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Saving My Hubby
''Saving My Hubby'' (; lit. "Be Brave, Geum-soon!") is a 2002 South Korean film starring Bae Doona, and is the directorial debut of Hyun Nam-seop. Plot Due to an unplanned pregnancy, twenty-something former volleyball star Geum-soon is now a married housewife with a young daughter. Her husband, Joo-tae, is starting the first day of his new job, when Geum-soon receives word that her in-laws are going to visit the following morning. While she struggles to get their house ready, Joo-tae is taken out for a drink with his new colleagues. Later that evening, Geum-soon gets a phone call from a nightclub owner who is holding her husband hostage, claiming that he has run up a huge bill and does not have the money to pay for it. Strapping her baby to her back, Geum-soon sets out to rescue her husband. Cast * Bae Doona as Jeong Geum-soon * Kim Tae-woo as Han Joo-tae * Lee Chan-min as Song-yi * Joo Hyun as Baek-sa * Go Doo-shim as Geum-soon's mother * Han Ji-hye as convenience store cler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bae Doona
Bae Doona (; born October 11, 1979; also credited as Doona Bae), is a South Korean actress and photographer. She became known outside Korea for her roles as a political activist in Park Chan-wook's ''Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance'' (2002), archer Park Nam-joo in Bong Joon-ho's '' The Host'' (2006), and as the doll in Hirokazu Kore-eda's ''Air Doll'' (2009). She has had English-speaking roles in the Wachowski films ''Cloud Atlas'' (2012) and ''Jupiter Ascending'' (2015), as well as their Netflix television series ''Sense8'' (2015–2018). As for her Korean-speaking roles, she is well known for playing the leading female character in the Netflix period zombie thriller, ''Kingdom'' (2019–present), as well as the crime thriller ''Stranger'' (2017-2020) and sci-fi ''The Silent Sea''. Early life Bae Doona was born in Seoul, South Korea. Growing up, she would follow her mother, Kim Hwa-young, a stage actress, to theater and rehearsal halls, learning lines of dialogue as she went al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahn Gil-kang
Ahn Gil-kang (born August 24, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He frequently appears as a supporting actor in director Ryoo Seung-wan's films, such as ''Die Bad'' (2000), ''Crying Fist'' (2005), ''The City of Violence'' (2006), and ''Dachimawa Lee'' (2008). Ahn also played a supporting role in the period drama series ''Queen Seondeok'' (2009), for which he received a Golden Acting Award at the MBC Drama Awards. Filmography Film Television series Web shows Theater *''View from the Mirror'' (거울 보기) *''Saint Joan of the Stockyards ''Saint Joan of the Stockyards'' (german: Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe, links=no) is a play written by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht between 1929 and 1931, after the success of his musical ''The Threepenny Opera'' and d ...'' *''Spring Day'' (봄날) *''The Cypress Tree in the Front Yard'' (뜰 앞에 잣나무) Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1966 births Living people 20th-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Korean-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Films
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2002 by worldwide gross are as follows: 2002 was the first year to see three films cross the eight-hundred-million-dollar milestone, surpassing the previous year's record of two eight-hundred-million-dollar films. It also surpasses the previous years record of having the most ticket sales in a single year (fueled by the success of various sequels and the first Spider-Man movie). Events * March 1 — Paramount Pictures reveals a new-on screen logo that was used until December 2011 to celebrate its 90th anniversary. * May – '' The Pianist'' directed by Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival. * May 3–5 – '' Spider-Man'' is the first film to make $100+ million during its opening weekend in the US unadjusted to inflation. * May 16 – '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' opens in theaters. Although a huge success, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Yong
Jang Yong (born April 8, 1945) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series *''Hold Me Tight'' (MBC, 2018) *''Our Gap-soon'' (SBS, 2016-2017) *''Five Enough'' (KBS2, 2016) *'' Flower of Queen'' (MBC, 2015) *''Miss Korea'' (MBC, 2013) *''Wang's Family'' (KBS2, 2013) *''Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek'' (KBS2, 2013) *''My Lover, Madame Butterfly'' (SBS, 2012) *'' Golden Time'' (MBC, 2012) *''My Husband Got a Family'' (KBS2, 2012) *''Insu, the Queen Mother'' (jTBC, 2011) *''Poseidon'' (KBS2, 2011) *''Miss Ripley'' (MBC, 2011) *''The Thorn Birds'' (KBS2, 2011) ( cameo) *'' Twinkle Twinkle'' (MBC, 2011) *''Paradise Ranch'' (SBS, 2011) *''Please Marry Me'' (KBS2, 2010) *'' Three Sisters'' (SBS, 2010) *''Pasta'' (MBC, 2010) *'' Cain and Abel'' (SBS, 2009) *'' The Road Home'' (KBS1, 2009) *''My Life's Golden Age'' (MBC, 2008) *'' You Are My Destiny'' (KBS1, 2008) *''Auction House'' (MBC, 2007) *''Winter Bird'' (MBC, 2007) *''Air City'' (MBC, 2007) *''Dear Lover'' (SBS, 2007) *''Thank Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Kkot-bi
Kim Kkobbi ( ko, 김꽃비; born November 24, 1985) is a South Korean actress. The syllables of her given name literally mean "flower" () and "rain" (). Career Kim Kkobbi was working as an extra on the 2001 film '' My Boss, My Hero'' when a staffer spotted her and asked her to audition for ''Jealousy Is My Middle Name''. Thus began her acting career, though for many years she was relegated to bit parts. Instead she focused on gaining experience in the indie film scene. Kim had her breakthrough in 2009 when she starred opposite actor-director Yang Ik-june in the gritty, low-budget drama '' Breathless''. The film won critical acclaim both at home and abroad, receiving more than 20 awards from the international festival circuit, and attracting audiences to theaters in numbers unprecedented for an indie film. Kim was widely praised for her portrayal of a spunky high school girl with an abusive past who bonds with a neighborhood thug, earning her a Best Actress award from the Las P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gi Ju-bong
Gi Ju-bong (born September 3, 1955) is a South Korean actor. Career Gi began acting in 1977 and is notable for '' Offending the Audience'', '' Sorum'' (2001), ''Viva! Love'' (2008) and ''The Spy Gone North ''The Spy Gone North'' () is a 2018 South Korean spy drama film directed by Yoon Jong-bin. It stars Hwang Jung-min, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong and Ju Ji-hoon. The film is loosely based on the true story of Park Chae-seo, a former South Korea ...'' (2018). Filmography Film Television series Theater Awards and nominations References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gi, Ju-bong 1955 births Living people 20th-century South Korean male actors 21st-century South Korean male actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male stage actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Su-hyeon (actor, Born 1970)
Kim Su-hyeon (born February 20, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Best known as a supporting actor (notably in films directed by Ryoo Seung-wan), Kim played his first feature film leading role in the independent film, indie ''Sleepless Night'' (2013). Filmography Film * ''Lament'' (1997) * ''The Old Miner's Song'' (1999) * ''The Happy Funeral Director'' (2000) * ''Die Bad'' (2000) * ''Failan'' (2001) * ''Take Care of My Cat'' (2001) * ''No Blood No Tears'' (2002) * ''Oh! LaLa Sisters'' (2002) * ''Saving My Hubby'' (2002) * ''Show Show Show'' (2003) * ''Tube (2003 film), Tube'' (2003) * ''Oldboy (2003 film), Oldboy'' (2003) * ''Family Picture'' (short film, 2003) * ''Arahan'' (2004) * ''Twentidentity'' (2004) (segment: "Sutda") * ''Crying Fist'' (2005) * ''Heaven's Soldiers'' (2005) * ''If You Were Me 2'' (2005) (segment: "Hey, Man~") * ''The City of Violence'' (2006) * ''Three Fellas'' (2006) * ''Once Upon a Time (2008 film), Once Upon a Time'' (2008) * ''Humming (film), Humming'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Tae-woo (actor)
Kim Tae-woo (born 15 April 1971) is a South Korean actor. After his breakthrough in blockbuster war film ''Joint Security Area'', Kim became best known for his leading roles in arthouse films, such as those directed by Hong Sang-soo, namely ''Woman Is the Future of Man'', ''Woman on the Beach'', and ''Like You Know It All''. Filmography Film *''Forbidden Dream'' (2019) *''Rampant'' (2018) (special appearance) *''Memories of the Sword'' (2015) *'' Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies'' (2015) *'' The Pirates'' (2014) *'' Santa Barbara'' (2014) ( cameo) *''The Face Reader'' (2013) *''The Winter of the Year Was Warm'' (2012) *'' Horror Stories'' (2012) ( cameo) *''Quick'' (2011) ( cameo) *''A Friend in Need'' aka ''Yeouido'' (2010) *''No Doubt'' (2010) *'' The Influence'' (2010) *''Like You Know It All'' (2009) *''The Naked Kitchen'' (2009) *''Sa-kwa'' (2008) *'' Wide Awake'' (2007) *''Epitaph'' (2007) *''GaP'' (short film in ''If You Were Me 3'', 2006) *''Woman on the Beach'' (2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Moon-hee
Na Moon-hee (; Na Kyung-ja, ; November 30, 1941) is a South Korean actress. Since 1960, Na has had a prolific acting career in television and film spanning more than five decades. She established a classic Korean mother persona with her Korean drama, TV dramas ''Even if the Wind Blows'', ''The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World'' (written by Noh Hee-kyung), ''My Lovely Sam Soon, My Name is Kim Sam-soon'', ''My Rosy Life'', ''Goodbye Solo (TV series), Goodbye Solo'', ''Amnok River Flows'' (based on ''Der Yalu fließt''), and ''It's Me, Grandma''. On the big screen, Na has received acclaim for her roles in ''Crying Fist'', ''You Are My Sunshine (2005 film), You Are My Sunshine'', ''Cruel Winter Blues'' and ''I Can Speak''. Her critically acclaimed film ''I Can Speak'' (2017) won her the Best Actress trophy in three prestigious award ceremonies: 54th Baeksang Arts Awards, 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards and 55th Grand Bell Awards — a feat that has yet to be repeated. After a series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
