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Lee Hee-jin
Lee Hee-jin (born 16 May 1979) is a South Korean actress and former member of girl group Baby V.O.X. Lee studied at Dong-Ah Broadcasting College, then made her entertainment debut in 1997 as a member of popular K-pop girl group Baby V.O.X. After Baby V.O.X. disbanded in 2006, Lee decided to pursue an acting career. After joining a few stage plays and musicals, Lee was cast in the television drama ''It's Okay, Daddy's Girl ''It's Okay, Daddy's Girl'' () is a South Korean television series that aired on SBS from November 22, 2010 to January 28, 2011. Plot Being the youngest and spoiled in her family, Eun Chae-ryung would completely rely on her father. When he has ...'' (2010). She has since played supporting roles in '' The Greatest Love'' (2011), '' My Lover, Madame Butterfly'' (2012), and '' Monstar'' (2013). In 2011, she was chosen Best New Actress in the TV Drama category at the 19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards. Filmography Television series Film Va ... [...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] |
Big (TV Series)
''Big'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Gong Yoo and Lee Min-jung. The romantic comedy/body swap series aired on KBS2 from June 4 to July 24, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Written by the Hong sisters, ''Big'' was Gong Yoo's first television series after ''The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince'' in 2007 and since being discharged from mandatory military service. The drama was well-received although it was criticized for its ending. Synopsis Gil Da-ran (Lee Min-jung) is a struggling substitute teacher trying to get her certificate. She is engaged to a kind and handsome doctor, Seo Yoon-jae (Gong Yoo); it is a fairy-tale-come-true until one month before the wedding, Yoon-jae inexplicably becomes distant. At the same time, Da-ran meets an 18-year-old transfer student from the United States, Kang Kyung-joon (Shin Won-ho), who's got an attitude towards everyone except Da-ran. Kyung-joon gets into a fateful car accident with Yoon-jae and the two of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Empress (TV Series)
''The Last Empress'' () is a 2018-2019 South Korean television series starring Jang Na-ra, Choi Jin-hyuk, Shin Sung-rok, Lee Elijah, and Shin Eun-kyung. It aired on SBS Wednesdays and Thursdays at the 22:00 KST time slot from November 21, 2018, to February 21, 2019, for 52 episodes. Originally slated for 48 episodes, ''The Last Empress'' was extended to 52 episodes due to its popularity. It received high viewership ratings and positive reviews for its fast-paced and unpredictable plot. On its 24th episode on December 27, 2018, ''The Last Empress'' garnered nationwide ratings of 17.9%, making it the highest rating weekday mini-series for Korean terrestrial television in 2018. It surpassed the record previously held by the drama ''Return.'' Synopsis ''The Last Empress'' is set in an alternate universe, in which Korea is a constitutional monarchy in 2018, Oh Sunny is a bright and vivacious musical actress who marries the Emperor of the Korean Empire. She becomes involved in the ... [...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] |
The Lady In Dignity
''The Lady in Dignity'' () is a South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-sun, Kim Sun-ah, Jung Sang-hoon with Lee Tae-im and Lee Ki-woo. The series aired on cable network JTBC on Fridays and Saturdays at 23:00 ( KST) time slot from June 16 to August 19, 2017. It became one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history. Synopsis The story of an elegant Cheongdam-dong woman named Woo Ah-jin (Kim Hee-sun), who relished a life of luxury by marrying a quasi-chaebol son, until Park Bok-ja ( Kim Sun-ah) walks into her life. Cast Main * Kim Hee-sun as Woo Ah-jin : A cheerful, elegant and charismatic woman who married into a rich family, but hit rock bottom after her husband's betrayal. * Kim Sun-a as Park Bok-ja : A cool and unfazeable woman who climbs her way up the social totem pole despite coming from a small village. * Jung Sang-hoon as Ahn Jae-suk : Youngest son of Ahn Tae-dong and also Ah-jin's cheating husband. * Lee Tae-im as Yoon Sung-hee : Ji-hoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Rainbow (TV Series)
''Golden Rainbow'' () is a 2013 South Korean television drama series starring Uee, Jung Il-woo, Cha Ye-ryun and Lee Jae-yoon. It aired on MBC from November 2, 2013 to March 30, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:55 for 41 episodes. Plot Adopted and raised by the same father, seven orphans grew up together as a family in a town near the ocean. With the bond between them even stronger than that of blood-related siblings, they experience hardships together and struggle to succeed in the marine products industry. It mainly revolves around a girl who was kept away from her mother by her father's mother. The mother asks her long time friend to steal her back. So he did. He got caught and went to prison for 6 years. The girl is back with the grandmother but 6 years later at an amusement park, she is kidnapped. She later on escapes and finds home with a boy and his grandmother. The grandmother later on dies and the longtime friend that stole her back the first time finds them trying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medical Top Team
''Medical Top Team'' () is a South Korean television series written by Yoon Kyung-ah and directed by Kim Do-hoon. It starred Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Ryeo-won, Ju Ji-hoon, Oh Yeon-seo and Choi Min-ho. The series began filming in August 2013, and aired on MBC from October 9 to December 12, 2013, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. The medical drama focuses on the lives of doctors and nurses who are members of an elite medical team from the fictional Gwang Hae University Hospital. Characters Main cast *Kwon Sang-woo as Park Tae-shin :A 35-years old genius thoracic surgeon who is misunderstood due to his straightforward manner of speaking, but is kind and soft-hearted. Sometimes he acts impulsively, once he even pushed Seo out of his way, when helping ill waitress. Previously he worked in the USA. Dr. Park grew up in an orphange, where he was abused, along with other children, by director. Later Park was adopted. After many years he tried to find his biological parent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orion Cinema Network
OCN (originally an initialism of the Orion Cinema Network) is a movie channel on basic cable throughout South Korea, owned by CJ ENM CJ ENM (, CJ Entertainment aNd Merchandising) is a South Korean entertainment and retail company founded in 2018. CJ ENM was established as a result of the merger of two CJ Group subsidiaries, CJ E&M and CJ O Shopping respectively, in July 20 ... E&M Division. In the 2000s, it became the most viewed station in South Korea, which prompted them to create their widely recognized English-language slogan, "Korea number-one channel." With cable TV penetration quite high in South Korea, OCN is a popular movie resource. OCN's lineup is a mixture of movies from several years ago or earlier, particularly during the daytime, with more recent films during evening prime-time hours. They do not air movies that are as recent as those of sister station CatchOn, a pay service offered on cable TV. They also air episodes of popular overseas television series, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guest Appearance
In show business, a guest appearance is the participation of an outsider performer (such as a musician or actor) in an event such as a music record or concert, show, etc., when the performer does not belong to the regular band, cast, or other performing group. In music, such an outside performer is often referred to as a guest artist. In performance art, the terms guest role or guest star are also common, the latter term specifically indicating the guest appearance of a celebrity. The latter is often also credited as special guest star or special musical guest star by some production companies. In pop music and hip-hop, such guests are often referred to as featured artists or featured guests. Such a performer may be annotated in credits or even in song titles by the abbreviation ''feat.'' or further abbreviation ''ft.''; or by the word ''with'' or abbreviation ''w/''. In a TV series, a guest star is an actor who appears in one or a few episodes (sometimes a story arc). In some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Affairs Team TEN
''Special Affairs Team TEN'' (; also known simply as ''TEN'') is a South Korean crime procedural television series starring Joo Sang-wook, Jo An, Kim Sang-ho and Choi Woo-shik. It was broadcast by cable channel OCN. Season 1 aired from November 18, 2011 to January 13, 2012 on Fridays at 24:00 for 9 episodes. It was a hit on Korean cable, reaching a peak viewership rating of 3.91%. It also won the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the 6th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards in 2012. Season 2 aired from April 14 to June 30, 2013 on Sundays at 23:00 for 12 episodes. Series overview Season 1 Plot "Special Affairs Team TEN" is a criminal investigation unit that tackles the most violent, hardcore crimes in South Korea. These crimes usually have less than a 10% rate for arrests. Following the motto of "No more unsolved cases," the detectives chase those who attempt to commit the perfect crime, facing some of the most twisted and perverted criminals that they have ever encountered in their caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnet (TV Channel)
Mnet (acronym of Music Network) is a South Korean pay television music channel owned by CJ E&M, a division of CJ ENM, part of CJ Group. The CJ E&M Center Studio located in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul is the broadcast and recording centre of many Mnet programs with a studio audience, namely the live weekly music show '' M Countdown''. It is also the venue for live performances in survival shows such as ''Superstar K'', '' Show Me The Money'', ''Unpretty Rapstar'', ''Produce 101'' series, ''High School Rapper'', '' Queendom'', ''Road to Kingdom'', ''Kingdom'' and ''Girls Planet 999''. Other shows are filmed in CJ E&M Studio in Ilsan and CJ E&M Contents World in Paju. History The global website named for Mnet Global changed to MWave in April 2013. Other sites from Mnet are not affected with the change. On February 5, 2020, it was revealed that CJ ENM had begun restructuring Mnet's "We Are K-Pop" slogan and brand after the controversy behind "Produce 101" damaged the network' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse Doctor
''The King's Doctor'' (; lit. ''Horse Doctor'') is a 2012 South Korean television series depicting Baek Gwang-hyeon (1625–1697), Joseon Dynasty veterinarian, starring Cho Seung-woo and Lee Yo-won. It aired on MBC from October 1, 2012 to March 25, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 50 episodes. The historical/period epic drama commemorated MBC's 51st anniversary. Filmed at MBC Dramia in Gyeonggi Province, ''The King's Doctor'' was directed by Lee Byung-hoon, known for his previous works '' Hur Jun'', '' Jewel in the Palace'', '' Yi San'' and '' Dong Yi''. This marked the first television drama for actor Cho Seung-woo in his 13-year film and stage career. Plot The life of a Joseon-era low-class veterinarian specializing in the treatment of horses, who rises to become the royal physician in charge of the King's health. Cast Main characters *Cho Seung-woo as Baek Kwang-hyun **Ahn Do-gyu as young Kwang-hyun *Lee Yo-won as Kang Ji-nyeong **Roh Jeong-eui as young Ji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
