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The Peach Tree
''The Peach Tree'' () is a 2012 South Korean film directed by actress Ku Hye-sun. It stars Cho Seung-woo and Ryu Deok-hwan as conjoined twin brothers who fall in love with the same woman played by Nam Sang-mi. The film premiered at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival,Lee, Ji-hye (13 October 2011)"Ku Hye-sun: The appeal to being a director is that you get to do everything together" ''TenAsia''. Retrieved 2012-11-19. and was released in theaters a year later. In 2013 it was also invited to the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Taiwan's Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival, and the New York Asian Film Festival. Plot Sang-hyun and Dong-hyun were born as conjoined twins with two heads sharing one body. Dong-hyun has the full control of their shared body, except his brother's head which is attached to the back of his. The two can never look at each other directly, as their heads always face the opposite direction. Dong-hyun looks "normal" as long as he wears his hoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ku Hye-sun
Koo Hye-sun (; born November 9, 1984) is a South Korean actress, singer-songwriter, director and artist. She gained widespread recognition in the television dramas ''Pure in Heart'' (2006), ''The King And I'' (2007), ''Boys Over Flowers'' (2009), ''Take Care of Us, Captain'' (2012), '' Angel Eyes'' (2014), and ''Blood'' (2015). Career As actress Koo Hye-sun entered the entertainment industry after gaining popularity on the Internet as an ulzzang. She used to be a trainee under SM Entertainment, before switching over to DSP Media and preparing to debut in a girl group called Ria. But after it didn't work out she then signed under YG Entertainment. Originally set to debut as a singer (supposedly in a three-member girl group with 2NE1's Park Bom and Sandara Park), YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun-suk advised Koo to pursue acting rather than music. She made her debut in a CF for Sambo computers and then made her television debut in the KBS horror series ''Anagram'', and continued to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Korea Herald
''The Korea Herald'' is a leading English-language daily newspaper founded in 1953 and published in Seoul, South Korea. The editorial staff is composed of Korean and international writers and editors, with additional news coverage drawn from international news agencies such as the Associated Press. ''The Korea Herald'' is operated by Herald Corporation. Herald Corporation also publishes ''The Herald Business'', a Korean-language business daily, ''The Junior Herald'', an English weekly for teens, ''The Campus Herald'', a Korean-language weekly for university students. Herald Media is also active in the country's booming English as a foreign language sector, operating a chain of hagwons as well as an English village. ''The Korea Herald'' is a member of the Asia News Network. History ''The Korean Republic'' ''The Korea Herald'' began in August 1953 as ''The Korean Republic'', a 4-page tabloid English-language daily. In 1958, ''The Korean Republic'' published its fifth anniversary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Films
The following is an overview of the events of 2011 in film, including the highest-grossing films, film festivals, award ceremonies and a list of films released and notable deaths. More film sequels were released in 2011 than any other year before it, with 28 sequels released. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' observed that the best films of 2011 "exalt the metaphysical, the fantastical, the transformative, the fourth-wall-breaking, or simply the impossible, and—remarkably—do so ... These films depart from 'reality' ... not in order to forget the irrefutable but in order to face it, to think about it, to act on it more freely". Film critic and filmmaker Scout Tafoya of '' RogerEbert.com'' considers the year of 2011 as the best year for cinema, countering the notion of 1939 being film's best year overall, citing examples such as ''Drive'', ''The Tree of Life'', ''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'', ''Keyhole'', '' Contagion'', ''The Adventures of Tintin'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korean Romantic Drama Films
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', cf English meridional), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-facing side'' of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Im Ji-kyu
Im Ji-kyu (born March 7, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the indie films ''Who's That Knocking at My Door?'', ''Milky Way Liberation Front'', and ''Magic''. Im also played supporting roles in the television romantic comedies ''Queen of Reversals'' and '' The Greatest Love''. Personal life Im Ji-kyu married Park Ye-son, his girlfriend of four years, in a small private wedding in Seoul on May 17, 2014. He met his wife, a lawyer, at church. Filmography Film Television series Web series Awards and nominations References External links * *Im Ji-kyuat Naver Naver (Hangul: 네이버) is a South Korean online platform operated by the Naver Corporation. It was launched in 1999 as the first web portal in South Korea to develop and use its own search engine. It was also the world's first operator to in ... * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Im, Ji-kyu South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors 1978 births Living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seo Hyun-jin
Seo Hyun-jin (born February 27, 1985) is a South Korean actress and singer. Seo debuted as the main vocalist of South Korean girl group M.I.L.K. in 2001 and continued until the group disbanded in 2003. She contributed songs as a solo artist after the group disbandment before she transitioned into acting in 2006. Seo made her acting debut in the musical ''The Sound of Music'' (2006) then followed by appearances in several television series and film. She is best known for her leading role as Oh Hae-young in the romantic comedy TV series ''Another Miss Oh'' (2016), which gained her wider recognition. Seo has since gone on to have main cast billing in medical melodrama '' Dr. Romantic'' (2016–2017), romance dramas ''Temperature of Love'' (2017), '' The Beauty Inside'' (2018), and ''You Are My Spring'' (2021), and legal drama ''Why Her'' (2022). Life and career 1985–2005: Early life and music career Seo was born on February 27, 1985, in Dobong District (now Nowon District), Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Joon-hyuk (actor, Born 1984)
Lee Joon-hyuk (born March 13, 1984) is a South Korean actor. Career Lee Joon-hyuk made his entertainment debut in 2006 (January 20) by appearing in a music video by hip hop band Typhoon. He began acting in the 2007 television drama ''First Wives' Club'', followed by a few supporting turns. Lee rise to popularity with his starring roles in '' Three Brothers'' (2009), '' I Am Legend'' (2010), ''City Hunter'' (2011), and ''Man from the Equator'' (2012). In 2011, Lee appeared in '' Carried by the Wind'', a reality show that aired as part of '' Sunday Night'' in which several male celebrities go on a road trip in the United States to learn about music. He also expanded his Korean Wave fan base by starring in the Chinese television drama ''Half a Fairytale'' in 2012. Lee enlisted for his mandatory military service on June 19, 2012, and was discharged on March 18, 2014. He made his acting comeback in ''My Spring Days''. In 2017, Lee gained recognition with his roles in crime thril ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Daniel
Choi Daniel (born 22 February 1986) is a South Korean actor, DJ and model. He is best known for his television roles in ''The Ghost Detective'', ''Jugglers'', ''High Kick Through the Roof'', Baby Faced Beauty, ''School 2013,'' and rom-com film ''Cyrano Agency''. He is also an anchorman on KBS World Radio since 2011 and a DJ on KBS 2FM since 2013. Early life Choi's mother had serious morning sickness when pregnant with his elder brother (6 years his elder), thus did not consider having a second child. His father had a vasectomy, but Choi was still conceived. His father wanted to name him Solomon, but his mother preferred Daniel, as he was considered a gift from God. As a child, his name was considered unusual, and his peers would call him "Yogi Daniel" (a famous yoga master and contortionist), and would jokingly ask him to squeeze himself into a desk. Choi's mother died when he was 5 years old. Due to few recollections of his mother, later in life, he found it difficult to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Il-hwa
Choi Il-hwa (born May 9, 1959) is a South Korean actor. He joined the Madang Sesil Theatre Group in 1983, and has since continued acting in Korean theater, television and film. Filmography Film *'' No Tomorrow (2016) *''Wonderful Nightmare'' (2015) ( cameo) *''The Treacherous'' (2015) *''The Divine Move'' (2014) *''New World'' (2013) *''Man on the Edge'' (2013) *'' The Peach Tree'' (2012) *''Fragments of Sweet Memories'' (short film, 2012) *''The Traffickers'' (2012) *'' Deranged'' (2012) *'' Two Weddings and a Funeral'' (2012) *'' Helpless'' (2012) *''Perfect Game'' (2011) *''The Suicide Forecast'' (2011) *'' The Showdown'' (2011) *''You'' (short film, 2010) *''Finding Mr. Destiny'' (2010) ( cameo) *''Magic'' (2010) *''The Case of Itaewon Homicide'' (2009) *''Goodbye Mom'' (2009) *'' My Dear Enemy'' (2008) *''My New Partner'' (2008) *''My Tutor Friend 2'' (2007) *''The Show Must Go On'' (2007) *''Ad-lib Night'' (2006) *'' Hanbando'' (2006) *''King and the Clown'' (2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conjoined Twins
Conjoined twins – sometimes popularly referred to as Siamese twins – are twins joined ''in utero''. A very rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 49,000 births to 1 in 189,000 births, with a somewhat higher incidence in Southwest Asia and Africa. Approximately half are stillborn, and an additional one-third die within 24 hours. Most live births are female, with a ratio of 3:1. Two theories exist to explain the origins of conjoined twins. The more generally accepted theory is ''fission'', in which the fertilized egg splits partially. The other theory, no longer believed to be the basis of conjoined twinning, is ''fusion'', in which a fertilized egg completely separates, but stem cells (which search for similar cells) find similar stem cells on the other twin and fuse the twins together. Conjoined twins share a single common chorion, placenta, and amniotic sac, although these characteristics are not exclusive to conjoined twins, as there are some monozyg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Asian Film Festival
The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) is a critically acclaimed film festival held in New York City, dedicated to the display of Asian Film Culture. The New York Asian Film Festival generally features contemporary premieres and classic titles from Eastern Asia and Southeast Asia (particularly Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, Philippines, and Thailand), though South Asian cinema has also been represented via films from India and Pakistan. The NYAFF displays many of its films as a first-and-only screening in the country, giving audiences the chance to see these films, although they would not be normally distributed in the United States. The up-and-coming actors and directors of the exhibited films are brought over as special guests of the NYAFF every year. Genres featured in the film festival includes Horror film, Gangster/Crime, Martial Arts, and Action. Film at Lincoln Center, previously known as the Film Society of Lincoln Center until 2019 is the festival's main ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
