' (; lit. "Dangerous Meeting of In-Laws 2" or "Clash of the Families 2") is a 2015 South Korean film directed by Kim Jin-young, starring Jin Se-yeon and Hong Jong-hyun. It is a spin-off (or thematic sequel) to '' Meet the In-Laws'' (2011). Plot Park Young-hee is a former national fencing athlete and currently a detective in the narcotics department. She also comes from a family of cops, from her soon-to-retire father to her siblings and their spouses. Han Chul-soo is the only son of two notorious criminals; his father steals cultural objects while his mother specializes in document forgery. Chul-soo and Young-hee fall in love, but when the couple declares their intention to get married, both families disapprove. To placate Young-hee's father, Chul-soo promises that he will pass the police officer exam and become a detective like her. He spends the next seven years studying and preparing for the exam, with Young-hee by his side as supportive girlfriend. As the ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Missing VIP
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soongsil University
Soongsil University (SSU) is the first modern university in Korea, dating its history back to 1897. It was founded under the Christian missionary William M. Baird. The campus is located in 369 Sangdo-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea. History Soongsil University was founded on October 10, 1897, in Pyongyang as a private school by William M. Baird, a missionary of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions. In 1900 the school was developed into an official 4-year junior high school. In October 1901 the school was named ''Soongsil Hakdang'' (, Soongsil Academy). The name ''Soongsil'' roughly means "Revering od( ''soong'') with Truth and Integrity ( ''sil'')". In 1905 the academy established courses for students. In 1906 the academy again was permitted by presbyterian and Methodist missionary bodies to establish a university department. The academy was called Union Christian College (합성숭실대학), which was later authorized as a university by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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