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Um Ki-joon
Um Ki-joon (born March 23, 1976) is a South Korean actor. Career Um Ki-joon made his acting debut in 1995 in the stage play ''Richard III'', though he later became best known as a musical theatre actor, starring in ''Singin' in the Rain'', ''The Sorrows of Young Werther'', '' Grease'', ''The Three Musketeers'', ''Jack the Ripper'', ''The Count of Monte Cristo'', ''Catch Me If You Can'', and ''Rebecca''. He also appeared in the Patrick Marber play '' Closer''. Um's popularity increased after he began playing supporting roles in television dramas such as ''Life Special Investigation Team'', ''Worlds Within'', ''Hero'', ''Dream High'', '' Scent of a Woman'' and ''Phantom''. He was also the leading actor in ''Good Job, Good Job'' and '' The Virus''. Um played the villain in his first film ''Man of Vendetta'', opposite Kim Myung-min. This was followed by a role as Lee Ki-cheol, a detective investigating serial murders in horror film ''Killer Toon'', opposite Lee Si-young. In 2017, ... [...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] |
The World That They Live In
''Worlds Within'' () is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Hyun Bin and Song Hye-kyo. It centers on the personal and professional lives of those in the broadcasting industry, offering a realistic look at Korean drama production through the work and romance of two TV directors. The series aired on KBS2 from October 27 to December 16, 2008, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:50 ( KST) time slot for 16 episodes. Song previously worked with director Pyo Min-soo on ''Full House'' (2004). ''''. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2011-11-11. Synopsis Jung Ji-oh ( |
Heart Surgeons (TV Series)
''Heart Surgeons'' () is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Go Soo, Um Ki-joon, and Seo Ji-hye. It aired from September 27 to November 15, 2018 on SBS TV's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 ( KST) time slot for 32 episodes. Synopsis The series revolves around the thoracic surgery department of a hospital. Cast Main * Go Soo as Park Tae-soo, a thoracic surgery fellow for four years whose mother is waiting for a heart transplant. * Um Ki-joon as Choi Suk-han, a thoracic surgeon who is renowned for his skills but has not been treated fairly due to his humble medical background from a local university. * Seo Ji-hye as Yoon Soo-yeon, a thoracic surgical assistant. Also the daughter of the director of Taesan hospital, the main setting for this drama. Supporting * Kim Ye-won as Ahn Ji-na, a cardiology fellow and Soo-yeon's friend . * Jeong Bo-seok as Yoon Hyun-il, Soo-yeon's uncle and the chief of surgery. * Nam Kyung-eup as Yoon Hyun-mok, Soo-yeon's father who is a ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innocent Defendant
''Innocent Defendant'' () is a South Korean television series starring Ji Sung with Um Ki-joon, Kwon Yu-ri, Oh Chang-seok and Uhm Hyun-kyung. It aired on SBS from January 23 to March 21, 2017 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( KST) for 18 episodes. Synopsis Park Jung-woo is a prosecutor at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. One day, he wakes up and finds himself a convict on death row. Suffering from temporary amnesia, Jung-woo has no idea what transpired to land him in prison. He struggles to recover his memory and clear his name. Cast Main * Ji Sung as Park Jung-woo :A Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office. The head of the violent crimes investigative division who never loses a case. * Um Ki-joon as Cha Sun-ho / Cha Min-ho ** Han Ki-won as young Cha Sun-ho ** Han Ki-woong as young Cha Min-ho :Cha Sun-ho is the President of Chamyung Group and Cha Min-ho's older brother. :Cha Min-ho is the Vice President of Chamyung Group and the younger brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Si-young
Lee Si-young (born Lee Eun-rae on April 17, 1982) is a South Korean actress and former amateur boxer. Early life Born Lee Eun-rae in Cheongwon County, North Chungcheong Province, her family moved to Seoul when she was 9 years old. Lee majored in Fashion Design at Dongduk Women's University, and later changed her name to Lee Si-young. Career Acting Lee made her acting debut in 2008 in a guest appearance on season 3 of the Super Action TV procedural ''Urban Legends Deja Vu'', followed by the historical drama " The Kingdom of The Winds". But 2009 was the year she began to gain attention with several high-profile supporting roles. In the smash hit ''Boys Over Flowers'', Lee played the character of Sakurako Sanjo in the source manga ''Hana Yori Dango'', who was mercilessly teased for being homely as a young girl, then undergoes extensive plastic surgery and becomes a backstabbing frenemy to win the heart of her tormentor. Lee then played the mistress of a married man in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer Toon
''Killer Toon'' () is a 2013 South Korean satirical psychological horror thriller film directed by Kim Yong-gyun, and starring Lee Si-young and Um Ki-joon. The film was successful at the box office, as it was the first South Korean horror film to sell more than one million cinema tickets since ''Death Bell'' in 2008. Plot A popular horror webtoon artist Kang Ji-yoon (Lee Si-young) finds life imitating her own work when her publisher turns up dead in a gruesome way, precisely mirrors the images in her latest comic. After a series of murders are connected to her webtoon, a private detective Lee Ki-cheol (Um Ki-joon) places Ji-Yoon on the list of suspects. Cast *Lee Si-young as Kang Ji-yoon *Um Ki-joon as Lee Ki-cheol *Hyun Woo as Kim Young-soo *Moon Ga-young as Jo Seo-hyun *Kwon Hae-hyo as Jo Seon-gi *Kim Do-young as Seo Mi-sook *Kim Hae-eun as Detective Yeo *Kim So-yeon as Mi-jin *Oh Yoon-hong as Seon-gi's wife * Lee Do-yeob as coroner * Kim Ji-young as young Seo-hyun *Oh Kwang-ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apocalyptic events, and religious or folk beliefs. Cinematic techniques used in horror films have been shown to provoke psychological reactions in an audience. Horror films have existed for more than a century. Early inspirations from before the development of film include folklore, religious beliefs and superstitions of different cultures, and the Gothic and horror literature of authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley. From origins in silent films and German Expressionism, horror only became a codified genre after the release of ''Dracula'' (1931). Many sub-genres emerged in subsequent decades, including body horror, comedy horror, slasher films, supernatural horror and psychological horror. The genre has been produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Myung-min
Kim Myung-min (, born October 8, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television series '' Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin'' (2004), '' White Tower'' (2007), ''Beethoven Virus'' (2008), ''Six Flying Dragons'' (2015-2016), and ''Law School'' (2021), as well as the films '' Closer to Heaven'' (2009) and the ''Detective K'' film series. His first leading role was in the film, '' Sorum'' (2001). Praised for his acting skills, he is often called 'The Acting Expert'. Career Early years Kim Myung-min debuted as an actor when he won the 6th SBS public talent audition in 1996.Cine21그가 그린 마음의 지옥도, 의 김명민last retrieved: 16 April 2000 Over the next five years he appeared in a number of television series in various supporting roles. Kim' first leading role came with critically appraised 2001 horror film '' Sorum'', the feature debut of the director Yoon Jong-chan, telling the story of a taxi driver moving into a decrepit bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Of Vendetta
''Man of Vendetta'' () is a 2010 South Korean film about a pastor whose life changes after the abduction of his daughter. Um Ki-joon was nominated for Best New Actor in Film at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2011. Plot Joo Young-soo (Kim Myung-min) is a devoted Christian and well-respected pastor whose 5-year-old daughter, Hye-rin (Kim So-hyun), gets kidnapped. The story starts with Young-soo attempting to give the kidnapper the ransom money in exchange for his daughter in an ice hockey rink, but because of his wife, Min-kyung's ( Park Joo-mi) interference by informing the police, the kidnapper doesn't show. Eight years later, Young-soo loses his faith in God and leaves the church while his wife is still desperately searching for their daughter. He opens up a business and mocks his wife for not losing hope. He soon receives a call from the kidnapper, saying his daughter is still alive and they're asking for more ransom money, demanding that there be no police this time. Now give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virus (TV Series)
''The Virus'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Um Ki-joon, Lee So-jung, Lee Ki-woo, and Jo Hee-bong. It aired on OCN from March 1 to May 3, 2013, on Fridays at 22:00 for 10 episodes. Plot Lee Myung-hyun and his disease control task force investigate a mutant virus that has a 100% fatality rate and kills the infected within three days. Not only must they find an antidote, they must also stop the epidemic from spreading and killing all of mankind. Cast * Um Ki-joon as Lee Myung-hyun * Lee So-jung as Jeon Ji-won * Lee Ki-woo as Kim Se-jin * Ahn Suk-hwan as Kim Do-jin * Jo Hee-bong Jo Hee-bong (born August 23, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Hee-bong began his acting career in 1997 as part of the theatre troupe Bipa (비파). He later became known as a supporting actor onscreen, in films such as '' Blind'' (2011) and ''Inco ... as Go Soo-kil * Kim Yu-bin as Lee Joo-young * Park Min-woo as Bong Sun-dong * Hyun Woo as Kim In-chul * Oh Yong as Jung Woo-jin * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Job, Good Job
''Good Job, Good Job'' () is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Chae Rim, Um Ki-joon, Kim Seung-soo, Kim Jung-hwa, Choi Daniel and Seo Hyo-rim. It aired on MBC from March 14 to August 2, 2009 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 40 episodes. Plot Lee Kang-joo is a ceramics technologist and single mother. Her ex-boyfriend Yoo Ho-nam hadn't known that she was pregnant when he left her to study abroad. Now a psychologist, he returns to Korea, but Kang-joo hides the fact that he's the father of her daughter, Byul. Meanwhile, Choi Seung-hyun is a fitness club owner and the son of Kang-joo's mentor and boss. He has loved Kang-joo since high school, but not wanting to lose their friendship, she's remained unresponsive to his romantic overtures. Cast Main characters * Chae Rim as Lee Kang-joo * Um Ki-joon as Choi Seung-hyun * Kim Seung-soo as Yoo Ho-nam * Kim Jung-hwa as Na Mi-ra * Choi Daniel as Lee Eun-hyuk * Seo Hyo-rim as Ha Eun-bi Supporting characters * Kim Hae-sook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantom (South Korean TV Series)
''Phantom'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring So Ji-sub, Lee Yeon-hee, Um Ki-joon, Kwak Do-won, and Song Ha-yoon. The police procedural tackles crimes and clues in the cyber world, weaving a massive, twist-filled mystery of murders, identity switches, corruption and conspiracy. It aired on SBS from May 30 to August 9, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. Plot Kim Woo-hyun is the only son of a prominent police officer. Determined to make his own mark, he breezes through the police academy, and along the way racks up accolades, top of the class honors, a lot of praise and perhaps envy from his colleagues. Assigned to the cyber investigations unit, Detective Kim finds himself entrenched in an intense cat and mouse game with faceless enemies in the cyber world. Tirelessly hunting a hacker named Hades, he traces the hacker's location to an apartment building and arrives just in time to witness an actress fall to her death from the high-ris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
