| Hyung Min-woo 형민우 | |
|---|---|
 Hyung Min-woo in October 2005 at Frankfurt Book Fair, Germany | |
| Born | April 14, 1974 South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Area(s) | Artist |
Notable works | Priest , Ghostface |
| Hyung Min-woo | |
| Hangul | 형민우 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 邢民友 |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeong Minu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyǒng Minu |
Hyung Min-woo (born 14 April 1974) is a South Korean manhwa artist best known for Priest . [1] [2]
Priest is a manhwa series created by Hyung Min-woo. It fuses the Western genre with supernatural horror and dark fantasy themes and is notable for its unusual,angular art style. An interview with Hyung in Priest:Volume 3 states that the comic was based on the computer game Blood by Monolith Productions,which featured a similar horror-Western aesthetic and undead protagonist. He has also cited the comic as a mishmash of influences from other books,movies and games,elements from a culture that he felt was underground in Korea at the time.
Blood is a 3D first-person shooter video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by GT Interactive and developed using Ken Silverman’s Build engine. The shareware version was released for MS-DOS on March 7,1997,while the full version was later released on May 21 in North America,and June 20 in Europe.
Winter Sonata is a 2002 South Korean television drama series,starring Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo. It is the second part of the season-themed tetralogy Endless Love drama series directed by Yoon Seok-ho. Filming primarily took place on the resort island of Namiseom and Seoul. It aired on KBS2 from January 14 to March 19,2002,on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) for 20 episodes. It has also been adapted into an anime series and a stage musical.
Seoul Institute of the Arts is a prominent educational institution specializing in the Arts located in Ansan,Gyeonggi Province,South Korea. The school has nurtured many graduates who are actively working in art related fields within Korea as well as internationally. The Namsan campus in the heart of Seoul is used for presentation of arts productions and convergence with industry. The Ansan Campus opened in 2001 and is used for educational training,which aims to tear down barriers between disciplines,genres,and majors. The Institute continues to be a forerunner in globalization of Korean arts and creation of new forms of arts.
On Air (Korean: 온에어) is a 2008 South Korean television series,starring Kim Ha-neul,Park Yong-ha,Lee Beom-soo and Song Yoon-ah. The series is a behind-the-scenes look at a fictional television drama,revealing details about what normally goes on behind a TV drama production. It aired on SBS TV from March 5 to May 15,2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 21 episodes.
Priest is a 2011 American action horror film directed by Scott Stewart and stars Paul Bettany as the title character. It is loosely based on the Korean comic of the same name by Hyung Min-woo,in turn inspired by the computer game Blood by Monolith Productions. Set in an alternate universe where-in humanity and vampires have warred for centuries,after the last Vampire War,a veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity until his niece is kidnapped by vampires.
Big Thing is a 2010 South Korean television drama based on manhwa artist Park In-kwon's comic Daemul,and stars Go Hyun-jung as South Korea's first female president. Number one in its timeslot for 11 consecutive weeks,it gained successful ratings due to its cast and story arcs based on topical and controversial themes.
Road No. 1 is a 2010 South Korean television series,starring So Ji-sub,Kim Ha-neul and Yoon Kye-sang. The story revolves around two young soldiers,the woman they both love,and the Korean war that tears all their lives apart. The drama's title,Road No. 1,refers to the route connecting Seoul to Pyongyang,the soldiers' long and brutal road of sacrifice and survival. It aired on MBC from July 23 to August 26,2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
Nameless Gangster:Rules of the Time is a 2012 South Korean gangster film directed by Yoon Jong-bin starring Choi Min-sik and Ha Jung-woo. The film is set in the 1980s and ’90s in Busan when corruption and crime was so rampant that the government declared war on it in 1990.
Moon Embracing the Sun is a 2012 South Korean television drama series,starring Kim Soo-hyun,Han Ga-in,Jung Il-woo,and Kim Min-seo. It aired on MBC from January 4 to March 15,2012,on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
Missing You is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Yoon Eun-hye,Park Yoo-chun,and Yoo Seung-ho. It aired on MBC from November 7,2012 to January 17,2013 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 21 episodes.
Full House Take 2 is a 2012 South Korean television series that was jointly produced by Korean and Japanese companies. It aired on Japan's TBS-cable affiliate TBS Channel 2,and South Korean cable channel SBS Plus.
Min-woo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "min" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
A Man Called God is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Song Il-kook,Han Chae-young,Kim Min-jong,Han Go-eun and Yoo In-young. It aired on MBC from March 6 to May 23,2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 24 episodes.
Yoon Tae-ho is a South Korean manhwa artist. He is best known for writing the webtoons Moss and Misaeng.
Goodbye Mr. Black is a 2016 South Korean television series based on the manhwa of the same title,created with The Count of Monte Cristo motif,written by Hwang Mi-na and published in 1983. It aired on MBC on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) from March 16,2016,to May 19,2016,for 20 episodes.
Cartoon Street,also known as Zaemiro,or the "street of fun," is a street in the central part of Seoul,South Korea,which extends 450-meters from Myeong-dong Station to the Seoul Animation Center on the hillside of Mount Namsan. The area,created by the Seoul Metropolitan Government,is an open-air cartoon gallery of graffiti-like paintings,comics' quotes and short stories;with small parks and a multipurpose cultural hall.
The Bride of Habaek is a South Korean television drama spin-off of the 2006 sunjung manhwa Bride of the Water God by Yoon Mi-kyung. The series stars Shin Se-kyung in the title role alongside Nam Joo-hyuk,Lim Ju-hwan,Krystal Jung and Gong Myung. The series aired on cable channel tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 22:55 (KST) from July 3,2017 to August 22,2017.
Priest is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Yeon Woo-jin,Jeong Yu-mi and Park Yong-woo. It aired on OCN from November 24,2018 to January 20,2019 every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST).
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