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Korea's Next Top Model Season 3
''Korea's Next Top Model, season 3'' (or ''Do-jeon Supermodel Korea, season 3'') is the third season of a Korean reality television show in which women compete for the title of ''Korea's Next Top Model'' and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry. This season featured eighteen contestants in its final cast. The prizes for this season included: a cash prize of 100,000,000 South Korean won, a cover shoot and editorial in W Magazine Korea, a modeling contract with YGKPlus, and a modeling contract with Major Model Management in New York. The winner of the competition was 21-year-old Choi So-ra, who continued her modeling career after the franchise. Cast Contestants ''(Ages stated are at start of contest and use the Korean system of determining age)'' Judges Other cast members Episodes Results : The contestant was a separate addition later added to the cast. : The contestant was eliminated. : The contestant was eliminated outside of judging panel : The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea's Next Top Model Season 2
''Korea's Next Top Model, season 2'' (or ''Do-jeon Supermodel Korea, season 2'') is the second season of the Korean reality television show in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of ''Korea's Next Top Model'' and a chance to start their career in the modelling industry. This season featured fifteen contestants in its final cast. The prizes for this season included: A cash prize of 100,000,000 South Korean won, a cover shoot and editorial in W Magazine Korea, a contract with SK-II and a modelling contract with ESteem Entertainment. The winner of the competition was 17-year-old Jin Jung-sun. Cast Contestants ''(Ages stated are at start of contest and use the Korean system of determining age)'' Judges * Jang Yoon-ju – Host & main judge * Lee Hye-ju - Judge & W magazine editor * Jo Seon-hee – Judge & photographer * Jung Goo-ho - Judge & fashion designer Other cast members * Ha Sang-baek – Designer & photo shoot director Episodes Results : The con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reebok
Reebok International Limited ( ) is an American footwear and clothing brand that is a part of Authentic Brands Group. It was established in England in 1958 as a companion company to J.W. Foster and Sons, a sporting goods company which had been founded in 1895 in Bolton, Lancashire. From 1958 until 1986, the brand featured the flag of the United Kingdom in its logo to signify the origins of the company. It was bought by German sporting goods company Adidas in 2005, then sold to the United States–based Authentic Brands Group in 2021. The company's global headquarters are located in Boston, Massachusetts, in the Seaport District. History Early years In 1895, Joseph William Foster at the age of 14 started work in his bedroom above his father's sweetshop in Bolton, England, and designed some of the earliest spiked running shoes. After his ideas progressed, he founded his business J.W. Foster in 1900; later he joined with his sons and changed the company name to J.W. Foster an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollys
KG Hollys F&B Co., Ltd, trading as Hollys () and known until March 2021 as Hollys Coffee (), is a South Korean lifestyle and specialty coffee company part of the KG Group. The company was established in 1998 and opened South Korea's first espresso shop that year. Its shops offer espresso, coffee, tea, specialty coffee- and tea-based hot and cold drinks, a variety of pastries and other snacks and coffee supplies. By 2008 there were more than 100 Hollys Coffee shops in the country, and the franchise had expanded with additional stores in China, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. History Hollys Coffee opened its first store in May 1998 in Gangnam District, Seoul. It expanded rapidly and opened its 100th store in May 2006 in Gangnam station. Its first international store was in the US and opened April 2008 in Los Angeles. It opened its 200th store in May 2009. The Hollys Coffee Academy was opened in April 2011. Continuing to expand overseas its first store in the Philippines was opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KG Mobility
The KG Mobility Corporation (, ), abbreviated as KGM, is a South Korean automobile manufacturer. It traces its origins back to Dong-A Motor, a manufacturer established in 1954. The company was named SsangYong Motor Company in 1988, following its acquisition in 1986 by the SsangYong Group, a chaebol. Since then, SsangYong Motor has been acquired successively by Daewoo Motors, Chinese manufacturer SAIC Motor, and Indian manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra. In 2022, the company was acquired by South Korean chaebol KG Group and adopted its present name in March 2023. The company's main focus is sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and crossover SUVs, and it is transitioning its focus to electric cars. The KGM Commercial manufactures commercial vehicles, including electric buses. History Dong-A Motor (1954–1987) SsangYong originally started out as two separate companies; Ha Dong-hwan Motor Workshop (established in 1954) and Dongbang Motor Co (established in 1962). In mid-1963, the two c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan Motor Show
Busan International Mobility Show (BIMOS), which first convened as the inaugural exhibition for BEXCO in 2001, is held biennially as part of efforts to promote the regional automotive industry and galvanize the local economy. The show has become an ultra-large scale event that routinely attracts more than one million visitors. It was known as the ''Busan International Motor Show'' prior to 2024. The exhibition halls at BEXCO (measuring 26,508 square-meters) housed more than 170 cars and trucks on display in 2012. This number exceeds the 109 cars and trucks that were displayed at the 2010 event. 2024 * Hyundai Casper Electric * Renault Grand Koleos 2020 The 2020 motor show was scheduled for 28 May to 7 June but was cancelled and not rescheduled. All Japanese manufacturers had declined to exhibit and only five marques were confirmed before the cancellation in April. 2018 Held in June 2018, four domestic and 15 overseas carmakers introduced a total of 203 vehicles. Some inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro-Specs
Pro-Specs () is a South Korean athletic shoe and sportswear manufacturer, which currently produces footwear and clothing for running. Its headquarters are located in Seoul. It is one of brands under LS Networks, a subisdiary of LS Group. History Pro-Specs was created in 1981 by Kook-Je (국제상사). It was an official sponsor of the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1985, Kook-Je was dissolved by the Chun Doo-hwan regime and the company was acquired by the Hanil Group (한일그룹). In the 1990s, the company was active in producing the tennis shoe Grand Slam and sending a volunteer team to the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1997, the company ran into financial difficulties during the 1997 Asian financial crisis and in 1998, Kook-Je and its parent company, Hanil Group, went bankrupt. Hanil Group was then acquired by LS Group in 2007 and renamed LS Networks in 2008. Sponsorships Competition * 1997 Korean League Cup Baseball Current Club teams 2022– : LG Twins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Malletier SAS, commonly known as Louis Vuitton (, ), is a French Luxury goods, luxury fashion house and company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton (designer), Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ranging from luxury bags and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, perfumes, watches, jewellery, accessories, sunglasses and books. Louis Vuitton is one of the world's leading international fashion houses. It sells its products through standalone boutiques, lease departments in high-end department stores, and through the e-commerce section of its website. Louis Vuitton merged with Moët Hennessy in 1987 to create LVMH, of which it is a subsidiary. For six consecutive years (2006–2012), Louis Vuitton was named the world's most valuable luxury brand. Its 2012 valuation was US$25.9 billion. In 2013, the valuation of the brand was US$28.4 billion with revenue of US$9.4 billion. The company operates in 50 countries with more than 460 stores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shake Shack
Shake Shack is an American multinational fast casual restaurant chain based in New York City. It started out as a hot dog cart inside Madison Square Park in 2001, and its popularity steadily grew. In 2004, it received a permit to open a permanent kiosk within the park, expanding its menu from New York–style hot dogs to one with hamburgers, hot dogs, fries and its namesake milkshakes. Since its founding, it has been one of the fastest-growing food chains, eventually becoming a public company filing for an initial public offering of stock in late 2014. The offering priced on January 29, 2015; the initial price of its shares was at $21, immediately rising by 123% to $47 on their first day of trading. Shake Shack Inc. owns and operates over 400 locations globally. History Concept and early history In 2000, New York City began the rebuilding of Madison Square Park, which had fallen into a state of disrepair and misuse. As part of the redevelopment, restaurateur Danny Meyer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giordano International
Giordano International Limited is an international retailer of men's, women's and children's apparel and accessories founded in Hong Kong in 1981. Giordano now employs over 6,500 staff, with around 1,800 shops operating in more than 30 countries and regions worldwide. History Giordano was founded in 1981 in Hong Kong by Jimmy Lai. The inspiration for the company's name came during a business trip to New York City. Lai found himself at a Manhattan pizza shop by the same name and woke up the next day to find a napkin printed with the Giordano name in his pocket. It was decided that this name would work well as it would conjure up visions and feel of Italian fashion in the consumer's mind. Jimmy Lai's association with the company ended in 1996. Peter Lau Kwok Kuen took over as the company's chairman and chief executive, leading Giordano until 2024. In April 2024, Colin Melville Kennedy Currie was appointed CEO. He was chosen for the position amid a restructuring of the company's b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Next Magazine (Hong Kong And Taiwan)
''Next Magazine'' was an online Hong Kong weekly magazine from 1990 to 2021. Owned by Jimmy Lai, the magazine was the number one news magazine in both markets in terms of audited circulation and AC Nielsen reports. A Taiwanese version of ''Next Magazine'' was published from 2001 to 2018, and the online version of Taiwan's ''Next Magazine'' ended in 2020. History Founded on 15 March 1990, ''Next magazine'' was the second most popular magazine in Hong Kong, until Jimmy Lai's other magazine, ''Sudden Weekly'', shuttered in 2015. It was published every Wednesday and cost 20 HKD. ''Next Magazine'' covered current affairs, political, economic, social and business issues, and entertainment news. The final print edition of the Hong Kong ''Next Magazine'' was published on 15 March 2018. After the sister newspaper, ''Apple Daily'' and its parent company were raided by Hong Kong police due to national security law charges and its executives were arrested, the online publication of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
''Cosmopolitan'' (stylized in all caps) is an American quarterly fashion and entertainment magazine for women, first published based in New York City in March 1886 as a family magazine; it was later transformed into a literary magazine and, since 1965, has become a women's magazine. ''Cosmopolitan'' is one of the best-selling magazines. Formerly titled ''The Cosmopolitan'' and often referred to as ''Cosmo'', ''Cosmopolitan'' has adapted its style and content. Its current incarnation was originally marketed as a woman's fashion magazine with articles on home, family, and cooking. For some time it focused more on new fiction and written work, which included short stories, novels, and articles. Now it is more targeted towards women's fashion, sports and modern interests. Eventually, editor-in-chief Helen Gurley Brown changed its attention to more of a women's empowerment magazine. Nowadays, its content includes articles discussing relationships, sex, health, careers, self-improve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First Opium War. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and was further extended when the United Kingdom obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. Hong Kong was occupied by Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. The territory was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems. Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages,. the territory is now one of the world's most signific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
