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Kwon Oh-joong
Kwon Oh-joong (born November 24, 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in ''Gourmet'' (2008), as well as the television series '' The Secret Lovers'' (2005), '' Freedom Fighter, Lee Hoe-young'' (2010), and '' Miss Ajumma'' (2011). Kwon has also appeared in films such as '' To Catch a Virgin Ghost'' (2004) and ''Mr. Kim vs. Mr. Kim vs. Mr. Kim'' (also known as ''Master Kims'', 2007). Kwon is also certified as a level 2 social worker, and is known for his volunteer activities. He founded the organization 천사를 돕는 사람들의 모임 ("A Group of Angels Who Help Others") in 2002. Filmography Television series *'' Bravo My Life'' (SBS, 2017) *'' Five Enough'' (KBS2, 2016) *'' Empress Ki'' (MBC, 2013) *'' A Hundred Year Legacy'' (MBC, 2013) *'' Arang and the Magistrate'' (MBC, 2012) *'' Scent of a Woman'' (SBS, 2011) ( cameo, ep 8) *'' Miss Ajumma'' (SBS, 2011) *'' The Duo'' (MBC, 2011) *'' Freedom Fighter, Lee Hoe-young'' (KBS1, 2010) *''Life is Goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapo District
Mapo District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Mapo has a population of 381,330 (2015) and has a geographic area of 23.87 km2 (9.22 sq mi), and is divided into 24 '' dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Mapo is located in western Seoul on the northern bank of the Han River, bordering the Gyeonggi Province city of Goyang to the northwest, and the Seoul city districts of Gangseo to the west, Yeongdeungpo to the south, Yongsan to the southeast, Jung to the east, and Seodaemun and Eunpyeong to the north. Mapo is home to several universities and government buildings, and is well known for the Hongdae club district around Hongik University. Mapo is connected to the Seoul Metropolitan Subway's Line 2, Line 5, and Line 6, as well as the Airport Railroad, and the Korail Gyeongui-Jungang Line, which all pass through this district. The Seoul World Cup Stadium, a famous landmark in Seoul, is located in Sangam in northwest Mapo. Etymology The name "Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bravo My Life
''Bravo My Life'' () is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Do Ji-won, Park Sang-min, Yeon Jung-hoon, Jeong Yu-mi, Hyun Woo, and Kang Ji-sub. The series airs four consecutive episodes on Saturday on SBS TV from 8:55 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. ( KST) starting from October 21, 2017. Synopsis The story is set in the world of television drama production, and revolves around three main characters: a haughty drama PD, an assistant director who's still waiting to catch her big break, and a frustrated actor who still hasn't debuted after seven years in the industry. Cast Main * Jeong Yu-mi as Ha Do-na :An assistant director who is passionate and enthusiastic about her work to the point of being nicknamed "Lunatic". She is still waiting for the day when she can become a full-fledged director. * Hyun Woo as Kim Bum-woo :An actor who has been in the industry for seven years but has yet to catch his big break as his anxiety in front of cameras hinders his acting during the fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Last Gift
''His Last Gift'' (; also known as ''Last Present'') is a 2008 South Korean film. Plot Tae-joo, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life of a seriously ill young girl, Se-hee, who suffers from Wilson's disease and desperately needs a liver transplant. Se-hee is the daughter of Yeong-woo, an old friend of Tae-joo's who is now a police officer. Upon discovering that Se-hee's now deceased mother was his ex-wife, Tae-joo realises that he is in fact her biological father, and does everything he can to try and save her life. Cast * Shin Hyun-joon ... Kang Tae-joo * Huh Joon-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo * Jo Soo-min ... Jo Se-hee * Kwon Oh-joong ... Dong-hyeon * Kim Sang-ho ... Yong-tae * Jo Won-hee ... Cheol-goo * Bang Hyeob ... Kang Tae-joo * Choi Seong-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo * Ha Ji-won ... Min Hye-yeong * Kim Hyeon-ah ... Ha-jin * Kim Ik-tae ... Taxi driver * Cho Jin-woong ... Baek In-cheol * Park Min-jung as Bar woman * Lee Sang-hong . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Documentary
A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and Media studies, media analyst Bill Nichols (film critic), Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in terms of "a filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception [that remains] a practice without clear boundaries". Research into information gathering, as a behavior, and the sharing of knowledge, as a concept, has noted how documentary movies were preceded by the notable practice of documentary photography. This has involved the use of singular Photograph, photographs to detail the complex attributes of History, historical events and continues to a certain degree to this day, with an example being the War photography, conflict-related photography achieved by popular figures such as Mathew Brady during the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salut D'Amour (TV Series)
''Salut D'Amour'' (; lit. ''Love Greeting''), despite its French name, is a South Korean television series that aired on KBS2 from November 1, 1994 to April 25, 1995 with a total of 25 episodes. Synopsis The theme of ''Salut D'Amour'', unlike later versions, are not interconnected to one another by episode. Each episode contains a separate but closely related theme. Episode 1 The episode starts with a documentary show on Korea during the war, Korea during the year he was born in (1975)-riots and crowded streets in South Korea. The narrator talked about the population census taken on September 18, 1995. The population stood at 37,680,000 male and female sex ratio (1740:1124, males to females), as well as family events in 1982. The episode proceeds on showing a television telecasting a baseball match. (The documentary is actually shown on a television shown on a drama.) Young-min continues to talk about his childhood days with Hae-yung studying together in the living room. Hae- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damo (TV Series)
''Damo'' (; lit. "Female Detective Damo in the Joseon Dynasty"; also known as ''The Legendary Police Woman'') is a 2003 South Korean fusion historical drama, starring Ha Ji-won, Lee Seo-jin, and Kim Min-jun. Set in the Joseon Dynasty, it tells the story of Chae-ok, a '' damo'' relegated to the low-status job of a female police detective who investigates crimes involving women of the upper class. It aired on MBC from July 28 to September 9, 2003 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 14 episodes. Plot Chae-ok is the daughter of a nobleman, who was framed for conspiracy and thereafter committed suicide. She got separated from her brother at the age of 7 when she was caught by the officer who then took her to be the slave of Hwangbo Yoon's family. Alongside him, she was raised in the mountains and learned martial arts and sword fighting. She has loved Yoon silently for years, knowing they cannot be together because he belongs to a higher social class. Instead when he becomes a poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Kick!
''High Kick!'' (; "High Kick without Hesitation" or "Unstoppable High Kick") was a South Korean situation comedy revolving around the life of the Lee family. It aired in South Korea from Monday through Friday, in sitcom format. The show led to the sequels '' High Kick Through the Roof'', which aired in 2009–2010, and '' High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged'', which aired in 2011–2012. Characters There's a fact that almost all of the character's name is their actor/actress real name - some of the characters just change their last name. Main * Lee Soon-jae as Lee Soon-jae, the head of the Lee family, who works alongside his daughter-in-law at his Korean medicine hospital. He graduated Medical school and read Acupuncture and Moxibustion as specialties. The oldest in the family, he can be strict and aggressive toward his family members, and thinks only about himself. In flashback scene, He used to be Moon-hee's master ** Lee Tae-ri as young Lee Soon-jae * Na Moon-hee as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Duo
''The Duo'' () is a 2011 South Korean historical drama series, starring Chun Jung-myung, Lee Sang-yoon, Han Ji-hye and Seo Hyun-jin. It aired on MBC from February 7 to May 24, 2011, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 32 episodes. Filmed at MBC Dramia in Gyeonggi Province, the series examines how class determines fate during the Joseon era through two men who swap lives. Switched at birth, Chun-doong and Gwi-dong grow up living each other's lives. Nobleman's son Chun-doong endures great hardships in the lowest caste of society, and becomes a vigilante who steals from the rich. Beggar's son Gwi-dong grows up in a wealthy noble family, and becomes a police chief. Living on opposite sides of the law, their paths cross again when they both fall for the same woman; played by Chun, Lee and Han respectively. Plot Around the time of late Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) when hierarchy between nobles and slaves started to fall apart and riots were common among peasants, two men were born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameo Appearance
A cameo appearance, also called a cameo role and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief guest appearance of a well-known person or character in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly either appearances in a work in which they hold some special significance (such as actors from an original movie appearing in its remake) or renowned people making uncredited appearances. Short appearances by celebrities, film directors, politicians, athletes or musicians are common. A crew member of the movie or show playing a minor role can be referred to as a cameo role as well, such as director Alfred Hitchcock who made frequent cameo appearances in his films. Concept Originally, in the 1920s, a "cameo role" meant "a small character part that stands out from the other minor parts". The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' connects this with the meaning "a short literary sketch or portrait", which is based on the lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scent Of A Woman (TV Series)
''Scent of a Woman'' () is a 2011 South Korean television drama series starring Kim Sun-a, Lee Dong-wook, Um Ki-joon and Seo Hyo-rim. It aired on SBS from July 23 to September 11, 2011 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Synopsis As a single, unmarried woman in her mid-thirties, Lee Yeon-jae ( Kim Sun-a) is meek and timid, considered a spinster by society. After spending ten years working for the same travel company owned by Kang Chul-man, she is falsely accused of stealing from a client. In addition to enduring the accusations of her superiors, she is diagnosed with gallbladder cancer with approximately six months left to live. Mustering up her courage, Yeon-jae resigns and embraces her remaining six months of life. Embarking on her first vacation alone, she splurges on clothes and flies first-class to Okinawa Island, Japan, where she runs into the man of her dreams, Kang Ji-wook ( Lee Dong-wook), who happens to be the son of her former boss. Ji-wook is a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea JoongAng Daily
''Korea JoongAng Daily'' () is the English edition of the South Korean national daily newspaper '' JoongAng Ilbo''. The newspaper was first published on October 17, 2000, as ''JoongAng Ilbo English Edition''. It mainly carries news and feature stories by staff reporters, and some stories translated from the Korean language newspaper. Overview ''Korea JoongAng Daily'' is one of the three main English newspapers in South Korea along with ''The Korea Times'' and ''The Korea Herald''. The newspaper is published with a daily edition of ''The New York Times'' and it is located within the main offices of the ''JoongAng Ilbo'' in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b .... See also * List of newspapers in South Korea References SlayypookieExtern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arang And The Magistrate
''Arang and the Magistrate'' (; also known as ''Tale of A-rang'') is a 2012 South Korean historical television drama (''sageuk''), starring Lee Joon-gi, Shin Min-a, and Yeon Woo-jin. The period horror-romance is based on the folklore of Arang, who died unjustly and returns as a ghost in order to reveal the circumstances surrounding her death. It aired on MBC from August 15 to October 18, 2012 for 20 episodes. Synopsis A nobleman named Kim Eun-oh (Lee Joon-gi) comes to town searching for his mother after hearing a rumor that she is staying at the village of Miryang. He has the special ability to hear, see and touch spirits, but pretends he doesn't because he gets annoyed when they pester him to help them. Arang (Shin Min-ah) lost all her memories when she became a ghost and is unable to rest in peace until she finds out how she died. After appearing to three magistrates, none of them survive the fright of seeing her. Some local officials, desperate over the fact that no one wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
