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Park Ji-eun
Park Ji-eun (born 1976) is a South Korean television screenwriter. She wrote the hit Korean dramas ''Queen of Housewives'' (2009), ''My Husband Got a Family'' (2012), ''My Love from the Star'' (2013–2014), '' The Producers'' (2015), ''The Legend of the Blue Sea'' (2016) and ''Crash Landing on You'' (2019–2020). Career Early works Park Ji-eun began her entertainment career in 1997, and spent the next decade writing for talk radio shows, variety shows and sitcoms. In 2007, she wrote ''Love Isn't Stop'', a TV movie with an omnibus format, which aired on cable channel KBS N. This led to her first drama miniseries '' Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung'', which she co-wrote with Park Hye-ryun. Starring Uhm Jung-hwa and Oh Ji-ho, it was based on the real-life love story of Lee Ju-young, the CEO of a TV production company who reunited with her husband, pro-golfer Go Man-soo, ten years after breaking up with him. ''Queen of Housewives'' For Park's first solo writing credit, she wrote ''Que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoon Sang-hyun
Yoon Sang-hyun (born September 21, 1973) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in ''Queen of Housewives'' (2009), ''My Fair Lady'' (2009), '' Secret Garden'' (2011) and ''I Can Hear Your Voice'' (2013). Career Yoon Sang-hyun made his show business debut relatively late at age 32, in the 2005 television series ''Marrying a Millionaire''. This was followed by forgettable supporting roles, until his breakout as the immature chaebol Tae-bong in ''Queen of Housewives'' in 2009. Later that year, he was cast in his first lead role as a rich woman's butler in ''My Fair Lady''. In early 2010, Yoon released the Japanese single ''Saigo no Ame'' ("The Last Rain"), which debuted at 11th place on the Oricon Chart."Yoon Sang-hyun Woos Japanese Listeners with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Cheol-ho
Choi Cheol-ho (; born 2 March 1970) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame after appearing in the hit drama ''Queen of Housewives'' (also known as ''My Wife is a Superwoman'', 2009). Other notable roles include King Seonjo in '' The Immortal Lee Soon-shin'' (2004), Geolsa Biu in '' Dae Jo Yeong'' (2006) and King Gyeongjong in ''Empress Cheonchu'' (also known as ''The Iron Empress'', 2009). Personal life He married Kim Hye-sook on 7 August 2005. Kim was the Chungnam representative at the 2004 Miss Korea pageant. They have one son, Choi Min-joon. Choi was investigated for drunkenly assaulting an aspiring actress on 8 July 2010, with the incident caught on CCTV. Filmography Television series * ''River Where the Moon Rises'' (KBS2, 2021) - ep. #15 * ''Love Alert'' (MBN, 2018) * '' Dal Soon's Spring'' (KBS, 2017) * ''Saimdang, Memoir of Colors'' (SBS, 2017) * '' The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War'' (KBS1, 2015) * ''The King's Face'' (KBS2, 2014) * ''Single-minded Dandelion'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Nam-joo (actress)
Kim Nam-joo (born May 10, 1971) is a South Korean actress. Kim rose to stardom in the 1990s in television series such as ''Model'', ''The Boss'' and ''Her House''. After 2001, Kim went into semi-retirement, only appearing in commercials, particularly after she married actor Kim Seung-woo in 2005 and they started a family. Then in 2009, she made her comeback with ''Queen of Housewives'', written by Park Ji-eun. ''Housewives'' was a rating hit, and Kim went on to collaborate with Park on ''Queen of Reversals'' (2010) and top-rated series ''My Husband Got a Family'', which established Kim's continuing star status. In 2018, Kim received critical acclaim for her role in the series ''Misty (TV series), Misty''. Early life Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea. When she was two years old, her father's business failed, which resulted in the family moving to Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, where Kim spent her childhood and adolescence. After graduating from high school, she enrolled as a Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Korea Times
''The Korea Times'' is the oldest of three English-language newspapers published daily in South Korea. It is a sister paper of the ''Hankook Ilbo'', a major Korean language daily; both are owned by Dongwha Enterprise, a wood-based manufacturer. Since the late 1950s, it had been published by the Hankook Ilbo Media Group, but following an embezzlement scandal in 2013–2014 it was sold to Dongwha Group, which also acquired ''Hankook Ilbo''. The president-publisher of ''The Korea Times'' is Oh Young-jin. Former Korean President Kim Dae-jung famously taught himself English by reading ''The Korea Times''. Newspaper headquarters The newspaper's headquarters is located in the same building with ''Hankook Ilbo'' on Sejong-daero between Sungnyemun and Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea. The publication also hosts major operations in New York City and Los Angeles. History ''The Korea Times'' was founded by Helen Kim five months into the 1950-53 Korean War. The first issue on November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Northern Exposure'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure * Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological drama References Comedy drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YesAsia
YesAsia (formerly ''AsiaCD'') is an online retail company founded in 1998 that sells Asian entertainment products worldwide. After initially focusing on CD and video retailing, it has expanded into other entertainment and hobby products such as manga, video games and consoles, electronics and toys. Its website includes Asian entertainment news, music and film reviews, and pop charts from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan. Since 2006, it has continually been listed in ''Internet Retailer's'' Top 500 e-commerce websites. History YesAsia was founded in 1998 as AsiaCD by Joshua K. Lau and Priscilla Chu in San Francisco, California. The company later moved its headquarters and fulfillment center to Hong Kong to better facilitate logistics handling of the Asian entertainment products carried by the website. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Golfer
A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pro," most of whom are teachers/coaches. The professional golfer status is reserved for people who play, rather than teach, golf for a career. In golf, the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose their amateur status. A golfer who has lost their amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated; a professional may not play in amateur tournaments unless the Committee is notified, acknowledges and confirms the participation. It is very difficult for a professional to regain their amateur status; simply agreeing not to take payment for a particular tournament is not enough. A player must apply to the governin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Ji-ho
Oh Ji-ho (born April 14, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for the television dramas '' Couple or Trouble'' (2006), '' The Slave Hunters'' (2010), ''Queen of the Office'' (2013) and ''My Fair Lady'' (2016). Career Oh was born and raised in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province. He dropped out of his e-Business Management course at Anyang Industrial Technical School and at the age of 22, moved to Seoul on his own to pursue a career in acting. He first found work as a commercial model, then made his acting debut in 1998 with a minor role in the film ''Kka (Naked Being)''. Despite starring in a few movies (notably the erotic two-hander ''La Belle'' in 2000), Oh would become better known for his work in television. He soon earned heartthrob status among fans for his handsome face and well-defined muscles, but critics initially dismissed him as just another model-turned-actor with attractive looks but little talent. In 2004, Oh established his acting credentials in ''A Second Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uhm Jung-hwa
Uhm Jung-hwa (; born August 17, 1969) is a South Korean singer, actress and dancer. Uhm is considered to be one of the most influential women in the Korean entertainment industry, finding rare success in both music and film. Her legacy and career reinventions have given her the nickname of "Korean Madonna". Uhm began her career in 1989 as a chorus member for the broadcasting company MBC. She starred in the 1993 romance drama film, ''On a Windy Day, We Must Go to Apgujeong'', and released her debut studio album, ''Sorrowful Secret'', that same year. Though both releases found limited audiences, the album's lead single, "Pupil", helped to establish a uniquely sensual image for Uhm. She pivoted to dance music with 1996's "Sad Expectation", and found breakthrough success with "Rose of Betrayal" (배반의 장미) from her third studio album, ''After Love'' (1997). Subsequent releases '' Invitation'' (1998) and '' 005.1999.06'' (1999) were bolstered by a string of hit singles: " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung
''Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung'' () is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy Korean drama, television series starring Uhm Jung-hwa and Oh Ji-ho. It aired on Seoul Broadcasting System, SBS from July 28 to September 16, 2007 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 16 episodes. The series is based on the real-life love story of Lee Ju-young, the CEO of Doremi Entertainment, the drama's production company who reunited with her current husband ten years after breaking up with him. Moreover, Go Man-soo is the actual name of Lee's pro-golfer husband who incidentally instructed Oh Ji-ho on his golf swings in preparation for the role. Plot Throughout her school days, Oh Soo-jung (Uhm Jung-hwa) was the girl every boy wanted to date and every girl wanted to be. But having watched her poor family disintegrate after her mother abandoned her incompetent father, Soo-jung naturally became cynical and demanding when it came to picking her choice of man. She dates Go Man-soo (Oh Ji-ho), an Ivy League law stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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