Wonderful Days (TV Series)
''Wonderful Days'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Seo-jin, Kim Hee-sun and Ok Taecyeon. It aired on KBS2 from February 22 to August 10, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 50 episodes. Written by Lee Kyung-hee, the drama tells the story of a prosecutor who returns to his hometown after 15 years and tries to reconnect with his long-estranged family and friends. Synopsis Kang Dong-seok overcame poverty and left his small town to become a successful prosecutor. A genius with an aloof kind of charisma, his arrogance and ill temper puts him at odds with many people, including his estranged family. After 15 years, Dong-seok is transferred back to his hometown and reconnects with his roots, re-learning the value of neighborly warmth in the countryside and the true meaning of love and family. His misfit siblings include Dong-hee, his younger brother who works for a money-lending business; his older brother Dong-tak, an events emcee who dreams of becoming ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Melodrama
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or excessively sentimental, rather than action. Characters are often flat, and written to fulfill stereotypes. Melodramas are typically set in the private sphere of the home, focusing on morality and family issues, love, and marriage, often with challenges from an outside source, such as a "temptress", a scoundrel, or an aristocratic villain. A melodrama on stage, filmed, or on television is usually accompanied by dramatic and suggestive music that offers cues to the audience of the drama being presented. In scholarly and historical musical contexts, ''melodramas'' are Victorian dramas in which orchestral music or song was used to accompany the action. The term is now also applied to stage performances without incidental music, novels, films, tel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Park Bo-gum
Park Bo-gum (; born June 16, 1993) is a South Korean actor. He gained recognition for his diverse range of roles in film and television, notably, a psychopathic lawyer in ''Hello Monster'' (2015), a genius Go player in ''Reply 1988'' (2015–2016), a Joseon Crown Prince in ''Love in the Moonlight'' (2016), a free-spirited man who falls for an older woman in ''Encounter'' (2018), and a model who overcomes various hardships to become a successful actor in ''Record of Youth'' (2020). Park was the youngest artist to be named Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year. He was also the first ever actor to top the Korea Power Celebrity list by ''Forbes Korea''. Early life and education Born in Seoul on June 16, 1993, Park is the youngest of three siblings. "Bo-gum" (寶劍) means 'precious sword'. His mother died when he was in fourth grade. He started learning to play the piano when he was in kindergarten and was a pianist and choir member at church. He was also on the varsity ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hong Hwa-ri
Hong Hwa-ri (born February 21, 2005) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links * * 2005 births Living people South Korean child actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses {{Korea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kim Kwang-kyu (actor)
Kim Kwang-kyu (born December 8, 1967) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 1999 in ''Dr. K'', and its director fellow Busan native Kwak Kyung-taek later cast him in a small but memorable role as a physically abusive teacher in the 2001 box-office hit ''Friend''. Kim continued acting in both television and film as a supporting actor, notably in ''Couple or Trouble'' (2006), ''The Secret of Coocoo Island'' (2008), '' Scent of a Woman'' (2011), and ''I Can Hear Your Voice'' (2013). He also appears on the reality shows '' I Live Alone'' (since 2013) and ''Three Meals a Day ''Three Meals a Day'' () is a South Korean reality show, reality cooking show broadcast on TVN (South Korean TV channel), tvN. The cast live in a small rural or fishing village for three days a week and are tasked to use whatever food they find ...'' (2015). Filmography Film Television series Web series Television show Discography Awards and nominations References External lin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kim Sang-ho (actor)
Kim Sang-ho (born July 24, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He appears in film, television and theater. Kim won Best Supporting Actor at the 2007 Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in ''The Happy Life''. Filmography Film Television series Web series Variety show Theater Awards and nominations References External linksKim Sang-hoat Huayi Brothers Huayi Brothers Media Corp. () is a Chinese multinational entertainment company that owns a film studio, a television production company, a talent agency, a record label, and a movie theater chain founded in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Maca ... * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Sang-ho 20th-century South Korean male actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male stage actors 1970 births Living people 21st-century South Korean male actors ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oh Hyun-kyung
Oh Hyun-kyung (born Oh Sang-ji on March 25, 1970) is a South Korean actress. Career Oh Sang-ji won the 1989 Miss Korea beauty pageant, and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1990 pageant. She immediately rose to stardom. Using the stage name Oh Hyun-kyung, she received many television offers and began her acting career. She was also briefly an adjunct professor at Kongju Communication Arts College. But her career came to a halt in 1998 when a 28-minute video clip explicitly showing her having intercourse with her then-boyfriend was uploaded on file-sharing websites. Oh asked prosecutors to investigate the circumstances that led to the widespread circulation of the sex video, claiming that someone had earlier attempted to blackmail her for money. Despite proof that the video had been filmed without her consent and the boyfriend had released it with malicious intent, the scandal caused her to be harshly criticized in the media. In 2001, she returned to Korea and later ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Choi Hwa-jung
Choi Hwa-jeong (born February 10, 1961) is a South Korean actress, radio presenter and television presenter. Her syndicated talk radio show ''Power Time'', airs via SBS Power FM and its provincial affiliates since 1996. Filmography Film Source: Korean Movie Database The Korean Movie Database (KMDb) is a South Korean online database of information related to Korean movies, animation, actors, television shows, production crew personnel and other film-related information. KMDb launched in February 2006 by Ko ... Television series Source: HanCinema Television variety shows Radio References External links * * * 1961 births Living people South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses South Korean stage actresses South Korean radio presenters South Korean television presenters South Korean women television presenters South Korean women radio presenters {{SouthKorea-actress-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Youn Yuh-jung
Youn Yuh-jung (, ; born June 19, 1947) is a South Korean actress, whose career in film and television spans over five decades. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a British Academy Film Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and a nomination for a Critics' Choice Movie Award. She has starred in many South Korean television series and films. She gained international recognition for her role in '' Minari'' (2020). Her critically acclaimed portrayal of Soon-ja in the film made her the first Korean actress to win a Screen Actors Guild Award, an Independent Spirit Award, a British Academy Film Award, and an Academy Award, as well as the first to be nominated for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, all in the Best Supporting Actress category. By the late 1960s, Youn was a rising star in South Korea and won several awards for her role in ''Woman of Fire'' (1971). She retired from the spotlight for several years before returning to acting in the late 1980s. Be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kim Yeong-cheol (actor)
Kim Yeong-cheol (born February 25, 1953) is a South Korean actor. One of his earliest appearances was in ''White Smile'' (1981). Other notable roles include playing Gung Ye in '' Emperor Wang Gun'' (2000-2002), a gangster boss in ''A Bittersweet Life'' (2005), and a NSS deputy director in ''IRIS'' (2009). Filmography Television Film Television shows Awards and nominations State honors Notes See also * Cinema of Korea The term "Cinema of Korea" (or "Korean cinema") encompasses the motion picture industries of North and South Korea. As with all aspects of Korean life during the past century, the film industry has often been at the mercy of political events, ... References External links * * * South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors 1953 births Living people {{Korea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lee Hye-in
Lee Hye-in (born November 13, 1995) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Variety show Awards and nominations References External links * * 1995 births Living people 21st-century South Korean actresses South Korean child actresses South Korean television actresses {{Korea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kim Ji-ho
Kim Ji-Ho (born July 22, 1974) is a South Korean actress. Career Audiences were first introduced to Kim Ji-ho in 1994 in Shin Seung-hun's music video "For a Long Time Afterwards." She made her acting debut in ''Salut D'Amour'' that year, followed by the films ''A Man Wagging His Tail'' (1995) and ''Destiny'' (1997), both with Park Joong-hoon. Her popularity rose after starring in the 1995 television drama ''Apartment'', and in 1996 she appeared in commercials for more than 30 products, including Kia Avella, Amorepacific Laneige, LG Corp, and Lotte Department Store. Kim's career later slowed down, but she continues to play leading roles in TV dramas such as ''Law Firm'' (2001), ''Glass Slippers'' (2002), ''Affection'' (2002), ''Single Again'' (2005), ''Even So Love'' (2007), and ''You Don't Know Women'' (2010). Kim has also acted in Korean stagings of '' Closer'' (2006) and '' Proof'' (2008), and had a supporting role in the critically acclaimed sleeper hit ''Unbowed'' (2012). P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryu Seung-soo
Ryu Seung-soo (born August 12, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Ryu made his acting debut in 1997 with a minor role in Park Chan-wook's film ''Trio'', and has been active as a supporting actor on film and television since. Among his notable films are the monks-versus-gangsters comedy ''Hi! Dharma!'' (2001), "kimchi" western ''The Good, the Bad, the Weird'' (2008), and Korean War movie '' The Front Line'' (2011). He also appeared on TV in the quirky series ''Evasive Inquiry Agency'' (also known as ''Four Gold Chasers'', 2007), revenge drama ''The Chaser'' (2012), and power-struggle saga ''Empire of Gold'' (2013). Despite being one of his earliest projects, the 2002 melodrama ''Winter Sonata'' is among Ryu's better known roles outside Korea, given the series' popularity throughout Asia. In 2009, he reprised his character via voice acting in the animated adaptation '' Winter Sonata Anime''. Ryu wrote his memoir ''Don't Be an Actor Like Me'', which was published in 2009. Filmograph ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |