South Korea was the host nation and competed as Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 401 competitors,269 men and 132 women,took part in 218 events in 27 sports.
South Korea competed as Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,United States. 300 competitors,189 men and 111 women,took part in 160 events in 25 sports.
Last Present is a 2001 South Korean film. Directed by Oh Ki-hwan,it tells the tale of Yong-ki,a struggling comedian who continues to see parallels between his disintegrating relationship with his wife,Jung-yeon,and the characters he's playing on the stage.
Tazza:The High Rollers (Korean: 타짜) is a 2006 South Korean crime film directed by Choi Dong-hoon and based on Huh Young-man and Kim Se-yeong's manhwa of the same name. Produced by Sidus FNH and distributed by CJ Entertainment,the story revolves around a group of gambling drifters involved in the Korean card game Hwatu. It was a huge commercial and critical success,becoming one of South Korea's highest-grossing films and winning numerous awards. It was the second best-selling film of 2006 in South Korea,with 6,847,777 admissions nationwide.
Reversal of Fortune is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Park Yong-woon,and starring Kim Seung-woo and Ha Ji-won. The film features several songs from Ha Ji-won's debut album,Homerun.
The South Korea men's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches,governed by Korea Volleyball Association. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has competed in the Olympic Games eight times,but has not featured since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney,Australia. The national team's best performance at the Olympic Games was 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles,California,United States. The national team at the FIVB World Championship competed nine times,with their best result at 4th place in 1978. On continental level,The national team won three gold medals at the Asian Games in 1978,2002 and 2006. And at the Asian Championship,the national team won four gold medals,two of these was at home in 1989 Seoul and 2001 Changwon and the other two are in 1993 and 2003. The national team now ranks 28th in the FIVB World Rankings.
Our Twisted Hero is a 1992 South Korean film directed by Park Jong-won. It was chosen as Best Film at the Chunsa Film Art Awards. It is based on the short novel Our Twisted Hero by Yi Munyol.
Go Go 70s (Korean: 고고70) is a 2008 South Korean musical drama film set in the 1970s.
Brave Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2008 by Brave Brothers.
Kwang-sik,also spelled Kwang-shik or Gwang-sik,is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading "kwang" and 16 hanja with the reading "sik" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
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.
Flowers of the Prison is a 2016 South Korean drama television series starring Jin Se-yeon,Go Soo,Kim Mi-sook,Jung Joon-ho,Park Joo-mi,Yoon Joo-hee,Kim Soo-yeon,Jun Kwang-ryul and Choi Tae-joon. It is MBC's special project drama to commemorate the network's 55th-founding anniversary. The drama also marks the 3rd time collaboration between director Lee Byung-hoon and writer Choi Wan-kyu,after Hur Jun and Sangdo. It replaced Marriage Contract and aired on MBC every Saturday and Sunday at 22:00 (KST) for 51 episodes from April 30 to November 6,2016.
Dear My Friends is a South Korean television series starring Go Hyun-jung,Kim Hye-ja,Na Moon-hee,Go Doo-shim,Park Won-sook,Youn Yuh-jung,Joo Hyun,Kim Young-ok and Shin Goo. It aired on cable network tvN on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 (KST) for 16 episodes from May 13 to July 2,2016.
Forest is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin and Jo Bo-ah. It aired on KBS2 from January 29 to March 19,2020.
Undercover is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Song Hyun-wook and starring Ji Jin-hee,Kim Hyun-joo,Jung Man-sik,and Heo Joon-ho. Based on BBC drama series of the same name,it portrays the story of Han Jeong-hyeon,an agent at the National Intelligence Service,and a Human Rights lawyer,Choi Yeon-soo. It aired on JTBC on Fridays and Saturdays at 23:00 (KST) from April 23 to June 12,2021. The series is also available on streaming media TVING in South Korea. Kim Hyun-joo and Ji Jin-hee previously starred together in Miss Kim's Million Dollar Quest (2004) and I Have a Lover (2015).
Beyond Evil is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Shin Ha-kyun and Yeo Jin-goo. It aired on JTBC from February 19 to April 10,2021. It received seven nominations at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards,winning three –Best Drama,Best Screenplay,and Best Actor for Shin Ha-kyun. It was also selected as one of the final candidates for the Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize –Television.
Mission:Possible is a 2021 South Korean action comedy film written and directed by Kim Hyung-joo. Based on the Mission:Impossible series by Bruce Geller,the film stars Lee Sun-bin and Kim Young-kwang in the lead roles. The story follows the antics of secret agent Da-hee and an ex-special agent-turned-private detective Soo-han. The film was released in South Korea on February 17,2021.
