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Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint
''Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint'', also alternatively translated as ''Omniscient Reader'' (), is a South Korean web novel written by Sing Shong. It was first published on January 6, 2018, on the platform Munpia, and ended on February 2, 2020. Naver Webtoon published an ongoing webtoon adaptation created by Redice Studio for the Korean version and Line Webtoon for the English version in 2020. An anime television series adaptation has been announced. Plot Kim Dokja is a young man leading a simple life, who has been the sole reader of a novel, ''Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World'', for 10 years of his life. As he was reading the novel's final chapter, reality and the world of fiction started to merge, allowing him to appear at the beginning point of the story. Being the only person who knew how the world could end, Kim Dokja is determined to create a different ending by solving and conquering various challenges, known as scenarios, which are operated by . Characters ;Kim D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Fiction
Action fiction is a literary genre, genre in literature that focuses on stories involving high-stakes, high-energy, and fast-paced events. This genre includes a wide range of subgenres, such as Spy fiction, spy novels, Adventure fiction, adventure stories, tales of terror, intrigue ("cloak and dagger"), and Mystery fiction, mysteries. These kinds of stories utilize Thriller (genre), suspense, the tension that is built up when the reader wishes to know how the Conflict (narrative), conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is going to be resolved or the solution to a mystery of a Thriller (genre), thriller. The intricacies of human relationships or the nuances of philosophy and psychology are rarely explored in action fiction, typically being fast-paced mysteries that merely seek to provide the reader with an exhilarating experience. Action fiction can also be a plot element of Literature, non-literary works such as graphic novels and film. Genre fiction Action genre is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Min-ho
Lee Min-ho (, born June 22, 1987) is a South Korean actor and singer. He gained widespread fame with his role as Gu Jun-pyo in the Korean drama, television series ''Boys Over Flowers (2009 TV series), Boys Over Flowers'' (2009), which also earned him the Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actor – Television, Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actor. His other notable works are television series ''City Hunter (TV series), City Hunter'' (2011), ''The Heirs'' (2013), ''The Legend of the Blue Sea'' (2016), and ''The King: Eternal Monarch'' (2020), as well as the action thriller film ''Gangnam Blues'' (2015). In 2022, he starred in the Apple TV+ period drama ''Pachinko (TV series), Pachinko'' based on the Pachinko (novel), novel of the same name. The success of Lee's television career established him as a top Korean Wave, hallyu star. He became the first Korean celebrity to have a wax figure made in his image at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, Madame Tussauds, with figures being unveiled in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine '' Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in the United States, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in five separate regions: the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and India. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime Expo
Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an American anime convention held in Los Angeles, California and organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA). The convention is traditionally held annually on the first weekend of July, spanning the course of four days. Anime Expo is regularly hosted at the Los Angeles Convention Center but has also been held in other cities such as Anaheim, San Jose, New York, and Tokyo. Anime Expo has events and activities during the convention for attendees to take part in such as guest panels, tabletop gaming, competitions, an arcade, and concerts. Convention history History The first Anime Expo was held from July 3–6, 1992 at the Red Lion Hotel in San Jose, California. Many of its original staff came from Anime Con, an anime convention held in San Jose in 1991, and later absorbed by the SPJA in 1992. In 1994, Anime Expo made a strategic relocation to the Southern California area and all subsequent conventions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Byung-woo
Kim Byung-woo (; born 1980) is a South Korean screenwriter and film director. Personal life Kim majored in Theater & Film at Hanyang University. Career Kim is known for making inventive and self-funded films. In 2001, he made his first five-minute short film ''Cry'' on digital video in a shoestring budget. In 2003, he made his feature debut when he was still a theatre and film student at Hanyang University. The film ''Anamorphic'' has the main character searching for a way out after passing through gates and doors into a shadowy netherworld. He self-funded the project at the cost of US$4,000. In 2007, his second feature '' Written'' propelled his standing in Korean independent cinema to a new level. ''Written'' is a film within a film where his lead character was caught in a hellish predicament when his fate as a character in a script is being determined by others. The self-funded film was shot on high-definition video and cost only US$15,000 to make. Filmography Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Young-joon
Choi Young-joon (; born July 7, 1980) is a South Korean actor and singer. He began his acting career as a supporting character in the television series '' Arthdal Chronicles'' (2019) and '' Flower of Evil'' (2020). He is known for his roles in ''Hospital Playlist'' (2020–2021), ''Vincenzo'' (2021), ''Our Blues'' (2022), and ''Gyeongseong Creature'' (2023–present). Career Choi made his debut in 2002 as a member of boy band 7Dayz. After the group's disbandment, Choi went on to become a musical actor. Personal life On September 15, 2024, it was reported that Choi would be getting married in October. The couple married on October 20, 2024, in a private ceremony in 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 .... Filmography Film Television Web series Televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Ho-san
Park Ho-san (; born Park Jung-hwan on October 18, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his performance in the stage play ''Suck'' (2008), ''In the Heights'' (2015), ''Chuncheon There'' (2009, 2015), ''Waiting for Heroes'' (2013), ''Frozen'' (2015), and ''The Book of a Thief'' (2015). Park has also known for his appearances as a supporting actor in the television series ''Prison Playbook'' (2017–2018), ''My Mister'' (2018), '' Lawless Lawyer'' (2018), and '' The Penthouse: War in Life'' (2020–2021). Early life and education Park was born on October 18, 1972, to a father who owned a business called Jimulpo, which provided flooring services. Park's passion for acting was ignited when he saw a play called Hamlet 4, directed by Ki Guk-seo, during his middle school years. A ticket to the play was given to him as a gift by a satisfied customer of his father's flooring business, Jimulpo. Despite attending the play alone due to his friends' lack of interest in the title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Seung-ho
Shin Seung-ho (; born 11 November 1995) is a South Korean actor and model. As one of the leads, Shin received the most attention after appearing on ''A-Teen'' (2018). He is also known for appearing on '' Love Alarm'' (2019), '' D.P.'' (2021), and ''Alchemy of Souls'' (2022). Career At the age of ten, Shin started playing soccer, which he practiced for eleven years until 2016, when he quit after a knee injury and the realization that soccer was no longer the path for him. He later began working as a model, walking in Seoul Fashion Week and Seoul 365 Fashion Show; he also reached the final stage of the SBS Supermodel Selection Contest. At the same time, he was advised to become an actor to take advantage of his tone of voice, so he enrolled in an acting academy and joined an agency through auditioning. He made his debut in the 2018 teen web series ''A-Teen'', playing the male lead Nam Si-woo. This was followed by two more roles as a high school student in the teen dramas ''At Ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana (entertainer)
Im Jin-ah (; born September 14, 1991), known professionally as Nana (), is a South Korean singer, actress, and model known for her work as a former group member of the South Korean girl group After School (band), After School and its subgroups, Orange Caramel and After School Red. As an actress, Nana has starred in various television dramas such as ''Love Weaves Through a Millennium'' (2015), ''The Good Wife (South Korean TV series), The Good Wife'' (2016), ''Kill It'' (2019), and ''Justice (South Korean TV series), Justice'' (2019). Early life Nana was born on September 14, 1991. She graduated from in Cheongju and was a participant in the 2009 Asia Pacific Super Model Contest. Career 2009–2013: Debut with After School and Orange Caramel In November 2009 Nana debuted in After School (band), After School along with Raina (singer), Raina as third-generation members with the release of After School's second Extended play, EP, Because of You (After School song), ''Because of Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chae Soo-bin
Bae Soo-bin (; born July 10, 1994), known professionally as Chae Soo-bin (), is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition for her role in the television series ''Love in the Moonlight'' (2016), and transitioned into leading roles, notably, '' The Rebel'' (2017), ''Strongest Deliveryman'' (2017), ''I'm Not a Robot'' (2017–2018), ''Where Stars Land'' (2018), '' The Fabulous'' (2022), and '' When the Phone Rings'' (2024). Career 2014–2015: Beginnings Chae was spotted by a casting director on the streets, and upon signing a management contract with Toin Entertainment, she proceeded to make her debut in 2014 with the film '' My Dictator''. Due to the fact that her birth name is the same as the stage name of the more popular actor Bae Soo-bin (born Yoon Tae-wook), she was given the stage name "Chae Soo-bin". She then featured in weekend drama ''House of Bluebird'' (2015) and youth series '' Cheer Up!'' (2015) which won her Best New Actress awards at both 4th APAN Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jisoo
Kim Ji-soo (; born January 3, 1995), known mononymously as Jisoo, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, which debuted under YG Entertainment in August 2016. Outside of her music career, she made her acting debut with a cameo role in the 2015 series ''The Producers (TV series), The Producers'' and played her first leading role in the JTBC series ''Snowdrop (South Korean TV series), Snowdrop'' (2021–22). In March 2023, Jisoo released her debut single album ''Me (single album), Me'', which became the List of best-selling albums in South Korea, best-selling album by a female soloist in South Korea and the first to sell over a million copies. Its lead single "Flower (Jisoo song), Flower" was a commercial success, peaking at number two on the Billboard Global 200, ''Billboard'' Global 200 and the Circle Digital Chart and breaking the record for the highest-charting song by a Korean female soloist on the Canadian Hot 100 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
