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Lee Mi-yeon
Lee Mi-yeon (born September 23, 1971) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Film Television series Variety show Music video Theater Discography Awards and nominations References External links * * * South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean stage actresses King Kong by Starship artists 1971 births Living people Dongguk University alumni People from Seoul Signal Entertainment Group artists 20th-century South Korean actresses 21st-century South Korean actresses {{Korea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Like For Likes
''Like for Likes'' ( Korean: 좋아해줘) is a 2016 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Park Hyun-jin. It was released in South Korea on February 17, 2016, by CJ Entertainment. Plot The movie follows three couples relying on social media to communicate their innermost feelings. Recently discharged from the military, Noh Jin-woo ( Yoo Ah-in) is a popular actor. Jo Kyung-ah ( Lee Mi-yeon) is a screenwriter for television drama series. She doesn't want to ask Jin-woo, but asks him anyway to perform in her next drama series. Jin-woo turns down her offer. At a wedding, Jin-woo sees Kyung-ah's young child Bom. Jin-woo wonders if he is the father. Jung Sung-chan ( Kim Joo-hyuk) runs a small Japanese restaurant. Before his wedding, he leases an apartment from flight attendant Ham Joo-ran (Choi Ji-woo), but Sung-chan is dumped by his fiancé. At the same time, flight attendant Joo-ran learns that she was ripped off and now doesn't have a place to stay. Sung-chan offers to sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhoon (2005 Film)
''Typhoon'' () is a 2005 South Korean action film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek and starring Jang Dong-gun, Lee Jung-jae, and Lee Mi-yeon. Typhoon was the highest budget South Korean film at the time, with a budget of over 15 million dollars, or about 17 billion won. The film was shot in three countries: South Korea, Thailand, Russia. Plot An American freighter ship carrying sensitive cargo en route to Taiwan is hijacked by North Korean pirates led by Sin (Jang Dong-gun), a terrorist set on destroying the Korean Peninsula. The sensitive cargo is weapons technology for a military satellite, secretly made by the U.S. in reaction to strengthening Chinese/Russian relations. Having stolen the technology, Sin attempts to attain highly radioactive waste from Russia through the black market. His plan is to detonate a fleet of helium balloons loaded with radioactive waste over the Korean Peninsula. To investigate the hijacking, the South Korean government sends Sejong (Lee Jung-jae), a South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumi Jo
Sumi Jo, OSI (; ; born 22 November 1962) is a South Korean lyric coloratura soprano known for her Grammy award-winning interpretations of the bel canto repertoire. Life and career Early life and education Jo was born Jo Su-gyeong in Changwon, South Korea. Her mother was an amateur singer and pianist who had been unable to pursue her own professional music studies because of politics in Korea during the 1950s. Determined to provide her daughter with opportunities she never had, Jo's mother enrolled her in piano lessons at the age of 4 and later voice lessons at the age of 6. Although Jo's family lived in a rented property, her parents bought a piano for her to play. Her mother raised and trained Jo strictly. Jo recalled even when her mother went out, she locked the door outside so that Jo couldn't play truant. As a child, Jo would often spend up to eight hours a day studying music. In 1976, Jo entered the Sun Hwa Arts School from which she graduated in 1980, receiving dual d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Sung-mo
Jo Sung-mo (; born March 11, 1977) is a South Korean pop ballad A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness, death, war, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn manner.J. M. Cu ... singer. He debuted in 1998 with the album ''To Heaven,'' and went on to release several of the all-time List of best-selling albums in South Korea, best-selling albums in South Korea. Biography Jo Sung Mo was born in Seoul in 1977. Shortly after high school, he was part of a dance group called 4004 (also called 4Angels). The dance group never had an official debut before disbanding. Jo Sung Mo debuted in September 1998. He chose an unconventional method of releasing no information about the album or himself featuring actors (Lee Byeong Heon and Kim Ha Neul) in his debut instead of personally appearing in the video. It became known as the "mysterious concept His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters Over Flowers
''Sisters Over Flowers'' (), also known as ''Noonas Over Flowers'', is a South Korean travel-reality show that aired on tvN from 29 November 2013 to 17 January 2014. It featured veteran actresses Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Ja-ok, Kim Hee-ae and Lee Mi-yeon going on a 10-day backpacking trip through Turkey and Croatia, accompanied and assisted by the significantly younger Lee Seung-gi. The trip covered the cities of Istanbul, Zagreb, Split, and Dubrovnik. It is a spin-off of '' Grandpas Over Flowers'', which featured a similar premise but with older male actors. The show's title also follows after its predecessor, which is itself a word play/ parody on , a popular Japanese manga about four handsome young men. Cast * Youn Yuh-jung * Kim Ja-ok * Kim Hee-ae * Lee Mi-yeon * Lee Seung-gi Production While ''Grandpas Over Flowers'' starred a cast of veteran actors in their seventies, the ''Sisters Over Flowers'' cast were significantly younger and spanned a wider age range, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVN (South Korea) , an American news service of the 1970s
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TVN may refer to: * TVN (Australian TV channel), a former horse racing channel * Televisión Nacional de Chile, a public broadcaster * TVN (Indonesia), a former television station; predecessor of Rajawali Televisi * TVN (Norway), or TVNorge, a commercial television channel * TVN (Panamanian TV network), a television network * TVN (Polish TV channel), a commercial broadcaster * tvN, a South Korean commercial general entertainment channel * tvN Asia, a Korean entertainment channel * TVN Entertainment Corporation, a US cable television company * Television News Inc. Television News Inc. (TVN) was an American syndicated news service, providing daily feeds of newsfilm to subscribing television stations in the United States and Canada between 1973 and 1975. Majority-owned by the Coors Brewing Company of Gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reply 1988
''Reply 1988'' () is a South Korean television series starring Lee Hye-ri, Ryu Jun-yeol, Go Kyung-pyo, Park Bo-gum, and Lee Dong-hwi. Beginning in the year 1988, it revolves around five friends and their families living in the same neighborhood of Ssangmun-dong, Dobong District, Northern Seoul. It aired every Friday and Saturday from November 6, 2015, to January 16, 2016, on tvN for 20 episodes. ''Reply 1988'' is the third installment of tvN's '' Reply'' series. It received both critical and audience acclaim with its finale episode recording an 18.8% nationwide audience share, making it the fourth highest rated drama in Korean cable television history and highest rated television drama at the time of airing. Cast Main *Lee Hye-ri as Sung Duk-seon/Sung Soo-yeon :The middle child of her family, she is infamously ranked 999th in school and is the only girl in their group of five neighborhood friends. Though not academically gifted, Duk-seon has a bright and compassionate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Merchant
''The Great Merchant'' (; lit. ''Merchant Kim Man-deok'') is a 2010 South Korean historical drama starring Lee Mi-yeon, Han Jae-suk, Park Sol-mi, Ha Seok-jin, and Go Doo-shim. It aired on KBS1 from March 6 to June 13, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:40 for 30 episodes. The series follows the life of Kim Man-deok (1739-1812). Kim was born on Jeju Island. Adopted by the head of a gisaeng house at the age of 12, she became a government gisaeng ― a type of Korean traditional entertainer who is designated and reserved specifically for government officials. After discovering a talent in business and commerce, she later became one of the most successful female merchants on the island. When Jeju was struck by a deadly famine in 1795 (the 19th year of King Jeongjo, Kim sold all her assets and donated approximately 90% of her money (approximated to be in today's currency) to save millions of lives. Kim was later praised by numerous scholars and philosophers, which was notabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Myeongseong
Empress Myeongseong or Empress Myungsung (명성황후 민씨; 17 November 1851 – 8 October 1895In lunar calendar, the Empress was born on 25 September 1851 and died on 20 August 1895), informally known as Empress Min, was the official wife of Gojong, the 26th king of Joseon and the first emperor of the Korean Empire. She was posthumously called Myeongseong, the Great Empress (). Empress Myeongseong was considered an obstacle by the government of Meiji Japan (明治政府) to its overseas expansion. However, she took a harsher stand against Japanese influence after the Heungseon Daewongun's failed rebellions that were intended to remove her from the political arena. After Japan's victory in the First Sino-Japanese War, Joseon Korea came under the Japanese sphere of influence. The empress advocated stronger ties between Korea and Russia in an attempt to block Japanese influence in Korea. Miura Gorō, the Japanese Minister to Korea at that time and a retired army lieutenant-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Myeongseong (TV Series)
''Empress Myeongseong'' () is a 2001 and 2002 South Korean television series that aired on KBS2. Historical connection Empress Myeongseong was considered as the last empress of Korea because of the Eulmi Incident (also called Operation Fox Hunt). Cast Main *Choi Myung-gil as Empress Myeongseong (episodes 82-124) **Lee Mi-yeon as Empress Myeongseong (episodes 1, 10-81) ***Moon Geun-young as Min Ja-yeong (young Empress Myeongseong) * Lee Jin-woo as King Gojong ** Lee In as young Gojong *Yoo Dong-geun as Heungseon Daewongun Supporting Royal Family *Kim Yong-rim - Grand Royal Queen Dowager Jo *Kim Jeong-ha - Royal Queen Dowager Hong *Yoo Hye-young - Queen Cheorin * Baek Seung-woo - Sungjong of Korea **Lee Tae-ri and Kwak Jung-wook - young Sunjong * Lee Yu-ri - Empress Sunmyeong ** Park Eun-bin and Kim Soo-yeong - young Empress Sunmyeong *Jung Seon-gyeong - Royal Consort Gwi-in of Gyeongju Yi clan *Lee Jae-eun - Royal Consort Gwi-in of the Deoksu Jang clan * Kim Se-ah - Roya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Broadcasting System
Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) () is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. The broadcaster legally became known as SBS in March 2000, changing its corporate name from Seoul Broadcasting System (서울방송). Its flagship terrestrial television station SBS TV broadcasts as channel 6 for digital and cable. Established on 14 November 1990, SBS is the largest private broadcaster in South Korea, and is owned by the Taeyoung Construction. It operates its flagship television channel which has a nationwide network of 10 regional stations, and three radio networks. SBS has provided digital terrestrial television service in the ATSC format since 2001, and T-DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) service since 2005. History After the 1987 South Korean democratic reform, the government had decided to create a new commercial broadcaster in South Korea. Eventually, MBC was a mouthpiece of KBS to broadcast sporting events like the 1986 FIFA World Cup, an ... [...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] |
