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Seo Joo-hyun
Seo Ju-hyun (; born June 28, 1991), known professionally as Seohyun, is a South Korean singer, actress and songwriter. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-TTS) in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most popular girl groups worldwide. Seohyun released her first extended play '' Don't Say No'' in 2017. She left SM Entertainment later that year, although she remains as a member of Girls' Generation. She joined Namoo Actors in 2019. Aside from her music career, she has established herself as an actress. Following her supporting role in the television drama ''Passionate Love'' (2013) and '' Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo'' (2016), she starred in ''Bad Thief, Good Thief'' (2017), ''Time'' (2018), ''Private Lives'' (2020) and ''Jinxed at First'' (2022). Her film work includes ''Love and Leashes'' (2022). She also participated in the original and Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Leashes
''Love and Leashes'' () is a 2022 South Korean romantic comedy film, based on the webtoon ''Moral Sense'' by Gyeoul. The film directed by Park Hyun-jin and starring Seohyun and Lee Jun-young, depicts a romance between Ji-hoo, who has everything perfect but has secret BDSM desires, and Ji-woo, a competent public relations team member who finds out about his secret. It was released on Netflix on February 11, 2022, to coincide with Valentine's Day. Cast Main * Seohyun as Jung Ji-woo * Lee Jun-young as Jung Ji-hoo Supporting * Lee El as Hye Mi, Jung Ji-woo's best friend, dog pub owner * Seo Hyun-woo as Team Leader Hwang * Kim Han-na as Yuna, Jiwoo's co-worker * as Woo Hyuk, a part-time worker who is obsessed with a dog pub run by Hye Mi. * Kim Bo-ra as Hana, Jung Ji-hoo's ex-lover * Baek Hyun-joo as Jung Ji-woo's mother * Ahn Seung-gyun as Lee Han, the youngest employee Production Development In February 2021, at the Netflix content road show 'See What's Next Korea 2021', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CNBLUE
CNBLUE ( ko, 씨엔블루) is a South Korean pop rock band formed in 2009. The band consists of Jung Yong-hwa (leader, main vocals, guitar, keyboard, rap), Kang Min-hyuk ( drums), and Lee Jung-shin ( bass). First bassist Kwon Kwang-jin left the band after they released their debut Japanese extended play ''Now or Never'' in 2009, and was replaced by Lee Jung-shin. Lee Jong-hyun (guitar and vocals) left the band on August 28, 2019. CN is an initialism for ''Code Name'', while BLUE is a backronym for ''burning'', ''lovely'', ''untouchable'', and ''emotional''; it is meant to portray the images of Jong-hyun, Min-hyuk, Jung-shin, and Yong-hwa, respectively. On January 14, 2010, CNBLUE debuted in Korea with the lead single "I'm a Loner" from their first Korean EP ''Bluetory''. History 2009: Debut in Japan CNBLUE's first live performance took place in Tokyo, Japan, at the entrance of Shinjuku Station in early 2009; it was one of at least 20 other bands performing in the area. By mid-J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Got Married
''We Got Married'' () was a South Korean reality variety show that aired on MBC from 2008 to 2017. The show paired up celebrities who pretended to be married couples and completed various challenges together. The show ran for four seasons and inspired several spin-offs, including a "global edition" of the show that featured non-Korean celebrities. Pilot special The show's pilot episode was aired on 6 February 2008 as a Korean New Year special. On the episode, four arranged celebrity couples had to prepare dinner with a fixed amount of money. ;Couples * Alex & Jang Yoon-jeong * Jung Hyung-don & Saori * Crown J & Seo In-young * Hong Kyung-min& Solbi Season 1 With a new format and slightly different couples, newlyweds are given a mission to complete each week. As during the special pilot episode, interviewed participants provide a unique perspective on the ongoing relationship conflicts and developments. All of the recorded material is then played in front of the participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC; ) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. ''Munhwa'' is the Sino-Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television station MBC TV broadcasts as channel 11. Established on 2 December 1961, MBC's terrestrial operations has a nationwide network of 17 regional stations. Although it operates on advertising, MBC is a public broadcaster, as its largest shareholder is a public organization, the Foundation of Broadcast Culture. MBC consists of a multimedia group with one terrestrial TV channel, three radio channels, five cable channels, five satellite channels and four DMB channels. MBC is headquartered in Digital Media City (DMC), Mapo District, Seoul and has the largest broadcast production facilities in Korea including digital production centre Dream Center in Ilsan, indoor and outdoor sets in Yongin Daejanggeum Park. History Radio era (1961-1968) Launching the first radio broadcast signal (ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards
The 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) was the eleventh of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 21, 2009, at the Seoul Sports Complex. Newcomer girl group 2NE1 lead the nominations with 4 counts, followed by label-mate G-Dragon, soloist Baek Ji Young, and boy group 2PM with 3 each. At the end of the ceremony, 2NE1 received the most wins with 3 out of 4 including the Song of the Year daesang award. Next to them was boy and girl groups 2PM and Brown Eyed Girls respectively with 2 wins. Background After ten years of holding the event under the name "M.net Korean Music Festival" (MKMF), the award-ceremony started to have a new name called "M.net Asian Music Awards" or simply "MAMA". This marked a change in concept and the way they will handle how people may vote for which artists win the awards. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joo Hyun-mi
Joo Hyun Mi (Hangul: 주현미, born September 27, 1961) also known as Choo Hyun-mi, Ju Hyun-mi, Zhou Xuanmei or Chow Shiuan-mei, is a South Korean legendary singer, who is one of the nation's most successful trot singers. She debuted in 1984, but her big break came in 1985 when she released the song, "Rainy Yeongdong Bridge." Joo Hyun Mi has released more than 40 albums during her career. She often appears on the KBS 1TV ' Golden Oldies( ko, 가요무대)'. Early life Joo Hyun Mi was born in 1961 to Korean-Chinese parents from Shandong in Gwangju, South Korea. She attended Seoul Chinese Primary School and studied pharmaceuticals at Chung-Ang University. While in university, she received an award for competing in the MBC Riverside Song Festival. Upon graduating, she worked as a pharmacist. Career Joo debuted in 1984 with the trot medley album ''Couple's Party''. The album established her reputation as a singer and sold 1 million copies. The following year, in 1985, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gee (Girls' Generation Song)
"Gee" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. The original Korean-language version was released as a digital single from the extended play of the same name via SM Entertainment on January 5, 2009. The song was written and produced by Ahn Myung-won and Kim Young-deuk (who consist of the duo E-Tribe), with additional Japanese lyrics written by Kanata Nakamura. Stylistically, "Gee" is a bubblegum pop and electropop song that lyrically talks about the girls' affections when they are in love. Upon its release, "Gee" was a major commercial success in South Korea; it was named most popular song of the 2000s decade by Melon. It claimed the top spot on ''Music Bank'' for a record-breaking nine consecutive weeks and on ''Inkigayo'' for three weeks. It received numerous accolades at domestic award shows, including Song of the Year at the annual Melon Music Awards, Korean Music Awards and Digital Daesang at the 24th Golden Disc Awards. In Japan, "Gee" was record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CJ E&M
CJ E&M (Hangul: 씨제이이앤엠, an initialism for CJ Entertainment & Media) is a South Korean entertainment and mass media company created by CJ Group in 2011. As of July 2018, CJ E&M is a division of CJ ENM. History CJ E&M was established as O Media Holdings in 2010. In 2011, the company renamed to CJ E&M (short for CJ Entertainment & Media) following the merger of seven CJ Group company : CJ Media, On-Media, Mnet Media, CJ Entertainment, CJ Games, CJ Internet, and the media division of CJ O Shopping. In 2016, CJ E&M sets up its South East Asia headquarter in Hong Kong in a bid to expand the group's major development plan in Asia. In 2018, CJ E&M established an office in Singapore to advance the company's channel distribution and advertising sales support in the region. In May 2018, it was announced that CJ E&M and CJ O Shopping merged into new company CJ ENM (CJ Entertainment and Merchandising), which will be launched on July 1. Business Present Media Content – op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Im Yoon-ah
Im Yoon-ah (; born May 30, 1990), known mononymously as Yoona, is a South Korean singer and actress. After training for five years, she debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-Oh!GG) in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most popular girl groups worldwide. Apart from her group's activities, Yoona has participated in various television dramas, notably '' You Are My Destiny'' (2008), which marked her career breakthrough and earned her the Best New Actress awards at the 23rd KBS Drama Awards and the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards. Yoona has since achieved further public attention and acting acclaim with a variety of role-types in ''Love Rain'' (2012), ''Prime Minister & I'' (2013), ''The K2'' (2016), ''The King in Love'' (2017), ''Hush'' (2020–21) and '' Big Mouth'' (2022). Her film work includes '' Confidential Assignment'' (2017), ''Exit'' (2019), her fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Broadcasting System
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, and multiple Internet-exclusive services. Its flagship terrestrial television stations KBS1 broadcasts on channel 9, while KBS1 sister channel KBS2, an entertainment oriented network, broadcasts on channel 7. KBS also operates the international service KBS World, which provides television, radio, and online services in twelve different languages. History Early radio broadcasts The KBS began as Keijo Broadcasting Station (경성방송국, 京城放送局) with call sign JODK, established by the Governor-General of Korea on 16 February 1927. It became the in 1932. After Korea was liberated from Japanese rule at the end of World War II, this second radio station started using the call sign HLKA in 1947 after the Republic of Korea was grant ... [...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] |
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