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Choi Ji-woo
Choi Ji-woo (born Choi Mi-hyang on June 11, 1975) is a South Korean actress. Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful women, she has received critical acclaim for her work in a wide range of melodramas, most notably '' Beautiful Days'' (2001), ''Winter Sonata'' (2002), '' Stairway to Heaven'' (2003), ''Air City'' (2007), ''Star's Lover'' (2008), ''The Suspicious Housekeeper'' (2013) and ''Temptation'' (2014), as well as the romantic comedy series ''Twenty Again'' (2015) and '' Woman with a Suitcase'' (2016)''. Career 1994–1998: Beginnings Choi Mi-hyang was first discovered when she won a talent audition organized by MBC in 1994, then made her acting debut in the drama series ''War and Love'' in 1995. Afterwards, she adopted the stage name Choi Ji-woo. She was cast in her first major role in 1996 film ''The Gate of Destiny'', but her limited acting skills resulted in her being replaced during filming. In the next couple of years Choi continued to star in both TV d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paju
Paju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county (''gun''). The city area of Paju is ,"Paju (Gyeonggi-do Province)." ''Naver Encyclopedia of Knowledge''. Naver, 2015. 4 Mar. 2016. and it is located just south of Panmunjeom on the 38th parallel. In 2015, the population of Paju was over 427,000. To defend the South Korean capital, Seoul, many U.S. and South Korean Army bases are set up in the area. In 2002, the northernmost South Korean railway station, Dorasan, was opened. North Korean territory and Kaesong City can be seen from Mount Dora in the city. City symbols Cosmos Cosmos is Paju City's representative of flowers growing wild in Spring. It has very strong vitality, and symbolize unity and harmonious life as a citizen of Paju City. The flowers have different colors, including pale pink and red. Gingko Ginkgos are usually planted as street trees. People can obtain high-quality wood from them. Also, their l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Drama
Korean dramas (; RR: ''Han-guk deurama''), more popularly known as K-dramas, are television series in the Korean language, made in South Korea. They are popular worldwide, especially in Asia, partially due to the spread of Korean popular culture (the " Korean Wave"), and their widespread availability via streaming services which often offer subtitles in multiple languages. Many K-dramas have been adapted throughout the world, and some have had great impact in other countries. Some of the most famous dramas have been broadcast via traditional television channels in other countries. For example, ''Dae Jang Geum'' (2003) was sold to 150 countries. Korean dramas have attracted international attention for their fashion, style and culture. Their rise in popularity has led to a great boost to fashion lines. Format A single director usually leads Korean dramas, which are often written by a single screenwriter. This often leads to each drama having distinct directing and dialogue s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endless Love (2000 TV Series)
''Endless Love'' is the unofficial title for a set of four Korean drama series directed by Yoon Seok-ho, produced by KBS from 2000 to 2006. Structure It featured four parts, with each named after the seasons of the year. Each part of the series had its own plotlines, characters, and actors. The series was widely viewed in Asia and continued the Korean Wave that had gripped the region since the late 1990s and early 2000s. Later on, as the series progressed and was marketed outside of Korea, the moniker 'Endless Love' stuck and was used to identify all the series as one. ''Endless Love'' series The series was widely known in South Korea as director Yoon Seok-ho's pet project, dealing with four different seasons of love. In Korea, however, it is not totally put together as a series but is arranged as four separate shows. All the seasons run 20 episodes except for the first which ran only 16 as they were shown on KBS2, in more than 76 episodes. The show's endings not only have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoon Seok-ho
Yoon Seok-ho (; born 4 June 1957) is a South Korean television drama director. He was the director of four TV series produced by KBS that are sometimes collectively referred to as '' Endless Love'', each containing the name of one of the four seasons in its title. The series were immensely popular throughout Asia, especially ''Winter Sonata'', and intensified a surge in popularity of Korean popular culture known as '' Hallyu''. Profile *Joined KBS in 1985 *Worked as senior producer/production director for KBS *Current president oYoon's Color Ltd. Work *'' Love Rain'' (KBS2, 2012) *''Wedding Dress'' (KBS, 2009) *'' Endless Love'' **''Spring Waltz'' (KBS, 2006) **'' Summer Scent'' (KBS, 2003) **''Winter Sonata'' (KBS, 2002) **''Autumn in My Heart'' (KBS, 2000) *'' Invitation'' (KBS, 1999) Awards *Best TV Director, 38th Baeksang Arts Awards (2002) *Drama Work Award, Korea Broadcasting Grand Awards *Merit Award from Kinema Junbo, Japan *Selected as the Person of the Year i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Love (1996 TV Series)
''First Love'' () is a South Korean television series starring Bae Yong-joon, Choi Soo-jong and Lee Seung-yeon. It aired on KBS2 from may 8, 1996 to July 2, 1997 on Monday and Firday at 19:55 for 268 episodes. It is currently the second highest-rated Korean drama of all time, based on single episode viewership ratings, reaching 65.8% on its final broadcast on April 20, 1997. Its average rating for its entire run was 52.6%. Plot Depicting the afflictions of youth, ''First Love'' is the story of two brothers who fall for the same woman. Cast * Bae Yong-joon as Sung Chan-woo * Choi Soo-jong as Sung Chan-hyuk * Lee Seung-yeon as Lee Hyo-kyung * Song Chae-hwan as Sung Chan-ok (Chan-hyuk and Chan-woo's sister) * Choi Ji-woo as Kang Suk-hee * Park Sang-won as Kang Suk-jin (Suk-hee's brother) * Lee Hye-young as Park Shin-ja * Son Hyun-joo as Ju Jung-nam (guitarist) * Bae Do-hwan as Oh Dong-pal * Jo Kyung-hwan as Lee Jae-ha (Hyo-kyung's father) * Yoon Mi-ra as Hyo-kyung's mother * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bae Yong-joon
Bae Yong-joon (; born August 29, 1972) is a South Korean businessman and former actor. He has starred in numerous television dramas, including, notably, ''Winter Sonata'' which became a major part of the Korean Wave. Bae retired from acting after 2007, but remains active as the chairman of management agency KeyEast. Early life Bae Yong-joon was born in Mapo District, Seoul. He entered Sungkyunkwan University in 2000 as a Film Studies major. Career Bae made his acting debut in 1994 in the Korean drama ''Salut D'Amour'' (lit. "Love Greeting"). The rookie actor quickly gained popularity, and a year later he won Best New Actor at the 1995 KBS Drama Awards for ''Our Sunny Days of Youth''. Throughout the 1990s, Bae continued playing leading roles on television, in '' Papa'' (1996), ''First Love'' (1996) which reached a peak viewership rating of 65.8%, ''The Barefooted Youth'' (1998), and the Noh Hee-kyung-penned ''Did We Really Love?'' (1999). In ''Hotelier'' (2001), he played a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Byung-hun
Lee Byung-hun (; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres, most notably ''Joint Security Area'' (2000); ''A Bittersweet Life'' (2005); ''The Good, the Bad, the Weird'' (2008); the television series ''Iris'' (2009); '' I Saw the Devil'' (2010); '' Masquerade'' (2012); and '' Mr. Sunshine'' (2018). His critically acclaimed film '' Inside Men'' (2015) won him the Best Actor prize in three prestigious award ceremonies: 52nd Baeksang Art Awards, 37th Blue Dragon Awards and 53rd Grand Bell Awards. Lee has five films—''Joint Security Area'', ''The Good, the Bad, the Weird'', ''Masquerade'', ''Inside Men'' and ''Master''—on the list of highest-grossing films in South Korea. Lee was Gallup Korea's Actor of the Year in the Film division in 2012 and in the Television division in 2018. In 2021, he appeared in a recurring role as the Front Man in the Netflix survival drama series ''Squid Game''. In the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryu Si-won
Ryu Si-won (; born 6 October 1972) is a South Korean actor and singer. After he made his debut in the KBS drama ''Feeling'' in 1994, Ryu pursued a singing career. He was convicted of stalking his wife (now ex wife) in 2013. Early life Ryu was born in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He is from the Pungsan Ryu clan and is the 13th-generation descendant of Joseon Dynasty prime minister Yu Seong-ryong. Career On 12 December 2004, Ryu went with a Taiwanese actress to Singapore for the presentation of the Star awards to Singaporean actors in the Mediacorp Star Awards 2004. The event was broadcast on Mediacorp's TV Channel 8. Ryu has studied photography for three years and has produced his own promo photos. Because of this, in 2009, he worked for the very first time with his co-actor Go Soo and he is the man behind Go's very first photo diary, "24 Hours with Go Soo". It spans approximately 100 shots, which will be produced as a DVD. He also gives support to Go for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahn Sung-ki
Ahn Sung-ki (born January 1, 1952) is a South Korean actor. One of the country's most respected actors, he has appeared in more than 130 films during his career of over 60 years. Career A native of Seoul, Ahn was the son of a veteran filmmaker and producer and started out as a child actor, appearing in director Kim Ki-young's celebrated film '' The Housemaid'' (1960). He stopped acting in films to concentrate on his studies but was active in theater as a student at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. He completed mandatory military service in 1976 as an artillery officer after earning his commission via the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. After his discharge, Ahn resumed his acting career. He won recognition in the 1980 film '' A Fine, Windy Day'' and was named Best New Actor at the Grand Bell Awards. This was followed by a Best Film Actor Award at the 1982 Baeksang Arts Awards for his role as a Buddhist monk in Im Kwon-taek's critically-acclaimed ''Mandala'', stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Romantic President
''The Romantic President'' (, lit. ''The President who Plays the Piano'') is a 2002 South Korean film. It stars Ahn Sung-ki, Choi Ji-woo, Im Soo-jung and was directed by Jeon Man-bae. Synopsis The story starts with Young-hee, who was being spoonfed by her attendants as she sat in her father's limousine to school. A scene showed Choi entering the class, disguised as a new student. Choi sat beside a girl as she acted blatantly and introduced herself as a transfer student. With the girl's help, Choi identified the exceptional students, from the rebel to the most studious student and so on. Choi left the classroom shortly before the class started. The students ran back to their seats as the principal introduced their new teacher. They were shocked when Choi, who had disguised herself as a transfer student earlier on, was their new teacher. Young-hee was late for class and high-handedly sat down on a seat without greeting the teacher. Choi reprimanded her for her bad manners, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahn Jae-wook
Ahn Jae-wook (born September 12, 1971) is a South Korean actor and singer. Career Ahn Jae-wook spent most of his childhood in his hometown, the district of Donam-dong in Seoul, before graduating from Seoul Institute of the Arts, where he majored in theater. After graduating in 1994, Ahn made his acting debut in ''Song of a Blind Bird'', which was based on a real-life story, followed by supporting roles in several 1995–96 television series such as ''Hotel'' and ''Their Embrace''. In 1997 he and costar Choi Jin-sil shot to stardom in the highly popular trendy drama ''Star in My Heart'', which reached ratings of over 49%. It not only ignited trends in hairstyle, fashion and products featured in the series, Ahn also became a Korean Wave star, extending his popularity to China, Japan and Southeast Asian countries. ''Star in My Heart'' likewise kick-started Ahn's music career. ''Forever'', which was featured in the series' ending during the concert of his character Kang Min, sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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