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The Korea Football Association is the governing body of football and futsal within South Korea. It sanctions professional, semi-professional and amateur football in South Korea. Founded in 1933, the governing body became affiliated with FIFA twenty years later in 1948, and the Asian Football Confederation in 1954.
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 K League on four occasions, as well as the Asian Club Championship twice, in 2000–01 and 2001–02.
Kim Jung-woo is a former South Korean footballer.
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Song Il-kook is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role in the 2006 hit drama series Jumong as the titular character.
Lee Jung-jae is a South Korean actor. Considered one of South Korea's most successful actors, he has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, six Baeksang Arts Awards, in addition to nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Gotham Award. Aside from his acting career, Lee is also a businessman, having launched a chain of restaurants in Seoul, as well as founding several businesses including the development company Seorim C&D. He owns several of his businesses with fellow actor and close friend Jung Woo-sung.
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Park Hee-soon is a South Korean actor. He graduated with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts, and was a member of the Mokwha Repertory Company from 1990 to 2001. He became active in film beginning 2002, and won several Best Supporting Actor awards for his portrayal of a tough cop in Seven Days (2007). He received further acting recognitions for his roles in the films The Scam (2009) and 1987: When the Day Comes (2017). Apart from his film career, Park starred in television series All About My Romance (2013), The Missing (2015), Beautiful World (2019), and My Name (2021), the lattermost of which brought him international attention.
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Events from the year 1994 in South Korea.
Jung Dong-hwan is a South Korean actor. Jung began his career in theater, then was most active in Korean cinema in the 1980s, with leading roles in Late Autumn (1982), Jung-kwang's Nonsense (1986), and A Top Knot on Montmartre (1987). As he grew older, Jung appeared more frequently in television, notably in The Last Station (1987), Three Kim Generation (1998), Winter Sonata (2002), Rustic Period (2002), Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin (2004) and Freedom Fighter, Lee Hoe-young (2010).
The Good Wife is a South Korean television series starring Jeon Do-yeon, Yoo Ji-tae and Yoon Kye-sang. It is a Korean drama remake of the American television series of the same title which aired on CBS from 2009 to 2016. It replaced Dear My Friends and aired on the cable network tvN every Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 (KST) for 16 episodes from July 8 to August 27, 2016.
Ansan Greeners FC is a South Korean professional football club based in Ansan that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in 2017, they play their home matches at Ansan Wa~ Stadium.
Whisper is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Lee Bo-young, Lee Sang-yoon, Kwon Yul, and Park Se-young. It aired on SBS from March 27 to May 23, 2017, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) for 17 episodes.
Missing: The Other Side is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Go Soo and Huh Joon-ho. It is a fantasy thriller based in a mysterious village where spirits live. It premiered on OCN from August 29 to October 11, 2020, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:50 (KST).
Times is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Lee Seo-jin, Lee Joo-young, Kim Yeong-cheol and Moon Jeong-hee. It aired on OCN from February 20 to March 28, 2021.
Jung Sung-il is a South Korean actor. He gained recognition for his appearance in the Netflix original series The Glory (2022–2023).
