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Kim Jong-pil,also known colloquially as JP,was a South Korean politician and the founder/first director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. He served as Prime Minister twice,from 1971 to 1975 during the presidency of Park Chung Hee (1961–1979) and from 1998 to 2000 during the presidency of Kim Dae-jung (1998–2003). He was a nine-term National Assembly member.
The Suwon Samsung Bluewings are a South Korean football club based in Suwon that competes in the K League 2,the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in December 1995,they have won the national championship on four occasions,as well as the Asian Club Championship twice,in 2000–01 and 2001–02.
The Lotte Giants are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Busan. They are a member of the KBO League. The Lotte Giants are owned by Lotte Corporation.
SsangYong Group was a South Korean chaebol. Tracing its origins to 1939,by the 1970s it was one of the largest enterprise groups in the country,before disintegrating in the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Internationally,the group was best known as the parent of Ssangyong Engineering and Construction,SsangYong Cement,SsangYong Paper,Ssangyong Oil Refining,Ssangyong Investment &Securities,and SsangYong Motor Company among its many interests.
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 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,Australia. Athletes from North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the Korean Unification Flag. 281 competitors,175 men and 106 women,took part in 144 events in 26 sports.
Historically,North Korea's participation in international sporting events has been hindered by the relations with South Korea. Until the 1990s,North Korea used to host up to 14 international events every year,albeit in small scale. Since the early 1990s,the amount was reduced to just one,the Paektusan Prize International Figure Skating Festival. More recently,since the 2000s,North Korea both participates in and hosts more international competitions.
Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 18 December 1997. The result was a victory for opposition candidate Kim Dae-jung,who won with 40.3 percent of the vote. When he took office in 1998,it marked the first time in Korean history that the ruling party peacefully transferred power to the opposition party.
H.I.T,also known as Homicide Investigation Team,is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Go Hyun-jung,Ha Jung-woo,Kim Jung-min,and Yoon Ji-min. It aired on MBC from March 19 to May 22,2007 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. A police procedural crime drama that integrated crime scene analysis with action,suspense,and romance,H.I.T represented a departure from the usual Korean drama subjects of love and relationships.
Forever the Moment is a 2008 South Korean drama film. It is a fictionalized account of the South Korea women's handball team which competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. The Korean title translates as "The Best Moment in Our Lives," and it is believed to be the first film that revolves around the sport of handball.
Kim Jong-boo is a South Korean football manager and former player. He was one of the most influential footballers in South Korea during the 1980s.
Kim Jong-pil (Korean:김종필;Korean pronunciation:[kim.jong.pil];is a South Korean former football defender. He currently manager of FC Chungju.
South Korea competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens,Greece. The team included 82 athletes,72 men and 10 women. Competitors from Korea won 28 medals,including 11 gold,11 silver and 6 bronze to finish 16th in the medal table.
Kim Jong-pil is a South Korean football player who plays for Gyeongnam FC.
Quiz of God is a South Korean television series broadcast on cable channel OCN. It was the first medical/forensic crime investigation drama to air in Korea. The series follows genius but eccentric neurosurgeon and forensic doctor Han Jin-woo and his team as they solve suspicious deaths and unravel mysteries involving rare diseases.
Kim Jong-pil (1926-2018) was a South Korean politician who served as Prime Minister.
Pinocchio is a 2014–2015 South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-suk,Park Shin-hye,Kim Young-kwang,and Lee Yu-bi. With 20 episodes,the show aired on SBS from 12 November 2014 to 15 January 2015.
People's Athlete is a North Korean honorary title awarded to sportspeople. It was created in 1966. It is usually reserved to those who have won in the Olympic Games or have won a world championship,as it is the most prestigious award for North Korean sportspeople.
The Cursed is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Uhm Ji-won,Jung Ji-so,Sung Dong-il,and Jo Min-su. It aired on tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 21:30 (KST) from February 10 to March 17,2020.
The New Democratic Republican Party was a South Korean conservative political party which formed in 1987 and dissolved in 1990. It was particularly strong in Hoseo,the home region of party leader Kim Jong-pil. However,it merged with two other parties in 1990 to form the Democratic Liberal Party.
