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Polaris Entertainment
Polaris (; Polaris Entertainment), previously known as Ilgwang Polaris, is a South Korean record label founded in 2006. It was formerly a subsidiary of Ilgwang Group, a large South Korean conglomerate whose main business is arms trade, and is now a subsidiary of Levite United, founded by CEO and Ilgwang Group founder Lee Kyu-tae's son Lee Jong-myung. Artists Groups *Tripleme Soloists * Han Hee-jun Actors and actresses * Jung Ho Bin * Kim Bo Jung * Lee Ji An * Nam So Ok * Oh Yoon Ah * Lee Woo Jong * Choi Si Hun * Choi Jae Won * Kim Kang Jin * Yoo Hyun Seok Former Artists * Ivy * Rumble Fish+ * Kim Wan-sun *Clara Lee (2006–2014) * Choi Moo-sung * Jae Hee * Jeong Ho-bin * Ji Dae-han * Jung Jae-eun * Jung Joon * Lee Eun-woo * Lee Kyun * Kim Joon-bae * Kim Se-ah * Kim Tae-han * Oh Yoon-ah * Park Jung-chul * Ryu Hwa-young * Shin Min-cheol * Sunwoo Jae-duk * Yang Dong-geun * Kim Tae-woo (2006–2011) * Chae Dong-ha (2007–2011) * Dia (2010–2012) * Hwang Ji-hyu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Industry
The music industry consists of the individuals and organizations that earn money by writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling recorded music and sheet music, presenting concerts, as well as the organizations that aid, train, represent and supply music creators. Among the many individuals and organizations that operate in the industry are: the songwriters and composers who write songs and musical compositions; the singers, musicians, conductors, and bandleaders who perform the music; the record labels, music publishers, recording studios, music producers, audio engineers, retail and digital music stores, and performance rights organizations who create and sell recorded music and sheet music; and the booking agents, promoters, music venues, road crew, and audio engineers who help organize and sell concerts. The industry also includes a range of professionals who assist singers and musicians with their music careers. These include talent managers, artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Hee-jun
Han Hee-jun (Hangul: 한희준; April 20, 1989) is a Korean-American singer from Flushing, Queens, New York, who finished in ninth place on the eleventh season of ''American Idol.'' He signed with Polaris Entertainment in 2012. In 2013, he finished in the top six of third season of ''K-pop Star''. Early life Hee-jun Han was born on April 20, 1989, to Jae-chun and Sun-ae Han in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea. He has an older brother named Hee-seung (Aiden). Hee-jun and his family immigrated to the U.S. when he was 12, moving to Flushing, New York. He attended Francis Lewis High School. Before he auditioned for ''American Idol'', he was a non-profit organizer from Milal Mission in New York, a faith-based non-profit in Flushing, working with children with special needs. He has spoken of suffering from emotional depression and credited the children he worked with for helping him recover. He also said the children motivated him to audition for ''American Idol''. Music career 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Tae-woo (singer)
Kim Tae-woo (; born May 12, 1981) is a South Korean singer, best known as the lead vocalist of boy band g.o.d. He debuted in 1999 as a member of g.o.d and continued as a solo artist after the group went on hiatus in 2006. In addition to his solo career, Kim has also sung the OSTs of award-winning popular dramas and performed in musicals. Background Kim was born in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, the only son and youngest of three children. Despite not having a musical background, Kim dreamed of becoming a singer as a teenager, especially after watching HOT, and sent in a demo tape to Park Jin-young, who was recruiting a final member for the project group that would become g.o.d. He bought a one-way ticket to Seoul after being called in for an audition and eventually signed with Park's company JYP Entertainment. He studied Postmodern Music at Kyung Hee University. Career 1998–2005: Early years and g.o.d From 1997 to 1998, Park Joon-hyung and Park Jin-young had been holdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Dong-geun
Yang Dong-geun (; born June 1, 1979) or YDG is a South Korean actor, rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and breakdancer. Yang majored in Theatrical Performance at Yong-In University. Biography Yang enlisted for mandatory military service in May 2008 for 21 months of active duty. During which time he starred in military musical, ''Mine'' with Kangta. It is about the true life story of Lieutenant Lee Jong-myung, who lost his legs in a land mine explosion near the demilitarized zone, in June 2000, when he saved fellow soldier, Sul Dong-seob from the minefield. Yang and his wife Park Ga-ram have two sons and a daughter. Their daughter Joy has appeared on '' The Return of Superman'' along with the daughters of actors In Gyo-jin and Oh Ji-ho. Career His comeback project after being discharged from the military was in film ''Grand Prix'' with Kim Tae-hee. He was cast as male lead Lee Woo-suk after Lee Joon-gi Lee Joon-gi (born 17 April 1982) is a South Korean actor, si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunwoo Jae-duk
Sunwoo Jae-duk (born July 23, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Film Variety show Awards and nominations References External links Sunwoo Jae-duk Fan Cafeat Daum * * * * http://www.sghetti.com/ 1962 births Living people 20th-century South Korean male actors 21st-century South Korean male actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors Male actors from Seoul South Korean television presenters South Korean broadcasters VJs (media personalities) Seoul Institute of the Arts alumni Seonu clan of Taiyuan {{Korea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryu Hwa-young
Ryu Hwa-young (born April 22, 1993), better known by the mononym Hwayoung, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a former member of South Korean girl group T-ara. Biography Ryu Hwa-young was born on April 22, 1993 in Gwangju, South Korea. Her older twin sister, Ryu Hyo-young, is also a rapper and former member of the group Coed School and its sub-group F-ve Dolls. Ryu Hyo-young and Ryu Hwa-young made a guest appearance on SBS's variety show Star King in May 2010. They were both subsequently scouted and recruited by Core Contents Media. Career 2010–2012: T-ara and solo activities Core Contents Media originally slated to add Ryu Hyo-young into T-ara as the seventh member, but she recommended her twin sister, Ryu Hwa-young. In July 2010, it was announced that Ryu Hwa-young would be added into T-ara as lead rapper while her sister would be debuting in the newly formed Coed School. She began promotions as part of T-ara in November 2010 by appearing on the third seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Jung-chul
Park Jung-chul (born Park Chul on November 5, 1976) is a South Korean actor. Park made his acting debut in 1997 through a talent search by the KBS network, and has since starred in the romantic comedy film ''Oh! Happy Day'' (2003) and television dramas such as ''Legend'' (2001), ''Present'' (2002), ''Remember'' (2002), ''Blue Fish'' (2007), ''Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo'' (2007), ''War of Money: The Original'' (2008), ''My Lady'' (2008), ''Wife Returns'' (2009), ''Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror'' (2011), and '' Angel's Revenge'' (2014). He has also been a cast member of the reality show ''Law of the Jungle'' since 2012. Personal life Park married his girlfriend of six years, a flight attendant, on April 12, 2014 at the Grand InterContinental Intercontinental is an adjective to describe something which relates to more than one continent. Intercontinental may also refer to: * Intercontinental ballistic missile, a long-range guided ballistic missi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Yoon-ah
Oh Yoon-ah (born October 14, 1980) is a South Korean actress and a former racing model. Career Oh Yoon-ah began her career as a racing model ("race queen" or "pit babe"), and in 2000 she won the first Cyber Race Queen Contest. She became an entertainment reporter for MBC's '' Section TV'' in 2003. However, she was fired in a live interview where she stayed silent for 3 minutes. Oh made her acting debut in 2004 TV series ''Into the Storm'', but it was her supporting role as the heroine's friend in hit sitcom ''Old Miss Diary'' that made her into a household name. She continued acting on television, starring in ''That Woman'', ''Mr. Goodbye'', '' Surgeon Bong Dal-hee'', ''Master of Study'', ''Marry Me, Please'', and notably ''Alone in Love'', for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the 2006 SBS Drama Awards. Personal life Oh married advertising executive Song Hoon at Imperial Palace Hotel Seoul on January 5, 2007. The couple divorced in 2015; they have one son, born in Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Joon
Jung Joon (born March 6, 1979) is a South Korean actor. Though primarily a supporting actor, he played the leading role in the 2001 television drama ''Delicious Proposal'' and the 2006 film ''Blue Sky''. In 2013, Jung and real-life friends Yang Dong-geun and Kim Yoo-mi starred in the documentary ''Black Gospel'', in which they joined Korean gospel group Heritage on a month-long trip to Harlem to discover and experience the roots of gospel music Gospel music is a traditional genre of Christian music, and a cornerstone of Christian media. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music varies according to culture and social context. Gospel music is com .... Filmography Television series Film Variety show References External links Jung Joon Fan Cafeat Daum * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jung, Joon 1979 births Living people South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male child actors People from G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jae Hee
Jae Hee (in korean: 재희; born Lee Hyun-kyun on May 25, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the 2004 arthouse film ''3-Iron'' and the 2005 television series ''Sassy Girl Chun-hyang''. Career Jae Hee began his acting career as a child actor in the 1997 drama ''Mountain''. He continued to appear on television, such as in the campus drama ''School 2'' and the family sitcom ''Wuri's Family'', as well as the 2000 horror film ''Bloody Beach''. In 2004, he was cast as the lead actor in Kim Ki-duk's ''3-Iron'', playing a silent young man who breaks into vacant houses and while living there for a few days, he cleans the house and repairs broken gadgets during his stay. The arthouse film won critical acclaim both locally and internationally. For his performance Jae Hee was named Best New Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. But Jae Hee's breakout role would come in 2005, when he played the playful but loyal Lee Mong-ryong in ''Sassy Girl Chun-hyang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Moo-sung
Choi Myung-soo (born January 12, 1968), better known by his stage name Choi Moo-sung, is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Moo-sung 1968 births Living people People from Busan Male actors from Busan South Korean male stage actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors 21st-century South Korean male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Lee
Clara Lee (; born Lee Sung-min () on 14 January 1985), better known by her mononym Clara, is a Swiss-born British actress and model based in South Korea. Career Clara (born Lee Sung-Min，李成敏) made her entertainment debut under her birth name in 2005 and starred in her first film in 2009, ''Five Senses of Eros''. In January 2012, she adopted Clara as her stage name, which was announced at a press conference for the drama series, ''Take Care of Us, Captain''. Reasons given for the name change included that her birth name, Sung-min, was "male-sounding" and that her English name had always been Clara. In May 2013, Clara became an overnight sensation online after throwing a ceremonial first pitch in a professional baseball game dressed in form-fitting leggings. She has since been hailed as an up-and-coming star and a sex symbol. In September 2013, Clara drew criticism from South Korean netizens for apparently contradicting herself on television by saying she liked to eat chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
