Park Hee-jung (actress)
Park Hee-jung (born October 20, 1988) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her role as a protagonist in the 2014 film ''Another Promise ''Another Promise'' () is a 2014 South Korean film based on the true story about the legal battle between Korean conglomerate Samsung and its employees who contracted leukemia. It is the first film in Korean cinematic history to have been both in ...''. She actually shaved her head for the film. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Park, Hee-jung (actress) 1988 births Living people People from Jeonju Dankook University alumni 21st-century South Korean actresses South Korean film actresses ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jeonju
Jeonju () is the 16th largest city in South Korea and the capital of North Jeolla Province. It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju (Wanju County has many residents who work in Jeonju). The name Jeonju literally means "Perfect Region" (from the hanja (; jeon) for perfect, (; ju) for region). It is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities, and innovative festivals. In May 2012, Jeonju was chosen as a Creative City for Gastronomy as part of UNESCO's Creative Cities Network. This honour recognizes the city's traditional home cooking handed down over thousands of years, its active public and private food research, a system of nurturing talented chefs, and its hosting of distinctive food festivals. History The Baekje kingdom was located in southwestern Korea which included the area Jeonju is now located. It is believed that Jeonju was founded as a market town within Baekj ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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North Jeolla Province
North Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollabuk-do''), also known as Jeonbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Jeolla has a population of 1,869,711 (2015) and has a geographic area of 8,067 km2 (3,115 sq mi) located in the Honam region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. North Jeolla borders the provinces of South Jeolla to the south, North Gyeongsang and South Gyeongsang to the east, North Chungcheong to the northeast, and South Chungcheong to the north. Jeonju is the capital and largest city of North Jeolla, with other major cities including Iksan, Gunsan, and Jeongeup. North Jeolla was established in 1896 from the province of Jeolla, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea, consisting of the northern half of its mainland territory. History During the Proto-Three Kingdoms period, Jeolla region was the center of the Mahan confederacy among Samhan. There were 15 tribal countries out of 54 in the region. During the period of the Three States, this region came to belong to Baekje w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dankook University
Dankook University (commonly referred to as Dankook), abbreviated as DU or DKU, is a prestigious private research university in Yongin and Cheonan, South Korea. The university was established in 1947. It was the first university established after the National Liberation Day of Korea, and its original location was in Jongno District and Yongsan District (after Jongno), Seoul. Dankook University was ranked 148th in Asia by QS Asian Universities Ranking in 2010. Academics Dankook University has a global affiliate network of universities and institutes. * Study abroad programs at sister universities allow students to improve their language skills. Dankook University gives financial support and several academic credits. * Short-term visiting programs provide faculty, staff and students with opportunities to expose themselves to global standards. * International summer/winter schools are designed to welcome students from sister universities and non-affiliated institutions. * Global Ta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for Hypocrisy, hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the Tragedy, tragic Greek chorus, chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Protagonist
A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a story contains a subplot, or is a narrative made up of several stories, then each subplot may have its own protagonist. The protagonist is the character whose fate is most closely followed by the reader or audience, and who is opposed by the antagonist. The antagonist provides obstacles and complications and creates conflicts that test the protagonist, revealing the strengths and weaknesses of the protagonist's character, and having the protagonist develop as a result. Etymology The term ''protagonist'' comes , combined of (, 'first') and (, 'actor, competitor'), which stems from (, 'contest') via (, 'I contend for a prize'). Ancient Greece The earliest known examples of a protagonist are found in Ancient Greece. At first, dramatic pe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Another Promise
''Another Promise'' () is a 2014 South Korean film based on the true story about the legal battle between Korean conglomerate Samsung and its employees who contracted leukemia. It is the first film in Korean cinematic history to have been both invested and produced solely by crowdfunding. A total of () was raised through 7,722 private donations 7,500 people donated (), while more than 100 small firms gave another . All the actors in the cast starred in the film for free. To avoid possible legal action, the film's producers altered its original title from ''Another Family'' () a well known Samsung advertising slogan while the on-screen electronics company is called Jinsung. Director Kim Tae-yun further clarified that there had been no request for a title change from Samsung, and that he voluntarily did it because he "wanted the audiences to concentrate more on the drama itself, not the company." Plot Shortly after graduating from high school, Yoon-mi begins looking for a job in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sunny (2011 Film)
''Sunny'' () is a 2011 South Korean comedy-drama film. The film is about a middle-aged woman who tries to fulfill her friend's dying wish of reuniting their group of high school friends. The film alternates between two timelines: the present day where the women are middle-aged, and the 1980s when they were in high school. It is the second film by writer-director Kang Hyeong-cheol, who previously directed ''Scandal Makers'' (2008). Released on 4 May 2011, ''Sunny'' was the first film of that year to sell five million tickets in South Korea, and became the second highest-grossing Korean film by the end of the year. , it is the 13th best-selling film of all-time in South Korea. Kang Hyeong-cheol and Nam Na-yeong won Best Director and Best Editing, respectively, at the Grand Bell Awards. Actress Kang So-ra won several awards for her role as the teenage girl Ha Chun-hwa. Plot Im Na-mi (Yoo Ho-jeong), a wealthy housewife and mother, does her daily routine. While things look perfec ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New Trial (film)
''New Trial'' () is a 2017 South Korean film written and directed by Kim Tae-yoon, starring Jung Woo and Kang Ha-neul. The film is based on the 2000 "Iksan murder case" where a teenage boy was falsely accused of the murder of a taxi driver and spends ten years in prison. Plot The film tells the story of a man whose life was stolen when he was accused of the murder of a taxi driver which he did not commit, and had to confess to the crime as he was abused during police interrogation. 10 years later he seeks help from a lawyer who had financial debts to clear his name. Cast * Jung Woo as Lee Joon-young * Kang Ha-neul as Jo Hyun-woo * Kim Hae-sook as Soon-im * Lee Dong-hwi as Mo Chang-hwan * Lee Geung-young as Attorney Goo Pil-ho * Han Jae-young as Baek Chul-gi * Kim So-jin as Kang Hyo-jin * Min Jin-woong as Oh Jong-hak * Lee Jung-eun as Oh Mi-ri * Kim Young-jae as Choi Young-jae * Sung Do-hyun as Detective Cha * Yang Hee-myung as Detective Dong * Park Do-shik as Tae-goo * Jin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bluebeard (2017 Film)
''Bluebeard'' (, lit. "Thawing") is a 2017 South Korean psychological thriller film directed by Lee Soo-yeon. It stars Cho Jin-woong. Plot Seung-Hoon (Cho Jin-Woong) is a physician who opened a clinic in Seoul but went bankrupt. He landed a job at a hospital and he soon gets involved in a series of murder cases when his patient murmurs something disturbing. Cast *Cho Jin-woong as Byun Seung-hoon *Shin Goo as Jung Sung-geun's father *Kim Dae-myung as Jung Sung-geun *Song Young-chang as Jo Kyung-hwan / Nam In-soo *Lee Chung-ah as Mi-yeon *Yoon Se-ah as Jo Soo-jung *Kim Joo-ryoung as Mi-sook *Yoon Da-kyung as Ji-sook *Kim Kyung-min as Hospital Director *Lee Kang-jae as Jung Kyung-soo *Moon Jung-hyun as Byun Young-hoon *Jung Do-won as Tattoo man *Jung Ah-mi as Bae Jung-ja *Marie-Joelle Afarti as Jung Kyung-soo's mother *Han Chul-woo ad Jurisdiction Detective *Jo Suk-hyun - Captain of Gangnam Detective Squad * Park Hee-jung as Opening DJ *Koo Eun-jung as Weather Caster Production ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1988 Births
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian Bicentenary, Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet Union, Soviet troops begin their Soviet-Afghan War, withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the 1989, next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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