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Park Kyung-lim
Park Kyung-lim (Korean: 박경림; born March 30, 1979) is a South Korean entertainer, comedian and actress known for her wit and kind behavior. After leaving to go to school in the United States at the New York Film Academy School of Film & Acting, she returned to regain her popularity as an MC for SBS's popular show, ''Good Sunday: X-Man!''. She left the show in 2006 in order to host various MBC shows, as well as hosting her own radio show. She was a permanent member of ''High-Five'', part of KBS's ''Happy Sunday'' lineup, until its cancellation in 2008. Park also hosted her own show entitled ''Park Kyung-lim's Wonderful Outing'' on MBC Every1. She appeared as a host for the show ''Thank You for Waking Us Up!'' and ''Thank You for Raising Me Up!'' with SS501. In 2016, it was announced that Park would be a host on the Netflix reality show ''Ultimate Beastmaster'' along with comedian Seo Kyung-seok. Private life She married Park Jung-hoon at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Language
Korean ( South Korean: , ''hangugeo''; North Korean: , ''chosŏnmal'') is the native language for about 80 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea (geographically Korea), but over the past years of political division, the two Koreas have developed some noticeable vocabulary differences. Beyond Korea, the language is recognised as a minority language in parts of China, namely Jilin Province, and specifically Yanbian Prefecture and Changbai County. It is also spoken by Sakhalin Koreans in parts of Sakhalin, the Russian island just north of Japan, and by the in parts of Central Asia. The language has a few extinct relatives which—along with the Jeju language (Jejuan) of Jeju Island and Korean itself—form the compact Koreanic language family. Even so, Jejuan and Korean are not mutually intelligible with each other. The linguistic homeland of Korean is suggested to be somewhere in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Kick Through The Roof
''High Kick Through the Roof'' () was a popular South Korean situation comedy revolving around the life of the Lee family. Cast Soon-jae's House ;Lee Soon-jae (, Lee Soon-jae) : President of the self-named food company Lee Soon-jae F&B (Food & Beverage) and family patriarch (grandfather of Hae-ri and Jun-hyeok) in the drama. His distinguishing characteristic is his explosive farting. His first wife, Hyun-kyung's own mother, died several years ago from shock after misunderstanding his relationship with a secretary. Soon-jae's romantic pursuit of Kim Ja-ok causes conflict with his family, both due to his wife's death and Soon-Jae's own inconsiderate and rash behavior with regards to his girlfriend. He is largely contemptuous of his son-in-law, whom he sees as an incompetent buffoon. He is also unreasonably jealous of Ja-ok's boarder Julien, seeing Julien as a romantic rival. He and Ja-ok get engaged and marry later in the series. ;Kim Ja-ok (, Kim Ja-ok) : Soon-jae's girlfriend an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnet Asian Music Awards
The MAMA Awards (formerly Mnet Asian Music Awards) is a major music awards ceremony presented annually by entertainment company CJ E&M. First held in South Korea, the majority of prizes has been won by K-pop artists, although there are other Asian artists winning in various award categories, such as for Best Asian Artist and other professional-related awards. The awards ceremony was first held in Seoul in 1999, being aired on Mnet. MAMA has also been held in various Asian countries and cities outside of South Korea since 2010 and now airs internationally online beyond Asia. History Ceremony The event was launched in 1999 as a music video awards ceremony, modeled after the MTV Video Music Awards, called the Mnet Music Video Festival. It merged with the KMTV Korean Music Awards in 2004 and was renamed the Mnet KM Music Video Festival. By the mid-2000s, the awards ceremony had attracted some international interest due to the spread of Hallyu, and it aired in China and Japan in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Mnet Asian Music Awards
The 2002 Mnet Music Video Festival (MMF) was the fourth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 29, 2002, at the Little Angels Arts Center. Leading the nominees was BoA with three nominations. By the end of the ceremony, BoA was the only one to receive multiple awards, which is 2 out of her three nominations. Background The award-giving body continued to use the name "M.net Korean Music Festival" (MKMF) for the fourth consecutive year."Mnet's MKMF goes into history" ''Asiae''. October 20, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2012 It was also the fourth time for the event to take place at the Little Angels Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea, while the grand awards (or daesang) were still the Best Popular Music Video and Music Video of the Year. During its fourth year, however, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Soo-jong
Choi Soo-jong (born December 18, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Choi made his debut in 1987 as a young actor in the TV soap opera ‘Love Tree’. He has appeared in movies, on television and as an MC for various award shows. He has received worldwide recognition for his leading roles in several highly successful shows. Most recently he garnered acclaim for his portrayals of the principal characters in the Korean historical dramas ''Emperor of the Sea'' playing the role of Jang Bogo, and as the title character Dae Joyoung in the epic series ''Dae Jo Yeong (TV series)''. Career When reflecting on his more than twenty years as an actor, Choi said "To an actor, fame is short, but acting is long." As a public figure and social activist, Choi Soo-jong has sought to project an image of integrity and wholesomeness. His fidelity to his wife and dedication to his role as father and husband are widely discussed in the media, although he strives to retain his family's privacy. Choi also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Seong-guk
Choi Sung-kook (born 2 December 1970) is a South Korean actor. Career Choi developed an interest in acting from a young age. He studied drama at Seoul University of Arts in the 1990s and launched his career in 1995. Personal life In September 2022, Choi's agency announced that Choi was dating a non-celebrity girlfriend who was 24 years younger than him. They married on November 5 in Seoul. On May 15, 2023, Choi confirmed his wife was pregnant. Filmography Film Television series Television shows Awards and nominations References External links Choi Sung-kook at Chang Comparny * * * 1970 births Living people South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors {{Korea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Soo-hong
Park Soo-hong (born October 27, 1970), is a South Korean comedian and presenter. Career In 1991, Park won bronze in the National College Comedy Contest, making his official debut in the South Korean entertainment industry. In the early 1990s, Park was a part of a group of comedians who called themselves ''Team Potato'' (), composed of Kim Gook-jin, Kim Soo-yong and Kim Yong-man, who all debuted in the same year on KBS. It had been reported that Kim Yong-man had been admitted to hospital due to their busy schedule, and therefore Kim Gook-jin attempted to reason with television program producers to lighten their workload. However, this request was not received well by producers, who then decided it was necessary to permanently ban ''Team Potato'' from making appearances on television. As a result, in January 1993, the four comedians planned to leave South Korea for the United States of America, taking a break from the South Korean entertainment industry, although ultimately, only Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Kyung-joon
Kang Kyung-joon (born February 11, 1983) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in the fifth season of the sitcom '' Nonstop'' in 2004, and was the MC of ''Music Bank'' from November 6, 2005 to November 19, 2006. After a supporting role in 2012 manga-adapted romantic comedy ''To the Beautiful You'', Kang played leading roles in melodramas ''Flower of Revenge'', ''Two Women's Room'' and ''A Daughter Just Like You''. Filmography Television series *''Welcome to Waikiki'' (JTBC, 2018) *''Sisters-in-Law'' (MBC, 2017) *''A Daughter Just Like You'' (MBC, 2015) *''Two Women's Room'' (SBS, 2013) *''Flower of Revenge'' (jTBC, 2013) *''7th Grade Civil Servant'' (MBC, 2013) ( cameo) *''To the Beautiful You'' (SBS, 2012) *''Daddy's Sorry'' (TV Chosun, 2012) *''History of a Salaryman'' (SBS, 2012) ( cameo) *''Cooking Up Romance'' (KBS2, 2008) *''The Great Catsby'' (tvN, 2007) *''My Beloved Sister'' (MBC, 2006-2007) *''The Youth in Bare Foot'' (MBC, 2005) *''Single Again'' (SBS, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Bank (TV Series)
''Music Bank'' (; RR: ''Myujikbaengkeu'') is a South Korean music program which airs every Friday at 17:00 KST on KBS2. As of 2015, the show is also broadcast in more than a hundred countries through KBS World. Episodes are filmed at the KBS New Wing Open Hall in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu. The show also organizes the global live concert ''Music Bank World Tour''. History Prior to ''Music Bank'', ''Top 10 Songs'' (가요톱10) debuted in 1981 airing live at 6:30 (KST) on Fridays and aired until 1998. For the first few months of 1998, ''Bravo New Generation'' took its place, but due to low ratings, it was quickly replaced by ''Music Bank'' on June 18, 1998. The chart format that was used since ''Top 10 Songs'' was abandoned in late 2001 due to controversy and was changed into a request format. In 2005, the show was moved to Sunday afternoons at 12:45 (KST) and became a recorded broadcast. Due to sinking ratings, in September 2007, the show returned to its original time slot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-Man (TV Series)
''X-Man'' () was a popular South Korean game show which ran from November 8, 2003 to April 8, 2007 on SBS. Its popularity peaked from 2004 to 2006. It was hosted by Yoo Jae-suk, Kang Ho-dong, Kim Je-dong, with Kim being successively replaced by Gong Hyung-jin, Park Kyung-lim, and Lee Hyuk-jae; only the first two were on the program since its inception. ''X-man'' was loosely based on '' The Mole''. History The program first aired on November 8, 2003 as a "Genuine Psychological Reasoning Variety", ''Real Situation: Finding X-man'' (실제상황 X맨을 찾아라), a corner program of '' Real Situation Saturday''. On October 10, 2004, the program was moved to ''Good Sunday'' and simply known as ''X-man''. On November 5, 2006, the program became the sole program airing in ''Good Sunday'' and was officially known as ''X-man Good Sunday'' airing until April 8, 2007. Real Situation Saturday era In the first season of the program, the main host was Kim Je-dong, with team leaders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Revenge (South Korean TV Series)
''Sweet Revenge'' () is a South Korean web series starring Kim Hyang-gi, Lomon and Cha Eun-woo. Produced by Blue Panda Mediatainment and Hidden Sequence, it aired on Oksusu's Fridays at 10:00 ( KST) time slot from October 27, 2017, to January 5, 2018, and drew 11 million combined views. Synopsis Ho Goo-hee, a high schooler and self-proclaimed pushover, discovers a new application on her phone that offers to take revenge on anyone whose name she writes in it. Cast Main * Kim Hyang-gi as Ho Goo-hee * Lomon as Shin Ji-hoon * Kim Hwan-hee as Jung Deok-hee * Cha Eun-woo as Cha Eun-woo Supporting People around Goo-hee * Park Mi-sun as Goo-hee's mother * Lee Doo-il as Goo-hee's father * Ji Gun-woo as Ho Goo-joon, Goo-hee's older brother * Lee Si-woo as Goo-hee's ex-boyfriend People around Deok-hee * Park Kyung-lim as Deok-hee's mother Students * Ham Sung-min as Lee Kang-min * Jo Ah-young as Goo-hee's friend * Lee Jin-yi as Han Yu-ra * Kim Hyun-seo as Yang Ah-joon * Jo Chae-yoon as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imitation (TV Series)
''Imitation'' (Korean: 이미테이션; RR: ''Imiteisyeon'') is a South Korean television series starring Jung Ji-so, Lee Jun-young, Jeong Yun-ho, and Park Ji-yeon. Based on the webtoon of the same name, it tells the story of the lives of idols in the entertainment industry, centered around the secret romance between a member of a rookie girl group and a member of the top boy group in the industry. The series aired on KBS2 from May 7, 2021, to July 23, 2021. The drama was also a Rakuten Viki Original series. Synopsis After her dreams of debuting as an idol are dashed due to a tragic incident involving the former member of her group at her entertainment company, Lee Ma-ha (Jung Ji-so) supports herself by impersonating the solo singer La Ri-ma (Park Ji-yeon) at cheap events. She and the members of Omega III are given a second chance at stardom when Ji Hak (Danny Ahn), the former manager of the famed boy band Shax, recruits them to rebrand as his new girl group, Tea Party. Ma-h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
