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Han Myŏnghoe
Han Myŏnghoe (; 26 November 1415 – 28 November 1487) was a Korean politician and soldier during the Joseon period. He was the most trusted tactician of Grand Prince Suyang during the 1453 coup and the subsequent events that resulted into Suyang becoming King Sejo. He was listed as a first rank meritorious subject in 1453 () and in 1455 (). In 1460, his third daughter, Han Naengi, married Crown Prince Haeyang (the future King Yejong). Between 1466 and 1467, Han Myŏnghoe became the Chief State Councillor of Joseon, and his youngest daughter, Han Songi, married Prince Jalsan (the future King Seongjong). In 1468, Crown Prince Haeyang became Yejong, the 8th King of the Joseon Dynasty, and Han Myŏnghoe's daughter, Han Naengi, was posthumously honoured Queen Jangsun and her father was reappointed Chief State Councillor. In 1469, when Yejong died, Han Myŏnghoe was instrumental in the decision to recuse both Yejong's son as too young and Jalsan's older brother as too weak. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Hwak
Han Hwak (; 1400 1456), nicknamed Ganyijae (), was a politician and a diplomat during the Joseon period of Korea. He served as Left State Councillor. Han Hwak is mostly known by his second daughter, the Queen Insu. She married the son of Prince Suyang (who was a son of King Sejong). Some years later, Suyang became King Sejo, the seventh King of the Joseon Dynasty, and his son became Crown Prince Uigyeong. The honorary title Queen Insu was granted when one of the children of Insu and Uigyeong became the King Seongjong of Joseon. His eldest daughter Princess Consort Jeongseon, was the wife of Prince Gyeyang (a son of Sejong the Great by a concubine). Family * Father ** Han Yeong-jeong (; 1375–?) * Mother ** Lady Kim of the Uiseong Kim clan (; 1375 – 13 March 1423) * Siblings ** Older sister - Consort Kanghuizhuangshuli of the Cheongju Han clan (康惠莊淑麗妃 清州韓氏; 1398 – 12 August 1424) ** Younger brother - Han Jil (; 1406–?) ** Younger brother - Han Jeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sin Sukju
Sin Sukchu (; August 2, 1417 – July 23, 1475) was a Korean politician during the Joseon period. He served as Prime Minister from 1461 to 1466 and again from 1471 to 1475. He came from the Goryeong Sin clan (). Sin was an accomplished polyglot, and was particularly well educated in the Chinese language.Handel (2014): 294. He served as a personal linguistic expert to King Sejong, and was intimately involved in the creation and application of the Korean alphabet known in modern times as Hangul. Sin used the newly created hangul system to create an accurate transcription of spoken Mandarin Chinese in 15th century Ming dynasty China. These transcriptions haven proven accurate and reliable, and his transcriptions are now "an invaluable source of information on the pronunciations of Ming-era andarin" Family * Father ** Sin Chang (; 1382 – 8 February 1433) * Mother ** Lady Chŏng of the Naju Chŏng clan () (1390–?) * Siblings ** Older brother - Sin Maengchu () (1410–?) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Game Changers
''The Game Changers'' is a 2018 American documentary film about vegan athletes who follow plant-based diets. Release ''The Game Changers'' debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2018, with a second edit released worldwide for a one-day screening in September 2019. The film has over a dozen executive producers, including James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pamela Anderson, Steve Bellamy, Rip Esselstyn, Jackie Chan and Brendan Brazier. Synopsis James Wilks is a mixed martial artist and self defense instructor. Having suffered an injury he used his downtime to explore the effects of plant-based diets on health, recovery, and athletic performance. He first explores the vegetarian diet of Roman gladiators before interviewing athletes such as Scott Jurek, Patrik Baboumian, Bryant Jennings, and Derrick Morgan (along with his wife, the plant-based chef Charity Morgan) who attribute their success to a plant-based diet. Comments follow from Scott Stoll, a physician for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Hyun-joo
Son Hyun-joo (; born June 24, 1965) is a South Korean actor. Since 1991, he has starred in numerous television series and films, such as '' First Love'' (1996), '' My Rosy Life'' (2005), '' My Too Perfect Sons'' (2009), '' Secretly, Greatly'' (2013), '' Empire of Gold'' (2013), '' The Chronicles of Evil'' (2015), and '' The Good Detective'' (2020–2022). Most notable in his filmography are two low-profile projects in which he played the leading role, both of which became unexpected hits: critically acclaimed revenge drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ... '' The Chaser'' (2012), and mystery thriller film '' Hide and Seek'' (2013). In year 2017, Son won the Best Actor award at the 39th Moscow international film festival for his role in the movie '' Ordinary Perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insu, The Queen Mother
''Insu, the Queen Mother'' () is a 2011 South Korean historical television series, starring Chae Shi-ra, Hahm Eun-jung, Kim Young-ho, Kim Mi-sook, Baek Sung-hyun and Jeon Hye-bin. Focusing on the fierce power struggle among three women in the royal court of the Joseon Dynasty, it aired from December 3, 2011 to June 24, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:55 ( KST) for 60 episodes. It was one of the inaugural dramas on newly launched cable channel jTBC. Chae Shi-ra reprised the role of Queen Insu; she previously played the same character in the 1998–2000 period drama ''The King and the Queen'', also written by Jung Ha-yeon. She said she joined the series because she wanted to explore the character further, "This drama series focuses more on the ambitious side of Queen Insu, who dreams of becoming the absolute ruler of the Joseon Dynasty, and I liked the part." Cast * Chae Shi-ra as Queen Insu (23–60) ** Hahm Eun-jung as Han Jung (the future Queen Insu) (1–23) * Kim Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JTBC
JTBC (shortened from Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company; ; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on December 1, 2011. JTBC is a generalist channel, with programming consisting of television series, variety shows, and news broadcasting; its news division is held in similar regard to the three main terrestrial networks in South Korea. In 2011, JTBC was one of four new South Korean nationwide generalist cable TV networks alongside '' The Dong-a Ilbo''s Channel A, '' The Chosun Ilbo''s TV Chosun and ''Maeil Business Newspaper''s MBN. They serve as supplementary networks to the existing conventional free-to-air TV networks like KBS, MBC, SBS and other smaller channels launched following deregulation in 1990. History '' JoongAng Ilbo'', which used to be a part of Samsung, had previously owned a TV station. In 1964, it founded the Tongyang Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Byong-ho
Son Byong-ho (; born August 25, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Son is known for his role in action films, notably, '' R-Point'' (2004), '' Running Wild'' (2006), '' The Good, the Bad, the Weird'' (2008) and '' Insu, The Queen Mother'' (2011). Filmography Film Television series Theater Awards and nominations References External links Son Byong-hoat Cicada I Remember Co. Ltd * * * 1962 births Living people Actors from Andong Male actors from North Gyeongsang Province 20th-century South Korean male actors 21st-century South Korean male actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male stage actors South Korean male television actors Long stubs with short prose {{SouthKorea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Rooted Tree
''Deep Rooted Tree'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Han Suk-kyu, Jang Hyuk and Shin Se-kyung. Based on the novel of the same name by Lee Jung-myung, it aired on SBS from 5 October to 22 December 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Taking its name from the poem Yongbieocheonga that says that trees with deep roots do not sway, the series tells the story of a royal guard (played by Jang Hyuk) investigating a case involving the serial murders of Jiphyeonjeon scholars in Gyeongbokgung while King Sejong (played by Han Suk-kyu, in his TV comeback after 16 years of solely film work) comes to create the Korean alphabet. Synopsis Early in his reign, King Sejong inevitably causes the death of his in-laws and their slaves in an attempt to save them from his brutal father, King Taejong, mainly due to his lack of authority and power. Two young slaves, Ddol-bok and his friend Dam, survive but neither knows if the other has. Ddol-bok bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ''Incomplete Life: Prequel'' (2013), and the television dramas '' Hong Gil-dong'' (2008), '' Unsolved'' (2010), and '' Good Doctor'' (2013). In a collaboration with director Kim Tae-yong, Jo is also the live narrator (or byeonsa) for ''Crossroads of Youth'' (1934), Korea's oldest surviving silent film. Aside from local performances in 2008 and 2012, Jo has performed at the 2009 New York Film Festival, the 2011 International Film Festival in Mexico, the 2011 Thames Festival in London, and the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Princess' Man
''The Princess' Man'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series, starring Park Si-hoo, Moon Chae-won, Kim Yeong-cheol, Song Jong-ho, Hong Soo-hyun and Lee Soon-jae. It's a historical drama depicting the forbidden romance between the daughter of Grand Prince Suyang and the son of Kim Jong-seo, Suyang's political opponent. It aired on KBS2 from July 20 to October 6, 2011, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 ( KST) for 24 episodes. Plot Grand Prince Suyang attempts to build an alliance with Kim Jong-seo, the trusted official of his brother, King Munjong. He proposes a marriage between his eldest daughter, Lee Se-ryung, and Kim Jong-seo's younger son, Kim Seung-yoo. Learning of this, Se-ryung's curiosity regarding her prospective husband is piqued, and on hearing that Seung-yoo is going to take over as the tutor of her cousin, Princess Gyeonghye, she persuades her to swap places so that she can catch a glimpse of her intended. Her first impression is not favorable and she i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
