Gyeongju,historically known as Seorabeol,is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province,South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong,covering 1,324 km2 (511 sq mi) with a population of 264,091 people as of December 2012. Gyeongju is 370 km (230 mi) southeast of Seoul,and 55 km (34 mi) east of Daegu. The city borders Cheongdo and Yeongcheon to the west,Ulsan to the south and Pohang to the north,while to the east lies the coast of the Sea of Japan. Numerous low mountains—outliers of the Taebaek range—are scattered around the city.
The term "Cinema of Korea" encompasses the motion picture industries of North and South Korea. As with all aspects of Korean life during the past century,the film industry has often been at the mercy of political events,from the late Joseon dynasty to the Korean War to domestic governmental interference. While both countries have relatively robust film industries today,only South Korean films have achieved wide international acclaim. North Korean films tend to portray their communist or revolutionary themes.
Empress Sunjeonghyo,was the second wife of Sunjong of Korea,and was also the first Empress consort of Korea.
Choi Eun-hee was a South Korean actress,who was one of the country's most popular stars of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1978,Choi and her then ex-husband,movie director Shin Sang-ok,were abducted to North Korea,where they were forced to make films until they sought asylum at the U.S. embassy in Vienna in 1986. They returned to South Korea in 1999 after spending a decade in the United States.
Park Kyung-won was the first female Korean civilian aviator.
Yi Han-yeong,birth name Yi Il-nam (이일남),was a North Korean defector who was the nephew of the country's leader,Kim Jong Il. After his defection in 1982,he went into hiding for a number of years,before going public in support of Seong Hye-rim,his aunt and Kim's mistress or wife,and wrote a book about his experiences in exile,after which he was murdered by unknown assailants.
A Flower in Hell is a 1958 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. For her performance in the film,Shin's wife,Choi Eun-hee was given the Best Actress award at the 2nd Buil Film Awards. During the Korean War,director Shin Sang-ok had shared an apartment with a prostitute in order to live more comfortably rather than sharing a one-room evacuation apartment with several families,giving him insight in the subject of the film.
The Chaser (Korean: 추격자) is a 2008 South Korean action thriller film starring Kim Yoon-seok and Ha Jung-woo. It was directed by Na Hong-jin in his directorial debut. Inspired by real-life Korean serial killer Yoo Young-chul,certain scenes were shot on location around Mangwon-dong in the Mapo District,Seoul.
Park Yung-hyo or Park Yeong-hyo was a Korean politician from the Joseon period,an enlightenment activist,diplomat,and pro-Japanese collaborator. He was one of the organizers of the Gapsin Coup of 1884,in which progressive political elements attempted to overthrow the conservative Korean government. He become Prince Consort Geumneung through his marriage to Princess Yeonghye,King Cheoljong's daughter.
Bak Jiwon,styled Yeonam,was a philosopher and novelist in the late Joseon dynasty. He has been regarded as one of the greatest thinkers of the so-called "Practical Learning (silhak)" movement. Park Jiwon belonged to the "School of Profitable Usage and Benefiting the People" to promote the industrialization of his country and the development of trade by positively introducing western technologies to Joseon Korea. Park Jiwon proposed that Joseon import advanced technologies from the Qing dynasty,and promote mercantilism.
The Quiz Show Scandal is a 2010 South Korean film. The ensemble comedy satire is written and directed by Jang Jin.
Park Jung-yang was a Korean bureaucrat and politician in the Japanese colonial government. His art names were Haeak 해악) and Ilso 일소),and his courtesy name was Wongeun 원근). He also had the Japanese names ShigeyōHōchū (朴忠重陽),JūyōBoku and Shin Yamamoto. Park was Governor of the prefecture Kōkai-dōfrom 1921 to 1923 and in 1928. He was also governor of Chūseihoku-dōfrom 1923 to 1925.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Seoul,South Korea.
Yi In-hwa is a South Korean writer,literary critic and professor.
Marrying My Daughter Twice is a South Korean drama series starring Yang Jin-sung,Seo Ha-joon,Park Soon-chun and Jang Seung-jo. It aired on SBS on Mondays through Fridays at 8:30am for 120 episodes,from January 4 to June 17,2016.
MBC TV is a South Korean free-to-air television channel and is considered the first private company in South Korea launched on 8 August 1969 and owned by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.
My Secret Terrius is a 2018 South Korean television series starring So Ji-sub,Jung In-sun,Son Ho-jun and Im Se-mi. It was aired on MBC from September 27 to November 15,2018 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST).
Chanyang-hoe or Chanyanghoe was a Korean feminist organization,founded in 1898. It has been referred to as the first women's organization in Korea. It aimed to erase the traditional discriminatory Confucian gender segregation by women's education. It has been called the beginning of the women's movement in Korea.
Park Jung-hoon is a South Korean cinematographer and film director. Park gained international recognition with the action thriller The Villainess,which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017,with four awards as Director of Photography. Park has been working in the film industry for almost two decades on a variety of genres,including low-budget films,independent films,and documentaries.
