Lim Seul-ongLim Seul-ong (Korean: 임슬옹; born 11 May 1987), also known by the mononym Seulong, is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as a singer in 2008 as a member of the K-pop boyband 2AM. He made his acting debut in 2010 in the Korean dramaPersonal Taste and also had a role in the series Hogu’s Love (2015). Early life and educationLim began studying film and acting at Daejin University's Department of Theatre and Visual Arts in 2010.
Choi Woo-shikChoi Woo-shik (Korean: 최우식; pronounced; born March 26, 1990) is a Canadian actor based in South Korea. He first gained recognition for starring in the film Set Me Free (2014) and the television seriesHogu's Love (2015) before coming to international prominence for his roles in the films Train to Busan (2016) and Parasite (2019) both of which were critical and commercial successes with the latter winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Lee Soo-kyung (actress, born 1996)Lee Soo-kyung (Korean: 이수경; born October 24, 1996) is a South Korean actress. She is the youngest two-time winner of the Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Supporting Actress with the films Heart Blackened (2017) and Miracle: Letters to the President (2021). She made her television debut in the seriesHogu's Love in 2015 and starred in Adamas (2022) and Love in the Big City (2024).
Friend zoneInability to move from a platonic relationship into a romantic one Two partygoers demonstrating the "friend zone" in Boston, MA, 2023 Relationships(Outline) Types Genetic or adoptive Kinship Family Stepfamily Parent Father Mother Son Daughter Grandparent Sibling Brother Sister Cousin Aunt Uncle Niece and nephew By marriage Spouse Husband Wife Open marriage Polygamy Polyandry Polygyny Group marriage Mixed-orientation Partner(s) Significant other Boyfriend Girlfriend Cohabitation Long-distance Online Same-sex Queerplatonic Intimate and sexual Casual Committed Monogamy Non-monogamy Mutual monogamy Polyamory Polyfidelity Affair Cicisbeo Concubinage Courtesan Mistress Activities Bonding Courtship Dating Engagement Bachelor's Day Mating Meet market Romance Singles event Wedding Endings Breakup Ghosting Legal/marital separation Annulment Divorce Widowhood Emotions and feelings Affinity Attachment Intimacy Jealousy Love Friend zone Passionate and companionate Platonic Romance Romantic friendship Unconditional Passion Sexuality Non-romantic friendship Alliance Cross-sex Female Male Practices Bride price dower dowry service Homogamy Hypergamy Infidelity Sexual activity Transgression Repression Abuse Child Dating Domestic Elderly Narcissistic parent Controlling behavior Stalking vte Part of a series onLoveRed heart icon Types of love Affection Being in love Bonding Broken heart Compassionate love Conjugal love Courtly love courtship troubadours Falling in love Friendship cross-sex romantic zone Infatuation Interpersonal relationship Intimacy Limerence Love addiction Love at first sight Love triangle Lovesickness Obsessive love Parental love Passion Passionate and companionate love Platonic love Puppy love Queerplatonic relationship Romance Self-love Amour de soi Unconditional love Unrequited love Social views Anarchist Free love Patriotism Chinese Ren Yuanfen French Amour-propre Greek words for love Agape Eros Ludus Mania Philautia Philia Pistis Pragma Storgḗ Xenia Indian Kama Bhakti Maitrī Islamic Ishq Jewish Chesed Latin Amor Caritas Portuguese Saudade Yaghan Mamihlapinatapai Concepts Bhakti yoga Biology of romantic love Interpersonal attraction Love letter Love of Christ Love of God in Christianity Love magic Valentine's Day Philosophy Religious views love deities Physical attractiveness Theories of love Color wheel theory of love Reward theory of attraction Triangular theory of love vte Part of a series onEmotions Affect Alexithymia Classification Empathy In animals Emotional intelligence Mood Self-regulation Interpersonal Dysregulation Valence Emotions Acceptance Admiration Affection Amusement Anger Angst Anguish Annoyance Anticipation Anxiety Apathy Arousal Awe Belongingness Boredom Confidence Confusion Contempt Contentment Courage Curiosity Depression Desire Determination Disappointment Disgust Distrust Doubt Dysphoria Ecstasy Elevation Embarrassment Emotional detachment Enthusiasm Envy Euphoria Fear Frustration Gratification Gratitude Greed Grief Guilt Happiness Hatred Hope Horror Hostility Hubris Humiliation Interest Jealousy Joy Kindness Limerence Loneliness Love Lust Nostalgia Outrage Panic Passion Pity Pleasure Pride Rage Regret Rejection Relief Remorse Resentment Sadness Saudade Schadenfreude Self-pity Shame Shock Shyness Social connection Sorrow Suffering Surprise Suspicion Trust Wonder Worry vte In popular culture, the friend zone (or friendzone) is a relational concept, describing a situation in which one person in a mutual friendship wishes to enter into a romantic or sexual relationship with the other person, while the other does not.
UeeKim Yu-jin (Korean: 김유진; born April 9, 1988), known professionally as Uee (유이; sometimes romanized as U-ie), is a South Korean singer and actress.
TvN (South Korean TV channel)tvN (originally standing for Total Variety Network) is a South Korean nationwide paytelevision network owned by CJ ENM Entertainment Division. tvN programming consists of a variety of entertainment content focused on television series and variety shows. It is available on cable, on satellite through SkyLife, and on IPTV platforms in South Korea. Since 2014, the network has been headed by Kang Ho-sung.
YeosuYeosu (Korean: 여수; Korean pronunciation:; formerly romanized as Yŏsu) is a coastal city located in Jeonnam-Gwangju, South Korea. It has a population of 268,823. In 1998, the old city of Yeosu, the city of Yeocheon, and Yeocheon County were merged to form the current city. The city was once part of South Jeolla Province, but on July 1, 2026, that province was dissolved and merged with Gwangju into the provincial-level city of Jeonnam-Gwangju.WebtoonWebtoons (Korean: 웹툰; RR: Weptun) are a type of episodic digital comics that originated in South Korea usually meant to be read on smartphones. While webtoons were mostly unknown outside of South Korea during their inception, there has been a surge in popularity internationally thanks to the easy online accessibility and variety of free digital comics. Today, Webtoons make roughly $5.91 billion globally.
Korean dramaKorean drama (Korean: 한국 드라마; RR: Hanguk deurama), also known as K-drama and Koreanovela, is a Korean-language television show made in South Korea. These shows began to be produced around the early 1960s, but were mostly consumed domestically until the rise of the Korean Wave in the 1990s. They have since achieved significant international popularity, with millions of viewers across the world.
Korean languageKorean is a Koreanic language native to Korea, which makes up the majority of the language's 81 million speakers. It is the official language of both North Korea and South Korea. In the south, the language is known as Hangugeo (South Korean: 한국어), and in the north, it is known as Chosŏnŏ (North Korean: 조선어). Since the turn of the 21st century, Korean popular culture has spread around the world through globalization and cultural exports.
Time in South KoreaSouth Korea has one time zone, Korea Standard Time (UTC+9), which is abbreviated KST. South Korea currently does not observe daylight saving time. From May 8 to October 9, 1988, daylight saving time was tested to better accommodate the calendar of competitions held during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. HistoryIn 1434, inventor Chang Yŏngsil developed Korea's first automatic water clock, which King Sejong adapted as Korea's standard timekeeper.
Daum (web portal)Daum (Korean: 다음) is a South Korean web portal. Daum was founded in 1995 and launched on December 20, 1995 by the company Daum Communications. It also offers a variety of services, including cloud storage (Daum Cloud), Daum Dictionary (for mobile devices), Daum Comics, and map service (Daum Maps). Daum Kakao is the company behind the Kakao messaging service and Daum is a Korean web portal with many services.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.