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.
Kim Hyo-jin is a South Korean actress and model. She began modeling in teen magazines,and made her acting debut in 1999. She made her theater debut in 2009 in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream and followed this up by appearing in the theatrical production Fool for Love a year later. She is best known for playing the youngest of the three sisters in sex comedy film Everybody Has Secrets (2004),a con artist in the television drama Private Lives (2020) and a top star in Castaway Diva (2023).
Yoo Sang-chul was a South Korean football player and manager. Yoo was regarded as one of the greatest South Korean midfielders of all time. He was selected as a midfielder of the 2002 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team and K League 30th Anniversary Best XI.
Cho Jae-jin is a former South Korean football player.
Yoo Ji-tae is a South Korean actor,film director and screenwriter. After a stint as a fashion model,Yoo launched his acting career in 1998 then rose to fame through the films Attack the Gas Station (1999) and Ditto (2000). In the succeeding years,he gained acting recognition by working with acclaimed directors such as Hur Jin-ho in One Fine Spring Day (2001),Park Chan-wook in Oldboy (2003),and Hong Sang-soo in Woman is the Future of Man (2004). Yoo began directing short films in 2003,which were well received in the film festival circuit. His feature directorial debut Mai Ratima was released in 2012.
Jam Factory is a South Korean music publisher which sources song tunes and lyrics for K-pop,J-pop and Mandopop artists from songwriters predominantly based in the US. Writers of the tunes are often songwriters for American companies,such as Brandon Fraley,a well known provider of tunes to South Korean girl and boy bands,who is a songwriter for Sony Music Publishing in Los Angeles. Korean,Japanese and Chinese language lyrics are usually provided by Jam Factory's own lyricists based in Seoul.
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.
Baek Ji-hoon is a South Korean former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Kim Jin-kyu is a retired South Korean football player. He has gained reputation as a defender who is also capable of scoring.
Oh Beom-Seok is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a right back.
The South Korea women's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It was one of the leading squads in the world in the 1970s,1990s and 2010s,having won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal,Quebec,Canada,and placing fourth at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich,Germany,the 2012 Summer Olympics in London,Great Britain and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,Japan.
Park Yoo-chun,formerly known as Micky Yoochun and better known by the mononym Yoochun,is a Korean-American singer-songwriter and actor. He is a former member of the South Korean boy bands JYJ and TVXQ. He has starred in dramas Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010),Miss Ripley (2011),Rooftop Prince (2012),Missing You (2012),Three Days (2014) and A Girl Who Sees Smells (2015).
The 2009 Korean League Cup,also known as the Peace Cup Korea 2009,was the 22nd competition of the Korean League Cup. It began on 25 March 2009,and ended on 16 September 2009.
"Bonamana" is a song performed by South Korean boy band Super Junior. It is the lead single from the group's fourth studio album,Bonamana. The song was released as a digital single on May 10,2010,three days before the South Korean release of Bonamana. The song was composed and arranged by Yoo Young-jin,who also penned the lyrics.
Yoo Hae-jin is a South Korean actor. After graduating with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts,he became a member of Theater troupe The Mokwha Repertoire Company. He has established himself as one of the top actors in the country,playing both supporting and lead roles.
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.
Fantagio (Korean: 판타지오) is a South Korean entertainment company that operates as a record label,talent training and management agency,as well as movie and K-drama production company. The company was founded in September 2008 as N.O.A. Entertainment,before being renamed to Fantagio in June 2011. In 2012,the company had a reported operating income of KR₩14.1 billion with a net income of KR₩1.8 billion.
Live Up to Your Name (Korean: 명불허전) is a 2017 historical time travel South Korean television series. It brings Heo Im to present day Seoul,where he meets the surgeon,Choi Yeon-kyung. The series marks Kim Nam-gil's small screen comeback after four years. It aired on tvN from August 12 to October 1,2017.
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Seo In-guk,Jung So-min and Park Sung-woong. It is a remake of the 2002 Japanese television series Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi. It aired on tvN from October 3 to November 22,2018 every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:30 (KST).
Hellbound (Korean: 지옥) is a South Korean dark fantasy television series directed by Yeon Sang-ho,based on his own webtoon of the same name. An original Netflix release set in the then future year of 2022,supernatural beings suddenly appear out of nowhere to condemn people to Hell. The series stars Yoo Ah-in,Kim Hyun-joo,Park Jeong-min,Won Jin-ah and Yang Ik-june.
