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Park Jung-ah
Park Jung-ah (; also spelled as Park Jeong-ah, Park JungA; February 24, 1981) is a South Korean entertainer. Career 2000-present: Career beginnings, breakthrough success and Jewelry Park graduated from Dongduk Women's University with a bachelor's degree in Applied Musicology and is also able to play the piano. First debuting as a member of the girl group Jewelry in 2001, she became the group leader. In 2003, she debuted as an actress and has since appeared in a handful of movies and dramas. Since Jewelry went on hiatus, Park took the opportunity to debut as a solo singer. Her first solo album ''Yeah'' was released in the fall of 2006, showing an edgier side that Jewelry single "Superstar" hinted at. The title song Produced and Co-Written by Hit American Producers Ian (iRok) Scott and Mark (MJ) Jackson A.K.A. MJ&iRoK was her first single, and it allowed Park to become more of a rock singer. The album also featured production from #1 Billboard Producer, Eddie Galan of Mach 1 Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeongcheon
Yeongcheon () is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Yeongcheon is located southeast of Seoul, in the southeast of North Gyeongsang Province. It is on the Gyeongbu Expressway linking Seoul and Busan, and is also the junction of the Jungang and Daegu railway lines. Symbols *City bird: pigeon *City flower: rose *City tree: ginkgo Economy of Yeongcheon Yeongcheon is famous for Grape and Wine. It is the largest producer of Grape which has almost 20% of Grape Production in Korea and some of the grapes are exported to United States, Canada and Southeast Asia. Yeongcheon also has 11 Wineries. The Wineries use Kyoho, Muscat Bailey A, Shine Muscat and Campbell Early Cultivals. Yeongcheon produces other crops such as Rice, Peach, Apple, Plum, Garlic and others. Administrative divisions Yeongcheon is divided into 1 ''eup'', 10 ''myeon'' and 5 ''dong''. Festivals The Bohyeon Mountain Starlight Festival takes place in summer and is centered in the Bohyeon Mountain O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seo In-guk
Seo In-guk (; born October 23, 1987) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He launched his singing career after winning the talent reality show ''Superstar K'' in 2009, and made his acting breakthrough in ''Reply 1997'' (2012). Since then, he has starred in television series ''Master's Sun'' (2013), '' High School King of Savvy'' (2014), ''Hello Monster'' (2015), '' Squad 38'' (2016), ''Shopping King Louie'' (2016), '' The Smile Has Left Your Eyes'' (2018), '' Doom At Your Service'' (2021), and ''Café Minamdang'' (2022). Early life and education Seo was born on October 23, 1987, in Ulsan, where he lived with his parents and younger sister. He grew up in relative poverty; his mother worked as a recyclables collector and his father as a welder. Seo trained as a ssireum wrestler, learnt boxing and mixed martial arts in school and is a Hapkido 2nd dan. He decided to become a singer at the age of ten, after being inspired by the Korean rock musician Kim Jung-min and watch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smile Again (2010 TV Series)
''Smile Again'' (, lit. ''Smile, Dong-hae'') is a 2010 South Korean daily television drama, starring Ji Chang-wook, Do Ji-won, Oh Ji-eun, Park Jung-ah and Lee Jang-woo. It aired on Korean Broadcasting System's premier channel KBS1 from October 4, 2010 to May 13, 2011 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 159 episodes. Plot Prologue Over 40 years ago, the Cho family lost their daughter (Cho Dong-baek) in a severe storm and almost drowned. Although Dong-baek survived, she suffered brain damage, erasing her past memories and left with the mental capacity of a nine year old. Despite the tragic circumstances, she was adopted by an American family and renamed her Anna Laker. Even though she has intellectual limitations, she can function almost normally like an adult. As a young adult, she fell in love with a Korean man, who used the English name James (aka Kim Joon), while he was studying abroad in New York. Due to personal circumstances, James had to leave Anna, but he asked Anna to w ... [...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] |
Prosecutor Princess
''Prosecutor Princess'' () is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Kim So-yeon, Park Si-hoo, Han Jung-soo and Choi Song-hyun. It aired on SBS from March 31 to May 20, 2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Plot After Ma Hye-ri (Kim So-yeon) passes the bar exam, she discovers that her love of fashion and dislike of overtime interferes with her ability to carry out her duties as a public prosecutor. She faces opposition from contemptuous colleagues and exasperated superiors. With her career on a downward spiral, she enlists the help of mysterious attorney Seo In-woo (Park Si-hoo) . Cast Main *Kim So-yeon as Ma Hye-ri :freshly appointed prosecutor, daughter of construction company president *Park Si-hoo as Seo In-woo (Shin Dong-ki as young Seo In-woo) :lawyer, educated and raised in USA, returned to Korea with hidden agenda *Han Jung-soo as Yoon Se-joon :prosecutor, widower with daughter *Choi Song-hyun as Jin Jeong-seon :prosecutor, single, living with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frivolous Wife
''Frivolous Wife'' is a 2008 South Korean romantic comedy film based on William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew''. Plot Cheon Yeon-soo is a beautiful, hot-headed college girl whose family became millionaires overnight. She was raised by an over-indulgent father and grew up spoiled. Yeon-soo is used to getting any man she wants, but she falls in love with her polar opposite: awkward and polite Lee Jeong-do. Jeong-do is the only grandson of a very traditional family, and Yeon-soo attempts to transform herself into a proper lady so that her future in-laws will accept her. Little does she know that Jeong-do's family actually heads a notorious mob. Cast *Park Jung-ah as Cheon Yeon-soo *Park Jin-woo as Lee Jeong-do *Jang Min-ho as Grandfather *Lee Won-jong as Yeon-soo's father *Jo Sang-gook as Head of the family *Yang Geum-seok as Aunt-in-law *Lee Il-hwa Lee Il-hwa (born February 24, 1971) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1991, and has since appeared i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine (2003 Film)
''Madeleine'' () is a 2003 South Korean romance film starring Jo In-sung and Shin Min-ah in lead roles. The film was released on January 10, 2003, in South Korean cinemas and drew a total of 146,482 admissions in the nation's capital of Seoul. ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved 2013-01-09. Plot Ji-suk () is a Korean Language & Literature major who dreams of becoming a writer, and delivers newspapers part-time. When he goes to a hair salon to have his long hair cut, a charming woman calls him by name. She is none other than Hee-jin, his classmate in junior high school. Dreaming of becoming a hair designer, Hee- ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea JoongAng Daily
''Korea JoongAng Daily'' is the English edition of the South Korean national daily newspaper ''JoongAng Ilbo''. The newspaper was first published on October 17, 2000, originally named as ''JoongAng Ilbo English Edition''. It mainly carries news and feature stories by staff reporters, and some stories translated from the Korean language newspaper. ''Korea JoongAng Daily'' is one of the three main English newspapers in South Korea along with ''The Korea Times'' and ''The Korea Herald''. The newspaper is published with a daily edition of ''The New York Times'' and it is located within the main offices of the ''JoongAng Ilbo'' in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. See also *List of newspapers in South Korea This is a list of newspapers in South Korea. National papers Top 10 Comprehensive Daily newspapers *Chosun Ilbo (daily) 1,212,208 *Dong-A Ilbo (daily) 925,919 *JoongAng Ilbo (daily) 861,984 *''Hankook Ilbo'' (daily) 219,672 *''Hankyoreh'' (da ... References External linksOff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiyul (singer)
Yang Jung-yoon (born July 30, 1991), better known by her stage name Jiyul or Min Ji-yul, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Dal Shabet. Early life Jiyul was born on July 30, 1991, in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Dongduk Women's University. Career 2011–2013: Debut with Dal Shabet and solo activities Jiyul made her official debut with her fellow members of Dal Shabet on January 3, 2011. On November 3, 2011, Jiyul became a host for SBS MTV's ''K-Pop 20''. Jiyul made her acting debut as a cameo appearance in '' Papa'' in 2012. She played the role of Mila, a top star Park Yong-woo's character manages, who ran away to America, forcing Park's character to go after her. Her first major acting role was in the short film ''Her Story'', in which she was cast as the female lead. She participated in ''MasterChef Korea Celebrity'' which premiered on February 22, 2013. 2015: Solo activities and departure from Dal Shabet I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ye-won (singer)
Kim Ye-won (born December 5, 1989), also known mononymously as Yewon, is a South Korean actress, singer and entertainer. She debuted in 2011 as a member of K-pop girl group Jewelry. Alongside her singing career, she appeared on television in dramas, sitcoms and variety shows. After Jewelry disbanded in early 2015, Kim joined the fourth season of reality show ''We Got Married'', where she was paired with singer Henry Lau. It was confirmed that her contract with Star Empire Entertainment would be expired in the end of October 2016. She later signed Jellyfish Entertainment in November 2016. Early life and education Kim Ye-won was born in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Kim attended Myongji College where she studied Applied Music. Controversies In March 2015, while filming the Korean TV show ''My Tutor Friend'' Lee Tae-im and Kim Ye-won had a fight, with Lee Tae-im reportedly swearing at Kim Ye-won. After the incident, Lee Tae-im claimed that Kim Ye-won initiated the fight by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gugudan
Gugudan (), also stylized as gu9udan or gx9, was a South Korean girl group formed in 2016 by Jellyfish Entertainment and the company's first girl group. The group debuted on June 28, 2016, with their EP '' Act. 1 The Little Mermaid''. The group was composed of eight members: Mimi, Hana, Haebin, Nayoung, Sejeong, Sally, Soyee and Mina. Originally a nine-piece group, Hyeyeon left the group in October 2018. Following two years with no group activities, Gugudan disbanded on December 31, 2020. History Pre-debut In January 2016, Nayoung, Sejeong and Mina were introduced as Jellyfish Entertainment's first female trainees on the Mnet survival show, ''Produce 101'', where 101 female trainees from various companies competed to debut in an eleven-member girl group that would promote for a year under YMC Entertainment. After placing 2nd and 9th respectively in the final episode, Sejeong and Mina debuted as members of I.O.I in May 2016. 2016: Debut with ''Act. 1 The Little Mermaid'' De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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