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Lee Yong-yi
Lee Yong-yi (; born July 30, 1958) is a theater, television and movie actress. She is known for her role as Nomo both in theater play and film ''Welcome to Dongmakgol'' (2005) and Netflix Series ''Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha'' (2021). Career After graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts, in 1979, Lee joined ''Theatre Company Minye'' where She debuted as an actress in the play ''Broken Jar'' by Heinrich von Kleist. In 1986, Lee joined ''Theater Company Michu'', where Lee took part in its many notable works. One of Lee notable performance was her role as Hyeong-bang in ''Madangnori Chunhyangjeon'' (1987-1992). She also performed in play Dung Dung Nakrang Dung (둥둥 낙랑둥) as King Bang Sook in July 12-24, 1996, at Towol Theater, Seoul Arts Center. In 1991, Lee Yong-yi acted in Park Kwang-soo movie ''I Want to Go to That Island''. She cast as Ne Eop-sun, a shaman who lived in the island with her husband. The actor cast as shaman husband was her real husband actor Kim Il-woo. T ... [...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 ''Fortun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Five (film)
''The Five'' () is a 2013 South Korean thriller horror film written and directed by Jeong Yeon-shik based on his own webtoon ''The 5ive Hearts'', which first appeared on internet portal Daum in April 2011. Kim Sun-a starred as a disabled woman who gathers four desperate people in need of organs to take revenge on the serial killer who murdered her family. Plot Eun-ah was living a perfect, happy life with her family until a sociopathic young man named Jae-wook brutally and senselessly murders her husband and daughter in front of her eyes. Barely escaping alive herself, Eun-ah is left half-paralyzed and reliant on a wheelchair. After her recovery, she grows fixated on taking revenge on him. Two years later, following a long search, she hones in within striking distance of the killer. Faced with such a dangerous adversary and her immobility, Eun-ah gathers four people marginalized by society, each with a different skill, to help her kill Jae-wook. In exchange, she is prepared to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're All Surrounded
''You're All Surrounded'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Seung-gi, Cha Seung-won, Go Ara, Ahn Jae-hyun, Park Jung-min, Oh Yoon-ah, and Sung Ji-ru. It aired on SBS from May 7 to July 17, 2014, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 ( KST) for 20 episodes. Synopsis After witnessing his mother's murder at a young age, Kim Ji-yong (Lee Seung-gi) became a detective in order to investigate his mother's death. He later changed his name to Eun Dae-gu to be unnoticed by his mother's killer. On his way, he reunites with Eo Soo-sun (Go Ara), who attended the same middle school and they gradually develop a romantic relationship. At the same time, he spies on his team leader, Seo Pan-seok (Cha Seung-won), believing that he is related to the killer of his mother's case. As he unravels the truth behind the incident 11 years ago, he learns about his past, identity as well as making deep connections with people around him. Cast Main *Lee Seung-gi as Eun Dae-gu / Kim Ji- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eldest
''The Eldest'' () is a 2013–2014 South Korean television series starring Yoon Jung-hee, Jae Hee, Oh Yoon-ah and Park Jae-jung. It aired on JTBC from September 14, 2013 to March 16, 2014. Synopsis Set between the 1960s and the 1990s, ''The Eldest'' tells the story of five siblings after they lost their parents in an accident. It focuses on Young-sun ( Yoon Jung-hee), the eldest sister, who raised her brothers and sisters so they would become successful. Cast Main * Yoon Jung-hee as Kim Young-sun ** Yoo Hae-jung as young Young-sun * Jae Hee as Park Soon-taek ** Chae Sang-woo as young Soon-taek * Oh Yoon-ah as Lee Ji-sook ** Roh Jeong-eui as young Ji-sook * Park Jae-jung as Lee In-ho ** Oh Jae-moo as young In-ho Supporting Young-sun's entourage * Jo Yi-jin as Kim Young-ran * Kang Eui-sik as Kim Young-doo * Kim Gyu-sun as Lee Jae-im * Jung Yoon-hye as Kim Young-sook * Kim Tae-jin as Kim Young-jae * Jang Seo-hee as Nan-i Soon-taek's entourage * Yoon Yoo-sun as ?? * Lee Dal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister & I
''Prime Minister & I'' () is a 2013 South Korean television drama starring Im Yoon-ah, Lee Beom-soo, Yoon Shi-yoon, Chae Jung-an and Ryu Jin. It aired on KBS2 from December 9, 2013 to February 4, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 17 episodes. Plot At 42 years old, Kwon Yul (Lee Beom-soo) is South Korea's youngest prime minister ever. On top of his reputation as an honest man of the utmost integrity, he's also a widower as his wife died in a car accident 7 years ago and raises his three children alone. But what the public doesn't know is that despite his perfect image, Yul is actually a struggling father devoid of even the most basic of parenting skills. Nam Da-jung (Im Yoon-ah) is a journalist from Scandal News who resorts to writing for a trashy tabloid to support her ailing father, but when she chases Prime Minister Kwon for a lucrative exposé, she ends up scooping a whole lot more than she bargained for and the two ended up in a contract marriage and later on fell i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Gentleman's Dignity
''A Gentleman's Dignity'' () is a 2012 South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Jang Dong-gun, Kim Ha-neul, Kim Su-ro, Kim Min-jong, and Lee Jong-hyuk. It aired on SBS from May 26 to August 12, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. The series marked Jang Dong-gun's return to television after twelve years. It was directed by Shin Woo-chul and written by Kim Eun-sook, the same team behind hit dramas '' Secret Garden'', '' On Air'', ''Lovers in Prague'', and ''Lovers in Paris''. Synopsis ''A Gentleman's Dignity'' is about the careers and love lives of urban professionals. It tells the story of four men in their forties who have been friends since they were eighteen, as they go through love, breakup, success and failure. Kim Do-jin is a confident playboy who meets Seo Yi-soo and falls for her. To his surprise, she doesn't give him the time of day and he discovers that she has a crush on his best friend Im Tae-san. He begins a one-sided love for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Live The King (2019 Film)
''Long Live the King'' (Korean: 롱 리브 더 킹: 목포 영웅; RR: Long Live The King: Mokpo Yeongwoong) is a 2019 South Korean film directed by Kang Yoon-sung and starring Kim Rae-won. The screenplay is based on Beodeunamusup's webtoon of the same name, using story elements from the first season. The film earned director Kang Yoon-sung the Director of the Year Award and Kim Rae-won the Actor of the Year Award at the 2019 Chungju International Film Festival. Filming began on October 9, 2018. One of the plot elements involves a bus accident at a bridge in Mokpo; it took the crew three months to make arrangements to film on the bridge, with filming at the location taking place for about twelve hours. Shooting for the scene was also done at the studio and other locations, and took about a week to finish. Plot Kkangpae boss Jang Se-chool meets lawyer Kang So-hyun at an anti-construction protest and quickly falls in love, but she thinks of him as a thug. She repeatedly rejects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juror 8
''Juror 8'' is a 2019 South Korean legal film, based on the 1957 US film 12 Angry Men. It was released on May 15, 2019. Plot The story takes place in 2008 during South Korea's first jury trial. Eight ordinary citizens from different backgrounds are summoned to be jurors of a criminal trial. Cast Main * Moon So-ri as Kim Joon-gyeom * Park Hyung-sik as Kwon Nam-woo Supporting * Baek Soo-jang as Yoon Geu-rim * Cha Mi-kyung as Yang Choon-ok * Yoon Kyung-ho as Jo Jin-sik * Seo Jeong-yeon as Byeon Sang-mi * Jo Han-chul as Choi Yeong-jae * Kim Hong-pa as Jang Gi-baek * Cho Soo-hyang as Oh Soo-jeong * Kwon Hae-hyo as president of the Court * Tae In-ho as presiding judge * Lee Hae-woon as associate judge * Seo Hyun-woo as Kang Doo-sik * Lee Yong-yi as Kang Doo-sik's mother * Yum Dong-hun as Kang Doo-sik's uncle * Shim Dal-gi as Kang So-ra * Kim Hak-sun Kim Hak-sun (1924–1997) was a Korean human rights activist who campaigned against Sexual slavery, sex slavery and wartime sexual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herstory (film)
''Herstory'' () is a 2018 South Korean drama film directed by Min Kyu-dong. Based on the real-life story of the trials that took place in Shimonoseki in the 1990s, the film follows a group of Busan-based women who engaged in a court case against the Japanese government to highlight the ordeals of Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery as comfort women by the Japanese military during World War II. The film was released in theaters on June 27, 2018. Cast *Kim Hee-ae as Moon Jung-sook *Kim Hae-sook as Bae Jung-gil *Ye Soo-jung as Park Soon-nyeo * Moon Sook as Seo Gwi-soon *Lee Yong-nyeo as Lee Ok-joo * Kim Sun-young as President Shin * Kim Jun-han as Lee Sang-il *Lee Yong-lee as Yoo So-deuk *Jung In-gi as Choi * Choi Byung-mo as Soon-mo * Lee Seol as Hye-soo * Lee Ji-ha as Director *Kim In-woo as Presiding judge *Yokouchi Hiroki as Japanese prosecutor *Park Myung-shin as Jung Dae-hyeob *Lee Ji-ha as President Lee *Tasuku Yamanouchi as Consulate officer Abe *Kim Lee- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Taxi Driver
''A Taxi Driver'' () is a 2017 South Korean historical action drama film directed by Jang Hoon and written by Eom Yu-na, with Song Kang-ho starring in the title role, alongside Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hae-jin, and Ryu Jun-yeol. Based on a real-life story, the film centers on a taxi driver from Seoul who unintentionally becomes involved in the events of the Gwangju Uprising in 1980. It is based on German journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter's interactions with driver Kim Sa-bok; however, as Kim's identity and real name were unknown at the time the film was made (Hinzpeter only knew him as "Kim Sa-bok"), most elements regarding his life and the events that happened to him outside of Gwangju are fictional. The film was released on August 2, 2017, in South Korea. It was very positively received by critics, who praised its unique approach to depicting the Gwangju Uprising events, emotional weight, as well as the main character and his relationship with Hinzpeter, and was selected as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabricated City
''Fabricated City'' () is a 2017 South Korean action thriller film directed by Park Kwang-hyun and starring Ji Chang-wook, Shim Eun-kyung and Ahn Jae-hong. The film was released on February 9, 2017. Plot Kwon Yoo, formerly a national taekwondo champion, spends most of his day playing games at an Internet Cafe. In an online First-person Shooter, his character "Captain" is highly skilled and has a group of close friends and teammates who call themselves "RESURRECTION." After a gaming session, he finds a smartphone and goes to the owner's apartment to return it. The next day, Kwon is arrested and accused of killing a young girl. The evidence seems irrefutable: The murder weapon is in his house, his fingerprints and DNA are in her apartment and the apartment's security camera has footage of him. Following pressure from the media, the court swiftly finds him guilty and sentences him to life imprisonment in a maximum security prison. In prison, Kwon catches the attention of gang l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
