Empress Myeongseong is a 2001 and 2002 South Korean television series that aired on KBS2.
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.
The National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국학술원),is the senior national organization of distinguished Korean scientists and scholars. It was founded to promote learning and research in all areas of sciences by conferring membership and preferential treatment to those who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of sciences and learning. The Academy consists of 150 Fellows who are selected by their peers for their contributions to the sciences and education.
South Korea participated in the 2011 Asian Winter Games held in Almaty and Astana,Kazakhstan,from 30 January to 6 February 2011.
The King's Doctor is a 2012 South Korean television series depicting Baek Gwang-hyeon (1625–1697),Joseon Dynasty veterinarian,starring Cho Seung-woo and Lee Yo-won. It aired on MBC from October 1,2012 to March 25,2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 50 episodes. The historical/period epic drama commemorated MBC's 51st anniversary.
The General Assembly of Presbyterian Church in Korea (GAPCK),also known as Yejang Hapdong (Korean: 예장합동) or just Hapdong,is an Evangelical Presbyterian denomination,which is the biggest Christian church in South Korea. The headquarters of the church is in Seoul,South Korea.
The Conservative Presbyterian Church in Korea was formed in 1963 when Pastor Kim Oh-Sung gathered 102 congregations to form a new denomination. Choi Sung-Gon became the moderator. Their conviction was that the neo-orthodox theology was the main reason of the division between the Presbyterian Church in Korea (TongHap) and the Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong). The conservative Calvinism was propagated in this new church. For 5–6 years the church was inactive. Graduates from SungHwa seminary —Cho Won-Kuk,Kim Duk-Sun,and Chung In-Young —met in 1972 and succeeded in restoring the denomination. When HapDong divided in 1979,many ministers and about 200 congregations joined non-mainline churches of HapDong. Only 22 stayed in BoSu. In 2004 it had 12,779 members and 110 congregations. It affirms the Westminster Confession and the Apostles Creed.
The church history dates back to 1948,the foundation of the DaeHan Seminary and with Rev. Kim Chi-sun,Pastor Kim Su-do,Rev. Yun Phil-sung started evening courses for the formation of the candidate of ministry. In 1960 the HapDong and TongHap split. Rev. Kim Chi-sun who belonged to hapDong founded the Bible Presbyterian Church in Korea. Soon tension arose between the Seminary and the Bible Presbyterian Church. In 1968 Kim withdrew from ICCC. Kim Chi-sun was running the Daeshin Seminary by himself. He tried to get his son appointed as director of the seminary. This idea was opposed by the professor of the Seminary,he was Choi Soon-jik who started with his follower the HapDongJinRi denomination,the leading figure was Huh Kwang-jae. In 1972 Kim Chi-sun and his son withdrew the denomination. The Daeshin group later revised its constitution. In 1974 the church adopted the "Declaration of the Church" and amended the new constitution in 1976. It joined the Council of Presbyterian Churches in Korea in 1980 and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches in 1992. Daeshin has experienced steady growth in recent years. It has 140,000 members in 1,170 congregations,30 Presbyteries and a General Assembly. The church subscribes to the Apostles Creed and the Westminster Confession. Member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
Presbyterian Church in Korea (HwanWon) was founded by Pastor Song Jae-Muk,who separated from the Presbyterian Church in Korea (HoHun). In 1969 the General Assembly of HwanWon accepted the services of a missionary of the Westminster Presbyterian World Mission,namely Robert S. Rapp. HwanWon suffered several splits. The denomination lost most of its strength and the new moderator decided to united with the JungAng presbytery and the JeongTong. The united church become the Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDongHwanWon).
The Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDongBoSu) was founded within JengRip Presbyterian church. In 1984 become a separated denomination. Pastor Han Chun-Keun,Pastor Kim Kuk-In,Pastor Lee Sun-Sik together with 50 pastors founded the Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDongJeongRip). In 1989 it adopted the current name. The Apostles Creed and the Westminster Confession the standards. In 2004 it had 3,800 members and 74 congregations served by 64 pastors. It had 4 Presbyteries and a General assembly.
The Korean Presbyterian Church was formed in 1981,when it was separated from the Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong). In 1973 before HapDong was divided,about 400 neutral congregations formed a 17-member committee to promote reconciliation,but this effort proved useless. The non-mainline HapDong group separated and fragmented into JongAm and BangBae and GaeHyuk. An attempt was made to unite these churches without success. The GaeHyuk denomination was officially founded in 1981. The Apostles' Creed and the Westminster Confession are the officially accepted standards. In 2004 the denomination had 633,600 members and 2,030 congregations served by 2,010 ordained pastors in 31 presbyteries and a General Assembly. There is currently no female ordination.
The HoHun church separated from the Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong). In 1961 25 delegates to the Assembly among the Pastor Kim Yun-Chan and Pastor Kim Yun-Chan formed a special association for the safeguard of the conservative Reformed faith. The following year they formed HoHun. Conflict in leadership arose in the early 1960s. A group led by Pastor Lee Do-Bong sought to prolong Park Byung-Hun in the leadership. A new moderator Rev. Song Jae-Muk separated and formed the Presbyterian Church in Korea HwanWon. A clash occurred in the denomination. Later the church had overcome successfully of the financial difficulties. Rev. Sin Eun-Kyun was elected as moderator. A year later Park Byung-Hun and his followers separated,after Park's death most of his former followers returned to HoHun. In 1982 the church established the Committee for Combining Denominations. Several small denominations joined HoHun as a result. In 2004 it had 120,000 members and 910 congregations in 39 Presbyteries and a General Assembly. The Church adheres to the Apostles Creed and Westminster Confession.
Eyes of Dawn is a South Korean television series starring Chae Shi-ra,Park Sang-won and Choi Jae-sung. Directed by Kim Jong-hak and written by Song Ji-na based on the 10-volume novel of the same name by Kim Seong-jong,the story spans the years from the Japanese colonial period to World War II,Korea's liberation and the Korean War.
Young Hoon Lee is a South Korean Pentecostal pastor. He has been the senior pastor of the church Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul since 2008.
The Merchant is a South Korean historical television drama,based on the novel The Merchant of Joseon,written by Choe Inho. It tells the story of Im Sang-ok (1779–1855),a legendary merchant who lived during the Joseon dynasty. The series,directed by Lee Byung-hoon,stars Lee Jae-ryong,Kim Hyun-joo,Jeong Bo-seok and Lee Soon-jae. It originally aired from October 15,2001,to April 2,2002,Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) on MBC.
The Dawn of the Empire is a South Korean historical television series which aired on KBS1 from March 2,2002 to January 26,2003 for 94 episodes every weekend at 21:45 (KST). It's KBS' second histocal series set in Goryeo after Taejo Wang Geon and revolves around the reigns of the second,third and fourth king of Goryeo,particularly on the latter,Gwangjong's.
The Saemoonan Church (Korean: 새문안교회) is the first organized Presbyterian church in South Korea,established in 1887 by Horace Grant Underwood,an American missionary who also founded Underwood School,Yonhi College,and Severance Hospital. This makes the church the oldest established church in South Korea. It is known as the 'Mother Church of Korean Protestantism.' Prominent figures in modern Korean history,such as Kim Kyu-sik,Ahn Chang-ho,and Choi Hyeon-bae,have been associated with this church.
The Bangladesh Presbyterian Church (BPC) is a conservative Reformed denomination Evangelical in Bangladesh. It was organized in 2015,in Dhaka,by Rev. Kyung-Yeop Lee,missionary sent to the country by Presbyterian Church in Korea (TongHap).
